Kicking & Streaming
Do you and your friends speak in movie quotes? Do you trade Spongebob memes back and forth with your loved ones? Do you have to rely on the ”Are You Still Watching?” message to let you know it’s time to bathe and stop procrastinating? If you answered yes to any (or all) of these questions, come hang out with us every other week!
Media can play a huge role in shaping who we are. Sometimes it makes us idolize Jeff Goldblum as a sex symbol. Sometimes a lack of representation makes you feel invisible. As hosts, siblings Carie and Ross will analyze this phenomenon by breaking down a favorite movie or television show and how the sights, sounds, and messages of media have followed our generation throughout our lives. So pour your favorite beverage, relax, and explore how our shared experiences with movies and television messed us up as a generation. There will be laughter, there will be sadness, and THERE WILL BE discussions about homosexual subtext in children’s animation.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 69 minutes
- Episodes
- 327
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Lincoln or: How to Survive a White Parade of Pontification (Pt.2)
Part two is here y'all! This week, we're wrapping up coverage of Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning film, Lincoln (2012). The final days of the debate on the 13th Amendment begin in the House o…
Lincoln or: How to Survive a White Parade of Pontification (Pt.1)
Today's episode is part Ross' History Corner as we delve into Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning blockbuster about the passing of the 13th Amendment by Abraham Lincoln in January of 1865. Ross frontloa…
Chicago or: How I Learned the Wrong Way to Get Famous
GET IN THE CHORUS LINE, LIL' ONIONS! This week we get FOSSE with Kander & Ebb as we break down the 2002 film adaptation of Chicago. Carie recounts her memory of her senior chorale solo, Ross struggle…
Philadelphia or: The One Where We’re Mad at Denzel Washington
Ho-boy. Here we go. This week the siblings are unpacking Philadelphia (1993), the Oscar-winning film about homophobia in the 1990's workplace. Carie is over Denzel Washington's character, Ross is FAN…
J. Edgar or How I Learned Leo Can Do that Accent
Ross is in rare form today as we unpack the 2011 historical drama, J. Edgar. Ross provides us crucial historical context while Carie tries not to heave at every frame containing Armie Hammer. Carie e…
Brokeback Mountain or: How Queer Cowboys Broke *Me*
Who's ready to sob in cowboy? To kick of pride month, Carie and Ross are cracking open the hella queer narrative about two cowboys in love, Brokeback Mountain (2005). Ross guides us through a nuanced…
Forrest Gump or: How I Learned About Fate vs. Chance
Who's ready to RUN, lil onions? This week, Carie and Ross unpack the enduring saga of Forrest Gump, a man with a low IQ and a heart of gold. Ross gets his giggles from the drive-by historical events …
Ever After or: How I Fell in Love with Drew Barrymore
Who's ready for an emotional favorite? This week, by special request, the siblings are covering the 1998 adaptation of the Cinderella story, Ever After. Carie gets caught up in the improvements of th…
Mighty Joe Young or: How I Fell in Love with Charlize Theron
Happy Mother's Day, lil' onions! We're covering a different kind of tale about motherhood and maternity this year by breaking down a core favorite film of ours, Mighty Joe Young (1998). Ross is once …
Flubber or: How Ross Started Having Flight Dreams
This week the siblings break down a long-dormant favorite, Flubber, a Disney remake based on the Absent Minded Professor. Robin Williams crawls back into our hearts once more as he attempts to hone a…
Who Framed Roger Rabbit or: How I Learned to Embrace My Toony Side
STRAP IN Y'ALL. THIS ONE'S A FAVE. This week the siblings unpack the unprecedented marvel of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). Carie goes on at length about the technical aspects of the film, Ross appr…
Spaceballs: or How I Learned to Harness the Schwartz
This week the siblings examine a creation from one of the great parody kings of our time, Mel Brooks, in his Star Wars parody creation, Spaceballs. Yes, Ross is upset that we're covering this before …
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story or How I Learned It’s Easy to Cut Yourself in Half
This week, the siblings were pleasantly surprised with the innate hilarity of the biopic parody, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). Carie is flabbergasted at the soundtrack quality of this fool-a…
Cabin in the Woods or: How I Learned to Keep Subterranean Deities At Bay
Happy April, lil onions! This month Kicking & Streaming is breaking down genre parodies in film. To begin, the siblings are covering one of Ross' least favorites, Cabin in the Woods (2011). Carie def…
Bridesmaids or: How I Learned Not to Make it All About Me
Who's ready to make it all about themselves?! This week the siblings are talking about the 2011 film Bridesmaids. Carie is pointing out the racial insensitivity and lack of merit for an Academy Award…
Steel Magnolias or How I Learned There’s No Such Thing As Natural Beauty
Get out the tissues! BIG UGLY BABY TEARS A-COMIN'. This week the siblings break down the iconic film based on Robert Harling's play, Steel Magnolias. Ross becomes frustrated with the strange characte…
The First Wives Club or: How I Learned the Enterprise of Revenge
Sorry for the late upload, y'all we had some ridiculous internet outage in our area today. This week the siblings dissect a never-before-seen classic of 90's comedy about three first wives who seek r…
Heavenly Creatures or: How I Learned the Concept of Folie à Deux
Who's ready for a little true crime? This week the siblings are breaking down the fictionalization of the infamous Parker-Hulme murder case in 1950's Christchurch, New Zealand. Heavenly Creatures tel…
My Week with Marilyn or: How I Fell in Love with Michelle Williams
We're havin' a heat wave, ya'll! This week the siblings break down the film adaptation of Colin Clark's memoir, My Week With Marilyn (2011). Carie rolls her eyes over the fact that we can't have a Ma…
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or: How I Learned Frankenstein is a Love Story
This probably should have been a two-parter y'all but we had no idea how much we were going to have to say about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). Carie makes her case throughout that Frankenstein …