This Film is Lit
Episodes
Prequel to Big Fish - High-Rise Fan Reaction, Filmmakers Who Disappointed Us: Tim Burton
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - High-Rise Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Filmmakers Who Disappointed Us: Tim Burton - Big Fish Preview
High-Rise
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For all its inconveniences, Laing was satisfied with life in the high-rise. Now that so many of the residents were out of the way, he felt able to rel...
Prequel to High-Rise - Alice in Wonderland Fan Reaction, What exactly is a "thriller"?
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Alice in Wonderland Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: What exactly is a "thriller"? - High-Rise Preview
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’...
Prequel to Alice in Wonderland - Authors Who Maybe (?) Disappointed Us: Lewis Carroll Edition
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Secretary Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Authors Who Maybe (?) Disappointed Us: Lewis Carroll Edition - Alice in Wonderland ...
Secretary
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In one way or another, I've always suffered. I didn't know why, exactly. But I do know that I'm not so scared of suffering now. It's Secretary, and Th...
Prequel to Secretary - Beastly Fan Reaction, Secretary Preview
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Beastly Fan Reaction - Secretary Preview
Beastly
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pretty gruesome, huh? I've seen worse. It's Beastly, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptation Better i...
Prequel to Beastly - Never Let Me Go Fan Reaction, Beastly Preview
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Never Let Me Go Fan Reaction - Beastly Preview
Never Let Me Go
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What I'm not sure about is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete. Maybe none of us really understa...
Prequel to Never Let Me Go - The Great Mouse Detective Fan Reaction, Kazuo Ishiguro
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Great Mouse Detective Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Kazua Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go Preview
The Great Mouse Detective
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's always a chance, Doctor, as long as one can think. It's The Great Mouse Detective, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book?...
Prequel to The Great Mouse Detective - Forrest Gump Fan Reaction, Disney's Dark Age
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Forrest Gump Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Disney's Dark Age - The Great Mouse Detective Preview
Forrest Gump
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both i...
Prequel to Forrest Gump - Barbie in the Nutcracker Fan Reaction, Tom Hanks
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Barbie in the Nutcracker Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump Preview
Barbie in the Nutcracker
23 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In her first ever feature-length movie, Barbie comes magically to life. It's Barbie in the Nutcracker, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who?...
Prequel to Barbie in the Nutcracker - 101 Dalmatians Fan Reaction
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - 101 Dalmatians Fan Reaction - Barbie in the Nutcracker Preview
101 Dalmatians
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in for the canine caper of the century. It's 101 Dalmatians, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Lost in Adap...
Prequel to 101 Dalmatians - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Fan Reaction, Wolfgang Reitherman
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Wolfgang Reitherman - 101 Dalmatians Preview
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Go. Sleep badly. Any questions, hesitate to call. It's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptat...
Prequel to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Bridge to Terabithia Fan Reaction, Mike Shayne Mysteries
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Bridge to Terabithia Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Mike Shayne Mysteries - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Preview
Bridge to Terabithia
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just close your eyes, but keep your mind wide open. It's Bridge to Terabithia, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? B...
Prequel to Bridge to Terabithia - Carrie Fan Reaction, Katherine Paterson
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Carrie Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Katherine Paterson - Bridge to Terabithia Preview
Top 5 Best and Worst Adaptations of All Time*
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is our live episode from Cape Con 2023. We go through our top 5 best and worst adaptations that we've done on the show so far. Hope you enjoy...
Carrie
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They're all gonna laugh at you! It's Carrie, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptation Better in the Book Better i...
Prequel to Carrie - Practical Magic Fan Reaction, Carrie Preview
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Practical Magic Fan Reaction - Carrie Preview
Practical Magic
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage! It's Practical Magi...
Prequel to Practical Magic - Thunderball Fan Reaction, The 90s Witch Boom
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Thunderball Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: The 90s Witch Boom - Practical Magic Preview
Thunderball
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bond loathed and despised tea, that flat, soft, time-wasting opium of the masses. It's Thunderball, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Wa...
Prequel to Thunderball - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Fan Reaction
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Fan Reaction - Thunderball Preview
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our Friday night book club became a refuge to us. A private freedom to feel the world growing darker all around you, but you only need a candle to see...
Prequel to The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Catherine Called Birdy Fan Reaction
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Catherine Called Birdy Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Historical Fiction - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society...
Catherine Called Birdy
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am, thank the Lord, very cunning. Most girls are, though we’re not given due credit for it. It's Catherine Called Birdy, and This Film is Lit. Le...
Prequel to Catherine Called Birdy - Allegiant Fan Reaction
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Allegiant Fan Reaction - Catherine Called Birdy Preview
Allegiant
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The truth lies beyond the wall. It's Allegiant, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Let's Talk About the Book: What Worked vs. What Didn't Let's ...
Prequel to Allegiant - The Lorax Fan Reaction
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Lorax Fan Reaction - Allegiant Preview
The Lorax
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better—it’s not. It's The Lorax, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Gue...
The Prequel to The Lorax - The Tumblr Sexyman, Insurgent Fan Reaction
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Insurgent Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: The Tumblr Sexyman - The Lorax Preview
Insurgent
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This harmony we achieved is now under attack from a small but extremely dangerous group of individuals. We call them Divergents. They are, in essence,...
Prequel to Insurgent - James and the GIant Peach Fan Reaction, The YA Dystopian Boom
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - James and the Giant Peach Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: The YA Dystopian Boom - Insurgent Preview
James and the Giant Peach
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And because so many children were always begging him to tell and tell again the story of his adventures on the peach, he thought it would be nice if o...
Prequel to James and the Giant Peach - Divergent Fan Reaction
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Divergent Fan Reaction - James and the Giant Peach Preview
Divergent
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The system removes the threat of anyone exercising their independent will. Divergents threaten that system. It won't be safe until they're removed. It...
Prequel to Divergent - What Divergent factions are we?
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - I'm Thinking of Ending Things Fan Reaction - Chatting with TFIL: What Divergent faction are we? - Divergent Preview
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Other animals live in the present. Humans cannot, so they invented hope. It's I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Gues...
Prequel to I'm Thinking of Ending Things - The Black Cauldron Fan Reaction, Surrealism
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Black Cauldron Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Surrealism - I'm Thinking of Ending Things Preview
The Black Cauldron
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legend has it, in the mystic land of Prydain, there was once a king so cruel and so evil, that even the Gods feared him. It's The Black Cauldron, and ...
Prequel to The Black Cauldron - 2001 Fan Reaction, Disney Flops, The Black Cauldron Preview
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - 2001: A Space Odyssey Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Disney Flops - The Black Cauldron Preview
2001: A Space Odyssey
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. It's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and T...
Prequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey - The Devil Wears Prada Fan Reaction, 2001 Preview
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Devil Wears Prada Fan Reaction - 2001: A Space Odyssey Preview
The Devil Wears Prada
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who is that sad little person? Are we doing a before-and-after piece I don't know about? It's The Devil Wears Prada, and This Film is Lit. Let Me S...
Prequel to The Devil Wears Prada - The Last Unicorn Fan Reaction, The Devil Wears Prada Preview
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Last Unicorn Fan Reaction - The Devil Wears Prada Preview
The Last Unicorn
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are no happy endings because nothing ends. It's The Last Unicorn, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Lost in...
Prequel to The Last Unicorn - Robin Hood Fan Reaction, Peter S. Beagle
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Robin Hood Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Peter S. Beagle - The Last Unicorn Preview
Robin Hood
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know somethin’, Robin. I was just wonderin’... are we good guys or bad guys? It's Robin Hood, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in...
Prequel to Robin Hood - The Parent Trap Fan Reaction, Folklore, Robin Hood Preview
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Parent Trap Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Folklore - Robin Hood Preview
The Parent Trap
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So if your Mom is my Mom and my Dad is your Dad... and we're both born on October 11th, then you and I are... like... sisters. Sisters? Hallie, we'r...
Prequel to The Parent Trap - Watchmen Fan Reaction, The Parent Trap Preview
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Watchmen
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And out of that contradiction, against unfathomable odds, it's you - only you - that emerged. To distill so specific a form, from all that chaos. It's...
Prequel to Watchmen - Chocolat Fan Reaction, Zack Snyder, Watchmen Preview
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Chocolat Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Zack Snyder - Watchmen Preview
Chocolat
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So, through good times and bad, famine and feast, the villagers held fast to their traditions. Until, one winter day, a sly wind blew in from the Nort...
Prequel to Chocolat - Drive Fan Reaction, Chocolat Preview
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Drive Fan Reaction - Chocolat Preview
Drive
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You give me a time and a place, I give you a five-minute window. Anything happens in that five minutes and I'm yours. No matter what. Anything happens...
Prequel to Drive - Murder on the Orient Express Fan Reaction, Drive Preview
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Murder on the Orient Express Fan Reaction - Drive Preview
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You tell your lies... and you think no one will know. But there are two people who will know. Yes, two people. Your God... and Hercule Poirot. It's M...
Prequel to Murder on the Orient Express - It's a Wonderful Life Fan Reaction, Agatha Christie
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - It's a Wonderful Life Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express Preview
It's a Wonderful Life
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends. It's a Wonderful Life, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Be...
Prequel to It's a Wonderful Life - The Three Musketeers Fan Reaction, It's a Wonderful Life Preview
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Three Musketeers Fan Reaction - It's a Wonderful Life Preview
The Three Musketeers
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All for one, and one for all! It’s The Three Musketeers, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Better in the Book Be...
Prequel to The Three Musketeers - Ferdinand Fan Reaction, Alexandre Dumas
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Ferdinand Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers Preview
Ferdinand
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Built to fight, born to love. It’s Ferdinand, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Better in the Book Better in the Movie The ...
Prequel to Ferdinand - Kid's Books and Gender Stereotypes
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - There Will Be Blood Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Kid's Books and Gender Stereotypes - Ferdinand Preview
There Will Be Blood
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I have a competition in me. I want no one else to succeed. I hate most people. There are times when I... I look at people and I see nothing worth liki...
Prequel to There Will Be Blood - Doctor Sleep Fan Reaction, Upton Sinclair
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Doctor Sleep Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Upton Sinclair - There Will Be Blood Preview
Midsommar [PATRON BONUS EPISODE]
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We just got married! So while we recover, and in lieu of a normal episode this week, we decided to release one of our recent bonus Patron episodes int...
Doctor Sleep
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I see the grease all over you. You don't 'shine' quite the same. Growing up spoils that, I guess. It’s Doctor Sleep, and This Film is Lit. Let Me S...
Prequel to Doctor Sleep - Zathura Fan Reaction, Decades-Later Sequels
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Zathura Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Decades-Later Sequels - Doctor Sleep Preview
Zathura
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adventure is waiting. It’s Zathura, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Was That in the Book? Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nail...
Prequel to Zathura - Fifty Shades Freed Fan Reaction, Sci-fi for Kids
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Fifty Shades Freed Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Sci-fi for Kids - Zathura Preview
Fifty Shades Freed
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mrs. Grey will see you now... It’s Fifty Shades Freed, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nailed ...
Prequel to Fifty Shades Freed - A Room with a View Fan Reaction, Fifty Shades Freed Preview
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - A Room with a View Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Special Episode Coming Soon: Fifty Shades and BDSM! - Fifty Shades Freed ...
A Room with a View
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He's the sort who can't know anyone intimately, least of all a woman. But I love you. I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and feelings, ev...
Prequel to A Room with a View - Freaky Friday Fan Reaction, E.M. Forster
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Freaky Friday Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: E.M. Forster - A Room with a View Preview
Freaky Friday
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every teenager's nightmare...turning into her mother. It’s Freaky Friday, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Bett...
Prequel to Freaky Friday - The Body Swap Trope, Fifty Shades Darker Fan Reaction
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Fifty Shades Darker Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: The Body Swap Trope - Freaky Friday Preview
Fifty Shades Darker
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every fairy tale has a dark side... (pause for laughter). It’s Fifty Shades Darker, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Better in the Book Better i...
Prequel to Fifty Shades Darker - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Fan Reaction, E.L. James
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: E.L. James - Fifty Shades Darker Preview
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies? It’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? W...
Prequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Putting a Story into Historical Context, Annihilation Fan Reaction
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Annihilation Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Putting a Story into Historical Context - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Preview
Annihilation
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
That's how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality. It’s Annihilation, and This Film...
Prequel to Annihilation - 50 Shades Fan Reaction, Weird Fiction, Annihilation Preview
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - 50 Shades of Grey Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Weird Fiction - Annihilation Preview
50 Shades of Grey
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Grey will see you now... It’s 50 Shades of Grey, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Better in the Book Better in the Movie The Movie Nailed It...
Prequel to 50 Shades of Grey - The Jungle Book Fan Reaction, 50 Shades and Fanfiction
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - The Jungle Book Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: 50 Shades and Fancfiction - 50 Shades of Grey Preview
The Jungle Book (1967)
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Mowgli, the man cub. Baloo thinks he'll make a darn good bear. Shere Khan thinks he'll make a darn good meal. It’s The Jungle Book, and This F...
Prequel to The Jungle Book - Inkheart Fan Reaction, Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book Preview
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Inkheart Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Rudyard Kipling - The Jungle Book Preview
Inkheart
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since the dawn of time, storytellers have enchanted audiences with their words. But there is an even rarer gift. There are those, who by reading out l...
Prequel to Inkheart - Children of Men Fan Reaction, Brendan Fraser, Inkheart Preview
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Children of Men Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: Brendan Fraser - Inkheart Preview
Children of Men
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No children. No future. No hope. It’s Children of Men, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up Guess Who? Was That in the Book? Lost in Adaptation Bett...
Prequel to Children of Men - Ender's Game Fan Reaction, P.D. James, Children of Men Preview
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
- Patron Shoutouts - Ender's Game Fan Reaction - Learning with TFIL: P.D. James - Children of Men Preview
Ender's Game
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This movie needed to be 45 minutes longer. Boy am I glad it wasn’t, but it needed to be. It’s Ender's Game, and This Film is Lit. Let Me Sum Up W...