2025 has been a big year for book lovers and binge-watchers alike. Whether you’re the kind who always insists “the book was better,” or you simply want to know which stories made the jump from page to screen, this list is your one-stop ticket.
Here are seven standout books that got the Hollywood (or streaming)…
Great films often begin as great books, and the Best Adapted Screenplay category at the Academy Awards is a testament to that. The 2023 nominees showcased the power of literature to inspire cinematic excellence, with some of the most compelling films of the year rooted in acclaimed books. From gripping historical fiction to thought-provoking contemporary…
Welcome to the dazzling cosmos of Fantasy Sci-Fi! Whether you've watched a few movies or read a couple of books, or you're entirely new to this fantastical genre, this guide is your portal to a limitless universe of captivating stories. In this comprehensive exploration, we will dive into the depths of epic world-building, intricate plotlines,…
Greg Yaitanes directed this episode of House of the Dragon, along with the second and third episodes. The season finale had me ruminating on famous words from a poem by Edgar Albert Guest: "Grief's hours are long, and cold is the chill of it." Those words, in my opinion, typify what Rhaenyra went through in…
A Succession War will turn into a War of Annihilation.
Clare Kilner directed this episode of House of the Dragon, along with the fourth and fifth episodes. She is a multi-award-winning director and screenwriter known for her strong understanding of performance. She delivered what showrunner Miguel Sapochnik described as a thriller cooped in a race…
Geeta Vasant Patel directed this episode of House of the Dragon. She is an Emmy-nominated Sundance filmmaker known for her emotional, form-pushing and nontraditional style in comedy and drama. Her fingerprints are all over the episode; she midwifed a moving masterpiece that allowed Paddy Considine to deliver a compelling performance that had me thinking of…
Miguel Sapochnik did an excellent job directing episode six of House of the Dragon, and he is back at it in this one. Episode seven is titled “Driftmark” because it takes place entirely on the island west of Dragonstone in Blackwater Bay. The opening scene is a sad one. The charred remains of Lady Laena…
Miguel Sapochnik directed the sixth episode of House of the Dragon. His opening statement in the after-show discussion for this episode will form part of my preamble to this review.“In six, we have the time jump and the changeover of actors, and it felt like a second pilot.” We have a ten-year time jump in…
Clare Kilner did an excellent job Directing episode four of House of the Dragon, and she is back at it in this episode. Titled “We Light the Way,” this midseason episode opens the valve on the pressure cooker that has been the first half of the season. In the previous episode, Viserys had banished Daemon…
Claire Kilner directed this episode and achieved what she set out to do. She delivered a slow burn and buried landmines. The coming episodes will be explosive. Characters that were on the same side, albeit for the wrong reasons, are now on a collision path. Your guess is as good as mine. I’m referring to…