Dec 29, 2023
After a year of legendary filmmakers, masterful novels, and children’s classics to warm the heart, how does it all stack up against one another? In episode 296, join Luke & James for the episode that tries to make sense of it all, including what rose to the top and what belongs at the bottom. From Shawshank to...
Dec 21, 2023
Roald Dahl might not have liked it, but Gene Wilder’s performance as chocolatier Willy Wonka is the stuff of movie legend, and Mel Stuart’s adaptation of the children’s novel holds up to this day. In episode 295, Luke & James debate which of many iconic scenes is the most memorable, try not to drink from the nasty...
Dec 14, 2023
The time has come at last to cover the "Master of Suspense" himself, Alfred Hitchcock! What better way than to analyze arguably his most iconic adaptation of all time? In episode 294, join Luke & James as they compare Robert Bloch’s version of Norman Bates to the one Anthony Perkins immortalized, get spooked out by a...
Dec 7, 2023
Robert Bloch’s novel came out within 2 years of serial killer Ed Gein’s arrest, but how much did it influence the character of Norman Bates? In episode 293, Luke & James discuss how Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation boosted Bloch’s career, the psychology of dissociative identity disorder as portrayed on film vs....