Hokum 2026

Hokum 2026

From Dad, You're Wrong by Brainstormer Studios

May 17, 2026 · 48 min · Season 2 · Episode 3

About this episode

Eric and Josh debate the merits of Damien McCarthy's film Hokum, highlighting their differing opinions on storytelling and craft.

DYW S02E03: Hokum 2026 Damien McCarthy's Hokum (2026) puts Eric and Josh on opposite sides for the first time this season, and it is the kind of split this show was named for. Adam Scott plays Om Baumann, a whiskey-drinking novelist who travels to a remote inn in Ireland to spread his parents' ashes and finds the place full of things he did not bargain for. Josh enjoyed it. He sees a complete three-act story, a real character arc, and a director who keeps refining his craft from Caveat through Oddity into this. He came in blind, walked out grinning, and is ready to defend the film. Eric did not. Eric walked out feeling exactly like he did walking out of Undertone: good atmosphere does not make for a great film. He spends the episode making the case that McCarthy can build a mood like nobody else and still cannot land a through line, and that audiences should not have to do the homework in post. The hosts go beat by beat: the cold open, the end of the first act, the witch lore, the small details that either matter or do not, depending on whose side you are on. Josh argues forgiveness. Eric argues craft. In the VHS Vault, Josh pulls Galaxy Quest (1999) and makes a case nobody is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric, Josh

Topics covered

  • film review
  • character arc
  • directorial craft
  • storytelling
  • film ratings

Keywords

  • Hokum
  • Damien McCarthy
  • Adam Scott
  • film review
  • Galaxy Quest
  • character arc
  • VOD
  • theater

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hokum, Undertone, Galaxy Quest

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