Criminal Adaptations

In this season’s bonus episode, we’re taking a deep dive into the life of everyone's favorite astronaut and toolman, Tim Allen. Best known as the wisecracking star of Home Improvement and the voice of...

15 Jun 55min

In this episode, we dive deep into Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman (2025), staring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, the film inspired by the bizarre crime spree of Jeffrey Manchester. We break down how th...

1 Jun 1h 47min

This week we dive into the dark, drug-fueled world portrayed in James Cox’s Wonderland (2003), staring Val Kilmer, and compare it to the chilling real-life story of John Holmes and the infamous 1981 L...

18 Mai 1h 56min

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the true story behind the criminally underrated Owning Mahowny (2003). Portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his most understated performances, Dan Ma...

4 Mai 1h 47min

In the season premiere of our sixth season, we tackle Steven Soderbergh’s Academy Award winning film Erin Brockovich(2000), starring Julia Roberts and Aaron Eckhart. We break down the true events behi...

20 Apr 2h 5min

Season 6 of Criminal Adaptations is almost here. This season, we’re diving deeper into the real crimes behind the movies. Unpacking the true stories, the courtroom drama, the scandals, and the cinemat...

16 Mar 1min

Two films, one real-life National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, and a story that blurs the line between truth and fiction. In part two of our season finale, we dive into two very different film...

2 Mar 2h 20min

The movie Snowden (2016) presents the protagonist as a reluctant whistleblower who sacrifices everything to expose government surveillance – but how closely does the film match the real man and case? ...

16 Feb 2h 13min