Episodes

  • The Wheel of Time (S03 E6-8) | Just Renew It Already
    May 8 2025

    Rafe Judkins' delivers the best season of his adaptation to date, but how does it stack up to the novels it's depicting? In episode 345, join writer Luke Elliott and filmmaker James Bailey as they finish THE SHADOW RISING at the same time they finish the last 3 episodes of this season, get creepy with Moghedien, traverse the Hills of Tanchico, defend the Two Rivers with Perrin Goldeneyes, mourn some surprising character deaths, and get Jellicle with an Aelfinn! They finish their coverage by answering the question: which was ultimately better, the book or the show?

    Season 3 episodes covered:

    6 The Shadow in the Night

    7 Goldeneyes

    8 He Who Comes With the Dawn

    • Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n
    • Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm
    • Get The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com
    • Intro Music: “The Chosen” by Sirius Beat https://youtu.be/JuaM1romA3c?si=2_dfEQrMY7EGKpxa

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7 Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • From the Vault: The Fall of the House of Usher (1960 Film)
    May 2 2025

    The first in the series of director Roger Corman’s Edgar Allen Poe films sets a high bar for gothic horror adaptations. It stars the legendary Vincent Price as Roderick Usher, with a screenplay penned by Richard Matheson. The story is more faithful to the source material than Mike Flanagan’s version, but there are still some significant changes. It’s time for a classic in this former Patreon-exclusive!

    • Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm
    • Get any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7
    • Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
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    30 mins
  • The Wheel of Time (S03 E1-5) | Better Than The Rings of Power
    Apr 24 2025

    Rafe Judkins' adaptation returns with style for a third season tackling a pair of huge novels at once through condensed and remixed storylines—but how well is it working? In episode 344, join writer Luke Elliott and filmmaker James Bailey as they break down one of the most ambitious adaptations being attempted on tv right now, pick cast favorites, react to the possible Elayne & Aviendha ship, and compare WOT so far to Amazon’s other high price-tag fantasy offering: The Rings of Power. Join them next week as they finish out both the show and THE SHADOW RISING then vote on which one is ultimately better, book or show.


    Season 3 episodes covered:

    1 To Race the Shadow

    2 A Question of Crimson

    3 Seeds of Shadow

    4 The Road to the Spear

    5 Tel’aran’rhiod

    • Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n
    • Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm
    • Get The Dragon Reborn or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com
    • Music by: Sirius Beat - The Chosen Link: • Epic Fantasy Music | Free To Use | "T...

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7
    • Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • The Shadow Rising (1992 Novel) part one | Peak Wheel of Time?
    Apr 17 2025

    Book 4 of the Wheel of Time series features some of the series most memorable scenes, but how will they hold up to adaptation? In episode 343, join Luke Elliott and James Bailey as they discuss a little over the first half of this gargantuan novel, learn about the ominous future of the White Tower, return to the Two Rivers with Perrin Aybara, find out how to fully enter the world of dreams, and travel into the Aiel Waste and Rhuidean for some of WOT’s most iconic sequences. Join them next week as they dive into season 3 of Rafe Judkins’ TV adaptation and find out how it’s all shaping up!

    Chapters covered: 1-34

    • Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n
    • Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm
    • Get The Dragon Reborn or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com
    • Music by: Sirius Beat - The Chosen Link: • Epic Fantasy Music | Free To Use | "T...

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7
    • Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • The Dragon Reborn (1991 Novel) | Why Skip It?
    Apr 10 2025

    Showrunner Rafe Judkins confirmed that season 3 of the Wheel of Time show will be focused on book 4 of the series, but why? In episode 342, join Luke Elliott and James Bailey as they review the entirety of book 3 and lay out what happens so they can keep an eye out for what they include in the show, what is lost, and how it might change things in the series going forward. Stay tuned for more as they tackle The Shadow Rising and season 3 of the show in coming weeks!

    • Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n
    • Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm
    • Get The Dragon Reborn or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com
    • Music by: Sirius Beat - The Chosen Link: • Epic Fantasy Music | Free To Use | "T...

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7
    • Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • From the Vault: The Haunting (1999 Film)
    Apr 4 2025

    Jan de Bont’s adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel bears little resemblance to the source material, much less the 1963 Robert Wise film, but with all the talent that worked on the movie it should have still been a success. Stephen King and Steven Spielberg both pitched in, but for whatever reason they couldn’t save the movie from critical disappointment. Stars Catherine Zeta Jones, Owen Wilson, Liam Neeson, and Lili Taylor are all there, too, but can they elevate the movie above cheap thrills? Enjoy this former Patreon-exclusive episode!

    Episode Links

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    • Get any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7
    • Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
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    43 mins
  • The Monkey (2025 film) | Everyone Dies, Let's Dance ft. Laura of Why the Book Wins
    Mar 28 2025

    Osgood Perkins delivers a Stephen King adaptation to remember with his take on “The Monkey” from the SKELETON CREW collection, but how does it stack up to the numerous other King adaptations being produced by Hollywood in recent years? In episode 341, Laura from the “Why the Book Wins” youtube channel joins Luke Elliott & James Bailey to debate Stephen King films, find humor in the ubiquity of death, rate their favorite scenes from the film, discuss what was changed from story to screen, and finally each cast their votes on which was better: the short story or the movie!

    Why the Book Wins

    • YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WhytheBookWins
    • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whythebookwins/

    Episode Links

    • Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n
    • Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm
    • Get Skeleton Crew or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7
    • Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/


    Intro Music:

    • "Something Wicked" by Ross Bugden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuw_O5MU5CE
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Mickey 17 (2025 Film) | Book vs Movie Debate
    Mar 20 2025

    Bong Joon-Ho’s adaptation of Edward Ashton’s Mickey7 provides a colorful and hilarious look at a dystopian future, but how does the sharper social commentary stack up to the novel’s more philosophical themes? In episode 340, Join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they react to Mark Ruffalo’s on-the-nose performance, get lost in the sauce with Toni Collette, get into the garbage cycler with a little goblin performance from Robert Pattinson, and finally cast their votes on which was better: the book or the movie!

    • Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n
    • Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm
    • Get Mickey7 or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm
    • Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm)
    • Home Base: inktofilm.com

    Luke Elliott

    • Recent publications: “Your Black Apron Meal Kit Has Arrived” in the Even Cozier Cosmic anthology https://bookshop.org/a/23566/9781630230975
    • “Beyond Heaven” in the Beyond the Vanishing Point anthology: https://a.co/d/cTwnwz7
    • Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com
    • Social Media Accounts: www.lukeelliottauthor.com/social

    James Bailey

    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jamebail.bsky.social
    • IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/
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    1 hr and 24 mins
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