Film School Trash

Listen as Tom and Letty debate whether Theodore deserved to go to ethereal AI heaven or should have stayed in letter writing purgatory? Divorces get mentioned as well as AI kangaroo court. Explore the ups and down of love, fake love and did Theodore hate women.

Listen as Tom and Letty fight about who loves Orsen Welles more. Spoiler altert, Tom does. Also find out that human natures has always craves this wacky stuff. We also explore zoom filters, PTO and the life of Howard Hughes.

Listen as Tom and Letty focus on whatever they left out the first time. And talk about Aleister Crowley 's "Thelema" philosophy through Kenneth Anger invocations. We also touch on missing Kenneth anger films and beg the question, episode 3?

Listen as Tom and Letty try to talk about Aleister Crowley 's "Thelema" philosophy without talking about Aleister Crowley 's "Thelema" philosophy. We dive into a few of Kenneth Angers films and keep you wanting more. Check out Part 2 next week!

Listen as Tom and Letty dive back into Mullholand drive and debate, should we talk about this or should we talk about that. Speculation into Elliot Smith, OJ Simpson and Kenneth Anger. And find out which Lynch film gives Tom the ICK.

Listen at Tom and Letty try to remember the difference between Mulholland Falls and Mulholland Drive. Debate with us on if we should do Mulholland Drive in the end. We also dive deep into this lesbian cliche love story. We also ask the question over and over: Dream vs Reality or first half vs last third? Who was behind the dumster?

What really happened? Listen as Tom and Letty argue about the true story of the Virgin Suicides of Michigan. Tom is enchanted under the boys spells, meanwhile Letty is convinced that this was all a fever dream from neighborhood snooping Toms. Also find how nepo babys get movies made. How split ups divorce can make greatness. Sofia Coopola delivers on this timeless, possibly dated, masterpiece. See...

Welcome back to Hereditary! Tom and Letty had a lot to say about this Rosemary's baby spin off. Listen as us Ari-A-holes glorify this allegory of family truama.

Listen as Tom and Letty criticize King Paimon. Surely this episode is just as dangerous as the Scientology prodding we constantly try to avoid. This is Part 1 of this 2 part Hereditary deep dive.

Letty forces Tom to watch this French classic that launched French New Wave. Impress more friends at the French Cinema festival with your bagettes and beret. Hau Hau Hau

Listen as Tom tries to keep Letty on track. She focuses on the inspiration of this movie a little too much. The true crime mystery of Ned Doheny comes to life in this classic film by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Listen as Tom and Letty dive deep into this 2007 classic Man Story. Openly defies the Bechtel test to become one of the best films of the aughts. We also dive into PTA and QTs working partnerships. Enjoy

Listen to this riveting review of what Letty calls a snooze fest of a film. But seriously, major trigger warning. The controversial Ken Russel classic dives deep into the frenzy that happened in mid-evil times. See what the church wanted banned.

Listen as Tom and Letty debate Johnny-boys intentions. Cringe board is at 1000! Was Michael LGBTQ+? We also explore pop music in films especially in the 70s. Also question when and why directors make cameos. We did watch this in Film History and focus on the chaos of the late 60s.

Listen as Letty and Tom break down this meta classic before meta was around. This included tales of Hollywood couples and should you wake a drunk person on the plane to France.

Just in time for Scary Season. Listen as Tom and Letty try to not to say Demon Hag over and over. This film is William Dafoe's top favorite and now we know why. This film history classic fits perfectly into a horror landscape. Directed by Kaneto Shindo.

Spoilers: Listen as Letty and Tom take sides in the most epic break up of all time. Enjoy this timeless take on Wicker man. We also battle on who was most evil of these Americans. Did Ari Aster capture the psychedelics' correctly?

Listen as we over share to the max… a little like Ari in this. Explore arteur ship in full form.

Listen as we compare Happiness, this classic from Todd Solonz to Seinfeld. Pay tribute to Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who was taken too soon from the film world. Explore if this could be made today, or is still being made today via tik tok. Also hear how Jared Harris shaped Tom and Letty's film school experience. Giant Trigger Warnings Included

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Listen as Letty and Tom celebrate queerness abroad and in the 90s. In this raw portrayal of a relationship stuck in a beautiful setting, we actually watched this one in Film School in film theory. As you listen you will join Letty in begging for more Wong Kar Wei films as well as more Asian cinema classics. Bride with white hair is next on the agenda!

Listen as Tom and Letty discuss why this film sucked when Tom was in high school. Also find out what Mamas and the Papas superfan, Letty thinks of SST records. We also discuss how the step printing technique Wong Kar-Wai uses to make us sea sick. We also beg the question, did Quentin Tarantino love this movie for the foot tips?

Listen to this riveting take on Mexican culture through the lens of Alfonso Cuarón. As well as Tom’s take on André 3000 solo album. Letty shares behind the scenes of Kate Winslet’s Oscar doorstop. Roma, 2018, is a Mexican film capturing daily life of a 1970s maid in Mexico City. Learn how two woman navigate relationships in a very modern and turbulent settings.

Listen to this happy accident of an episode, where Tom and Letty navigate a SNAFU of not so epic proportions. We talk Saltburn, Halloween, Scream, and Scary Movie. And finally touch on Friday the 13th, does Freddy get you?

Listen to a review of this obscure classic. Banned and panned in England, Tom and Letty bring back this film theory allegory. Spoiler: listen as we discuss how Mark Lewis is just a stand in for ego focused directors… ahem Tarantino…. Also indulge how we reflect on 420 holidaze and other mishaps.