https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-are-not-young-anymore--2728503enSociety & CultureCopyright Drew Mackiehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5f86a9a2679fe805e77807d79c628190.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-are-not-young-anymore--2728503Mon, 27 May 2024 18:31:28 +0000Drew MackieDrew Mackiefeeds@spreaker.comWe looked at the overcrowded world of pop culture podcasts and said, "Hey, why not us too?" Together we revisit the films that blew our minds as dumb kids and reflect on them with our mid-thirties brains. Are they as good as we remember, or were we...true68796f8c-3e47-5d04-8d0a-0595d7839c83episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/of-interest-maybe-gayest-episode-ever--18430865
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Staci on Twitter: https://twitter.com/staciwilson
Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie
Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisjeggertsen]]>4083truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-wild-things-with-alisha-grauso--14222556tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/409923432Wed, 07 Mar 2018 07:50:48 +0000Drew MackieIt's been twenty years since Neve Campbell and Denise Richard jumped into a pool together, and Chris and Drew wonder if Wild Things was a legit thriller masquerading as softcore or just lurid trash. This John McNaughton-directed feature co-stars Matt...3851truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-hairspray-with-gwynedd-stuart--14095381tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/402372102Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:02:44 +0000Drew MackieJohn Waters' first PG-rated feature opened quietly in 1988 but never really left pop culture. Thirty years later (and three re-interpretations down the line), Chris and Drew re-watch this glossy, dippy movie about big hair, big dances and big racism,...4115truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-the-wedding-singer-with-grae-drake--13990222tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/395719062Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:02:15 +0000Drew MackieAdam Sandler celebrated Valentine's Day 1998 with an unusual follow-up to Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison: a date movie that showcased his considerable chemistry with Drew Barrymore. The Wedding Singer and its soundtrack helped kickstart a love for...4373truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-spice-world-with-david-russell--13867976 as well as Madonna, Bananarama and Cathy Dennis. Is this a great film? No. But is it a great snapshot of pop culture history? Yes.]]>tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/387832571Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:01:01 +0000Drew MackieWho actually remembers Spice World? Well, in our first episode of 2018, we'll tell you that David Russell, pop music expert and manager to Sia, saw it opening weekend, and he's happy to discuss the film as it was received back in the day — as well as... as well as Madonna, Bananarama and Cathy Dennis. Is this a great film? No. But is it a great snapshot of pop culture history? Yes.]]>3676truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-episode-welcome-to-season-two--13839437tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/385884332Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:16:04 +0000Drew MackieAnd... we're back! Before we jump headlong into our lineup for season two of We Are Not Young Anymore, Chris and Drew talk about their top picks from 1983, 1988, 1993 and 1998 — the years all this season's movies will be hitting major milestone...3968truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-titanic-with-louis-virtel--13621586tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/371579147Tue, 19 Dec 2017 08:05:42 +0000Drew MackieTwenty years ago this week, a three-hour tour turned into one of the biggest movie events of all time. Since, Titanic has remained in the public consciousness, but does it deserve its success (and boatloads of billions)? Writer and comedian Louis...3281truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-seventeen-scream-2--13563545tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/368359838Tue, 12 Dec 2017 06:38:12 +0000Drew MackieTwenty years before Laurie Metcalf started getting Oscar buzz, she played Scream 2's Mrs. Loomis, the kookoo-bananas matriarch of one of horror's great murder families. But does the slasher sequel hold up? Ira Madison III — writer and totally not a...3976truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-sixteen-three-men-and-a-baby--13447558tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/361929290Tue, 28 Nov 2017 07:58:44 +0000Drew MackieThis is a movie about three men — heterosexual but cohabitating — who raise an abandoned baby while fending off a drug cartel. Three Men and a Baby was also the highest-grossing movie of 1987, and while critics and audiences loved it, Chris and Drew...2840truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-fifteen-aladdin--13358445tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/357279254Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:09:00 +0000Drew MackieIt only took Disney 55 years to animate a story about non-European characters, and we celebrate Aladdin's 25th anniversary by asking how well the House of Mouse handled characters who were slightly tan. The answer? It's a mixed bag, as far as racial...4385truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-fourteen-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer--13143949tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/347079388Mon, 16 Oct 2017 01:29:10 +0000Drew MackieJournalist Katherine Spiers joins Chris and Drew for a discussion of the best fish-themed thriller of 1997, when the success of Scream led producers to say "Hey, let's put that other actress from Party of Five in a horror movie." (No, not Lacey...3834truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-thirteen-return-to-oz--13143948tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/345697862Fri, 06 Oct 2017 22:09:12 +0000Drew MackieAsk anyone who saw 1985's Return to Oz when they were a kid, and they'll probably remember it being scary. It *is* scary. (Princess Mombi is basically perfect nightmare fuel.) But in this episode, Chris, Drew and guest host Glen Lakin talk about how...3567truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-twelve-fatal-attraction--13143951tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/341992484Tue, 12 Sep 2017 05:51:01 +0000Drew MackieThat poor bunny got tossed onto the stove 30 years ago this week, and Chris and Drew are observing the anniversary with special guest Roth Cornet, talking about all the ways the American conversation about sex, gender and mental health has changed and...3704truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-eleven-buffy-the-vampire-slayer--13143947tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/339278753Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:09:37 +0000Drew MackieWhat is there to say about the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie in light of the cult favorite TV series that followed it? Drew and Chris attempt to pick out what's still notable about Buffy 1.0, with special guest Heather Wixson, self-described...3035truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-ten-the-brave-little-toaster--13143953tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/336805562Mon, 07 Aug 2017 07:32:19 +0000Drew MackieThe unsung Disney classic The Brave Little Toaster recently turned 30, and Drew and Chris exhume it to sing its praises. Did it really help bring about Toy Story? Is it the saddest Disney animated epic ever? And does guest host Nikol Hasler have the...2702truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-nine-death-becomes-her--13143950tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/335570591Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:51:27 +0000Drew MackieChris and Drew celebrate the 25th anniversary of a movie that can only be described as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? meets The Evil Dead. But a quarter century later, do we remember Death Becomes Her for its incisive critique of the cult of beauty?...3450truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-eight-a-league-of-their-own--13144015tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/330952049Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:28:24 +0000Drew MackieTwenty-five years later, A League of Their Own isn't just the movie that introduced the world to Rosie O'Donnell. It's also a still-rare example of a women's sports flick, it's a smash hit that was directed by a woman, and it's the one good movie...2952truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-seven-batman-robin--13144018tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/329053161Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:26:56 +0000Drew MackieTwenty years after it farted up up theaters, Batman & Robin has been dragged through the mud again and again. And it's a flawed film, sure, but a lot of criticism of this movie (and of director Joel Schumacher) whiffs of homophobia. At least Uma...2257truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-six-batman-returns--13144019tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/328278927Thu, 15 Jun 2017 22:52:42 +0000Drew MackieDrew and Chris discuss Tim Burton's second Batman outing, beloved by diehards and gay Catwoman fans alike. However, Batman Returns wasn't the financial success you might have thought. And although Michelle Pfeiffer's Selena Kyle might be the best-ever...2934truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-five-willow--13144014tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/324323583Wed, 24 May 2017 20:50:56 +0000Drew MackieIn 1988, George Lucas and Ron Howard attempted to launch a medieval fantasy franchise to rival Star Wars and Indiana Jones. It... didn't work, but that's not to say that Willow was a disaster. Drew and Chris talk about the film's highs and lows, how...2922truefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-four-twister--13144016tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/322143332Thu, 11 May 2017 18:29:45 +0000Drew MackieDoes Helen Hunt's 1996 weather-based action movie hold up all these years later? No. It sucks. Please don't watch it. It deserves no more of anyone's money.2511truefull