Podcast – Film Misery

In the lead-up to our Best of the Year episode, Lena Houst guest-hosts to discuss the miscellaneous achievements of 2017.

Original Record Date: January 14, 2018 For this episode, Justin and G Clark talk about the most noteworthy television they saw in 2017, but not before getting their thoughts on the record for Steven Spielberg’s latest film, The Post. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 35:58 – REVIEW: The Post 35:59 – 1:09:36 – The Best Television of 2017 1:09:37 – 1:11:43 – Contact Information Show Notes: The full first season of The Good Place is available both on Hulu and Netflix. Next Episode: Lena guest-hosts with Justin to chat about some of the superlative achievements of 2017 film. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: December 17, 2018 For this episode, Justin and G Clark review the controversial awards season contenders All the Money in the World and I Tonya. G Clark also provides his abbreviated thoughts on Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 11:14 – QUICK TAKES: Downsizing 11:15 – 34:31 – REVIEW: I, Tonya 34:32 – 58:50 – REVIEW: All the Money in the World 58:51 – 1:03:45 – SPOILERS: All the Money in the World 1:03:46 – 1:06:27 – Contact Information Show Notes: If you haven’t seen Downsizing yet, do NOT watch this trailer!!! Next Episode: A free-wheeling discussion of the best television of 2017! Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

A review of Guillermo Del Toro's latest, 'The Shape of Water,' followed by a discussion of how the still-young Awards season is shaping up.

Original Record Date: December 17, 2017 For this episode, Justin reunites briefly with guest host and former Film Misery Editor in Chief Alex Carlson to have a deeply geek-centric, effusive, and nit-picky conversation about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. As if there’s anything else to talk about this week. WARNING! We start out with our general impressions, but we eventually do dive into spoilers about twenty minutes in. I timestamp it below, but as you’re listening, know that once you hear Darth Vader speaking, you are mere seconds away from the spoiler-est parts of the conversation! Show Schedule: 0:00 – 19:38 – REVIEW: Star Wars: The Last Jedi 19:39 – 1:03:52 – SPOILER DISCUSSION for The Last Jedi 1:03:53 – 1:06:33 – Contact Information Show Notes: Follow Alex Carlson on Twitter here. Next Episode: G Clark returns for a conversation about our first awards season forecast, following the announcement of the Golden Globes & SAG nominations and the Critics’ awards. They will also offer up a review of The Shape of Water. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: December 10, 2017 For this episode, Justin and G Clark issue some Quick Takes reviews of BPM (Beats per Minute), Princess Cyd, The Square, and Loveless. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 27:51 – REVIEW: BPM (Beats per Minute) 27:52 – 44:40 – REVIEW: The Square 44:41 – 53:57 – REVIEW: Princess Cyd 53:58 – 1:04:21 – REVIEW: Loveless 1:00:22 – 1:11:25 – QUICK TAKES: G Clark Mudbound, The Disaster Artist 1:11:26 – 1:18:52 – QUICK TAKES: Justin Darkest Hour, , , , , 1:18:53 – 1:23:38 – Contact Information Show Notes: Check out all of G Clark’s reviews here. How to pronounce ”Andrey Zvyagintsev” According to Slate, the subway scene is indeed invented for dramatic purposes. Lena’s best of the year can be read here. Next Episode: Awards season has begun in earnest! We’ll talk about the Golden Globes & SAG nominations, and the Critics’ awards. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: December 3, 2017 For this episode, Justin and G Clark issue some Quick Takes reviews of The Florida Project, After the Storm, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and more. Show Schedule: 0:00 –18:37 – REVIEW: The Florida Project 18:38 –29:26 – REVIEW: After the Storm 29:27 – 45:38 – REVIEW: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 45:39 – 58:30 – REVIEW: Detroit 58:31 – 1:06:20 – REVIEW: The Other Side of Hope 1:06:21 – 1:20:09 – REVIEW: Lady Bird 1:20:10 – 1:21:56 – Contact Information Show Notes: Major apologies this week for the background siren noises. It was a busy Sunday in Justin’s neighborhood! “Sadly,” in the time since recording, Lady Bird lost its perfect TomatoMeter rating. Check out all of G Clark’s reviews here. Next Episode: Reviews of BPM (Beats per Minute), Princess Cyd, and The Square. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: November 12, 2017 For this episode, Justin and G Clark Review their first-ever Eugene Green movie, The Son of Joseph. Following that are reviews of Brawl in Cell Block 99 and the Kogonada’s acclaimed debut Columbus. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 6:31 – Gameplan for End-of-Year Movie Watching 06:32 – 26:30 – REVIEW: The Son of Joseph 26:31 – 49:26 – REVIEW: Brawl in Cell Block 99 49:27 – 1:05:46 – REVIEW: Columbus 1:05:47 – 1:07:51 – Contact Information Show Notes: The Son of Joseph is available to stream on Netflix. Brawl in Cell Block 99 is available for digital rental. Columbus is available for digital rental. Next Episode: Reviews of After The Storm (available to stream on Prime) and Sean Baker’s new film The Florida Project. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: November 9, 2017 In a bonus episode of the podcast, Justin sits down with Lena Houst to discuss some of the more noteworthy movies of 2017 featuring queer storytelling and LGBTQ characters. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 10:17 – Introductions 10:18 – 26:11 – BPM (Beats per Minute) 26:12 – 44:54 – Princess Cyd 44:55 – 51:34 – Professor Marston and the Wonder Women 51:35 – 57:54 – The Wound 57:55 – 1:16:14 – QUICK TAKES: Lovesong, Thelma, The Lure, Heal the Living, God’s Own Country, Paris 05:59: Theo and Hugo, Battle of the Sexes, Movies with “Questioning” queers, The Shape of Water 1:16:15 – 1:18:46 – Contact Information Show Notes: Alison Willmore’s excellent essay on Beauty and the Beast and Power Rangers can be read here. John Trengrove’s credited co-screenwriters are Malusi Bengu and Thando Mgqolozana. Check out Lena’s Letterboxd profile here. (And here’s Justin’s!) Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @Lena Frances Ha-ust and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: November 5, 2017 For this episode, Justin and G Clark Review the directorial debut of American Sniper writer Jason Hall, Thank You For Your Service. Along with that that are reviews of Naoko Yamada’s manga adaptation A Silent Voice and Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 15:45 – G Clark discusses the first season of The Deuce 15:46 – 32:13 – REVIEW: A Silent Voice 32:14 – 54:54 – REVIEW: Thank You For Your Service 54:55 – 1:13:00 – REVIEW: The Killing of a Sacred Deer 1:13:01 – 1:14:46 – Contact Information Show Notes: The title of The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a specific allusion to greek mythology. Justin Chang’s Fresh Air review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer can be heard here. Next Episode: Some 2017 titles to watch at home! The Son of Joseph, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Columbus Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: October 29, 2017 For this episode, Justin and G Clark log into their Netflix accounts (again) to review Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories and the quasi-vampire teen drama The Transfiguration. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 07:00 – G Clark’s update on the rest of Mindhunter 07:01 – 30:05 – REVIEW: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 30:06 – 44:31 – REVIEW: Manifesto 44:32 – 1:0:11 – REVIEW: The Transfiguration 1:01:12 – 1:04:23 – Contact Information Show Notes: The Meyerowitz Stories and The Transfiguration are both available on Netflix. Per Justin’s recommendation, consider picking up a copy of David Shield’s Reality Hunger: A Manifesto. Next Episode: The directorial debut of American Sniper writer Jason Hall, Thank You For Your Service, along with reviews of Naoko Yamada’s A Silent Voice and Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: October 22, 2017 For this episode, Justin and G Clark log into their Netflix accounts to review the new TV series Mindhunterand the pseudo-queer/pseudo-religious Portuguese thriller The Ornithologist. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 30:31 – TV MISERY: Mindhunter (SPOILERS for the first two episodes) 30:32 – 53:50 – REVIEW: The Ornithologist 53:51 – 56:47 – Contact Information Show Notes: Mindhunter and The Ornithologist are both available on Netflix. More information on Saint Anthony of Padua, the “patron saint” of The Ornithologist. Next Episode: The Cate Blanchett art project Manifesto, as well as the Netflix exclusives The Meyerowitz Stories and The Transfiguration. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

Original Record Date: October 15, 2017 For this episode, Justin and G Clark review American Made, the movie Tom Cruise probably hoped would take out the bad taste in your mouth left from The Mummy. Following that is a classic review of Kurosawa’s classic High and Low. Oh, and a review of little movie called Blade Runner 2049. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 22:13 – REVIEW: High and Low 22:14 – 41:06 – REVIEW: American Made 41:07 – 1:06:53 – REVIEW: Blade Runner 2049 1:06:54 – 1:08:57 – Contact Information Show Notes: High and Low is available on Filmstruck. Next Episode: The first two episodes of Netflix’s Mindhunter and the recent Portuguese release The Ornithologist. Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

For this episode, Justin and G Clark give a bunch of mini-reviews, starting with a featured review of Manchester by the Sea. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 20:49– REVIEW: Manchester by the Sea 21:34– 28:05– REVIEW: The Jungle Book 28:06– 35:25– REVIEW: Elle 35:26– 42:56– REVIEW: Sea of Trees 42:57– 50:06– REVIEW: Allied 50:07– 57:15– REVIEW: Louder than Bombs 57:16– 1:03:10– REVIEW: Weiner-Dog 1:03:11– 1:10:15– REVIEW: The Handmaiden 1:10:16 – 1:11:38 – Contact Information Show Notes: Next Episode: TBD Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.

For this episode, Justin and G Clark review… a lot of movies. First up are longer takes on Denis Villeneuve’s hit Arrival and Ang Lee’s bomb Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. They close up, finally, with nine (!) Quick Takes on some of 2016’s more noteworthy releases. Show Schedule: 0:00 – 20:49– REVIEW: Arrival 20:50– 45:18– REVIEW: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk 45:19 – 1:30:26 – QUICK TAKES: Moonlight, Indignation, Aferim!, Krisha, Michael Moore in Trumpland, The Treasure , Cemetery of Splendor, Hell or High Water, Hunt for the Wilderpeople 1:30:27 – 1:32:00 – Contact Information Show Notes: CORRECTION: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s follow-up to Uncle Boonmee was NOT Syndromes of a Century, but Mekong Hotel. Next Episode: TBD Contact Us: E-mail us at filmmiserypodcast@gmail.com Find us both on Twitter @GClarkFinfrock and @JustinJagoe. Like Film Misery on Facebook. Follow Film Misery on Twitter, And once we’ve posted enough episodes, consider reviewing us in iTunes.