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This week, we're discussing the movie that ended Amy Heckerling's film career, "Loser." We wonder whether we were supposed to think Paul's roommates were cool or total douches, try to make sense of New York City University's housing plan, get very disturbed by the casual and frequent use of roofies, and judge the hell out of the wig they put on Jason Biggs. As always, subscribe, rate, review, foll...

This week, we're breaking down the 1995/1999 romantic comedy erotic thriller(?) "My Teacher's Wife." We try to figure out what genre of movie this is supposed to be, wonder how they landed on "gigantic metal sculpture artist" as a defining character trait for Tia Carrere, come up with a bunch of ways to make this into a watchable movie, and discuss some of the oddest premises for 90s After School...

This week, we're discussing the 2002 critical darling, "Bend it Like Beckham." We examine the structure of the British soccer system, try to figure out the logistics of Keira Knightley's club outfit, discuss Dana's residual trauma from growing up as a standout athlete, and do so, so much accent work. As always, subscribe, rate, leave us a five-star review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Recap...

This week, we're taking a look at the DJ Qualls comedy, "The New Guy." We try our best to figure out why so many big stars make cameos in this movie, talk about Lyle Lovett's very particular look, evaluate the difference between Nickelback and Staind, and relive the glory that was James Brown's performance at the TAMI Show in 1964. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Insta...

This week, we're discussing the 2009 kinda-sorta teen sex romp, "Fired Up." We wonder exactly how old is TOO old to play a high school student, try to figure out why a movie that perfectly follows the teen sex romp formula has exactly no sex in it, remember the musical brilliance of Lou Bega, and heap praise on John Michael Higgins. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Instagram and Tw...

This week, we're taking on the coming of age movie, "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." We get very disturbed by the Blake Lively romance story, throw shade on the accent work throughout the movie, discuss the logistics of all of the international shipping in the movie, and debate whether the pants are chaotic good, chaotic neutral, or just a pair of pants. As always, subscribe, rate, review, fol...

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This week, we're Time Warping back to 1986 to discuss the Rodney Dangerfield college comedy, "Back to School." Dave shows off an impressive Dangerfield impression, we try to make sense of all of the non-Dangerfield plot lines, examine the physics and legality of performing the Triple Lindy in competition, and wonder exactly why the world thought Sam Kinison was funny once upon a time. As always, s...

This week, we're digging into the 1998 Adam Sandler classic, "The Waterboy." We debate whether or not Bobby Boucher has Selma Blair's Disease™, talk about all of the diligent world-building in this movie, discuss Ed Orgeron, the real life Farmer Fran, and remember some of our favorite nonsensical bowl game names. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod...

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This week, we're firing up the time machine and going back to 1991 to talk about the dark coming of age movie, "Boyz N The Hood." We remember the time Dynamite Hack made an inexcusable cover of the song "Boyz N The Hood," talk about how great Regina King is in the movie, debate whether there's ever been a cooler name for a character than "Furious Styles," and remember the fashion icon that was Gor...

This week, Big Sis is back to discuss one of the most iconic teen movies of all time, "Sixteen Candles." We talk about all of the Poor Unfortunate Sex™ in the movie, debate whether we actually like Jake Ryan or not, learn a new racial slur, and remember the glorious creation that was VH-1's World Series of Pop Culture. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNG...

This week, we're taking a look at the seedy underbelly of college basketball with the 1994 Nick Nolte/Shaq movie, "Blue Chips." We debate Nick Nolte's merits as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, hear a fun Bobby Knight story, talk about how all of the cheating in the movie would be 100% legal in the current NCAA, and wonder why the filmmakers thought Shaq was just a little too tall to be believ...

This week, we're warping back to 1982 to discuss one of the foundational movies in all of teen movie history, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." Crooks decides whether or not this movie should remain in his Teen Movie Holy Trinity, we talk about all of the movies that were obviously influenced by it, we break down all of the Poor Unfortunate Sex™, and discuss what a great soundtrack this almost was....

This week, we're discussing an absolute hidden gem, the beauty pageant mockumentary, "Drop Dead Gorgeous." We talk about our mutual appreciation for Allison Janney, Crooks breaks out his Minnesota accent, we get irritated by everything Will Sasso is doing, and we wish we contemplate how much fun this movie would've been as a Netflix series. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter...

This week, we're finally talking about a movie we've referenced dozens and dozens of times, "Renaissance Man." We discuss the art and architecture of Detroit, wonder exactly why these particular cadets are labeled especially stupid to begin with, get irritated by the way-too-long Hamlet rap scene, and talk trash about a particularly bad Marky Mark song from the soundtrack. As always, subscribe, ra...

This week, we're talking about one of the most off-beat underdog sports movies of the 90s, "Race the Sun." We try to figure out what European county Steve Zahn's character is supposed to be from, judge the race team for not doing any research on important local sayings, try to assess the motivations of the trillions of villains in the movie, and marvel at Eliza Dushku's dramatic glowup. As always,...

This week, we're taking a swing at the 2006 dance movie, "Step Up." We discuss whether "Tyler Gage" is more of a male porn star name or an up-and-coming professional wrestler name, compare the big finale dance number in this movie to the ones in Save the Last Dance and Center Stage, wonder when exactly Channing Tatum became a good dancer, and relive the time Crooks got arrested for disorderly cond...

This week, we're talking about Wes Anderson's second feature film, "Rushmore." We debate whether or not this movie had too many Wes Anderson twee flourishes, share our appreciation for the calligraphy in the film, talk about some of our favorite lines, and discuss the logistics of staging a full-blown Vietnam battle in a public high school auditorium. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us...

In this year's Christmas special, we're time warping to 2016 to discuss the teen Christmas psychological thriller, "Better Watch Out." We butt heads over whether or not this movie is actually any good, talk about the very sudden twist at the end of the first act, ponder the height of doorknobs in non-American homes, and marvel at Dave's particularly bad Australian accent. As always, subscribe, rat...

This week, we're time warping back to 1983 to talk about the nostalgic teen drama, "The Outsiders." We wonder how you name your first kid "Darryl" and the next two "Sodapop" and "Ponyboy," laugh at Ralph Macchio's southern accent, discuss the way the movie really goes nuts in the last 15 minutes, and decide whether we'd rather hang out with the Greasers or the Socs. As always, subscribe, rate, rev...

This week, we take our first dive into the American Pie Cinematic Universe with "American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile." We wonder why they decided to overcomplicate this plot, talk about all of the very unexpected problematic elements, judge Eugene Levy for agreeing to be in all of these movies, and try to figure out why any college-aged woman would have a fetish for virgin guys. As always, subsc...

This week, we're digging into the Oscar-winning prep school coming-of-age movie, "Dead Poets Society." We take a look at what Siskel and Ebert thought of this movie when it came out, try to figure out why a bunch of teenage boys thought hanging out in a dank cave and reading poetry to each other was the coolest way to spend a night, wonder why we were supposed to cheer for the guy who just wouldn'...

This week, the Old Millennials are discussing the stalker thriller "Swimfan." We wonder why this movie didn't have more AIM in it, try to figure out why nobody was creeped out by this high school student dressing like a 50-year old woman, debate whether you can ever make a swimming scene look cool, and try to come up with better twist endings than this movie delivered. As always, subscribe, rate,...

This week, we're digging into one of the most iconic teen sex romps of all time, "Porky's." We debate whether this movie was a big bait-and-switch, work out the logistics of driving 70 miles through the Florida Everglades at night in the 50s, reveal why this movie is super problematic for unexpected reasons, and remember a time when George Mikan was one of the NBA's most dominant players. As alway...