A Definitive Ranking of Roald Dahl Film Adaptations

Roald Dahl holds a special place in my childhood. I still have vivid memories of reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda in school (we even read his rather unsavory memoir Boy; his accounts of boarding school bullying haunt me to this day!) and of watching the delightful early ’90s film adaptations of some […] The post A Definitive Ranking of Roald Dahl Film Adaptations appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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