Meet Nello, a lovely young boy who’s full of hopes and dreams but gets totallycrapped onbylife… big time. Nello is a poor peasant boy who’s raised by his grandfather in the city of Antwerp after his mom died in childbirth. The anime was adapted from a French novel written by Louis...
Based on the novel of the same name,Old Yellertells the story of a boy and his dog—but all anyone really remembers is the ending. Travis (Tommy Coates) is forced to put down his beloved Old Yeller, who has become rabid. It's a brutal representation of lost innocence, and that extend...
This is particularly true of James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Jessica Chastain, andSinister's James Ransone as the doomed Eddie Kaspbrak. Like in the novel and the 1990 miniseries, Kaspbrak is one of the story's more beloved characters, and it's always sad to read/see him die. As is the ca...
The Green Mile, directed by Frank Darabont, is an adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name. The film is set in the 1930s and revolves around Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), a death row corrections officer at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. The story takes a turn with the arrival of...
InI Am Legend–the 2007 movie adaptation of thenovel of the same name—military doctor Robert Neville (Will Smith) walks through a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by a mutated virus. In a city devoid of all human life, his only companion is his dog, Sam. As Neville works tirelessly to...
Denji probably has one of the worst backstories of all time, and everyone in the series is just dead inside.Don't get attached to anyone either - they kill off a lot of characters in this show. The Contenders Clannad Clannad is the anime adaptation of the visual novel developed by KEY ...
of this film lies in the disillusionment felt by the young soldiers, who lose their innocence and can no longer function in the everyday world. Based on a novel by Erich Maria Remarque,All Quiet on the Western Frontshowcases the story’s eternal message of the demoralizing nature of war....
The 1999 movie is a beautiful adaptation of Ted Hughes’ 1968 novel titledThe Iron Man. It perfectly captures the anti-violence message of the source material by portraying how hope and optimism can persist even in the darkest of times. Hogarth’s friendship with theiconic sci-fi movie robot...
Truth Social, the social media networkDonald Trumplaunched after being kicked off of Twitter, hasnot exactlybeen the runaway success its backers had clearly hoped. As of late March, “daily active users” werereportedlyclocking in at 513,000, compared to Twitter’s roughly 217 million visitors,...
Adapted from Ian McEwan’s shattering novel of the same name, Joe Wright’s similarly merciless “Atonement” is a downcast movie from the moment it starts, but it doesn’t really break you until its final minutes. The story spans several decades, with three different actresses playing the to...