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Killing Your Darlings

Join husband and wife team, Dan and Chrysten, while they revisit classic film and television from their childhood and see if it holds up through the cynical eyes of adulthood!
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Now displaying: July, 2017
Jul 31, 2017

First of all...we need to address the elephant in the room: Michael Keaton is by far the most underrated actor of the past 30 years.  Guys, he's so good.  Like, for real, just so f**kin' good.  Take this week's film, Mr. Mom.  This is a goofy fish-out-of-water role reversal comedy.  And yet somehow, Michael Keaton is doing some of the subtlest, most interesting work of his magnificent career.  Also Keaton = Best Batman, THIS IS NOT A DEBATE!!!  Btw, Teri Garr and Martin Mull are also bringing their A-games in this movie.  Set in the suburbs of Detroit, Jack Butler has just been laid off from his job as an engineer at a major car manufacturer.  His wife, Caroline, has been a stay-at-home mom for the past few years, but has a background in advertising.  When Caroline secures a job at a big advertising firm, Jack is forced to take on the role of homemaker with HILARIOUS results.  This was one of those movies that Chrysten's parents taped off of HBO that she would rewind and re-watch on a constant loop.  Dan has, as per usual, never seen this movie.  Will they both enjoy this very sophisticated grown-up viewing of this early 80s gem?  Join us, darlings, and find out!  And don't forget to RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE!

Jul 24, 2017

This week we're going a liiiiittle off format and revisiting a childhood favorite of kids everywhere that needed a distraction while they were doing their homework: Batman: The Animated Series!  We selected four of our favorite episodes (2 each, we like to keep things democratic here at KYD) and discussed in detail what made this series so awesome when we were kids.  We are introduced to one miss Harley Quinn, experience traumatic heartbreak with Mr. Freeze, and realize that Mark Hamill was entirely miscast as a hero...this dude was born to play a villain!  Plus...the amount of famous voice actors that were on this show is almost as insane as the Joker himself.  But is this show as awesome as our middle school addled brains thought it was?  Join us and find out!  Same bat time, same bat channel, darlings!   

Jul 17, 2017

This week our good friend and Sixth Borough Brewery brewmaster, Dan Rogers, joins us for a viewing of the most successful independent film of all time (no, that's not a joke) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!  Set in New York City (and by New York City we mean on a sound stage in North Carolina) a mysterious underground crime ring, known as the Foot Clan, has been robbing NY of its precious TVs and car stereos.  None of the Foot Clan have been seen...until our four green heroes catch them robbing cracker jack reporter, April O'Neil!  A rivalry is sparked between the Turtles and the Foot and lots of sweet, ninja fighting action (and hilarity!) ensues!  Starring Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Corey Feldman's voice, and lots of pizza, this 1990 classic kicks the shell out of those Michael Bay imitators!  But does this small, indie flick withstand the nostalgia test?  Join three drunk idiots fueled by Sixth Borough Brewery beer and find out!      

Jul 10, 2017

This week we delve even deeper into the missed opportunities of Dan's childhood and watch a movie that almost everyone our age loves that Dan has NEVER SEEN!  Darlings, this week we are hopping on our bikes, grabbing our maps and hunting for treasure in the 80s action adventure The Goonies!  Starring a prepubescent Samwise Gamgee (aka Sean Astin) and mothereffing Thanos himself (aka Josh Brolin) as brothers who, along with their friends, face eviction from their homes so that some rich pricks can build a f**king country club.  Rich people are the worst.  In order to raise the money to save their homes, this ragtag group of misfits go on a treasure hunt where they face off against booby traps so fantastic only Steven Spielberg could think them up AND a family of criminals that are hell bent on getting the "rich stuff" for themselves!  Plus Corey Feldman is there at his absolute Corey-est!  It's pretty clear from this description that I'm psyched about this movie...but will Dan love it as much as I do?  Join us and find out!  And don't forget to RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE!  

Jul 3, 2017

OK, so legit the creators of this movie should sue the crap out of the creators of Avatar because it's basically the same movie....except after this one I didn't wish I had the last three hours of my life back!  AWWWW SH***T!  But seriously, folks, we're here to do more than talk smack about Avatar...we're here to talk smack about this week's darling, FernGully: The Last Rainforest!  Starring bonafide 90s hotties, Samantha Mathis and Christian Slater, the late great Robin Williams, and acting genius Tim Curry, this animated feature follows the story of a colony of fairies living in the last rainforest in Australia and the battle that ensues with anthropomorphic pollution demon, Hexxus.  We've already established that Avatar sucks...how does FernGully fare under our cynical adult eyes?  Tune in to find out!  And don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!     

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