Podcast: TOP GUN taught ’80s kids that rules were for losers.

By Tara McNamara | September 18, 2020
A woman in military uniform sitting on the back of a car.

Listen and subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher. Top Gun is an iconic ’80s action classic, a blockbuster that’s beloved, and a Tony Scott treasure that has been selected for preservation by the the National Film Registry becomes of its significance. And while it’s a great film, the hypermasculinity sent some suffocating messages to ’80s boys.…

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Podcast: Wanna know why there are so many police shootings? LETHAL WEAPON.

By Tara McNamara | June 26, 2020
A man holding a gun in front of another man.

The ’70s and early ’80s saw a decrease in police-involved deaths, but starting in 1988, use of lethal force was on the rise. What happened? Lethal Weapon. On this episode of “’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents,” Tara McNamara, Gen X, and Riley Roberts, Gen Z, look back at how one bad-ass blockbuster proved to police…

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