Episodes

  • “Mrs. Doubtfire”

    “Mrs. Doubtfire”
    Jan 19 2025
    Maura and Donny are back for our final episode! It has been such a wonderful experience over the past 3 years and we love all of our listeners! Today we’re talking about the 1987 English novel “Madam Doubtfire” by Anne Fine. It was adapted into the 1993 comedy classic “Mrs Doubtfire” starring the late great Robin Williams as well as Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan.


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    19 mins
  • “A Christmas Carol”

    “A Christmas Carol”
    Dec 22 2024
    Maura and Donny are back with another festive episode discussing the 1843 Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol”. There’s been numerous adaptations but today they’re discussing 1992’s “The Muppets Christmas Carol”. It stars Michael Caine as Scrooge and a whole host of Muppets!


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    8 mins
  • “Never Kiss A Man in a Christmas Sweater”

    “Never Kiss A Man in a Christmas Sweater”
    Dec 8 2024
    Join Maura and Donny as they celebrate the holiday season with the 2015 Britishnovel “Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Jumper” by award winning author Debbie Johnson. It was adapted into the 2020 Hallmark movie “Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater” starring Ashley Williams and Niall Mater.




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    11 mins
  • “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

    “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
    Nov 17 2024
    It’s episode number 100 of A Reel Page Turner!!! Join Maura and Donny on this milestone episode as they discuss “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. The short story by James Thurber was published in the New Yorker in 1939. Our hosts discuss the 2013 film adaptation directed produced and starring Ben Stiller. The ensemble cast also features Kristin Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn, and Patton Oswald.




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    16 mins
  • “A Knock at the Cabin Door”

    “A Knock at the Cabin Door”
    Nov 3 2024
    In the latest episode, Maura and Donny celebrate a late Halloween with the 2018 novel “Cabin at the end of the World” by Paul Tremblay. It won the 2019 Bram Stoker Award. The 2023 film adaptation, “Knock at the Cabin Door” was helmed by M. Night Shymalan. It stars Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, and Rupert Grint.




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    18 mins
  • “Tiny Beautiful Things”

    “Tiny Beautiful Things”
    Oct 20 2024
    In the latest episode, Maura and Donny take a bit of a departure from the normal routine by discussing a play instead of a film! The 2012 bestseller “Tiny Beautiful Things” was written by Cheryl Strahad. It was later adapted into a play by Nia Vardalos.


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    14 mins
  • “She Said”

    “She Said”
    Sep 30 2024
    In the latest episode, Maura and Donny discuss the 2019 nonfiction book “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement”by New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Cantor and Megan Twohey. The 2022 film adaptation stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as Twohey and Cantor. It was written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz and directed by Maria Schrader.


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    20 mins
  • “Freaky Friday”

    “Freaky Friday”
    Sep 15 2024
    Maura and Donny are back with the season premiere! In this episode they discuss the 1972 Mary Rodgers children’s novel “Freaky Friday”. It’s been adapted numerous times but the focus is on the 2003 film starring Jamie Leigh Curtis and Lindsay Lohan as the mother daughter body swapping duo!


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    13 mins