In recent years there have been many biopics about major musicians. Whitney Houston is the latest musician to get this treatment with I Wanna Dance with Somebody. I Wanna Dance With Somebody chronicles the life and career of Whitney Houston (Naomi Ackie). During her career Houston became one of the most popular musicians of her time, being called […]
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His Dark Materials – The Spies Review (A Book Fan’s Perspective)
The third episode of His Dark Materials expands upon the source material with Mrs. Coulter and the Magisterium desperate to find Lyra. At the end of “The Idea of North” Lyra (Dafne Keen) has been taken hostage by The Gobblers. Fortunately, she’s rescued immediately by the Gyptians and they take her with them to their meeting at The Fens. […]
His Dark Materials – The Idea of North Review (A Book Fan’s Perspective)
“The Idea of North” builds on the plotline established in the “Lyra’s Jordan” and already starts to embellish on things that weren’t in the novel. Lyra (Dafne Keen) has moved in with Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson). However, their relationship soon becomes strained and Mrs. Coulter’s true personality starts to reveal itself. The Gyptians continue to […]
His Dark Materials – Lyra’s Jordan Review (A Book Fan’s Perspective)
The BBC/HBO adaptation of His Dark Materials has finally arrived. It is a long-awaited TV adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s acclaimed series of novels and the biggest British TV series ever made. In an alternative world the Magisterium has ruled and oppressed for centuries. In this world people have a dæmon, the physical embodiment of their soul. Lyra […]