Storybeater Episode 125: Barbie
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Anthony and Andrew unpack the blockbuster sensation Barbie. It's bright, its breezy, and it's shockingly smart!
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Storybeater Episode 124: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Anthony and Andrew check out the latest and last Indiana Jones movie to ask whether there's still life in the adventure genre, what the tropes of an Indiana Jones movie might be, and where there may yet be untapped potential in this fictional world.
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Storybeater Episode 123: 60 Years of Doctor Who
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With the 60th anniversary of classic BBC sci-fi show Doctor Who fast approaching, Anthony and Andrew look back at their memories of the original series, the challenges of the modern day revamp, and their hopes for the future of the show.
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Storybeater Episode 122: Fast X
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Anthony and Andrew have a spoiler-filled discussion about Fast X, covering the trouble with Brian, the villain's queer coding, the need for a Johnny Tran resurrection, and what it might say about the franchise that the outlaws have become the in-laws.
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Storybeater Episode 121: Roleplaying and Writing
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Anthony and Andrew discuss how playing roleplaying games has shaped them as writers and what writers can learn from playing RPGs!
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Storybeater Episode 120: The Last of Us
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Anthony and Andrew break down the latest and perhaps most successful video game-to-live action adaptation, HBO's The Last of Us, to look at how the source material shapes the story.
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Storybeater Episode 119: Oscars 2023
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Anthony and Andrew assess this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Adapted and Best Original Screenplay, including: Best Adapted: All Quiet on the Western Front Glass Onion Living Top Gun: Maverick Women Talking Best Original: The Banshees of Inisherin Everything Everywhere All at Once The Fabelmans Tár Triangle of Sadness
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Storybeater Episode 118: The Benoit Blanc Mysteries
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Anthony and Andrew discuss Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig's emerging murder mystery movie series, Knives Out and Glass Onion!
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Storybeater Episode 117: Santa Claus
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Anthony and Andrew unpack the many faces of Father Christmas in fiction and the magic of the character's enduring appeal.
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Storybeater Episode 116: Interview with the Vampire
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Anthony and Andrew check out the first season of AMC's Interview with the Vampire, based on the work of Anne Rice. How has the story been adapted for the screen and how has this version evolved from Rice's own novel and the movie adaptation?
info_outlineAnthony and Andrew check out the first season of AMC's Interview with the Vampire, based on the work of Anne Rice. How has the story been adapted for the screen and how has this version evolved from Rice's own novel and the movie adaptation?