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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 57 MIN

Walter Chaw on 'Barton Fink'

from Feeling Seen · host Jordan Crucchiola, Walter Chaw, Marissa Flaxbart

Writer, film critic, and educator Walter Chaw has been writing and thinking about cinema since he was a teenager -- when he discovered how it could make him feel understood, and that saved his life. Now, he's a critic whose unapologetically personal takes on cinema makes some folks love his work, and really pisses some other folks off. Despite his artist's temperament and his expertise, Walter wants to stay in touch with the common man...just like BARTON FINK, from the Coen Brothers' classic 1991 anti-ode to the Studio System. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about some exciting June Squibb News. Listen Next:-June Squibb on 'Nebraska'-Sophie Nelisse on 'Inside Out 2'-Roxana Hadadi on 'Pump Up the Volume'   Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights): https://maximumfun.org/joinfeelingseen Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production of Maximum Fun. You can watch video editions of our new episodes on our YouTube Channel!Need more Feeling Seen? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky. 

A seasoned film critic can't stop thinking about the Coen Brothers' tortured writer who just can't seem to find his way to normal.

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