EPISODE 172: Lit-to-Teen Flicks: Calling all bookworms and movie buffs! This week on Binge Movies, Jason teams up with Amy Lewis of The Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast to rank the best teen movie adaptations of classic literature!

Get ready for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as we dissect these high school reimaginings:

• Clueless (1995): As If! We'll debate whether Cher Horowitz's adventures in matchmaking are a faithful (or clueless) take on Jane Austen's Emma.
• 10 Things I Hate About You (1999): Can a shrew be tamed in the halls of a modern high school? We'll analyze this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
• Cruel Intentions (1999): Get ready for some scandalous secrets and manipulative teens in this step sibling reimagining of Dangerous Liaisons.
• She's the Man (2006): Can Viola take on the role of her twin brother in this take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
• Easy A (2010): Is a scarlet letter the new "it" accessory? We'll discuss the modern twist on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

Join Jason and Amy as we:

• Relive the iconic fashion, teen drama, and quotable lines.
• Settle the score: Which adaptation reigns supreme?

So, polish your tiaras, dust off your letterman jackets, and get ready for a reappraisal of your teen years!

HOST: Jason

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EPISODE 171: This week Jason and guest Clare rank five films that blur the line between reality and satire:

• CB4 (1993): A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of a fictional gangsta rap group – think Spinal Tap meets N.W.A.
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999): A scathing (and hilarious) send-up of beauty pageants follows a cynical teen on her quest for the crown.
• Behind the Mask (2006): This mockumentary delves into the world of a fictional Los Angeles Slasher film franchise, complete with obsessed fans and washed-up actors.
• What We Do In The Shadows (2014): We join a group of vampires struggling with the modern world in this New Zealand cult classic.
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021): An adorable stop-motion mockumentary explores the existential musings of a tiny shell living in a cluttered house.

Get ready for:

• Mockumentary madness: We'll dissect the comedic genius (and occasional cringe) of this unique genre.
• Underrated gems: Will Marcel the Shell melt your heart or leave you cold?
• Fake or funny?: Can you tell the difference between real and mockumentary anymore?
• Laughs (and maybe some existential dread): Prepare for a rollercoaster ride of emotions!

So, grab some popcorn (or maybe a tissue for Marcel), and join us for a mockumentary marathon unlike any other!

HOST: Jason

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Instant Reaction: Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home.