The Old Kids Movies

It's time to remember..."Hook" for its 35th anniversary. AJ was too scared of Dustin Hoffman to watch it as a kid, but Trevor has a lot of appreciation for it and the lore of Peter Pan.  Follow and support the show and the hosts! Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow AJ on Twitter...

It's the 30th anniversary year of 1996's The Stupids! It was Trevor's first watch, and he thinks the title matches the quality of this John Landis flick. AJ, however, genuinely sees it as a secret masterpiece and came to appreciate it through multiple viewings in childhood.  Follow and support the show and the hosts! Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (...

We love that basketball.  Like Mike has escaped us for years, and it's about time we step up and get it done.  Follow and support the show and the hosts! Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow AJ on Twitter Follow Trevor on Letterboxd Follow AJ on Letterbox Next month: I'm my own grandpa...

It's almost Oscar night! Trevor and AJ predict who will win the above-the-line categories at this year's Academy Awards and make the case for who should have been nominated. Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow AJ on Twitter Follow Trevor on Twitter Follow AJ on Letterboxd Follow Trevo...

Cue the music – AJ and Trevor are back in their old routine talking about 2006's The Pink Panther for its 20th anniversary! In two weeks – Oscar predictions! Follow and support the show and the hosts! Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow AJ on Twitter Follow Trevor on Letterboxd Follow AJ o...

AJ and Trevor are BACK with a new season and two new lists! Recount the year with us as we talk about our favorite and least favorite movies from 2025.  Follow and support the show and the hosts! Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow AJ on Twitter Follow Trevor on Letterboxd Follow AJ on Letterbo...

Merry Christmas, Trever Sprouse! A Patroen member request spurred us to finally talk about the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Ultimate Christmas Present, for its 25th anniversary. Hope you all enjoy this episode and this holiday season! Follow and support the show and the hosts! Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!) Follow us on Instagram Fol...

Happy almost Thanksgiving! To celebrate the history of our nation, we're going back to our roots as New Englanders to do a NEW ENGLAND MOVIE DRAFT! We may be biased, but some of our favorite movies take place in Massachusetts and the like, so we're bringing on two fellow New Englanders to draft some of the best movies that take place in this part of the country to get in touch with our p...

We're back doing our first movie chat in FIVE months! And it's probably one you've never seen – but you should. Happy Halloween from the Old Kids! Follow and support the show and the hosts! Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (and leave us a rating!) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow AJ on Twitter Follow AJ on Letterboxd Follow Trevor on...

A horror movie draft has been on our radar for years, so we brought back guests TJ Ruesch and Amanda Garcia to join us for a massive 32-film horror draft.  Join us as we battle for our favorite slashers, ghost stories, creature features, guilty pleasures, kids horror flicks, and more.  Follow and support the show and the hosts! Support us on Patreon for as little as $1 Subscribe on Apple (and writ...

We're so back.  AJ and Trevor catch up on life, love, and the pursuit of great movies. We recap the best and worst things we saw this summer and talk about marriage and engagements.  Tune in for a recap ofAJ's wedding, Trevor's extravagant proposal, and our disagreements on Superman.  We'll see you next month for some spooky season content! Follow and support the show and the h...

AJ's getting married tomorrow, and Trevor's a groomsman!  Before the big day, Trevor and AJ are joined by AJ's fiancée, Allison Jonkers, to discuss one of her favorite movies just as their engagement ends and their marriage begins.  Follow and support the show and the hosts! Support us on Patreon for as little as $1 Subscribe on Apple (and write us a review!) Subscribe on Spotify (a...

It's the 20th anniversary of the best of the Star Wars prequels, and we're breaking down the good, the bad, and the meme-y for this beloved and flawed entry in the franchise. We're also joined by TJ Ruesch, who offers his insights and his ranking of the Skywalker Saga! Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patre...

Break out the tissues. We're finally crossing the bridge into 2007 to talk about Disney's Bridge to Terabithia. Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb were catapulted into "kid actors who can actually act" stardom with this massive cultural hit for this generation.  Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patreo...

For its 20th anniversary, we're talking about 2005's Robots! We ask ourselves what direction Robin Williams was given, what this movie's stance on capitalism is, and what we thought of that highly convoluted public transit system.  Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/TheOl...

As the Oscars approach, we're wrapping up our coverage on 2024 with Oscar predictions for the major categories, plus our top 10 movies of the year!  Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes like this one, plus shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/TheOldKidsMovies ____________________________________ Follow and support the sh...

The Oscars are a week and a half away! To celebrate, we're talking about 2004's Thunderbirds – a movie made because it was important to Brits a couple of decades ago but had no commercial success in America because no one knew about it. Sound familiar? And believe it or not, this movie doesn't connect to Better Man , but rather another 2024 movie: The Brutalist . That's right –...

The Old Kids Movies has defrosted for Season 6! Today, we discuss franchise-maker Ice Age to see whether it holds up today. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/TheOldKidsMovies ____________________________________ Follow and support the show and the hosts! Support us on Patreon for as li...

Merry Christmas! For its 20th anniversary, we have one of our most heated discussions on record on 2004's Christmas with the Kranks. AJ and Trevor tap into why this critically maligned Christmas film has since gotten reappraisal – and whether or not that second look has been deserved.  Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more...

It's Christmastime, and what better way to capture the joy of millennial Christmas joy than with Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas? We recap the events of this Disney anthology, rank them, and talk about the comfort they brought us as we gear up for the holidays. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patreon link: https...

As we celebrate the 150th main feed episode of The Old Kids Movies and celebrate Thanksgiving, we're talking about one of the oldest kids movies ever made – and it's wicked awesome. Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in the 90s and 2000s anymore. Thank you all for tuning in to 150 episodes. We'll see you in two weeks for #151. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, sh...

Tune into our thorough analysis of the 2024 election, as well as to hear who we supported this year! Just kidding. We just talk about a fun kids movie from the 90s.  We hope you can find some enjoyment in some throwback discussions in this time! Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/TheOld...

Happy Halloween! To celebrate, we're talking about one of the most unique supernatural movies ever made – Beetlejuice! Plus, since it's a special occasion, we're joined by Trevor's girlfriend, Amanda Garcia, to have one guest for each number of times you can't say Beetlejuice. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drop...

Spooky Season is upon us! 1999's Don't Look Under the Bed is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To commemorate the scariest – and arguably most controversial – DCOM, we break down the pros and cons of the scares, world-building, and presence of Larry Houdini. Before we get to the film, we spend the first 20 minutes of this episode discussing the state of horror content for kids: where it&...

20 years of Shark Tale! Check out our discussion on this manic (but oddly progressive?) Will Smith animated movie. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/TheOldKidsMovies ____________________________________ Follow and support the show and the hosts! Support us on Patreon for as little as $...