Film Wonk Podcast Episode # 188 ' Dear Evan Hansen' (dir. Stephen Chbosky), ' Malignant' (dir. James Wan) - Kostenloses Hörbuch

*CW: This episode contains mentions of suicide, substance abuse, familial and intimate partner violence, pregnancy loss, and rape, as pertains to the subject matter of each film.

This week, Glenn and Daniel check out the misfiring adaptation of the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, whose narrative problems stem as much from its original book as from its later casting decisions, then differ sharply on the James Wan's '80s VHS bargain bin throwback, Malignant, whose Seattle-set monster antics charmed one and perplexed the other (1:11:05).

May contain NSFW language.

FilmWonk rating (Dear Evan Hansen): 4 out of 10

FilmWonk rating (Malignant): 7/10 (Glenn), 2/10 (Daniel)

Show notes:

• [02:27] Review: Dear Evan Hansen

• [32:28] Review: Malignant

• [43:51] Spoilers: _Malignant_

• Daniel went all the way back to the early days of the FilmWonk Podcast by referencing the 2010 film from writer/director Adam Green, Frozen (not that one), a survival horror flick that takes place entirely on a stalled ski lift with three skiers trapped aboard, which we reviewed all the way back on Episode #5.

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