About this podcast
Reel Rap is a podcast about adaptations. Thank you for listening.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 28 episodes
- We're just hanging out · 1 h 1 minjust shane and bennett chatting. We actually break an inside scoop on this one!
- The Peanut Butter Solution and The Great Land of Small with Mimi Stockland · 1 h 42 minWe're joined by the great Mimi Stockland to talk about two Canadian films with an unmistakable but ineffable quality. Mimi not only contains a wealth of Quebecois cultural…
- And Then There Were None with Matt Deapo · 1 h 38 minFind Matt Deapo's writing on film on letterboxd and his website, Kinetiscope.org We are joined by Matt, a natural born cinephile, and we're talking about the 1939 Agatha…
- Vacated Landscape by Jean Lahougue with Bryan Counter · 1 h 35 minToday we are joined by Bryan Counter to talk about the Jean Lahoughue book, Vacated Landscape, translated beautifully from the French by K.E. Gormley and published by Wakefield…
- Short Stories and Classic Riffs: Thomas Ligotti, Family Guy, Richard Matheson, and Julian MacLaren-Ross · 1 h 14 minThe boys are back, and they're full of beans on the latest Reel Rap! After plenty of rolling around in the muck, they discuss Family Guy and short fiction from Thomas Ligotti…
- Wagon Master & The Quiet Man by John Ford with Brendan · 1 h 46 minToday we are joined by a true frontiersman of art and critical exploration of film. We discuss two John Ford films: The Quiet Man (1952) and Wagon Master (1950). I am proud to…
- Harold and Maude with James of Hermitix · 1 h 11 minWe are joined by James, host of the Hermitix podcast. Hermitix is a "podcast focusing on one-on-one interviews relating to fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird lit…
- He Got Game, Summer of Sam, and 25th Hour with James · 2 h 25 minToday we are joined by Jimmy 'The Greek', video editor and producer of the great podcast, Tales From The Mall. I love podcasting because we get to meet new people like James. On…
- The Work of Gerald Murnane with Bryan Counter · 1 h 30 minWe discuss Gerald Murnane's short story, Emerald Blue, from the Stream Systems collection. We also talk about "Words And Silk: The Imaginary and Real Worlds of Gerald Murnane"…
- No Other Choice, The Testament of Ann Lee, New Music, Kathe Koja, Oliver Sacks Debunked · 1 h 3 minThis is a new format where Bennett and I check in with each other about what we are currently reading and watching. Topics include: Black Hole by Charles Burns, Paul Tremblay…
- Eyes Wide Shut · 1 h 7 minChristmas Special! you know it you love it it's Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut. Tom Cruise plays a genius doctor and Nicole Kidman plays a stoner. Merry Christmas and auld…
- Archipelago (2010) with Jordan Lisi · 2 h 13 minDiscussing Joanna Hogg's great film, Archipelago (2010). Jordan Lisi is a filmmaker from New York. His movie, 12 and More Omissions, premieres on www.splittoothmedia.com on…
- Eden (2024) Ron Howard Career Glimpse · 44 minToday, Bennett and I discuss Eden (2024) as well as give a brief retrospective on the illustrious career of Ron Howard and his #2, Brian Grazer
- Blood Sisters (1987) with Jim Hickcox · 1 h 30 minToday we cover the movie Blood Sisters (1987) and the career of Roberta Findlay with filmmaker, cinematographer, musician, and artist, Jim Hickcox.
- The Vanishing with Bella · 1 h 55 minToday we are joined by Bella to discuss the novel The Vanishing by Tim Krabbé and the 1988 Dutch film, Sporloos. This was hosted at the Cherry Street Tavern, so thank you very…
- Woodcutters with Bryan Counter · 1 h 26 minWe are joined by author and critic Bryan Counter to discuss Thomas Bernhard's 1984 German novel, Woodcutters (Holzfällen). You will remember Bryan from our 4th episode when we…
- The Turn of the Screw with Nathan Wainstein · 1 h 23 minToday on Reel Rap, the podcast about adaptations, we are joined by, as we often are, a guest, Nathan Wainstein, host of Authors Die Twice, and a self-described living, his words…
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence · 1 h 4 minBennett and Shane discuss the 1962 film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence by John Ford and the 1953 short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson. We recorded this at bar seats 1 and…
- The Luck of Barry Lyndon with Joe Cornelison · 1 h 13 minDiscussing Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975) and William Thackeray's 1844 picaresque novel, The Luck of Barry Lyndon. Find Joe on instagram at @joe_cornelison Watch Joe's…
- From Russia With Love with Wide Flank · 1 h 32 minWe are very happy to collaborate with our friends at Wide Flank to talk about Ian Fleming's 1957 novel, From Russia With Love as well as the film and video game of the same name…
