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This week we close out July with the darling story of a young man named Walter spends a summer with his estranged maternal uncles and his life is changed forever. Ross can't stop thirsting over the backstory behind Hub and Garth McCann. Carie can't get over the way poor Walter has been failed by the system. The siblings also reflect on how the old yarns of the elderly can provide crucial advice to...

Ross is mad, lil' onions. This week we're diving into What's Eating Gilbert Grape, a film about how a young man with a turbulent family life manages to scrape together an existence in the middle of nowhere, Endora, Iowa. Ross touches on the themes of isolation and arrest in development of the film, Carie holds Ross' hand through the more devastating parts, and the siblings reflect on what is was l...

Part two is here y'all! This week, we're wrapping up coverage of Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning film, Lincoln (2012). The final days of the debate on the 13th Amendment begin in the House of Representatives and the siblings are ready for the radical Republicans to take them to school. Ross continues with History Corner as the Amendment comes to a vote, Carie has difficulty embracing the...

Today's episode is part Ross' History Corner as we delve into Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning blockbuster about the passing of the 13th Amendment by Abraham Lincoln in January of 1865. Ross frontloads the episode by explaining how we arrived at the amendment in history, Carie gets frustrated with all the white men who take forever to say nothing, and the siblings are reminded of the important wor...

GET IN THE CHORUS LINE, LIL' ONIONS! This week we get FOSSE with Kander & Ebb as we break down the 2002 film adaptation of Chicago. Carie recounts her memory of her senior chorale solo, Ross struggles to find the main character of Roxie likeable, and the siblings revel in the perfect cross-section of creative content when true crime meets musical theater.  SUPPORT US ON PATREON 

Ho-boy. Here we go. This week the siblings are unpacking Philadelphia (1993), the Oscar-winning film about homophobia in the 1990's workplace. Carie is over Denzel Washington's character, Ross is FANGIRLING over 90's Antonio Banderas, and the siblings get predictably emotional at the film's final scene.  Information About HIV/AIDS Find HIV/AIDS Testing & Services Near You   History of HIV/AIDS  SU...

Ross is in rare form today as we unpack the 2011 historical drama, J. Edgar. Ross provides us crucial historical context while Carie tries not to heave at every frame containing Armie Hammer. Carie explains her theories regarding the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Ross has impatience for Carie's theories regarding the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. SUPPORT US ON PATREON!

Who's ready to sob in cowboy? To kick of pride month, Carie and Ross are cracking open the hella queer narrative about two cowboys in love, Brokeback Mountain (2005). Ross guides us through a nuanced conversation about homophobia and male masculinity while Carie tries to keep herself from sweating at the sight of Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal cuddling. Get the tissues ready, and prepare yoursel...

Who's ready to RUN, lil onions? This week, Carie and Ross unpack the enduring saga of Forrest Gump, a man with a low IQ and a heart of gold. Ross gets his giggles from the drive-by historical events throughout Forrest's amazing life, Carie comments on the myriad of special effects shots that carry parts of the narrative, and the siblings' collective blood pressure rises over the bad penny that is...

Who's ready for an emotional favorite? This week, by special request, the siblings are covering the 1998 adaptation of the Cinderella story, Ever After. Carie gets caught up in the improvements of the narrative on the Grimm fairy tale, Ross graces everyone with his Drew Barrymore impression, and the siblings are obsessed with the bi-conic energy between Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott.  Related M...

Happy Mother's Day, lil' onions! We're covering a different kind of tale about motherhood and maternity this year by breaking down a core favorite film of ours, Mighty Joe Young (1998). Ross is once again enraptured with the film's soundtrack, Carie is reduced to a puddle over Charlize Theron, and the siblings remark on how even the most antiquated-looking special fx can still leave the viewer aff...

This week the siblings break down a long-dormant favorite, Flubber, a Disney remake based on the Absent Minded Professor. Robin Williams crawls back into our hearts once more as he attempts to hone a new energy source in the interests of saving the college where he is employed. Carie experiences unmitigated rage at the idea of being left at the altar three times, Ross has a very specific yet uncon...

STRAP IN Y'ALL. THIS ONE'S A FAVE. This week the siblings unpack the unprecedented marvel of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Carie goes on at length about the technical aspects of the film, Ross appreciates the parody aspects of the film, and the siblings predictably drool over the original cartoon bombshell, Jessica Rabbit.  SUPPORT US ON PATREON!

This week the siblings examine a creation from one of the great parody kings of our time, Mel Brooks, in his Star Wars parody creation, Spaceballs. Yes, Ross is upset that we're covering this before Star Wars, but you've all seen it, you know it. Carie denotes this film as BICONIC, while Ross is full of comparisons to Star Wars: A New Hope. Together, the siblings learn the magic of MOICHANDISING t...

This week, the siblings were pleasantly surprised with the innate hilarity of the biopic parody, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). Carie is flabbergasted at the soundtrack quality of this fool-ass film. Ross giggles through countless comparisons to Walk the Line (2004), the biopic about the life and career of Johnny Cash. Most importantly, the siblings grow to appreciate the underrated perfor...

Happy April, lil onions! This month Kicking & Streaming is breaking down genre parodies in film. To begin, the siblings are covering one of Ross' least favorites, Cabin in the Woods (2011). Carie defends the movie as an intelligence commentary on the repetition of the teen slasher narrative, Ross grumbles and groans at the Hemsworth and Bradley Whitford, and along the way the siblings manage to fi...

Who's ready to make it all about themselves?! This week the siblings are talking about the 2011 film Bridesmaids. Carie is pointing out the racial insensitivity and lack of merit for an Academy Award. Ross is falling in love with Megan McCarthy's performance, and the siblings remark on the dynamic within female relationships where one friend always makes it about themselves... SUPPORT US ON PATREO...

Get out the tissues! BIG UGLY BABY TEARS A-COMIN'. This week the siblings break down the iconic film based on Robert Harling's play, Steel Magnolias. Ross becomes frustrated with the strange character arc of Annelle, Carie reflects on how she's going to grow into Ouiser, and the siblings discuss the fierce power of the love of women.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON

Sorry for the late upload, y'all we had some ridiculous internet outage in our area today. This week the siblings dissect a never-before-seen classic of 90's comedy about three first wives who seek revenge against their ex-husbands after leaving them for younger women. Carie guffaws at the nervous energy from Diane Keaton's character, Ross can't ignore the disrespectful costuming of diva, Bette Mi...

Who's ready for a little true crime? This week the siblings are breaking down the fictionalization of the infamous Parker-Hulme murder case in 1950's Christchurch, New Zealand. Heavenly Creatures tells the story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, who together bludgeoned Parker's mother to death with a half brick in a stocking in order to avoid being separated. Ross gets eeked by the crazy-good ac...

We're havin' a heat wave, ya'll! This week the siblings break down the film adaptation of Colin Clark's memoir, My Week With Marilyn (2011). Carie rolls her eyes over the fact that we can't have a Marilyn Monroe movie without the male gaze, Ross gets tickled by the sass of Sir Lawrence Olivier, and the siblings examine what it must have been like to be the most famous woman in the world. 

This probably should have been a two-parter y'all but we had no idea how much we were going to have to say about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). Carie makes her case throughout that Frankenstein is ultimately a love story, Ross reiterates over and over how beyond crazy the titular doctor becomes, and the siblings try not to dry heave over the romantic plotline involving a "brother and sister."...

This week the siblings break down one of Carie's emotional faves, Don Bluth's Thumbelina (1994). Ross gets irrationally upset about the unhelpful cast of animal characters in the journey. Carie swoons over "Let Me Be Your Wings." Most importantly however, Ross wants to make sure you know this isn't a love story but a human trafficking story.   

For our first episode of the new year, Carie and Ross break down one of Ross' favorite made-for-tv movies, The Rosa Parks Story. Ross provides a great deal of historical context regarding Jim Crow and the laws that segregated Black people from Whites, Carie gets incensed over never hearing the name Claudette Colvin in school, and the siblings remark on how Angela Bassett patently refuses to age. ...

For the final episode of 2022, the siblings break down part two of their coverage of Tom Hoopers's movie musical, Les Miserables. In this emotional conclusion, Carie thirsts over student revolutionaries, Ross provides a great deal of history regarding the shift of French power in the 1830's, and the sbilngs get a taste in their mouth for what it means to be truly Wretched.  PRETTY PLEASE SUPPORT U...