This Film is Lit

How do you expect to communicate with the ocean, when you can’t even understand one another? It’s ***Solaris***, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Lost in Adaptation - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **The Neverending Story** with April Etmanski from No Such Thing as a Ba...

- Patron Shoutouts - *Pride and Prejudice* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Translating Fiction** - **Solaris** Preview

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a podcast which compares books to their film adaptations must be in want of a Jane Austen property. It’s ***Pride and Prejudice***, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Solaris**

- Patron Shoutouts - *The Little Mermaid* Fan Polls - Discussing with TFIL: **Why aren't we doing the 1995 BBC Miniseries!?** - **Pride and Prejudice** Preview

Darling, it's better down where it's wetter. It’s ***The Little Mermaid***, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Lost in Adaptation - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Pride and Prejudice**

- Patron Shoutouts - *The Phantom Tollbooth* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Howard Ashman** - **The Little Mermaid** Preview

Journey with us to a land and story that are beyond Expectations. It’s ***The Phantom Tollbooth***, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Lost in Adaptation - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **The Little Mermaid**

- Patron Shoutouts - *The Polar Express* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Chuck Jones** - **The Phantom Tollbooth** Preview

Can you hear the bells? In perhaps the longest theme park ride pitch in existence, it’s **The Polar Express**, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Was That in the Book? - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict We're off next week! Our next movie is **The Phantom Tollbooth**

- Patron Shoutouts - *Little Women* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Motion Capture** - **The Polar Express** Preview

The March sisters come of age in post-civil war America. It’s ***Little Women***, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Lost in Adaptation - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Polar Express**

- Patron Shoutouts - *Jumanji* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Louisa May Alcott** - **Little Women** Preview

An Adventure For Those Who Seek To Find A Way To Leave Their World Behind, and that sounds pretty good right about now. It’s **Jumanji**, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Was That in the Book? - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Little Women**

- Patron Shoutouts - *Fried Green Tomatoes* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Chris Van Allsburg** - **Jumanji** Preview

Just two gals being pals during the Great Depression. It’s **Fried Green Tomatoes**, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Lost in Adaptation - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Jumanji**

- Patron Shoutouts - *The Shining* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Frame Stories** - **Fried Green Tomatoes** Preview

One of greatest horror films ever made, from one of the greatest horror authors of all time... It’s **The Shining**, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Lost in Adaptation - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Fried Green Tomatoes**

- Patron Shoutouts - *The Clique* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Stanley Kubrick** - **The Shining** Preview

This episode is worth at least 20 gossip points. Unfortunately, we still don’t know what those are or what they’re for. It’s *The Clique*, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Guess Who? - Was That in the Book? - Lost in Adaptation - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **The Shining**

- Patron Shoutouts - *Breaking Dawn - Part 2* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Trope Time: Mean Girl Gangs** - **The Clique** Preview

It’s the epic finale that will live forever — or at least as long as CG Renesmee haunts your nightmares. It’s *Breaking Dawn - Part 2*, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Bryan Predicts the Twilight Saga - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **The Clique**

- Patron Shoutouts - *Breaking Dawn: Part 1* Fan Polls - **Breaking Dawn - Part 2** Preview

Stephenie Meyer really went and capped off her wildly successful YA vampire love story by writing... this. Ok. It’s *Breaking Dawn - Part 1*, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Bryan Predicts the Twilight Saga - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2**

- Patron Shoutouts - *Dolan's Cadillac* Fan Polls - Learning with TFIL: **Your Fave is Problematic: Stephenie Meyer** - **Breaking Dawn - Part 1** Preview

Revenge is a dish best served at the bottom of a hole in the middle of a desert highway. It’s *Dolan's Cadillac*, and **This Film is Lit**. - Let Me Sum Up - Was That in the Book? - Better in the Book - Better in the Movie - The Movie Nailed It - Odds and Ends - Final Verdict Our next movie is **Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1!**