With the predictably divisive reception to Emerald Fennel’s "Wuthering Heights" (2026) we decided to take a look. That’s right. We’ve watched the film. We’ve read the book. Now we’ve decided it’s high time we focused on: Women.

Who are they? What do they want? Why are they so good at writing and subsequently adapting things? We will be looking at other works written by young women and adapted for the silver screen. We will be deep diving into Emerald Fennels bastardized Brontë, then Marjane Satrafi’s Persepolis (2007) and Clio Barnard’s harrowing documentary The Arbor (2010). As well as this we will be asking if Catherine Hardwicke’s dual adaptations Thirteen (2003) and Twilight (2007) deserve critical reevaluation. Other chat includes Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006) and Andrea Dunbar/Alan Clarke's Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987).

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With the universal boofing of Hamnet we decided to look into this guy for ourselves. Who is he? What makes his stories so ripe for regurgitation? Is his earring historically accurate? We demanded answers! In episode one Jessie and Seán will be reviewing Hamnet, and in doing so taking a cinematic trip throughout the globe to see what it is that makes his stories so universal for reimagining and reinterpretation. We’ll be looking at Akira Kurosawa’s Shakespearean adaptations Throne of Blood (1957) and the Bad Sleep Well (1960) set in feudal and postwar Japan, respectively. Then we’ll be jumping over to Sweden for Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander (1983) before finally landing in Kashmir for Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider (2014).