4.5 stars The year is 1926 and Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case,…
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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children | Film Review
3.5 stars “When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers… and their powerful enemies. Ultimately, Jacob discovers that…
The Girl on the Train | Film Review
4/5 Welcome to the first of hopefully a few ‘film reviews’ where I talk about recent book to movie adaptations I have watched and my thoughts about them. Synopsis: The Girl on the Train is the story of Rachel Watson’s life post-divorce. Every day, she takes the train in to work in New York, and…