In this episode, Bart & Jenna have a lively debate about what it takes to adapt something as stylized as Shakespeare to a medium that leans so heavily towards realism.

Bart & Jenna dive into the work of Haskell Wexler – one of the true auteur cinematographers who got his start in the 1960s. Featuring a heated debate on Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, as iconic in wit as it is in visual flare, and Medium Cool – a hybrid film that incorporates almost every trick he learned from the decade.

Bart & Jenna take a look at Tennessee Williams in decline and find far more gems than they expected—from Fugitive Kind to The Night of the Iguana. Also they watch Boom!, also a film indeed. 

How much does Jenna love Goethe’s Faust? Don’t ask me; ask her poodle named Mephistopheles. Bart & Jenna watch several films based on Faust–a theme that was on people’s minds in the ‘60s.