Tag Archives: Movies

Back in 2020, we were regularly watching movies before dinner with my father-in-law.  However, with his hearing loss despite hearing aids and the constant chatter from my three children we quickly stopped doing that.  Not before we watched The News of the World.  Once again I had no clue that it …

Title: The Girl from the Chanel IslandsAuthor: Jenny LecoatPublication: February 2, 2021Publisher: Graydon HouseGenre: Historical FictionPages: 248 SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) The year is 1940, and the world is torn apart by war. In June of that year, Hitler’s army captures the Channel Islands—the only part of Great Britain occupied by …

I had this in my to-be-read pile for months.  I picked it up at my hometown’s local used bookstore.  I am not normally a spooky/thriller reader but this looked intriguing.  I had it on my list of book to movie review and decided that this fall I was going to …

Still riffing on the historical fiction film podcast by Megan and Kristin, Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth (1998) was specifically mentioned in the podcast as one of their favorites. And once again, based on anecdotal evidence from conversations with others, Elizabeth seems to be well-appreciated as a film, especially as a performance by Cate Blanchett. In …

I had had this movie on my Amazon wish list for months.  I wanted something new and fun to watch.  Finally bit the bullet and got it.  I watched it a few days later and was hooked from the very beginning.   I have watched it multiple times since and my …

I had seen this book around but never read it.  I don’t know why it is something that I would read.  Maybe it was the cover of the book that put me off.  A woman with oversized glasses and that is it.  However, when I saw the trailer for the …

Nicholas Sparks is definitely one author that comes to mind when I think of books being made into movies. So when I had to choose a book to do a book to movie review I instantly thought of him. The Longest Ride is one of my favorite movies made from …

I first saw a preview for Five Feet Apart and new it was a movie I just had to see. Then the best news came. It was a book! Now originally I thought it was a book made into a movie, but I learned recently this pair came about a …