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A family of 4 reviews book-to-film adaptations. All episodes are clean (although not necessarily kid-friendly).

S01E29 — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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S01E29 — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

July 25, 2024April 7, 2025

Learn our thoughts on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, how it compares to the film, and whether or not we believe the book is superior.

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S01E28 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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S01E28 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

July 18, 2024April 7, 2025

Is Goblet of Fire better in its book or film form? Which of the hosts thinks this is the weakest book of the series? Why did we spend so long arguing about whether or not Ludo Bagman was a genuinely pointless character?

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S01E27 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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S01E27 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

June 28, 2024April 7, 2025

We discuss our take on the introduction of the Marauders, our problems with the inconsistencies of time travel in the Potterverse, and our feelings about the directorial changes throughout the series. As always, we bring the spicy takes!

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S01E26 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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S01E26 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

June 24, 2024April 7, 2025

As we continue the SUMMER OF POTTER, our family of four dives into our thoughts on the most major differences between the second Harry Potter book and film.
All I’ll say here is that not *everyone* is a big fan of Christopher Columbus…

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S01E25 — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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S01E25 — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

June 14, 2024April 7, 2025

We’re all huge fans, so we have a blast this episode discussing changes from the first Harry Potter book to film. And we have some seriously hot takes. Do you agree?

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S01E24 — The Top Book-to-Film Adaptations Ever: Special Episode!
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S01E24 — The Top Book-to-Film Adaptations Ever: Special Episode!

May 30, 2024April 7, 2025

Look, we keep trying to record an episode about Pitch Perfect, but if we’re being honest, it’s just SO hard to read… So we did this instead!

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S01E23 — Planet of the Apes
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S01E23 — Planet of the Apes

May 26, 2024April 7, 2025

This universe now spans an incredible 10 movies… so how do the 1968 and 2001 films, roughly based on the classic French book by Pierre Boulle, line up?

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S01E22 — The Martian
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S01E22 — The Martian

May 5, 2024April 7, 2025

Spoiler alert: The Martian is (collectively) one of our favorites! Book, movie, whatever… we’re obsessed.

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S01E21 — Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
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S01E21 — Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

April 23, 2024April 7, 2025

This is one of those episodes where we (poorly) contain our disdain for… Well, I guess you must listen to find out!

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