Paddington 2 (2017) 🐻✨ 🐻🍊✨ The Bear Who Went to Jail for… Marmalade? — Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? 🎬 — Non-Spoiler Plot Overview Our favorite marmalade-loving bear returns, still living happily with the Brown family in London. Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) wants to buy Aunt Lucy the perfect birthday…
Category: Book Adaptations
Paddington (2014)
Paddington (2014) 🐻✨ “Please look after this bear, and his marmalade” — Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? — Non-Spoiler Plot Overview Adapted from Michael Bond’s beloved children’s book series, Paddington (2014) is one of those rare family films that nails the impossible balance: it’s wholesome and hilarious, charming and absurd, heartfelt…
IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) — Episode 2
🎈 IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) — Episode 2 “America? No. This is Derry.” Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? ⚠️ Content WarningThis episode of Welcome to Derry (Episode 2) dives headfirst into some seriously heavy stuff — racism, racial violence, institutional corruption, child trauma, and psychological manipulation. It also includes disturbing…
Young Frankenstein (1974)
🧟♂️ Young Frankenstein (1974) “It’s pronounced Fronkensteen!” Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? — 🎬 Non-Spoiler Thoughts I recently watched Young Frankenstein and wow — no wonder this has become so many people’s favorite Frankenstein movie. It’s not scary, not faithful to Mary Shelley’s text, and it doesn’t even pretend to be….
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
⚡️ The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) ⚡️ “Hammer Time… with Extra Blood and Morality Gone Wrong” — 🎬 Let’s start with the trailers, shall we? — 📝 Non-Spoiler Thoughts Kayla and I sat down with this film recently, and it was an experience. What Hammer set out to do was simple: revive Gothic horror by…
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
⚡️ The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) ⚡️ “Till Death Do Us Part… or Until Universal Needs a Sequel” — 🎬 Let’s start with the trailers, shall we? Since this is a Universal film, Y’all know what that means? Cue the Universal Logo! — 📝 Non-Spoiler Thoughts Here’s the thing: I finally sat down with The…
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)
⚡ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) A Monster Wrapped in Melodrama 🎥 Trailers First — 📖 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview This isn’t your goofy, green-skinned, bolt-necked Universal Monster. Branagh set out to create a “faithful” retelling of Mary Shelley’s classic novel — though whether it actually succeeds at that is up for debate. The story follows Victor…
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
⚡ Victor Frankenstein (2015) Sherlock with Scalpel & Stitch Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? 🎥 Trailers First — 📖 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview This isn’t the standard Frankenstein tale you’ve seen before. Instead, it reframes the myth through the perspective of Igor (Daniel Radcliffe), a hunchback circus performer rescued and transformed by…
Coraline (2009)
🧵 Coraline (2009) Review 🧵 “Buttons, Tunnels, and Trauma” 🎥 Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? — 🌀 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview Coraline follows Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning), a curious and stubborn little girl who moves into a new house with her distracted parents. She stumbles upon a small hidden door in the…
Scary Godmother (2003)
Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular (2003) Review 🎃👻 “A fever dream wrapped in low-poly skeleton bones.” Let’s start by showing y’all the trailer, shall we? 🎬 — 🎨 Who Made This Thing?This isn’t your typical Halloween special. Scary Godmother was adapted from Jill Thompson’s children’s books/graphic novels, and then in 2003, Mainframe Entertainment (yep, the ReBoot…
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