Film Is Lit Podcast

Film Is Lit Podcast A self-proclaimed film expert and an overly confident literary expert discuss film and tv adaptations

This week on Film Is Lit, we head to 1950s Mexico City to discuss William S. Burroughs' Q***r and Luca Guadagnino's adap...
09/02/2026

This week on Film Is Lit, we head to 1950s Mexico City to discuss William S. Burroughs' Q***r and Luca Guadagnino's adaptation starring Daniel Craig. Is Q***r a faithful adaptation? Does the book's surreal ending actually work? And perhaps most importantly...how awesome were those Nirvana needle drops, huh?!

We talk about Daniel Craig's wildly vulnerable performance, the challenges of adapting one of Burroughs' most personal novels, Guadagnino's divisive creative choices, and why Q***r might be one of those movies that gets better - or at least more interesting - the more you sit with it.

Plus: drugs, deep longing, Jason Schwartzman in a fat suit, and more needle drops. You won't want to miss this!

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Somebody get these PODCASTERS out of here!We had to fight like hell to get IMAX tickets, which in and of itself was an o...
08/12/2026

Somebody get these PODCASTERS out of here!

We had to fight like hell to get IMAX tickets, which in and of itself was an odyssey (people died, we had to drive all the way to Santa Monica), but we finally saw The Odyssey - a new take on one of the most classic pieces of literature on Earth, directed by one of the best directors on Earth, Christopher Nolan.

Gods, monsters, sirens, cyclopes, treacherous seas, Jon Bernthal needing to tell you somethin’…and Matt Damon declaring that he’s “bringing it all.” Uhhhhhh, yeah. This movie DOES bring it all!
Frequent Film Is Lit guest and scholar Ryan Burns returns to give us his take on Nolan’s massive adaptation of Homer’s classic. We get into Matt Damon’s Odysseus, the absurdly stacked cast, and Nolan’s obsession with time, memory, and shooting on film. We also get into how the movie compares to the original poem, and whether this is the definitive cinematic Odyssey or simply Christopher Nolan torturing his crew for 12 months. (We get it, Chris. You like to shoot on location!). You won't want to miss this epic episode!

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07/29/2026

Wishbone Walked So They Could Sail

Long before The Odyssey returned to the big screen, Wishbone brought Homer’s epic to a whole new generation. In the 1995 episode Homer Sweet Homer, the lovable Jack Russell stepped into the role of Odysseus, introducing countless kids to the legendary tale years before later adaptations starring Armand Assante and Matt Damon.

Did you grow up watching Wishbone?

This week on Film Is Lit, we're discussing The Bourne Identity - the film that helped redefine the modern action thrille...
06/09/2026

This week on Film Is Lit, we're discussing The Bourne Identity - the film that helped redefine the modern action thriller. Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, a man rescued from the sea with no memory of who he is, only to find himself hunted by assassins as he searches for the truth about his past. No memory of the past?! - SIGN US UP!

We talk about why the film remains so effective more than two decades later, from its grounded action and relentless pacing to its quieter moments. We also dive into the performances from Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, and an underused Julia Stiles, and explore how The Bourne Identity changed the spy genre forever.

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-is-lit/id1516366606?i=1000771892176

06/05/2026

Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian graphic novelist, artist and film director has died. She was 56.

Read more in the comments.

More like “The TALKING Man” because Arnie spends half this movie delivering one-liner after one-liner like his life depe...
05/07/2026

More like “The TALKING Man” because Arnie spends half this movie delivering one-liner after one-liner like his life depends on it! On this episode of Film Is Lit, we fire up the 1987 sci-fi action cult classic “The Running Man,” starring the one and only Arnold Schwarzenegger in peak action-hero mode. Packed with outrageous kills, gloriously cheesy catchphrases, and iconic retro fashion (sponsored by Adidas!) the film remains a fascinating time capsule of the Reagan era. Beneath all the camp lies a genuinely inspired villain performance by Richard Dawson, the first host of Family Feud. We also had a blast spotting our current home of Culver City in this movie - the good ol' CC! But here’s the big question: does “The Running Man” actually hold up as an action classic, or is it mostly remembered for the vibes? And how does it compare to the much darker, nastier Stephen King novel it was based on? Listen and find out!

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-is-lit/id1516366606?i=1000766613372

AMAZE! AMAZE! AMAZE!This week on Film Is Lit, we’re blasting off into Project Hail Mary - the long-awaited adaptation of...
04/07/2026

AMAZE! AMAZE! AMAZE!

This week on Film Is Lit, we’re blasting off into Project Hail Mary - the long-awaited adaptation of Andy Weir’s hard sci-fi epic. Joining us is returning guest and certified Weir superfan, Matt Ga***rd, whose love for the book is second only to The Martian… so the big question remains: did the film deliver the goods? On this episode, the three of us break down Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, first contact in film, and our latest obsession, Rocky. And we ask another big question… is Rocky officially cuter than Baby Yoda? Tune in to find out. AMAZE!!!

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