Matilda

I loved the 1996 movie as a kid, but had never gotten around to reading the book! I enjoyed it immensely, the movie stuck pretty close to the source material, though some things were fleshed out a bit better for the movie. Also, what kindergartners are learning their times tables?! The Trunchbull was just as terrifying/hilarious as I remember. I know there's a new adaptation coming out, with Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull, and that will be interesting ... I'm not so sure how I feel about that, but my instinct is to tell myself to slow my roll and that she'll probably be great in it, despite some skepticism.