This month, a very big kidlit-to-film adaptation came galloping into theaters: Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited take on Roald Dahl’s classic, The BFG. And thanks to a loyal script and Spielberg’s willingness to leave the signature darkness of Dahl’s stories pretty much intact, the big-screen version of The BFG is, by all accounts, a whizz-popping good time. […]
There are few things better than falling in love with a book and then discovering that filmmakers totally nailed it when adapting it into a blockbuster flick. Charlotte’s Web, Matilda, and Anne of Green Gables are just a few films that are almost as wonderful as their fictional inspirations, and 2016 is adding a few more to the […]