371 Best & Worst Movies Based on Books

Welcome back everyone to a new episode of The Weekly Planet! This week we review two hot propeties that in a way have nothing in common, Backrooms and also Spider-Noir. We also discuss the passing of legandary editor Marcia Lucas, trouble for the Masters of the Universe 2026 adap ...  Show more

It's absolutely bizarre that the first live action adaptation of Starship Troopers from director Paul Verhoeven bombed as badly as it did. Not only that but critics also seemed to have completely missed the not very subtle social commetary in relation to the rise of facism in wes ...  Show more

Surprise! Here's a big batch of recommends for you all as July kicks off!

Here they are:

Kent:
- Movie - Rob Reiner films (1982-1995)
- Book - Best Movie Year Ever by Brian Raferty
- TV - Watchmen (HBO)

Richard:
- Book - ...

Two films with very short titles in this episode, starting with a comedy favourite from the 2010s. Director Paul Feig broke out of movie jail with 2010's Bridesmaids - and he used his freshly-inked deal with 20th Century Fox to get his own take on a James Bond film to the screen. ...  Show more

Dan’s stink continues to haunt Phaedra with another nail-biting episode of The Traitors (S02E09). Has our girl reached the end of the line? Or will she squeak by another week? It’s not looking good! And grab tickets for the Netflix is a Joke Fest in LA and our European tour at wa ...  Show more

[removed]Jim dedicates this episode to the memory of his parents, Jim & Phyllis, who would have celebrated their 70th Weddi ...