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| Coraline | 29 oct. 2026 | 01:15:12 | |
Another stop-motion Halloween kids flick to follow up our discussions on Wallace and Gromit and The Nightmare Before Christmas, we decided to chat about 2009's Coraline. We discuss the beautiful animation, laggy strange dance-filled middle, and the thrilling conclusion that most skeptics (like AJ) should still love. Happy Halloween! Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| A Farewell to DCOMs – The Scream Team, Stuck in the Suburbs, Can of Worms, and Right on Track | 29 sept. 2026 | 01:59:45 | |
What was intended as a DCOM Power Hour turned into a power two hours as we cover our (potentially) last Disney Channel Original Movies ever on The Old Kids Movies. In this episode, we talk about how we – as two 30+ year old men – just don't see DCOMs the way we used to, and while we cherish the role they had in our lives and on this show, it's time to bid them farewell on this podcast. To send the DCOM off properly, we cover four different original movies from Disney Channel in-depth. They are:
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| Billy Madison | 27 août 2026 | 01:35:40 | |
Time to go back to school! We're revisiting 1995's Billy Madison to talk about Sandler's role in our childhoods as a gateway to PG-13 comedies and how we look at his talents now. Also, O'Doyle rules, The Puppy Who Lost His Way, do you have any more gum, yada yada yada. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| Boyhood | 30 juil. 2026 | 02:08:22 | |
It's the twelve-year anniversary of Boyhood! Not exactly an old kids movie, but there's no way we could let this movie's milestone anniversary pass without discussing it. Mason graduated high school the year between Trevor and AJ – and this movie perfectly captures so much of what we experienced as Millennial/Gen-Z cusps. Join us as we revisit the Oregon Trail, Cobra Starship, FaceTime, the Telephone music video, and squash as we celebrate growing up, childhood, and 12 years of Boyhood. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| Hook | 25 juin 2026 | 01:24:05 | |
It's time to remember..."Hook" for its 35th anniversary. AJ was too scared of Dustin Hoffman to watch it as a kid, but Trevor has a lot of appreciation for it and the lore of Peter Pan. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| The Stupids | 21 mai 2026 | 01:35:00 | |
It's the 30th anniversary year of 1996's The Stupids! It was Trevor's first watch, and he thinks the title matches the quality of this John Landis flick. AJ, however, genuinely sees it as a secret masterpiece and came to appreciate it through multiple viewings in childhood. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| Like Mike | 30 avr. 2026 | 01:24:51 | |
We love that basketball. Like Mike has escaped us for years, and it's about time we step up and get it done. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
Next month: I'm my own grandpa. | |||
| 2026 Oscar Predictions: Who Should Win and Who Will Win at the 98th Academy Awards? | 11 mars 2026 | 01:34:40 | |
It's almost Oscar night! Trevor and AJ predict who will win the above-the-line categories at this year's Academy Awards and make the case for who should have been nominated.
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| The Pink Panther | 26 févr. 2026 | 01:25:56 | |
Cue the music – AJ and Trevor are back in their old routine talking about 2006's The Pink Panther for its 20th anniversary! In two weeks – Oscar predictions! Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| Top 10 Movies of 2025 | 02 févr. 2026 | 01:22:25 | |
AJ and Trevor are BACK with a new season and two new lists! Recount the year with us as we talk about our favorite and least favorite movies from 2025. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| The Ultimate Christmas Present | 23 déc. 2025 | 01:33:20 | |
Merry Christmas, Trever Sprouse! A Patroen member request spurred us to finally talk about the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Ultimate Christmas Present, for its 25th anniversary. Hope you all enjoy this episode and this holiday season! Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| New England Movie Draft | 22 nov. 2025 | 01:53:29 | |
Happy almost Thanksgiving! To celebrate the history of our nation, we're going back to our roots as New Englanders to do a NEW ENGLAND MOVIE DRAFT! We may be biased, but some of our favorite movies take place in Massachusetts and the like, so we're bringing on two fellow New Englanders to draft some of the best movies that take place in this part of the country to get in touch with our pilgrimy roots. Follow and support the show and the hosts! | |||
| The Good Son | 30 oct. 2025 | 01:14:28 | |
We're back doing our first movie chat in FIVE months! And it's probably one you've never seen – but you should. Happy Halloween from the Old Kids! Follow and support the show and the hosts!
In 3-4 weeks: Another draft – one that's close to home. | |||
| Horror Movie Draft | 16 oct. 2025 | 01:32:15 | |
A horror movie draft has been on our radar for years, so we brought back guests TJ Ruesch and Amanda Garcia to join us for a massive 32-film horror draft. Join us as we battle for our favorite slashers, ghost stories, creature features, guilty pleasures, kids horror flicks, and more. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
In 2 weeks: The Good Movie (Actually most people think it's pretty bad, much like one of the kids in it.) | |||
| The Old Kids Summer Catch-up! | 18 sept. 2025 | 00:52:44 | |
We're so back. AJ and Trevor catch up on life, love, and the pursuit of great movies. We recap the best and worst things we saw this summer and talk about marriage and engagements. Tune in for a recap ofAJ's wedding, Trevor's extravagant proposal, and our disagreements on Superman. We'll see you next month for some spooky season content! Follow and support the show and the hosts!
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| The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | 29 mai 2025 | 01:35:49 | |
AJ's getting married tomorrow, and Trevor's a groomsman! Before the big day, Trevor and AJ are joined by AJ's fiancée, Allison Jonkers, to discuss one of her favorite movies just as their engagement ends and their marriage begins. Follow and support the show and the hosts!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. | |||
| Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | 08 mai 2025 | 01:51:53 | |
It's the 20th anniversary of the best of the Star Wars prequels, and we're breaking down the good, the bad, and the meme-y for this beloved and flawed entry in the franchise. We're also joined by TJ Ruesch, who offers his insights and his ranking of the Skywalker Saga! Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Click here to listen to Trevor's new EP! Click here to watch Trevor's new YouTube channel!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. For our next episode, only a Sith deals in absolutes. | |||
| Bridge to Terabithia | 10 avr. 2025 | 01:15:00 | |
Break out the tissues. We're finally crossing the bridge into 2007 to talk about Disney's Bridge to Terabithia. Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb were catapulted into "kid actors who can actually act" stardom with this massive cultural hit for this generation. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Click here to listen to Trevor's new EP! Click here to watch Trevor's new YouTube channel!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. For our next episode, only a Sith deals in absolutes. | |||
| Robots | 20 mars 2025 | 01:05:15 | |
For its 20th anniversary, we're talking about 2005's Robots! We ask ourselves what direction Robin Williams was given, what this movie's stance on capitalism is, and what we thought of that highly convoluted public transit system. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more! Click here to listen to Trevor's new EP! Click here to watch Trevor's new YouTube channel!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. For our next episode, well...we'll cross that Bridge when we get to it. | |||
| 97th Oscar Predictions + Our Top 10 Movies of 2024 (Patreon Unlocked!) | 01 mars 2025 | 01:47:40 | |
As the Oscars approach, we're wrapping up our coverage on 2024 with Oscar predictions for the major categories, plus our top 10 movies of the year! Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes like this one, plus shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: robots. | |||
| Thunderbirds | 20 févr. 2025 | 01:24:59 | |
The Oscars are a week and a half away! To celebrate, we're talking about 2004's Thunderbirds – a movie made because it was important to Brits a couple of decades ago but had no commercial success in America because no one knew about it. Sound familiar? And believe it or not, this movie doesn't connect to Better Man, but rather another 2024 movie: The Brutalist. That's right – the child actor who starred in this movie was the creator of one of this year's biggest awards season plays. We chat about the poor critical and commercial reception of this movie and how Brady got from Tracy Island to focusing on Hungarian architects. And did we mention that Vanessa Hudgens is in this movie, too? Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: another animated movie. Less ice, more robots. | |||
| Ice Age | 06 févr. 2025 | 01:05:00 | |
The Old Kids Movies has defrosted for Season 6! Today, we discuss franchise-maker Ice Age to see whether it holds up today. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: one of this year's Best Director nominees in a thunderous kids movie. | |||
| Christmas with the Kranks | 23 déc. 2024 | 01:23:30 | |
Merry Christmas! For its 20th anniversary, we have one of our most heated discussions on record on 2004's Christmas with the Kranks. AJ and Trevor tap into why this critically maligned Christmas film has since gotten reappraisal – and whether or not that second look has been deserved.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. We'll see you next year for Season 6 of The Old Kids Movies! | |||
| Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | 12 déc. 2024 | 01:09:30 | |
It's Christmastime, and what better way to capture the joy of millennial Christmas joy than with Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas? We recap the events of this Disney anthology, rank them, and talk about the comfort they brought us as we gear up for the holidays.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: Disney + Christmas. | |||
| The Wizard of Oz | 28 nov. 2024 | 01:19:48 | |
As we celebrate the 150th main feed episode of The Old Kids Movies and celebrate Thanksgiving, we're talking about one of the oldest kids movies ever made – and it's wicked awesome.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: Disney + Christmas. | |||
| My Date With the President's Daughter | 14 nov. 2024 | 01:14:47 | |
Tune into our thorough analysis of the 2024 election, as well as to hear who we supported this year! Just kidding. We just talk about a fun kids movie from the 90s. Sign up for our Patreon for bonus episodes, shoutouts in our shows, occasional early episode drops, and more!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: there's no place like The Old Kids Movies. | |||
| Beetlejuice | 31 oct. 2024 | 01:29:00 | |
Happy Halloween! To celebrate, we're talking about one of the most unique supernatural movies ever made – Beetlejuice! Plus, since it's a special occasion, we're joined by Trevor's girlfriend, Amanda Garcia, to have one guest for each number of times you can't say Beetlejuice.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: something very presidential and romantic. | |||
| Don't Look Under the Bed | 17 oct. 2024 | 01:14:59 | |
Spooky Season is upon us!
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| Shark Tale | 03 oct. 2024 | 01:04:41 | |
20 years of Shark Tale! Check out our discussion on this manic (but oddly progressive?) Will Smith animated movie.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: spooky season begins. Don't Look up what the movie will be. | |||
| Smart House | 21 sept. 2024 | 01:07:14 | |
Many people consider 1999's Smart House to be the best DCOM of all time. These people are wrong.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: workin' at an underwater car wash. | |||
| The Princess Diaries | 05 sept. 2024 | 01:19:56 | |
Miracles do happen! It took us nearly 150 episodes, but we're finally talking about The Princess Diaries. AJ and Trevor discuss this 2001 teen comedy, highlighting the charm of its two leads and debating whether or not the film lived up to the potential of its premise. Then, before we close out, we're visited by AJ's fiancée, Allison Jonkers, who makes her Old Kids Movies debut to talk about one of her favorite movies.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $3 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: a smart DCOM. | |||
| Blank Check | 22 août 2024 | 01:16:59 | |
If you had a million dollars, would you put it towards a movie better than this one?
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $4 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. In two weeks: miracles happen once in a while, when you believe. | |||
| Spider-Man 2 | 18 juil. 2024 | 01:14:30 | |
A kids movie? Tell that to the hospital scene!
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $4 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. Next month: we've got a million reasons for you to check out our next episode, but you'll have to wait a bit longer as we take our summer break. See you in August! | |||
| RV | 04 juil. 2024 | 01:08:56 | |
Happy Fourth of July! We're hitting the road for Independence Day with our big ol' rolling turd to discuss RV! Buckle up as we discuss a seven-minute poop sequence, the unearned ending, and whether or not Robin Williams saved the movie.
Everyone who signs up for our Patreon at the $4 level will be given shoutouts in each episode and episode show notes. Next time: The power of the sun in the palm of my hand. | |||
| United States Movie Draft, Part 2 (Patreon Preview) | 27 juin 2024 | 00:27:24 | |
We're picking things up where we left off with a follow-up to our 2023 United States Movie Draft!
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| The Lion King | 20 juin 2024 | 01:08:00 | |
Celebrating its 30th anniversary, The Lion King is arguably the crowning achievement in Disney's Renaissance Era. We discuss the music, characters, wonderful animation, and how this movie's Best Original Score win messed up the Oscars timeline in AJ's mind.
Next time: RV gonna have fun with this one? | |||
| Napoleon Dynamite | 06 juin 2024 | 01:10:16 | |
Anyone who likes this movie is a freakin' idiot! At least that's AJ's hot take of the month. Trevor, meanwhile, sees this one as a masterpiece – as so many do. Whether you're a hater or a lover, our episode on Napoleon Dynamite should be a good one for you.
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| Teen Movie Draft (Patreon Preview) | 30 mai 2024 | 00:19:10 | |
It's a battle for the best teen movies ever! AJ, Trevor, and guest TJ Ruesch go to war to build the best roster of teen movies, from American Graffiti, to Scream, to Lady Bird, and all the high school comedies in between.
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| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 23 mai 2024 | 01:17:30 | |
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| Angels in the Outfield | 09 mai 2024 | 01:10:52 | |
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| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Patreon Preview) | 02 mai 2024 | 00:21:48 | |
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| Catch That Kid | 25 avr. 2024 | 01:07:52 | |
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| Galaxy Quest | 11 avr. 2024 | 01:11:15 | |
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| Chef (Patreon Preview) | 04 avr. 2024 | 00:23:10 | |
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| P.U.N.K.S. | 28 mars 2024 | 01:15:39 | |
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| Baby Geniuses | 14 mars 2024 | 01:16:45 | |
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 29 févr. 2024 | 01:20:37 | |
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 15 févr. 2024 | 01:20:00 | |
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| Top 10 Movies of 2023 (Patreon Preview) | 08 févr. 2024 | 00:23:00 | |
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 01 févr. 2024 | 01:31:34 | |
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