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Spellbound vs. Laura – Two creepy movies for October
First, an apology/disclaimer… there WILL be classic literature reviews coming soon!! I often watch movies/TV in batches, so this is one of those phases for me. 🙂 Spellbound (1945) Spellbound is a twisted tale of the romance between an ambitious young doctor (Ingrid Bergman) and her unlikely boss (Gregory Peck). The two work as psychoanalysts… Read more >>
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Ad Astra vs. Heart of Darkness – Movie review (spoiler free!)
On Saturday, my brother and I went to see Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt. This is a film that’s been compared – by its director James Gray, no less – to Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (one of my axes). Being in the middle of a Conrad “renaissance” if you will, I felt it… Read more >>
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Arctic, Roman Holiday, Titanic, and Nostromo – Four short reviews
Time for some more bite-sized movie reviews…two 1953 classics, one costume drama, and one survival drama! Arctic (2019) Plot Mads Mikkelsen plays Overgård, the lone survivor of a plane wreck in the Arctic. He spends his days in tedium, catching fish (which he eats raw) and sending out hand-cranked radio signals in hopes they’ll get… Read more >>
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A Comment Conundrum
A couple of you brought it to my attention that the embedded comment form was not working for you… I have changed it to pop-up format to see if that fixes the issue. If you have a moment, drop me a comment to let me know it works for you now, or if it doesn’t,… Read more >>
About Me
Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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- Emo Classics – Bronte, Woolf, and Kierkegaard
- What I’m Reading – It’s Almost March Edition
- What I’m Reading – Morning Coffee Edition
- Oddly Specific Things I Love in Books (and a Few Movies)
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – A Long Overdue Review
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