I will close out 2017 with a couple of QuickTakes. First up is the book and film The Glass Castle. Book The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls (Previously reviewed here) Film The Glass Castle writers Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Rating … [Read more...] about Two books, two films, four quicktakes
True Story book vs film
True Story by Michael Finkel Rating ***** True Story directed by Rupert Goold, screenplay by Rupert Goold and David Kaiganich Rating *** 1/2 Over the years I have covered a number of book and film adaptations. There's something about reading a book and then being able to watch a … [Read more...] about True Story book vs film
Two more great nonfiction films
The two films I'm writing about in this post were both nominated for best picture last year - 127 Hours and The Fighter. So it's not like they need any help from me. That's why I'm combining both reviews. But both films deserve to be on my end of year best of list. This past year there were four … [Read more...] about Two more great nonfiction films