Confidently Controversial

Growing up in the 80’s was super weird. Together we will rewatch movies that made us laugh, made us cry, and made us make poor choices with boys, friends, and life in general.

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Friday Jan 05, 2024

We are kicking off 2024 by channeling the vibe we are bringing to the new year... that's right, we've got that sweet bodacious dude energy coursing through our lady bods and we are spewing facts and spinning tales until we get the A+ we deserve. All that to say, it's time to watch a most excellent film made in ancient times - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. (insert air guitar riff here) Join us while we try to go live on Tik Tok and also record a podcast - spoiler alert - one of us goes all diva and throws a hissy. Happy New Year, guys!
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When Harry Met Sally

Friday Dec 29, 2023

Friday Dec 29, 2023

We're back -  just in time to let old acquaintances be forgot and all that other New Year's Eve business. Before we shed the skin of the craptastic year called 2023 (gross), we are watching the one film we could both think of that features NYE - When Harry Met Sally! The rom-com to end all rom-coms, this 1989 Nora Ephron gem asks if men and women be friends and then answers fairly quickly with a firm "no way, dude". All the while we get to see some iconic Meg Ryan looks, a terrible Carrie Fisher haircut, and Billy Crystal in some incredibly tight pants. Oh yeah and the whole orgasm in the deli thing happens and we revert to our 12 year old selves and melt into puddles of goo and embarrassment. 
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Scrooged

Friday Dec 15, 2023

Friday Dec 15, 2023

It's almost Christmas... time to put a little love in your heart or prepare yourself to be visited by three ghosts giving you the business about being a real dick all year. Frankly, you should save yourself the hassle and be a decent human being for once in your life. Jeeze. This week on the podcast affectionately known as ConCon, we are keeping the holiday spirit oozing from our every orifice by watching 1988's Scrooged. Starring pretty much the entire Murray family, plus amazing additions like Carol Kane, Buster Poindexter, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodward and Bobcat Goldthwait this is a holiday must for those who aren't afraid to get a little sassy.
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Gremlins

Friday Dec 08, 2023

Friday Dec 08, 2023

Well, poor parenting choices waste no time revealing themselves in everyone's favorite Christmas movie about space lizards, 1984's Gremlins. Come along on this not so family friendly ride as we try to figure out why someone didn't just flip on a light and get this whole thing over with in the first place. 
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Funny Farm

Friday Dec 01, 2023

Friday Dec 01, 2023

Alliances crumble and friendships falter as Confidently Controversial begins the holiday season with a "Christmas" episode that may or may not be a "Christmas" episode depending on which one of the hosts you ask. Today the ladies are watching 1988's Funny Farm, which firmly spends a chunk of time celebrating Christmas and a few other seasons, but also the Christmas. No matter which side you are on, you will surely agree that this film about a dysfunctional relationship really had no business being embedded on our young beautiful brains. 
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The Golden Child

Friday Nov 24, 2023

Friday Nov 24, 2023

Ah, the 80's, a time when movies succeeded at the box office solely because of their star power and maybe because we didn't have anything else to look at? This week we are watching a film that combines martial arts moves, sci-fi creatures, a vampire magician, a half snake/half lady and of course, Eddie Murphy like it is totally a normal thing.  That's right it's 1986's The Golden Child! 
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Friday Nov 17, 2023

Friday Nov 17, 2023

Martin and Candy. Tweed and Paul. Name two more iconic comedy duos... we will certainly wait. 
Well, that was surprisingly quick. And a little hurtful, honestly.
Anyway, today is your lucky day because these four powerhouse comedy minds are coming together for a heartfelt Thanksgiving episode of the Confidently Controversial pod. That's right, it's 1987's Planes, Trains and Automobiles! A Turkey Day tradition for some, this John Hughes film takes the buddy comedy on the road to see what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. 
Hot tip? Bring a little more Del Griffith to this holiday season.  Not the butt cheek pillow part, but you know, the kind part.
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Midnight Madness

Friday Nov 10, 2023

Friday Nov 10, 2023

It's midnight. It's also madness. What else do you need to know? No, really, what else? 1980's Midnight Madness sets five teams loose in the city of Los Angeles overnight to solve clues in what is called The Great All Nighter. Why? Well, I don't really remember why, except this weird dude named Leon who is about to get evicted told them to do it. Oh yeah, and Michael J. Fox is there. 
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Major League

Friday Nov 03, 2023

Friday Nov 03, 2023

Yay Sports! In this episode of Confidently Controversial, we've ditched the spooky movies in favor of a film covering a topic we know gobs about, baseball! The 80s and 90s were surprisingly thick with sports films, but only one featured Charlie Sheen getting paid to the wild thing... that's right, it's 1989's Major League! Our old podcast friend Tom Berenger is back and he's brought a ragtag crew, including Corbin Bernsen, Wesley Snipes, and Dennis Haysbert, to lead the Indians to a victory in an unnamed championship game that Emily and Kim are still fighting to name. Oh yeah and Renee Russo's incredible hair is there, too. It may be America's pastime, but these USA ladies struggled, not just with the sports chat, but also with the overt degradation of the Native American culture. Fun!
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Friday Oct 27, 2023

Join us for our first live episode as we watch 1999's Terror Firmer with Casey Kaufman himself, Will Keenan! Despite multiple warnings from Will and our ability to do internet research, we watched this Troma Film anyway and we actually kinda liked it. Chock full of guts, gore, boobs, and pickles, this film is at its best delightful in its humor and inclusivity and at its worst a close up shot of a prosthetic vagina that is real angry about something. While we don't get too far into the plot of the movie in our recap, we do have a fantastic convo with Will, hear about his life, and find out what it was like to be part of the Tromaverse. 
A huge thank you to Will Keenan and Harbor Square Theatre!
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