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Film Yak

Film Yak is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth movie discussions. Each week one of our cohosts chooses a film for the three of us to watch, discuss, debate, angrily gripe about, and sometimes even praise. After the discussion, we play a nice round of Letterboxd roulette to see what film two of the cohosts will be saddled with watching and reporting on during the subsequent episode. Follow us on IG: @filmyakpodcast Subscribe to us and rate us on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!
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Episodes

Episode 177 - Universal Language

2025 d. Matthew Rankin We're back and talking loads of 2025 releases including the deep dive), plus an impromptu BookYak segment, and much, much more! Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

Jul 01, 20251 hr 58 min

Episode 176 - Bad Company

1972 d. Robert Benton We're back with another underappreciated western (shocking, right?). We also talk other stuff we watched, including some 2025 releases and lots more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Jun 15, 20252 hr 23 min

Episode 175 - the Secret Agent

1996 d. Christopher Hampton This is probably the quickest we've ever recorded two back-to-back episodes ever. Just dropped our bonus episode, Album Yak a few short days ago and we're already back with a new regular show in which we discuss Kevin's pick, other stuff we watched, Cannes, and much more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

May 29, 20252 hr 2 min

Bonus Episode - Album Yak - Top 13 Albums of All Time

This week we've got a bonus episode for you before episode 175 next week. We gather to discuss our top 13 albums of all time + early influences, stories, honorable mentions and much more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! Filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

May 25, 20252 hr

Episode 174 - Posse

1975 d. Kirk Douglas We're talking Kirk Douglas's second and final film as a director this week, as well as its namesake 90s Blaxploitation counterpart from 1993. We also dig into our anime homework and lots of other stuff we watched. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

May 06, 20251 hr 27 min

Episode 173 - Alien Nation

1988 d. Graham Baker We're back and talking the sci-fi buddy cop actioner, Alien Nation . We also talk other stuff we watched, including Adolescence , Mickey 17 , A Minecraft Movie , and much much more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

Apr 13, 20251 hr 49 min

Episode 172 - Empire of the Sun

1987 d. Steven Spielberg We're back and talking Spielberg's underseen war picture starring a teenaged Christian Bale and criminal Ben Stiller. We also talk other stuff we watched including recent releases like Mickey 17 and Best Animated Feature Oscar Winner, Flow. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Mar 23, 20252 hr 22 min

Episode 171 - Wild at Heart

1990 d. David Lynch This week, it's all things Lynch. We talk a good portion of the master's filmography and reminisce about our first encounters with the late filmmaker. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Feb 17, 20251 hr 58 min

Episode 170 - The Spikes Gang/Best of 2024

1974 d. Richard Fleischer It's our end of 2024 show! We talk our top tens as well as a deep dive of The Spikes Gang from 1974. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Jan 26, 20252 hr 35 min

Episode 169 - Fallen

1998 d. Gregory Hoblit We're back for our first episode of 2025 talking lots of 2024 releases (trying to round out our top 10s before episode 170) and the late 90s Satanic thriller, Fallen . Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

Jan 14, 20252 hr 16 min

Episode 166 - Johnny Corncob

1973 d. Marcell Jankovics Other films discussed include Woman of the Hour, Problemista, Le Samourai, Alien: Romulus, General Idi Amin, The Taste of Things, and more. filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Nov 05, 20241 hr 38 min

Episode 162 - Memory

2023 d. Michel Franco We are finally back and talking JR's pick. We also talk recent movie news, and lots of other stuff we watched. Thanks for sticking around. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Aug 01, 20242 hr 6 min

Episode 161 - Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America

2007 d. Tony Stone We're talking Tony Stone's forgotten lo-fi historo-anachro-anarcho-procedural music video of a film. Plus JR finally catches up on his 2024 viewing, but has he surpassed Jon for most watched? Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.castos.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Jun 17, 20241 hr 56 min

Episode 160 - Kundun

1997 d. Martin Scorsese This week we're talking Kevin's pick and some recent (or semi-recent) 2024 releases. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyak.castos.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

May 28, 20241 hr 50 min

Episode 159 - Demon Seed

1977 d. Donald Cammell We're back and talking JR's unlikeliest pick ever, plus a few others you can skip seeing. We watch them so you don't have to! Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

May 04, 20241 hr 45 min

Episode 158 - I Heart Huckabee's

2004 d. David O. Russell We're back talking Jon's pick--our second comedy about an unemployed poet in a row! Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.castos.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Apr 21, 20241 hr 55 min

Episode 157 - So I Married An Axe Murderer

1993 d. Thomas Schlamme We're talking another Kevin comedy pick this week, plus other stuff we watched, yada, yada, yada, you know the drill. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Apr 05, 20241 hr 50 min

Episode 156 - Kanal + Dune Part 2

1957 d. Andrzej Wajda 2024 d. Denis Villeneuve Wer're back talking JR's pick, plus the much-anticipated sequel to Dune and maybe just one or two more things we watched. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyak.castos.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Mar 10, 20242 hr 11 min

Episode 155 - The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996 d. Renny Harlin We're taking a page right out of the Filmshake Podcast playbook and talking a Renny Harlin classic 90s actioner this week. Plus, lost of other stuff we watched and of course Letterboxd Roulette! Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyak.castos.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Feb 25, 20242 hr 31 min

Episode 154 - Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004 d. Ken Burns We're back talking Kevin's epic PBS doc pic plus lots of other stuff we watched including Jon's covid comfort watches, Kevin's Prime choices, and JR's continuing rounding out of his 2023 list. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

Feb 12, 20242 hr 32 min

Episode 153 - Pitch Black + Best and Worst of 2023

2000 d. David Twohy It's our 2023 year-in-review show where we dive deep into our best and absolute worst films of the year. We also talk the Riddick franchise of films and even get into some lite TV talk. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Jan 21, 20242 hr 49 min

Episode 152 - Bully

2001 d. Larry Clarke We're back with our first episode of 2024 and it's a big one. We take a very deep dive into Bully and also talk everything we watched over our respective Christmas breaks including lots of 2023 potential Oscar contenders The Iron Claw , Maestro , Poor Things , Ferrari , and much more. Stay tuned for Episode 153 and our Top 10s of 2023. Coming soon! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Jan 07, 20242 hr 43 min

Episode 151 - Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

1996 d. Kelly Makin It's our last show of 2023 and we're talking Kevin's pick as well as lots of other stufff we watched, including Maestro, Tokyo Godfathers, Saltburn, The Holdovers and more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

Dec 23, 20231 hr 42 min

Episode 150 - The House of Mirth

We're back talking JR's period, costume drama pick, plus other stuff we watched and the Furiosa teaser. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com

Dec 02, 20231 hr 32 min

Episode 149 - The Missing

2003 d. Ron Howard This time around we're talking Jon's pick, a big budget western from Ronnie Howard as well as other stuff we watched, including the new Fincher-Netflix collab, the Spawn animated films, and some surprisingly good TV shows. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmayakpodcast@gmail.com

Nov 12, 20232 hr
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