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To celebrate our 50th episode, we explore a world of espionage, hacking, seduction, and open faced sandwiches as we discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The novel, written by Stieg Larson, was brought to the screen by David Fincher in 2011 (sorry Swedish adaptation fans) and is Adina's all-time favorite adaptation, but which will we deem the better version in our totally serious "which is bett...

In honor of our 50th episode, this week we're discussing Ian's favorite movie Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuaron in 2006, and the novel it was based on by P.D. James. We analyze what makes this film so unique while questioning some of the novel's more than questionable plot points (spoiler alert: we did not care for the novel). Below is a link to the Cinefix video referenced in the episod...

For the first time, we're discussing the magical world of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki with the film Howl's Moving Castle, and the novel it was based on by Diana Wynne Jones. No stone will be left unturned as we talk about succulent looking Miyazaki food, Howl 'birding' around, and a book subplot so wild that it was left from the film.

We take a leap forward in time from our last episode on If Beale Street Could Talk, and look at a more modern story of  how the justice system continues to fail African Americans. Written by Angie Thomas with the adaptation directed by George Tillman Jr., The Hate U Give is a sprawling story of a young girl dealing with loss and forced to confront the problems in the justice system and within her...

This episode, we talk about the famous James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk, written in 1974, and its recent adaptation by Barry Jenkins, director of the Oscar winning film Moonlight. We attempt to compare this lush movie with the vivid and moving novel that it was based on: from beautiful actors to questioning what counts as "entertainment", not to mention a surprise cameo by Dave Franc...

We go one book/movie deeper into the Twilight Saga with Eclipse, written by Stephanie Meyer and adapted by David Slade: another romantic fantasy full of angst, tension, and pitches for much better stories than the one we're reading. We attempt to unpack the problematic love triangle at the heart of this story on top of asking the big questions, like does Stephanie Meyer know what your thigh bone i...

Prepare yourselves for some hot, hot takes as we discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go and its 2010 adaptation by Mark Romanek. We consider the logistics of the unique world in this novel while reflecting on the characters who in habit it. We also analyze Carey Mulligan's unfortunate hair cut, organ donations, and the world's saddest handjob. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go...

Now that the holidays are over, we decide to focus more on the bleak side of winter by discussing The Snowman, a murder mystery novel by Joe Nesbo which was adapted by Tomas Alferdson in 2017. We gather the clues and attempt to figure out what the hell happened with this adaptation while still closely examining the novel. Bundle up for discussions on derpy snowmen, an unrecognizable Val Kilmer, ga...

In our second annual holiday episode, we revisit the classic tale of a boy and his BB gun with A Christmas Story, and the lesser known book it was based on: In Go We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (phew) by Jean Shepard. We break down the unique Venn diagram of source material this movie was created from, and gain better insight into this film that has played in the background of so many of family gat...

This episode we take on the best selling novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold along with the 2009 film adaptation by Peter Jackson. This story of love and loss takes a big shift from the page to the screen, but we'll figure out whether our personal heaven includes the book or the movie.

We take our first dive into the legendary children's author Roald Dahl when we discuss Matilda, the 1988 book and the film adaptation directed by Danny Devito. We'll discuss if childhood is entirely made up of trauma and how that trauma can follow you into adulthood (oh god) But don't worry, there's plenty of cake eating contests and wacky parent pranks in this story as well!

The power of Christ compels you... to listen to our new episode on The Exorcist! Written by William Peter Blatty in 1971 and adapted by William Friedkin in 1973, The Exorcist tells the story of a young girl who is possessed (or is she?!) and gives us plenty to discuss both spooky-fun and spooky-disturbing.

"Sometimes, dead is better." Prepare yourself for peak Stephen King in our Halloween (pt.1) episode on Pet Sematary! From the genuine chills of the novel's plot to the horror of the movie's performances, we'll cover everything worth discussing in this classic King tale of death, love, cultural appropriation, New England accents, and canned cat noises.

I'm totally buggin'! Travel back to the 90's with us as we discuss the cult classic Clueless, directed by Amy Heckerling, and the Jane Austen novel that inspired it, Emma. We discuss how smoothly this novel of proper english courtship translates to the valley girl culture of California; from balls and letters to handbags and ska clubs.

In this episode we disucss Blade Runner, the Ridley Scott film that put the cyber punk genre on the map, as well as the novel it was based on, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Phillip K. Dick. Prepare for discussions on conviluted plot, terrible voice-overs, and more problematic sex than you can shake a stick at.

Prepare for the mother of all homecomings as we analyze Gillian Flynn's debut novel Sharp Objects and its HBO mini-series adaptation, directed by Jean-Marc Vallee. This faithful adaptation (for better or for worse) is full of family drama, murder, and many questionable choices made by our protagonist. You'll wanna lace up your roller blades for this one.

Grab your bling and priceless handbags, because this episode we're traveling to Singapore (figuratively) to see how the crazy rich live with Crazy Rich Asians! This novel, written by Kevin Kwan, is as glamerous and funny as its Rom-Com counterpart directed by Jon M. Chu, but does one do a better job of telling this ridiculously fun story? Listen and find out!

Hold on to your butts! This episode we disucss the popular novel and even more popular film adaptation of Jurassic Park! Written by Michael Crichton and adapted by the Legendary Steven Spielberg, this story raises lots of ethical questions revolving around bio-engineering while also giving us plenty of pulpy dino-kills.

This episode we attempt to look on the bright side of mental illness as we discuss (The) Silver Linings Playbook, the Matthew Quick novel and David O. Russel adaptation. We discuss how both iterations show a refreshingly positive side of mental health and its place in family, love and football.

The sexy trashcan drama is back with this follow up to the sensation that is Twilight. Stephenie Meyer amps up the angst and probelamtic behavior this time around in her follow up novel, while the film, directed by Chris Weitz, introduced a generation to mumble-core and the most awkward Edward we've ever seen. We'll leave no stone un-turned in this episode!

This episode we travel through space and time in the classic novel A Wrinkle In Time written by Madeleine L'Engle and its 2018 adaptation directed by Ava Duvernay. But we'll learn that it's not always easy to adapt such a classic story, especially one that weaves together science, math and religion. We also discuss the the interesting background of both versions of this story, and the challanges t...

This episode we explore another classic novel only to discover the problematic white male behind it, while seeing if the movie can translate the book's better messages to the screen. Written by Ray Bradberry with the film adaptation by Ramin Bahrani, join us in exploring this distopian tale for an episode that will be #lit.

This episode, we go in-depth on the sci-fi romance of The Time Traveler's Wife. Written by Audrey Niffenegger with the adaptation directed by Robert Schwentke, this story weaves a tangled, non-linear plot that raises a lot of ethical questions (like why pants can't time travel?)

Saddle up this episode for not just one, but two adaptations of the Charles Portis novel True Grit. We break down how these two movies, seperated by over 40 years with two unique takes pay tribute to this novel and its characters. Check it out, or it will be the biggest mistake you ever make you Texas brush popper!

In this episode we rocket into space with these three kick-ass women and a story that demands to be told! Discover these unsung heroes and what else we learned about them from this well researched novel.