Ink to Film

JRR Tolkien is a giant in genre literature and the guys are eager to discuss his novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, part one of The Lord of the Rings. In this episode, they cover the first five chapt…

The guys are through the final gate and rewarded with Steven Spielberg’s nostalgic video game romp, Ready Player One, adapted from the Sci-Fi novel by Ernest Cline. They begin with a SPOILER-FREE sec…

Crystal key in hand, the guys head into the final gate to finish “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline. In this episode covering level 3 they begin with their overall thoughts on the novel before diving…

BONUS RELEASE this week as the guys log back in to the Oasis for level 2 of their coverage of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One” (AKA part 2/3 of the book). They hop right into their spoiler-coverage …

Join the guys as they login to the Oasis with Ernest Cline’s Sci-Fi holy grail of geekdom with their coverage of level 1 of “Ready Player One” (AKA part 1 of the book). They begin their journey with …

Special guest J.L. Gribble joins Luke & James to discuss Ava DuVernay’s 2018 film adaptation of “A Wrinkle in Time” starring Oprah Winfry, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Zach Galifianakis and more.…

Join Luke & James as they take a wholesome trip across the universe with Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 novel, “A Wrinkle in Time,” before they see the new film by Ava DuVernay starring Oprah Winfrey, Rees…

Writer Remy Nakamura joins Luke and James to discuss Annihilation, the 2018 mind-blowing film by Alex Garland starring Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac based on the novel by Jeff Vandermeer. Whether y…

The guys have delved too deep into Jeff Vandermeer’s “Annihilation” and have come out different. Changed. New. In this episode, they finish out the novel discussing parts 4 and 5. Once again, they be…

This week the guys delve into Jeff Vandermeer’s incredible weird sci-fi novel, “Annihilation,” by discussing parts 1, 2, and ending with part 3. They kick things off with a SPOILER-FREE section cover…

Netflix’s cyberpunk far-future series was an overall success, with a few sticking points holding it back from greatness. Luke & James read the source material by Richard K. Morgan and bring that pers…

The guys have finished the second half of Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 post-cyberpunk novel, “Altered Carbon” and enjoyed the entire wild ride. In part two of their coverage of the book, they begin again…

Before the release of the brand-new Netflix series, the guys go back to the source with Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 postcyberpunk novel, "Altered Carbon." In part one of their coverage they try somethin…

Writer and filmmaker Kourtnea Hogan returns for the disastrous Rawhead Rex film adaptation by George Pavlou based on the short story by Clive Barker. Honestly, watching this film is NOT recommended. …

Writer and filmmaker Kourtnea Hogan joins Luke and James this week to discuss Clive Barker’s 1984 short story, “Rawhead Rex,” from his legendary “Books of Blood.” This EXTREME-CONTENT filled episode’…

Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s picture book left an indelible mark on generations of kids, and Luke and James are among them. They begin this combo book/film episode by discussing their relation…

Happy New Year! Luke and James sat down together in Florida to take one last look back at all the projects they did in 2017. This episode doesn’t focus on one specific title exclusively, but instead …

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! ‘Tis the season to watch Die Hard and the guys have a lot to say about John McTiernan’s 1988 action classic, especially now that they’ve read the source material. …

The guys finish out the second half of book that inspired Die Hard, Roderick Thorp’s 1979 novel, Nothing Lasts Forever. Just how different is it? Well, dramatically different, in some ways, and Luke …

Episode Description: "Did you know that Die Hard was based off a novel? For the first of their holiday episodes, Luke and James have a blast going back to the source with the first half (chapters 1-9…