A disaster of a film about a disaster of a film that nonetheless made us laugh; a film that tells more than it shows; an in-joke  dramatised in James Franco’s fan project about the worst film ever made. We discuss the mean-spirited nature of finding films so bad they’re good, the lack of direction in The Disaster Artist, the quality of Franco’s central performance, and why we find the film so self-indulgent. I contradict myself by saying he’s only ever good with other directors and then talking about how great he here.

The podcast can be listened to in the player above or at this link.

José Arroyo and and Michael Glass of Writing About Film