Middle Class Film Class

Hello classmates! Special Patreon Trivia edition with 5 classmates sqauring up against Tyler LIVE Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/VrHKB3F7YI4 http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcast http:...

The gang orders 4 fried chickens and a coke this week, as they review The Blues Brothers (1980). Blurring the line between SNL bit, real musical act, parody, and cool machismo, The Blues Brothers is an enigma from a bygone era that must be seen to believe. Our 4th and final movie for Car Chase May, chosen by the Classmates on Patreon, is a first time watch for all 3 of the guys, and a favorite by...

Hello classmates! First there was aggressive trivia, then came unfair trivia… this week Joseph brings subjective trivia to the class Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/uKRG1T6u2Vg http://www. MCFCpodcast.com http...

The gang redefines the car chase scene this week as they review the fantastically cool SF detective crime thriller, Bullitt. With a Director who was a former racecar driver and team leader, and a star who also races and did his own driving, this slow burn thriller with a high octane chase scene is as authentic as you can get. Did Joseph's pick for Car Chase May win over the class? Tune in to...

Hello classmates! Chris Nolan takes IMAX to new heights, Kristen Stewart leaves the door open for new directors, and Joseph terrorizes his co-hosts once again Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/Zf8jT80qnt8 http:/...

The gang plays the anti hero this week as they review the movie that changed the standard for Car Chase Scenes... The French Connection. Based on a book of the same name, TFC follows two NYPD drug unit detectives as they try to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming into the US through a corrupt French business man. This film won best picture, best actor, and best supporting actor at the Oscars,...

Hello classmates! The pope dies at the best time for Universal, the MCU consults the sacred texts, and Joseph brings a pop quiz to the class Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/InutI4A7jbM http://www. MCFCpodcast....

The gang kills for money this week as they review a movie that marks the end of Robert DeNiro's 100% serious phase... John Frankenheimer's Ronin. With a A-list cast, and a green light from Paris' police chief to do whatever they want in the driving sequences, this understated espionage thriller doesn't wow you with too much glitz and flash, until the time is right. So put the k...

Hello classmates! Nic Cage gets the chomp, Guy Ritchie says Pain Don’t Hurt, and the founder of the Spaghetti Western Database drops some knowledge on the class. Visit Sebastian and his crew at https://www.spaghetti-western.net/ and follow them on Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/swdatabase/ Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this ep...

The gang plays the harmonica this week as they review #52 in the IMDB greatest movies of all time, Once Upon a Time in the West, directed by the great Sergio Leone. After Leone completed his dollars / Man with no name trilogy, he vowed to leave the western genre alone, until he was given the chance to make a movie with his favorite actor of all time, Henry Fonda. What the world got in return was t...

Hello classmates! Alex Garland picks a side, what to stream at home this week, and the gang close out Spaghetti Western April in the tastiest way Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/9s-REwdxAb8 http://www. MCFCpod...

The gang shapes the future of Canada over beaver pelts this week, as they review Tyler's pick for Spaghetti Western April, Hudson River Massacre. Streaming for free on Plex, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vTzEKNEEuw&ab_channel=Grjngo-WesternMovies for free, this true slop from example of a Paella Western from Spain in the mid sixties, is the crappy medicine the show has been...

Hello classmates! Ryan Coogler wants to believe, Michael B Jordan fights a Chicken Jockey, and Ryan Gosling breaks the Star Wars mold Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/y-BR5Np8SrY http://www. MCFCpodcast.com htt...

The gang inspires Quentin this week as they review the snowy spaghetti western from the 2nd most well-know Sergio in the biz... Sergio Corbucci's The Great Silence. With a french actor in the hero role, a german actor in the villain role, and and Italien writing and directing, this truly is an international picture. A relative unknown to the guys, The Great Silence is Pete's pick on the...

Hello classmates! The Oscar’s finally show some respect, Death stranding wanders closer to the big screen, and Mickey Rourke doing Mickey Rourke stuff on set  Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/y-BR5Np8SrY http:/...

The gang kicks off their month of Spaghetti Westerns with the granddaddy of them all, from Sergio Leone. The Good The Bad & The Ugly is the third of a trilogy that has Clint Eastwood embody his first major role as the sharp whitted and grey moraled gunslinger, Blondie. Topic is from Joseph, and this movie is his pick too... did it live up to the hype? Tune in and find out for yourself Visit th...

Hello classmates! Val Kilmer leaves this mortal plane, Morpheus gets the high hat, and David Fincher in the Tarantino universe  Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/kf4WU2ryPgc http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://w...

Hello classmates! Second half of this week's shows is streaming picks only, PLUS... What subjects are on the new wheel, whose will be chosen first? And what type of movies will we study for the whole month of April? Next week starts MCFC Season 5 Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: ht...

Hello classmates! The best and worst deaths in film, Labyrinth LIVE & LOTR reimagined, PLUS YouTube finally sticks it to AI slop channels Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/k-iDbTAu6tU http://www. MCFCpodcast...

The gang writes their future this week, as they review the movie that won Best Picture at the Indonesian Oscars, Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023). Stream this delightful movie on Netflix right now... yes. STOP LISTENING OR WATCHING THIS SHOW and go watch this movie. Be prepared to get your middle aged heart warmed, but classmates beware, we will be spoiling this fully.  Thank you to Joseph Br...

Hello classmates! David Cronenberg exposes a hit piece, Gwyneth Paltrow wants to bang in peace, and Neill Blomkamp returns to the world of Sci-Fi Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/32g0Jdb_m2o http://www. MCFCpod...

The gang synchs up with Dark Side of the Moon this week, as they review Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, the movie that took Kevin James off the map. Joseph is responsible for this pick, and although the movie was bereft of fun, recording our review on it was a blast. So turn on some Pink Floyd and get your blood sugar up, then write in to let us know how you like PB:MC2 Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays...

Hello classmates! Hundreds of Millions of Beavers, Tyler gets existential, and Robert Pattinson is getting too old for this sh*t! Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/F65ZCtxX5-Q http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https:/...

Hello classmates! The world loses a cinematic legend, the 2025 Oscars are on the horizon, and Tyler skips class, Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@middleclassfilmclass This Episode: https://youtu.be/p3wWkSWp60k http://www. MCFCpodcast.com https://www.twitch.tv/MC...

The gang repopulates the earth this week, as they review Hell Comes to Frogtown. After a worldwide nuclear war, where 68% of the male population was wiped out and virile men becoming a rarity, Sam Hell, a scavenger and a highly virile man, is assigned to help rescue a group of fertile women kidnapped by humanoid frogs. How did Pete, Joseph, and Tyler enjoy this schlocky sci-fi? Tune in to find out...