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This week, Ross is confronted with his boyfriend, Tom Hooper's greatest achievement, the film adaptation of the famous stage musical, Les Miserables (2012). Ross provides context for the political climate in France at the time, Carie sobs over the fall of Fantine, and the siblings remember their own time at Notre Dame Cathedral.  SUPPORT US ON PATREON!

This week, another kid who's too smart for his own good once again takes down a team of adult criminals in the John Hughes threequel, Home Alone 3 (1997). Ross defends his love of the threequel over Home Alone 2. Carie praises the conceit of the chase for a computer ship designed for the United States Air Force, and the siblings get their regular holiday montage of grown adults wrecking themselves...

This week, Carie gives Ross a new experience by putting him through The Family Stone (2005) in which his boyfriend Durmot Mulroney brings Sarah Jessica Parker home to meet his family for Christmas before proposing to her. Carie defends family agitator, Amy, Ross unexpectedly falls for Luke Wilson, and Diane Keaton is here. Isn't life great?  SUPPORT US ON PATREON!

This week, the siblings get down to the nitty gritty with the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004). Carie and Ross follow SpongeBob and Patrick on their journey to retrieve the crown of Neptune so they can save Mr. Krabs from a bonefide crab bake. Carie remarks on how millennials all became Squidward, Ross remarks on the universatility of SpongeBob as an IP, and the siblings remember that the kid in...

This week, the siblings butt heads over one of Ross' childhood favorites, Nickelodeon's attempt at adatping the vastly popular book series, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Carie gets irrationally angry at the misteps in adapting the first three books for the silver screen, Ross dives into his deep love of Lemony Snicket's tone and mystique, and the siblings go back and forth on th...

[BAD FRENCH TRANSLATION] WHO'S READY FOR A TALE ABOUT SOME FILTHY CARPET MICE? This week the siblings are unpacking a banger of a sequel (RIP AARON CARTER). Ross can't believe the babies survive their ordeal. Carie tries not to get attached to Coco LaBouche's wardrobe and the siblings remark on the Chuckie's first word. SUPPORT US ON PATREON

Who's ready to commit misdemeanors? This week the siblings break down one of Carie's cherished childhood favorites, Harriet the Spy (1996). Ross blows inches of dust off his brain revisiting the film, Carie provides multiple examples for how the formed her in the metaphorical primordial ooze, and Ross finally learns about "cootie catchers." Our Patreon

Are you ready to confront GRIEF?? This week the siblings break down The Babadook and its themes of grief and black haunting. Carie is over Amelia, Ross is annoyed with Samuel, but at the end, both siblings are FOR SURE confused.  Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions

This week the siblings return to the Further to discuss Insidious Chapter 2. Carie is over the jump-scares involving the baby walker, Ross gets confused by the wibbly wobbly timey wimey, and the siblings sing the praises of the Waniverse

Don't worry y'all! You're still getting a new episode today. Just wanted to repost this episode so people could re-listen, because posting the Ghostbusters episode literally caused the previous episode to fall off the feed. Enjoy!   This one is scary y'all! For the last spooky selection of Halloween, the siblings break down James Wan's thriller, Insidious. Ross has a lot of trouble with the demon...

This week the siblings break down one of the greatest classic supernatural films of all time, Ghostbusters (1984). Ross giggles incessantly over some of the more rushed special effects in the film, Carie gags over the wretched existence of Venkman and his womanizing ways, and the siblings discuss the continuation of the narrative through Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Production...

WOOF, who's ready for some antiquated CGI? This week the siblings are talking about The Haunting (1999), the most recent film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel, The Haunting of Hill House. Ross quibbles over the shoddy narrative, Carie raves over Catherine Zeta Jones, and both siblings lament the problem that is Owen Wilson.  If you want more spooky content, check out our Patreon where we are...

This week the siblings cover one of the most quotable movies of all time, the teen classic,  Mean Girls. Carie has some words for Tina Fey, Ross is projecting queerness again, and the siblings slog through the flashbacks to grade school bullying that made the movie so much more relatable.  Our Patreon Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions

HEAVY TRIGGER WARNING this week as the siblings unpack one of Ross's most beloved movies, The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)). Carie remarks on her connection to Charlie as a writer, Ross cries over the feelings this movie gave him as a young person, and the siblings comment on what it truly means to feel infinite.  Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions   

This week, Kicking & Streaming unpacks a classic fave--the Goonies (1985). Carie expresses how Mikey Walsh is one of her favorite film characters of all time, Ross remarks on how this movie is in his DNA, and the siblings comment on the latent homosexuality the project into the movie.  Our Patreon  Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions 

Ross' birthday month opens with Stuart Little (1999), a film to soothe his inner child. Carie gets far too weepy over a CGI mouse voiced by Michael J. Fox, Ross comments on the absurdity of setting up a legal framework for adopting an orphaned mouse, and of course both the siblings talk about the startling fact that Stuart Little is not a mouse in the original book.  Our Patreon Copyright 2022 Sor...

This week's episode covers one of Carie's guiltiest pleasure movies, 10 Things I Hate About You, based on one of William Shakespeare's objectively worst plays, The Taming of the Shrew. Ross flies off the handle on the side of Kat regarding her well-read, mouthy nature. Carie has Hanna Barbara eyes for a young Heath Ledger, and the siblings tsk tsk tsk this particular work of Shakespeare.  SUPPORT...

This week, the siblings dust off a favorite tearjerker in formative cinema, My Girl (1991). Ross fawns over the friendship between Vada and Thomas J. Carie sobs over the movie's unforgivable ending. And the siblings collectively implode over the early 90's perfection of Jamie Lee Curtis.  Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions 

For the first episode of Carie's birthday month, the siblings cover a beloved childhood favorite, The Secret Garden (1993), the story of Mary Lennox, who goes to live with her reclusive uncle on the Yorkshire moors and finds a secret garden once owned by her late aunt. Ross gets strength from the growth and rebirth elements of the movie, while Carie lauds the empowering message the story sends to...

Instead of re-running an old episode this week, we decided we wanted to give the main feed a preview of what's going on over on the Patreon at the $5 Little Onion Level! We've been covering HBO's miniseries John Adams, and Ross has been giddy for the history! This first episode details the trials of the Boston Massacre, and how John Adams played a crucial war in one of the first cases of police br...

Carie and Ross are given the shock of their lives when the revisiting Master of Disguise (2002) goes horrifically sideways. Ross decries Dana Carvey's use of brownface, Carie scream-laughs through the more ABSURD and ridiculously bad bits, and the siblings learn a valuable lesson about the hindsight in favorite childhood films.  OUR PATREON! $5/mo: https://patreon.com/kickingandstreaming Copyright...

This week, Carie and Ross go on a wild ride through a childhood favorite, Big Fat Liar (2001).  Ross HOWLS over the cartoonishness of Paul Giamatti, Carie can't with the meta humor of Hollywood production, and the siblings remind themselves of the value of being able to place yourself in a movie for maximum escapism.  Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions Related Media: John Adams Coverage on the P...

This week the siblings unpack an absurd childhood favorite, Max Keeble's Big Move (2001). Larry Miller is back as the infamous Principle Jindrake who seeks to squash Max Keeble's plans for buffoonery. Ross underestimates the film's director, Carie applauds Alex D. Linz's new career, and the siblings get wrapped up in the banging soundtrack and the ups and downs of a good kids' revenge story.  Copy...

The siblings go back to their roots to one of the classics in early ought's, The Princess Diaries (2001). Ross remarks on the strange structure of Meg Cabot's original book series, Carie gets weepy at the end, and the siblings howl at the iconic performance of Sandra Oh.  Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions

The siblings list off some of their favorite performances by queer actors in film and television. Ross pokes fun at Carie's love for Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Carie gets sentimental over a wizard queen, and there's no shortage of squealing over the ladies, theydies, and gentlehims on our listicle of LGBTQ talent.  Copyright 2022 Sorry Mom Productions