In Episode 91, Gen and Jette dive into another book to film adaptation with a discussion of The Martian. We love a well done adaptation and Ridley Scott’s film does Andy Weir’s book full justice. Plus, we got to indulge our inner space nerd. Show Notes The cast is stacked …
In Episode 80, Gen and Jette take on another book to screen comparison with one of our all time favourites— Jurassic Park! It was so much fun to discuss the book alongside the beloved film. We talk about the tone differences between the book and the movie, which characters were …
All this time in quarantine got me thinking… About ways to be creative, and a nagging idea for a short film. Yes, by now you all know I went to film school so it’s about time I made something that wasn’t a silent, black and white, 16 mm actual celluloid …
Are film adaptations a genre? They should be. And whatever they are, I love them. Yes, I’m aware how controversial that is in the bookish world but I’m coming from the film school world. It started with a class called “Film and Literature.” We weren’t always reading the exact book …
In Episode 61 Gen and Jette talk about If Beale Street Could Talk. Our love for James Baldwin knows no bounds, so we read his 1974 novel and watch the 2018 film adaptation written and directed by Barry Jenkins. Show Notes We ramble a lot about how much we love …
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 …
In Episode 27 Gen and Jette discuss The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides. We watch the film adaptation directed by Sofia Coppola and look at how it holds up to the novel. We love a good adaptation, and this was no exception. Both the book and the film strike a …
In Episode 18 Gen and Jette discuss Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, and its HBO limited series adaptation. This is one of those rare instances where the adaptation fully lives up to the source material. Flynn deftly peels back the layers of violence that affect her characters, while Jean-Marc Vallée …
