Middle Class Film Class

The gang minus Joseph plus Javi summon cenobites this week, as they review Hellraiser (1987) directed by the master of horror, Clive Barker. Follow along as Franke Cotton builds himself back up from wet bones and Vaseline to become just another guy, all while S&M gods of hell talk about such sights they will show us... It's a horror classic that broke new ground, but was it enough to garn...

Javier joins Pete and Tyler in the Abeyta studio this week, while Joseph is off seranading his bride of 5 years.  Listener emails from Joseph Bridges and Kenneth Cunningham, and stories about the new Pinhead, Matrix vs Venom, and George Clooney's shame. There's news, there's discussion, and of course streaming picks. Follow along today, and get ready for our deep-dive review of Hell...

The gang minus Joe, plus Javi are seeing pink butterflies this week, as they review The Voices (2014) starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, and Anna Kendrick. A dark and funny look at dangerous mental illness with good intentions, with a bit of whimsy. Thank you to Listener Ryan for picking this solid flick for us this week. And thank you Javier, for keeping Joseph's seat and mic warm. The...

This week Joseph is off on an adventure, and the listener Javier sits in to fill his shoes! Javier works in the video production world of advertisements, with Joseph, and know a thing or two about film. Javier is also our unofficial show Dick, an he earned the $5 prize from Tyler, by guessing the show where Tyler pulled his wheel music theme song from. There's news, there's discussion, a...

The time has finally come... The gang is subjected to the disturbing and gorgeous one-of-a-kind film from Lars Von Trier, Antichrist (2009). This movie has a reputation for containing some of the most difficult to watch scenes, which dare the viewer to not look away. Bestowing this honor on the gang, is listener Chris, who actually asked to have this choice removed from the wheel. Antichrist is no...

And we’re back!!! New format now with two releases a week, one Gab & Chatter, and one deep dive weekly review. This episode the gang covers the news from the last month, while they were off on their month-long break, as well streaming picks from all three of them. Follow along today, and get ready for our deep-dive review of Antichrist (2009)  later this week. We streamed this episode LIVE on...

Join the MCFC gang as they bring a couple new and notable movies to the attention to the Middle Class Classmates out there, as they feature James Wan's Malignant, and the over-the-top action revenge flick, Kate. Both released this week on HBO Max and Netflix, respectively, Listen to how we felt about these two nearly new releases that we missed on release day, but deserve their won discussion...

**1st half spoiler free **   The gang gets stripped naked and a bag put over their heads this week, as they review the newly-released Paul Schrader movie, The Card Counter (2021). Starring Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, and Tiffany Haddish, this melancholic looks at a disgraced soldier's travels around the United States, while living with the guilt of his past life. When he crosses paths with the...

This special episode is a companion episode and virtual pub crawl for the finale of Edgar Wright's Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, The World's End. Friend of the show, Joel Shinneman leads the MCFC gang on a 12 stop digital pub crawl, through the town of Newton Haven. We drank one beer for every 2 pubs along the way (6 beers total), but feel free to have more... or less... or none.  We...

The gang does a few rounds of processing with Tyler this week, as they dive deep into the Paul Thomas Anderson classic, The Master (2012) starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Rami Malek. It's Scientology, but isn't it? Streaming right now on Netflix, so there's no reason to let us spoil it for you, watch it first, then hear our breakdown. Also, we celebr...

The gang goes out catching toads this week, as they review the indie thriller Don't Tell a Soul (2020) chosen by Tyler. Two young brothers break into a fumigated house of their elderly neighbor to steal over $10,000 and are caught red-handed by a rogue security guard (Rainn Wilson). After a short foot chase, the guard falls down an old well, far from town, and thje boys have to decide whether...

**1st half spoiler free **   The gang attends the Church or Blomkamp is week, as they review Neill Blomkamp's long-awaited return to the big screen, with the Sci-Fi horror movie, Demonic (2021) available to rent now. After a 6 year hiatus from feature films, Blomkamp tries his hand in the horror genre. Follow Carly as she finds her estranged mother in a research facility, and enters her dream...

The gang waits until the 13th hour this week, as they review the Jim Henson & David Bowie 80s' classic, Labyrith (1986). Follow Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) as she heads to the Labyrinth leading to the Goblin city to save her annoying baby brother, from the clutches of the evil Goblin King Jereth. This is Jim Henson's follow up to The Dark Crystal, and his final directing credit, as wel...

The 3-Host dive mouth first into the rear-end of Tom Six's horrifying, 100% medically accurate film, The Human Centipede (2009). A movie that is the reason God stays in heaven. Tyler defends his choice from the wheel of destiny, while Pete and Joseph try to keep their disdain under wraps.  We gab and chatter about movie news, listen to some voicemail, read some emails, and ultimately review t...

**1st half spoiler free **   The gang puts their faith in the Gunn this week, as they review James Gunn's take on the DC bad boys franchise, The Suicide Squad (2021). Following the disappointing outcome of 2016's Suicide Squad, no one is expecting a whole lot of of James Gunn's re-imagning? Sequal? Re-boot? We're not really sure, but let Tyler, Joseph, and Pete give it a go, an...

The gang cries Tyler back to life this week, as they review Pokemon: The First Movie (1998) a fan pick from the Wheel of Destiny. If you don't know what Pokemon is, what an amazing life you must live... and if you have haven't seen any of the many animated Pokemon movies, you are not alone. Go with Pete, Joseph, and Tyler, on this journey filled with monosyllabic pocket monsters fighting...

**1st half spoiler free **   The gang goes on an epic adventure with Sir Gawain this week, as they review David Lowery's The Green Knight (2021). King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Is this fantasy epic a proper follow-up to A Ghost Story (2017) , or was...

The gang qualifies for the Little Miss Fresh Squeezed this week, as they 90's comedic gem, Happy, Texas (1999). Starring Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, and William H Macy, Happy Texas follows a pair of escaped convicts forced to play the role of gay pageant directors that own the stolen RV they are currently driving as a getaway vehicle. As their fictitious romance is on the ropes, the two have...

The gang channels their inner policeman officers this week, as they review Edgar Wright's buddy cop, mystery, slasher, cult, action homage: Hot Fuzz (2007). Follow the career of Sergeant Nicholas Angel as he makes the move from London's best cop, to a big fish in a small town of Sanford, out in the English countryside. Has all the action in the big city corrupted his mind, or is there re...

**1st half spoiler free **   The gang visits Toon World this week with Lebron James and Don Cheadle, as they review the big budget corporate synergy project that is Space Jam: A New Legacy, or Space Jam 2. How did it stack up to the original childhood classic? Is it worth your time, or would you be better off watching reruns of Kitchen Nightmares instead? Tune in and find out! Email us at MCFCpodc...

The gang get learns about love and dogs this week, as they review the debut feature-length movie from Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Following three separate stories woven together connected by love, betrayal, and dogs, Amores Perros is a gripping, harrowing film that should be on every cinephile's watch list. Chosen by listener, Michael Greaves, who previously had us watch Primer and Kontroll, and s...

The gang get admitted to the Library of Congress this week, as they review Brokeback Mountain (2005). This cultural icon movie brought a refreshing take on homosexual romance. Starring heavy hitters, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, and directed by another heavy hitter, Ang Lee. Did Pete, Tyler, and Joseph fall in love with Brokeback? Or was this a time capsule that's better left in history?...

The gang find the beginning of Taika Waititi's Jojo rabbit trail this week, as they review Fan pick, Eagle vs. Shark (2007). Set in rural New Zealand, Eagle vs. Shark follows kind-hearted Lilly as she follows her crush, Jared, to his home town to support him in his efforts to beat up his childhood bully. After their romance falls on hard times, Lilly must come to terms with the type of man Ja...

The gang connect with their inner kaiju this week, as they review Pete's pick from the wheel, Colossal written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo (2016). Starring Jason Sudeikis and Anne Hathaway,  from the unique mind that brought us Time Crimes (2007). Bring a new spin on the giant monster genre, Colossal says much more about the monsters within us, and toxic relationships, than it does about...

The gang discovers haraka (fire) this week as they review Caveman (1981) starring Ringo Star, a fan pick by listener Stacy. This experimental slapstick comedy, that also features a young Dennis Quaid, is  strange entry into the annuls of cinema history. Labeled as a comedy, but it seems more like a children's cartoon come to life, written by someone with a head injury. Simply put... it's...