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  • Emma vs Clueless

    Emma vs Clueless
    Mar 5 2021

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    DId you know Amy Heckerling's masterpiece "Clueless" was the first adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma?

    We discuss how well "Clueless" stacks up against Emma and which we like better the book or the movie.
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    43 minutos
  • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

    Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
    Jan 30 2019

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    Alicia compares the beloved children's picture book by Judi Barrett with it's 2009 Sony Pictures movie. How does it stack up?

    We also talk about changes to the podcast and ways for viewers to be more involved. Like following us on Instagram and answering our poll questions. And a new and better way to submit your picks for topics. And even asking you to be guests on the show!

    Listen in to find out how!
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    14 minutos
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    Nov 20 2018

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    ***There are SPOILERS for the whole series. So if you haven't read or seen all the books/movies and don't want the spoiled please listen at a later time.***

    In this episode we talk about the first book of one of the most loved childhood stories in existence, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone. In it we discuss our first experiences with Harry Potter, what our listener's wished was different about the movie.

    ***And, again, there are SPOILERS for the whole series. So if you haven't read or seen all the books/movies and don't want the spoiled please listen at a later time.***
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    57 minutos
  • The Witches

    The Witches
    Oct 24 2018

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    The Witches by Roald Dahl is a beloved tale that teaches us many great lessons, like don't judge a book by its cover and you'll be ok no matter what if you've got some one who loves you.

    But how does the 1990 movie starring Anjelica Huston and Rowan Atkinson hold up to the book? We find out in this episode of From Cover to Reel.

    We talk about characters, plot points, themes, and... Scrappy Doo?
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    40 minutos
  • Coraline

    Coraline
    Oct 13 2018

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    Today we discuss Coraline. We discuss characters, themes, motifs, things we like changed and things we didn't. We also get into Hollywood's problem of watering down strong female characters.
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    56 minutos
  • Crazy Rich Asians

    Crazy Rich Asians
    Sep 27 2018

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    How does the number one movie in America compare to it's source material? Alicia discusses with her husband the differences between the book and the movie and decides which she enjoyed more. We discuss mainly characters and plot in this episode.
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    48 minutos
  • The Little Prince

    The Little Prince
    Sep 16 2018

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    We compare this classic, beloved book of Antoine Saint Exupéry and the movie that continues the story. We mostly discuss the themes as the movie isn't a direct adaptation of the book. We also discuss how we feel about the Prince's character development.
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    32 minutos
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
    Aug 29 2018

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    The movie of this popular novel was just released on Netflix this month. How does it compare? Why did it make us start talking about Castaway? (Yes the Tom Hanks movie) In this episode we discuss the changes made in the movie and what we think of them (and yes we disagree about some things).
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    1 hora e 3 minutos