Stuff We’ve Seen

Slacker Films of the 90s and Jim Sees Tenet

Get ready for some Gen X excitement as Jim and Teal explore the very white and male genre (as they discover) about trying to make it in your 20s during the 1990s. Lots of titles to tackle, so get ready for a trip back to the time of flannel, grunge, and artistic dreams.

And while Tenet has not turned out to be the lure back to the cinemas that film studios were hoping for, Jim found his way to the one theater open in Vermont, and caught an opening week screening. Hear his thoughts on the experience of going to the movies during the pandemic.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and Other Lurid Tales

Ultra camp! Road trips! Stories of a sordid nature! So much action and hilarity packed into one podcast we can barely stand it. Jim, or is it James now, and his guest Bill banter back and forth telling tales, and talking Russ Myer. What else could you want? And what's this about Ethan Hawke? You're just going to have to listen and find out.

An Interview with Galen Howard: Actor and Cult Movie Enthusiast.

This week take a listen to Jim's interview with character actor, Galen Howard. Galen's performed in numerous television, film, and video projects, and he's a lover of cult movies. Hear about his acting journey, and his love of those movie oddities.

All The Great Movies: Spotlight 1993.

Guess who's back? Teal joins Jim as they interview Eric Jason Gray. By day he's in finance. But at night Gray curates an Instagram page called AllTheGreatMovies. His quest? See all of the Oscar nominated, and critical darlings of a particular year. He'll post about them when he's seen them.

Currently, Gray is putting the spotlight on 1993. Hear Jim and Teal talk to Gray about his project, and find out what else is he's planning on reviewing in the coming weeks.

Meryl Streep and The Academy vs.Jimmy and Billy

It's the snobs vs the slobs as Jimmy and Billy take on all of Meryl Streep's Academy nominated and winning performances. Are they all worthy? Find out what Stuff We've Seen thinks, and then weigh in. Do you agree with Jimmy and Billy? Did the Academy get it right, or should some of Jimmy and Billy's picks get robbed?

Jess Lambert Sees Every Disney Movie Ever!

This week our guest is Jess Lambert, star of Every Disney Movie Ever on Youtube. Jess tells us how she started her quest to see over 800 Disney movies, and Jim and Jess go in-depth on some 70s Disney movie classics. You don't want to miss this one folks.

And catch up on all of Lambert's Disney reviews on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JessLambert19

 

Tim Roth: Man or Muppet? The Films of Mike Leigh

This week's episode: A focus on the film's of Mike Leigh, including Meantime which features one of Tim Roth's earliest performances. Also, a tribute to John Saxon, Alan Parker, Ennio Morricone, and Wilford Brimley.

Investigation of Two Citizens Above Suspicion: The Tale of Prospero's Books.

The Year was 1992. The place: The Angelika Film Center on the corner of Houston and Mercer. Jim was a senior at NYU, and is his new roommate, Bill, was a junior. An innocent mid-week trip to the Greenwich Village art-house multiplex to see Peter Greenaway's latest offering, Prospero's Books took our humble narrators into some uncharted territory. Things started off innocently enough, but soon they'd get a bit hairy.

 

One this week's episode of Stuff We've Seen, Bill Muir (aka, Bill from Queens) sits in for Teal once again. The goal of this installment was to discuss the films of Mike Leigh, but things quickly got off track with a request from Bill to hear some Jimmy impersonations. Then the Prospero's Book story kicks in, and well...take a listen and find out.

 

There is so much to savor in this particular episode that Jim decided to split Bill's appearance into two-parts. So this week, the offering is the true movie-going tale of Jim and Bill, and two mystery cinema goers. Next week we'll have part 2 where Jim and Bill discuss Mike Leigh with an extended focus on Another Year and Meantime. So, if you wanted to do some prep work for next week, might we suggest you go to the Criterion Channel, and check out those films before the next show. In the meantime, get ready for another wild tale from the days of Jim's NYU film experiences.

Bring Me the Head of Pamela Voorhees

Jason's mom has got it goin' on in this week's episode of Stuff We've Seen. Hear guest co-host, Michael McQuilkin (co-creator of The Hadron Gospel Hour) spin tales of headless camp menaces, night terrors, and ghost girls who live down wells in this trip down Drive-In memory lane.  With a sudden resurgence of going to the Drive-In's due to the pandemic shutting all of the movie theaters down, this episode is the perfect conversation to get you in the mood for those outdoor screenings.

 

And, in the spirit of sub genre completionism, Michael and Jim talk the new Hulu film, Palm Springs, which is the latest time loop comedy offering starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti.

 

 

Live From New York...It's Bill From Queens!

This week finds Teal on assignment. Is he working on Kanye West's campaign? If so, he could be gone for the long haul. Or, he could be back next week. So who did Jim find to take Teal's place on the mic? Filling in this week is Bill from Queens. Longtime listener, first time guest host--Bill Muir.

 

Bill and Jim have a long history, and they share some of that on the podcast. Bill also dabbled in filmmaking in the mid 90s, and Jim pokes his nose into that history too.

 

Then its on to movies. Bill and Jim discuss the Tom Hanks WW2 action pic, Greyhound, streaming on Apple +. 

 

So much to discuss in one show Jim knows Bill will need to return to talk about everything he wants to discuss with him.

 

And don't miss Jim's new segment, Did She Deserve it? Where Jim asks the very important question--did Meryl Streep really deserve all of those 21 Oscar nominations?