Tag: movies
9: “Who Needs Reasons When You’ve Got Heroin?” – Trainspotting
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG travels back to the mid 1990s, when Hollywood was inundated with an exciting new class of independent filmmakers who would change the movie business as we knew it. People – yes, even us youngsters – were paying attention to films with low budgets and unique visions. But only one of those…
7: “Some Wes Carpenter Flick” – Scream
What’s your favorite scary movie? If you grew up in the 90s, there’s a good chance your answer is SCREAM. In Episode 7, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG plunges bone-deep into the millennial teen horror craze with the franchise that (re)started it all, the meta horror-comedy written by then-unknown Kevin Williamson and directed by shock maestro…
3: “Harmonious and Productive” – Election
Movies, Music, TV and More… Nothing is Safe. WHEN WE WERE YOUNG takes a look back at beloved parts of pop culture from our formative years (1980-2000) and decides if they hold up today. Episode 3 of WHEN WE WERE YOUNG assesses the candidates and votes unanimously for the 1999 Alexander Payne film ELECTION, starring…