The Martian by Andy Weir Book Talk Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir Page Count: 369 Pages Genre: Science Fiction Released: Self-published in2011 / Published by Crown on February 11, 2014 Movie Adaptation: Released on October 2, 2015 Summary: Mark Watney is a crew member on the Ares 3 mission to Mars. After a horrible… Continue reading “The Martian” by Andy Weir Spoiler Free Book Talk
Scenes I Hope Make It Into the New Hunger Games Prequel Film — The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Spoilers Ahead for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. I will be referencing important scenes to the plot of The Hunger Games prequel book. On May 19, 2020 Suzanne Collins released a prequel to the popular… Continue reading Scenes I Hope Are In The New Hunger Games Prequel Film
Top 10 Movies to Watch on Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Whether you are spending the day alone, with your significant other, or with some friends, you can’t go wrong with a good movie to accompany your Valentine’s Day candy. Here are the top 10 movies you should stream this year:… Continue reading Movies You Need to Watch This Valentine’s Day
Twilight Was Over-Hated In the late 2000s to the early 2010s, The Twilight Saga was an incredibly popular book turned movie series. Despite it being a profitable phenomena, being a fan of the series was looked down on. It was a running joke to make fun of people who enjoyed the series. Twilight was also… Continue reading The Twilight Saga Was Remarkably Over-Hated
I Finally Watched The Notebook Warning: Major Spoilers Ahead! This weekend I decided to watch The Notebook on HBOMax. This movie has been on my watch list for years and I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Based on what I had heard about the movie, I was expecting to have my… Continue reading I Finally Watched “The Notebook”
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Book Talk Title: The Fault In Our Stars Author: John Green Genre: Young Adult Fiction / Romance Page Count: 313 Pages Released: January 10, 2012 Movie Adaptation: June 6, 2014 — Available on HBOMax Summary: 16 year old Hazel Grace Lancaster has been living with lung cancer… Continue reading “The Fault In Our Stars” Book Talk
He’s Just Not That Into You Movie Talk Title: He’s Just Not That Into You Released: February 6, 2009 Rating: PG-13 Available On: Netflix , HBOMax Director: Ken Kwapis Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston Genre: Romance / Comedy Run Time: 2 Hours, 9 Minutes Summary: Based on the book of the… Continue reading “He’s Just Not That Into You” Movie Talk
Unbroken Movie Talk Title: Unbroken Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 2 Hours, 17 Minutes Genre: War / Drama Released: December 25, 2014 Director: Angelina Jolie Starring: Jack O’Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson Available on: HBOMax Summary: In 2010, Laura Hillenbrand published a biography of Louis Zamperini. Four years later, this movie adaptation was released in theaters. This… Continue reading “Unbroken” Spoiler Free Movie Talk
American Sniper Book Talk Title: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. History Author: Chris Kyle Genre: Autobiography Page Count: 430 Pages Released: January 2, 2012 Movie Adaptation: December 25, 2014 Summary: U.S. Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle, tells his life story in this autobiography. Primarily focused on his years as an… Continue reading “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle Book Talk
Divergent Had Great Potential The first book in the Divergent series was released in 2011 with its movie adaptation coming out in theaters in early 2014. This was the perfect time for this series due to the rising interest in teen dystopian stories at that time— competing with The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner. … Continue reading The “Divergent” Film Series (2014) Had Great Potential
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