always better

always better podcast

A podcast about books, movies, TV, and all things adaptation. Join hosts Reese and Kellin as they explore the different ways the same stories get told.

Episodes

  1. May 17

    One Battle After Another

    You know what freedom is? Follow Us On (Non-Parasocial) Social Media: Reese's Letterboxd:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://letterboxd.com/justasimplegirl/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kellin's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/kelmc/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "One Battle After Another" by Johnny Greenwood "American Girl" by Tom Petty

    1h 21m

  2. Apr 6

    Reminders of Him

    We're taking you back to the night we met... A very-sick Kellin and a very-hungover Reese tackle their first Colleen Hoover adaptation. Spoilers: they do not like it very much! Follow Us On (Non-Parasocial) Social Media: Reese's Letterboxd:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://letterboxd.com/justasimplegirl/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kellin's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/kelmc/⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Pretzels" by Raw

    55 min

  3. Mar 4

    Wuthering Heights

    Drive me mad! In this episode, we're strolling the moors and diving headfirst into the Wuthering Heights, unpacking the legacy of the novel and the controversy of Emerald Fennell's totally-normal-and-not-at-all problematic new movie! Follow Us On (Non-Parasocial) Social Media: Reese's Letterboxd:⁠⁠⁠ https://letterboxd.com/justasimplegirl/⁠⁠⁠ Kellin's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/kelmc/⁠⁠ Music: "Pretzels" by Raw "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush

    1h 29m

  4. Feb 16

    Train Dreams and Our Top Ten Movies of 2025!

    Hold onto something! In this episode we unpack TRAIN DREAMS (00:32), comparing the movie to the novella, and then countdown our ten favorite movies of last year (35:08)! Follow Us On (Non-Parasocial) Social Media: Reese's Letterboxd:⁠⁠ https://letterboxd.com/justasimplegirl/⁠⁠ Kellin's Letterboxd: ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/kelmc/⁠ Music: "Pretzels" by Raw "She's in Love" by Ziv Grinberg

    1h 30m

  5. Feb 1

    The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann, and waiting for that Green Light, we want it

    Old sport! In this episode, Reese and Kellin are beating on, boats against the current, talking about "The Great Gatsby," the 2013 blockbuster adaptation starring Leonardo Dicaprio, the, um, size of F. Scott Fitzgerald's work, and who they'd cast in a Gen Z Gatsby remake! Follow Us On (Non-Parasocial) Social Media: Reese's Letterboxd:⁠ https://letterboxd.com/justasimplegirl/⁠ Kellin's Letterboxd: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/kelmc/ Music: "Pretzels" by Raw "She's in Love" by Ziv Grinberg

    1h 37m

  6. Jan 17

    People We Meet on Vacation

    Welcome to ALWAYS BETTER! In our inaugural episode, we're talking "People We Meet on Vacation," the hit NYT bestseller by Emily Henry AND hit Netflix original starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth! Join Reese and Kellin as they talk the movie, the book, the differences between the two, BookTok, RomComs, and, unfortunately, vasectomies. Things Mentioned: "The Gospel According to Emily Henry" by Lauren Boersma Harris"‘People We Meet on Vacation’ Book-to-Movie Changes: Author Emily Henry and Director on the Not-as-Steamy Sex Scene and Other Big Differences" by Jennifer Maas Follow Us On (Non-Parasocial) Social Media: Reese's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/justasimplegirl/ Kellin's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/kelmc/

    1 hr
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A podcast about books, movies, TV, and all things adaptation. Join hosts Reese and Kellin as they explore the different ways the same stories get told.

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