Today we're diving into So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow, a really interesting re-imagining of Little Women!
Our first repeat source material! Today we're looking at The Half of It, Alice Wu's 2020 queer coming-of-age adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac. And we're joined by Zoë's friend Nolan! Good times!
0:00 Intro
5:42 The Half of It
2:12:49 An apology
2:13:55 Adaptations to look out for
What if Peter Pan grew up? According to Steven Spielberg, he'd be a really bad father. But who cares? Rufio is here! Hook is an extremely divisive movie, so let's get into it.
0:00 Intro
12:09 Hook
1:33:22 Adaptations to look out for
King Lear set in Sengoku-period Japan? Sounds good to me! This episode's about Akira Kurosawa's Ran from 1985. Spoilers: it's good. And Jules and Zoë had a great time talking about it!
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
5:39 Ran
1:24:04 We briefly turn into two Martin Scorseses
1:31:31 Adaptations to look out for
This time we're talking about Clueless from 1995, one of the most well-known modern adaptations of a classic novel. Jane Austen's Emma is always a difficult story to tackle, so let's see Clueless' take!
TIMECODES
0:00 Intro
3:25 Clueless
1:38:00 Adaptations to look out for
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Guess who's back?! This time we're talking about Wide Sargasso Sea, the 1966 prequel to Jane Eyre by Jean Rhys. When you hear about feminist responses to classic literature, this is one of the first that comes up. But did it meet our expectations? I don't know! We say in the episode! Trigger warning for discussions of domestic/spousal abuse, as that's one of the main themes of the book. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro and Podcast Wrapped
03:58 Wide Sargasso Sea
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Can you adapt a Twitter thread into a movie? If the thread is about a story this wild, absolutely! Today we're talking about the movie Zola from 2020, an adaptation of the 2015 Twitter thread made by Aziah King. Note: Jules misremembered her name as Aziah Wells, sorry about that! Other note: trigger warnings for sexual abuse, self harm, suicide. It's a lot.
We’re heading back to Gail Carson Levine’s fairytale world with the Snow White adaptation “Fairest,” the follow up to “Ella Enchanted.” How does it compare to those other stories? How does it improve on them? Is Oochoo the best dog? Let’s discuss in our longest episode yet!
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This episode we're looking at the 2020 movie adaptation of The Secret Garden, starring Colin Firth and way too many CGI plants! It's a rough one, folks.
It's the moment you've all been waiting for! We're back, and we're talking Gepetto, the movie that's sweeping the nation. America's sweetheart Drew Carey is here to teach us that even the worst dad in the world can have his own movie. Bonjorno!
Let’s talk about the classic tale of love and deception, Cyrano de Bergerac, and its 2021 adaptation directed by Joe Wright and starring Peter Dinklage. Did you know this was a musical? We sure didn’t! It’s a bit of a ride.
What is an adaptation, really? This episode we take a look at the Weird Al Yankovic "biopic" and ask ourselves: how do you approach an adaptation of a real person's life? Let's find out!
It's our first episode with a special guest! Sam aka samsingsongs on Tiktok joined us to talk about the 1940 movie adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. We're deep into the Hays Code and no one's really trying to do a British accent, but how do we all feel about the movie in the end? Let's find out!
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In this episode, we're taking a look at songs inspired by old stories; Eat Your Young by Hozier as A Modest Proposal, Grendel's Mother by The Mountain Goats as Beowulf, Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush as the novel of the same name, and Love Story by Taylor Swift as Romeo and Juliet. We're also talking about the Built on Bones EP by Emily Scott Robinson, which is six songs sung by the witches from Macbeth. What makes a song a good adaptation as opposed to a movie or book? We're gonna talk about it!
Today Zoë and Jules are going back to a book they loved as kids, Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine! How does it work as an adaptation of Cinderella? Is the 2004 movie any good? Will they ever stop fidgeting with things on their desk? Listen to the episode to find out!
Let's take a trip back to the past, 1999 to be exact! This week we're talking about a beloved adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About You. But does the humor of the 90s (and the 1590s) hold up? We're gonna find out.
This week we're talking about the Malice & Misrule book duology by Heather Walter, a sapphic Sleeping Beauty retelling. Adapting fairy tales and folklore can be a different beast than other adaptations, so what do we think of this twist on the classic tale? I'll be honest folks, we get a little silly. Hope you like it!
Let's talk about the 2022 Netflix movie adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion, starring Dakota Johnson and Cosmo Jarvis. We are... not big fans. But why? Is it just the modern Fleabag-isms? Or is there something more complex we take issue with? Listen to find out!
