The kids are NOT alright: big brain genius Darcey Eagle got us to watch two parental nightmares, Larry Clark's disturbing indie Kids (1995) and Catherine Hardwicke's suburban melodrama Thirteen (2003). Both movies got their tween actors involved in the filmmaking process—for better and worse—and are sure to make u clutch ya pearls at the tongue-piercing, shoplifting, assault and violence on display.

They're tough watches, each introducing us to stars like Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, and Evan Rachel Wood back when they were mere bbs...but only ONE film can triumph as the ultimate adolescent cautionary tale. It's podcast time: do you know where your children are?

Triplet in the Attic links: Thirteen Q&A with Evan Rachel Wood + Nikki Reed // "Dead End Justice" by The Runaways // "Manny Santos, my how you've grown ;)" // Harmony Korine's appearances on David Letterman

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Sound: Anthony Carr

Art: Kazuki Komatsu

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