Chasing Childhood

All good things must come to an end eventually. When we started Chasing Childhood in mid-2020, we couldn't have imagined the joy, laughter, and new friendships it would bring into our lives. We hope that you were able to find the nostalgia (and maybe some cringe) in revisiting these childhood movies, TV shows, and 2 video games. For our finale, we answer questions sent in by our listeners, pla...

After multiple requests from a friend to watch this film over the last couple of years, we're reviewing Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020). It may be a modern Netflix tale, but many of the stars from this movie are quite familiar and nostalgic for us! Even though this is just a quick bonus episode, we hope you enjoy one last rewatch with us. And to Cordell, whose persistence inspired th...

After discussing a modern tale last time, we decided to rewind much farther back than our childhoods for this week. To finish off the Christmas season and our very last film review, we're watching It's a Wonderful Life (1946). George Bailey's life has been a series of horrific experiences, accidents, loss, and turmoil for as long as he can remember. Every big dream shattered, every hop...

What do you get when you combine a gentle woodsman and a con artist mailman? A modern holiday movie is what! For our Christmas episode, we're exploring that very plot with Klaus (2019). Banished by his Postmaster General father to a remote island where he must prove himself as a postman, spoiled Jesper can't imagine how he'll get its violent and hateful residents to begin mailing lette...

You better watch out, you better not cry, we're back this week with a movie starring Kurt Russell as Santa Claus. It may not be from our childhoods, but we're excited to dive into The Christmas Chronicles (2018). It's the first Christmas since their father passed, which puts Teddy and Kate on opposite sides of the holiday spirit this year. After their mom leaves them home alone on Chri...

Classics are classic for a reason. Hence why we're using this week to revisit an age old ballet story with The Nutcracker Prince (1990). If you've ever seen The Nutcracker, you may know how this story plays out. Clara receives a nutcracker doll from the eccentric Uncle Drosselmeyer who has a secret agenda in pairing them up together: the nutcracker is actually his nephew! At night, Nutcrac...

We love robbery and fraud... Well, not us, but the characters in this story sure do! This week we're rewatching the holiday DCOM 'Twas the Night (2001). Despite how much his parents loathe it, Danny looks up to his scammer Uncle Nick and wants to take after him some day. When Uncle Nick winds up stealing money from the wrong people, he sneakily decides to hide out with Danny's family o...

Over the river and through the woods, we're on our way to a new episode! It's another week of our holiday countdown and another movie about long distance travel as we review To Grandmother's House We Go (1992). Starring the Olsen twins in their peak Full House era cuteness, Julie and Sarah decide to take an impromptu trip to their great grandma's house and give their mom a well des...

What's the farthest you've ever traveled for the holidays? Were you wearing a Santa suit and beard? This week we're kicking off our holiday season by exploring all road trip possibilities with I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998). Jake is an exceptionally selfish college student who dreams only of beaches, swindling fellow students, and his way-too-nice girlfriend Allie. When his dad...

We're all in this together! And by that we mean Steph is back and it's time to review the DCOM that took the world by storm in the early 00s: High School Musical (2006). In what is basically a modern Grease revival, Troy and Gabriella meet on a cruise and sing karaoke together, but their romance is not meant to be when they realize they'll never see each other again. Turns out genius G...

No. Not the remake. The original. This week, Lex is joined by pod-friends Cassidy and KD from The Killer Cuties Podcast for a fun, nostalgia-filled review of the forgotten DCOM "Under Wraps (1997)." This film follows three teenagers and one very confused mummy as they face some risky adventures while trying to reunite the mummy with his love before he turns to dust forever. To be honest,...

**Warning: This is not a kid friendly movie. This week's episode contains strong language and we will discuss topics of violence** Happy Halloween!! This week, Lex is joined by 2 fabulous "scream queens:" Christina and Lauren from Pickles and Vodka Podcast. We are taking a deep dive into the movie that sparked a beloved spooky season franchise with "Scream (1996)." The film...

Ok, ok... We KNOW this episode is longer than usual, but Lex just had way too much fun discussing "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" with Cat and Brittany from Fiddle and Pipe Podcast. "New Moon" is the second film of the Twilight franchise and follows Bella Swan as she struggles to cope with her age. After an incident at her birthday party, Bella and her century-old vampire boyfrie...

Steph is still away *frowny face* but this week, Lex is joined by Shaleena from Everything 90s Podcast and former host of Role Call Podcast (and pod-friend), Simone. We're in the "Girl's Room" and we're ready to chat about the forgotten 1997 movie, "Tower of Terror." In this film, a journalist investigates an old mystery dating back to 1939, when 5 people vanished f...

**Warning: This is not a kid friendly movie. This week's episode will discuss topics of violence** Steph is away, so it's up to Lex to keep the pod rolling! This week, Lex is joined by Jackie (aka J-Quelyn) for a fun review of the 1999 Tim Burton film, "Sleepy Hollow." The film follows Ichabod Crane as he travels to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of bruta...

Ready to say "I do" to another week with us? Spooky season means it's peak Tim Burton hours as we review another cult classic: Corpse Bride (2005). After butchering the rehearsal of his arranged marriage to Victoria, young Victor runs away into the forest to practice his vows and winds up accidentally married to a corpse bride named Emily. Through a series of kooky underworld events,...

This week, we're continuing our spooky season episodes with a film that puts the "boo" in boogy: "Casper Meets Wendy" (1998). While on vacation with his uncles, The Ghostly Trio, Casper meets the good little witch named Wendy and the two quickly become friends. While the two characters share grievances, Casper learns that Wendy and her aunts are on the run from an evil warl...

What's your ideal world look like? This week we're exploring the concept of "other" lives with the stop motion film Coraline (2009). After moving into a rickety old house with her parents who are too busy to pay attention, Coraline makes her own entertainment by following a door in the living room wall. It leads her to an alternate world where her "other mother" is supe...

Feeling witchy? It's officially the start of spooky season and we're kicking it off with a 90s classic called Practical Magic (1998). Two witch sisters named Gillian and Sally Owens are raised by their aunts in a town that ostracizes them for their family's spooky history and curse: if a man falls in love with an Owens woman, he dies a very sudden death. As their lives diverge onto dif...

Hop in, we're headed to paradise! We're rounding out August with a DCOM that we've been eager to review since the podcast started: The Even Stevens Movie (2003). After they're whisked away on a surprise trip to an island paradise, the Stevens family quickly discover that their luck has turned sour. Angry island natives, terrible weather, and increasingly frayed nerves begin to tear...

All for one and more for us! This week we're diving into a movie from Steph's childhood that Lex has never seen known as The Three Musketeers (1993). Young D'Artagnan gets a little more than he bargained for when he arrives in Paris to join the Musketeers and finds that the evil Cardinal has completely disbanded them. Through a series of hilarious events, he winds up befriending the on...

What's inside the rose bush? Hopefully a new episode and no genetically modified rats. This week we're diving into another movie that Steph has never seen called The Secret of NIMH (1982). Mrs. Brisby is a hard working single mother who happens to be a field mouse in search of medicine to help her ailing son before the farmer's plow demolishes their home. During her quest for help, she...

It's a Cinderella tale with a twist! This week we're continuing our trend by having Steph watch a movie that only Lex has seen, better known as Ever After (1998). A tale as old as time, Danielle (our Cinderella) is orphaned as a child and left to tend after her wicked stepmother and her drastically opposite stepsisters. She doesn't take any mistreatment quietly, though! After meeting a...

Ready to go on a space pirate adventure? This week we're reviewing the animated version of a literary classic with Treasure Planet (2002). Jim Hawkins is a teenage delinquent with big childhood dreams of pirates, treasure, and swashbuckling adventure. When he's unwittingly thrust into the search for the legendary Treasure Planet, Jim learns that there's more to being a hero than cool s...

Are you ready to get virtual? This week we're entering the digital realm with Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001). After being zapped into a video game modeled after their past sleuthing adventures, the Mystery Inc crew must win all 10 levels or remain trapped in cyberspace forever. During their journey, they figure out who's responsible for both their current situation and the creation...