Middle Class Film Class
Weekly movie news and review released every Monday and Wednesday. Mondays are Gab & chatter (movie news, discussion) and streaming recommendations. Wednesday is one deep dive review chose from the Wheel of Destiny. Recorded live to tape with Joseph, Pete & Tyler. Email us to be featured on the air, or for general inquiries MCFCpodcast@gmail.com
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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...
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Chris Nolan is the king of all Directors, Matt Reeves calls it quits, and Joseph returns with a new game
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The gang makes magic with $25k this week, as they review the cult classic creature feature, The Deadly Spawn. Our 2nd entree into B-movie September, and we're starting to feel more in the B horror spirit. The Deadly Spawn is clearly a passion project that should not be as good as it is based on the inexperienced crew, lack of funding, and plot that has been done a million times before. Thank God that wasn't the case, beca...
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Joseph is still absent from class, Paramount finally stands for something, and Pete brings some rapid fire news
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The gang summons a blind demon this week, as they review the New Zealand indie comedy horror, Deathgasm. Kick off our B-movie September with a movie that is arguably not even a B movie, but is loads of fun, with buckets of blood. The story behind how the movie was made is almost as fun as the movie itself, and keep your eyes peeled for the sequel set to release this year. Watch Deathgasm on your streaming service of choice then wei...
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Briauna stops by the show, Pete challenges his queen, and apparently Spielberg is chopped liver!
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