Tag: Film

  • #1 Only Yesterday’s book twin: Never Let Me Go

    Okay, the Ghibli twin sorting hat has just assigned the perfect book: Kazuo Ishiguro‘s Never Let Me Go. Woohoo. Lets go! Film: Only Yesterday directed by Isao Takahata Taeko is young, but not so young that people don’t frequently ask why she doesn’t just settle down and marry. Resolute in her decision to explore life fully,…

  • Persuasion (2022): Watch the Movie At Your Own Peril

    Curtesy of being an English major, I’ve just completed Jane Austen’s Persuasion and felt curious to see the 2022 film adaption. Verdict? Hmm, chick-flick worthy without a doubt. We all love a good fourth-wall breaking, so check for cinematography. But I think we need to ask ourselves if director, Carrie Cracknell drove too far with…