Cat Fight or Gaslight? The Bizarre Marketing of The Girl on the Train
Has the film adaptation of The Girl on the Train transformed the novel from a feminist mystery to a sexy bourgeois catfight?
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Episode 423: Wherever You Harley, There You Quinn
On the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle the high and low points of Suicide Squad, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie: Deadshot, the Joker, even Captain Boomerang! And, of course, everyone’s favorite manufactured controversy, Harley Quinn.
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The Art of Narrativizing
How do you add a story where no story was ever intended?
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Episode 386: Many Years Ago an Archer Was Foretold
On the Overthinking It Podcast we discuss The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, starring Jennifer Lawrence.
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Episode 338: The Hobbit (Under Circumstances of Extreme Metal-itude)
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the end of “The Colbert Report” and “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies,” which is metal as hell.
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Book Club: Slaughterhouse-Five, The Film
The Book Club watch and discuss the 1972 film adapatation of “Slaughterhouse-Five,” directed by George Roy Hill and starring Michael Sacks.
Episode 319: The Things You Liked Actually Were Awesome
The Overthinkers tackle the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie with Megan Fox and Will Arnett.
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Episode 318: The Awe is in the AWEsome Mix
The Overthinkers tackle “Guardians of The Galaxy”.
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Can Jack Come Back? Why 24 Underground Isn’t 24.
Will Jack Bauer’s return to television capture what we loved about the series? And what has our the insomniac been up to?
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Episode 302: Nobody Friend-zones Leonardo
The Overthinkers tackle the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Richard Rosenbaum’s book “Raise Some Shell”.
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