Film Literate
Where Devin Diazoni does book reports for fun and then just talks about movies.
Never Flinch: Chapters 10-17 (Book Club)
In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the middle third of Never Flinch by Stephen King.
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Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)Never Flinch: Chapters 1-9 (Book Club)
In which Devin Diazoni and Ewa Mykytyn discuss the first third of Never Flinch by Stephen King.
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Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)Armchair Chat with Ewa Mykytyn: No. 11 - 'Shield of Sparrows' by Devney Perry

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first (Arm)chair for Chat No. 9 in which she talks about Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry!
Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
Armchair Chat with Ewa Mykytyn: No. 10 - 'Mistborn' by Brandon Sanderson

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first (Arm)chair for Chat No. 10 in which she talks about Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson!
Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
Armchair Chat with Ewa Mykytyn: No. 9 - 'The Book of Azrael' by Amber Nicole

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first (Arm)chair for Chat No. 9 in which she talks about The Book of Azrael by Amber Nicole!
Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
Armchair Chat with Ewa Mykytyn: No. 8 - 'Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae' by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first (Arm)chair for Chat No. 8 in which she talks about Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti!
Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
Armchair Chat with Ewa Mykytyn: No. 7 - 'Zodiac Academy: The Awakening' by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first (Arm)chair for Chat No. 7 in which she talks about Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti!
Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
The 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.
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Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)'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.
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Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)
Armchair Chat with Ewa Mykytyn: No. 6 - 'Blood of Hercules' by Jasmine Mas

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first (Arm)chair for Chat No. 6 in which she talks about Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas!
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Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
The 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.
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Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)'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.
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Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
Armchair Chat with Ewa Mykytyn: No. 5 - 'The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King' by Carissa Broadbent

Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first (Arm)chair for Chat No. 5 in which she talks about Carissa Broadbent's The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King!
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Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
The 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.
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Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)Rian 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!
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Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
Book Club Mailbag No. 2
Devin 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!Â
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Devin Diazoni (Letterboxd|StoryGraph)Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Armchair Chat on IG)'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!
Donât forget to check out the first episode, âMickey7â by Edward Ashton (ft. Jacob White)!
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Guest: Jacob White (Instagram|Substack|YouTube)
The Only Good Indians: It Came From the Rez (Book Club with Ewa Mykytyn)
We've reached the end of the line withThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones!
But feel free to email us any feelings/questions/thoughts at filmliteratepodcast@gmail.com.
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Co-host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
'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.Â
Donât forget to check out the first episode, âThe Monkeyâ by Stephen King (ft. Chris Zappettini)!
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Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
The 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.
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Co-host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
'Mickey7' by Edward Ashton (ft. Jacob White)
Head on over to Niflheim, but try not to lose yours! There's only one* expendable on the planet and you're not him.
*two expendables on the planet and you're neither
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Guest: Jacob White (Instagram|Substack|YouTube)
The 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.
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Guest: Ewa Mykytyn
COMING SOON (from the Film Literate Book Club): 'The Only Good Indians' by Stephen Graham Jones
Special 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!
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Co-host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads|Instagram)
âThe Monkeyâ by Stephen King (ft. Chris Zappettini)
Join Devin and Zap as they talk about Hal Shelburnâs past with that damn monkey from 1985âs Skeleton Crew before they discuss another Stephen King short story, Rat, as found in the If It Bleeds collection.
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Guest: Chris Zappettini (Instagram)
'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.
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Guest: Andrew Martin Dodson (Moxie Press)
25 in â25
A look at books being published and movies being released in the year ahead! But, first things first: The results of last year's 24 in '24 draft are in.
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That'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.
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'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.
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Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
Ewa Mykytyn's Armchair Chat No. 4: 'Darkfever' by Karen Marie Moning
Dive into the first installment in Karen Marie Moning's Fever series, Darkfever, with Ewa Mykytyn in Armchair Chat No. 4!
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Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads)
'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!
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Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
Ewa Mykytyn's Armchair Chat No. 3: 'Iron Flame' by Rebecca Yarros
Ewa Mykytyn's third Armchair Chat covers the second book in a series that started with the title Fourth Wing by Rebeccas Yarros. So, tune in to hear about Iron Flame!
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Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads)
Notes 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.
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Ewa Mykytyn's Armchair Chat No. 2: 'The House at Watch Hill' by Karen Marie Moning
Ewa Mykytyn returns to the first chair for another thoroughly engrossing Armchair/Fireside Chat, this time about Karen Marie Moning's The House at Watch Hill.
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Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads)
Ewa Mykytyn's Armchair Chat No. 1: 'The Dagger and the Flame' by Catherine Doyle
In 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!
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Host: Ewa Mykytyn (Goodreads)
'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.
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Guest: Charlotte Diazoni
'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.
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'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.
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Guest: Paola Zavala (Instagram|Letterboxd)
'Bringing Out the Dead' (ft. Jacob White)
In the time between De Niro and DiCaprio, who were Scorseseâs 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 1999âs Bringing Out the Dead.
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Guest: Jacob White (IG: madcrazymoviereviews)
Episode Correction: There are nine circles of Hell.Â
'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.
COMING 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...