65. BONES & ALL

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The guys discuss the film adaptation of BONES & ALL, a young adult novel, written by Camille DeAngelis, which tells the story of a girl named Maren, who attempts to navigate her way in society while controlling her urges to devour human flesh. The film adaptation was released in theaters on November 18, 2022 and stars Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Chloë Sevigny and Michael Stuhlbarg. The screenplay was written by David Kajganich, and the film was directed by Luca Guadagnino. Listen to the episode to find out how the film stacks up to the novel. (0:09) Excerpt from the novel… (1:03) Fast facts, Recap, Games… (11:51) A word from our sponsor… (12:25) Studio pitch & novel breakdown… (36:47) Trailer… (37:16) Learn you something, film differences… Other topics include the author’s note about being vegan and how that impacts the reading of her story, the maturity of the film’s narrative, and which countries have the highest vegetarian and vegan populations. Our next adaptation will be WHITE NOISE, the acclaimed postmodern novel from Don DeLillo about a family dealing with an “airborne toxic event” that clouds and engulfs their lives as they know it. If you would like to get in contact with us about anything regarding the show, feel free to shoot us an e-mail: [email protected] Or reach out on social media: twitter.com/littolens instagram.com/littolens