Kendyl and Dorin follow up their discussion of Tim Crothers’ book by talking about Disney’s Queen of Katwe (2016), why they never quite got the hang of chess, and what would make it a little more interesting to them.
Listen to our episode on the book by Tim Crothers.
Question(s) of the Week: What two teams would you tape to your chess pieces to battle? What character would each piece be?
In this episode, Dorin and Kendyl have watched A Dog’s Purpose (2017) and discuss how the different lives fit together, the ending, and how it differs from the book.
Listen to our episode on the book by W. Bruce Cameron.
Question(s) of the Week: Did you think the different lives felt disjointed? If so, how could it have been done better?
Adaptation covers both A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley and Lion (2016) in one episode, lamenting the added drama of the film but loving the acting and the story as a whole.
Question(s) of the Week: How did the film land for you if you hadn’t read the book? And what does your name mean?
Jenn and Kendyl discuss A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron, the different personalities of our IRL pets and wonder if the overall purpose of this dog pays off.
Question(s) of the Week: How do you feel about the way the dog’s “purpose” comes full circle in this book? Do you have any recommendations for books about a girl and her dog?
After gushing over the book on the last episode, Adaptation returns to talk about the film A Monster Calls (2016) and gushes a little bit more.
Question(s) of the Week: To what degree is the monster real? Does he just show up for children who are grieving? What other situations might call him?
Jess and Jenn rave over the book A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, discussing the monsterousness of “the monster” and other characters, the morals of the monster’s stories and what they expect from the film.
Question(s) of the Week: How tangible do you think the monster is? Does he really exist?
Kendyl and Dorin return to the merry ol’ land with Ozland (2015). Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the hosts bat around several theories about the world of the film and come back to the same theme as the original: you already have what you’re looking for.
Question(s) of the Week: Real or not real? Did Leif go to Oz or is he dead?
Adaptation dives into the Wizarding World for the first time! They discuss American wizarding society, the revelation of the obscurious, and all the beasts included in Fantastic Beasts (2016).
Question(s) of the Week: Where is the series going from here? What characters will we follow and where will it take place?
Dorin and Kendyl discuss “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang and Arrival (2016), get into the paradox of the Book of Life, and wonder at how the adaptation amped up the dramatics.
Question(s) of the Week: Were the added dramatics of the movie worth it? And for the bonus round, did you understand/interpret the story and movie differently than we discussed?
Adaptation covers the film Doctor Strange (2016) in this episode, talking pace, character development and representation while looking ahead to what Marvel has in store next.
Question of the Week: Do you think the magic in this universe is really magic? Or is it just a very advanced, unexplained form of science?
The hosts cover both the book and movie versions of The Girl on the Train and wonder who was really surprised by the ending. But on the bright side, discussing these complex female characters turns out being just the type of deep conversation that they love having.
Question of the Week: At what point did you have your “light bulb moment,” when you realized whodunit in the book? In the movie?
The hosts discuss the film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016), whether there’s room for a sequel and if they think Miss Peregrine is actually a villain as well as the couple controversial choices the filmmakers made.
Check out our episode on the novel here!
Question(s) of the Week: What gods or mythological creatures could the children’s peculiarities be descended from? If the Hollowghast had never been created, would Jacob and his grandfather’s peculiarity have been useless or would they have a different one?
The Adaptation host discuss time loops, relative ages, and mortality in this episode covering Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about how the time loop works? How is it created? How does age work inside of it?
Dorin and Kendyl just want to know more about Phiona in this episode on The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers.
Question of the Week: Did you think that Phiona’s story was too over-shadowed in this telling?
Dorin and Kendyl were mega-impressed with Pete’s Dragon (2016), but worry that it was too intense for the kiddies.
Question of the Week: How does this movie come across for children? Does anyone else want to punch Karl Urban?
Jenn and Kendyl discuss the pros and cons of Nerve (2016), the film adaptation of Jeanne Ryan’s novel.
Question of the Week: Could there be a sequel to this film? What kind of story would you like to see it tell?
Adaptation expresses their (mild?) disappointment in Suicide Squad (2016) and try to keep their hopes up for future DC endeavors.
Question of the Week: What do you think will happen first: DC making a well-received film or Marvel making a poorly-received film?
In this surprise episode, Kendyl confesses and Dorin consoles as the two reveal how they felt about the 1984 and 2016 Ghostbusters films.
Question of the Week: Did the media and internet opinions affect how you felt about the Ghostbusters remake? Do you think you liked it more or less because of it’s poor reception?
A packed episode leads to a lot of opinions–some on opposite ends of the spectrum–on Star Trek Beyond (2016), the film series as a whole, and how well it interprets the television series.
Question of the Week: Do you think the next Star Trek movie is going to involve time travel? How could they do a storyline like that without it getting weird?
We also have an episode on Star Trek Into Darkness.
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