The Film Snobs

Welcome back Snobbies. We are EXCITED to have you back and enjoying another spooky film with us. This week, we have the incomparable, Josh George with us! He joins for the first time ever and we have an interesting one for you. Jared’s pick this week and he chose a legend of a film from 1932, director Tod Browning brings us, “Freaks.” This film deals in the controversial as it features differently abled people and takes place in a circus. The film follows certain characters as they go through circus life. Hans, one of the main characters and who has dwarfism, is infatuated with a female acrobat named Cleopatra and this infatuation gets everyone into a heap of trouble. We freaking loved this film so join us as we dance our way through it and talk about some surprisingly deep topics. Enjoy!

Film Discussed: Freaks (1932)

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Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Here. We. GOOOOO!! Welcome back to SPOOKTOBER 4, pick #3 by Cody Martin himself. We are excited to talk about this film. This animated EPIC is packed with delicious animation, beautiful shots, and a tragic story. This film is directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and is called, “Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.” This film, in the words of Cody is the perfect middle ground as it doesn’t feel like a halloween movie made by Disney or an over the top horror flick. WE really had a good time with this film and found it to be the perfect Sppoktober addition to the collection. Enjoy!

Film Discussed: ⁠Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)

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Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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SNOBBIES! Bringing to you SPOOKTOBER #2!! This week we have Eric’s pick and he decided to go the wacky route. If you remember our very first episode SPOOKTOBER #1, where we featured “House,” this film made us feel right at home. GUEST Alec Brunk joined us today as Eric’s first guest on the pod! This film’s director Ricky Lau brings us “Mr. Vampire.” This film from 1985 brought possibly the most laughs we’ve had on this episode. A mixture of killing vampires, sexy ghosts, KungFu vamp slaying,  comedic assistants, misty hill gorillas, hopping undead, I mean…it goes on and on. This film rules and we had such a fun time talking through it. Enjoy!

Film Discussed: Mr. Vampire (1985)

Letterboxd: Eric Peterson: ⁠⁠⁠letterboxd.com/EricLPeterson/⁠⁠⁠ Jared Klopfenstein: ⁠⁠⁠letterboxd.com/kidchimp/⁠⁠⁠ Ethan Jasso: ⁠⁠⁠letterboxd.com/e_unit7/⁠⁠⁠ Caleb Zehr: ⁠⁠⁠letterboxd.com/cjzehr/⁠⁠⁠ Ricky Wickham: ⁠⁠⁠letterboxd.com/octopuswizard/⁠⁠⁠ Cody Martin : ⁠⁠⁠letterboxd.com/codytmartin/⁠⁠⁠

Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠⁠⁠

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CUE spooky witch laughter and zealous lightening storms!! That’s right! It’s SPOOKTOBER #4!!!! We are PSYCHED! to be back in the SPOOKTOBER atmosphere. Caleb, Cody, and Eric take on Caleb’s pick for tonight (Jared is in Europe…having a terrible time) a film that is melancholic in nature and definitely sets up some sad snobs action. A film directed by LENGENDARY director Lars von Trier, “Melancholia.” This film was seen by all and the rewatch was improved in the eyes of some and sustained in the eyes of others. We talked about artistic shots, mental health, world death, how absolutely strange this film was followed by a discussion on how smart this film was…everything was covered and nothing was covered. Join us on this journey through Melancholia and the mind of Lars von Trier. Enjoy!

Film Discussed: Melancholia (2011)

Letterboxd: Eric Peterson: ⁠⁠letterboxd.com/EricLPeterson/⁠⁠ Jared Klopfenstein: ⁠⁠letterboxd.com/kidchimp/⁠⁠ Ethan Jasso: ⁠⁠letterboxd.com/e_unit7/⁠⁠ Caleb Zehr: ⁠⁠letterboxd.com/cjzehr/⁠⁠ Ricky Wickham: ⁠⁠letterboxd.com/octopuswizard/⁠⁠ Cody Martin : ⁠⁠letterboxd.com/codytmartin/⁠⁠

Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠⁠

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Hey Snobbies! Welcome to the Second ever Snobbie’s Choice week. Last time, Tom picked The Truman Show. This week we have Nick Maddie who is here to give us the ethical discussion film of a lifetime, from director Ben Affleck’s debut…”Gone Baby Gone.” This film GETS. US. HEATED! WE really enjoyed talking about Right and Wrong, bad girlfriends, Bad mom’s, love for a child, and we talk about what each of us would do in their place. This film has some sensitive material as the film is about a child being taken from her home and can trigger some people. This was a great episode and we enjoyed talking through it. Enjoy!

Film Discussed: Gone Baby Gone (2007)

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Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠

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Welcome Snobbies! to the last episode in the ChatGPT series where Artificial Intelligence picks our movies for us. The topic has been a lot of fun and we have seen some really cool films. Tonight we have Jared picking the film from the list ChatGPT gave him. The film that was chosen was from legendary director Éric Rohmer, “A Summer’s Tale.” This film deal with ultra-realism, where the other film we did for this topic, 8 1/2, did surrealism. The film follows a man on his way through the French coast side and his many interactions with women where choices are made for him. We had different opinions about this film, but we all agreed that it was the best of the bunch. 

Film Discussed: A Summer’s Tale (1996)

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Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠

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BARBENHEIMER!!!!! It’s here. Very late to the overall cultural party, but we recorded this a while ago. The snobs minus Caleb are here to talk about Barbie and Oppenheimer. You know the drill. Hopefully you’ve seen one or both of these films. If not, what have you been doing with your life?? We enjoyed talking through both films and probably spent too much time on Oppenheimer…kinda like Nolan did! Oooooooohhhhhh. SNAP! But really, this was the longest episode we’ve ever done so sick back, and enjoy!

Film Discussed: Barbie (2023) Oppenheimer (2023)

Letterboxd: Eric Peterson: ⁠letterboxd.com/EricLPeterson/⁠ Jared Klopfenstein: ⁠letterboxd.com/kidchimp/⁠ Ethan Jasso: ⁠letterboxd.com/e_unit7/⁠ Caleb Zehr: ⁠letterboxd.com/cjzehr/⁠ Ricky Wickham: ⁠letterboxd.com/octopuswizard/⁠ Cody Martin : ⁠letterboxd.com/codytmartin/⁠

Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠

Welcome back Snobbies! It’s another exciting installment of ChatGPT picking our movies for us! This week we have Eric’s pick and he decided to change up the prompt and just ask the AI to give him “10 random movies” and that’s exactly what it gave him! His pick today was from none other than legendary director Martin Scorsese, “The Departed.” This film was a bunch of fun to talk about and heads up….we were a bit loopy on this episode. Not entirely sure why. REGARDLESS! We enjoyed talking through Boston accents, a mired of profanity, good/bad acting, and much much more! We hope you enjoy!

Film Discussed: The Departed (2006)

Letterboxd: Eric Peterson: ⁠letterboxd.com/EricLPeterson/⁠ Jared Klopfenstein: ⁠letterboxd.com/kidchimp/⁠ Ethan Jasso: ⁠letterboxd.com/e_unit7/⁠ Caleb Zehr: ⁠letterboxd.com/cjzehr/⁠ Ricky Wickham: ⁠letterboxd.com/octopuswizard/⁠ Cody Martin : ⁠letterboxd.com/codytmartin/⁠

Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠

DISCLAIMER: This episode contains sexual content, though not explicit or gratuitous, it is still discussed.

ChatGPT is back and it is ready to pick another film for us. CODY IS BACK! and we are happy about it. This week Cody chooses the film that chatGPT gaffes us from another legendary Italian director Federico Fellini, “8 1/2” This film is a film about film and a story about the director himself. A master of the surreal style and arguably the father or surrealism, this film really took us on a journey. The film deals with women, film, life, choices, regret, and love. This film should be watched side-by-side with “Bardo” (2022) a modern masterclass on surrealism. The team is split on this film but we have plenty to talk about. We hope you enjoy! 

Discussed in pod “Martin Eden” episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-film-snobs/id1538653633?i=1000508169696

Film Discussed: 8 1/2 (1963)

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Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠

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DISCLAIMER: This film talks about sensitive topics such as rape, though not explicit or gratuitous, it is still discussed.

WE’RE BACK! That’s right babyyyy, we’re back and we are doing a new topic today. This one we have been waiting to do for a long time now and the time has finally arrived. Caleb brought up the idea that we should let chatGPT pick a film for us to watch. We asked AI “Give us a movie that a film snob would watch.” and we chose from a list of 10. WE originally picked Apocalypse Now….but it did not exist AT ALL on the internet for streaming, renting, or buying! So we chose the classic from legendary director Akira Kurosawa, “Rashomon 羅生門.” A film that inspired a handful of films and most recently “The Last Duel,” which we talk about on pod. A film that is packed with things to talk about, we hope you enjoy!

Film Discussed: Rashomon 羅生門 (1950)

Letterboxd: Eric Peterson: ⁠letterboxd.com/EricLPeterson/⁠ Jared Klopfenstein: ⁠letterboxd.com/kidchimp/⁠ Ethan Jasso: ⁠letterboxd.com/e_unit7/⁠ Caleb Zehr: ⁠letterboxd.com/cjzehr/⁠ Ricky Wickham: ⁠letterboxd.com/octopuswizard/⁠ Cody Martin : ⁠letterboxd.com/codytmartin/⁠

Here is a COMPLETE LIST of every film that we have done an episode for. Enjoy! ⁠https://letterboxd.com/ericlpeterson/list/a-complete-list-of-every-the-film-snobs-episode/⁠

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