Recap and Gown
The podcast where four old millennials talk about the high school and college movies from back in the day when we were high school and college students to find out what makes the grade and what should've been held back.
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May 13, 2024 • 96 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2004 sports movie, "Miracle." We showcase a variety of accents, talk about fartleks and other awful conditioning drills, try to figure out who any of the players outside of Eruzione are, and get very upset about Olympic hockey scoring rules. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club!
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May 6, 2024 • 84 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1994 White savior basketball comedy, "The Air Up There." We wonder whether a bunch of scenes are missing from the first act, examine the film's depiction of Kenya, break down the myriad recruiting violations, and find out what happened to Saleh after the movie. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan ...
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April 22, 2024 • 100 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1999 gritty teen cop drama, "The Mod Squad." We try to figure out how old all of these characters are supposed to be, wonder why the entire police force hates their guts, invent an imaginary scene from the movie, and showcase our finest Chicago accents. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club!
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April 15, 2024 • 96 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2015 erotic thriller(?) The Boy Next Door. We try to understand the central conflict of the film, examine the logic of opening the movie with flashbacks of characters we don't know, debate the very questionable consensuality of the sex scene, and bust out our finest farkakte Yiddish phrases. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook...
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April 8, 2024 • 81 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2023 romantic comedy satire, "Beautiful Disaster." We assess whether or not this was a clear enough satire, examine the wild tone shift the movie makes going into the third act, wonder what the book version of this movie is like, and join in an impromptu rendition of, "Baby It's Cold Outside." As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebo...
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April 1, 2024 • 93 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1987 John Hughes movie, "Some Kind of Wonderful." We try to understand why they named the movie what they did, evaluate John Hughes' ability to write for male leads, judge Eric Stoltz's lack of charisma, and break down the nonsense way the movie ends. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club!
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March 25, 2024 • 103 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2000 sports romance, "Love & Basketball." We examine NBA draft regulations over the years, discuss the feasibility of tearing an ACL from landing after a dunk, heap praise on the Black Excellence throughout the film, and wonder why Monica didn't just learn Spanish. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown ...
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March 11, 2024 • 100 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1994 coming-of-age romantic family melodramatic comedy, "The Inkwell." We try to assess what genre this movie belongs in, ask what exactly is wrong with Drew, explain why this should've been three or four movies instead of one, and try to figure out how old anyone is. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Go...
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March 4, 2024 • 96 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1993 movie about reaching these keeds via capoiera, "Only the Strong." Dave does his flawless Brazilian accent, we try to figure out why Miami is filled with Brazilian gangsters, discuss Eddy Gordo, and explain to Dana how capoiera works. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club!
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February 26, 2024 • 92 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1984 Save-the-Rec-Center film, "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo." We remember the greatness that was MTV Hip Hop Week, explain why there's a lot less breakin' in Breakin' than in the original Breakin', discuss the absolutely absurd fashion in the film, and try to figure out where all of our main characters actually live. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGo...
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February 19, 2024 • 105 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2003 drama, "Thirteen." We try to figure out exactly which drugs the characters get hooked on, compare this to other shocking stories of teen excess, appreciate Holly Hunter's voice, and imagine what our parents would do if we spoke to them the way Tracy speaks to her mom. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap a...
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February 12, 2024 • 83 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1986 John Hughes classic, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." We examine the feasibility of doing all of these things in one day, get an in-depth tour of the city of Chicago, go over the extensive list of actors who turned down the role of Ferris, and remember the amazing Jesse White Tumblers. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook gro...
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February 11, 2024 • 89 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2015 dramatic comedy, "Dope." We talk about our favorite bongs from the boom bap era of hip hop, express shock that this movie isn't a period piece, talk about what we expected the movie to be like, and wish Awreeoh was a real band. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club!
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February 3, 2024 • 88 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1986 BMX romance sports movie, "Rad." We judge Lori Loughlin's stunt double, get grossed out by Ass Sliding™, examine the business practices of Mongoose Bikes, and of course, break down bike dancing. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club!
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January 22, 2024 • 91 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2007 Anton Yelchin/Kat Dennings dark comedy, "Charlie Bartlett." We wonder why the tone of the movie changes so radically, discuss the movie's depiction of ritalin, compare the dramatic climax to an after school special, and judge the students' chant-writing skills. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown...
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January 22, 2024 • 92 mins
This week, we're digging int the 1989 time travel comedy, "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." We try to establish the movie's time travel rules, discover why this movie sat on the shelf for two years before being released, get creeped out by Napoleon and break out in our own rendition of ABBA's classic, "Waterloo," As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, ...
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January 8, 2024 • 91 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1995 fever dream, "Tank Girl." We do our best to understand any of the world building, wonder why Tank Girl is so bad at standing watch, try to make sense of what happens at Liquid Silver, and get really grossed out by a mercifully cut scene. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club!
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January 1, 2024 • 82 mins
This week, we're digging into the 2018 teen sex romp, "Blockers." We examine the logistics of butt chugging, get very concerned for Ike Barinholtz' liver, debate the difference between northern Chicago Suburbs and southern Chicago Suburbs, and get particularly grossed out by one rejected movie title. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gow...
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December 18, 2023 • 109 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1992 Rodney Dangerfield/Jonathan Brandis soccer comedy, "Ladybugs." We take a stroll through Jackee's career, discuss some of our favorite Black 90s sitcoms, try to understand why anyone would believe Rodney Dangerfield can coach soccer, and break down the many, many moments in the film that made us so deeply uncomfortable. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Rec...
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December 11, 2023 • 101 mins
This week, we're digging into the 1994 Elijah Wood/Macaulay Culkin thriller, "The Good Son." We hear a story about Macaulay's parents being awful, work out the logistics of a drive from the desert southwest to Maine, discuss missed opportunities for twists, and reveal the dad's secret double life as a drug kingpin. As always, subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, th...
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