Smith of Wootton Major by J.R.R. Tolkien – short audiobook review
Smith of Wootton Major is a delightful light fantasy tale. A master cook resides in the village of Wootton Major—a town slightly larger…
Tag: fairy tales
Beauty and the Beast (2017) – film review
Beauty and the Beast is a live action retelling of Disney’s animated film by the same name, with some additions from the Broadway…
Beauty and the Beast – animated film review
I remember when Beauty and the Beast came out back in 1991. I’d heard the music from a lot of different sources, and…
A Monster Calls – film review
I went into A Monster Calls not knowing what to expect, other than being given the title and a very brief summary about…
Once Upon a Time Season 2 – television series review
Picking up where season one left off, Once Upon a Time Season 2 shows the curse is broken and everyone remembers who they…
Spinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis – novel review
I first ran across R.C. Lewis when I read her first novel, Stitching Snow, at the end of last year. I really enjoyed…
Child of Light – game review
There once was a Duke whose wife died, leaving him to raise their red-headed daughter, Aurora. Soon after he married a second time,…
Bottomless by Danyelle Leafty – short fiction review
I ran across Danyelle Leafty’s book, Of Wind and Winter, back in early 2014. I picked it up because I liked the cover…
Once Upon a Time Season 1 – television series review
For some reason, Once Upon a Time Season 1 (as well as season 2) got lost in the wash of multiple similar fairy…
Maleficent – film review
Despite a torrent of steady buzz around the movie, I only recently sat down to watch Maleficent, Disney’s creative reimagining of the original…
Tales of the Night – animated film review
Tales of the Night is a compilation film from director and animator Michel Ocelot. The film is done in a silhouette style, where…
Cinderella (2015) – film review
I was a little bit concerned when Disney announced they were doing a live-action adaptation of their 1950 animated Cinderella film. Adapting animation…
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees – book review
< style="float: left; padding-right: 10px; text-align: top;" />Have you ever heard of Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees? You can be excused if you haven’t.…
Red Riding Hood – film review
I don’t often say this about a film, but Red Riding Hood was complete dreck. It could have been good. The plot had…
Into the Woods – film review
Into the Woods seems destined to be compared to the stage musical by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim on which it is based,…
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes – short work review
Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes had a fascinating premise but was fancy flesh hung on a thin skeleton—aggressive in scope, but falling short.…
Instructions by Neil Gaiman – picture book review
Instructions by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Charles Vess, is a picture book that originally appeared in the more adult work, Fragile Things,…
The Princess and the Frog – film review
I love the atmosphere of New Orleans, the food of New Orleans, and the architecture of New Orleans. So, when I heard back…
Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman – picture book review
What if you were good friends with a famous author and could tell him, “I’ll be having a baby in a month. Would…
Tangled – animated film review
I was excited when I heard Disney was doing a film based on the Rapunzel fairy tale. I remember reading several different versions…
Snow White and the Huntsman – film review
Snow White and the Huntsman came out about the same time as Mirror Mirror, and the trailers made it look spectacular. A darker…