Ink to Film

In the middle third of Stephen King’s epic tale, the survivors of the Captain Trips superflu make their way to Boulder, Colorado to form a new society. To the West, Randall Flagg rallies an army in L…

Stephen King’s apocalyptic epic is one of his most well-known novels, but how does it hold up in the time of COVID-19? In episode 167, Luke & James kick off Ink to Film’s fifth season with the first …

Pop the champagne, you’ve made it out of 2020. In episode 166, Luke & James pick the best/ worst adaptations of the year! Topics: Most Surprising Project Top 5 States (downloads) Worst Source Materi…

Everyone’s favorite beleaguered reindeer takes center-stage for this holiday special, spanning from the original story to the stop-motion animated classic. In episode 165, Luke & James learn all abou…

Vampires get fabulous and sexy while retaining some real darkness in this Neil Jordan adaptation of Anne Rice’s seminal novel. In episode 164, Luke & James compare the film starring Tom Cruise, Brad …

Anne Rice has defined vampire fiction for a generation, but it all began with her debut novel where Louis de Pointe du Lac tells the story of his 200 year life to a mortal interviewer with a tape rec…

John McTiernan’s action films are undeniable hallmarks of the 80s and 90s, so how does this Tom Clancy adaptation stack up to his other noteworthy entries? In episode 162, Luke & James compare the so…

Tom Clancy was one of America’s bestselling authors of all time, and his character Jack Ryan has cemented a place in pop culture, but how did he get his start, and what's his lasting legacy? In episo…

Cinderella is an ancient story, but the most well-known literary version is the tale by The Mother Goose AKA Charles Perrault, first published in the late 1600s. But what does it have in common with …

Does Jaws 2 live up to its classic predecessor or sink into bad sequel territory? Does it have anything to do with Peter Benchley's novel? James reacts to his first time watching the movie in a discu…

Author, voice actor, audiobook narrator, and podcast host J. S. Arquin joins to discuss James McTeigue’s adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s comic series. In episode 159, Luke, James, and J. S…

V, the romantic anarchist, incites revolution in a fictional future dystopian England with many striking similarities to our very real present in America. In episode 158, Luke & James revisit the wor…

Writer Remy Nakamura returns to discuss the final five episodes of Misha Green’s HBO series adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel. In episode 157, Luke, James, and Remy explore the many lessons this ambiti…

Writer and friend of the show Remy Nakamura joins to weigh in on the second half of Matt Ruff’s novel, his own relationship to H. P. Lovecraft’s work, and shout out some other amazing authors worth c…

Misha Green helms the HBO adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel starring Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Wunmi Mosaku, and Michael K Williams in a show that has purpose. In episode 155, Luke & James unpa…

Matt Ruff inverts the inherent racism of Lovecraft’s fiction by tying it to white supremacy in this supernatural horror novel about America’s racist history. In episode 154, Luke & James take their f…

Was this 1978 animated film inspiration for Peter Jackson's trilogy? Does this original adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's work hold up today? On this (former patreon-exclusive) episode Luke and James …

Charlie Kaufman’s dreamlike adaptation of Iain Reid’s psychological horror novel makes for intriguing viewing, using the language of cinema to introduce a critique of our obsession with both entertai…

Iain Reid’s debut combines an insightful literary take on a relationship with creeping dread and psychological horror to make I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS a dark and memorable read. In episode 152, …

Philip K. Dick returns to the show with what might be his strongest story yet with “Second Variety,” but how does the adaptation by Christian Duguay stack up? In episode 151, Luke & James smoke some …