Middle Class Film Class

Joseph & Pete take a listener suggestion this week as they review a gem out of Switzerland from a Freshman director... this week we are reviewing SEW TORN. Watch this one on Netflix, AMC, Shudder, Prime Video, or Plex and settle in for some quirky characters, beautiful vistas, and a Run Lola Run approach to No Country For Old Men. Yeah... it's unique. Let us know what you thought about it by emailing the show. MCFCpodcast@...

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James Cameron joins the 3 comma club one more time, Tim Burton is a Koreaboo, and Pete brings a new game to the show 

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Joseph & Pete review the movie that people are calling Yorgos Lanthimos' most accessible movie yet, Bugonia. Joining V For Vendetta, Les Miserables, and G.I. Jane, Bugonia takes the shears to the long locks of lead actress, Emma Stone, as she continues to push the boundaries of challenging on-screen performances. Streaming right now on HBO Max, you can watch Bugonia at home and decide if you agree with the guys, or not. Wr...

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Cinemark wants you to OD on popcorn, 2025 Letterboxd wrapped, and movie notes from Joseph’s past

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The Academy Awards abandon network television, an update from the State of Tyler, and one of the greats was taken from us 

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The best and worst of 2025, Pete issues an apology, and Marty reigns supreme

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Joseph & Pete tackle the oscar buzz movie that everyone is talking about as they review the new Clint Bentley movie, Train Dreams, out now on Netflix. Follow the life of Robert Granier, a frontiersman at the turn of the 20th century as he lives his life and makes his way, only for the rug to be pulled out from under him. Starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones, you may need a box of tissues for this one. 

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Pete and Joseph find their new normal, Warner Brothers finds a new sugar daddy, and Paul Dano finds out he’s America’s Sweetheart

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The gang (or just Pete) dances their way out of a gorilla costume this week as they wrap up Pre Code November with a Patreon pick, Black Venus. Pete also drops a bomb on the class with a Tyler health update. Send in your well wishes to Tyler at MCFCpodcast@gmail.com

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The winter rains take Joseph to the curb, Tyler gets the Batman Bane treatment, and Seth Vargas joins Pete to talk about some old movies

Solo pod this week with special guest, Seth Vargas from Movie Friends podcast. Pete and Seth talk pre-code movies, Baby Face (1933), and the merits of artistic integrity. 

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The gang pulls a fast one on Poe this week as they review a horror movie based on the name only of an Edgar Allan Poe poem, The Black Cat. Come see Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi duke it out on screen as dueling villains while you wait for the house to literally explode at any moment. Tyler's pick for Pre-Code November is a first watch for all of us, so tune in and find out who you align with. 

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Cinema quality movies on a budget, Eric Roberts puts Samuel L Jackson to shame, and Toy Story 3 should have been the end

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The gang splits the Adam this week as they review the first horror movie to win an academy award, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). Dr. Henry Jekyll (Gee-Kull) is a man who can do no wrong, but his obsession with dividing man into his darker animalistic side and the "good" side that he constantly fronts, leads him to concoct a potion that physically does just that. Held captive in his own body while his dark mind runs wild ...

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The gang’s all here! PLUS… Labubu: The story behind the doll, and dueling Scrooges coming to a theater near you

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The gang calls in the big guns this week as they (Pete) reviews our first entry for Pre-Code November, the OG Scarface starring Paul Muni. Joining Pete on his journey is crowd favorite, Aunt Linda, to drop some knowledge on the class about the short era between the inception of talkies, and the Hays Code being enacted. It's a fascinating time in film history, and Scarface is a fascinating movie to go along with it. 

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Joseph is off making his way, Tyler is off t the bathroom, and Pete give the class the October download 

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The gang pays with sex this week as they review the movie that gave Jane Fonda the Sex Kitten moniker, Barbarella (1968). Released on the heels of The Summer of Love, this is a true B Movie spectacle complete with bad writing, bad acting, rushed production, and plenty of sex and violence. The Patreon pick that is closing out B-Movie September may not be Kino masterpiece, but it is required viewing for and student of cinema.

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Lethal Weapon 5: The Passion of Martin Riggs, Genndy Tartakovsky can’t find an audience, and Joseph takes a sick day

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The gang take a tour of Tromaville this week as they review the cult classic anti-super hero movie, The Toxic Avenger. Spawning 2 sequels and a 2025 remake starring Elijah Wood and Peter Dinklage, the zero to hero story seems to capture the hearts of those who can see past the gross-out antics in the film. With explicit body gore and indiscriminate violence, many audiences pass on Toxie, but to those who appreciate those things, it...