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Percy Jackson finally gets the adaptation he deserves
The 2010 and 2013 Percy Jackson films, despite Logan Lerman's charismatic lead performance, fell short of expectations, drawing criticism for creative decisions like omitting significant book sequences and ageing Percy prematurely to 16.
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‘Dunki’ takes a heartfelt but bumpy road with illegal migrants
“Dunki” is about the shocking ways in which people try to illegally migrate to the UK or any other developed Western country. Called the ‘donkey route’, it involves unscrupulous agents, tough border controls, corrupt officials, and lots of money.
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Is the whimsy in Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’ whimsical enough?
A rather random yet enjoyable song highlights how everything is political, from the lunch we eat to the way we dress for school.
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The comfort of rereading old books
I often feel overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of new books that I still want to read—so many stories, so little time—and understand that this is an ambition that rereading can only delay.
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Riverdale can be anytime, anywhere
Sweet, colourful, and funny, Archie comics were one of the only graphic narratives available for people who weren’t interested in superheroes and really gritty, edgy comics like Batman.
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‘The Hunger Games’ and the danger of desensitisation to violence
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Navigating cancel culture in the literary world
Cancel culture is best treated as a collective decision to minimise the cultural influence a person and their work have moving forward.
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Should book adaptations always be faithful?
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