Middle Class Film Class

The gang spends one hot day in Bed-Stuy this week, as they review the classic Spike Lee film, Do The Right Thing (1989). Spike Lee sort of stars in his 3rd feature after She's Gotta Have It and School Daze, taking place on a sweltering humid day in Brooklyn. Sal's Pizzeria is a standard eatery and hang out spot in the neighborhood until it becomes the site of a perceived racial injustice...

Hello classmates! Can the Star Wars franchise learn to let go? Constantine 2 is really happening!  Denis Villanueve goes back to Arrakis for one last job, and Director Isaac Florentine calls in to discuss his new film, Hounds of War Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu...

The gang shags a celebrity this week as they review the classic British-American rom-com, Notting Hill. Starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in their primes, it's no wonder this was a smash hit at the turn of the new millennium. But how will the 25 year-old sensibilities of this foundational romantic comedy hold up to the gang in the present day? Watch along, then listen in to find out. Visi...

Hello classmates! Rotten Tomatoes dive face first into payola, Abe Lincoln biography inbound, and Joseph brings a group project for the class Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/3ha7MYNn8IQ http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast http://www.fa...

The gang bites the curb this week as they review the hard-to-watch but meaningful film, American History X. Anyone who has seen this movie can usually pick out 2-3 very hard to watch scenes that are burned into their heads forever. It's not for the faint of heart, but for a purpose. One of the more impactful films, in the likes of Come and See, or Requiem For a Dream, where many times the vie...

Hello classmates! Gwyneth Paltrow is all out of Goop, Vin Diesel goes back to his roots, and this just in… Wynona Ryder yells at cloud Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/9GHtSH8QGCY http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast http://www.facebook....

The gang kick starts Mother Earth this week, as they review the world-ending disaster movie that was ahead of it's time, The Core (2003). A stacked cast (Aaron Eckhart, Hillary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, DJ Quals, Richard Jenkins, and DELROY LINDOOOOOOO) and a hefty runtime full of PS2 cutscene-level CGI, with a few winks at the camera make for a very fun and stupid time. If you have not seen th...

Hello classmates! Outrageous Tyler abandons his post, Megalopolis finally tries to save some money, and Listener Bruce sets the punk record straight Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/gGChI-0KK6Y http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast http:/...

The gang gets a burn this week as they shack up with TR and live on the outskirts, while reviewing Suburbia (2983) directed by Penelope Spheeris. After the critical success of The Decline of Western Civilization a few years prior, Penelope Spheeris wanted to make a more narrative look at the burnout punk scene in America, taking stories pulled from the real life subjects of her documentary. She ev...

Hello classmates! David O Russell gets to Clooney kiss of death, Clooney says bespoke studios are a thing of the past, and George Clooney has some choice words for Quentin Tarantino Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/eaRqySYZeJk http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https:/...

The gang gets schooled in the fine art of sketch comedy by Cool-Ass Yard Duty, Heather, as they review her Patreon pick from the wheel of destiny... The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977). The original ZAZ production that no one believed in except Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker themselves, TKFM spoofed pop culture of the time whether it be movies, commercials, or real life oddities with almost zero regard...

Hello classmates! Jamie Lee Curtis wants true equality on set, Joaquin Phoenix pulls the plug on Todd Haynes, and Disney Pixar reveals their new batch of leftovers Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/ebeS8Yz4TPI http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCF...

Pete gives into Tyler's obsession with True Detective season 1 since Joseph is on vacation again this week, as the two of them review the 2nd half of the greatest season of television ever created. Streaming now on Max, finish the season then listen to us fawn over this masterpiece of a show. Next week we finish the season and review Episodes 5-8 Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM...

Hello classmates! Harrison Ford sells out… again, Doctor Doom Downey Jr revives the MCU, and a listener throws down the gauntlet with Tyler Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/sbuNtNpm1-M http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast http://www.face...

Pete gives into Tyler's obsession with True Detective season 1 since Joseph is on vacation, this week, as the two of them review the 1st half of the greatest season of television ever created. Streaming now on Max, go watch these 4 episodes then listen to us fawn over this masterpiece of a show. Next week we finish the season and review Episodes 5-8 Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30...

Hello classmates! Joseph is doing his best Sean Bean impression, Laura Dern made the right choice in college, and new exciting movies on the horizon Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/M7ibn7rb4r8 http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast http:/...

The gang kicks Wolfman in the nards this week, as they review the spooky 80's childhood classic, The Monster Squad (1987). Imagine the Avengers, but it's Universal classic monsters instead of Marvel super heroes. And the only force brave enough to take them on and save the world is a club of monster movie enthusiasts that meet in a treehouse, and casually throw around homophobic slurs. T...

Hello classmates! Halle Berry is still sour about her golden Raspberries, Amy Adams is 100% that bitch, and Actors should really just be quiet sometimes Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/kLRgqjrwxUo http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast ht...

The gang learns the meaning of Wasted Potential this week, as they review the 4th offering from director Duncan Jones... Mute (2018). The first Netflix original movie from Germany, and directed by the son of David Bowie, starring Alexander Skarsgard and Paul Rudd, yet still this project seems to be a doomed one. The official soft sequel to Moon, but lacking all the charm of that freshman movie, Mu...

Hello classmates! A classic western remake in the works, James Caan is not amused, and Pete pits Tyler and Joseph against each other in movie trivia combat Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/1PvAyjHxNNw http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast...

Lisan al Gaib! The voice from the outer world has hit the Abeyta Studio, and the gang is reviewing both movies as one mega movie. Watch along for the 5+ hours of cinema, then tune in to hear Joseph fan-girl away to his heart's desire while educating Pete and Tyler. Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI...

Hello classmates! A classic western remake in the works, James Caan is not amused, and Pete pits Tyler and Joseph against each other in movie trivia combat Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/ZoYT79t1WBg http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast...

Hello classmates! Where in the World is Pete? Joseph & Tyler take the reins as Pete is MIA. They decided to give each other punishment movies and talk about what Movie Sci-Fi Future they would like to live in. Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/azQRlvUT93o htt...

The gang finds out what kind of guard they would be this week, as they review the dramatization of one the most famous psychology experiments, The Standford Prison Experiment (2015). Featuring a stacked cast of young actors that would go on to do bigger and better thing, this bleak and harrowing look at just how far a normal person can and will push themselves when given absolute power of their fe...

Hello classmates! Eddie Murphy is too old for this shit, Alien Romulus keepin it real, and Denis Villeneuve’s little brother is handing out second chances in Hollywood Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/azQRlvUT93o http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv...