October 2019 - '80s Movie Guide

Podcast: THE LOST BOYS – So Much Subtext in the Shadows

By Tara McNamara | October 25, 2019

A woman holding chopsticks and eating food.

The ’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents podcast looks at THE LOST BOYS (1987) for what it reveals about and impacted Gen X teens

Podcast: GHOSTBUSTERS – Con Your Way to Success!

By Tara McNamara | October 17, 2019

A woman in ghostbusters uniform holding a camera.

In this episode of the ’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents podcast, GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) is put through the modern day lens to show why the movie is so great — and so damaging.

THE SHINING Shined a Light on the Horrors of Domestic Abuse; Here’s How Life for Teens is More Chilling Today

By Tara McNamara | October 3, 2019

A girl sitting on the floor holding a bottle

Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING provides insights into family relations in 1980.