Author: Laura Carpenter
-
by
The Good, The Bad, and the Review of Netflix’s ‘Uglies’ (2024)
Based on Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 young adult novel, Netflix’s adaptation of Uglies is relatively simple. In a dystopian future three hundred years from now, the government funds everything, including the mandated extreme cosmetic surgery everyone receives at the age of 16, transforming them from an ‘Ugly’ into a ‘Pretty’. Both the book and the film […]
-
by
The Invitation (2022): Inviting You To Be Disappointed
This 2022 flick stars Nathalie Emmanuel (of Misfits, and Game of Thrones) as Evelyn “Evie” Jackson, a recently orphaned woman who receives a DNA test as a gift, following a catering event. After submitting it, she meets her affluent, distant British family. She is drawn in by the grandeur and mystique of Whitby’s Carfax Estate, […]
-
by
Laura’s FaceOfTheMonth: Ana de Armas
Anybody witnessing Ana de Armas’ talent for the first time in the upcoming chronicle-film, Blonde, in which she is set to star as Norma Jeane/Marilyn Monroe, is late to the party – she’s already one of Hollywood’s most successful actors. Miss de Armas has been the lead actress in several American box-office hits, such as […]
-
by
The Sea Beast is more than a How to Train Your Dragon-styled pirate film
The Sea Beast (2022) is Netflix’s latest animated film, and the fourth directorial effort from Chris Williams, following his work on Bolt, Big Hero 6, and co-directing Moana. The film, co-written with Nell Benjamin, feels like a spiritual successor to Williams’ Moana due to the stunning seafaring setting, clever emphasis on exploration, and yet another […]