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!
Film Yak
Show overview
Film Yak has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 194 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 410 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 50m and 2h 22m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 6 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 38 episodes published.
From the publisher
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!
Latest Episodes
View all 194 episodesEpisode 191 - The Apostle
Episode 190 - Phantom Thread
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! [email protected]
Episode 189 - Father Mother Sister Brother
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.
Episode 188 - Doc
1971 d. Frank Perry We're back this week talking the (acid? revisionist?) western, Doc from 1971. We also get into other stuff we watched as well as the recent passings of some titans of cinema. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com [email protected] We apologize for any audio issues in this week's episode. We are in between hardware setups. Next episode should sound clearer.
Episode 187 - F/X+2025 Year in Review
1986 d. Robert Mandel We're back, talking our top 10s from 2025, plus a semi-forgotten thriller from the 80s, 2026 releases, Hollywood gossip and more. Thanks for listening. Enjoy! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
Episode 186 - Everyone Else
2009 d. Maren Ade In our first episode of 2026, we're discussing recent 2025 watches as we round out our top 10s, plus the deep dive, homework, and other stuff we watched. Happy new year! Thanks for listening. Enjoy! filmyakpodcast.com [email protected]
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! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected] Thanks for listening. Enjoy!
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! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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! [email protected]
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 [email protected] for your chance to win a FREE blu ray from his much-storied collection.
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. [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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 [email protected]
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! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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! [email protected] filmyakpodcast.com
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 [email protected]