Recap and Gown

This week, we're wrapping up the Spooktacular with the truly confounding 2007 Lindsay Lohan thriller, "I Know Who Killed Me." We break down the extreme changes in tone over the first 10 minutes of the movie, examine the logistics of Dakota's robot hand and foot, try to puzzle out the bizarre logic of the movie's main plot, and discuss the careening disaster that is the third act. As always, subscr...

This week, we're digging into the Megan Fox/Amanda Seyfried horror comedy "Jennifer's Body." Dave unleashes his iconic Diablo Cody impression, then we try to pin down the rules of how demons work in this world, sing the terrible Adam Brody song a hundred times, and remember that time Oprah and Gayle drove cross-country in a Chevy Impala. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and...

This week, we're digging into the 1999 horror/thriller/alleged dark comedy, "Teaching Mrs. Tingle." We get really confused by Jeffrey Tambor, try to make sense of Mrs. Tingle's history class, break down some of Mrs. Tingle's best insults, and heap praise on Helen Mirren why wondering why exactly she's in this movie. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGown...

This week, we're reliving the iconic "Teen Witch." We try to understand why there are so many random song and dance numbers, get grossed out by the abandoned house tender lovemaking scene, talk about all of the really poorly-done ADR, and get into a discussion about our favorite 90s sitcom theme songs. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join...

We're getting this year's Halloween Spooktacular going with the James Marsden/Katie Holmes thriller, Disturbing Behavior. We wonder what was in the 40 minutes the studio cut from the movie, talk about the very specific cliques at this school, get really irritated by a lot of the dialogue, and try to make sense of the nonsense twist ending. As always, be sure to subscribe, rate, review, follow us o...

This week, we're digging into the Natasha Lyonne fever dream comedy, "But I'm A Cheerleader." We wonder why the MPAA wanted to make this movie NC-17, break down the movie's wild color palette, talk about Clea DuVall at her Clea DuVallest, and unleash our best Jeff Foxworthy impressions. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook gro...

This week, we're discussing the 1988 high school football movie, "Johnny Be Good." We examine why there's so little football in a football movie, wonder why so many scenes felt like they were missing chunks, talk about the fake colleges in the movie, and wonder what exactly Robert Downey, Jr. is doing. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join...

This week, we're digging into the 1993 roller blading surfing romantic comedy "Airborne." We try to figure out why this movie is set in Cincinnati, discuss the cascade of pranks played on Mitchell, compare the skating between this movie and "Brink," and try to figure out exactly how the race down the Devil's Backbone works. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Re...

This week, we're discussing the anxious teen musical, "Dear Evan Hansen." We talk about Ben Platt's hair and makeup, examine the many different ways that he breaks into song, share our discomfort with Connor's upbeat song and dance number, and wonder why nobody apprehended this monster named Evan Hansen. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and joi...

This week, we're digging into the boob-filled slasher, "Girls Gone Dead." We remember what a weird time it was when steel drum and naked women were just a regular part of our after-school TV watching, try to figure out the plot of the movie, struggle to remember the names of any of the characters, and experience the single wildest IMDB Deep Dive in recorded history. As always, subscribe, rate, rev...

This week, we're breaking down the 1993 Pauly Shore classic, "Encino Man." We examine the differences between Neanderthals and Cro Magnon man, Try to figure out what the hell is wrong with Sean Astin's character, debate whether the Swedish Chef is the most racist character we currently allow on TV, and break out our finest Pauly Shore impressions, buuuuud-dy! As always, subscribe, rate, review, fo...

This week, we're digging into the teen road trip sex romp "Sex Drive." We discuss the believability of Clark Duke as a sex machine, wonder why Ian's wet dreams are so wet, heap praise on Seth Green, and break down the intricacies of Rumspringa. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club! Learn more...

This week, we're digging into one of the most controversial romantic movies of all time, 2010's "Remember Me." We examine the wide array of non-New York accents in this New York-centric movie, discuss the merits of not breaking your noodles before boiling them, celebrate Robert Pattison beating up a teenage girl, and get really grossed out by the movie's deeply offensive twist ending. As always, s...

This week, we're digging into the Jonathan Brandis/Chuck Norris fantasy action comedy romance coming-of-age story, "Sidekicks." We discuss the way the movie treats asthma, compare it to "Karate Kid," try to understand the rules of the climactic karate tournament, and review all of Joe Piscopo's actions and behaviors. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGow...

This week, we're time warping back to 1987 to talk about the Mark Harmon/Kirstie Alley comedy, "Summer School." We kick things off with some beer chat, get really uncomfortable with the things Courtney Thorne-Smith says and does, relive some of our favorite basic cable movies from the 90s, and remember the majesty that was mid-00s Hot Import Nights. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on...

This week, we're digging into the 2012 abomination, "Project X." We get really confused about the presence of Miles Teller, lose count of how many times "Pursuit of Happiness" is played, think up ideas for how to make this movie watchable, and try to figure out why anybody would ever be friends with Costa. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGown, and join...

This week, we're digging into the Aubrey Plaza sex romp, "The To Do List." We talk about how shocking it is that this movie isn't more well-known, try to figure out what "bumping donuts" means, heap praise on Connie Britton's performance, and evaluate the masterpiece that is this Cheat Code soundtrack. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join...

This week, we're digging into the Lindsay Lohan/Jamie Lee Curtis body swap comedy, "Freaky Friday." We talk about the other actors who were almost cast in the main roles, debate who did a better job of portraying the other, try to make sense of the enchanted fortune cookies in the movie, and revel in the heyday of pop punk covers. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instag...

This week, we're warping to 2018 to discuss Jonah Hill's writing and directorial debut, "Mid90s." We contrast the music to the music from its spiritual sister "Brink!," get really concerned for Stevie's wellbeing, try to figure out what Stevie's mom does for a living, and get really uncomfortable about the age gap in the movie's only sex scene. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twit...

This week, we're breaking down the 1991 college football comedy(?) "Necessary Roughness." We dig into the real life story that inspired the movie, wonder why Scott Bakula looked so, so old in the movie, debate the logistics of playing a full football season with 17 players on a team, and discuss the use of "Blue 32" in football movies. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and I...

This week, comedian and host of the "Still Got It" podcast Celey Schumer joins us to discuss the movie that made Anne Hathaway a star, "The Princess Diaries." We try to make sense of the myriad of accents in the movie, break down the Genovian line of succession, judge Heather Matarazzo's conditional friendship, and have a retrospective on the interview in which Whitney Houston denied smoking crack...

This week, we wrap up our DCOM trilogy with the Katey Sagal opus, "Smart House." We discuss the logistics of allowing a middle school student to win a house in a sweepstakes, shame Nick's parenting skills, compare Sarah to Elizabeth Holmes, and dream up the gory madness that would be a dark Blumhouse reimagining of this movie. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram...

This week, we're continuing our run of DCOMs with the 1998 inline skating masterpiece, "Brink!" We debate the difference between "soul skaters" and "corporate stooge skaters," examine the labor conditions of a company making $10,000,000 annually and paying its top employees $200 a week, consider the odds of one high school having all of the members of the top two inline skating teams in the countr...

This week, we kick off our run of Disney Channel Original Movies with "High School Musical." We discuss the collection of truly forgettable songs, break down the sequel to "Grease" that never came to be, find out which cast member Dana's fiance thought was wearing a wig, and wonder why the entire social order of a high school was thrown into chaos over a damn audition. As always, subscribe, rate,...

This week, Big Sis is back to celebrate our 100th movie review, the truly atrocious 2000 sex romp, "100 Girls." We wonder why this thing was ever greenlit to begin with, discuss the truly impressive cast, examine the complete incel manifesto imbedded in all of the dialogue, and try to figure out in what universe Larisa Oleynik counts as a below-average looking woman. As always, subscribe, rate, re...