Film Literate

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!

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Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram, Letterboxd)

As 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 Gingerbread

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Guest: Ewa Mykytyn

In which Devin Diazoni and Chris Zappettini talk about Bad Monkey, Jimmy Carter, Challengers, Consenting Adults, Gena Rowlands, Ridley Scott, upcoming episodes, and more!

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Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)

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 [email protected].

Guest: Ewa Mykytyn

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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.

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Guest: Charlotte Diazoni 

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 Mykytyn

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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.

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Guest: Charlotte Diazoni (Instagram)

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!

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Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)

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 Mykytyn

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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.

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Guest: Charlotte Diazoni

Corrections 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.)