The Gen X Files

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  • The Gen X Files 136 - Grease

    The best-selling musical movie of all-time (until recently), join us as we explore the phenomenon that is the musical, Grease! Starring Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, and Stockard Channing (along with a ton of folks who were well past their high school years).

    1 hr 36 min
  • The Gen X Files 135 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    It's the Beatles movie that didn't have the Beatles in it, but instead, Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees. It's a weird cult masterpiece that needs more attention. It's got Earth Wind & Fire, and Steve Martin, and Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith, and George Burns, and Stargard, and just about everyone that was even somewhat popular in the late '70s. This may be the most Gen X movie ever made.

    1 hr 14 min
  • The Gen X Files 134 - Xanadu

    It started as a way to cash in on the Roller Disco craze, but no one told them that NO ONE WANTED A ROLLER DISCO MOVIE. It is more than that, and the soundtrack is BANGING, by ELO and Olivia Newton-John. Join us as we explore the fantasy musical, Xanadu!

    1 hr 19 min
  • The Gen X Files 133 - The Wiz

    Based on the hit Broadway play, which is a retelling of an American classic, you'll be scratching your head, wondering what happened to the movie adaptation of The Wiz. Directed by Sidney Lumet, with Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, and Richard Pryor, with music supervised by Quincy Jones and Luther Vandross, what happened to this movie? We explore the many missteps as we cover The Wiz!

    1 hr 40 min
  • The Gen X Files 131 - Mississippi Burning

    For the last film during our Gene Hackmonth, we dive into the sordid history of the South, and the people who are trying to ensure equality for everyone.


    Mississippi Burning stars Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, and Frances McDormand, with appearances from Michael Rooker, Brad Dourif, Darius McCrary, Stephen Tobolowsky, Pruitt Taylor Vince, R. Lee Ermey, and the debuts of Kevin Dunn and Tobin Bell.


    Directed by Alan Parker.

    1 hr 25 min
  • The Gen X Files 130 - The Conversation

    In this episode, we cover one of the greatest movies of all time (and perhaps Francis Ford Coppola's best film [yes, we said it]), The Conversation. It's our second movie during our Gene Hackmonth and perhaps Hackman's greatest performance. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola between The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, it's a genius character study into the paranoia and regret of a man who is at the top of his game.

    1 hr 35 min
  • The Gen X Files 129 - The French Connecction

    See the birth of the cinema verite style with William Friedkin's The French Connection, based on the true story of New York detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, and how they brought down a decades old heroin smuggling ring. Gene Hackman plays Popeye Doyle and Roy Scheider plays his partner, Cloudy.


    It's our first episode of Gene Hackmonth! Join us!

    1 hr 24 min
  • The Gen X Files 127 - Rollerball

    Lace up those skates. Grab the back of that motorcycle. Punch the opponent with the ball with your spiked glove. Score.


    Join us as we explore the most violent sport ever conceived: Rollerball!


    1 hr 21 min

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For all things Gen X, check out The Gen X Files! With your hosts, Jim and Adam, The Gen X Files covers a single topic every week that resonates with Generation X. Covering movies, tv, technology, and…