In this special bonus edition of Reel Lit, Stephen and McKenzie hang up their close-reading glasses and lace up their high-tops for a bracket showdown of literary proportions. Eight films. Six categories. Zero chill.

From Rhys-level prose to homicidal sharks and hook-handed slashers, they debate, deliberate, and occasionally duel over:

• Best Book (critical acclaim vs. personal canon)
• Best Film (box office vs. brilliance)
• Best Adaptation (judged by that not-so-patented metric of excellence, The Owl’s Perch)
• Most Hated Character (because literature is personal, and vengeance is delicious)

And just for fun (and chaos), two more categories get thrown into the ring: Outstanding Performance and  ...