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!

Top 50 Films of the Past 25 Years

It's a twofer this week as we gather together to discuss our individual top 50 films of the past 25 years lists. What will be number one???? Listen and find out! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

12-22
01:50:19

Episode 185 - Ms .45

1981 d. Abel Ferrara We're back talking Jon's pick + other stuff we watched inlcuding Die My Love, The Mastermind, Wake Up Dead Man, and much much more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

12-22
01:29:10

Episode 184 - Harakiri

1962 d. Masaki Kobayashi This time around we are talking Kevin's pick plus loads of 2025 releases, Tarantino's foot-in-mouth disorder, and the possible Netlfix acquisition of WB. Please write comments and questions to filmyakpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening. Enjoy!

12-07
02:17:05

Episode 183 - The Last Seduction

1994 d. John Dahl We're finally back after a solid month and talking JR's neo-noir from the 90s pick, The Last Seduction. We also go in depth on Frankenstein and split on Nouvelle Vague. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

11-17
02:34:40

Episode 182 - Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

1994 d. Gisaburo Sugii This week we are talking the anime adaptation of Street Fighter II. We also talk other stuff we watched and finally serve JR with the homework he deserves. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

10-15
01:17:45

Episode 181 - The Reckoning

2004 d. Paul McGuigan We're talking Kevin's pick this week, plus One Battle After Another, Honey Don't, Billy Liar, and much much more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

09-28
02:19:00

Episode 180 - The Gladiators

1969 d. Peter Watkins We're finally back and talking one of our most obscure deep dives ever. We also talk other stuff we watched and much much more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

09-07
02:07:06

Episode 179 - Slow West

2015 d. John Maclean We're talking Jon's pick (we promise a break from westerns for the foreseeable future), plus other stuff we watched including Fantastic Four: First Steps, Eddington, Happy Gilmore 2 and much, much more. Thank for listening. Enjoy! Don't forget to write us your best guess at which Criterion blus Jon refuses to sell at filmyakpodcast@gmail.com for your chance to win a FREE blu ray from his much-storied collection.

08-03
02:04:04

Episode 178 - Hoodlum

1997 d. Bill Duke This week we're talking Kevin's pick, plus 2025 releases including Superman, 28 Years Later, and Eephus as well as other stuff we watched.  Don't forget to email your guesses for which 3 Criterion films Jon set aside in the "do not sell" pile for your chance to win a free random blu ray from his collection.  filmyakpodcast@gmail.com filmyakpodcast.com

07-20
02:25:45

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

07-01
01:58:28

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

06-15
02:22:48

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

05-29
02:01:30

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

05-25
01:59:59

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

05-06
01:27:20

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

04-13
01:49:10

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

03-23
02:21:52

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

02-17
01:57:34

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

01-26
02:34:40

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

01-14
02:15:39

Episode 168 - The Substance

2024 d. Coralie Fargeat filmyakpodcast.com filmyakpodcast@gmail.com

12-14
02:22:58

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