Two iconic, determined, laser focused, quirky beyond words, "type a" teenagers - Max Fischer and Tracy Flick - are the topic of this week's episode! We dive in and cover beloved cult classics; "Rushmore" (1998) and "Election" (1999). Each star a now prolific actor in the early stages of their career with Jason Schwartzman as Max and Reese Witherspoon as Tracy. Wes Anderson's mesmerizing "Rushmore" draw us into the chaotic charm of Schwartzman's Max and his unflappable plot for the heart of Rushmore teacher, Rosemary Cross. In "Election", Alexander Payne ups the ante on a student government race, and Tracy's relentless determinism to win. Are these great teen movies?  Listen to hear what we think - and what we think Tracy and Max would think of one another! 

Two iconic, determined, laser focused, quirky beyond words, "type a" teenagers - Max Fischer and Tracy Flick - are the topic of this week's episode! We dive in and cover beloved cult classics; "Rushmore" (1998) and "Election" (1999). Each star a now prolific actor in the early stages of their career with Jason Schwartzman as Max and Reese Witherspoon as Tracy. Wes Anderson's mesmerizing "Rushmore" draw us into the chaotic charm of Schwartzman's Max and his unflappable plot for the heart of Rushmore teacher, Rosemary Cross. In "Election", Alexander Payne ups the ante on a student government race, and Tracy's relentless determinism to win. Are these great teen movies?  Listen to hear what we think - and what we think Tracy and Max would think of one another! 

The teen movie universe of the late nineties through mid 2000s was chock full of Shakespeare adaptations, including: Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet, “O” a retelling of Othello, 10 Things I Hate About You, and She’s the Man. Come get your inner drama club kid on and join us as we dig in to what makes these movies good or bad, which heartthrob still gives us the feels (spoiler, it’s Heath), and a real healthy dose of 1999 nostalgia. We burn, we pine, we perish! 

In our second episode we're diving into the classic trope of "fake" relationships. You know the kind, boy meets girl, boy wants to be cooler/get back at his ex/make some $$ and so he enters into an 'agreement' and then falls for the girl. We break it down with five films; "Can't Buy Me Love", "Drive Me Crazy", "Love Don't Cost A Thing", "To All The Boys I've Loved Before", and the newly released "The Perfect Date". Join us to relive all the swoon worthy high school dances, dramatic breakups, and weak in the knees moments of teen angst and affection. 

Welcome to our very first episode, released on Rex Manning Day! In this episode we are talking about American Graffiti (1973), Dazed and Confused (1993), Empire Records (1995), and Can't Hardly Wait (1998). What do all these movies have in common? They take place on one amazing, teen-tastic day!