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Film School Brats
by Film Brats
Join NYU film school graduates, Stirling and Clau, as they discuss all things films and entertainment, with as little pretentiousness as possible ;) Reach us at [email protected]! And find us on Letterboxd: @claubarran @stir
Episodes
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Ep. 52 - Dig We Dig 'Digger'???
I think we both dug Digger, if not at least for the bold swing it takes and how significant of a discussion it warrants after watching. Give it a shot. As the marketing materials say, decide for yourself! What we've been watching (0:40) Digger SPOILER discussion (12:32) Recorded 10/14/26
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Ep. 51 - 'Primetime (2026)'
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
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Ep. 50 - 'Scarface' (YHST?!)
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...
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Ep. 49 - 'Coyote vs. Acme'
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...
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Ep. 48 - AMC Theatres Tier List (LA Edition)
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...
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Ep. 47 - 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'
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...
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Ep. 46 - 'The Odyssey (2026)'
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 ---- Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway…
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Ep. 45 - 2026 Mid-Year Check-in: Favorites So Far
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...
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Ep. 44 - Movie Theater Etiquette (or Lack Thereof...)
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
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Ep. 43 - What Does A Social Media Manager Do? (GUEST: Valerie San Luis)
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...
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Ep. 42 - 'Obsession' Deep-Dive + Our Current Obsessions
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…
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Ep. 41 - Horror Movies + Initial Thoughts on ‘Obsession’
Curry Barker is the latest comedian to make a big splash in the horror scene with ‘Obsession.’ While we didn’t both get to watching it, it got us thinking—as the scares have heated up in the last few years among up-and-coming filmmakers, what are our personal connections to horror and how we view...
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Ep. 40 - 'Michael (2026)'
HEE HEE!!! Today it's all about The King of Pop and the latest entry in the music biopic genre. However you feel about Michael Jackson, there's one thing that's universally undeniable: the man was a big deal. So this movie is kind of a big deal! Or not...? What we've been watching (1:24) Featured...
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Ep. 39 - It's-a me, Mario! 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' + Nintendo and Personality Quizzes
Today we talk about the Super Mario adaptation sequel and how it relates to our relationships with the Nintendo franchise. Then we bring back an old tradition to the show: personality quizzes! Timestamps: AMC A-List price hike (1:04) What we've been watching (8:14) General thoughts on 'The Super...
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Ep. 38 - 'The Drama' is Major Tea!
This week we deep dive into A24's latest talk of the town, 'The Drama,' which is both an amazing conversation-starter and Zendaya and Rob Pattinson's first on-screen launch of the year. What we've been watching (1:20) FULL SPOILER discussion on 'The Drama' (12:02) A tangent on our theater-going...
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Ep. 37 - 'Project Hail Mary' + 98th Oscars Takeaways
Just stop your crying... it's the sign of the times! The massive 2026 blockbuster slate has finally kicked off with Lord and Miller's latest Ryan Gosling space epic, 'Project Hail Mary,' that has grossed a whopping $148 million worldwide as of this episode. Movies are so back (again). Takeaways...
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Ep. 36 - 2026 Oscar Predictions: All Categories!
This is it! 2025's awards season is finally coming to a close, with less than a week until the big night. We go through every category of the 98th Academy Awards and cast our predictions, although we do reserve the right to make changes before Sunday! Let us know what you think will take home…
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Ep. 35 - 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Sirāt': A Nightmare Valentine's Double Feature
What do 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Sirāt' have in common? Not a whole lot... but we saw them both around Valentine's Day. Major spoilers for both films! What we've been watching (1:17) Emerald Fennell's latest pop-culture phenomenon (10:00). Oliver Laxe's anxiety-inducing Cannes hit (34:06) Some...
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Ep. 34 - ‘Send Help’ is Why We Love Sam Raimi
On today's episode we discuss Sam Raimi's latest original 'Send Help' starring Rachel McAdams and Clau's favorite, Dylan O'Brien. Of course, we first talk about what we've been watching (0:45) before getting into an in-depth review of the film (5:24). Finally, we spend some time talking about…
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Ep. 33 - 2026 Oscar Nominations: Initial Reactions
Well well well! The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards were just announced, officially kicking off this year's Oscar Season. Today we discuss Sinners' historic spread and how that affects the race for Best Picture, as well as snubs and surprises. How do you feel about the nods? And more...
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Ep. 32 - Top 5 Films of 2025
We are back on the pod and are beyond thrilled for you to join us again! As awards season heats up, today we discuss our favorite films of 2025 (2:49). Then we dish out a few honorable mentions (48:00). Finally, we give some shoutouts to performers and movie-related things (51:35). Email us at...
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Ep. 31 - Revisiting 'School of Rock' (GUESTS: Badr Mastrouq and Des Lombardo)
We're back from our hiatus, and we're bringing along more guests! Today we sit down with Badr Mastrouq and Des Lombardo to discuss the ubiquitous Jack Black/Richard Linklater classic that we've probably all seen at some point in our lives. This is part of a new segment we like to call, OH, I'VE...
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Ep. 30 - NYU Film School Year 1
Welcome back to our college series where we talk about our film school journey. Today we go over a little summary of our first year at NYU Tisch School of the Arts within our two different film majors (we'll be doing episodes on each year). DM or shoot us an email if you have any other specific...
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Ep. 29 - What the F**k Happened at the 93rd Academy Awards?
Alas, our reactions to the infamous ceremony itself. What was more shocking—the best actor flub or Glenn Close twerking???
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Ep. 28 - Ballot Predictions for the 93rd Academy Awards
The time is here! The 2021 Oscars. It's been a considerably longer awards season this year, and we're ready to move on. Our quick thoughts on all 23 categories—what will win and what we'd like to win.
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Ep. 27 - 'Another Round'
Skål! Grab a round with us as we discuss Thomas Vinterberg's latest collaboration with Mads Mikkelsen and our personal relationships to the devil's liquid.
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Ep. 26 - 'Godzilla vs. Kong' Monkey Business
Monke and Lizurd go boom! Follow along with the Buzzfeed quiz, and let us know if you're a Godzilla or a Kong: https://www.buzzfeed.com/dianaprince23/pretend-to-be-a-giant-monster-and-well-reveal-if-7id5f09cpf
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Ep. 25 - Getting Into Film School
A spiritual continuation of our discussion on the college admissions process. Got other specific questions you want to ask us? Shoot us an email or hit us up in the IG DMs! Future episodes on each year of college to come.
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APRIL FOOL'S! Our Top 3 'MCU Movies'
BONUS ALERT WOOP WOOP. Join us as we get our drank on and discuss our favorite MCU movies. But it's not April 1st without a twist... ;)
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Ep. 24 - Double Doc: 'Operation Varsity Blues' and 'The Last Blockbuster'
Today we check out a couple of fresh documentaries on Netflix that are totally up our alley -- film and school! Stay tuned for next week, when we share our experiences getting into film school through the back door, by donating $50 million to NYU! ...kidding, kidding... or are we?...
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Ep. 23 - LIVE Reaction to the 93rd Academy Awards Nominations
Wow, two episodes back to back?? Crazy! Well, we stand by our "weekly" mantra, so this one is this week's episode -- we will take the weekend to prep for the following weekend, and that will put us back on the Sunday schedule. In any case, we woke up bright and early for a weird Academy tradition...
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Ep. 22 - 'Parked in America' at SXSW 2021 (GUEST: Kayla Yumi Lewis)
OUR FIRST GUEST!!! We had a blast talking to our friend Kayla, whose television pilot is premiering in this year's SXSW Episodic Pilot Competition. We find out more about her process taking 'Parked' from ideation to final product, as well as her experience bringing such a personal project to the...
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Ep. 21 - 'Tom & Jerry' Shenanigans
Are you more of a Tom or a Jerry? Who has more top energy? These are the real questions, and we ask them. Follow along with the Buzzfeed quiz here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/raechilling/mix-together-some-foods-and-well-tell-you-if-you-2x863
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Ep. 20 - 'I May Destroy You' is a Masterpiece
Do yourself a favor and watch this show instead of anything else this Sunday. We try to explain why, but it's honestly too smart for us.
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Ep. 19 - 'Goodfellas' (YHST?!)
Back with another YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT? This time it's the movie that gives us two different pasta sauce recipes. Marty also reminds us who Fellini is (it's a film student thing -- you might not get it).
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Ep. 18 - 'The Little Things' / 'Malcolm & Marie'
For V-Day 2021, we talk about John David Washington's passionate affair with mac n cheese, and his father Denzel's love for... detective work...???
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Ep. 17 - 'Minari' + Sundance 2021 and the State of Film Festivals
Were you able to catch any of this year's Sundance offerings? Clau did; Stirling had to head back to last year's Grand Jury winner...
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Ep. 16 - 'Promising Young Woman'
What an emotional rollercoaster of a movie. Reviews on Letterboxd would suggest that the ending is indeed a hot topic. What did you think?
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Ep. 15 - A Mini 2020 Movie Catchup
We spent some extra time watching more movies this week, and we thought we'd go with a diverse few from the long list!
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Ep. 14 - Our Janky "Top 5" of 2020
Was Palm Springs the best movie of 2020 (that we watched?). I don't know -- maybe. We didn't watch that much. But we've upgraded our setup, and we're back for bigger, better things in 2021. Coming to you again every week!
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(BONUS) Ep. 13.5 - Time Travel is Confusing
Here's a lil' quickie we had to cut from Episode 13 for time... An unedited 17 minutes of Stirling trying to get his brain working. Curse you time travel paradox!!!
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Ep. 13 - The 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (Part 2 of 2 - YHST?!)
A conclusion to our thoughts on the series as a whole! We had a lot of fun watching and recording this, and we look forward to bringing you more content for Season 2 -- maybe we'll even have some guests, who knows? We sure don't... As always, feel free to drop us episode suggestions in our email...
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Ep. 12 - The 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (Part 1 of 2 - YHST?!)
Here we are, our grand 2-part season finale. Always gotta go out with 2 parts right? It was a lot of fun watching these movies for the first time -- stay tuned for our thoughts on BTTF Part III and the trilogy as a whole!
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Ep. 11 - 'An American Pickle'
Seth Rogen turned himself into a pickle Morty!!!
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Ep. 10 - 'First Cow'
We go mooooooooo into Kelly Reichardt's latest indie gem. We both think it's worth a post-discussion rewatch.
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Ep. 9 - The History of Movie Theaters
Our first historical-informational episode! We always want our topics to be more than opinion pieces, so we thought the history of theatrical was a fascinating subject that allowed us to follow a path to today's movie-going experience. We also geek out a bit about movie theaters...
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Ep. 8 - 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always'
Is this episode we talk about Eliza Hittman's Sundance hit, Never Rarely Sometimes Always. It's an understated, often heartbreaking, depiction of a teenager's abortion journey that we highly recommend, and it's certainly relevant in today's discussions. TW: sexual abuse, assault.
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Ep. 7 - 'Tangerine' (YHST?)
In celebration of Pride Month, we discuss Sean Baker's 2015 indie hit, Tangerine, for another edition of You Haven't Seen That? Also just a heads up: we will be uploading on Sundays from now on!
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(BONUS) Ep. 6.5 - Quibi
Some thoughts we had on Quibi that we needed to cut for time in Episode 6!
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Ep. 6 - Streaming Wars 2020
Today we dive into the world of streaming and our personal takes on the main players. What's your favorite and least favorite service? Check out bonus Episode 6.5 for deeper thoughts on Quibi.
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Join NYU film school graduates, Stirling and Clau, as they discuss all things films and entertainment, with as little pretentiousness as possible ;) Reach us at [email protected]! And find us on Letterboxd: @claubarran @stir
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