Tag: based on the book

• The Danish Girl

  Eddie Redmayne is wonderful in this film. Incredibly well cast, he does a fantastic job portraying Lili Elbe, one of the first people to undergo gender reassignment surgery in the 1920s. I believed him as Einar (the male body in which Lili was born), and, even more so, I believed him as Lili. And I believed him…

  Being Tori

  08.30.16

  Movies, One-Liners

  Alicia Vikander, based on the book, docudrama, drama, Eddie Redmayne, Matthias Schoenaerts, TAKE IT!, The Danish Girl, transgender, true stories

• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

  Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, and Martin Freeman are really just wonderful. Comedic in all the right places, serious in all the rest. I’d like to see Ms. Fey in more movies of this sort.

  Being Tori

  03.14.16

  Movies, One-Liners

  based on the book, comedy, haha funny, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, serious in all the right places, TAKE IT!, Tina Fey, war reporter, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

• The Martian

  If there’s one thing the Martian taught me, it’s that I would die right away if my crew left me for dead on a deserted, uncompromising planet. So let’s make a pact right here, right now not to do that, m’kay? Favourite line: “I’m going to have to science the shit out of this.” Biggest…

  Being Tori

  12.21.15

  Movies, One-Liners

  action, based on the book, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Michael Pena, Sebastian Stan, Space, TAKE IT!, The Martian

• Room

  Wow. Just… wow. This woman is going to win everything.

  Being Tori

  12.20.15

  Movies, One-Liners

  based on the book, Brie Larson, Emma Donoghue, Oscars nom, Room, TAKE IT!

• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II

  I was team Gale while reading the books, and I was team Gale for the first three movies. But now, damnit, I’m team Peeta. Josh Hutcherson is a surprisingly good actor. And we all know how great J-Law is. All in all, it was a decent wrap-up for the series, and a sufficient representation of the book.…

  Being Tori

  11.24.15

  Movies, One-Liners

  action, based on the book, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Gale Hawthorne, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Katniss Everdeen, Liam Hemsworth, Mockingjay Part II, movies, Peeta Mellark, Stanley Tucci, TAKE IT!, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II, Woody Harrelson