Episode #426: HEDDA Throws the Party of the (Last) Century

Just us chickens here this week to talk about the wild party we just witnessed...in Nia DaCosta's HEDDA, a modernized (but not modern-day) adaptation of the classic Ibsen play, HEDDA GABLER. Then we get into what works and doesn't work for us in stage-to-screen adaptations.
What’s Good
Alonso - Christmas creep!
Drea - “...There she is.”
Kevin - A weekend of artistic experiences
ITIDIC
• A Memo Reveals that the Pentagon is Mad About ‘House of Dynamite’ (screenrant.com/house-of-dynamite-movie-accurac…)
• LA Times: Horror May Have Its Moment at the Oscars (latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/20…)
• ‘Kidz Bop Live: The Concert Movie’ Set to Premiere in Theaters (variety.com/2025/film/news/kidz-bop-live-the-c…)
Staff Picks
Drea - Nouvelle Vague (justwatch.com/us/movie/nouvelle-vague)
Alonso - It Was Just an Accident (justwatch.com/us/movie/it-was-just-an-accident)
Kevin - Good Fortune (justwatch.com/us/movie/good-fortune-2025)

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Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)
Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)