Kicking & Streaming

Kicking & Streaming

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Kicking & Streaming episodes

  • Ever After or: How I Fell in Love with Drew Barrymore

    Who's ready for an emotional favorite? This week, by special request, the siblings are covering the 1998 adaptation of the Cinderella story, Ever After. Carie gets caught up in the improvements of the narrative on the Grimm fairy tale, Ross graces everyone with his Drew Barrymore impression, and the siblings are obsessed with the bi-conic energy between Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. 

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    1 hr 42 min
  • Mighty Joe Young or: How I Fell in Love with Charlize Theron

    Happy Mother's Day, lil' onions! We're covering a different kind of tale about motherhood and maternity this year by breaking down a core favorite film of ours, Mighty Joe Young (1998). Ross is once again enraptured with the film's soundtrack, Carie is reduced to a puddle over Charlize Theron, and the siblings remark on how even the most antiquated-looking special fx can still leave the viewer affected by their use. 

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    1 hr 35 min
  • Flubber or: How Ross Started Having Flight Dreams

    This week the siblings break down a long-dormant favorite, Flubber, a Disney remake based on the Absent Minded Professor. Robin Williams crawls back into our hearts once more as he attempts to hone a new energy source in the interests of saving the college where he is employed. Carie experiences unmitigated rage at the idea of being left at the altar three times, Ross has a very specific yet unconscious connection the source material, and the siblings decide that the big takeway for the film is to just show up for women, please...

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit or: How I Learned to Embrace My Toony Side

    STRAP IN Y'ALL. THIS ONE'S A FAVE. This week the siblings unpack the unprecedented marvel of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Carie goes on at length about the technical aspects of the film, Ross appreciates the parody aspects of the film, and the siblings predictably drool over the original cartoon bombshell, Jessica Rabbit. 

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    1 hr 43 min
  • Spaceballs: or How I Learned to Harness the Schwartz

    This week the siblings examine a creation from one of the great parody kings of our time, Mel Brooks, in his Star Wars parody creation, Spaceballs. Yes, Ross is upset that we're covering this before Star Wars, but you've all seen it, you know it. Carie denotes this film as BICONIC, while Ross is full of comparisons to Star Wars: A New Hope. Together, the siblings learn the magic of MOICHANDISING through the great art machine...

     

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    1 hr 24 min
  • Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story or How I Learned It’s Easy to Cut Yourself in Half

    This week, the siblings were pleasantly surprised with the innate hilarity of the biopic parody, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). Carie is flabbergasted at the soundtrack quality of this fool-ass film. Ross giggles through countless comparisons to Walk the Line (2004), the biopic about the life and career of Johnny Cash. Most importantly, the siblings grow to appreciate the underrated performance quality of John C. Reilly. 

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    1 hr 26 min
  • Cabin in the Woods or: How I Learned to Keep Subterranean Deities At Bay

    Happy April, lil onions! This month Kicking & Streaming is breaking down genre parodies in film. To begin, the siblings are covering one of Ross' least favorites, Cabin in the Woods (2011). Carie defends the movie as an intelligence commentary on the repetition of the teen slasher narrative, Ross grumbles and groans at the Hemsworth and Bradley Whitford, and along the way the siblings manage to find some things to agree on when it comes to this slasher parody film. 

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    1 hr 39 min
  • Bridesmaids or: How I Learned Not to Make it All About Me

    Who's ready to make it all about themselves?! This week the siblings are talking about the 2011 film Bridesmaids. Carie is pointing out the racial insensitivity and lack of merit for an Academy Award. Ross is falling in love with Megan McCarthy's performance, and the siblings remark on the dynamic within female relationships where one friend always makes it about themselves...


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    1 hr 37 min
  • Steel Magnolias or How I Learned There’s No Such Thing As Natural Beauty

    Get out the tissues! BIG UGLY BABY TEARS A-COMIN'. This week the siblings break down the iconic film based on Robert Harling's play, Steel Magnolias. Ross becomes frustrated with the strange character arc of Annelle, Carie reflects on how she's going to grow into Ouiser, and the siblings discuss the fierce power of the love of women.  

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    1 hr 32 min
  • The First Wives Club or: How I Learned the Enterprise of Revenge

    Sorry for the late upload, y'all we had some ridiculous internet outage in our area today. This week the siblings dissect a never-before-seen classic of 90's comedy about three first wives who seek revenge against their ex-husbands after leaving them for younger women. Carie guffaws at the nervous energy from Diane Keaton's character, Ross can't ignore the disrespectful costuming of diva, Bette Midler, and the siblings remark on supporting women's rights AND women's wrongs.

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    1 hr 21 min

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Do you and your friends speak in movie quotes? Do you trade Spongebob memes back and forth with your loved ones? Do you have to rely on the ”Are You Still Watching?” message to let you know it’s time to bathe and stop procrastinating? If you answered yes to any (or all) of these questions, come hang out with us every other week!