Still Buffering

It's spooky season! In celebration of this wonderful time of year, we at Still Buffering always take a couple weeks to celebrate the spooky and scary media that make this season even better. To start, we're looking back at the original Hunger Games, Battle Royale!

CW: This movie contains violence and suicide, and we discuss the contents of the movie in some detail. For an exhaustive list of possible sensitive topics in this film, look at the CW for "Battle Royale" (2000). 

Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

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We know our oldest Smirl sibling has a thing for sequels, but this time Sydnee is having us jump right into number 2 in the Sister Act series. From the fashion trends to the relatability for every show choir/theatre kid, it just made sense for the siblings to get Back in the Habit and dive into Sister Act 2!

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If you know us, you know how much we love messy reality shows on Netflix, and especially when they include dating or sibling teamwork. So, when we saw Netflix had made a show that FINALLY combines both, well, we had to watch it and talk about it.

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It seems like culturally we're all once again looking at Brendan Frasier, so why not take it back to one of his older movies that maybe didn't get all the same hype as the Mummy: Airheads! Also, Steve Buscemi is up in there too so we kinda HAD to.

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Since we decided last week it's basically already fall, it's time to set the cozy mood with some music, and who better to help out than Carole King? Although, we did discover this week Sydnee has some weird personal affiliations with these songs...but they're still amazing, obviously.

Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

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We've talked about Scream before, but one of our favorite horror franchises just keeps coming back for more, so obviously we had to talk about the newest one! Featuring radicalized Gen Z horror fanatics, old favorite characters, and a weird ghost/computer generated Billy Loomis, this Scream iteration truly has it all. 

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It's time to go deep into the world of female friendship, living in New York City, and (once again) how unrealistic those apartments in Friends were, because we're talking all about Broad City!

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It's the sports movie that makes everyone (well, really mostly Sydnee, if we're being honest) cry every single time without fail, and just in time, because it's getting the reboot treatment this year, as well! It's A League of Their Own!

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It's the newest streaming hit that is spilling all the tea on how Gen Z actually is using social media, what influencer parties are like, and why guinea pigs sometimes cause social media mayhem, and we're all obsessed with it, so let's talk about it!

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We love talking about music and all our favorite artists on our show, and sometimes it's because their work means a whole lot more to us than we even realize, and that's true for Tey this week as we dive into the discography of Elliot Smith.

CW: mention of suicide, brief discussion of depression/mental illness

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