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To celebrate our 50th episode, we explore a world of espionage, hacking, seduction, and open faced sandwiches as we discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The novel, written by Stieg Larson, was brought to the screen by David Fincher in 2011 (sorry Swedish adaptation fans) and is Adina's all-time favorite adaptation, but which will we deem the better version in our totally serious "which is better" segment?

In honor of our 50th episode, this week we're discussing Ian's favorite movie Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuaron in 2006, and the novel it was based on by P.D. James. We analyze what makes this film so unique while questioning some of the novel's more than questionable plot points (spoiler alert: we did not care for the novel). Below is a link to the Cinefix video referenced in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLFHdagIw6o If you'd like to support the podcast, here's our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/covertocreditspod 

For the first time, we're discussing the magical world of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki with the film Howl's Moving Castle, and the novel it was based on by Diana Wynne Jones. No stone will be left unturned as we talk about succulent looking Miyazaki food, Howl 'birding' around, and a book subplot so wild that it was left from the film.

We take a leap forward in time from our last episode on If Beale Street Could Talk, and look at a more modern story of  how the justice system continues to fail African Americans. Written by Angie Thomas with the adaptation directed by George Tillman Jr., The Hate U Give is a sprawling story of a young girl dealing with loss and forced to confront the problems in the justice system and within her community as well. We'll discuss as many of these fantastic characters as we can, while also addressing the problematic white people (intentional and not), looking up 'dap', and of course getting your swirl on.

This episode, we talk about the famous James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk, written in 1974, and its recent adaptation by Barry Jenkins, director of the Oscar winning film Moonlight. We attempt to compare this lush movie with the vivid and moving novel that it was based on: from beautiful actors to questioning what counts as "entertainment", not to mention a surprise cameo by Dave Franco! 

We go one book/movie deeper into the Twilight Saga with Eclipse, written by Stephanie Meyer and adapted by David Slade: another romantic fantasy full of angst, tension, and pitches for much better stories than the one we're reading. We attempt to unpack the problematic love triangle at the heart of this story on top of asking the big questions, like does Stephanie Meyer know what your thigh bone is called? Blonde Vampires, Girl Time, and pointless self sacrifice all await you in this episode!

Prepare yourselves for some hot, hot takes as we discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go and its 2010 adaptation by Mark Romanek. We consider the logistics of the unique world in this novel while reflecting on the characters who in habit it. We also analyze Carey Mulligan's unfortunate hair cut, organ donations, and the world's saddest handjob. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audibletrial.com/covertocredits for a free audio book and 30 day free trial. 

Now that the holidays are over, we decide to focus more on the bleak side of winter by discussing The Snowman, a murder mystery novel by Joe Nesbo which was adapted by Tomas Alferdson in 2017. We gather the clues and attempt to figure out what the hell happened with this adaptation while still closely examining the novel. Bundle up for discussions on derpy snowmen, an unrecognizable Val Kilmer, gaping plot holes, and a discussion on whether some women deserve to be murdered (spoiler alert, they do not).

In our second annual holiday episode, we revisit the classic tale of a boy and his BB gun with A Christmas Story, and the lesser known book it was based on: In Go We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (phew) by Jean Shepard. We break down the unique Venn diagram of source material this movie was created from, and gain better insight into this film that has played in the background of so many of family gatherings. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Go to Audibletrial.com/covertocredits for a free audio book and 30 day free trial. We highly recommend Born a Crime by Trevor Noah!

This episode we take on the best selling novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold along with the 2009 film adaptation by Peter Jackson. This story of love and loss takes a big shift from the page to the screen, but we'll figure out whether our personal heaven includes the book or the movie.