Movie Review
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Annihilation- Movie Adaptation Review
Title: Annihilation Written/Directed: Alex Garland Adapted from: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer Released: Netflix March 2018 I read and reviewed the novel that this movie is adapted from at the end of 2015, and to put it lightly I really didn’t enjoy it. You can check out my pretty scathing review here. However, despite this I was intrigued to see how a director would go about adapting such an interesting and also a visually demanding idea in novel form into a movie. In terms of the visual aspects, the movie is beautiful. I watched it on my laptop and it was stunning, the landscapes and scenery that we see, but also the…
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Bookish (and Not So Bookish Thoughts) #1
This is a weekly blog meme hosted by Bookishly Boisterous (link here) where you can write about anything that’s happening in your life, book related or not! 1. I’m home again for summer now that term has ended until September, and I always feel a little odd because I get on with my family really well, and I never have any arguments with them. Many of my friends at Uni say they hate going home for summer, but I really love it. I’m very grateful for my situation and for my family!! 2. Now the French Open has started I’m ready to get totally into tennis and not stop until…
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The Maze Runner Review
Sorry for the lack of posts guys 🙁 I’ve been super busy with uni, its a lame excuse I know! Anyway today I’m going to review the 2014 movie adaptation of The Maze Runner. I read this book in late 2013, and I was really looking forward to checking out the movie. Although I have left it quite late to actually see it, as I missed it when it was in the cinema, and its taken me almost a month since the UK dvd release to actually watch it, I finally purchased it and watched it last night. This review might have some spoilers for the movie in it, I’ll…