Middle Class Film Class

Welcome everyone! Listeners and players alike… to a special all trivia episode of Middle Class Film Class! No gabbing, no chatter, and no streaming picks. Just some fun and games, and plenty of trivia for the full 100 minutes. Contestants today are Pete's Aunt Linda McCalister, Joel Shinneman, Ryan Corbin, and Joseph Navarro himself. If you want to be a part of the next trivia tournament, or...

This one's for the classmates! The Eight 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 Midnight Cowboy (1969) from Bruce Purkey, Tyler will be reviewing Scarfac...

The gang begs for water this week, as they review one of the final movies from director Gore Verbinski, Rango. With an all star case, this animated movie from Paramount and Nickelodeon Studios, Rango tells the story of a pet chameleon lost from his owners, and stranded in a deserted town of Dirt. A thespian at heart, Rango (a stage name) assimilates to the classic western characters found in this...

On this episode: The Hollywood strike gains some new allies, and the final Tarantino movie we will never get... PLUS! Theaters are bracing for Swift impact, and Scorsese educates us all on classic film.  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: M...

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/1909276233 The gang has a rumble to end all rumbles this week, as they review a seminole coming of age story from the wrong side of the tracks. This week, Pete and Tyler review The Outsiders. Joseph is celebrating his birthday away from the s...

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/1909276233 On this episode: Streaming exclusives are getting physical, The Hollywood strike continues so you know what that means, and a voicemail from the class… PLUS! Fun facts from Tyler’s favorite movie, and tales of loss (and gain) from...

The gang goes to Morocco to save their marriage this week, as they review the third movie in "The Death Trilogy" or "Babel Trilogy" from 2004, they are reviewing Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Babel. Follow Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett in Morocco, along with their children in San Diego/Mexico, and Rinko Kikcuhi in Tokyo, and a family of goat herders, and find out how their stories a...

On this episode: Hollywood has no respect for tornado movies, Tyler pays the Fiddler, and Godzilla gets the father-son treatment. PLUS! Messages from the classmates, 2009 audiences get blindsided, and Ken... put your shirt back on http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFC http://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclass http://www.instagram.com/mi...

The gang sells their daughter off to LAZAR WOLF this week, as they review an all-time classic musical about life at the turn of the century in remote Russia, Fiddler on The Roof (1971). Based on the smash hit Broadway musical of the same name, the Norman Jewison directed film tells the story of Tevye, the Jewish milk man, and father of 5 daughters. Tevye must wrestle with tradition and the happine...

On this episode: Move over Marvel there’s a new MCU in town, and listener reviews from the Maple Syrup Don. PLUS!  The Barbenheimer mushroom cloud is still looming overhead, and we say goodbye to another cinematic legend.  http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFC http://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclass http://www.instagram.com/middleclas...

This one's for the classmates! The Seventh 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 That Thing You Do (1996) from Chris Geiger, Tyler will be reviewing Gen...

The gang puts the lotion in the basket this week as they review one of the all-time greats, Silence of The Lambs. Follow along with Clarice Starling as she helps find the elusive and murderous killer, Buffalo Bill, with a little help from the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter. One of the prototype movies for crime drama thrillers, Silence of the Lambs is considered one of the greats for a good reason...

On this episode: A sad week in celebrity deaths, and streaming services crash and burn…  PLUS the Sean William Scott origin story and Bobby D is still holding out for Taxi Driver 2 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 Le...

The gang cuts each other open this week, as they review a listener pick from Brendan, one of our longest listeners, today we review Crimes of the Future (2022) written and directed by David Cronenberg. Set in an future of unknown year where pain has all but vanished, and surgery is the new sex. The next stage of human evolution is on the precipice but the evils of capitalism mean to put a stop to...

On this episode: The summer blockbuster season is upon us, and we have 4 movies to cover. Barbenheimer Jones and the Dead Reckoning of Destiny. PLUS! A listener streaming pick, and a movie that has divided the world.  http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFC http://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclass http://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilm...

Welcome back to finale of our nine-part trivia series releasing every Friday until a Grand Champion is crowned... and that crown will be awarded at the end of this episode. Carlo and Stew both put themselves through the wringer to get themselves to this point in the tournament, but who will come out on top? Tune in... find out... play along... and go subscribe to The Movie Loot and Stew World Orde...

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/1878915637 The gang watches the earth give birth and takes a big bite from a 1950's life this week, as they review the insanely artistic and impressive film from Terrance Malick, The Tree of Life (2011). Follow along a young boy as he gr...

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/1878915637 On this episode: Fast X… no wait Saw X coming soon, and Nolan’s Batman is insane so says Tyler PLUS!… SAG AFTRA and the WGA strike updates, and Barbenheimer is upon us.  http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodca...

Welcome back to Episode 8 of our nine-part trivia series releasing every Friday until a Grand Champion is crowned. Round 1 DONE! The semi-finals ends today as well,  and only the winner of today's episode will move on the the FINAL head to head showdown. Today's contestants are below. They put themselves through the gauntlet, so head over and give their shows a listen and maybe even subs...

The gang barely speaks 5 lines this week as they review the one man Robert Redford show that is All Is Lost, written and directed by J. C. Chandor. Follow along with the gang as they root for and hat on Our Man, played by the incomparable Robert Redford, while he tries to survive after his small boat hits open ocean debris and starts to sink. At 77 years old, Redford crushes this very emotive and...

On this episode: Oppenheimer cast stands in solidarity with the writer’s strike, and Chris Nolan makes a promise in solidarity. PLUS! The return of the “Return of the Living Dead” and the gang discusses the Rocky series with a little help from one of the classmates In news: Too hot for news summary today  http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcas...

This one's for the classmates! The sixth 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 Exam (2009) from Jack Fitzpatrick from LetsCrashThisParade on Youtube. ht...

Welcome back to Episode 6 of our many-part trivia series releasing every Friday until a Grand Champion is crowned. Round 1 DONE! The semi-finals start now,  and only the winner of today's episode will move on the the FINAL head to head showdown. Today's contestants are below. They put themselves through the gauntlet, so head over and give their shows a listen and maybe even subscribe. Al...

The gang asks "IS THIS ART?!?!" this week, as they review David Lynch's LA noir dream sequence of a movie, Mulholland Drive (2001). Tyler's pick, and a first time watch for 2/3 of us... this may be the review movie that has the most open to interpretation, here on the show. Was it all a dream? Was the bad acting on purpose? What did the cowboy mean? Why is David Lynch like this...

On this episode: What makes Henry Cavill hot, Reviews from the future, and a fan’s take on the Rocky franchise. PLUS! The Diablo Cody Barbie movie that never was…. And The Ghostbusters movie that also never was…  In news: Too hot for news summary today  http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcast http://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFC http://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclass http...