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Christmas: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

The 2005 film adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s children’s classic is worthwhile Christmas viewing.

Review: White Noise (2022)

Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of the landmark postmodern novel by Don DeLillo fails to deliver despite the enduring relevance of the novel’s subjects and themes.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromFebruary 17, 2023White Noise, Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle, drama, comedy, posthumanism, literary adaptationComment

David Cronenberg: Cosmopolis (2012)

This darkly comic adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel, Cosmopolis, is a thematically rich and rewarding examination of the late capitalist system we all live in.

David Cronenberg, ReviewsAnders BergstromFebruary 5, 2019David Cronenberg Retrospective, David Cronenberg, Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon, Paul Giamatti, capitalism, literary adaptation, Don DeLillo, dark comedyComment

David Cronenberg: Spider (2002)

In Spider, David Cronenberg offers perhaps one of his most sympathetic portraits in this literary adaptation of a tale of schizophrenia featuring a powerful performance from Ralph Fiennes.

David Cronenberg, ReviewsAnders BergstromNovember 30, 2018David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, Spider, Patrick McGrath, literary adaptation, mental illness, Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Lynn Redgrave, Gabriel Byrne, drama, subjectivity, psychological thriller, schizophrenia Comments

Review: Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

An intimate and passionate romance, with fascinating editing and camerawork.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 16, 2015Carey Mulligan, classical novel, Dan Nicholls, drama, Far from the Madding Crowd, Juno Temple, literary adaptation, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, romance, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Vinterberg, Tom SturridgeComment