Disappointing “Uglies” proves YA adaptations should be animated
We open on a world in concrete gray. There is a powerful government, a post-apocalyptic class system with a telling name, and an unremarkable teenager ready to start a worldwide…
We open on a world in concrete gray. There is a powerful government, a post-apocalyptic class system with a telling name, and an unremarkable teenager ready to start a worldwide…
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for the film Ugly. Scott Westerfeld’s Ugly has finally made it to the big screen. After its publication in 2005, the first of the…
There were many, many It took years, but the film adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s “Uglies” is finally here. The story, directed by McG, revolves around a society where every person…
There were many, many It took years, but the film adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s “Uglies” is finally here. The story, directed by McG, revolves around a society where every person…
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Ugly on Netflix. Ugly Star and producer Joey King was first seen on Scott Westerfeld’s Ugly book series when she was 11 years…
Author Scott Westerfeld never believed that his 2005 novel “Uglies” would be made into a film for one simple reason: “There is no one in Hollywood who wants to make…
A brave young woman fights against a repressive society in a dystopian future while honing her archery skills. No, that’s not it The Hunger Gamesbut Netflix’s latest sci-fi young adult…
I think it’s fair to say that film critics everywhere owe the young adult fiction genre an apology. Movies about teenagers in sci-fi and fantasy scenarios radicalizing, organizing, and destroying…