10 Screen Adaptations Much, Much Worse Than The Books They’re Based On

10 Screen Adaptations Much, Much Worse Than The Books They’re Based On

So Many to Choose From!

By Literary Hub | April 25, 2023

Let's talk about that <em>Great Expectations</em> finale.

Let's talk about that Great Expectations finale.

By Janet Manley | April 24, 2023

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Tracing a Girlhood Through the Books That Predicted It

By Julie Buntin | April 24, 2023

What is <em>The Power</em> Trying to Say?

What is The Power Trying to Say?

Without the Novel’s Allegorical Framing, the New Adaptation Feels Like a Hollow Empowerment Fantasy

By Alexis Gunderson | April 24, 2023

Take a Sigh of Relief: <em>Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.</em> is Wonderful

Take a Sigh of Relief: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is Wonderful

The 53-Year Wait Was Worth It

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 21, 2023

The BBC is giving us a <em>Lord of the Flies</em> TV show.

The BBC is giving us a Lord of the Flies TV show.

By Janet Manley | April 20, 2023

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Fanfic author would like credit for inventing Tolkien-spinoff The Rings of Power.

By Janet Manley | April 20, 2023

What Kind of Pandemic Storytelling Do We Actually Need?

By Emma Staffaroni | April 20, 2023

Watch the first trailer for Netflix's adaptation of All The Light We Cannot See.

By Janet Manley | April 18, 2023

How Lower-Class Innovation, Like, Changes the Langwage

How Lower-Class Innovation, Like, Changes the Langwage

Valerie Fridland on the Linguistics of My Cousin Vinny, the Caste System, and the Queen's English

By Valerie Fridland | April 18, 2023

In <em>Judy Blume Forever,</em> Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself

In Judy Blume Forever, Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself

A New Documentary Highlights Blume's Unique Connection to Generations of Readers

By Kavita Das | April 17, 2023

Olivia Wilde and A24 are bringing <em>A Visit From the Goon Squad</em> to TV.

Olivia Wilde and A24 are bringing A Visit From the Goon Squad to TV.

By Dan Sheehan | April 14, 2023

<em>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</em> is an Uncanny, Stirring Film and a Worthy Tribute to Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is an Uncanny, Stirring Film and a Worthy Tribute to Haruki Murakami

Pierre Földes’ Animated Film is Based on Six Murakami Stories, and Adeptly Captures Their Eerie, Longing Tones

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 14, 2023

<em>Renfield</em> Doesn’t Know What to Do With Itself

Renfield Doesn’t Know What to Do With Itself

The Dracula Relationship Comedy Starts Off Strong, and Then Lowers Its Stakes to Become... a Buddy Cop Movie

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 14, 2023

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

“Do you think men can be sexy AND funny?”

By Jena Friedman | April 14, 2023

How Ru Paul Created a Castle for Queer Beauty

How Ru Paul Created a Castle for Queer Beauty

Sasha Velour on Disguises, Reveals, and Reality TV

By Sasha Velour | April 14, 2023

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