Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Los Angeles Times

    Movie review: Shailene Woodley's performance powers the evasive shipwreck-survival drama 'Adrift'

    by Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times May 31, 2018 3 minutes

    The opening moments of "Adrift" announce that we are watching "a true story," which should by rights permit me to discuss a few matters freely. Recorded facts - even when they concern people who are not especially well-known - cannot really be spoiled, and any good movie that claims history as inspiration should be able to withstand even the most detailed of plot summaries.

    Certainly it gives away nothing to note that this lovers-in-peril drama was adapted from Tami Oldham Ashcraft's 2002 memoir about how she and her fiance,

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times1 min read
    Chargers Trade Up In Round 2 To Get Georgia Receiver They Coveted
    LOS ANGELES — The Chargers started Day 2 of the NFL draft Friday by getting receiving help, selecting Georgia’s Ladd McConkey with the second pick of the second round, the 34th selection overall. The Chargers made a deal with New England to swap thei
    Los Angeles Times3 min read
    Tyler Glasnow Dominates Before Making Quick Exit In Dodgers' Sixth Consecutive Win
    TORONTO — For the first time in his debut Dodgers season, there seemed to be a brief injury scare for starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow on Saturday. After six stellar, suffocating, scoreless innings in a 4-2 Dodgers win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rog
    Los Angeles Times2 min read
    Lakers Avoid Elimination By Holding Off Nuggets In Game 4
    LOS ANGELES — LeBron James, in the Lakers’ white uniform, stood at the scorer’s table, filled his hands with chalk and tossed it into the evening air — the same as always. Yet Saturday, even if it was like the previous 11 meetings with the Denver Nug

    Related Books & Audiobooks