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Matilda: The Musical (2022) Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Roald Dahl, & Tim Minchin
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 25, 2024 15:46 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Matilda The 1988 YA Novel Vs. the 2022 Musical Film "Matilda the Musical" (based on the 1988 Roald Dahl novel) tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a bright young girl with telekinetic powers. Neglected by her parents and bullied by the tyrannical headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, M...
Matilda: The Musical (2022) Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, Roald Dahl, & Tim Minchin
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 25, 2024 15:46 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Matilda The 1988 YA Novel Vs. the 2022 Musical Film "Matilda the Musical" (based on the 1988 Roald Dahl novel) tells the story of Matilda Wormwood, a bright young girl with telekinetic powers. Neglected by her parents and bullied by the tyrannical headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, M...
2FAST 2FILMS - “THE ANIMAL KINGDOM” & “SHIRLEY”
2Fast 2Films - March 19, 2024 13:47 - 7 minutes ★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this weeks episode of the world’s-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review two new films!!! First “THE ANIMAL KINGDOM” An adventure between a father and his son, in a world where some humans have started mutating into other animal species. Starring Romain Duris, Paul Kircher and A...
The Opposite Sex (1956) & The Women (1939) June Allyson, Joan Collins, Clare Booth Luce
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 18, 2024 21:34 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: The Opposite Sex The 1936 Play V. the 1939 Film Vs. the 1956 Musical "The Opposite Sex" is a musical comedy film released in 1956. It is a remake of the 1939 film "The Women, " directed by David Miller, based on the play of the same name by Clare Boothe Luce. The story revolves a...
The Opposite Sex (1956) & The Women (1939) June Allyson, Joan Collins, Clare Booth Luce
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 18, 2024 21:34 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: The Opposite Sex The 1936 Play V. the 1939 Film Vs. the 1956 Musical "The Opposite Sex" is a musical comedy film released in 1956. It is a remake of the 1939 film "The Women, " directed by David Miller, based on the play of the same name by Clare Boothe Luce. The story revolves a...
Episode Ninety-One - Godzilla (1998) w/ The Kaiju Transmissions Podcast
Failure to Franchise - March 12, 2024 04:00 - 1 hourWe're kicking off "Monster March Madness," a month dedicated to giant monster movies, with one of the biggest movies (literally) we've looked at yet, the first American attempt at adapting Godzilla as a Hollywood blockbuster. The Japanese Godzilla series is one of the longest-running, most succe...
Mean Girls (2024) Tina Fey, Renee Rapp, Angourie Rice, Auli'i Cravalho, and Avantika
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 10, 2024 21:34 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Mean Girls The 2002 Book vs. the 2004 Movie vs. the 2018 Musical vs. the 2024 Movie "Mean Girls" is a teen comedy film released in 2004 that follows Cady Heron, a high school student who navigates the social hierarchy and mean girls. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, ...
Mean Girls (2024) Tina Fey, Renee Rapp, Angourie Rice, Auli'i Cravalho, and Avantika
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 10, 2024 21:34 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Mean Girls The 2002 Book vs. the 2004 Movie vs. the 2018 Musical vs. the 2024 Movie "Mean Girls" is a teen comedy film released in 2004 that follows Cady Heron, a high school student who navigates the social hierarchy and mean girls. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, ...
TOMMY (1975) The Who, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, Tina Turner, Elton John, Jack Nicholson, Pete Townshend and Ken Russell
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 03, 2024 10:45 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Tommy The 1969 Rock Opera Vs. The 1975 Movie“Musicals in March” "The Who's Tommy" is a rock opera written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who. It was first released as a double album in 1969 and later adapted into various stage productions, including...
TOMMY (1975) The Who, Ann-Margret, Roger Daltrey, Tina Turner, Elton John, Jack Nicholson, Pete Townshend and Ken Russell
Book Vs Movie Podcast - March 03, 2024 10:45 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Tommy The 1969 Rock Opera Vs. The 1975 Movie“Musicals in March” "The Who's Tommy" is a rock opera written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who. It was first released as a double album in 1969 and later adapted into various stage productions, including...
2FAST 2FILMS - “STOPMOTION” & “DUNE: PART TWO”
2Fast 2Films - March 02, 2024 21:11 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this weeks episode of the world’s-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review two new films!!! First “STOPMOTION” A talented stop-motion animator becomes consumed by the grotesque world of her horrifying creations -- with deadly results. Starring Aisling Franciosi. Then a quick revie...
Episode Ninety - A.X.L. (2018)
Failure to Franchise - February 27, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour"FRIENDruary" concludes, with our look at the 2018 robotic-dog movie that we swear actually exists! No, really! Based on a Kickstarter-funded short film, A.X.L. is yet another movie that combines robo-dogs with the gritty world of off-road motorbike racing. But even if you're sick of that old ch...
The Color Purple (2023) Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, & Danielle Brooks
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 26, 2024 16:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: The Color Purple The 1982 novel Vs. the 2023 movie musical "The Color Purple" is a novel by Alice Walker that tells the story of Celie, a young African American girl in the early 20th century. Celie writes letters to God, sharing her struggles with abuse from her father and later...
The Color Purple (2023) Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, & Danielle Brooks
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 26, 2024 16:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: The Color Purple The 1982 novel Vs. the 2023 movie musical "The Color Purple" is a novel by Alice Walker that tells the story of Celie, a young African American girl in the early 20th century. Celie writes letters to God, sharing her struggles with abuse from her father and later...
2FAST 2FILMS - “BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE” & “OUR FAVORITE MUSIC-BIO PICS”
2Fast 2Films - February 20, 2024 18:57 - 9 minutes ★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this weeks episode of the world’s-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review two new films!!! First “BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE” Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world. Starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, Ja...
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) Cicely Tyson, Richard Dysart, Rod Perry, & Ernest J. Gaines
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 19, 2024 17:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman The 1971 play Vs. the 1974 movie For Black History Month, the Margos visit "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." Ernest J. Gaines wrote this novel, which was first published in 1971. The book is a fictional autobiography that spans over ...
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) Cicely Tyson, Richard Dysart, Rod Perry, & Ernest J. Gaines
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 19, 2024 17:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman The 1971 play Vs. the 1974 movie For Black History Month, the Margos visit "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." Ernest J. Gaines wrote this novel, which was first published in 1971. The book is a fictional autobiography that spans over ...
2FAST 2FILMS - “LISA FRANKENSTEIN” & “OUR FAVORITE ROM-COMS”
2Fast 2Films - February 14, 2024 20:06 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this weeks episode of the world’s-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review two new films!!! First “LISA FRANKENSTEIN” A misunderstood teenager and a reanimated Victorian corpse embark on a murderous journey together to find love, happiness, and a few missing body parts. Starring ...
Episode Eighty-Nine - Mac and Me (1988)
Failure to Franchise - February 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourWe're kicking off "FRIENDruary" with a look at Paul Rudd's "favorite" movie, 1988's Mac & Me. Both a shameless rip-off of Steven Spielberg's E.T. AND a shameless fast-food commercial disguised as a movie, Mac & Me is that special sort of crazy that only Hollywood in the 80s could give us. Over t...
Fences(2016) Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, & August Wilson
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 12, 2024 17:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Fences The 1987 play Vs. the 2016 movie For Black History Month, the Margos revisit playwright August Wilson (we covered Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom last year.) Fences premiered on Broadway in 1987 and is a part of Wilson's acclaimed Pittsburgh Cycle, also known as the Century Cycle...
Fences(2016) Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jovan Adepo, & August Wilson
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 12, 2024 17:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Fences The 1987 play Vs. the 2016 movie For Black History Month, the Margos revisit playwright August Wilson (we covered Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom last year.) Fences premiered on Broadway in 1987 and is a part of Wilson's acclaimed Pittsburgh Cycle, also known as the Century Cycle...
2FAST 2FILMS - “ARGYLLE” & “THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP”
2Fast 2Films - February 08, 2024 14:51 - 9 minutes ★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this weeks episode of the world’s-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review two new films!!! First “ARGYLLE” A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world ev...
Ethan Frome (1993)Liam Neeson, Patricia Arquette, Joan Allen, Tate Donovan & Edith Wharton
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 04, 2024 22:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Ethan Frome The 1911 book Vs. the 1993 movie The Margos have decided to cover a proper novel-to-movie adaptation after a few weeks of pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a "book" on their show. Edith Wharton's 1911 novel Ethan Frome tells the story of a sickly man who live...
Ethan Frome (1993)Liam Neeson, Patricia Arquette, Joan Allen, Tate Donovan & Edith Wharton
Book Vs Movie Podcast - February 04, 2024 22:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Ethan Frome The 1911 book Vs. the 1993 movie The Margos have decided to cover a proper novel-to-movie adaptation after a few weeks of pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a "book" on their show. Edith Wharton's 1911 novel Ethan Frome tells the story of a sickly man who live...
Episode Eighty-Eight - Punisher: War Zone (2008)
Failure to Franchise - January 30, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThe "New Year's Punishment Party" concludes, with our look at 2008's Punisher: War Zone, Frank Castle's final big-screen adventure (to date). In the wake of 2004's Punisher film, attempts were made to create a sequel starring Thomas Jane, but over time the project evolved into a brand-new reboot...
2FAST 2FILMS - “I.S.S.” & “DRIVING MADELEINE”
2Fast 2Films - January 29, 2024 01:31 - 8 minutes ★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this weeks episode of the world’s-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review two new films!!! First “I.S.S.” Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station (I.S.S.) as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. . Starring Ariana DeBose, John Gallagher Jr., C...
Gone Girl (2014) Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, David Fincher, & Gillian Flynn (2020 replay)
Book Vs Movie Podcast - January 26, 2024 10:55 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Gone Girl The 2012 book Vs. the 2014 movie(From the Book Vs. Movie Vaults!) The Margos take an oldie but a goodie out of the vaults this week!! Gone Girl is a thriller by Gillian Flynn. The story follows the disappearance of Amy Dunne, a woman who goes missing on her fifth weddi...
Gone Girl (2014) Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, David Fincher, & Gillian Flynn (2020 replay)
Book Vs Movie Podcast - January 26, 2024 10:55 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 192 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Gone Girl The 2012 book Vs. the 2014 movie(From the Book Vs. Movie Vaults!) The Margos take an oldie but a goodie out of the vaults this week!! Gone Girl is a thriller by Gillian Flynn. The story follows the disappearance of Amy Dunne, a woman who goes missing on her fifth weddi...
2FAST 2FILMS - “THE KITCHEN” & “ALL OF US STRANGERS”
2Fast 2Films - January 23, 2024 14:43 - 9 minutes ★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this weeks episode of the world’s-fastest-movie-review podcast Jackson and Mike review two new films!!! First “THE KITCHEN” In a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuse...
JAWS (1975) From our vaults! Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, & Steven Spielberg
Book Vs Movie Podcast - January 21, 2024 19:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsBook Vs. Movie: Jaws The 1974 book Vs. the 1975 movie (From the Book Vs. Movie Vaults!) The Margos take an oldie but a goodie out of the vaults this week!! "Jaws" is a classic thriller that originated from Peter Benchley's novel and was later transformed into a blockbuster film directed by Steve...
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