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Do you and your friends speak in movie quotes? Do you trade Spongebob memes back and forth with your loved ones? Do you have to rely on the ”Are You Still Watching?” message to let you know it’s time to bathe and stop procrastinating? If you answered yes to any (or all) of these questions, come hang out with us every other week! Media can play a huge role in shaping who we are. Sometimes it makes us idolize Jeff Goldblum as a sex symbol. Sometimes a lack of representation makes you feel invisible. As hosts, siblings Carie and Ross will analyze this phenomenon by breaking down a favorite movie or television show and how the sights, sounds, and messages of media have followed our generation throughout our lives. So pour your favorite beverage, relax, and explore how our shared experiences with movies and television messed us up as a generation. There will be laughter, there will be sadness, and THERE WILL BE discussions about homosexual subtext in children’s animation. Theme Song by Tune Tank: https://tunetank.com/tracks/5611-vacation
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
TRIGGER WARNING FOR ALL THINGS HORRIBLE--Whether its SA, murder, or cannibalism, there are all manner of things to be wary of here--HOWEVER the siblings are in there wheelhouse today! We're talking about Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim masterpiece Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). In this episode, the siblings are lauding Stephen Sondheim's ability to bring feeling to a detached UK legend, remarking on how the movie cast differs from the original Stephen Sondheim vision, and will also be proffering a pitch for a Tim Burton-themed restaurant.
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Hide and Seek or: How I Learned to Question EVERYONE
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Who's ready for some unhinged folie a deux, lil onions? This week the siblings unpack one of their mysterious faves from childhood, Hide and Seek (2006) Robert DeNiro is in a confusing paternal role, Dakota Fanning is doing her Maculay Culkin thing, and the siblings have to parse out a number of potential endings that completely contextualize how a viewer will look at this film.
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Scooby Doo or: How I Learned to Solve a Mystery
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Rawg? Rhere? To kick off spooky season, the siblings are breaking down a staple favorite from their childhood, Scooby Doo (2002). In addition to the wonderful nostalgia that is the live-action film, the siblings also remark on how the execution of the story and characters are a beloved call-back to the formulaic children's cartoon we all know and love. Ross is bananas for the fashion and Carie is angered by the traditionally corny twist ending so appropriate for a film adapted from 54 year old IP that was able to connect generations.
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
[PATREON PREVIEW] The Haunting Of Hill House: Steven Sees a Ghost (Pt.1)
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
[PATREON PREVIEW]
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CALLING ALL MIKE FLANAGAN STANS! SPOOKY SEASON IS NIGH! The siblings start celebrating Halloween early with their coverage of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House. Carie sets up the complicated Crane family tree, Ross expresses general distaste for Steven, and the siblings ponder whether or not Ross was actually haunted.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Bee Movie or: How I Learned to Seize the Means of Production
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
This week, the siblings unpack one of the most wild enigmas of meme culture, Bee Movie, starring Jerry Seinfeld as a hive worker bee who is not satisfied with the status quo. Ross gets giddy about Barry's dream sequence, Carie defends Ken the douchecanoe as the only sane human in the film, and the siblings accidentally stumble on a meaning to the film that encourages workers to seize the means of production in their everyday capitalist lives.
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Looney Tunes Back in Action or: How Daffy Got His Groove Back
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
This week the siblings crack open the nutcase of a film that lost over $12 million at the box office, Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Carie shows some love for the insufferable Daffy, Ross handholds us through the nucking futz plot, and the siblings find some gem moments in an otherwise chaotic film.
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Lady in the Water or: How I Learned M. Night Can Be Petty
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
This week Ross breaks down one of his favorite films starring one of his favorite actors that Carie is all too happy to dump upon, Lady in the Water (2006). Ross can't stop talking about the James Newton Howard soundtrack, Carie can't stop pointing out how little the plot makes sense, and the siblings both become enamored with how the movie's underlying message is to believe in things that make you feel like a kid again.
Monday Sep 04, 2023
James and the Giant Peach or: How I Learned the Concept of Chosen Family
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
This week is CORE for one of our hosts, lil onions. We kick off Ross' September Birthday Month with one of the VHS favorites, James and the Giant Peach (1996). Ross weeps almost instantly from the music to the story of James' plight, Carie gets spooked by the metaphorical rhinoceros, and the siblings underline the importance of chosen family, especially in cases of giant anthropomorphic bugs.
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Monday Aug 28, 2023
The Never-Ending Story or: How I Learned Cope with Horse Death
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
This week, Carie and Ross cover the movie that inspired an entire generation of Dungeons and Dragon players, The Never-Ending Story (1984). Carie gets sad about the prospect of never having time to read in her adult life, Ross heightens the message of the film about generational conflict, and the siblings hold each others' hands through the traumatic and timeless fate of our favorite horse, Artax.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Stranger Than Fiction or: How I Fell in Love with Will Ferrell
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Who wants to start their Monday off with a little meta existential crisis? This week Carie puts a begrudging Ross through one of her favorite movies about writing, Stranger Than Fiction (2006). Carie remarks on the depth Will Ferrell can bring in a non-comedic performance, Ross struggles with the magical realism elements of the plot, and the siblings wonder who is writing the weird story of their silly little lives.