Recap and Gown

This week, we're digging into the 2009 Zac Efron comedy, "17 Again." We examine the differences between Bigs and Reverse Bigs, define what is and is not a body swap movie, heap praise on Thomas Lennon, and wonder why we were supposed to believe Zac Efron grew up to become Matthew Perry. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook gro...

This week, we're digging into the 1993 classic, "Rookie of the Year." We debate the merits of Daniel Stern's acting, wonder why we don't have baseball movies anymore, discuss mass transit in Chicago, and remember the days of mid-budget theatrical comedies. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap And Gown Fan Club...

This week, we're digging into the 1997 Nickelodeon comedy, "Good Burger." We remember our favorite sketches from All That, wonder why Sinbad dresses the way he does, examine the state of California's involuntary psychiatric detention laws, and remember our favorite 90s Black sitcoms. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group,...

This week we're digging into the 2014 Zac Efron/Seth Rogen comedy, "Neighbors." We discuss our experiences with campus housing, long for the days of DVD deleted scenes, examine the feasibility of the frat's big money-making scheme, and judge the protagonists' childcare skills. As always, be sure to subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook gr...

This week, we're digging into the 2006 ABC Family original movie, "The Initiation of Sarah." We try to figure out what this movie thinks a witch is, what the benefits are of having a knife that can only stab one person, why there are so many twists within a three-minute span, and what happened in the last two minutes of the movie. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instag...

This week, we're digging into the 1987 teen vampire movie, "The Lost Boys." We examine the movie's vampire rules, go over the unusually elaborate process of becoming a vampire, learn all about the greased-up sax player, and discuss the music of Corey Feldman. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan C...

This week, we're digging into the 1992 cult classic, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." We heap praise on Paul Rubens' death scene, try to figure out the relationship between the vampires, the slayer, and the watcher, review the vampire rules according to this movie, and compare it to some of our other favorite vampire movies and TV shows. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Inst...

This week, we're digging into the 1996 divorce comedy, "House Arrest." We examine the logistics of this harebrained scheme, remember some of our favorite divorce-centric 90s programming, try to figure out exactly why Jennifer Tilly is in this movie, and work out the prospect of seven adults getting drunk on one bottle of champagne. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Insta...

This week, we're digging into the 1993 feel-good sports movie, "Rudy." We examine which things the movie got right and which things it just made up, discuss Joe Montana's reaction to the movie, remember a time when Notre Dame was the only football game on TV every Saturday, and break out our best Chicago accents. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod...

This week, we're digging into the 2017(ish) Timothee Chalamet drug dealing romantic drama "Hot Summer Nights." We break out our finest Boston accents, try to figure out what this movie was trying to be, examine travel times between cities in New England, and wonder why everything about this movie feels like 1963. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod...

This week, we're digging into the brand new Happy Madison comedy, "You Are So Not Invite to My Bat Mitzvah." We talk about what our own bar and bat mitzvah themes would'v been when we were thirteen, discuss the politics of middle school popularity, remember the days of Jncos and Soap Shoes, and use as many Yiddish words as we know. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Insta...

This week, we're digging into the 1984 classic, "The Karate Kid." We wonder why every scene seems two minutes too long, think about what a Cobra Kai children's class would be like, try to figure out what Daniel's mom does for a living, and Dave debuts a dead-on Mr. Miyagi impression. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group,...

This week, comedian Travis Bails joins us to dig into the 2009 White savior movie, "The Blind Side." We compare the events in the movie to the events in real life, discuss the lead actresses who lost the Oscar to Sandra Bullock, wonder why we never saw Michael with anyone his own age, and run through all of the coaches who made cameos in the movie. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on...

This week, we're digging into the 2004 tween comedy, "Sleepover." We wonder how a movie with a cast this good goes so, so bad, discuss some of the most egregious product placement in film history, wish these girls were all a few years older, and seek justice for Yancy. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and...

This week, we're digging into the Molly Shannon SNL movie, Superstar. We talk about other SNL sketches from the era that would've worked better than this, try to understand why a big song and dance number was the movie's grand finale, break down the logistics of death-by-Irish-step-dancing, and hear about the time Dave went to see The Full Monty in the theater with a friend's mom. As always, subsc...

This week, we're digging into the classic coming-of-age romance movie, "Dirty Dancing." We try to make sense of how old Patrick Swayze is supposed to be, examine our own personal experiences with The Lift™, pine for a time when adults would just go to camp for the summer, and do a whole lot of singing. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join...

This week, we're digging into the 1983 summer camp slasher movie, "Sleepaway Camp." We discuss the logistics of the World's Tallest Cooking Pot™, try to figure out why camp counselors being really horny for little kids was just something we accepted in the 80s, shame Meg for not just taking one step forward, and examine one of the strangest endings to a movie we've ever seen. As always, subscribe,...

This week, we're digging into the 1994 Sinbad comedy, "First Kid." We try to understand who this movie was made for, examine where Bill Clinton fits on this timeline, remember how reckless we all were in chat rooms, and imagine a world in which Will Smith plays agent Simms instead of Sinbad. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Faceboo...

This week, we're digging into the Hayden Panettiere all-in-one-day romantic comedy, "I Love You Beth Cooper." We try to figure out why they thought they could pass this senior citizen off as a 17-year-old boy, wonder if this is the reason Hayden's career fizzled out for awhile, compare it to the other all-in-one-night and love-from-afar movies we've covered so far, and discuss exactly why this mov...

This week, we're digging into the 1979 summer camp classic, "Meatballs." We do our best to understand why the movie is called Meatballs, discuss the same three songs being played seven hundred times, get really irritated by Rudy, and examine the hoops you have to jump through if you want Bill Murray to be in your movie. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapN...

This week, we're digging into the 1995 Disney animated movie, "A Goofy Movie." We wonder why this movie had any non-Powerline songs at all, discuss this movie's prominent placement in the Black millennial film pantheon, try to understand why Max and Goofy didn't just have a conversation and find a reasonable solution to their problem, and wonder what happened to Clarabell. As always, subscribe, ra...

This week, we're talking about the Jeff Bridges sailing movie, "White Squall." We struggle to tell any of the actors apart, discuss the true story the movie is based on, try to figure out exactly where the movie went wrong, and discover what a white squall actually is. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook page, the Recap and G...

This week, we're digging into the 1995 summer camp classic, "Heavyweights." We discuss the logistics of being a door-to-door summer camp sales rep, break down our favorite quotable lines, remember how high Kenan Thompson's voice used to be, and talk about how much we love this Ben Stiller performance. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join o...

This week, we're digging into the John Hughes classic, "The Breakfast Club." We try to understand the layout of this high school, wonder why the vice principal just stopped checking in on the kids in detention, feel bad for Anthony Michael Hall, and recognize that the movie ended one second too late. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join ou...

This week, we're digging into the Anna Kendrick musical comedy, "Pitch Perfect." We examine the song selections and arrangements, connect this movie to the "Dear Evan Hansen" extended universe, try to assess whether a capella is cool in this world or not, and remember the time Crooks met the Yin Yang Twinz. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and...