In Episode 48 Gen and Jette talk about Mystic River. We read the novel by Dennis Lehane and watch the film adaptation by Clint Eastwood. Then we compare these two versions of the story. We chat about mood, atmosphere, and screen adaptations more generally. Prepare for spoilers and to have your heart broken by Mystic River.
Show Notes
Jette is still obsessed with Boston.
Gone, Baby, Gone is the fourth book in the Kenzie-Gennaro series. Book #6 is actually a continuation.
The guy from CSI: Miami is Jonathan Togo.
This was before Emmy Rossum was in The Day After Tomorrow or Shameless.
Can you guess where we had to splice the episode together when Jette had to run get the podcat’s cat food delivery?
Allegiant is the final book of the Divergent series and is written with two POVs that are not marked. And it’s confusing.
Dark Places was already a movie in 2015 starring Charlize Theron. Who knew?
Gen and Jette are over isolation and miss each other.
Adaptations Mentioned
Gone, Baby, Gone (based on the novel by Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island (based on the novel by Dennis Lehane)
Live by Night (based on the novel by Dennis Lehane)
The Drop (based on the short story, “Animal Rescue,” by Dennis Lehane)
The Martian (based on the novel by Andy Weir)
Gone Girl (based on the novel by Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects (based on the novel by Gillian Flynn)
The Virgin Suicides (based the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides)
Watchmen (based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore)
Practical Magic (based on the novel by Alice Hoffman)
