Ink to Film Podcast
1) Last Looks 2025
To cap off their 9th season, in episode 368 James and Luke list their best (and worst) reads, then name the best (and worst) adaptations of the year. It was an exciting year highlighted by their first...Show More
2) The Awesome Power of Handcrafted Art | Akira (1988 Film)
Katsuhiro Otomo did the impossible when he adapted his own unfinished manga into an anime film that changed everything. In episode 367, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they unpack the making of th...Show More
3) The Story That Blew Everything Open | Akira (1982 Manga, Vol. 2 & 3)
Katsuhiro Otomo's series is a landmark work in the history of Japanese manga and animation that shaped the industry as we know it today. In episode 366, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they contin...Show More
4) The Dawn of Cyberpunk | Akira (1982 Manga, Vol. 1)
Nobody seems to know for certain who created the first cyberpunk story, but Katsuhiro Otomo has as strong a claim as anyone. In episode 365, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they start their journe...Show More
5) Just Expected More | The Running Man (2025 Film)
Edgar Wright's adaptation of a Stephen King book and 80s Arnold Action flick seemed like a perfect match, so why didn't this movie rise to the level of his very best? In episode 364, join Luke Elliott...Show More
6) That Time King Wrote Class Warfare | The Running Man (1982 Novel)
From his doublewide trailer in the 1970s, Stephen King was able to authentically tackle class struggle in this early novel originally published under the pen name "Richard Bachman." In episode 363, j...Show More
7) Chatting Up Past Guests at WorldCon 2025 | From the Vault
Join Luke & James on the convention floor as they catch up with former guests Remy Nakamura, Curtis Chen, Kate Ristau, Erik Grove, Jessie Kwak, Fonda Lee, Daryl Gregory, Patrick Swenson, and Rachael K...Show More
8) From the Vault: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017 Film)
Jake Kasden reimagines Jumanji for a modern audience while making clever connections to the original that manages to keep this latest entry in line with the classic Robin Williams-led version. He deli...Show More
9) From the Vault: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994 Film)
In the 90s, Director Kenneth Branagh made a wild heavy metal adaptation of the seminal SciFi novel starring himself, Robert De Niro, and Helena Bonham Carter. Join Luke & James in this former Patreon-...Show More
10) From the Vault: Room 237 (2012 Film)
Director Rodney Ascher presents some of the wild interpretations of The Shining (1980) that persist to this day, each more fantastical than the next. Some theories seem grounded in reality, but others...Show More