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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 adaptat...

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 ...

In the season finale, Maura and Donny discuss the 2003 novel  “ The Devil Wears Prada” by Lauren Weisberger and its 2006 film adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci. They delve into the cutthroat...

In a special Father’s Day episode Maura and Donny discuss the 1998 novel “Big Fish: A novel of mythic proportions” by Daniel Wallace. Tim Burton helmed the 2003 film adaptation. The all star cast features Ewan Mcgregor, Albert Finney, Billy Cr...

In a special Pride Month episode Maura and Donny discuss the 1995 novel “ Father of Frankenstein”  by Christopher Bram, the fictionalized account of openly gay director James Whale. The 1998 film adaptation, “Gods and Monsters”, was writt...

In A Reel Page Turner first, Maura and Donny discuss 2 film adaptations of a classic novel! “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo was published in 1862 and remains a classic piece of literature! Among the many film adaptations include the 1998 versi...

In a very special Mother’s Day episode, Donny and Maura talk about the 1986 coming of age novel “ Mermaids”  by Patty Dann. The 1990 film adaptation was directed by Richard Benjamin and stars Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Christina Ric...

The latest episode is gone to the dogs (and cats!) Maura and Donny discuss the 1961 animal friendly children’s book “ The Incredible Journey” by Sheila Burnford. It was adapted into the 1993 film “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey”. The f...

On today’s episode Maura and Donny discuss the 2011 book “The Family Fang” by Kevin Wilson and its 2015 film adaptation of the same name. The family dramedy was written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Jason Bateman. Bateman also stars i...

On today’s episode Maura and Donny discuss “Holes” the 1998 YA novel written by Louis Sachar. The 2003 film adaptation was penned by Sachar himself and directed by Andrew Davis. The star studded cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jo...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from A Reel Page Turner! Join Maura and Donny as they talk about the Irish classic “Darby O’Gill and the Little People! “ The 1959 film stars Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, and Sean Connery in one of his first starring rol...

In honor of Black History Month, Maura and Donny discuss the 2014 memoir “Just Mercy: A story of Justice and “Redemption.“ The wildly acclaimed and award winning book was written by Bryan Stevenson and details his fight for justice defending d...

Are you ready for some football? Maura and Donny hit the gridiron with the latest episode on the 1984 novel “On Any Given Sunday” by former NFL player Pat Toomay and the very loosely connected 1999 film “Any Given Sunday”. The film was helmed ...

Join Maura and Donny in the first potentially NSFW episode of A Reel Page Turner! The topic of discussion is the 2017 memoir “Notes to Boys: And Other Things  I shouldn’t Share in Public”, and its film adaptation the curiously titled “My ...

Welcome to the first episode of 2024! Maura and Donny discuss “The Silver Linings Playbook,”the 2008 novel by Matthew Quick and its 2012 film adaptation. The film was written and directed by David O. Russel and stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer L...

It’s the final episode of the year with Maura and Donny discussing a holiday classic “Miracle on34th Street.” The 1947 film starred Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwynn. The novella was written by Valentin Davies and came...

Ho Ho Ho! Join Maura and Donny as they kick off the holiday season with the 2001 novel “Skipping Christmas!” It was written by John Grisham in a departure from his usual output! The 2004 film adaptation titled “Christmas with the Kranks” start...

Maura and Donny’s latest episode is on the interestingly titled memoir “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies” by Michael Ausiello. It was published in 2017 and was adapted into the critically acclaimed 2022 film “Spoiler Alert.” The film was written b...

This latest episode is a perfect fit as Maura and Donny try on the 2001 Anne Brashares novel  “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” It was followed by the 2005 film adaptation starring Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, and ...

It’s spooky season! The newest episode of  A Reel Pager covers Bram Stokers “Dracula” and the cult classic movie from 1992.  The movie by Francis Ford Coppola starred Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins.

This week Donny and Maura are joined by author Adam Gogolski. The trio discuss the classic novel “The Odyssey” by Homer and its “modern” retelling  in the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” This 2000 film was made by the Coen brothers and ...

On this weeks episode of A Reel Page Turner, Donny and Maura discuss the 2005 coming-of-age novel “You Are So Not Coming to my Bat Mitzvah” by Fiona Rosenbloom. The 2023 Netflix adaptation stars Adam Sandler and his daughters Sunny and Sadie S...