Back when Leonardo DiCaprio was the guy every girl I knew had a crush on, he was in Man in the Iron Mask. Now, I assumed because it was Leonardo DiCaprio that this was not a particularly good movie, and it was only created to make girls go watch the movie and see Leonardo … [Read more...]

It's time to finish off my high school books made into movies, with this final post (until I give in and make all of the extra books that I didn't specifically put into a grade level) of 12th-grade books made into movies. As always look at your kids, and see where these books … [Read more...]

As soon as the Hidden Figures movie came out I knew I wanted to use it at some point in our homeschooling. It was a perfect book and a movie combo for us. I debated whether to put it in our assigned reading for our Modern History unit OR my planned Speculative Fiction year … [Read more...]

I don't know if you're aware, but there are a lot of people who love Jane Austen's books. There are dozens of movie adaptations, there have been sequels written and modern-day adaptations. There is even a subgenre of Austen-inspired modern-day novels. That is where Austenland … [Read more...]