Classroom Critics Film Studies Podcast

Is it a masterpiece or a mistake? Is it underrated or perhaps unnecessary? To this day, The Godfather Part 3 remains one of the more enigmatic sequels of all time. The Classroom Critics, however, are taking time during this week's episode to get to the bottom of Coppola's third chapter of the Godfather saga.

What scares us? The unknown? Uncontrollable forces? Evil itself? One thing is for certain: The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin, still scares the devil out of the Classroom Critics. 

Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard is a film that explores some of the darkest areas of humanity by confronting themes of self-delusion, deception, and the deceitful practices of the film industry. From start to finish, the film is a devastating statement that shows us that some things never change.  

Action, romance, laughs, melting faces...Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark has it all. For this episode, we thought we'd have some fun (not that we don't always have fun) and discuss a film that influenced at least one Classroom Critic's career path. 

A film beyond words, Buster Keaton's The General helped moved cinema into a new era. At the time, it was the most expensive film ever made, and is as epic now as it was then. Join The Classroom Critics as we discuss this timeless masterwork.

The Classroom Critics review this year's Oscar winner for Best Picture, Parasite.

After decades of waiting, Orson Welles' "lost masterpiece" was finally completed and released. But is it really a masterpiece?   

Join the Classroom Critics as they discuss the much anticipated film, The Irishman by Martin Scorsese.

Most of Woody Allen's films––both the funny and the serious––are bleak musings of the human experience. Match Point, his 2005 neo-noir drama, is particularly somber, offering little in the way of hope and meaning. So, then, what is life's essential ingredient for good fortune and happiness? Luck.    

After a long break, the Classroom Critics are back. In this episode, we'll discuss Francis Ford Coppola's epic tale of revenge and betrayal, and whether or not it deserves to be called the greatest sequel of all time.