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In this podcast we set out to answer the age old question: is the book really always better than the movie?
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Ep. 66 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett vs. The Secret Garden (2020)
Send us Fan MailA locked garden is already powerful. So why did the 2020 film feel like it needed ghosts, a mansion fire, and “magic” spelled out loud? I put Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret…
Ep. 65 The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances vs. The Girlfriend (2025)
Send us Fan MailOne small lie can wreck an entire family, but the version you watch or read decides who you blame. I'm putting Michelle Francis’s 2017 psychological thriller The Girlfriend…
Ep. 64 Three Adaptations That Almost Made The Cut
Send us Fan MailSome adaptations don’t fail because they’re bad, but because they’re trying to do a different job than the source. I’m testing that idea with three 2019 picks that almost became full…
Ep. 63 The Lord Of The Rings by JRR Tolkien vs. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2000s)
Send us Fan MailThe Lord of the Rings movies are legendary, but once you read Tolkien, you start spotting the choices that quietly reshape the entire journey. I’m comparing J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord…
Ep. 62 Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell vs. Hamnet (2025)
Send us Fan MailShakespeare’s most famous tragedy might have started with a quieter one, and that’s what makes Hamnet so hard to shake. I’m Lluvia, and I’m putting Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling…
Music Tames The Wolfe; Interview with Author Rick London
Send us Fan MailA werewolf story set in the San Francisco Bay Area sounds like it should end in blood, but Rick London flips the myth in a way we couldn’t stop talking about. His novel The Dancing…
Ep. 61 The Idea of You by Robinne Lee vs. The Idea of You (2024)
Send us Fan MailA secret romance with a global pop star sounds like pure escapism until you look at the one detail that changes everything: age. I’m Lluvia, and I’m putting Robinnne Lee’s The Idea of…
Ep. 60 Lisey's Story by Stephen King vs. Lisey's Story (2021)
Send us Fan MailGrief can make a world feel unreal and sometimes, in Stephen King’s universe, it literally is. I dive into Lisey’s Story and its Apple TV+ adaptation to unpack how a marriage haunted…
Little Women 1949: Book Or Bust
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a beloved classic gets the lush Technicolor treatment but trims away the thornier parts that make it feel real? I dig into the 1949 Little Women adaptation and…
Ep. 59 Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley vs. Frankenstein & Bride of Frankenstein (1930s)
Send us Fan MailWhat if the real monster isn’t the creature, but the way his story was retold? We dive into Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the Universal classics Frankenstein and Bride of…
Ep. 58 I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt vs. The Irishman (2019)
Send us Fan MailA phone call opens with a code: “I heard you paint houses.” From that line, I followed Frank Sheeran’s long road from soldier to union fixer to alleged hitman, weighing the granular…
Top 10 Least Favorite Films Of 2025
Send us Fan MailA year of loud releases and louder opinions deserves a clear-eyed reckoning. I pull back the curtain on my most disappointing theatrical watches and ask why big IP, glossy remakes,…
Top 10 Favorite Movies Of 2025
Send us Fan MailWhat if one of your favorite films of the year is the one everyone else swears is terrible? My feelings drive this countdown of the 10 movies I watched in theaters that defined my…
Top Ten Least Favorite Books Of 2025
Send us Fan MailEver notice how least-favorite lists light up the room? I lean into that energy and break down ten books from 2025 that didn’t land for me and why. Not to dunk for sport, but to get…
Top 10 Favorite Books of 2025
Send us Fan MailA top ten list only works if it tells a story, and this one starts with quiet middle grade courage and ends with a blockbuster prequel that cracked my no-tears streak wide open. I’m…
Ep. 57 The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) vs. The Long Walk (2025)
Send us Fan MailImagine a country so desperate for unity that it turns survival into a national spectacle. That’s the engine powering Stephen King’s The Long Walk—published as Richard Bachman—and the…
Ep. 56 Monster by Naoki Urasawa vs. Monster (2004)
Send us Fan MailA neurosurgeon saves a dying boy and sparks a decade-long reckoning—across hospitals, border towns, and the fragile space between duty and regret. That’s the engine of Monster, Naoki…
Ep. 55 The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann vs. The Lost City of Z (2016)
Send us Fan MailA vanished explorer, a city swallowed by jungle, and a film that chooses myth over method—this week I dive deep into The Lost City of Z to separate the legends from the ledger. I…
Ep. 54 You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames vs. You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Send us Fan MailA fixer who vanishes like a rumor. A girl who counts to survive. A city that hides its crimes in plain sight. We put Jonathan Ames’ You Were Never Really Here head‑to‑head with Lynne…
Ep. 53 Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy, Frederik Peeters vs. Old (2021)
Send us Fan MailImagine stepping onto a perfect, hidden beach and feeling your life accelerate—years slipping by in hours, bodies racing ahead of minds, and secrets surfacing as quickly as the tide.…
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