Haven't Seen It

What are the great religious films? Is there a spiritual capacity unique to film? Do we will live in secular times? What does it mean to be a "spiritual" filmmaker during secular times? Is it an act of rebellion, or an act of self-preservation? Can an industrial, collective art-form like cinema actually work as a devotional art?Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpodWe are on youtube, spotify, and apple podcasts!

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Do you have a reactive dog? Are you a fan of reaction videos? Do you use the phrase "reactionary" to describe things you don't like? Why is it that "reactionary" is associated with right-wing politics? Why is it that my reactive dog is right-wing? Why is it so fun to just kill the bad guy???Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpodWe are on youtube, spotify, and apple podcasts!Josh's links:▶️⁠Find me on youtube⁠: https://www.youtube.com/@josh_from_xboxlive🌐Request story notes: https://www.jgscammell.com/ᯤ ⁠Spotify feed for my videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/24AHrJ6b1yA0V2WIfXt8KK?si=kKoEms1nQBKpRM7o9yP6JQ✍️Check out my writing: https://yeshua.substack.com/📹Bonus videos here: https://www.patreon.com/Josh_from_xbolive🎙️My podcast: https://linktr.ee/haventseenpod📸 My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh_from_xboxlive/🟠🟢🔵 ⁠My Letterboxd⁠: https://letterboxd.com/jeshuam/

Are we all Materialists? Dialectical Materialists? Or are we souls caught in samsara, with many Past Lives? In this episode about Celine Song's two films, we do not ask those questions. Not really. We ask these ones: Is it possible that being too smart can actually be a problem when it comes to writing films? Why is conflict so important, and why do films fail when you don't have enough conflict? What is the state of the drama and the rom-com today? And why are Celine Song's films both about women caught between 2 perfect men with total patience who are 100% in love and dedicated to her even though she sucks???Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpodWe are on youtube, spotify, and apple podcasts!Josh's links:▶️⁠Find me on youtube⁠: https://www.youtube.com/@josh_from_xboxlive🌐Request story notes: https://www.jgscammell.com/ᯤ ⁠Spotify feed for my videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/24AHrJ6b1yA0V2WIfXt8KK?si=kKoEms1nQBKpRM7o9yP6JQ✍️Check out my writing: https://yeshua.substack.com/📹Bonus videos here: https://www.patreon.com/Josh_from_xbolive📸 My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh_from_xboxlive/🟠🟢🔵 ⁠My Letterboxd⁠: https://letterboxd.com/jeshuam/

Where all the voyeurs at? Are we all voyeurs in the digital era? Or are we all exhibitionists? Or is there a third term, somewhere in between the two? How does our new digital, late-capitalist ideology influence this regime of "the gaze"? Is there such thing as a "female gaze"? And who the hell is Laura Mulvey? All this and more in this week's episode.

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What are the Sins of modern cinema? How many of these Sins does Sinners commit? Is Ryan Coogler a cinema Sinner? Are we all cinema Sinners, or just USC grads? When will the cinema Messiah return to save our souls?

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In this very special episode, we are joined by legendary youtuber and screenwriter Hartwell (Local (previously known as LocalScriptMan). We discuss Superman (2025), the future of the superhero film, the future of film in general, and the great animated film The Prince of Egypt (1998), among many (many) other things. Allow us to wax poetic in your ear.Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpodWe are also on spotify and apple podcasts!#filmpodcast #film #podcastshows

What is the unique power of the B film? What makes it so special? Why can it get away with more than the A film? Why are we not seeing as many B films these days? Why must everything take itself so damn seriously? Have you ever heard of Angel (1984)? Me neither.Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpodWe are also on spotify and apple podcasts!#filmpodcast #film #podcastshows

What is the secret to a good adaptation? Is it all about fidelity to the source material, or is there more to it? Should artists NOT express their own ideas when doing an adaptation? Is the real problem with contemporary adaptations merely their lack of respect for the source material, or are there deeper problems? And why is Raymond Chandler the best writer ever?Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpodWe are also on youtube!#filmpodcast #film #podcastshows

Michael Bay. We all know him. We have all hated him. But is it time for us all to love him? What can Michael Bay do that no other filmmaker can? What are his politics (if any)? What can he teach us? What is his signature apart from flashy visuals? What innovations has he contributed to the medium and the artform? Find out here.Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpod#filmpodcast #film #podcastshows

Where is the experimental cinema of the 21st century? Why does Paul Schrader love I Saw the TV Glow so much? Is the classical screenplay dying? Is it cool to have blank slate protagonists? What is happening to mise-en-scene in the current era of filmmaking?Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpod#filmpodcast #film #podcastshows