Modern Technology Watches – Episode 402 – Tommy Boy (1995)

The fourth season of Modern Technology Watches continues as Gila shows Rob the 1995 Chris Farley/David Spade buddy comedy Tommy Boy.

Will Rob buy what they’re selling, or will this episode be the downfall of the beloved family business?

CONTENT WARNINGS: the film being discussed features adult humor including some poorly-aged 1990s attitudes, and our podcast discussion does not shy away from these topics.

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 401 – Withnail and I (1987)

In the fourth season premiere of Modern Technology Watches Rob shows Gila the cult 1987 British dark comedy Withnail and I.

Will Gila have a good time in the country cottage, or will she have watched a movie by mistake?

CONTENT WARNINGS: the film being discussed contains heavy drug and alcohol use, extreme homophobia, and particularly sweary language and our podcast discussion does not shy away from these topics.

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 313 – Center Stage (2000)

In this episode of Modern Technology Watches Gila shows Rob the 2000 ballet school drama Center Stage.

Will the film pass the audition, or will it sprain a cinematic foot?

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 312 – WarGames (1983)

In this episode of Modern Technology Watches Rob shows Gila the 1983 Cold War hacker thriller WarGames.

Will Gila be game, or will the movie trigger an offensive response?

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 311 – The Baxter (2005)

In this episode of Modern Technology Watches Gila shows Rob The Baxter, the 2005 trope-deconstructing rom-com spoof by and featuring members of sketch group The State.

Will the movie find love, or will Rob leave this DVD at the altar?

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 310 – The War of the Worlds (1953)

In this episode of Modern Technology Watches Rob shows Gila the groundbreaking alien-invasion scifi thriller The War of the Worlds from 1953.

Will Gila be able to survive the Technicolor onslaught, or will Gila be defeated by the littlest things which George Pal, in his wisdom, put upon the screen?

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 309 – Bridesmaids (2011)

In this episode of Modern Technology Watches Gila shows Rob 2011’s Bridesmaids, a zany adult comedy starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph and directed by Paul Feig.

Will Rob enjoy the wacky wedding hijinks, or will the film leave him with embarrassing digestive symptoms?

Please note the film being discussed is very heavy on explicit adult content, as is our discussion of it.

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 308 – Colossal (2016)

In this episode of Modern Technology Watches Rob shows Gila the 2016 monster movie Colossal, an independent dark comedy/drama about a troubled woman struggling through life, a giant creature from South Korea, and the mysterious link between them.

Will Gila appreciate a truly unique entry in the kaiju genre, or will movie night implode like a smashed helicopter?

Please note the film being discussed contains adult content including frank references to adult relationships, addiction, alcoholism, bullying, abuse, and other very dark subjects and we do not shy away from those subjects in our discussion.

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 307 – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023)

Modern Technology Watches takes a trip to the local movie theater to check out Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, the long-awaited film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Judy Blume about which Rob knows nothing but which means a great deal to Gila.

Will the adaptation pass muster for Gila, will Rob be put off by the “girl stuff,” or will there be enlightenment all around?

Please note the film and novel being discussed contain frank references to puberty, religion, and all those things related to both which make cowards ban books. We are fully against such bans, and we do not shy away from any of those subjects in our discussion.

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 306 – A Chorus Line (1985)

Modern Technology Watches makes its long-awaited return as Gila takes Rob out dancing with 1985’s A Chorus Line, the film adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical about the lives, hopes, and dreams of an often-overlooked class of performers.

Will this film make the final cut, or will Rob send it packing its leotards?

Please note: the film being discussed in this episode contains adult material and some brief but frank references to drug use, child abuse, sexual objectification, and sexual assault, and those plot points form part of our discussion.

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 305 – Flight of the Navigator (1986)

On this episode of Modern Technology Watches Rob shows Gila the 1986 scifi adventure Flight of the Navigator in which a young boy finds himself stranded out of his time and away from the world he knows, with his only hope coming from a mysterious robot spaceship.

Will Gila enjoy the ride? It may not take a brain scan at NASA to find the answer.

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 304 – Bernie (2011)

Modern Technology Watches makes a triumphant return as Gila introduces Rob to Bernie, Richard Linklater’s 2011 black comedy dramatization of the events surrounding a murder in East Texas.

Will Rob tolerate the twisted Texan tale, or will it load him with microaggressions until he snaps?

Modern Technology Watches – Episode 303 – Citizen Ruth (1996)

Prompted by current events, Gila and Rob use the 1996 film Citizen Ruth as a starting point to talk about the current state of bodily autonomy and reproductive rights in the United States.

This is not a standard fun episode of Modern Technology Watches, but it’s the episode we needed to make this particular week. We appreciate your understanding.

Content warnings: US politics, reproductive health and decisions, religious fanaticism and oppression, addiction