Old Millennials Remember Movies

We look back and remember movies from 1980 through 2002 (when we started college). We kick off each episode with a chat about what we’ve seen recently, and then we dive into the featured movie. We share our memories of seeing the movie back in the day and then discuss our thoughts and reactions to re-watching it again.

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Tremors – ep44 – 1990

Underground worm monsters and Kevin Bacon. Obviously, “Tremors” is awesome. The humor-horror combination is attempted often but rarely replicated. So how does it work so well? Practical effects, hilarious reaction shots and the discipline to never let the movie go TOO BIG with antics. Angela and Tyler discuss a classic, as well as how so […]

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Congo 1995

Congo – ep43 – 1995

“Congo” is what our daughter’s second grade teacher calls a “beautiful oops.” Yes, it’s totally wrong by every conceivable measure, but it’s also spectacularly bizarre. This movie has EVERYTHING. Hungry hippos, heat-seeking missiles, hot air balloons, an erupting volcano, Michael Crichton terror-science, Bruce Campbell screaming, a Ghostbuster doing an Indiana Jones impression but with a

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Godzilla – ep42 – 1998

Nobody who likes Godzilla likes “Godzilla,” the mega-budget Hollywood monstrosity that made more money from its soundtrack than from box office returns. The guys behind “Independence Day” traded all their audience goodwill for a “fresh” new take on the famous movie titan, and by “fresh,” we mean borrowing cool parts from “Jurassic Park” and making

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Day of Thunder Podcast

Days of Thunder – ep 41 – 1990

Fast cars. Cocky hotshots. A grizzled mentor. Flagrant sexual harassment. Mellow Yellow. The only things this manly, man’s-man movie needs are Tim “the Tool Man” Taylor grunts and a literal pissing match (though there are plenty of figurative ones). Tom Cruise is Cole Trickle, a Racing God who doesn’t know anything about cars. Nicole Kidman

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Teen Wolf 1985 Podcast

Teen Wolf – ep 40 – 1985

In 1985, Michael J. Fox became a huge movie star with “Back to the Future,” which is seriously one of the greatest movies of all time. But we’re not here to talk about that, no sir, not when something like “Teen Wolf” came out the same year! The movie needs little explanation… a werewolf plays

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Small Soldiers - 1998

Small Soldiers and Avengers Endgame – ep39 – 1998

“Small Soldiers” was going to be the next big thing… or that’s what Burger King thought when they decided to do a big product tie-in with this humans vs. action figures comedy adventure. It was supposed to be “Gremlins” for the next generation, and they even hired Joe Dante to direct just to make sure

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Aladdin – OMRM – ep38 – 1992

I can show you a world that’s shining, shimmering and splendid. A world where Disney already made a pretty good movie about Aladdin back in the early 1990s. Robin Williams voiced the Genie in an iconic role, and Disney Animation was showing (a few) signs of cultural and gender diversity. Okay, so it was still

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The Last Dragon – OMRM – ep37 – 1985

Am I the meanest? Am I the prettiest? Am I the baddest mofo low down around this town? Sho’Nuff! “The Last Dragon” is a dream of a movie – an absurd martial arts battle between the Shogun of Harlem (Sho Nuff!) and Leroy, a peace-seeking Bruce Lee fanatic in search of “The Glow.” If that’s

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Drop Dead Fred – OMRM – ep 36 – 1991 – plus Jordan Peele’s Us

Imagine that you get a substandard haircut, and your imaginary friend says, “Got a stupid haircut! Ooh, look at my horrible stupid haircut! Looks just like her mother! Another little mega-bitch!” Or what about when you wear a cute purple dress, but your imaginary friend says, “It looks like a big BRUISE.” If any of

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Space Jam – OMRM – ep 35 – 1996

Everybody get up, it’s time to slam now. We got a real jam goin’ down. For so many Old Millennials, “Space Jam” was a significant moment. The biggest sports star in the world – Michael Jordan – heads to the big screen alongside Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and some cartoon that looks like Daffy Duck,

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