We Can't Like This Anymore

It's Spooky Season! It's also the 30th anniversary of the 1995 movie Casper! Which is being re-released in theaters to celebrate, so we figured we would also do a re-release of our own. Last year we covered Casper so here is the episode again. Enjoy it for the first time or the second time! Or third? Calm down if so. Twice is enough.

1995's Tommy Boy. Holy schnikes, it’s time to tackle Tommy Boy, the road-trip comedy that taught us about brake pads, friendship, and the dangers of lighting things on fire in an office. This wacky-underachiever-meets-snarky-sidekick road trip flick gave us laughs, car crashes, and the eternal struggle of salesmanship. But does it still deserve a high-five from our inner ’90s kid, or should we toss it in the trunk with all those outdated gags and hope it never makes it to Sandusky? Buckle up to see if this movie holds up or if it ends up as roadkill.

2002's Maid in Manhattan. Pack your bags and grab your room key, because we’re revisiting Maid in Manhattan, the rom-com that tried to convince us a senator could fall for J.Lo just by seeing her in the wrong outfit. But does this Cinderella-in-a-hotel story still sparkle, or will we call housekeeping to clean up the mess? Either way, Ralph Fiennes definitely owes us an explanation.

1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Cowabunga, dudes—we’re diving into the sewer-slick world where radioactive reptiles deliver justice with nunchucks, sass, and an unhealthy dependence on pizza. But does this childhood favorite still kick shell, or are there too many red flags hiding under those bandanas—like the racial coding, abusing children, and torture? We’re asking the hard-hitting questions: is this film a radical time capsule or just toxic ooze in VHS form? Either way, Splinter deserves hazard pay and some serious therapy.

1982's E.T. This week, we phone home—and possibly hang up—because we’re talking E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the childhood classic that made us believe in aliens, friendship, and government incompetency. But does this glowing-finger fever dream still hold up, or are we just looking at a weird raisin with abandonment issues? Between weird parenting, a fridge with way too much beer, and a terrorist halloween costume, we’re asking: is E.T. still a heartwarming ride across the moon, or are we just probing at nostalgia? Either way, someone get that alien a solid mobile plan.

1997's Good Burger. Grab your secret sauce and questionable employment practices—this week we’re flipping back to Good Burger to find out if it still sizzles or if it’s past its expiration date. Did this movie serve up peak ‘90s nostalgia or is it giving us food poisoning with its rough mental health representation and fat jokes? Join us as we decide whether to keep it on the kids’ menu… or toss it in the fryer with Mondo Burger’s ethics.

1985's The Goonies. This week we’re diving into The Goonies—that beloved treasure hunt where children evade felons, booby traps, and adult supervision like it’s an Olympic sport. But does this 80s classic still sparkle like One-Eyed Willy’s jewels, or is it just a messy map of fat jokes, yelling, and questionable parenting? Join us as we truffle shuffle our way through nostalgia, peril, and at least one unnecessary Rube Goldberg machine.

1996's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Ohhhh back in the day when Notre Dame wasn’t damaged by fire and the Romani people were persecuted by blue-balled religious institutions. Will this Disney classic bring us so much joy that we decide to crown it the King of Fools or will we have to burn it in Hell Fire? Either way, Frollo needs to take a long cold shower.