White Rose of Avalon

Fantasy

  • My Top 10 Favorite Film Adaptations of ‘Cinderella’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be sharing a list of ten of my favorite films based on the fairytale Cinderella! 10: Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007) ~Okay, so this may seem like a bit of a cheat, as this is a direct-to-video…

  • Revisiting Films and Television Shows for 90s Nostalgia

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I will be discussing some of the nostalgic ’90s films and television shows I have been watching for comfort recently!   I have organized these films and television series based on the years they were released to make it easy, as…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘The Tempest’ (2010)

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday post, I want to discuss the very watery and Island-set film adaptation of Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest, from 2010, directed by Julie Taymor.   Now, this is a film that I had always wanted to see, given my love for…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘Together’ (2025) ~Full Spoilers Film Review~

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I just have to give a full spoiler review of the brand new horror film Together!   I saw this film with my husband on Friday, and we both had very visceral reactions to it in the best way.   Together…

  • ‘Greenteeth’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I am sharing my review of the novel Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill.   This is a new fantasy novel, just published earlier this year, and even better, this is a debut novel!   I am a huge fan of finding new authors…

  • ‘The Last Unicorn’ & Healing the Inner Maiden

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    Today’s blog post is about the film and novel, The Last Unicorn, and how the story can be viewed as potent healing for the Inner Child and Maiden.    I will also be focusing on the connection between this story and other Faery stories!   …

  • Movies to Watch When You Want to Feel Like a Forest Faery

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.    Today’s blog post is another list of film recommendations to make you feel a certain vibe.   In this case, I will be giving you a list of movies to watch when you want to feel like you are a Forest Faery!   Without further…

  • Luthien: The Middle-Earth Enchantment of Tinuviel

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Luthien from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien!   Now, Luthien is not a character found in the novels of The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings.   However, legendary folk songs are sung of her in The…

  • Movies to Watch When You Want to Feel Like Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is another movie recommendation post based on how you want to feel.   For today’s list, I am focusing on films that make you feel like you are Alice Through the Looking Glass, and that means surrealist fantasies abound here!   This list…

  • A Review of ‘Beren and Luthien’ by J.R.R. Tolkien

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of Beren and Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien.   I was so delighted to dig into this book as my next outing into the world of Middle-Earth.   Given that it is probably the most iconic love…