Middle Class Film Class

Hello classmates! Welcome to another episode of Middle Class Film Class - Gab & Chatter edition, for Saturday December 2nd 2023.  On this episode: Move Star Mashup game, Bob Iger justifies his failures, Baz Luhrmann cannibalizes his own, and the search for the next Karate Kid Pick up a hand-made ornament from Joel below... If you want to WIN one, comment on the YT video,  we will pick a winner...

The gang shifts shapes this week as they learn about what it takes to be a human (and a witch) in the Macedonian Old Country. This week we review You Won't Be Alone (2022). Have you ever wondered what The Witch was look like if it was directed by Terrance Malick in stead of Robert Eggers? You will get a real close approximation here, and hopefully come away seeing something great that flew we...

Hello classmates! Welcome to another episode of Middle Class Film Class - gab & chatter edition, for Saturday November 26th, 2023.  On this episode: Saltburn season ruins non-nut-November, Joseph pits Tyler against Pete, Die Hard is a Christmas ornament, and the classmates have a bone to pick! Pick up a hand-made ornament from Joel below... If you want to WIN one, comment on the YT video, and...

The gang tracks down the stolen DC mini this week, as they trip the life fantistique through other peoples' dreams, and review Paprika (2006) from visionary director Satoshi Kon. Pulling inspiration for The Cell, and inspiring Inception,  this wild sci-fi fantasy has perplexed and entertained audiences for almost 30 years. Joined also by Bruce Purkey from Cinemaddicts and Find Your Film, to d...

Hello classmates! Welcome to another episode of Middle Class Film Class - gab & chatter edition, for Saturday November 18th, 2023.  On this episode: Adam Driver suffers no fools in Poland, Joseph brings another game, notes from the classmates, Reviews from the future, and Coyote gets the MCFC bump Visit the Twitch page (below) for the VOD with full chat, or the full Youtube video here https://...

The gang brings something creepy crawly this week from Venezuela, as they review Frank Marshall's directorial debut, Arachnophobia (1990). Produced by Amblin entertainment with fingerprints of Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg, this Thrillomedy starring Jeff Daniels, Julian Sands, and John Goodman is a mainstay in 1990's creature features. Everyone knows that you kill a giant spider...

Hello classmates! Welcome to another episode of Middle Class Film Class - gab & chatter edition, for Saturday November 4th, 2023.  On this episode: Joseph makes Tyler and Pete goes head to head, and Zaslov strikes again! Plus! Attack of the Clones sets trends, and Aronofsky sets his sights on Musky Visit the Twitch page (below) for the VOD with full chat, or the full Youtube video here https:/...

This one's for the classmates! Month 10 of our triple review bonus episodes. Once a month, we will pull 3 random fan picks to watch and review. One movie for each of us, chosen at random. If we did the math right, that should mean that by the end of 2023, our whole list will be completed! This episode Joseph will cover Lair of the White Worm (1990) from Adam Murphy, Tyler is reviewing Pocket...

The gang eats a peach this week as they review the 1980's Italy set romance starring Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name (2017). Follow Elio as he is spending his summer in Northern Italy with his family, when the charismatic Oliver arrives to spend the summer his Elio's father's research assistant. At first they are housemates, but their relationship blooms as...

Hello classmates! Welcome to another episode of Middle Class Film Class - gab & chatter edition, for Saturday November 4th, 2023.  On this episode: General audiences have franchise fatigue, Jacob Elodri embraces the King, and Kino Lorber enters the chat. PLUS HBO pulls the rug out, and JTRO has made contact  Visit the Twitch page (below) for the VOD with full chat, or the full Youtube video he...

The gang dances for their life this week as they review the cult phenomenon about Beat Beat Revelation, mountain trash, and saving duck for Frazier Park, The FP (2011). You have to see thus movie to understand the tone and overall vibe. It's crass and hilarious, stupid and brilliant. Taking large elements from Rocky, Commando, Escape from New York, Kung Fury, and doing it all on a $0.00 budge...

On this episode: Sag AFTRA has no interest in caving to bad deals, the fight for intermissions, and scary movies that are NOT horror… PLUS! More thoughts on Eternal Sunshine, and random street trivia Visit the Twitch page (below) for the VOD with full chat, or the full Youtube video here https://youtu.be/k5DJttr6SuM http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast http://www.facebook....

The gang steals a dog so they can pet it later this week, as they review the future dystopian gun-fu movie, Equilibrium (2002). Borrowing elements from many films before it, and lending even more to films that have come in the two decades since its release, Equilibrium tells the story of John Preston (Christian Bale), a cleric in charge of hinting and destroying sense offenders in a Orwellian fasc...

On this episode: Tyler’s spotless mind is eternally sunny, and the most binged scary movies… PLUS! No one wanted Bottle Rocket except Wes Anderson, and the writer/director duo that just released Head Count join the show. The gang streams this episode on TWITCH for the first time under their own banner. www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast and the video is available on Youtube here https://youtu.be/pI2m8J3N42...

This one's for the classmates! Month 9 of our triple review bonus episodes. Once a month, we will pull 3 random fan picks to watch and review. One movie for each of us, chosen at random. If we did the math right, that should mean that by the end of 2023, our whole list will be completed! This episode Joseph will cover 8 1/2 (1963) from Phillip Moore, Tyler was to  review Sneakers (1992) from...

The gang doesn't panic this week as they review sci-fa adventure movie spawned from the beloved book series, spawned by the beloved radio show, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). Arriving at it's final desination more than 20 years after Douglas Adams agreed to sell the rights for a movie, and 4 years after his death, this movie has its fair share of naysayers, and an even...

On this episode: On this episode: Tom Hanks as you’ve never seen him before, and Mr Caine deserves a break, and John Carpenter’s hidden secret… PLUS!  Sony’s PS5 streaming service, and a new Bladerunner… Scratch that… Cyber punk series in the works. http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFC http://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclass http://w...

The gang seeks therapy after visiting the fury convention this week as they review one of the most famous cursed movies of the 2000's, Cat in The Hat (2003). Joseph saw this movie in theaters and doesn't remember much about it, so he wanted to find out if the notorious movie deserves all of the hate. A rewatch from him and Tyler, and a first watch from Pete will answer his question, and...

On this episode: MCFC on the road, and fictional jobs in the real world. PLUS! One One Can Save The Invaders, and Paramount goes down a road that the world cannot follow http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFC http://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclass http://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass Email: MCFCpodcast@gmail.com Leave us a vo...

The gang follows in their father's footsteps this week as they review the sophomore feature from Brandon Cronenberg... this week the gang reviews Possessor: Uncut. Brandon pulls inspiration from his father's work, and coms classic Sci-fi body horror concepts, but still is able to pull of something wholly new and fresh. Put on the wheel by Pete, and a first time watch by Tyler and Joseph....

On this episode: The Roman Empire: we’re all thinking about it even Francis Ford Coppola, is Clint Eastwood ready to be The Dark Knight? And thank God someone is finally making a Titan submergible bio pic…. PLUS! Messages from the class, and 12 movies too complicated to enjoy.  http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFC http://www.tiktok.com/...

This week's episode was streamed live in Twitch through Sacramento's own STAB comedy theater. Watch the VOD here--> https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1933293689 The gang hangs out with a Mary Poppins troll this week, as they review the breakout movie from Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, 1988's My Neighbor Totoro. Tyler decided that the show needed more levity and child-like wonder t...

This week's episode was streamed live in Twitch through Sacramento's own STAB comedy theater. Watch the VOD here--> https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1933293689 On this episode: Listener emails a-plenty, Hollywood big timer react to Oppenheimer, and the toxic avenger is upon us... PLUS! Jeff Bezos need more ad revenue, and whatever it is that Tyler is going to talk about, or maybe not http...

Join Pete in a solo rant about the best first time watches so far this year. It's September 17th at the time if this recording, and there are 407 films watched so far on the list, many of which are first time viewings. What are YOUR first time watches? Write in, or leave us a voce message to let us know. We will see you all with the full gang next week! http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www....

The gang busts up the Jukebox Jamboree this week, as they review John Waters' first major Studio feature, Cry-Baby (1990). Starring Johny Depp as the title character, Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, the golden boy of the roughneck group of juvenile delinquent greasers known as the Drapes, a departure from the teen wholesome heart-throb characters he was known for playing prior to 1990. Anyo...