Jess and Jenn could not be more excited to talk about Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time. Kendyl could be.
Episode #220: A Wrinkle in Uniformity
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Vlog: Six Worst Performances by Child Actors
Episode #219: The Death Heard ‘Round the Glade
The last stop for Adaptation in the Maze Runner series, the group talks about Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), the improvements on the book, our favorite characters, and the reinforcement of Kendyl’s new ship.
Episode #218: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
Dorin, Jenn, and Kendyl revisit Detective Harry Hole in the film adaptation The Snowman (2017) and whether the style, tropes, and female characters were an improvement on the Jo Nesbø novel, or fell flat.
#217: The Greater Good Cure
Adaptation is finally covering the end of The Maze Runner series, The Death Cure by James Dashner, complete with another discussion about what “the greater good” is in this world, the radical opposites of WCKD and Right Arm, and the characters we lost along the way.
Episode #216: Welcome to Jumanji, We Got Fun and Games
The Adaptation hosts talk about what worked about turning Jumanji into a videogame, their headcanons on how it evolves, and how the characters worked in and out of the game world.
Commentary #17: Jumanji (1995)
While reliving childhood memories of Jumanji (1995), Jenn, Sarah, and Kendyl realize how traumatic parts of the film are, but still have just as much fun as ever watching it.
Episode #215: It’s a Wonder
Adaptation discusses the film Wonder (2017), how the character perspectives were translated to screen, and externalizing Auggie’s internal monologues through Star Wars characters.
Episode #214: The Foundation of the Justice League
There were a lot of foundational issues to be found in Justice League (2017), but the Adaptation hosts were able to find a couple moments to love in the film.
Episode #213: Mustache on the Orient Express
Adaptation covers Murder on the Orient Express (2017), with all it’s epic facial hair, increased drama, and intensified moral arcs.
Episode #212: The Wondrous World of Wonder
Jess and Jenn talk about all the wonderful things about Wonder by R.J. Palacio, the supportive family aspect, and how emotional they plan to get during the film.
Vlog: Room to Read – P4A 2017
Episode #211: The Twilight of the Gods
Jenn, Ryan, and Kendyl are super down with the third 80s space movie in the MCU. Along with Thor: Ragnarok (2017) the hosts talk about the original myth, the comic storyline, and Thor’s glorious transformation from his first film to the new ruler of Asgard.
Vlog: Mythology of Rick Riordan Spotlight
Episode #210: Murder on the Justice Express
Adaptation covers their second novel by the Queen of Mystery herself, Agatha Christie. Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss Murder on the Orient Express, the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot, and the twelve person jury that makes up the cast.
Episode #209: The Case of the Harry Hole
The Adaptation hosts get a little juvenile about the protagonist’s name in Jo Nesbø’s The Snowman, talk about the grizzled detective trope, and try their hardest (or do they) to remember all the character’s names.
Vlog: The Wee Free Men Dream Cast
Episode #208: The Thin, Flat Line
Dorin and Kendyl discuss both versions of Flatliners (1990 & 2017): the afterlife, manifestations of guilt, Julia Robert’s luscious hair, and why they should have let Ellen Page be gay.
Vlog: Edgar Allan Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party Spotlight
Episode #207: At IT Again
Lots of differing opinions fly in our discussion of It (2017). We compare it to the 1990 miniseries, work through frustration about the different characters’ fears, and figure out who the jumpy hosts are.
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