Cover to Credits is a bi-weekly podcast that analyzes books and their movie adaptations. Hosts Ian George and Adina Hilton cover a variety of genres, critiquing both the film and novel it's based on, while trying to understand what makes a good adaptation. Stories are also frequently viewed from a feminist lens, where representation, gender roles, and other elements are often times explored.
Episodes
Wednesday Jul 26, 2017
Wednesday Jul 26, 2017
Food, romance, and magic collide in this Mexican novel by Laura Esquivel and its extremely faithful movie adaptation directed by Alfonso Arau. We'll discuss all of the sexy encounters, the expansive story and whether or not the lead character is actually a murderer.
Wednesday Jul 12, 2017
Wednesday Jul 12, 2017
We finally cover our first graphic novel adaptation with Bryan Lee O'Malley's 6 book Scott Pilgrim series, and the 2010 Edgar Wright film adaptation. Get your coins ready to continue!
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
This episode we explore the nightmarish future of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and its 2017 Hulu adaptation starring Elizabeth Moss. Praise be, bitches.
Wednesday Jun 14, 2017
Wednesday Jun 14, 2017
Buckle up, because this episode we cruise with one of Stephen King's not-so-classic novels Christine and the John Carpenter movie adaptation! Listen to find out how some of the movie's great effects were accomplished as well as how much cocaine Stephen King snorted to finish this dense novel.
Wednesday May 31, 2017
Wednesday May 31, 2017
This episode we cover our first series with Big Little Lies, written by Liane Moriarty, and its HBO adaptation. So grab a glass of wine on the beach while we discuss passion, betrayel and playground politics.
Wednesday May 17, 2017
Wednesday May 17, 2017
Hold your loved ones, because we're looking at A Walk to Remember, the 1999 Nicholas Sparks novel and 2002 movie adaptation. We ask this big questions this episode, like what is love? Is there ever enough time? And did they even get to bang?!
Wednesday May 03, 2017
Wednesday May 03, 2017
The first rule of Fight Club is don't talk about Fight Club, unless you're us and you need to discuss both the book and the movie versions! This Chuck Palahniuk novel gets the big screen treatment by David Fincher, and we're here to address every aspect of it, from the multiple episodes in the novel that never made it into the film, Brad Pitt's off-the-charts swagger, and how its themes of masculinity translate.
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
We examine Neil Gaiman's creepy children's novel Coraline, and the film adaptation by Lika Studios!