Tag Archives: literary adaptation

Review: Eileen (2023)

Posted on December 1, 2023 by sheila

I loved Eileen (based on Otessa Moshfegh’s debut novel of the same name), and its grubby slightly disreputable ANTI-charm. Still thinking about it. I reviewed for Ebert.

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Review: Cat Person (2023)

Posted on October 6, 2023 by sheila

This is a weird one. I don’t want to assume everyone on the planet has read the short story on which this film is based but … let’s just say the short story was a PHENOMENON. In December 2017, you … Continue reading →

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Review: The Night of the 12th (2023)

Posted on May 19, 2023 by sheila

I reviewed this extremely effective multiple-Cesar-winning crime/procedural film for Ebert.

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Review: The Eight Mountains (2023)

Posted on April 28, 2023 by sheila

I loved this movie. It makes me want to read the book. I reviewed for Ebert. I know I use that Yeats quote a lot but #sorrynotsorry no one said it better. Thank you so much for stopping by. If … Continue reading →

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Review: Everything Went Fine (2023)

Posted on April 14, 2023 by sheila

I reviewed the latest by François Ozon.

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Review: Women Talking (2022)

Posted on December 23, 2022 by sheila

Sarah Polley’s film adaptation of Miriam Towes’ novel Women Talking is now out. Not as bowled over by this as many others seem to be. Not saying everyone else is wrong, of course, just that I’ve seen this twice now … Continue reading →

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Review: Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)

Posted on November 23, 2022 by sheila

I’m always assigned the sexy movies. What does it mean? I do like to write about sex, so …. what better way to put my interests to use than reviewing an adaptation one of the most scandalous books of the … Continue reading →

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June 2022 Viewing Diary

Posted on July 3, 2022 by sheila

Watcher (2022; d. Chloe Okuno) I was super impressed – and totally freaked out – by this thriller, psychological and otherwise. The mood is HEAVY with omnipresent DREAD. I reviewed for Ebert. Russian Doll (Season 1 and 2, 2019-2022) I’m … Continue reading →

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Review: Lost Illusions (2022)

Posted on June 12, 2022 by sheila

For Ebert, I reviewed the new adaptation of Honore de Balzac’s sweeping epic novel about the rise and fall of a young ambitious man trying to “make it” in corrupt voracious 1820s Paris. It’s quite a production. Hundreds of extras, … Continue reading →

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Review: All My Puny Sorrows (2022)

Posted on May 4, 2022 by sheila

I reviewed for Ebert.

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