80s and 90s movies and early 2000s tv may be called stupid shit by some, but you know it matters. So do we. We're Tracie and Emily, sister podcasters who love well-crafted fiction and one another. In this comedy podcast, we look at the classic movies of our Gen X childhood and adolescence, analyzing film tropes to uncover the cultural commentary on romance, money, religion, mental health, and more. From Twilight to Ghostbusters, Harry Potter to the Muppets, comedy to drama to horror, we use feminism, our super smart brains, and each other to uncover the lessons lurking behind the nostalgia of pop culture. Come overthink with us as we delve into our deep thoughts about stupid shit.
Michael Jackson’s Thriller: Deep Thoughts about Undead Backup Singers, a Dead Pop Star and the “Death of the Author” (Reprise Ep 29)
Death of the Author (2024) · Jul 28, 2026
Grease: Deep Thoughts About Summer Nights, Performing Gender, and the Romance of Leather Pants and Letterman Sweaters
Grease (1978) · Jul 14, 2026
Short Circuit: Deep Thoughts About Robots, Romance, and "Acceptable" Racism in 80s Movies
Short Circuit (1986) · Jul 7, 2026
You’ve Got Mail: Deep Thoughts About Tom Hanks’ Charm, New York City’s Coziness, and the Merits of a Two-Hour RomCom / Commercial for AOL
You've Got Mail (1998) · Jun 30, 2026
The Full Monty: Deep Thoughts About Masculinity, Fatherhood, and Using Comedy to Make a Political Point
The Full Monty (1997) · Jun 23, 2026
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Deep Thoughts About Impeccable Storytelling, the Power of Connection, and Reese's Pieces
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) · Jun 9, 2026
The Sixth Sense: Deep Thoughts About Ghosts, Plot Twists, and Taking the Wrong Lesson from Pop Culture
The Sixth Sense (1999) · Jun 2, 2026
Underworld: Deep Thoughts About Feminism, Leather-clad Women, and the Edges of Helpfulness in Analogies of Race
Underworld (2003) · May 26, 2026
Highlander: Deep Thoughts About Bonkers Casting, Over-the-Top Cinematography, and Hiding Queer Subtext in Your Dad's Favorite Pop Culture
Highlander (1986) · May 19, 2026
An American Tail: Deep Thoughts About Animated Mice, American Immigration in Pop Culture, and the Power of Storytelling
An American Tail (1986) · May 12, 2026
The Devil Wears Prada with Tanesha Myles: Deep Thoughts About Intimidating Women, Niceness in the Workplace, and Who Gets Coffee for Whom
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) · Apr 21, 2026
Amélie: Deep Thoughts about French vs. American Culture, Helping vs. Meddling, and Delightful Romance vs. Problematic Programming
Amélie (2001) · Apr 7, 2026
The Muppets Take Manhattan: Deep Thoughts About the Meaning of Art, Assumptions About Women in the 80s, and Business Frogs in Marketing
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) · Mar 31, 2026
A League of Their Own: Deep Thoughts About Bittersweet Feminism, the Threat of Girl Athletes, and What's Wrong With Dottie and Kit's Rivalry
A League of Their Own (1992) · Mar 24, 2026
Pirates of the Caribbean: Deep Thoughts About Rum, Amusement Park Rides, and Jack Sparrow Rewriting Our Pop Culture Understanding of Pirates
Enemy Mine: Deep Thoughts About Subverting Sci Fi Tropes, Prescient Gender Discussions in 80s Pop Culture, and Brilliant Practical Effects
Enemy Mine (1985) · Mar 10, 2026
What Dreams May Come: Deep Thoughts About the Cosmology of a Painted Afterlife, Misogynistic Romance Tropes, and 90s Era Casual Racism
What Dreams May Come (1998) · Mar 3, 2026
The Road to Wellville: Deep Thoughts About Scatalogical Comedy, Health Crazes, and What Films You Should Never Watch With Your Dad
The Road to Wellville (1994) · Feb 19, 2026
Say Anything: Deep Thoughts About Romance, Masculinity, and Gen X Nostalgia for Boom Boxes
Say Anything... (1989) · Feb 10, 2026
Dick Tracy: Deep Thoughts About the Comic Strip Villains, Overusing Montages, and What We Accepted As "Romance" in 80s and 90s Movies
Dick Tracy (1990) · Jan 20, 2026
Brassed Off: Deep Thoughts About Collective Bargaining and Politics in Pop Culture
Brassed Off (1996) · Jan 6, 2026
Grosse Pointe Blank: Deep Thoughts About Dark Comedy, Going Home Again, and If Killing the President of Paraguay with a Fork is Forgivable
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) · Dec 30, 2025
Gremlins: Deep Thoughts About Great Movies, Genre Mashups, and Where Gremlin Marauders Get Their Tiny Little Clothes
Gremlins (1984) · Dec 23, 2025
Love, Actually: Deep Thoughts About Christmas Movies We Hate to Love, Creepy Cue Card Romance, and Early 2000s Fat Shaming
Love Actually (2003) · Dec 16, 2025
The Land Before Time: Deep Thoughts About Grief, Animation, and How Much Scientific Verisimilitude We Require From Talking Dinosaur Cartoons
The Land Before Time (1988) · Dec 9, 2025
Strictly Ballroom: Deep Thoughts About the Comedy Inherent in Ridiculous Competition and the Dignity of Taking Art Seriously
Strictly Ballroom (1992) · Dec 2, 2025
Home for the Holidays: Deep Thoughts About Memory, Cringey Romance, and Why Tracie Can't Be Fooled Into Thinking BWI Looks Like O'Hare
Home for the Holidays (1995) · Nov 25, 2025
Wall Street with Joe Saul-Sehy: Deep Thoughts About Mentorship, the Culture of Money, and Just How Many Yachts You Can Water Ski Behind
Wall Street (1987) · Nov 18, 2025
The Jerk: Deep Thoughts About Race, Comedy Genius, and the Unparalleled Thrill of Getting Your Name in the Phone Book
The Jerk (1979) · Nov 11, 2025
Scream: Deep Thoughts About Badass Final Girls, Self-Aware Pop Culture, and Why We Expect Morals from Horror but Not Comedy
Scream (1996) · Oct 31, 2025
Weekend at Bernie's: Deep Thoughts About Exceptional Physical Comedy, Dubious Personal Morality, and Pop Culture Touchstones
Weekend at Bernie's (1989) · Oct 28, 2025
A Fish Called Wanda: Deep Thoughts About Comedy, Cultural Commentary, and Cartoonish Con Artists
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) · Oct 21, 2025
Speed: Deep Thoughts About Dennis Hopper Chewing Scenery, Keanu Reeves Shooting Hostages, and Why Pop Culture Needs More Insurance Agents
Speed (1994) · Oct 14, 2025
Romancing the Stone: Deep Thoughts About White Feminism, Fiction Writers, and Forgivable Plot Holes You Can Drive a Bus Through
Romancing the Stone (1984) · Sep 30, 2025
The Truman Show: Deep Thoughts About Narcissism, Product Placement, and Parasocial Pop Culture
The Truman Show (1998) · Sep 23, 2025
Rain Man: Deep Thoughts About Buicks, Toothpicks, and Introducing Autism to Pop Culture
Rain Man (1988) · Sep 16, 2025
V for Vendetta: Deep Thoughts About Fascism, Feminism, and Pop Culture Revolution
V for Vendetta (2006) · Sep 2, 2025
The Sword in the Stone: Deep Thoughts About Animation, Squirrely Romance, and Merlin's Terrible Pedagogy
The Sword in the Stone (1963) · Aug 26, 2025
Hook with Jenn Book Haselswerdt: Deep Thoughts About Peter Pan's Perpetual Prepubescence in Pop Culture
Hook (1991) · Aug 19, 2025
The Shawshank Redemption: Deep Thoughts About Friendship, Slow Storytelling, and the Role of Prisons in American Pop Culture
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · Aug 12, 2025
The Beastmaster: Deep Thoughts About Storytelling Conventions, Covert Blood Libel, and Marc Singer's Glistening...Line Delivery
The Beastmaster (1982) · Aug 5, 2025
Titanic: Deep Thoughts About Pop Culture Feminism, Jack as a Trans Man, and the Relative Buoyancy of Wardrobe Doors
Titanic (1997) · Jul 29, 2025
Mrs. Doubtfire: Deep Thoughts About Cringe Comedy, Feminist Backlash, and Hairy Leg Appreciation
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) · Jul 22, 2025
Mannequin: Deep Thoughts About Hiding Seriously Subversive Messages in Deeply Unserious Movies
Mannequin (1987) · Jul 15, 2025
Weird Science: Deep Thoughts on Pygmalion, Women's Agency, and Why 1980s Movies Thought Computers Were Magic
Weird Science (1985) · Jul 8, 2025
Independence Day: Deep Thoughts About American Exceptionalism, Sci Fi Disaster Movies, and Jeff Goldblum in a Flight Suit
Independence Day (1996) · Jul 1, 2025
Rosemary's Baby with Ryan Cunningham: Deep Thoughts About Gaslighting, Monstrous Men, and Satanism in Pop Culture
Rosemary's Baby (1968) · Jun 17, 2025
Poltergeist: Deep Thoughts About the Feminine Archetype in Pop Culture, Dubious Parenting Decisions, and Respect for the Dead
Poltergeist (1982) · Jun 10, 2025
The Dark Crystal: Deep Thoughts About False Binaries, World Building, and What Emily Isn't Willing to Accept From Her Puppets
The Dark Crystal (1982) · May 27, 2025
Splash: Deep Thoughts About Mermaids, Male Masturbatory Fantasies, and How Pop Culture Created the Name Madison
Splash (1984) · May 20, 2025
Stand By Me: Deep Thoughts About Nostalgia, Mental Health, and Cherry-Flavored Pez
Stand by Me (1986) · May 13, 2025
Avalon: Deep Thoughts About Family, Money Psychology, and Waiting to Cut the Turkey
Avalon (1990) · May 6, 2025
Pretty Woman: Deep Thoughts About Bodily Autonomy, Realism, and Who Gets to be Human
Pretty Woman (1990) · Apr 29, 2025
Galaxy Quest: Deep Thoughts About Fandom, Tropes, and Science Fiction Storytelling
Galaxy Quest (1999) · Apr 22, 2025
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Deep Thoughts About Destiny, Work, and How to Engage with History
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) · Apr 15, 2025
Lilo & Stitch: Deep Thoughts About Animation, Found Family in Film, and...American Imperialism
Lilo & Stitch (2002) · Apr 8, 2025
In & Out: Deep Thoughts About Toxic Masculinity, Barbra Streisand, and Coming Out in the 1990s
In & Out (1997) · Apr 2, 2025
Ladyhawke: Deep Thoughts About Romance, Gender, and Looking for Realism in a Film About a Cursed Bird
Ladyhawke (1985) · Mar 25, 2025
The Mummy: Deep Thoughts About Colonialism, Historical Fiction, and Bisexual Awakenings
The Mummy (1999) · Mar 18, 2025
Silence of the Lambs: Deep Thoughts About Misogyny, Transphobia, and the Psychology of Fava Beans
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Mar 4, 2025
Dead Again: Deep Thoughts About Noir Storytelling, the Romance of Reincarnation, and Why Women Choose the Bear
Dead Again (1991) · Feb 25, 2025
Chasing Amy: Deep Thoughts About Bi-Erasure, Neurodivergence, and Well-Meaning White Men in Pop Culture
Chasing Amy (1997) · Feb 11, 2025
Big: Deep Thoughts About Giant Pianos, Women Mothering Their Boyfriends, and Why Emily Thought Adulthood Would Involve More Body-Swapping
Big (1988) · Feb 4, 2025
Groundhog Day: Deep Thoughts About Mental Health, Making Your Own Meaning, and Meteorological Rodents
Groundhog Day (1993) · Jan 28, 2025
Mr. Mom: Deep Thoughts About Women, Woobies, and Incompetent Dads in Pop Culture
Mr. Mom (1983) · Jan 21, 2025
Alien: Deep Thoughts About Space Feminism, Ash as an Allegory for the Anti-Abortion Movement, and Cats
Alien (1979) · Jan 14, 2025
Big Trouble in Little China: Deep Thoughts About Using Stereotypes to Subvert Storytelling Expectations
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) · Jan 7, 2025
When Harry Met Sally: Deep Thoughts About RomCom Misogyny, Fake Orgasms, and the Myth of High Maintenance Women
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) · Dec 31, 2024
The Muppet Christmas Carol with Erika Plank Hagan: Deep Thoughts About Musical Storytelling, Muppet Adaptations, and the Rudeness of Raw Turkey
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · Dec 24, 2024
The Toy: Deep Thoughts About the Lies Pop Culture Told Us About Human Rights, Redemption, and Piranhas
The Toy (1982) · Dec 17, 2024
The Goonies: Deep Thoughts About GenX Storytelling, Found Family, and Pirates Named After Penises
The Goonies (1985) · Dec 10, 2024
Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Deep Thoughts About the Role of Pathos in Broad Comedy
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) · Nov 26, 2024
Airplane!: Deep Thoughts About Comedy That Questions Everything--Except a Woman as a Prize
Airplane! (1980) · Nov 19, 2024
Men in Black: Deep Thoughts About Sci-Fi Comedy, Subversive Pop Culture, and Why Little Tiffany Had to Die
Men in Black (1997) · Nov 12, 2024
The Birdcage: Deep Thoughts About Joyous Queer Comedy, the Beauty of Middle-Age Romance, the Villainy of Val
The Birdcage (1996) · Nov 5, 2024
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Deep Thoughts About Culturally Appropriating Yuletide Cheer and Why Badass Women Get Stuck as Romance Fodder
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) · Oct 29, 2024
Jaws: Deep Thoughts About Shark Phobia in Pop Culture, Accidents Improving Spielberg's Storytelling, and Emily Swooning Over Oxygen Tanks
Jaws (1975) · Oct 22, 2024
The Little Mermaid: Deep Thoughts About Animation, Ariel as a Trans Allegory, and the Psychology of Controlling Parents
The Little Mermaid (1989) · Oct 14, 2024
Beetlejuice: Deep Thoughts About Bananas, Incomprehensible Guidebooks, and Funny Villains in Pop Culture
Beetlejuice (1988) · Oct 8, 2024
Blade Runner: Deep Thoughts About Replicants, Women, and Why Neither Get to Be Human
Blade Runner (1982) · Oct 1, 2024
City Slickers: Deep Thoughts About Mental Health, Aging, and Redefining Masculinity
City Slickers (1991) · Sep 24, 2024
Field of Dreams: Deep Thoughts About Whitewashed Boomer Nostalgia and the Psychology of Grief
Field of Dreams (1989) · Sep 17, 2024
Nightmare on Elm Street: Deep Thoughts About Badass Final Girl Feminism
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Sep 10, 2024
Dune with Jake Cohen: Deep Thoughts About Recreating Social Hierarchies and Biases in Sci Fi Worldbuilding
Dune (1984) · Sep 3, 2024
Dune with Jake Cohen: Deep Thoughts About Recreating Social Hierarchies and Biases in Sci Fi Worldbuilding
Dune (2021) · Sep 3, 2024
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: Deep Thoughts About Real Consequences When Pop Culture Golden Boys Get Away with Murder
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · Aug 20, 2024
The Matrix: Deep Thoughts About Reality, Social Constructs, and How the Wachowskis Created a Pop Culture Trans Allegory
The Matrix (1999) · Aug 13, 2024
Revenge of the Nerds: Deep Thoughts About Toxic Masculinity, Dehumanizing Women, and Recreating Harmful Hierarchies
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) · Jul 30, 2024
Dead Poets Society: Deep Thoughts About the Dubious Psychology of Standing on Desks
Dead Poets Society (1989) · Jul 23, 2024
Jurassic Park: Deep Thoughts About the Unexpected Feminism of Dinosaurs
Jurassic Park (1993) · Jul 16, 2024
The Last Unicorn: Deep Thoughts About Traumatizing Animation from the 1980s
The Last Unicorn (1982) · Jul 9, 2024
Four Weddings and a Funeral: Deep Thoughts About Poetry, Romance, and Hugh Grant's Floppy Hair
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) · Jul 2, 2024
King Kong with William Patrick Day: Deep Thoughts About Our Pop Culture Obsession with the Giant Ape
King Kong (1933) · Jun 25, 2024
King Kong with William Patrick Day: Deep Thoughts About Our Pop Culture Obsession with the Giant Ape
King Kong (2005) · Jun 25, 2024
King Kong with William Patrick Day: Deep Thoughts About Our Pop Culture Obsession with the Giant Ape
King Kong (1976) · Jun 25, 2024
Deep Thoughts about Superman: The Movie
Superman (1978) · Apr 30, 2024