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Film LiterateThe Bone Temple vs. January 2026Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala unite for the first time in 2026 to talk about why every movie that isn't 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (People You Meet On Vacation, The Rip, The Wrecking Crew) isn't as good as 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Co-host: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
2026-01-301h 07Film Literate'The Running Man' by Edgar Wright (ft. Jacob White)Devin and Jacob are back to finish their conversation and talk, this time, about Edgar Wright's The Running Man, a perhaps too faithful film adaptation.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Jacob White (Instagram|Substack|YouTube)
2025-12-151h 03Film Literate'The Running Man' by Richard Bachman and Paul Michael Glaser (ft. Jacob White)Devin and Jacob are here to talk about The Running Man, a Richard Bachman (*cough Stephen King cough*) novel as well as the original film adaptation starring Arnold Schwarzenegger!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Jacob White (Instagram|Substack|YouTube)
2025-11-031h 17Film LiterateThe Bewitching - Chapters 1908: 10 thru End (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the final third of The Bewitching by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-10-201h 55Film LiterateThe Bewitching - Chapters 1998: 5 thru 1998: 9 (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the middle third of The Bewitching by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-10-131h 24Film LiterateThe Bewitching - Chapters 1998: 1 thru 1908: 4 (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the first third of The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-10-061h 21Film LiterateNever Flinch: Chapters 18-End (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the final third of Never Flinch by Stephen King.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-08-111h 18Film LiterateNever Flinch: Chapters 10-17 (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the middle third of Never Flinch by Stephen King.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-07-281h 27Film LiterateNever Flinch: Chapters 1-9 (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the first third of Never Flinch by Stephen King.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-07-142h 03Film LiterateThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter: pp. 307 - End (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the final third of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-04-282h 01Film Literate'The Life of Chuck' by Stephen King (ft. Chris Zappettini)Join Devin and Zap as they talk about Chuck, who gave us 39 great years.Support Film Literare on Patreon!Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)
2025-04-211h 23Film LiterateThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter: pp. 149 - 306 (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the middle third of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-04-141h 55Film Literate'We Can Remember It For You Wholesale' and 'Total Recall' (ft. Paola Zavala)Let this episode be a memory implant for you of that one time Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala invited you over to watch Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall, but then just talked through the whole thing.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
2025-04-071h 29Film LiterateThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter: pp. 1 - 148 (Book Club)In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the first third of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones.Please support the podcast on Patreon!Follow Film Literate on Instagram!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-03-311h 51Film LiterateRian Johnson's 'Brick' (First Features with Paola Zavala)Brick. The Brothers Bloom. Looper. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. Knives Out. Glass Onion. Oh, and maybe the most well-regarded episode of television in modern history. Join Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala as they journey through the first 20 years of two-time Academy Award-nominee Rian Johnson's career!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
2025-03-242h 35Film LiterateBook Club Mailbag No. 2Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn respond to a few listener emails about The Only Good Indians, name the Book Club's next title (another by Stephen Graham Jones), and announce the return of a recurring series! For dates, pages-to-read, and other information, be sure to follow Film Literate on Instagram! Please support the podcast on Patreon!Find your hosts on social media:Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)
2025-03-1758 minFilm Literate'Mickey 17' by Bong Joon-ho (ft. Jacob White)Devin and Jacob reunite to talk about Bong Joon-ho's adapation of Edward Ashton's Mickey7, Mickey 17!Don’t forget to check out the first episode, ‘Mickey7’ by Edward Ashton (ft. Jacob White)!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Jacob White (Instagram|Substack|YouTube)
2025-03-111h 47Film Literate'The Monkey' by Osgood Perkins (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)Everybody dies. But before they do, they really should listen to this episode - the second of two about The Monkey, a short story written by Stephen King that was adapted for the screen and directed by Osgood Perkins. Don’t forget to check out the first episode, ‘The Monkey’ by Stephen King (ft. Chris Zappettini)!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
2025-02-241h 22Film LiterateThe Only Good Indians: Sweat Lodge Massacre (Book Club with Ewa Mykytyn)As the fella said, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn are back to discuss the second part of The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Co-host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
2025-02-172h 05Film LiterateThe Only Good Indians: The House That Ran Red (Book Club with Ewa Mykytyn)They're back! The Film Literate Book Club returns to read and talk about The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. In this episode, Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss "The House That Ran Red," the first of three sections in the 2020's winner of the Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Awards for Novel. So, buckle up and bring your barf bag.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Ewa Mykytyn
2025-02-031h 53Film LiterateCOMING SOON (from the Film Literate Book Club): 'The Only Good Indians' by Stephen Graham JonesSpecial Announcement! Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn have reunited to kick off Film Literate's Book Club shenanigans in 2025 with a modern horror classic, The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones! So, pick up a copy and read along!Important Dates:02.03.25 - The House That Ran Red02.17.25 - Sweat Lodge Massacre03.03.25 - It Came From the RezSupport Film Literate on Patreon!Co-host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
2025-01-2704 minFilm Literate‘The Monkey’ by Stephen King (ft. Chris Zappettini)Join Devin and Zap as they talk about Hal Shelburn’s past with that damn monkey from 1985’s Skeleton Crew before they discuss another Stephen King short story, Rat, as found in the If It Bleeds collection.Support Film Literare on Patreon!Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)
2025-01-201h 25Film Literate'Wild at Heart' (ft. Andrew Martin Dodson)Andrew Martin Dodson joins Devin Diazoni to talk about a book and movie. But I have no told you the type of book and movie. Perhaps you might even picture Toto from The Wizard of Oz...It's Wild at Heart - novel by Barry Gifford, film by David Lynch.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Andrew Martin Dodson (Moxie Press)
2025-01-131h 55Film LiterateThat's a Wrap on 2024!Kindly allow Devin Diazoni space to grumble a bit about all of the new movies he hasn't seen and a few of the new books he hasn't read. Support Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-12-3026 minFilm Literate'Disclaimer' Chapters V - VII (ft. Paola Zavala)Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala are FINALLY back to recap and weigh in on the final three episodes of Disclaimer.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
2024-12-231h 54Film Literate'The Polar Express' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)The Polar Express is a children's picture book by Chris Van Allsburg that features 15 illustrations. Which is about the number of headaches that the surprisingly faithful motion-capture film adaptation by Robert Zemeckis might induce. Happy Holidays, dear listeners!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
2024-12-091h 43Film LiterateNotes From Underground, but Not Dostoevsky (Cap Without Zap #3)Catch up with Devin Diazoni as he chronicles his viewing (and, when possible, reading) habits during the first 2+ weeks of fatherhood.Support the show on Patreon!
2024-11-2541 minFilm LiterateEwa Mykytyn's Armchair Chat No. 1: 'The Dagger and the Flame' by Catherine DoyleIn the absence of Devin "New Dad" Diazoni, Ewa Mykytyn assumes first (and only) chair for a breakdown of Catherine Doyle's The Dagger and the Flame. So, listen in and hear all about The City of Fantome!Support Film Literate on Patreon!Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads)
2024-11-1127 minFilm Literate'Fantastic Mr. Fox' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)Devin say one thing, Charlotte says another, and it all changes back again! Dive headfirst into the autumn aesthetic and prepare for the Thanksgiving season with an episode about one of the best films ever covered on Film Literate. Which is pretty short, but only because Fantastic Mr. Fox is, too. And also: 10/10, no notes.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
2024-11-041h 08Film Literate'The Rocketeer' and Not Much Else (Cap Without Zap #2)For the second consecutive month, Devin's flying without his co-pilot. Does he land the plane? Hear for yourself!What a wasted opportunity... Could have much more seamlessly referenced rocket-packs in the description here.Support the show on Patreon!
2024-10-2843 minFilm Literate'Disclaimer' Chapters I - IV (ft. Paola Zavala)Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala reunite to recap and weigh in on the first four episodes of Alfonso Cuarón's (thus far) incredibly faithful adaptation of Renée Knight's Disclaimer.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
2024-10-211h 46Film Literate'Bringing Out the Dead' (ft. Jacob White)In the time between De Niro and DiCaprio, who were Scorsese’s leading men? Answer: Nicolas Cage and the Dalai Lama. Listen to strangers become friends through a shared love of books and movies as Jacob White joins Devin Diazoni to discuss 1999’s Bringing Out the Dead.Support the podcast on Patreon!Guest: Jacob White (IG: madcrazymoviereviews)Episode Correction: There are nine circles of Hell.
2024-10-142h 01Film Literate'Disclaimer' by Renée Knight (ft. Paola Zavala)"What if the next thriller you read was all about you." That's the tagline for the debut novel by Renée Knight.And a tagline for this episode might be: "What if books were better - way better - than their taglines? And that tagline ain't half bad."Tune in to hear a conversation about the novel that inspired one of the most celebrated filmmakers of a generation to go ahead and create a limited television show. Only, that's for later. For now, for this episode, Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala are nothing but bookworms.
2024-10-072h 34Film LiterateCOMING SOON: The 'Disclaimer' Miniseries Miniseries (ft. Paola Zavala)Renée Knight's thrilling Disclaimer has been adapted into an Apple TV+ miniseries by four-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón! Consequently, Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala will be bringing you a miniseries of their own! With four pods about Disclaimer! Not counting this one. This is just an announcement.The 1st pod will drop on October 7, 2024 and cover the novel, so pick yourself up a copy and give it a read beforehand.The 2nd pod will drop on October 21, 2024 and cover episodes 1-3, so keep up with the miniseries adaptation.The 3rd pod will (probably*) drop on No...
2024-09-3003 minFilm LiterateChapter 1 of ‘Baseball: The Movie’ by Noah Gittell and Devin’s Last Game at the Oakland Coliseum (Cap Without Zap #1)Just because Devin Diazoni's podding solo again doesn't mean you shouldn't listen! But, fair warning, this one's almost exclusively about baseball. As the title suggests.Support Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-09-2344 minFilm Literate'Mockingjay' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)Here it is. The third (and fourth). Are you, are you coming to the tree?Support the show on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
2024-09-161h 47Film LiterateDamien Chazelle's ‘Whiplash’ (First Features with Paola Zavala)Say you're a director. And you direct a film. That people enjoy. Where do you go from there? Press play for an in-depth discussion between Devin Diazoni and Paola Zavala about Damien Chazelle's first four/five feature films!Support the show on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram, Letterboxd)
2024-09-092h 19Film LiterateBook Club Mailbag No. 1As they close the book on Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea, Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn read from the mailbag and talk about everything under the sun as well as a few things still underground. Here's what was, what is, and what's to come for Film Literate's Book Club!Recipe: Gabriele's Starless Sea GingerbreadSupport Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Ewa Mykytyn
2024-09-021h 19Film LiterateZapCap (August 2024) - Jimmy Carter, Challengers, Consenting Adults, and more!In which Devin Diazoni and Chris Zappettini talk about Bad Monkey, Jimmy Carter, Challengers, Consenting Adults, Gena Rowlands, Ridley Scott, upcoming episodes, and more!Support the show on Patreon!Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)
2024-08-261h 01Film LiterateThe Starless Sea: Book VI - The Secret Diary of Katrina Hawkins - and the Afterward (Book Club with Ewa Mykytyn)Our maiden voyage has come to an end!Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn say their goodbyes to Erin Morgenstern and The Starless Sea. For now. Because... Did you read the book along with us? Did you like it? Did we miss something you didn't, or vice versa? Let us know! A mailbag episode is coming, so please send in all comments and questions to filmliteratepodcast@gmail.com.Guest: Ewa MykytynSupport Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-08-191h 45Film LiteratePreviously On: 'Alien' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)In this episode, a wife joins her husband to discuss a movie marathon that one of them was more excited about than the other. And all to get themselves - as well as you, dear listener - ready for Alien: Romulus! So travel back to 1979, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2003 & 2007, 2012, and 2017 for a look into the future.Support the show on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
2024-08-121h 59Film LiterateThe Starless Sea: Books IV & V - Written in the Stars & The Owl King (Book Club with Ewa Mykytyn)With this episode, we are three-quarters of the way through the first miniseries of the Film Literate Book Club!Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn reunite to descend even further into Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea. So, come on down. The water's... not quite what you'd expect.Guest: Ewa MykytynSupport Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-08-052h 03Film Literate'What to Expect When You're Expecting' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)Learn a bit about reproduction, women's bodies, and a few of the movies that either do or don't set the most detailed expectations when it comes to making babies.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni (Instagram)
2024-07-291h 50Film LiterateZapCap with Chris Zappettini (July 2024) - Avatar: The Way of Water, Willie Mays, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and more!In which Devin Diazoni and Chris Zappettini talk about Avatar: The Way of Water, baseball, Booksmart, The Boys, Shelley Duvall, Luca, Willie Mays, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Presumed Innocent, and much, much more!Support the show on Patreon!Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)
2024-07-221h 31Film LiterateThe Starless Sea: Books II & III - Fortunes and Fables & The Ballad of Simon and Eleanor (Book Club with Ewa Mykytyn)Welcome back to the Film Literate Book Club!For this episode, Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn dove deep into Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea - looking here at Book II: Fortunes and Fables and Book III: The Ballad of Simon and Eleanor! This is, despite the book numbers, part two of four.Guest: Ewa MykytynSupport Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-07-151h 44Film LiteratePreviously On: ‘Deadpool’ & ‘Wolverine’ (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)Let's go break the fourth wall or grow some mutton chops! Deadpool's teaming up with Wolverine, and a married couple (re)watched all 13 live-action X-Men film. For you. You're welcome.Support the show on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte DiazoniCorrections and clarifications:The Skarsgård family is Swedish. Everybody knows that.The host, Devin Diazoni, implied that he enjoys Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain. This most likely is no longer true, if it ever was. (He hasn't seen it since high school.)
2024-07-081h 55Film LiterateThe Starless Sea: Book I - Sweet Sorrows (Book Club with Ewa Mykytyn)Welcome to the Film Literate Book Club!For this episode, Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn dove deep into Erin Morgenstern's The Starless Sea - looking first at Book I: Sweet Sorrows! So listen in, read along if you'd like, and climb aboard as Film Literate sets sails on a four-part adventure!Guest: Ewa MykytynSupport Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-07-012h 27Film LiteratePreviously On: 'Mad Mad' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)Witness me! ... talk with my wife about all four Mad Mad movies in anticipation of the franchise’s fifth entry, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.Support the show on Patreon! (Yes, one of the things your money will buy is a new microphone for the host. Apologies for the imperfect audio quality on this episode.)Guest: Charlotte DiazoniEpisode Corrections:Byron Kennedy was killed in a helicopter crash, not a plane crash.O+ and A+ are the most common blood types. Max Rockatansky has "O - NEGATIVE HI OCTANE" and is a un...
2024-05-132h 04Film Literate'Fight Club' (ft. Cody Hawkinson)Do you have two black shirts? Two pair of black pants? One pair of black boots? Two pair of black socks? One black jacket? $300 of personal burial money?Alright.Guest: Cody Hawkinson (Instagram)Support Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-04-012h 17Film Literate'Shoeless Joe' and 'Field of Dreams' (ft. Robert Diazoni)Listen to father and son discuss an Oscar-nominated baseball classic and the novel it's based on by W.P. Kinsella.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Robert Diazoni
2024-03-201h 45Film LiterateThe Oscars Episode: 2023-2024 Edition (ft. Derrick Diazoni)In which Devin is joined by his brother to talk about the 2023-2024 Oscars, and to take a look back three years in an effort to determine whether or not the Academy got it right. Suport Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Derrick Diazoni (Storybook Suites)
2024-02-261h 54Film Literate'Stardust' (ft. Ewa Mykytyn)“Here, truly, there be dragons. Also gryphons, wyverns, hippogriffs, basilisks, and hydras.” Welcome to Faerie.Guest: Ewa MykytynSupport Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-02-142h 20Film Literate'Howl's Moving Castle' (ft. Paola Zavala)In which Devin and Paola talk about stuff.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram, Letterboxd)
2024-02-052h 03Film LiterateH2H: Lake Placid vs. Deep Blue Sea (ft. Chris Zappettini)Let's go back to 1999 and eat some people! Also, sincere apologies for the occasional table bump noise issue on this episode.Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)
2024-01-171h 14Film Literate24 in '24: A Books and Movies Draft (ft. Joseph Abrams, Chris Zappettini, and Paola Zavala)An experimental episode in which three returning guests - alongside our host - participate in a draft of upcoming titles for... a prize yet to be determined.Guests Joseph Abrams (IG: cuppajoe3320), Chris Zappettini (IG: zap.consulting), and Paola Zavala (IG: everything.is.k.o, Letterboxd: littlelesions)Support Film Literate on Patreon!
2024-01-011h 35Film Literate'In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash' and 'A Christmas Story' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)“BOYS! At Last YOU Can Own An OFFICIAL RED RYDER Carbine Action Two-Hundred Shot RANGE MODEL AIR RIFLE!”Support Film Literate on Patreon!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni (Instagram)
2023-12-182h 08Film Literate'Doctor Sleep' (ft. Paola Zavala)Can a sequel to The Shining satisfy fans of both the book and the movie?Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram; Letterboxd)
2023-12-042h 14Film Literate'11/22/63' (ft. Chris Zappettini)Follow us down the rabbit hole…Guest: Chris Zappettini (IG: zap.consulting)
2023-11-223h 34Film Literate'Who Censored/Framed Roger Rabbit' (ft. Joseph Abrams)A Wolf, a Rabbit, and a Zemeckis walk into The Ink and Paint Club...
2023-11-061h 54Film Literate'The Haunting of Hill House' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)"Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House," but it didn't have to. Because whatever walked there could just as easily have been listening to Film Literate!Guest: Charlotte Diazoni (IG: charlottediazoni)Support Film Literate on Patreon!
2023-10-243h 02Film Literate'The Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson (ft. Cody Hawkinson)Take a trip 20 years back in time with us. And then 110 more.Guest: Cody Hawkinson (IG: codyhawkinson)Support Film Literate on Patreon!
2023-10-021h 47Film Literate'The Outsider' (ft. Chris Zappettini)What happens when a bunch of insanely talented people get together to adapt one of the best novels written by one of literary history's most beloved storytellers? Maybe not quite exactly what you'd think.Guest: Chris Zappettini (IG: zap.consulting)
2023-09-041h 57Film Literate'Beautiful Creatures' (ft. Ewa Mykytyn)In a time when YA adaptations about teenage romance were all the rage, one such film failed to Cast a spell over mainstream audiences. Also, in this episode (recorded weeks before its release), please don't take anything said by the host or his guest regarding their time working on a particular Oscar-nominated film as in any way promotional until after the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike ends.Guest: Ewa MykytynAnd don’t forget to support Film Literate on Patreon!
2023-08-071h 33Film LiterateThe 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes (ft. Derrick Diazoni)In which Devin and his brother Derrick talk about the strikes, streaming networks, and make a case for the grand return of physical media.Guest: Derrick Diazoni (Storybook Suites: A Whole New World of Vacation Rentals)
2023-07-2444 minFilm Literate'Catching Fire' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)When you're two-thirds of the way through the books, but only halfway through the movies...Guest: Charlotte Diazoni (IG: hairbycharlottediazoni)
2023-07-032h 15Film Literate'Ready Player One' (ft. Chris Zappettini)Who will be the first to collect all the keys, clear all the gates, and find Halliday's Easter egg?
2023-06-051h 27Film Literate'Where the Wild Things Are' (ft. Andrew Martin Dodson)We might roar our terrible roars and gnash our terrible teeth and roll our terrible eyes and show our terrible claws, but that's just because we're wild.Guest: Andrew Martin Dodson (Atlas Personality, The Smithee Letter)
2023-05-011h 08Film Literate'The Iron Man' and 'The Iron Giant'From the children's story by Ted Hughes to the animated masterpiece by Brad Bird, think about what you choose to be.
2023-03-221h 15Film Literate'The Cabin at the End of the World' and 'Knock at the Cabin' (ft. Chris Zappettini)One book, one movie, four horsemen, and seven knocks.
2023-03-081h 32Film Literate'The Little Prince'From the book about everything to the film about embracing your inner child, here's an episode about foxes, Captain Hook, and the stars in the sky.
2023-02-2245 minFilm Literate'The Long Goodbye'Raymond Chandler. Leigh Brackett. Robert Altman. Elliott Gould. And it's a pretty short episode, which is funny when you consider the title.
2023-02-0850 minFilm Literate'Slaughterhouse-Five' (ft. Chris Zappettini)A conversation about time, violence, and war.
2023-01-251h 232023-01-1159 minFilm Literate'The Shining' (ft. Paola Zavala)Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, and two old friends from high school check into a hotel...
2022-12-282h 21Film Literate'How The Grinch Stole Christmas' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)Happy Holidays! For everyone except The Grinch. Only, actually, also The Grinch. But then, wait, no, spoiler alert.And a great big festive thank you to Rachel Irene Wilke, Colleen Murphy, Chris Lord, Trevor West, Ewa Mykytyn, Derrick Diazoni, Robert Diazoni, Julie Diazoni, Hillary Frederich, Myles Fenton, Joseph Abrams, Kat Cook, Xozy and Dolly, Melissa Franco, Sedona, and Rosemary!
2022-12-141h 26Film Literate'[The] Minority Report' (ft. Julie Diazoni)I've seen the future, and you're going to listen to this episode.
2022-11-302h 01Film Literate'The Ice Storm' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)This episode is, as they say, NSFW.Somehow, Mychael Danna's beautiful and haunting score failed to get a single shoutout in over 137 minutes of podcasting. Terribly unfortunate oversight. Incredible work by him on this film.Next stop: New Canaan, CT!
2022-11-162h 17Film Literate'The Secret History' by Donna TarttWill they ever adapt this for the screen? Should they? Do you know the story behind the story of what happened to Edmund "Bunny" Corcoran at Hampden College?
2022-11-021h 182022-10-191h 492022-10-051h 07Film Literate'Fairy Tale' by Stephen KingWhen I recorded this, I'd only read half of the new release in order to keep spoilers to a minimum. So, click play and enjoy!
2022-09-2159 minFilm Literate'The Hunger Games' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)A look back at Panem's annual reminder that the districts belong to The Capitol. Me. My wife. Only one victor will emerge.
2022-09-071h 37Film Literate'Moneyball' (ft. Chris Zappettini, Andrew Martin Dodson, and Cody Hawkinson)With four additional guests on top of the three titularly featured, this is easily Film Literate's most ambitious episode to date! It's about baseball, change, math, money, and perspective as well as family, friendship, movies, rooting for the perennial underdog, and 2002's then record-setting 20-game win streak by the Oakland Athletics.GUEST INDEX:Chris Zappettini - 02:38 Julie Diazoni - 46:37 Robert Diazoni - 48:26 Andrew Martin Dodson - 1:00:24 Derrick Diazoni - 1:51:14 Charlotte Diazoni - 1:52:28 Cody Hawkinson - 1:53:35
2022-09-042h 35Film Literate'Dr. No' (ft. Chris Lord)The first Bond movie is actually based on the sixth Bond book, but who needs to worry about continuity on a tropical mission at the very start of a major film franchise?
2022-08-241h 31Film Literate'Cannery Row'And now for a bit about the "whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches," by which might also be meant the "Saints and angels and martyrs and holy men," I don't know.Also covered: ‘Sweet Thursday’
2022-08-101h 03Film Literate'Cool Hand Luke'What we have here is... Donn Pearce's debut novel and one of Paul Newman's most iconic characters.
2022-07-2743 minFilm Literate'Bambi' (ft. Charlotte Diazoni)The Story of a Life in the Forest. Also, yeah, we know the plural of "deer" is "deer."
2022-07-131h 32Film Literate'The Black Phone' and '[Escape from] Spiderhead'Also included are 11 more titles of upcoming movies based on books! Going into this episode, beware of mild spoilers throughout.
2022-06-291h 27Film Literate'Zodiac' (ft. Cody Hawkinson)A couple of guys who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area talk about its infamous Cipher Slayer, the people who pursued him, and quite possibly David Fincher's most masterful masterpiece.
2022-06-151h 42Film Literate'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World' (ft. Chris Zappettini)Thank God for Site B! In Film Literate's first episode with a special guest co-host, please excuse the odd momentary lapse in audio quality and enjoy the wild conversation between two grown men who were kids in the 90s.
2022-06-012h 232022-05-181h 022022-04-0646 minFilm Literate'The Power of the Dog'Thomas Savage. Jane Campion. The Power of the Dog. The Academy Awards. Banjos.
2022-03-2359 minFilm Literate'Drive My Car' and 'Kafka on the Shore'Let's talk Haruki Murakami! In this episode, both Drive My Car, the 4-time Academy Award-nominated* critical darling, and Kafka on the Shore, the not-yet-adapted and debatably "unfilmable" 2002 novel, are covered somewhat extensively, with spoilers for both kept to a minimum. Welcome, for the time being, to a brand-new world...*Best Picture, Best Director, Best International Feature, Best Adapted Screenplay (ceremony forthcoming)
2022-03-0943 minFilm Literate'Gladiator II: Christ Killer'There once was a film that was Gladiator. It was a thing. Singer-songwriter-novelist-actor-screenwriter-genius Nick Cave was asked personally by Russell Crowe - Maximus himself - to write a sequel. And he did. You can find the script online. The rest, as they say, is history. (Spoiler alert: There is no sequel to Gladiator.)
2022-02-2340 min2022-02-0939 minFilm Literate‘[The] Children of Men’What's in a "The"? A P.D. James novel that was published in 1992 and set in 2021 later became a 2006 Alfonso Cuarón film set in 2027, and that's just the beginning...
2022-01-2628 minFilm Literate22 in '22Scratching the surface of some film (and series) adaptations currently in the works, here's a list of my most highly anticipated high-profile projects due out, with any luck, sometime in 2022...
2022-01-1234 minFilm Literate‘True Grit’Charles Portis wrote a novel that became a John Wayne film before the Coen brothers took a crack at it. From 1968 to 2010, here's a look or two at the world through the eyes of Mattie Ross. So, fill your hands, you son of a...
2021-12-2928 minFilm Literate‘Nightmare Alley’Gresham, Goulding, Guillermo. 1946, 1947, 2021. A novel and two movies. Here, in the first episode of Film Literate, I take a look at all three. And try, of course, to keep spoilers to a minimum. So, without much further ado, from The Fool to The Hanged Man...
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