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This Film is Lit
On _This Film is Lit_ we finally settle the score on one simple question… Is the book really better than the movie? Bryan has a film degree. He watches the movie but doesn't read the book. Katie has two English degrees, so she does things the right way and reads the book before we watch the movie. Prepare to be wowed by our expertise and charm as we dissect all of your favorite film adaptations and decide whether the silver-screen or the written word did it better. Turn it up, settle in, and…
Episodes
- This Film is Lit
The Devil Wears Prada
Who is that sad little person? Are we doing a before-and-after piece I don't know about? It's The Devil Wears Prada, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess…
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Prequel to The Devil Wears Prada - The Last Unicorn Fan Reaction, The Devil Wears Prada Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - The Last Unicorn Fan Reaction - The Devil Wears Prada Preview
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The Last Unicorn
There are no happy endings because nothing ends. It's The Last Unicorn, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptation…
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Prequel to The Last Unicorn - Robin Hood Fan Reaction, Peter S. Beagle
- Patron Shoutouts - Robin Hood Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Peter S. Beagle - The Last Unicorn Preview
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Robin Hood
You know somethin’, Robin. I was just wonderin’... are we good guys or bad guys? It's Robin Hood, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book?…
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Prequel to Robin Hood - The Parent Trap Fan Reaction, Folklore, Robin Hood Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - The Parent Trap Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Folklore - Robin Hood Preview
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The Parent Trap
So if your Mom is my Mom and my Dad is your Dad... and we're both born on October 11th, then you and I are... like... sisters. Sisters? Hallie, we're like…
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Watchmen
And out of that contradiction, against unfathomable odds, it's you - only you - that emerged. To distill so specific a form, from all that chaos. It's like…
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Prequel to Watchmen - Chocolat Fan Reaction, Zack Snyder, Watchmen Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - Chocolat Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Zack Snyder - Watchmen Preview
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Chocolat
So, through good times and bad, famine and feast, the villagers held fast to their traditions. Until, one winter day, a sly wind blew in from the North... It's…
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Prequel to Chocolat - Drive Fan Reaction, Chocolat Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - Drive Fan Reaction - Chocolat Preview
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Drive
You give me a time and a place, I give you a five-minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens a minute…
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Prequel to Drive - Murder on the Orient Express Fan Reaction, Drive Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - Murder on the Orient Express Fan Reaction - Drive Preview
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
You tell your lies... and you think no one will know. But there are two people who will know. Yes, two people. Your God... and Hercule Poirot. It's Murder on…
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Prequel to Murder on the Orient Express - It's a Wonderful Life Fan Reaction, Agatha Christie
- Patron Shoutouts - It's a Wonderful Life Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express Preview
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It's a Wonderful Life
Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends. It's a Wonderful Life, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Better in…
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Prequel to It's a Wonderful Life - The Three Musketeers Fan Reaction, It's a Wonderful Life Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - The Three Musketeers Fan Reaction - It's a Wonderful Life Preview
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The Three Musketeers
All for one, and one for all! It’s The Three Musketeers, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Better in the Book Better in the…
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Prequel to The Three Musketeers - Ferdinand Fan Reaction, Alexandre Dumas
- Patron Shoutouts - Ferdinand Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers Preview
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Ferdinand
Built to fight, born to love. It’s Ferdinand, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nailed…
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Prequel to Ferdinand - Kid's Books and Gender Stereotypes
- Patron Shoutouts - There Will Be Blood Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Kid's Books and Gender Stereotypes - Ferdinand Preview
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There Will Be Blood
I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people. There are times when I... I look at people and I see nothing worth liking. I…
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Prequel to There Will Be Blood - Doctor Sleep Fan Reaction, Upton Sinclair
- Patron Shoutouts - Doctor Sleep Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Upton Sinclair - There Will Be Blood Preview
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Midsommar [PATRON BONUS EPISODE]
We just got married! So while we recover, and in lieu of a normal episode this week, we decided to release one of our recent bonus Patron episodes into the…
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Doctor Sleep
I see the grease all over you. You don't 'shine' quite the same. Growing up spoils that, I guess. It’s Doctor Sleep, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess…
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Prequel to Doctor Sleep - Zathura Fan Reaction, Decades-Later Sequels
- Patron Shoutouts - Zathura Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Decades-Later Sequels - Doctor Sleep Preview
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Zathura
Adventure is waiting. It’s Zathura, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nailed It Odds…
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Prequel to Zathura - Fifty Shades Freed Fan Reaction, Sci-fi for Kids
- Patron Shoutouts - Fifty Shades Freed Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Sci-fi for Kids - Zathura Preview
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Fifty Shades Freed
Mrs. Grey will see you now... It’s Fifty Shades Freed, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nailed It Odds and…
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Prequel to Fifty Shades Freed - A Room with a View Fan Reaction, Fifty Shades Freed Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - A Room with a View Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Special Episode Coming Soon: Fifty Shades and BDSM! - Fifty Shades Freed Preview
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A Room with a View
He's the sort who can't know anyone intimately, least of all a woman. But I love you. I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and feelings, even when I…
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Prequel to A Room with a View - Freaky Friday Fan Reaction, E.M. Forster
- Patron Shoutouts - Freaky Friday Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: E.M. Forster - A Room with a View Preview
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Freaky Friday
Every teenager's nightmare...turning into her mother. It’s Freaky Friday, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Better in the…
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Prequel to Freaky Friday - The Body Swap Trope, Fifty Shades Darker Fan Reaction
- Patron Shoutouts - Fifty Shades Darker Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: The Body Swap Trope - Freaky Friday Preview
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Fifty Shades Darker
Every fairy tale has a dark side... (pause for laughter). It’s Fifty Shades Darker, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Better in the Book Better in the Movie…
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Prequel to Fifty Shades Darker - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Fan Reaction, E.L. James
- Patron Shoutouts - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: E.L. James - Fifty Shades Darker Preview
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies? It’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in…
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Prequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Putting a Story into Historical Context, Annihilation Fan Reaction
- Patron Shoutouts - Annihilation Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Putting a Story into Historical Context - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Preview
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Annihilation
That's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality. It’s Annihilation, and This Film is Lit…
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Prequel to Annihilation - 50 Shades Fan Reaction, Weird Fiction, Annihilation Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - 50 Shades of Grey Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Weird Fiction - Annihilation Preview
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50 Shades of Grey
Mr. Grey will see you now... It’s 50 Shades of Grey, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nailed It Odds and…
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Prequel to 50 Shades of Grey - The Jungle Book Fan Reaction, 50 Shades and Fanfiction
- Patron Shoutouts - The Jungle Book Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: 50 Shades and Fancfiction - 50 Shades of Grey Preview
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The Jungle Book (1967)
Meet Mowgli, the man cub. Baloo thinks he'll make a darn good bear. Shere Khan thinks he'll make a darn good meal. It’s The Jungle Book, and This Film is Lit…
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Prequel to The Jungle Book - Inkheart Fan Reaction, Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - Inkheart Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book Preview
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Inkheart
Since the dawn of time, storytellers have enchanted audiences with their words. But there is an even rarer gift. There are those, who by reading out loud, can…
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Prequel to Inkheart - Children of Men Fan Reaction, Brendan Fraser, Inkheart Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - Children of Men Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Brendan Fraser - Inkheart Preview
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Children of Men
No children. No future. No hope. It’s Children of Men, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptation Better in the…
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Prequel to Children of Men - Ender's Game Fan Reaction, P.D. James, Children of Men Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - Ender's Game Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: P.D. James - Children of Men Preview
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Ender's Game
This movie needed to be 45 minutes longer. Boy am I glad it wasn’t, but it needed to be. It’s Ender's Game, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the…
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Prequel to Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card is the Worst
- Patron Shoutouts - The Remains of the Day Fan Reaction - Authors Who Disappointed Us: Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game Preview
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The Remains of the Day
Each one of you has his own particular duty - or her duty. Polished brass, brilliant silver, mahogany shining like a mirror. That is the welcome we will show…
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Prequel to The Remains of the Day - Ever After Fan Reaction, What is a Period Piece?
- Patron Shoutouts - Ever After Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Period Pieces - The Remains of the Day Preview
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Ever After
And, while Cinderella and her prince *did* live happily ever after, the point, gentlemen, is that they lived. It’s Ever After, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum…
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Prequel to Ever After - GoodFellas Fan Reaction, Cinderella, Ever After Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - GoodFellas Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Cinderella - Ever After Preview
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GoodFellas
As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster. It’s GoodFellas, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptation…
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Prequel to GoodFellas - Slapstick of Another Kind Fan Reaction, GoodFellas Preview
- Patron Shoutouts - Slapstick of Another Kind Fan Reaction - GoodFellas Preview
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Slapstick of Another Kind
Well that was certainly a thing that exists. It’s Slapstick of Another Kind, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Lost in…
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Prequel to Slapstick of Another Kind - The Handmaiden Fan Reaction, Kurt Vonnegut
- Patron Shoutouts - The Handmaiden Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Kurt Vonnegut - Slapstick of Another Kind Preview
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The Handmaiden
The daughter of a legendary thief, who sewed winter coats out of stolen purses. Herself a thief, pickpocket, swindler. The savior who came to tear my life…