I really enjoyed Niels Arden Oplev’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It’s a streamlined, focused film that captures the essence of the page-turner novel while avoiding a slavish adherence to the source material.

I’ve seen more westerns in the past year or so than I’d seen in my entire life up until this point. There are a few on the AFI 100 Years, 100 Movies list, which I’m trying to (slowly) see everything … Continue reading →

I watched The Friends of Eddie Coyle shortly after reading the book. It holds up really well, even with the immediacy of having read it. One reason for that is its faithfulness. It sticks closely to the source material which, … Continue reading →

I watched Eragon almost two months ago now. I’ve been slow at getting these reviews done. This is obvious. Let’s see if I can catch up before the end of the year.