Stuff We’ve Seen
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
Jim and Teal are two movie enthusiasts who love to dish about themes, genres, the latest films, and oddball hidden gems. Sometimes there’s even a guest. The new season is now streaming, but there are more than a hundred back episodes to keep you entertained.
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Jim and Teal are two movie enthusiasts who love to dish about themes, genres, the latest films, and oddball hidden gems. Sometimes there’s even a guest. The new season is now streaming, but there are more than a hundred back episodes to keep you entertained.
Twitter:
@stuff_ve
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English
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8024177795
Website:
https://www.stuffweveseen.com/
Email:
jimandteal@gmail.com
Episodes
Stuff We've Seen Concludes with Jim's Top Ten Films of 2023
2/13/2024
The Stuff We've Seen podcast comes to a close after five successful years, hundreds of episodes, and loads of laughs. What better way to end the run, but with a recap of Jim's top ten films of 2023? Enjoy the list, and who knows? We may be back again someday.
Duration:00:27:30
2024 Oscar Nominations
1/23/2024
Welcome to our annual nominations episode with all of this year's 2024 Oscar nominations. We got a super-packed episode where we cover all the categories. As always, Teal doesn't know what the nominations are when he hears them from me. To get this episode out quickly we didn't do the usual editing, but that means you get to hear every little bit. Enjoy!
Did your favorite films make the cut?
Duration:01:28:36
Holiday Leftovers: Jim and Teal’s Final Film Recommendations of the Year
1/6/2024
Get set for a huge heap full of filmic holiday leftovers as Jim and Teal bring you a large batch of movie recommendations from their last viewing week of 2023. Amongst the bounty of titles they discuss are Wonka, Ferrari, Poor Things, Maestro, Salt Burn, Dream Scenario, Anatomy of a Fall, and a low-fi sci-fi hidden gem called Lola. Looking for something to watch in the theater or stream at home? This episode covers all the basis. Take a listen, and then get to watching some stuff!
Duration:01:08:53
Priscilla and May December: The Fourteen-Year-Old Connection
12/23/2023
Priscilla and May December are two films now available to stream or watch on Netflix that share a strange bond. They both involve plotlines that deal with inappropriate relationships between adults and fourteen-year-olds.
This week Jim and Teal take an inside look at Sofia Coppola's Priscilla, about the relationship between Priscilla Presley and Elvis. Jim notes some of the striking similarities between this film and Todd Haynes' May December.
What else? Jim and Teal offer up an alternative holiday classic, the 1961 gritty noir, Blast of Silence.
Finally, Jim and Teal gift each other by watching a film that the other one recommends. Teal watched a film from the BFI 250 list, the amazing The Ascent, and Jim watched this year's independent film, How to Blow Up a Pipeline.
Duration:01:03:08
The Holdovers and Plenty of Leftovers
12/5/2023
Thanksgiving is over, but it brought moviegoers plenty of leftovers and The Holdovers for viewing. This week Teal and Jim discuss Napoleon, Thanksgiving, The Killer, The Wrath of Becky, The Creator, and Alexander Payne's The Holdovers.
Which films deserve second helpings, and which films get tossed out of the fridge? Take a listen and find out!
Duration:01:04:01
Stuff We’ve Seen 5th Anniversary Episode Special
11/9/2023
Stuff We've Seen hits the five-year mark this month, and to celebrate our 5th anniversary, we decided to take a look back to our humble beginnings. This episode is a remastered, re-edited version of our third podcast episode titled, Revenge of Peter Hyams. In this episode Teal and I continued our obsession with director Peter Hyams, and reviewed Bradley Cooper and Lady Ga Ga's A Star is Born. There's also a brief rant against Bohemian Rhapsody, which I think five years later people are ready to admit was horrible. And lastly, we turned our spotlight on to a hidden gem b-movie called Miracle Mile.
If you haven't heard this episode, we hope you enjoy it. If you did hear it back in 2018, then enjoy this upgraded sound version, and chuckle at how we sounded then vs. now. Enjoy!
Duration:00:50:52
Jim and Teal Review Killers of the Flower Moon
10/26/2023
This week on Stuff We've Seen, Jim and Teal break out of their typical pattern, jump on the mic a week early, and focus on Martin Scorsese's latest offering, Killers of the Flower Moon.
Killers of the Flower Moon is epic-sized and a complex look at the Osage Nation murders that occurred in Oklahoma in the early 1920s. Scorsese flips the script on how these procedural suspense films typically play out, giving us a more inside and detailed look at the people plotting the murders.
Have a listen to find out which one likes and respects Killers of the Flower Moon, and which one thinks it could be one of the best films of 2023.
Duration:00:44:03
The Sound of Freedom and The Thunder of Genius Marketing
10/19/2023
The Sound of Freedom was on of the more unusual sleeper hits at the box office. Jim and Teal finally see the movie, and give their take. And then, Jim and Teal recommend a more satisfying rescue and revenge film, Man on Fire.
Also, Jim catches Taylor Swift's Era's Concert film, and recommends a new horror/comedy slasher flick on Amazon Prime, Totally Killer.
Duration:00:53:58
Bottoms is Tops
10/1/2023
This week Jim and Teal give high recommendations for the new comedy Bottoms, from director Emma Seligman. It's a comedy that does the most important thing right, it's funny.
Not so funny is Jim and Teal's quest to find some great new horror films to watch this season. They come across several duds, including Talk to Me, Heusera: The Bone Woman, Birth/Rebirth, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Who can save them? Well, perhaps a drive-in teen slasher film from the 70s and a surprise little Sci-Fi thriller gem offering from Hulu.
Duration:00:56:40
Out of the Blue Jim and Teal discover a Hidden Gem
9/14/2023
Out of the Blue is a little-seen film from 1980. Starring Linda Manz and directed by Dennis Hopper, Out of the Blue gained cult status over the years. Still, it was a difficult film to find outside of a VHS copy kicking around. Thanks to Chloe Sevigny and Natasha Lyonne, the film received a restoration a couple of years ago, and Jim and Teal watched the movie for the first time.
It's dark subject matter, for sure, but Out of the Blue offers amazing performances by Manz and Hopper, who also co-stars. Why should you consider checking it out? Jim and Teal will tell you.
What else? Hopping Vampires from Hong Kong anyone? Jim finds himself quite taken with Criterion Channel's latest offering with a 5-film series focused on those lovable hopping vampires that swept Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s.
Break out your chicken blood, and your anti-hopping-vampire spells, and get ready for this thrilling, and enlightening episode.
Duration:01:02:37
No Hard Feelings Tyrone
8/25/2023
After a few weeks off, Jim and Teal return to discuss two film from recent months, the Netflix film, They Cloned Tyrone, and the Jennifer Lawrence comedy, No Hard Feelings.
Duration:00:57:52
Barbenheimer: Jim and Teal Take on the Cultural Hit of the Summer
7/27/2023
Barbenheimer is more than a mashup word; it's a cultural phenomenon. Jim took the challenge and saw both Oppenheimer and then Barbie. Did he survive? It's a battle of the unruly teens vs. old man Jimmy. Will texting and watching videos during a movie ruin Jim's good time seeing Barbie? You'll have to tune in to find out.
And while Barbie was probably the last film on Teal's radar screen at the beginning of the summer, he too checked out the pop-culture sensation and was surprised by the depth and layers the movie had in store. Right-wing crybabies like Ben Shapiro, beware; this film may contain scenes of intense positivity towards women. Seek your nearest theater exit for safety.
Duration:01:13:20
Jim and Teal are not Afraid of Beau is Afraid
7/13/2023
This week Jim and Teal bring on the good films at theaters and streaming this summer with Wes Anderson's Asteroid City, a hidden gem from Norway, Sick of Myself, and Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid. Are Jim and Teal afraid of Ari Aster's three hour fever dream? Of course not. They took it on, and there is a lot to say. Teal finds interesting comparisons to Lindsey Anderson's O Lucky Man, and Jim agrees.
What else? Jim dials up some destiny with the latest Indiana Jones movie, and guess what's currently filming in Jim's state of Vermont? Jim fills Teal in on his excursion to East Corinth, VT to check out the exterior town sets for Beetlejuice 2.
Enjoy!
Duration:00:58:52
The Flash in the Pan: When America Decided DC Stands for, Don’t Care
6/25/2023
The Flash, the latest comic book summer tent movie arrived and imploded. What went wrong? Why did audiences turn away in droves? Jim saw the movie, and he provided Teal with a report. Also, why did Disney seemingly cut six second from the Academy Award-winning French Connection? And why is Discovery Warner Brothers CEO, David Zaslav bent on proving how much he hates movies by chopping the heads off the brain trust at TCM (Turner Classic Movies)?
This week Jim and Teal cover all this, poorly constructed deep-sea submersibles, and Hungarian cinematic master, Bela Tarr. Strap in, there's a lot of stuff to cover.
Duration:01:18:41
Jim and Teal go Across the Spider-Verse
6/9/2023
Stuff We've Seen's Jim and Teal hit the cinema to see Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse. Both Jim and Teal were huge fans for the first Spider-Verse installment. What will they think of this second chapter? Also on this episode, J&T look at two other comic-book adjacent and related films from the 1980s, Disney's Condorman (1981) and Flash Gordon (1980.)
Duration:01:12:08
TvA: Teal Versus Antonioni
5/28/2023
It's tit-for-tat on this week's Stuff We've Seen as Jim chooses two films from the 2022 BFI Sight and Sound Critics Poll of the 264 greatest films of all time that he believes should not be on the list. In their place, Jim finds two suitable replacements.
One film that Jim targets for demotion is Antonioni's 1962 film, L'Eclisse. While Jim didn't feel the film, as a whole, warranted a place on a list of the greatest films of all time, it was one ten-minute sequence during the first portion of the movie that shocked and upset him, and led Jim to determine that L'Eclisse must be re-evaluated.
What did Teal think? L'Eclisse left him so angry that he is now a confirmed Antonioni hater. What???
Tune in to this episode and find out what made Teal so angry, and shocked Jim so bad. What film is Jim subbing in for L'Eclisse, and what's the other movie on the list targeted for demotion and why?
All answers will be revealed in this episode of Stuff We've Seen.
Duration:01:10:23
Enys Men and Bait: Mark Jenkin, the Celluloid Warrior
5/1/2023
Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin puts the film back in movie making with his latest offering, Enys Men. This 16mm environmental horror/ filmic poetry tomb is a visual feast for those looking for something further afield. Jim and Teal explore Jenkin's two features, Enys Men, and his 2019 feature debut, Bait. Both movies create an atmosphere all their own, with a look unlike anything else out there.
Also, to start off this episode, Jim gives Teal a report on seeing Med Hondo's 1977 film, West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty, which he caught at a rare screening at the Harvard Film Archive.
Duration:01:01:07
2022 BFI Sight & Sound Greatest Films List: Examining the Worst Selections
4/13/2023
BFI 250 list, we just can quit you. Jim is still on his mission to see all 264 films on the 2022 Sight & Sound Critics Poll of the Greatest Films of All Time List. On this episode, Teal quizzes Jim on some of his least favorite selections from the list. While they are not all bad films in Jim's opinion, he found it difficult to reconcile the motives behind their inclusion on a critic's list of ten of the greatest films to include.
Duration:01:09:31
Easter Films: Jim and Teal Get Biblical
3/31/2023
That's right, all your Easter favorites, from Ben-Hur and The King of Kings, to Passion of the Christ and The Last Temptation of Christ, Jim and Teal cover the films that make springtime, springtime. Get ready for J&T's version of Sunday school where minister Jim teaches Teal a thing or two about the New Testament.
Duration:01:08:12
The French New Wave: Jim and Teal Go Boating
3/20/2023
It's time for a shaggy dog tale, or time to get taking for a story ride with Jim and Teal as they explore two films from the latter portion of the French New Wave. Let's call it, the French Next Wave, with filmmakers such as Jacques Rivette and Jean Eustache taking the helm, and making their mark in the 1970s.
On this week's episode, Jim and Teal discuss two films from the BFI 2022 top 250 Greatest films of all time list, Celine and Julie Go Boating, and The Mother and the Whore. Jim challenged Teal to see both these films, and in this episode Jim will find out if Teal liked these movies, and Teal will find out why Jim challenged him to see him.
Catch up with a couple of lesser-known films in the U.S. with this stroll down the podcast lake.
Duration:01:09:28