The Jump

This week, we get classical, as we cover the greatest love story ever told, Romeo and Juliet, and the iconic 90s adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. From the designer costumers, to the killer soundtrack, as well as the Mercutio of it all, we get into what makes this one of the all time great! **Trigger warning** discussion of suicide

One of our most requested episodes ever, this week we are covering Grace's favourite book, movie, and book thats been turned into a move, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, aka. Men who Hurt Women. ***Trigger Warning*** for this episode as it features a lot of language of different types of violence and assault

In this weeks episode Niamh and Grace tackle Dan Brown's DaVinci code. We get into the Catholic Church, poor lighting and bad writing.

On this weeks episode we’re covering Arrival and the short story it’s based on; Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang. We’re talking physics, we’re talking aliens, we’re talking grief! It’s gonna be a fun time!

In our season three premiere we're discussing The Princess Diaries! We get into Whitney Houston, feet pics and B*Witched!

In this special spooky bonus episode of The Jump, Niamh and Grace are getting witch FOR THE GIRLS! Covering the cult classic Practical Magic, and the Alice Hoffman novel that inspired it, we get into sisterhood, generational trauma and curses!

You voted for it and it's here!! our season two finale is all about the iconic novel and film, The Snapper! We get into Irish storytelling, the role of the church in modern Ireland and Niamh's dad's cameo in Dangerous Liaisons (stage version)https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/roddy-doyle-i-m-a-middle-class-person-commenting-on-working-class-life/ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/apr/18/roddy-doyle-life-writing-profile https://www.sundayworld.com/incoming/roddy-doyle-to-throw-the-snapper-on-to-the-fire-would-be-a-grave-mistake/40926779.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhDvTUUddbg https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-snapper-1993 https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/movies/roddy-doyle-reveals-he-was-not-fully-happy-with-final-script-for-the-commitments-in-new-series/40430677.html

On this week’s episode we are covering The Girl on the Train; the runaway success from author Paula Hawkins and adaptation starring Emily Blunt. We get into convoluted plots, female rage and the British custom of a G&T can on the train!https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/books/review/the-girl-on-the-train-by-paula-hawkins.htmlThe Girl On The Train Film Cast: Everything you need to know | Glamour UK (glamourmagazine.co.uk)

This week, Grace and Niamh are covering the 1954 Robert Matheson masterpiece, I Am Legend, and its third adaptation, 2007’s Will Smith blockbuster of the same name. We get into pandemics, devastating loneliness, self destruction, and humankind’s irreversible destruction of the planet. It’s actually one of our cheerier episodes!https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114238/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/moviesspecial/04halb.html?ref=moviesspecial https://web.archive.org/web/20110616205005/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article3097177.ece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSZ36oBdIPY