VHS Therapy

Hello new name!! This week on VHS Therapy, Mary and Teddy sharpen their swords (and their side-eye) for Disney’s 1993 The Three Musketeers. Once upon a time, we swooned over dreamy Chris O’Donnell and thought swashbuckling duels were the height of cinema. Turns out, the rewatch left us questioning everything except Tim Curry’s ability to deliver a line like the deliciously evil legend he is.

Along the way, we talk Oliver Platt steal...

📼✨ Welcome to VHS Therapy! We’ve officially rebranded from Why Were We Allowed to Watch This? and here’s why:

• Our old name was a little too much of a mouthful.
• We wanted to make it easier for you to find us (and share us!).
• Teddy may or may not have uttered the phrase “Follow that Duck” 🦆 (which isn’t actually a thing).
• And now… we can expand our nostalgic chaos into the 80s. 🎬

Same sisters, same questionable childhoods,...

In this week’s episode of Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, Mary and Teddy revisit Kenneth Branagh’s 1993 adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. We dive into the film’s iconic casting choices (Keanu Reeves as Shakespeare’s angriest villain, Denzel Washington’s royal swagger, and Emma Thompson stealing the show), the misogyny of Shakespeare, and why this sun-soaked Tuscan comedy-drama is equal parts cringe and classic.

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In today’s episode, Mary & Teddy dive into the 1994 drama Quiz Show. About the quiz show scandals of the 1950s, we have an in-depth discussion about villains, the role of women in the movie (or lack thereof), and how entertainment still manipulates the audience today.

📝 What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Character analysis from Charles Van Doren to Herb Stempel

• Our critique of the movie

• What we would...

This week we revisit Now & Then, the 1995 coming-of-age film that promised a balance of “now” and “then,” but really gave us a full buffet of “then” with just a garnish of “now.” From séances and occult experiments to baffling boy nudity, this movie raised a lot of questions for us as kids... and even more as adults. Luckily, it also gave us one of the best soundtracks of the 90s and Rosie O’Donnell as the big sister we always ...

In this episode of Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, we’re heading to Blaine, Missouri to revisit Waiting for Guffman. Written, directed, and starring Christopher Guest, this cult mockumentary about community theater, misguided ambition, and the heartbreak of a missing Broadway producer still has us laughing (and cringing) decades later.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• The brilliance of the ensemble cast (Catherine O’Hara...

This week we’re trekking back to A Far Off Place, the 1993 Disney adventure starring a young Reese Witherspoon and Ethan Embry as teenagers forced to cross the Kalahari Desert to survive. This movie was deeply impressionable on two young girls from Wisconsin, though one of us (looking at you, Teddy) may have been a little too obsessed.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• Baby Reese Witherspoon finding her star power
• Ethan Embry: a h...

This week on Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, we revisit Problem Child - the so-called “family comedy” that convinced a generation of kids that adoption leads to arson, chaos, and oversized bow ties. Spoiler: our opinion hasn’t changed much since childhood, except now we have the vocabulary to explain why it’s even more unhinged than we realized.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• A fangirl take of John Ritter and his legac...

In this week’s episode of Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, we revisit Tim Burton’s gothic classic Edward Scissorhands—the wholesome yet mildly terrifying coming-of-age story about a shy goth boy with literal garden shears for hands. From Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder’s star-crossed romance to pastel suburbia clashing with gothic tragedy, we unpack why this movie defined outsider stories for 90s kids everywhere.What You'll Hear in...

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In this episode of Why Were We Allowed to Watch This?, sisters Mary and Teddy revisit the 1991 classic Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, a childhood staple.Yes, we can still quote the dialogue (and maybe reenact the sword fights). From Kevin Costner’s questionable British accent to Alan Rickman’s iconic Sheriff of Nottingham, we break down why this movie was unforgettable for 90s kids and whether it holds up today.

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