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Haven't Seen It
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Haven't Seen It Pod is hosted by Michael Basha and Joshua Scammell. One has seen the film in question and one has not. The two will discuss a new film each episode, the filmmaker, and more all in the one-sided context. The two will give their impressions, ratings, thoughts, qualms, etc. and each episode will flip between who's seen it.
Episodes
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Digger (2026) Part 2: Satire is Dead
Is SATIRE a dead end? Is it shock value in lieu of insight? Is it the right language to engage with our current cultural and ecological and political crises? We compare Digger to Kubrick, Todd Solondz Happiness (1998), speculate with conviction but without specificity, compare our cats (on…
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Digger (2026)
Warning: this episode contains strong opinions and frequent digressions. Listener discretion is advised
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Backrooms (2026)
This is my movie podcast. There are many like it, but this one is mine
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Sing Sing (2023) and Letterboxd's Top 500
Taking suggestions: [email protected] The old pod email is kaput Josh's links: ▶️Find me on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@josh_from_xboxlive 🌐Request story notes: https://www.jgscammell.com/ ✍️Check out my writing: https://yeshua.substack.com/ 📹Bonus videos here:...
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THE ODYSSEY
This was an unplanned episode with no preparation whatsoever. In other words, a normal episode.
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Episode 44: Wake Up(,) Dead Man (2025)
Skip to 0:37:45 for the discussion of Wake Up Dead Man (2025). We discuss the pros and cons of being AN ONLINE HATER up until then.This may be our last episode for a while. xoxo Josh's links: ▶️Find me on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@josh_from_xboxlive 🌐Request story notes:...
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Episode 43: Malcolm and Marie (2021)
How does one navigate the treacherous waters of auto-biography in a movie? Is it possible to do it well, with dignity, without straying into narcissism? In this episode we compare Malcolm and Marie (2021) with other autobiographical films, including the works of Malick, Spielberg, Cassavetes,...
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Episode 42: West Side Stories (1961/2021)
Is East side the best? Or is West side the best? Does Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic musical have a purpose? What can we learn from all the changes from the original? Please send us hate mail: EMAIL: [email protected] INSTA: haventseenpod We are on youtube, spotify, and apple...
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Episode 41: Silence (2016)
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...
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Episode 40: Death Wish (1974)
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…
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Episode 39: The Materialists (2025) & Past Lives (2023)
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...
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Episode 38: The Voyeurs (2021)
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…
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Episode 37: Sinners (2025) & Black Panther (2018)
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? Please send us hate mail:EMAIL: [email protected]: haventseenpodWe are...
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Episode 36: Superman feat. Hartwell (Local)
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...
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Episode 35: Angel (1984)
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:...
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Episode 34: The Big Sleep & The Long Goodbye
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…
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Episode 33: Ambulance (2022)
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...
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Episode 32: I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
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:...
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Episode 31: Adolescence (2025)
Is love inherently violent? Does romance require an act of violence? Are humans inherently violent? Are they inherently romantic? Do we always glamorous violence? Are there different kinds of violence? When will MK Ultra leave us alone? Is Adolescence state propaganda advocating for further...
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Episode 30: Kinetta (2005)
Does Yorgos Lanthimos hate cinema? Does he hate this medium? And why? Is his shtick surface level antics, or is there more going on besides a vulgar self-reflexivity? How do his early films compare to his later ones? How do people feel about his work back home in Greece? Why is it important to be...
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Episode 29: David Lynch
In this episode, we get to the bottom of WHAT MAKES DAVID'S FILMS SO SPECIAL. We advance a vaguely Jungian reading of his work, while also advancing a vaguely Shamanistic reading of his work, while also grappling with Mark Frost's claim that David is "anti-psychological." What did he mean by…
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Episode 28: Listener Suggestions
In this rapid-fire episode, we tackle every film that listeners have suggested we cover, INCLUDING: Quills (2000) dir Philip KaufmanMr. Klein (1976) dir Joseph LoseyA Matter of Life and Death (1946) dir Emeric Pressburger, Michael PowellIt's Always Fair Weather (1951) dir Gene Kelly, Stanley...
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Episode 27: Nosferatu (2024)
Does Nosferatu 2024 have a unique perspective compared to the 1922 and the 1979 versions? Is Eggers' the best young auteur of the 21st century? Are his films too reliant on art direction vs theme? Are they just more "elevated horror" or is there something deeper going on here? And who the hell is...
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Episode 26: Barbenheimer (2023)
Is Barbie (2023) a feminist film? Is Oppenheimer (2023) a masculinist one? Or is it possible that they both inadequately explore the feminine side of our psyches? Is it possible that Barbie is not feminist *enough*? What would Marie-Louise von Franz think of the corporate feminism of Barbie? Is…
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Episode 25: Babylon (2022)
Auteur cinema is in shambles. We have few filmmakers out here, creating personal visions and dream projects. We need more art and less content. We need auteur cinema! But we also need honest and brutal criticism. We need to hold ideas accountable; we need to demand better execution. Because... We...
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Episode 23: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
“The death of a social machine has never been heralded by a disharmony or a dysfunction; on the contrary, social machines make a habit of feeding on the contradictions they give rise to, on the crises they provoke, on the anxieties they engender, and on the infernal operations they regenerate....
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Episode 22: Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)
The boys are joined by fellow filmmaker/podcaster Ernesto Sandoval to talk about their repressed Pokémon memories. They answers questions like: Did you cry? How much did you cry? Is the worldbuilding in Pokémon woke or broke? Why did you cry? Why did everyone and their mom get obsessed with…
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Episode 21: Megalopolis (2024) REDUX
Why? What is going on with Francis Ford Coppola? Why is this the film he's dreamed about for decades? What is the role of the artist in the future? Does the artist create the future? What the hell is going on in this screenplay? What is Megalon? Is "All You Need Is Love" still true? In this...
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Episode 20: Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
Is Joker 2 an inside job? Why are studios committing seppuku? Is this a deliberate attempt to destroy the film industry? Why do you think Todd Phillips is attacking the fans of his film, rather than interrogating his own storytelling? Do we really need another anti-film film? Another…
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Episode 19: Megalopolis (2024)
Is techno-utopianism the answer? Is the auteur self-insert still cool? Is the future of cinema big budget TikToks? Is THIS the legendary director's magnum opus? Or just a big budget fart? Or something in the middle? It seems like Francis Ford Coppola's newest work is polarizing to say the least....
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Episode 18: Body Double (1984)
Are "meta" films cool? Is it subversive and deep when films are aware of themselves as films? Is there a good way and a bad way of exploring self-reflexivity? Is Brian DePalma overrated? Are we all perverts? Why do we keep coming back to Hitchcock? We tackle all this and more. EMAIL:...
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Episode 17: A Hidden Life (2019)
What does it mean to be a Philosopher-Filmmaker? What does it mean to make a spiritual film? What's the difference between "faith-based" and "transcendent" cinema, and is Malick doing something different? How many true master artists are alive today? Why is Malick the best filmmaker alive? Where...
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Episode 16: A Prophet (2009)
Is cinema dead? Is the 21st century delivering fewer masterpieces than before? Why does Michael consider this French gangster film to be among the top films of the 21st century? Why are French prisons so weird? What is the deal with a white Frenchman making a film about Arab gangsters? Is it OK…
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Episode 15: The Curse (2023)
Is the Curse biting social commentary, or is it just some random nonsense? Can politics and art co-exist? Does art have a responsibility to educate? Is Irony still a dead-end? Why is Rush the greatest band ever made? What is the connection between the Sufis and drunk driving? Is Nathan Fielder…
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Episode 14: Kinds of Kindness (2024)
Is it cool to be weird? Is being weird inherently subversive? Is being subversive inherently artistic? Or is being 'truthful' and 'sincere' what makes something artistic? Does anyone still care about art, or just the Discourse? Will Yorgos Lanthimos be stopped? Why are Josh's jokes so incredibly...
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Episode 13: Longlegs (2024)
Do they watch horror films in heaven? Why do so few horror films have any staying power? Is Longlegs the horror film of the year or just another forgettable romp? Why do we like being scared by movies, anyway? What exactly is Nicolas Cage's problem? And who is Josh's real father? These questions...
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Episode 12: Bloodsport (1988)
Have you ever wondered to yourself: Does Kim Jong Un enjoy legally blonde? Would Adolf Hitler have enjoyed Barbie? What is Donald Trump's favourite film? Look no further, loyal listener. We have all the answers. Maybe.
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Episode 11: MaXXXine (2024)
Ready to Ti off? Dot your I's and cross your Ti's. Then grab a cup of sweet iced Ti and join us for another adventure of cinema sans structure. In today's ep, we MIGHT answer burning questions like: Do movies have second acts anymore? What is the point of slasher films? How is Ti West really...
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Episode 10: Sword & Sorcery
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Why aren’t there more films like Lord of the Rings?” Well guess what, there aren’t. It’s one of a kind, get used to it. But there ARE a number of fun and at times transcendent fantasy films that have fallen by the wayside of film history. In this episode, Josh...
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Episode 9: Play Misty for Me (1971)
Who are the boys' top 5 filmmakers? Josh: Malick, Lucas, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Tarkovsky. Michael: Korine, Mann, Malick, Keaton, and Clint MF Eastwood. On this week's episode, Michael is giving mad respect to Mr. Eastwood for his directorial debut film, Play Misty for Me. Get answers to your burning...
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Episode 8: Furiosa (2024)
Witness me! Is Furiosa the opposite of Fury Road in every single way? Is it possible to conceive of a franchise film that doesn’t centre around a rebellion? Is George Miller the “last man standing” when it comes to auteur driven franchise films? How does his world building compare to Star Wars…
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Episode 7: Heaven's Gate (1980)
In American auteur cinema, there was BHG (before Heaven's gate) and AHG (you get it). See why this absolute epic film forever changed the filmmaking game with a full synop and dissection from the boys.
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Episode 6: Into+Across the Spiderverse (2018+2023)
Are the Spiderverse films documentaries about CERN? Emancipation or psyop? Is Miles Morales the hero of the moment, or just another MCU cardboard cutout? Which is better: Into the Spiderverse or Across the Spiderverse? What prepositions will they think up next? What is the correct way to…
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Episode 5: Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Friend and former roommate Brando Benetton guests on this week's episode to tell us why the Mission: Impossible franchise is truly awesome. Tune in and let your imagination run wild. Let your imagination drive really fast off a cliff on a motorcycle. Let your imagination jump out of a plane and...
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Episode 4: Challengers (2024)
Up for a rally of cinematic discourse? Michael shares his wealth of tennis knowledge with Josh on this episode where he dives into Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino. Get your fix of deep Michael lore, tennis trivia, and strong opinions from two dudes who forgot their wallets at home.
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Episode 3: Inside (2023)
Josh and Michael hang up their hater hats for this one! Come with them to yappsville on the topic of 2023 film Inside directed by Vasilis Katsoupis. They're talkin' breaking in to the industry, the emergence of the actor/producer, and art more generally.
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Episode 2: Civil War (2024)
The boys are talking another box office smash sensation: Civil War directed by Alex Garland. Tune in for hot takes on politics, cinema, and how the two converge (or don't) here. Follow us on Instragram & Letterboxd: @haventseenpod or email us at [email protected] #moviepodcast #movies...
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Episode 1: Poor Things (2023)
The boys are talkin' the box office smash hit from the Greek Freak himself, Yorgos Lanthimos. Follow us on Instragram Letterboxd or email us at [email protected] #moviepodcast #movies #filmpodcast #poorthings #film
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Haven't Seen It Pod is hosted by Michael Basha and Joshua Scammell. One has seen the film in question and one has not. The two will discuss a new film each episode, the filmmaker, and more all in the one-sided context. The two will give their impressions, ratings, thoughts, qualms, etc. and each episode will flip between who's seen it.
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