Gen X, This is Why: Blockbusters
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In celebration of our two-year anniversary, we are recapping our favorite movie of all time-Titanic. Jennie has Covid again, Amye quit her job, and we are positively giddy over one of the most tragic events in history. Join us as we armchair qu
In this 1984 adaptation of the Stephen King short story, a bunch of kids kill all of the adults in a small farm town in Nebraska. Instead of partying and doing normal kid stuff, these kids get real passionate about corn and the upcoming harvest
Finally! Amye convinces Jennie to sit down and watch the beloved 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and it's worth it just to hear her reaction to the dreadful Grandpa Joe. Other discussions include Jeff Bezos and his interesting journe
Amye PLAYED herself and is forced to recap 1983's War Games with Jennie, who loves this movie and has 85 index cards to accompany the episode. Matthew Broderick guides us through the dangers of AI, complete with the bald dude from Top Gun, Dabn
Join us as we weigh in on the classic John Hughes love story of a high school torn apart by socioeconomic factors. Andie is an unpopular high schooler who has three handsome boys fawning over her, two of whom are filthy rich, and the other wors
Amye tries to resist, but eventually falls for 1986’s Tom Cruise as Maverick, a Top Gun fighter pilot with a grossly-inflated ego. She doesn’t stand a chance, however, against Kelly McGillis who is a whole five years older than him and is appar
A six-year-old maniac murders his sister on Halloween, then does a fifteen-year stint in a mental hospital under what appears to be the subpar psychiatric care of Dr. Loomis. We ask the number one question of the 1970s and 80s, “Where the hell
Jennie is crankier than usual since she is forced to watch this sad excuse for a horror movie (because of some shady Facebook poll) when she could have been watching Cobra Kai. Amye tries to defend the concept of a maniac stalking your dreams,
Journey with us back to 1984, as we follow the tale of Daniel LaRusso and his bully Johnny, who wears his shorts WAY too short, even for the 80’s. Daniel and his mom move from the crowded, rude, hellscape that is the east coast to beautiful, su
Trigger Warnings: School violence, gun violence, sexual assault, extreme homophobia, toxic masculinity, suicide and murder.Join us as we revisit a seminal movie from our adolescence, which says a lot. Jennie reveals her ideal high school boyfri
Jump into this $31 million dollar dumpster fire with us as we follow Howard, an evolved duck from another planet who falls for a heavy metal vixen in Cleveland, Ohio. Yes, that is a sadly accurate summary. If you need more convincing, Tears for
Join us as we go on holiday with the Housemans in the summer of 1963 and meet Baby, Insane Lisa, Gorgeous Penny, Johnny (the fonz), Douchebag Robbie, and Pencil D*ck Neil. Twenty-five-year-old Amye apologies to fictional Johnny for some insensi
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