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Dec 20, 20233 min read

‘Eileen’ Review: A Quizzical And Chilling Thriller That Reaches An Uncertain End

William Oldroyd’s film adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 debut novel Eileen is an unsettling and dryly funny thriller. The unlikeable...

Jan 29, 20234 min read

'The Last of Us' (HBO) Review: The Last of Us TV Series Does Something Different

The moment I heard the familiar notes of Gustavo Santaolalla - 'the maestro’, as he is affectionately called by the story’s creator Neil...

Dec 3, 20223 min read

'Pinocchio' Review: Guillermo del Toro's Dazzling Debut Into Animation

Competing with two other adaptions of Collodi’s legendary children’s novel this year, one might wonder how Del Toro, for the first time...

Aug 17, 20203 min read

Normal People — a gritty chronicle of first love intricacies

With Conversations with Friends and Normal People topping the book charts in the UK and worldwide, transferring Sally Rooney’s work to...

Mar 4, 20203 min read

"Emma." — an asymmetrical anti-heroine

'Emma' is the only Jane Austen novel I have not read. Aside from 'Clueless', I also haven’t seen any other adaptations of the original...

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