Film Brats

Film School Brats

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Join NYU film school graduates, Stirling and Clau, as they discuss all things films and entertainment, with as little pretentiousness as possible ;) Reach us at filmschoolbrats@gmail.com! And find us on Letterboxd: @claubarran @stir

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Ep. 20 - 'I May Destroy You' is a Masterpiece 28.02.2021 39:07

Do yourself a favor and watch this show instead of anything else this Sunday. We try to explain why, but it's honestly too smart for us.

Ep. 19 - 'Goodfellas' (YHST?) 21.02.2021 36:40

Back with another YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT? This time it's the movie that gives us two different pasta sauce recipes. Marty also reminds us who Fellini is (it's a film student thing -- you might not get it).

Ep. 18 - 'The Little Things' / 'Malcolm & Marie' 15.02.2021 39:55

For V-Day 2021, we talk about John David Washington's passionate affair with mac n cheese, and his father Denzel's love for... detective work...???

Ep. 17 - 'Minari' + Sundance 2021 and the State of Film Festivals 07.02.2021 34:30

Were you able to catch any of this year's Sundance offerings? Clau did; Stirling had to head back to last year's Grand Jury winner...

Ep. 16 - 'Promising Young Woman' 31.01.2021 38:14

What an emotional rollercoaster of a movie. Reviews on Letterboxd would suggest that the ending is indeed a hot topic. What did you think?

Ep. 15 - A Mini 2020 Movie Catchup 24.01.2021 31:50

We spent some extra time watching more movies this week, and we thought we'd go with a diverse few from the long list!

Ep. 14 - Our Janky "Top 5" of 2020 17.01.2021 33:06

Was Palm Springs the best movie of 2020 (that we watched?). I don't know -- maybe. We didn't watch that much. But we've upgraded our setup, and we're back for bigger, better things in 2021. Coming to you again every week!

(BONUS) Ep. 13.5 - Time Travel is Confusing 31.08.2020 17:35

Here's a lil' quickie we had to cut from Episode 13 for time... An unedited 17 minutes of Stirling trying to get his brain working. Curse you time travel paradox!!!

Ep. 13 - The 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (Part 2 of 2 - YHST?) 31.08.2020 29:38

A conclusion to our thoughts on the series as a whole! We had a lot of fun watching and recording this, and we look forward to bringing you more content for Season 2 -- maybe we'll even have some guests, who knows? We sure don't... As always, feel free to drop us episode suggestions in our email inbox, and follow us on Letterboxd to keep up with what we watch outside of this podcast. All links in...

Ep. 12 - The 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (Part 1 of 2 - YHST?) 23.08.2020 37:48

Here we are, our grand 2-part season finale. Always gotta go out with 2 parts right? It was a lot of fun watching these movies for the first time -- stay tuned for our thoughts on BTTF Part III and the trilogy as a whole!

Ep. 11 - 'An American Pickle' 10.08.2020 33:41

Seth Rogen turned himself into a pickle Morty!!!

Ep. 10 - 'First Cow' 03.08.2020 31:08

We go mooooooooo into Kelly Reichardt's latest indie gem. We both think it's worth a post-discussion rewatch.

Ep. 9 - The History of Movie Theaters 26.07.2020 36:45

Our first historical-informational episode! We always want our topics to be more than opinion pieces, so we thought the history of theatrical was a fascinating subject that allowed us to follow a path to today's movie-going experience. We also geek out a bit about movie theaters...

Ep. 8 - 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' 20.07.2020 39:05

Is this episode we talk about Eliza Hittman's Sundance hit, Never Rarely Sometimes Always . It's an understated, often heartbreaking, depiction of a teenager's abortion journey that we highly recommend, and it's certainly relevant in today's discussions. TW: sexual abuse, assault.

Ep. 7 - 'Tangerine' (YHST?) 29.06.2020 35:42

In celebration of Pride Month, we discuss Sean Baker's 2015 indie hit, Tangerine, for another edition of You Haven't Seen That? Also just a heads up: we will be uploading on Sundays from now on!

(BONUS) Ep. 6.5 - Quibi 22.06.2020 6:12

Some thoughts we had on Quibi that we needed to cut for time in Episode 6!

Ep. 6 - Streaming Wars 2020 22.06.2020 40:10

Today we dive into the world of streaming and our personal takes on the main players. What's your favorite and least favorite service? Check out bonus Episode 6.5 for deeper thoughts on Quibi.

Ep. 5 - 'Do the Right Thing' (YHST?) 14.06.2020 39:56

For our new YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT? segment, we talk about Spike Lee's 1989 master-joint, Do the Right Thing , and how it still remains tangibly relevant to our current events 31 years later. Link to Michael Tian's resources: https://bit.ly/37uu5zW Link to Spike Lee's tweet (graphic): https://bit.ly/3e16b1E

Ep. 4 - 'Tigertail' / 'The Half of It' 31.05.2020 30:54

Link to some #BlackLivesMatter -related organizations: linktr.ee/s482 To round out APID/A Heritage Month, today we talk about Alan Yang's Tigertail and Alice Wu's The Half of It , both recently released Netflix originals that tackle subjects not common in the Hollywood mainstream.

Ep. 3 - Film in the Time of COVID 23.05.2020 34:50

WE'RE GOING WEEKLY! That's right; you heard (or read) correctly. Now that we have the time to dedicate our efforts into this podcast, we're coming back better than ever. We want to deliver consistent content for the masses ! Join us every week for a new discussion! Today we talk about how circumstances under COVID-19 have changed our media consumption habits, as well as what we expect for movies m...