In this episode of Framed & Bound, host Tobias Carroll and guest Lee Matthew Goldberg discuss the 1990 film Misery, an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. It’s also the third King adaptation to be covered on this podcast. One of these days, we’ll get to Secret Window.

Discussed in this episode: the greatness of Kathy Bates, Rob Reiner’s suspense chops, the challenges of adapting Stephen King, Tobias’s issues with season one of Castle Rock, Misery and toxic fandom, and when bestselling writers have bizarre subway ads.

As discussed in the episode: reviews of the graphic novel Parasocial and the documentary King on Screen. In two weeks, Constance Squires stops by to discuss another literary adaptation about the life of a writer: Ask the Dust. Our logo is by Mack V.

The first Framed & Bound episode of 2025 is, appropriately enough, about one of the wintriest movies ever made. This time out, Tobias Carroll and guest Jesi Bender discussed the 1980 film The Shining, an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. It may be the sole cinematic podcast in which you’ll hear both The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Top Gun: Maverick invoked.

Also discussed this episode: Elizabeth Hardwick’s cameo appearance, when bad CGI happens to good ideas, the perennial appeal of Stephen King, the role of room decor in this film, and whether a prequel to this would be a good idea.

Jesi Bender’s latest book is Dangerous Women. This time out, we mentioned past episodes focusing on Wolf and Bag of Bones. Next up: another discussion of a literary Stephen King adaptation. Which one? Well, you’ll have to listen in to find out. Our logo is by Mack V.

After a brief delay due to, well, current events, there’s a new episode of Framed & Bound. This time out, Drew Buxton joins Tobias Carroll to get very metafictional as they discuss 2022’s Adaptation, featuring two of Nicolas Cage’s best performances.

Discussed: writing about wrestling, Brian Cox’s agelessness, Charlie Kaufman’s work as a director, the challenges of adapting unadaptable books, and the greatness of Wojciech Has.

Drew Buxton’s So Much Heart is available directly from the publisher and wherever books are sold. If you’ve ever been curious to read The Orchid Thief, it’s available from Bookshop and your local bookstore. Shout Factory’s blu-ray of the film can be ordered here. Tobias wrote about another Charlie Kaufman adaptation for Literary Hub. Our logo is by Mack V.

Framed & Bound is back with a look at the 1987 film Barfly, directed by Barbet Schroeder and written by Charles Bukowski. Host Tobias Carroll and guest William Lessard discuss the pros and cons of Bukowski adaptations, Mickey Rourke’s career, and the Stallone family.

You can find out more about William Lessard on his website. Our new logo is by Mack V.

On the sixteenth episode of Framed and Bound, David James Keaton joined host Tobias Carroll to discuss the 1987 film Best Seller, starring Brian Dennehy and James Woods. Turns out we were not the only ones to find the end credits song to be a little bit stylistically jarring, as this review makes clear.

You can find Keaton at his website; his latest book is the novel Shallow Ends. And if you enjoyed hearing these guys talk about movies and books, there are more interviews where that came from.

On this week’s episode of Framed and Bound, South Brooklyn Exterminating author Ian S. Maloney joins host Tobias Carroll to unravel the twisty conspiracies of David Fincher’s 1997 film The Game — and explain what it has to do with the publishing industry.

The Criterion Collection’s page for the film has some terrific analysis of the film’s themes and images. (Apparently it’s a favorite of both Ty Segall and Brie Larson, so that’s cool.) We also referenced an earlier episode about Wolf, which you can listen to here.

You can find Ian S. Maloney online here.

In the latest episode of Framed & Bound, guest Caroline Hagood and host Tobias Carroll discussed The Forty-Year-Old Version, writer/director/star Radha Blank’s engaging look at a playwright reckoning with art, ethics, and definitions of success.

There’s been a lot of excellent writing on the film, including Neal Minow at RogerEbert.com, Alison Willmore at Vulture, and Richard Brody at The New Yorker.

More information on Caroline Hagood’s writing and books can be found on her website.

On episode 13 of Framed & Bound, host Tobias Carroll and guest Dmitry Samarov discussed the 2018 film Can You Ever Forgive Me? In 2008, Julie Bosman at The New York Times wrote about the publication of the memoir that inspired the film — and what some of the real-life buyers of author Lee Israel’s forged letters felt about her years after the fact.

Dmitry Samarov’s latest book is Making Pictures Is How I Talk to the World. He’s also the co-host of the podcast That Horrorcast and publishes a regular newsletter. You can read his 2018 review of this film at the Chicago Reader's website.