Thank you Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the eARC of Good Movies as Old Books! All opinions in this review are my own.

It was so much fun to see a favorite movie get the book treatment! I love how the books look well-loved, just like the movies. This would make a great gift for any book or movie lover!

Such a fun book. Loved all the covers. I wish I could buy them all! They are so beautifully illustrated. Thanks NetGallery!

Gorgeous art book of iconic movies, represented as vintage style book covers. If you're a fan of vintage novels of whatever genre, as well as a movie lover, then this book is for you. The covers evoke a nostalgia, bringing you back to your originals feelings, experienced when you first viewed the movies. You'll have a better appreciation for the art behind the movies and their unforgettable uniqueness. Over 240 covers to enjoy, have a conversation about and inspire you to watch the movies all over again.

I love clasic movies and I love classic books, and this did such a brilliant job combining them. The illustrations picked out images that evoked the feeling of the books, and I kept finding myself smiling with nostalgia. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

What an entertaining concept and a great conversational coffee table book! The author has skillfully reimagined his favorite films as vintage book covers and presented them as a collection. The covers are colorful, evocative and successfully capture the essense of each film. This book would be a fun gift idea for design lovers, book lovers and film lovers alike.

This is a crash course in the shorthand of visual design--how can you render the plot, style and tone of a familiar movie into a single panel visual? Book cover designers have to, even more so conforming the the press's design specs and the parameters of the series. Stevens is clearly having a lot of fun making battered covers for Ghostbusters, Top Gun and John Wick, while pressing on the nostalgia buttons of people who can feel the texture of the aged paperback in their hands.

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This is such a cool concept. Makes me think of an art project that you’d be asked to do in high school, but Matt Stevens has taken it to the next level. He’s reimagined 200ish old movies that have had some impact on his life as books done in the older style of plot on cover.

There are a few movies given more of concept art before the cover reveal, and I found myself correctly guessing the movie name. I’d wager that many could guess what cover the book goes to even with the title and director(s) removed.

This would make for a great gift for a movie lover who also enjoys books, or a coffee table book that actually has some meaning and could start a conversation.

I was provided a free advanced reader copy courtesy of Matt Stevens and Chronicle Books via NetGalley. I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.

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This was really good. I wish I knew more about some of the books included in this. Even the ones I wasn’t as familiar with, I was able to appreciate and this was a really cool idea. I would definitely get this book for any movie-lovers in my life who would be more familiar with the books included.

This was super cool, especially since it wasn’t necessarily all “good” movies but also included “well-loved”.

My only gripe was I wish this included explanations as to the design choices—why these colors? Why this style? This is truly just an art book of pictures, took me about 10-15 minutes to finish. As a fan of good movies and old books and the making-of both, I craved more details.

This book was such a fun viewing experience! The book covers are so well done and creative. I found myself wishing some of them were real because they would make great gifts!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book. This was a fun book seeing various movies made into book covers. I like the old look of them with some having worn covers and one even having the sticker price on it.

These are incredible. I decided not to read the table of contents to be surprised by the movies included and had such a blast! My favorites were:
-A Ghost Story
-The Ring
-Isle of Dogs
-The Lighthouse (!!!)
-Hereditary
-Beau Is Afraid
-Blair Witch Project
-Late Night With the Devil
-MAC AND ME!!!
-Asteroid City
-Nope
-Rango
-Knives Out
-What We Do in the Shadows
-CHRONICLE (I forgot abt this movie omg)
-Smile
-Get Out
-Creep
These are truly incredible. The creativity and artistry is insane

Fascinating book that delivers, This is a collection of good movies as old books, book covers for the classic paper back books that many of us grew up on. The graphics are very lovely, mostly subdued, with inspiration from the movie title. I, of course, don't know all of the movies, but the ones I do know, I found the covers to be very pertinent and relfective. A fun book, especially for movie fans.

The art work is beautiful! 🙌🏻
I felt like I wanted to pick up and read all of them 😅
Having that vintage, aged look… stunning!!
I wish I could go out and purchase these books for my library 😊

Some of them are very good. I wish the styles varied a bit. Some were fairly abstract and some tried to imitate the actor's likeness with varying degrees of success. Some were a little more thought provoking and some came across a feeling a bit lazy.

Absolutely stunning! Using a ‘Catch Me As You Can’ opening style of minimalism, this book presents movies as if they came in the form of old pulp novels. Some of them are funny and others are apt, but the best ones included nods to some of the most insightful parts of the movies.