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Never Let Me Go

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.

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The Snowman

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, gaping plot holes, and a discussion on whether some women deserve to be murdered (spoiler alert, they do not).

A Christmas Story

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 gatherings.

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The Lovely Bones

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.

Matilda

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 Exorcist

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.

Pet Sematary

"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.

Clueless/Emma

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.

Blade Runner

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.

Sharp Objects

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.

Crazy Rich Asians

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!

Jurassic Park

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.