Film School Brats

It's prime time for us to talk about 'Primetime,' a prime film about the prime days of the hit primetime show 'To Catch a Predator.' We love a good slime bag movie.

Remembering our friend and colleague Luc Ung (0:37)

What we've been watching (2:30)

Featured spoiler review (8:48)

Recorded 10/1/26

The time has come for us to finally experience Brian De Palma's 1983 cult classic, 'Scarface,' featuring one of Al Pacino's most iconic performances in his long list of iconic performances. As with all of the You Haven't Seen That?! episodes, we dive right into it. Spoilers and all. Have YOU seen this? Probably.

Stick around all the way until the end for a little bonus...

Recorded 9/12/26

The big talk of the town and hype of the internet movie world this weekend have come from the underdog release of Coyote vs. Acme, the latest big screen Looney Tunes entry. If you take away anything from this episode, go out and support its long-awaited theatrical release! (You'll have a fun time as well!)

What we've been watching (1:00)

La La Land + growing older sidebar? (11:55)

Coyote vs. Acme spoiler discussion (22:09)

Recorded 8/31/36

Clau is on vacay this week. Stirling flies solo and ranks the AMC Theatres (or theaters in the US...) locations in Los Angeles (County) in a classic S-thru-D tier list. Not all of them—just the ones we've been to. In case it's not clear, these are personal opinions, and you are free to enjoy the ones you prefer!

Hayden Panettiere (2:25)

What Stirling has been watching (3:08)

AMC Tier List (5:34)

Recorded 8/17/26

After five years we finally have a brand new live-action Spidey movie! This is a special one for webheads, what many would consider a return-to-form for the friendly New York City neighborhood superhero.

What we've been watching (2:10)

Non-spoiler thoughts on BND (14:24)

Spoilers (21:50)

Recorded 8/3/26

2,700 years later Christopher Nolan's latest cinematic nuclear bomb has hit theaters across the world, and we couldn't be more excited to talk about it.

How we watched the film (1:03)

Non-spoiler thoughts (8:08)

Spoilers (16:30)

Recorded 7/19/26

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Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, John Leguizamo, Jon Bernthal, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Benny Safdie, Elliot Page, Charlize Theron, Travis Scott, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth

Believe it or not we're already more than halfway through this big year for movies! There are a handful of films we've particularly enjoyed that we just haven't really talked about on the show, so we want to highlight them as we move into the latter half of 2026.

Check back next week for our in-depth conversation of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY to kick off the huge blockbuster slate.

What we've been watching (0:55)

Our favs of 2026 so far (5:40)

Some overall thoughts on the first half (27:06)

Recorded 7/9/26

In this episode we get into all our movie-going pet peeves and how one should behave in the sacred space that is the movie theater auditorium. Respect it!!!

What we've been watching (5:33)

Bad movie etiquette (12:16)

How to behave at the movies (31:00)

Recorded 6/30/26

We're thrilled to sit down with our guest Valerie San Luis, currently the Social Media Manager at Spot & Tango, as well as a fellow NYU film school brat!

While advertising on social media is still in its infancy relative to the larger media industry, it is nevertheless a discipline that is expanding and evolving at a breakneck pace. So whether you're a filmmaker opening your horizons, or are simply curious about the inner-workings of content creation, today's episode is a look into the world of social media brand marketing, and what it takes for a company to penetrate the zeitgeist in the internet age.

Where to find Valerie:

Website

Instagram

Letterboxd

Spot & Tango

Go Knicks!!!

Recorded 6/7/26

Now that Clau has seen Curry Barker's smash hit 'Obsession' we've decided to return to it to have a deeper conversation. Then for a little fun, we talk about our current personal obsessions, as it were. If you enjoy listening to the pod, please give us a rating and share the show with your friends!

Addressing feedback on our 'Michael' episode (2:06)

What we've been watching (4:45)

Spoiler discussion on 'Obsession' (11:36)

Clau's obsession (36:32)

Stirling's obsession (46:55)

Does "obsession" even sound like a real word anymore?

Recorded 5/28/26