Stuff We’ve Seen

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. No Time for Haters

For the last new episode of 2019 Jim and Teal tackle the latest Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker. To get a different perspective on the movie, The Willennial joined the Podcast. Did anyone love it? Did anyone hate it?

Jim provided a message for Last Jedi Twitter apologists who think the film is far better than it is. And don't even get Jim started on Rogue One. 

This is a fun-filled hour of Star Wars, but get ready for some spoilers. If you haven't seen the movie yet, and are planning on doing so, we suggest you hold off on this one until you've seen it. Then judge for yourself.

 

Marriage Story: Are Jim and Teal Splitting Up?

It had to happen one of these days. There was going to be one episode that found Jim and Teal at major odds with each other over a movie. And it looks like the film that did it was Noah Baumback's Marriage Story. Who loved it and who did not?

Okay, so it is not all fisticuffs, but there is definitely a disagreement over this new film which has social media buzzing. Take a listen and see where Jim and Teal both stand on Netflix's latest original offering. One of the best films of the year, or over-rated? You decide.

The Irishman, The Farewell, and The Ones We've Lost.

On this episode, Jim begins the podcast with a tribute to a few Hollywood notables who passed in 2019 that he and Teal had not acknowledged yet. Two of these artists have some personal ties to both Jim and Teal. The first is actor Seymour Cassel, who Jim and Teal both worked with on the 1992 independent feature, In The Soup. And then next they talk about legendary documentary filmmaker, D.A. Pennebaker, who Teal worked with on Depeche Mode: 101.

 

On the last episode, Jim mentioned seeing The Irishman, but now Teal saw it, and the two spend a chunk of time dissecting the film.

After that, Teal tells Jim he watched The Farewell, based on his recommendation. It wasn't intentional, but both films (Irishman and Farewell) have a lot to say about the meaning of Life and Death, and make for an interesting double-bill.

 

Maclunkey: Greedo Special Deluxe Anniversary Edition

Greedo did not shoot first. He was the innocent victim of a corrupt, self-serving, two-bit smuggler that drops his shipments at the first sign of an Imperial Destroyer. 

Jim and Teal get into the whole Maclunkey debacle of the latest tinkering to their childhood memories.

Also, in this episode: Jim sees most of the Midsommar director's cut. Find out what his thoughts are. Mild spoilers from 25-36min mark. If you haven't seen Midsommar or the director's cut, and don't want any spoilers, skip through this portion.

What else? Teal saw Blinded By The Light and Crawl. Krull? No CRAWL!!!

Jim gives his thoughts on Good Boys and Booksmart. Looking for comedies to watch at home? These two films may be good bets.

Finally, Jim got to check out The Irishman early in the theater. He provides a non-spoiler take on the film, and urges Teal to watch it on Netflix.

All this, and some more PT Anderson teasing on this episode, taped on the 1-year anniversary of the official launch of Stuff We've Seen.

Cambria Film Festival 2020: Love is in the Air

This week Jim and Teal were joined by Al Fraser, program director and co-founder of the Cambria Film Festival in Cambria, California.

Fraser came on to discuss the upcoming festival happening February 6-9, 2020. What makes this film festival unique is the theme--romance movies. Films from around the globe compete in this annual weekend event, that has become popular in the mid-coastal region of California.

In this episode you'll find out about Fraser's interesting journey from semi-professional Australian basketball player, to Century City ice cream scooper, to film maker, and film festival creator. What's Fraser's connection to Jim? You'll have to take a listen to find out.

Parasite: The Korean Upstairs/Downstairs Film That Feels Very American

This week Jim and Teal get off track from the get-go, and begin the Podcast with a discussion on James Cameron's Director's Cut of Aliens. Next Jim talked about another Herschell Gordon Lewis film, The Gore Gore Girls, which Jim claimed was the best worst film he's ever seen.

Next Jim mentions The Lighthouse, which he insists Teal must see. And then it is on to the main event, Boon Joon Ho's Parasite. Jim and Teal both saw it, and they have a lot to say. The conversation has *Spoilers* that begin at around the 29 minute mark. So if you haven't seen Parasite, and don't want to know too much, enjoy the first half hour of the Podcast and save the rest for later.

At the end of the episode, Jim and Teal start to discuss a hidden gem, but Teal's audio got disconnected so it will be talked about at a later date.

Enjoy!

Marvel Wars: The Scorsese Strikes Back

Film-making great Martin Scorsese kicked off a bit of controversy with his stance on Marvel films and their place in cinema. What do Teal and Jim think of the dust up? What do you think Teal and Jim think?

This controversy launches the boys into a discussion of what is cinema, and what is happening to the cinematic experience.

And since it's October, Teal and Jim would be remiss if they didn't talk a little bit about horror movies. This episode, the two talk gore films, with the low-rent gore-master, Herschell Gordon Lewis, the subject. Jim caught up with Lewis' blood-and-guts classic, Blood Feast, playing right now on the Criterion Channel.

Much Ado About Joker

This episode focuses on the film Joker. Spoiler Alert! If you haven't yet seen the film, you may want to skip this one until you have.

This week Jim and Teal are joined by listener, Sarah Bobara, who is on to provide her unique perspective on the film.

Despite some technical audio difficulties, Jim presses on with some more of his infamous theories on what the ending of the film means.

Enjoy!

Los Angeles Overnight: More tales From the Streaming Underground

Jim and Teal are back with more tales from the streaming service underground. A few weeks back, they discussed a couple of hidden gems, Buzzard and Los Angeles Overnight, both available to stream on Amazon Prime. At that time, Teal had not seen Los Angeles Overnight, but now he has, and the boys spend some quality time discussing this quirky low-budget Los Angeles Neo-Noir.

Also on the program, Jim discusses another early 80s sex comedy, The Beach Girls. Is there a reason no one has ever heard of this Skinamax classic?

Wait, what's that? Are Jim and Teal about to get into an argument over the new Joker movie? Let the sparks fly.

Finally, get Teal's take on the second season of Mindhunter. It's all going down on this episode

Inappropriate 80s movies: Jim and Teal are Up The Creek.

This week's episode is a tribute to those trashy teen sex comedies of the early 80s; It's 90 minutes long! Jim and Teal begin the program with a shout out to a new listener. Then they dive right in to the 80s experience by discussing a documentary on Amazon Prime called At The Drive-In, about the popular Mahoning Drive-In, in LeHighton, PA. 

In the past few years, the Mahoning has become a legendary spot for Drive-In enthusiasts to catch their favorite films of the 70s, 80s and 90s on 35mm. 

Soon, this discussion dovetails into a classic staple of the drive-ins in the early 1980s, the teen sex comedy. Always R-rated, and filled with gratuitous nudity, Jim and Teal re-examine this genre for how inappropriate it all was. From disturbing compromised sex scenes in films like Revenge of The Nerds and Private Lessons, to the sketchy behavior in John Hughes films, Jim and Teal soon realize they are going to have to come back to this topic in future episodes.