The VCR Kids

By Jay MooreTV & Film Film Reviews

The VCR Kids episodes

May 27, 2020 Does Ladybugs Hold Up?
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Ladybugs came out in 1992, but it feels like an 80s movie at the earliest. Spoiler, this one does NOT hold up. Wanna know why? Listen to the latest episode of The VCR Kids!
55 min
May 19, 2020 Pretentious Picks: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
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Time for a change of pace. We are joined by Joe B. from Prompt & Circumstance to discuss Wes Anderson’s 2004 film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. This movie flopped in the Box Office, but was lauded by skinny, single white guys. Is it worth watching in 2020? We decided to revisit it and find out.
1 hr 4 min
May 12, 2020 Does Inspector Gadget Hold Up?
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Continuing our Streaming journey through Disney+, this week we stumbled upon Inspector Gadget - one of those movies we remember watching, but don’t remember anything about! This should be good…
48 min
May 05, 2020 Does Flubber Hold Up?
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Have you realized that we really like Robin Williams? We revisit Flubber, which we ALL had fond memories of. However, checking IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes was not very promising. Does this movie stand the test of time, or have our child brains fooled us?
47 min
April 28, 2020 Does "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Hold Up?
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A movie we all grew up with, but did we truly appreciate? We watched Who Framed Roger Rabbit? this week, and wonder what ever happened to all the drinking in kids movies?
41 min
April 21, 2020 Does National Treasure Hold Up?
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Nicholas Cage, you dirty criminal. We watched the enormous hit National Treasure this week. A little later than our usual movies, but this made a huge impact on most of our middle or high school years. Let us know your thoughts on this movie on Twitter!
40 min
April 07, 2020 Does Heavyweights Hold Up?
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Ready for some fun in the sun? We watched Judd Apatow’s Heavyweights on Disney+ and bring you all our thoughts. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts!
38 min
March 31, 2020 Does National Lampoon's Vacation Hold Up?
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COVID Week 3 - The Streaming Continues. This week we turned to Hulu to watch the 80’s “family” classic, National Lampoon’s Vacation. Times have changed a lot since this comedy premiered. Does it still hold up? And should you watch it while on quarantine?
38 min
March 24, 2020 Does Mrs. Doubtfire Hold Up?
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Everyone loves a good Robin Williams movie, so while you are at home socially distancing (please tell me you’re socially distancing!), why not rewatch Mrs. Doubtfire? That’s what we did, and you can hear all about it on the latest episode of The VCR Kids!
42 min
March 17, 2020 Pretentious Picks: Garden State
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Zach Braff's Semi-Autobiographical film helped introduce the world to 2000's indie pop music and "mumblecore". We watched Garden State as one of our Pretentious Picks.
54 min

About The VCR Kids

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This is Jay, Erin, and Richard, and we're The VCR Kids! We watch movies from our childhood and see if they still hold up. Every week we take a movie we loved (or maybe just watched) as a child and…