When Pixar released Toy Story in 1995, it forever changed the approach movie studios took toward animation. Whatever came next was going to have some big steps to follow and several studios decided to throw their hats into the ring, including DreamWorks.A Bug's Life was Pixar's follow-up, while Antz...

Vengeance is a cultural and literary trope going back to the beginning of the arts. Many of the films, books and TV shows of today use Shakespeare as source material but even The Bard took inspiration from the lore of his time.One such source was the work of Saxo Grammaticus, whose Gesta Danorum ind...

Some movies can be watched over and over again. We all have them - the reliable, rainy day favorite that you catch when flipping channels and can't help but stop to watch. The movies on today's GMR are probably on many peoples' "must watch" lists, as they are for us.Surprisingly, Kyle had never actu...

We would expect that most people when they think of animated movies, are thinking of Snow White or The Little Mermaid. However, starting in the 1980s, a whole new generation of filmmakers out of Japan started Studio Ghibli. The product coming from Studio Ghibli started a revolution of sorts in the a...

As Lori & Jim approach their 20th anniversary, the meaning of love has a special pertinence in their lives. For Valentine's Day, the GMR crew thought it would be appropriate to tackle the Romantic Comedy genre with two classics bound to set hearts aflutter.My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an obvious ...

When thinking about comedies, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and A Fish Called Wanda are definitely near the top of any movie fan's list. But, if you were to describe the plots to someone who never saw either of these films, it would seem hard to believe they were intended to be funny!Both films explore th...

To start the second season of the Generations Movie Review podcast, Kyle, Jim & Lori welcome Uncle Mike as a guest host and go deep into the first two films of the epic cult TV series-turned-epic movie series. The Motion Picture and The Wrath Of Khan relate the tenets of existence and friendship...

In our memories, The Family Man seems like an upside down remake of It's A Wonderful Life and, if you choose to see it that way, it works! But, as Kyle & Jim further explore, not everything is as it appears in The Family Man.Is It's A Wonderful Life the greatest movie of all-time? If it's not, t...

Just in time for the holidays, The GMR Crew Kyle, Jim & Lori figured that it would provide great context to listeners to understand how we've come to the movies since we were each kids, since we started to understand what we like and don't like in movies, and since we became a family nearly 20 y...

Groundhog Day is an acknowledged classic, while Edge Of Tomorrow is beginning to work its way into that territory - they're similarly themed, though the plots are considerably different. Our Hosts delve into the philosophical implications of living the same day over and over again, the existence of ...

Old Dads (2023) is a new Netflix original movie, written & directed by and starring comedian Bill Burr. The subject matter struck the crew as an obvious point of discussion and Kyle, Jim and Lori do not disappoint, as there is a definite difference of opinion regarding the quality of this newest...

For all of civilization, humans have used the oceans as a means of food, travel and survival. But it remains a force of power that we have tried to tame at our own peril. For the 10th episode of the GMR, Jim and Kyle reckon with nature and how one survives as desperation sets in. If there's a will,...

Kyle and Jim take on the concepts around what could be considered the World's Worst Movie. It's easy to dump on cheapie sci-fi movies from the 1950s or lame Hallmark love stories, but aren't the worst movies the ones that disappoint us the most? In talking through their definitions, our hosts find ...

Kyle and Jim tackle the subject of mental health while considering the distance our culture has traveled from the 1930s right up into the 2020s. Through the lens of one outright classic (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest) and one underrated gem (The Ninth Configuration), Our Hosts delve deep into wha...

Cult films are defined as movies that were not popular upon release, but develop a very dedicated fan base as time passes – sometimes years after. They can be any genre but typically include science fiction or horror themes. They are off beat have unexpected twists and turns that earworm thei...

Halloween special bonus episode! Jim, Kyle & Lori get together to work out what they consider to be their Top 5 horror movies. Surprise - there's a bit of overlap, but that's going to happen when we've spent the last 20 years watching movies together! Thanks for joining Generations Movie Review...

Continuing our horror genre reviews in honor of Halloween this month, Kyle and Jim discuss two clever thrillers with outstanding performances all around. The Silence of the Lambs from 1991 and Seven from 1995.  At the core, both movies are about a serial killer that have their own agenda and...

What defines a Horror film? In the simplest of terms, a horror movie is meant to elicit fear for entertainment purposes. However, fear isn’t the same for everyone. So maybe the question should be: what defines a horror film FOR YOU? Some people might be fearful of clowns, zombies, or vampir...