Film Yak
Film YakFilm 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 I... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 199 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Visual ArtsArtsTV & Film | |||
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1990 d. John McTiernan
We're back and talking Kevin's pick, other stuff we watched, as well as the latest Paul "insert-foot-in-mouth" Schrader controversy. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!
2026 d. Christopher Nolan
We swan dive into our first ever in depth Nolan discussion as well as talk other stuff we watched (not Nemesis though), plus lots more on this week's exciting episode of FY. We'll keep going as long as they'll let us. Thank... more
1980 d. Robert M. Young
We're back and talking Jon's pick, One-Trick Pony. Paul Simon vanity project? Thinly veiled concert film? Visual album? Linklater-esque plotless pure cinema? Listen to our discussion and find out. Plus lots of other things we... more
1984 d. Peter Hyams
We're back talking Kevin's pick. Listen as our discussion devolves into shit-talking Christopher Nolan's filmography.
Thanks for listening. Enjoy!
1991 d. Joe Johnston
We're back talking an early 90s Disney action/adventurer, plus Cannes news, other stuff we watched, and even some lite 90s anime discussion. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!
1997 d. Robert Duvall
We're back talking the late great Bobby Duvall's underseen The Apostle. We also talk recent watches and some lite news. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!
2017 d. Paul Thomas Anderson
We are back with Kevin's pick, plus other stuff we watched and alot of great discussion.
Thnks for listening. Enjoy!
2025 d. Jim Jarmusch
Oopsie, this is being uploaded a few weeks late. Blame it on the editor (idiot). Anyway, hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening.
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Why are people who don’t think Persona is a great movie running a film podcast? Boring and dull.
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Film Yak delivers a lively roundtable of three film-obsessed hosts who dissect a chosen title each episode, then riff through related cinema chatter, personal anecdotes, and surrounding pop culture. The conversations are opinionated, affectionate, and exploratory, with frequent tangents that cover production trivia, performance highlights, and pacing or tonal debates. A signature element is the casual, rambly banter balanced by strong film-literacy, plus a Letterboxd roulette segment that tees up future watches. Noteworthy is the consistent trio dynamic, the willingness to push boundaries in what counts as a critique, and a comfortable, entertaining rhythm that rewards long-form discussion that doubles as education and entertainment for cin... more
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