by Margo Donohue | Nov 18, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse The Charlie Mackesy Children’s Book Vs. the 2022 Apple+ Film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is a beautifully illustrated book that explores themes of kindness, resilience,...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 15, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 27, Episode 5 Creepy Fairy Tale Origin Stories! Forget everything you learned from animated films… several beloved fairy tales are far from the joyous Disney creatures we have all seen since childhood. This episode discusses the dark worlds behind...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 11, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Travels with My Aunt The 1969 Graham Greene Novel Vs. the 1972 Maggie Smith Film The Margos pack their suitcases for Graham Greene’s Travels with My Aunt and its 1972 film adaptation. The story of Henry Pulling, a reserved Englishman, whose life...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 8, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 27, Episode 4 Pat Robertson Pat Robertson was a minister, televangelist, media mogul, and presidential candidate. He was head of Regent University and the Christian Broadcasting Network, where he hosted “The 700 Club.” He was also a creep who...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 4, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (replay) The 1964 Ian Fleming Novel Vs. the 1968 Classic Movie Book vs. Movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Margos explore Ian Fleming’s only children’s story, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” published in...
by Margo Donohue | Nov 1, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Harry Powers: The Inspiration for “The Night of the Hunter” Season 27, Episode 3 Harry Powers, often called the “Lonely Hearts Killer,” was a notorious American serial killer active in the early 1930s. Born Herman Drenth in the Netherlands in...
by Margo Donohue | Oct 28, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Night of the Hunter The 1953 Novel Vs. the 1955 Classic Movie Book vs. Movie: The Night of the Hunter Davis Grubb’s 1953 novel *The Night of the Hunter* and its 1955 film adaptation by Charles Laughton offer haunting interpretations of a sinister...
by Margo Donohue | Oct 25, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep Season 27, Episode 2 People Who Try to Ruin Halloween & NON-Creep, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Put on your costume and get out your Halloween candy. Let’s talk about the creeps that try to ruin Halloween. People Who Try to Ruin Halloween & Our...
by Margo Donohue | Oct 21, 2024 | Podcast
Book Vs. Movie: The Fly The 1957 Short Story Vs. the 1986 Movie The Margos feature The Fly this month with special guest Patrick Bromley, who hosts the excellent F This Movie podcast. The 1957 short story and the 1986 film share the core premise of a scientist merging...
by Margo Donohue | Oct 18, 2024 | Podcast
What a Creep The Salem Witch Trials Season 27, Episode 1 The Salem Witch Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions that took place in colonial Massachusetts from February 1692 to May 1693. These trials resulted in the execution of 20 individuals, most of whom...