Haven't Seen It

The full title of this episode is "YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2026) or: The Year of the Bomb! Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026) and other Box Office Disasters , P.S.: The "G" stands for "God bless Gaza" <3" and in this episode you will hear Josh make unsubstantiated claims, like: Obsession and Backrooms were both released in summer 2026.

Is SATIRE a dead end? Is it shock value in lieu of insight? Is it the right language to engage with our current cultural and ecological and political crises? We compare Digger to Kubrick, Todd Solondz Happiness (1998), speculate with conviction but without specificity, compare our cats (on camera), and discuss Oblivion Remastered for a little too long. Enjoy Digger 2: Diggerer. Diggas in Paris. Do...

Warning: this episode contains strong opinions and frequent digressions. Listener discretion is advised

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This was an unplanned episode with no preparation whatsoever. In other words, a normal episode.

Skip to 0:37:45 for the discussion of Wake Up Dead Man (2025). We discuss the pros and cons of being AN ONLINE HATER up until then. This may be our last episode for a while. xoxoPlease send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comINSTA: haventseenpodWe are on youtube, spotify, and apple podcasts! Josh's links:▶️⁠Find me on youtube⁠: https://www.youtube.com/@josh_from_xboxlive🌐Request sto...

How does one navigate the treacherous waters of auto-biography in a movie? Is it possible to do it well, with dignity, without straying into narcissism? In this episode we compare Malcolm and Marie (2021) with other autobiographical films, including the works of Malick, Spielberg, Cassavetes, etc. Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comINSTA: haventseenpodWe are on youtube, spoti...

Is East side the best? Or is West side the best? Does Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic musical have a purpose? What can we learn from all the changes from the original? Please send us hate mail: EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.com INSTA: haventseenpod We are on youtube, spotify, and apple podcasts! Josh's links: ▶️⁠Find me on youtube⁠: https://www.youtube.com/@josh_from_xboxlive 🌐Req...

What are the great religious films? Is there a spiritual capacity unique to film? Do we will live in secular times? What does it mean to be a "spiritual" filmmaker during secular times? Is it an act of rebellion, or an act of self-preservation? Can an industrial, collective art-form like cinema actually work as a devotional art? Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comIN...

Do you have a reactive dog? Are you a fan of reaction videos? Do you use the phrase "reactionary" to describe things you don't like? Why is it that "reactionary" is associated with right-wing politics? Why is it that my reactive dog is right-wing? Why is it so fun to just kill the bad guy???Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comINSTA: haventseenpodWe are...

Are we all Materialists? Dialectical Materialists? Or are we souls caught in samsara, with many Past Lives? In this episode about Celine Song's two films, we do not ask those questions. Not really. We ask these ones: Is it possible that being too smart can actually be a problem when it comes to writing films? Why is conflict so important, and why do films fail when you don't have enough co...

Where all the voyeurs at? Are we all voyeurs in the digital era? Or are we all exhibitionists? Or is there a third term, somewhere in between the two? How does our new digital, late-capitalist ideology influence this regime of "the gaze"? Is there such thing as a "female gaze"? And who the hell is Laura Mulvey? All this and more in this week's episode. Please send us hate m...

What are the Sins of modern cinema? How many of these Sins does Sinners commit? Is Ryan Coogler a cinema Sinner? Are we all cinema Sinners, or just USC grads? When will the cinema Messiah return to save our souls? Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comINSTA: haventseenpodWe are on youtube, spotify, and apple podcasts! Josh's links: ▶️ ⁠Find me on youtube⁠ 🌐 ⁠Request story n...

In this very special episode, we are joined by legendary youtuber and screenwriter Hartwell (Local (previously known as LocalScriptMan). We discuss Superman (2025), the future of the superhero film, the future of film in general, and the great animated film The Prince of Egypt (1998), among many (many) other things. Allow us to wax poetic in your ear. Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventse...

What is the unique power of the B film? What makes it so special? Why can it get away with more than the A film? Why are we not seeing as many B films these days? Why must everything take itself so damn seriously? Have you ever heard of Angel (1984)? Me neither. Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comINSTA: haventseenpodWe are also on spotify and apple podcasts!#filmpodcast #film...

What is the secret to a good adaptation? Is it all about fidelity to the source material, or is there more to it? Should artists NOT express their own ideas when doing an adaptation? Is the real problem with contemporary adaptations merely their lack of respect for the source material, or are there deeper problems? And why is Raymond Chandler the best writer ever? Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: h...

Michael Bay. We all know him. We have all hated him. But is it time for us all to love him? What can Michael Bay do that no other filmmaker can? What are his politics (if any)? What can he teach us? What is his signature apart from flashy visuals? What innovations has he contributed to the medium and the artform? Find out here. Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comINSTA: havent...

Where is the experimental cinema of the 21st century? Why does Paul Schrader love I Saw the TV Glow so much? Is the classical screenplay dying? Is it cool to have blank slate protagonists? What is happening to mise-en-scene in the current era of filmmaking? Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: hello@haventseenitpod.comINSTA: haventseenpod#filmpodcast #film #podcastshows

Is love inherently violent? Does romance require an act of violence? Are humans inherently violent? Are they inherently romantic? Do we always glamorous violence? Are there different kinds of violence? When will MK Ultra leave us alone? Is Adolescence state propaganda advocating for further surveillance? Do we need more surveillance? Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? Please send us hate mail...

Does Yorgos Lanthimos hate cinema? Does he hate this medium? And why? Is his shtick surface level antics, or is there more going on besides a vulgar self-reflexivity? How do his early films compare to his later ones? How do people feel about his work back home in Greece? Why is it important to be true to where you're from? Will Josh ever do the slightest bit of research, or will he insist on g...

In this episode, we get to the bottom of WHAT MAKES DAVID'S FILMS SO SPECIAL. We advance a vaguely Jungian reading of his work, while also advancing a vaguely Shamanistic reading of his work, while also grappling with Mark Frost's claim that David is "anti-psychological." What did he mean by this? Join us in celebrating one of America's greatest artists in any medium. Rest in...

In this rapid-fire episode, we tackle every film that listeners have suggested we cover, INCLUDING: Quills (2000) dir Philip KaufmanMr. Klein (1976) dir Joseph LoseyA Matter of Life and Death (1946) dir Emeric Pressburger, Michael PowellIt's Always Fair Weather (1951) dir Gene Kelly, Stanley DonenShanghai Express (1932) dir Josef von SternbergMephisto (1981) dir István SzabóFearless (1993) dir...

Does Nosferatu 2024 have a unique perspective compared to the 1922 and the 1979 versions? Is Eggers' the best young auteur of the 21st century? Are his films too reliant on art direction vs theme? Are they just more "elevated horror" or is there something deeper going on here? And who the hell is Van Helsing!??! Some might see the stylized but stilted approach of Nosferatu (2024) and call it "mann...

Is Barbie (2023) a feminist film? Is Oppenheimer (2023) a masculinist one? Or is it possible that they both inadequately explore the feminine side of our psyches? Is it possible that Barbie is not feminist *enough*? What would Marie-Louise von Franz think of the corporate feminism of Barbie? Is it cool to be a stereotypical male feminist on a podcast in 2024? Probably not. FYI the book we called "...