The Hunger Games
The popular novel comes to the big screen. Stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss, a young lady who must survive a brutal annual tradition in a post-apocalyptic world.
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The Learning Tree
Film is a powerful medium that can reach and teach audiences unlike any other. The debate will always continue as to the extent with which the “teaching” side should influence[…]
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James and the Giant Peach
Captures the author’s spirit, creating a film with not only whimsical creatures but very real emotions.
The Last Song
The latest in a growing number of weepy films based on Nicholas Sparks novels that don’t come anywhere close to The Notebook.
Emma (BBC)
Although overly long, this mini-series offers an intelligent, albeit light-hearted look at love and longing.
10 Things I Hate About You
Takes an old story and proves the themes are timeless by applying them to a modern setting.
Horton Hears a Who
Horton started as a book, less that 40 pages long. To make it a feature seems just a little bit wrong. The magic of Seuss isn’t quite there. It’s got the look but it’s missing some flair.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Based on the series of five serial children’s novels, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a hollow spectacle that’s good for the action and effects but light on everything else.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild is a film to meditate on. It’s long, it’s not particularly fast-moving but it struck me in a carnal fashion.
