Episode #148: #TeamWhale

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Jenn and Kendyl discover what the real meaning of “based on the true story” according to Hollywood and despair at the twisting of the story that In the Heart of the Sea (2015) is based on. An enjoyable film? Sure. A generally true story? Not really.

Check out our episode on the book by Nathaniel Philbrick.

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Adaptation #117: The Seventh Son and the Stone of Destiny

header117Book readers and non-readers alike were unimpressed by the film Seventh Son, based on Joseph Delaney’s The Last Apprentice series. This one is going down in Adaptation history as one of our least favorite, and a gigantic missed opportunity for what could have been a great movie series.

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For a similar discussions, check out our episodes on The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, I, Frankenstein, The Curse of the Midas Box, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.

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