Are you interested in tickets to see Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets? Read on! Based on the ground-breaking comic book series, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is the visually spectacular new adventure film from Luc Besson, the legendary director of The Professional, The Fifth Element… Read more »
Tag: book-to-film
Review: A Monster Calls (film)
The film version of A Monster Calls will be released in Australia on July 27 (this coming Thursday!). A review of the book is already up on this site, as well as a Q and A with the author, Patrick Ness, but let’s talk about the film. A Monster Calls… Read more »
Special Feature: Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Hi everyone! I realise it has been a little quiet on the review front around here lately, but in the meantime, I got the chance to go and see Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, the new film in the world of Harry Potter. If you’re interested in reading… Read more »
Podcast Episode #39: Pride & Prejudice & Zombies
Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Angelya. In this episode we welcome a special guest: our friend Jo from MiFlix blog. We review the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies film, and also diverge onto several topics, including YA films and books. This episode… Read more »
Review: Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
This is going to be very difficult to review without giving some spoilers away, especially since I am bursting to discuss that ending. Luckily, Gone Girl is our Book Club choice for May, so thankfully I will be able to delve into the strange tale to my heart’s content. This… Read more »
Review: The Turning, Tim Winton
“Time doesn’t click on and on at the stroke. It comes and goes in waves and folds like water; it flutters and sifts like dust, rises, billows, falls back on itself.” Tim Winton is a beloved Australian author. I have only read one other novel by him (Breath), and I… Read more »
Review: City of Ashes, Cassandra Clare
It’s been quite a while since I read City of Bones, but after I saw the film recently I was keen to get back into Jace, Clary and Simon’s world to see what happens next. I didn’t think the movie was done very well, but that’s another story I’ll rant about… Read more »