The Parent Trap (1961/1998)

The Parent Trap (1961/1998)

Source Material: Erich Kästner's Das doppelte Lottchen, about identical twin girls who are separated at birth and rediscover each other at a summer camp.

Suspiria (1977/2018)

Source Material: Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis, loosely adapted for the screen by Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi.

Special Episode: Clueless

Somehow Claire and David missed 1995's Clueless growing up. How does director Amy Heckerling and star Alicia Silverstone's take on Jane Austen's Emma compare to more literal interpretations?

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968/1999)

Source Material: An original screenplay by Alan Trustman, following a millionaire who orchestrates a bank heist and the insurance investigator hired to track him down.

Mean Girls (2004/2024)

Source Material: Rosalind Wiseman's non-fiction guide for parents, Queen Bees and Wannabes, adapted into a screenplay by comedian Tina Fey.