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<i>Rebecca </i>has now twice shown there’s no improving on the original

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Rebecca has now twice shown there’s no improving on the original

Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, endures not just because it has proven endlessly adaptable—as a…

Gwen Ihnat

10/22/20 12:00AM

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As a film, <i>Doctor Sleep</i> could only exist at the intersection of Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick

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As a film, Doctor Sleep could only exist at the intersection of Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick

Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep deviates wildly from the 2013 Stephen King novel that serves as its source material,…

Randall Colburn

11/07/19 12:00PM

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Without the book’s passionate relationships, <i>The Goldfinch</i> is just a series of unfortunate events

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Without the book’s passionate relationships, The Goldfinch is just a series of unfortunate events

The Goldfinch is a very pretty movie. That’s no shock, given the directing and cinematography team of John Crowley (B…

Alex McLevy

9/12/19 6:00AM

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<i>The Social Network </i>is a masterpiece—does it matter that it bent the truth?

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The Social Network is a masterpiece—does it matter that it bent the truth?

It’s become widely accepted that a movie adapting a novel should use its source as a guide rather than a strict…

Ryan Vlastelica

10/04/18 4:00PM

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<i>The House With A Clock In Its Walls</i> loses the book’s gothic tone, but gains ’80s-movie magic

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The House With A Clock In Its Walls loses the book’s gothic tone, but gains ’80s-movie magic

The young-adult books of John Bellairs were, above all else, a way for the late author to indulge in his fondness…

Alex McLevy

9/22/18 9:00AM

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With <i>BlacKkKlansman, </i>Spike Lee turns a dull memoir into an energetic crowd-pleaser

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With BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee turns a dull memoir into an energetic crowd-pleaser

A few years ago, I wrote an essay bemoaning the way Hollywood explores the subject of prejudice. Too often, I…

Ryan Vlastelica

8/14/18 6:00AM

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HBO expands the world of Gillian Flynn’s <i>Sharp Objects</i> but keeps its dramatic core intact

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HBO expands the world of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects but keeps its dramatic core intact

2006’s Sharp Objects announced Gillian Flynn as a major talent on the literary thriller scene. It was no surprise…

Brian Tallerico

8/01/18 6:00AM

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Spielberg’s <i>Jaws </i>adaptation cut the mafia and sex subplots—and made movie history

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Spielberg’s Jaws adaptation cut the mafia and sex subplots—and made movie history

For all the variety in summer blockbusters, the category has a few attributes that seem pretty much mandatory…

Ryan Vlastelica

7/17/18 9:00AM

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In <i>A.I.</i>, Steven Spielberg (and Stanley Kubrick) turned an eye to loneliness

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In A.I., Steven Spielberg (and Stanley Kubrick) turned an eye to loneliness

In the way music fans would describe themselves as Beatles people or Elvis people, for a time film buffs would…

Ryan Vlastelica

3/27/18 6:00AM

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Neither <i>Death Wish</i> film dares to grapple with the anti-vigilante stance of the novel

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Neither Death Wish film dares to grapple with the anti-vigilante stance of the novel

Brian Garfield’s 1972 book Death Wish was written as a challenge to audiences. The impulse behind its premise is…

Ryan Vlastelica

3/06/18 10:00AM

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The novel that inspired <i>Die Hard</i> has its structure, but none of its holiday spirit

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The novel that inspired Die Hard has its structure, but none of its holiday spirit

When Die Hard was released in 1988, it was a rebuke to the kind of action film Hollywood was churning out to…

Ryan Vlastelica

12/11/17 6:00AM

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<i>The Thing</i> shows how non-metaphoric monster movies come down to craft

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The Thing shows how non-metaphoric monster movies come down to craft

Not all great horror stories are “about” something, in the sense that their monster (or monster equivalent)…

Ryan Vlastelica

10/25/17 6:00AM

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<i>Blade Runner</i> translated Philip K. Dick’s sparse mindfuck into Ridley Scott’s overwhelming vision

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Blade Runner translated Philip K. Dick’s sparse mindfuck into Ridley Scott’s overwhelming vision

Shortly after the election, there was a minor debate in literary circles about which classic dystopian novel better…

Ryan Vlastelica

10/02/17 6:00AM

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