Books With Pictures

Welcome to Nottingham! In this episode we're talking about the man, the myth, the legend: Robin Hood. Tons of media gets mentioned, namely The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, Disney's 1973 Robin Hood, Mel Brooks' Men in Tights, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Benji may or may not order us furry costumes – need we say more to tempt you to listen?

"...I wasn't prepared for the full animal kingdom of it." This episode is all about Dracula! He's the character with the single most movie appearances of all time, but we'll cover the original 1897 novel, The Horror of Dracula (1958) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Learn what iconic vampire traits come from folklore and which were invented by Bram Stoker, how many animals Dracula can canonically turn into, and how Taylor Swift could possible play Dracula. Featuring our friend Bailey!!

We continue our Frankenstein discussion, covering differences between the 1818 book, the 1931 movie, and the 1994 movie "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein". We also talk about what would have happened if Deadpool & Wolverine was released in 1931. How the hell do we get there?! Tune in to find out!

Trace the history of science-fiction (and really weird girls) with us in the start of our Frankenstein series! In the first episode of this multi-episode discussion, we talk about the making of Frankenstein 1931, Mary Shelley's impetus for writing the original story, and, yes, Robert De Niro's balloon.

It's the highly anticipated (dreaded?) Jane Austen episode, featuring Emma and her adaptations across the years. We discuss the "iconic" Clueless, the 1996 Douglas McGrath apadation, and the 2020 Autumn de Wilde adaptation, with the help of our friend Olivia from the Sisters and the Stars podcast! Listen in to learn if a Clueless remake is in the works, if Shelby's childhood best friend was a book, and what makes Benji Google-like-there's-no-tomorrow. TRIGGER WARNING: ANOTHER MAN BUTT MENTION AND ENSUING BUTT DISCUSSION.

Is that 1800s shame energy we smell?! This episode, we're talking about Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter," including the 1995 Demi Moore and Gary Oldman adaptation and Will Gluck's "Easy A." Our friend Gabi compares this (allegedly) seminal American work to European novels, BENJI MAKES A ZACK SNYDER REFERENCE?!?!, and, yes, we talk about The Bathtub Issue. Stay tuned for part 2!

Surprise holiday episode: Season 2 resumes with Little Women! We talk about Louisa May Alcott being cool af, the challenge of slice of life stories, and Chris issues an apology!?!? 

This week, our friend Igor joins us to talk about The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald! We talk about themes of capitalism, Watergate, and the Sparknotes of it all.

In this episode, we've all read, watched, or listened to one version of Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray story! We talk about the history of the novel, explain TikTok lingo to Chris, and break down the many distinct components that make a 2009 movie a 2009 movie (parkour mentioned).