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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568 episodes
Train Dreams (2025) review / dir. Clint Bentley
Joseph & Pete tackle the oscar buzz movie that everyone is talking about as they review the new Clint Bentely movie, Train Dreams, out now on Netflix. Follow the life of Robert Granier, a frontiersman at the turn of the 20th century as he l...
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Season 3
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Episode 567
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47:26
St. Paul Dano, Netflix takes over the world, and Streaming Picks
Hello classmates!Pete and Joseph find their new normal, Warner Brothers finds a new sugar daddy, and Paul Dano finds out he’s America’s SweetheartVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live str...
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Season 3
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Episode 566
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1:10:24
Blonde Venus (1932) review / dir. Josef von Sternberg
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 565
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39:30
Pre-Code chat with Seth Vargas - SOLO POD!
Hello classmates!The winter rains take Joseph to the curb, Tyler gets the Batman Bane treatment, and Seth Vargas joins Pete to talk about some old moviesSolo pod this week with special guest, Seth Vargas from Movie Friends pod...
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Season 3
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Episode 564
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1:04:00
The Black Cat (1934) review / dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
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 h...
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Season 3
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Episode 563
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49:50
HOT Eric Roberts NEWS!! plus plenty of Streaming Picks for all tastes
Hello classmates!Cinema quality movies on a budget, Eric Roberts puts Samuel L Jackson to shame, and Toy Story 3 should have been the endVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or j...
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Season 3
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Episode 562
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1:18:22
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) review / dir. Rouben Mamoulian
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 anim...
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Season 3
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Episode 561
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1:06:01
Now we're REALLY back! Gab & Chatter and Streaming Picks
Hello classmates!The gang’s all here! PLUS… Labubu: The story behind the doll, and dueling Scrooges coming to a theater near youVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch...
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Season 3
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Episode 560
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1:08:12
Scarface (1931) review / dir. Howard Hawks
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 559
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50:28
WE'RE BACK!!! (kinda) - Solo Gab & Chatter with Pete
Hello classmates!Joseph is off making his way, Tyler is off t the bathroom, and Pete give the class the October download Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch t...
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Season 3
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Episode 558
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53:52
Barbarella (1968) review / dir. Roger Vadim
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, rushe...
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Season 3
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Episode 557
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48:07
Tyler give the class the ole Bait & Switch in news, and Joseph is in the Nurse's Office
Hello classmates!Lethal Weapon 5: The Passion of Martin Riggs, Genndy Tartakovsky can’t find an audience, and Joseph takes a sick dayVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just ...
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Season 3
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Episode 556
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59:24
The Toxic Avenger (1984) review / dir. Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
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 hea...
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Season 3
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Episode 555
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44:19
Movies games, movie news, and what to watch or avoid Streaming this week
Hello classmates!Chris Nolan is the king of all Directors, Matt Reeves calls it quits, and Joseph returns with a new gameVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this e...
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Season 3
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Episode 554
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1:09:34
The Deadly Spawn (1983) review / dir. Douglas McKeown
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 p...
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Season 3
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Episode 553
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45:29
This week's movie news & 7 great STREAMING movie picks
Hello classmates!Joseph is still absent from class, Paramount finally stands for something, and Pete brings some rapid fire newsVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch...
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Season 3
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Episode 552
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1:02:32
Deathgasm (2015) review / dir. Jason Howden
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 behi...
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Season 3
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Episode 551
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54:23
Briauna reviews 4 TERRIBLE movies, iconic movies laughs & streaming Picks!
Hello classmates!Briauna stops by the show, Pete challenges his queen, and apparently Spielberg is chopped liver!Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode r...
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Season 3
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Episode 550
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1:15:16
The Crow (2024) review / dir. Rupert Sanders
The gang dies of cringe but returns for love this week, as they review the ill-fated remake of the cult goth classic... The Crow (2024). Starring Billy Skars and SKA Twigs, this upcycled emo sad-boy tragedy wrapped in a Hot Topic leather duster...
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Season 3
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Episode 549
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59:24
Terrible chat GPT trivia, movie news & 10 great streaming Picks!
Hello classmates!Pete makes AI his bitch, Ridley Scott shuns Jim Cameron, and Joseph gives us the best acting performances this century!!Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or j...
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Season 3
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Episode 548
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1:23:06
Body Heat (1981) review / dir. Lawrence Kasdan
The gang falls right into her trap this week as they review Lawrence Kasdan's directorial debut starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner... Body Heat. Our fourth and final entry into Erotic Thriller August brings us to Florida yet again, only ...
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Season 3
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Episode 547
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1:02:48
Grab your mud pies... because it's SALO DAY -plus- Streaming Picks!
Hello classmates!Ron Howard is still salty about Solo, Joseph has a shit eating grin, and move over T-Swift… K-pop Demon Hunters are hereVisit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or j...
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Season 3
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Episode 546
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1:21:07
American Gigolo (1980) review / dir. Paul Schrader
The gang learns about the oldest profession this week, as they explore Paul Schrader's LA underground world of male prostitution in American Gigolo. With an original by Blondie, and a wardrobe from a then-not so hot Giorgio Armani, this movie t...
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Season 3
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Episode 545
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48:30
Tyler issues another apology, a NEW GAME, and 4 new release reviews -plus- Streaming Picks!
Hello classmates!Joseph brings a game to the show, Pete moves into the local theater, and Quentin Tarantino abandons his final movie Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or ...
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Season 3
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Episode 544
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1:31:31
Wild Things (1998) review / dir. John McNaughton
The gang gets paid $10,000,000 to go topless this week as they review the steamy Floridian mystery thriller, Wild Things. Starring Denise Richards, Matt Dillon, and Neve Campbell, our 2nd entry into Erotic Thriller August is a classic skinamax ...
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Season 3
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Episode 543
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53:47