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Gen Wars Podcast
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Welcome to Gen Wars – the podcast where generations collide over cinema and media…and not everyone’s impressed.Hosted by Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine, this is where Gen X nostalgia gets dragged into the cold, harsh light of Millennial judgment, and occasionally survives the roast. Occasionally.Nick and Cam (Team Gen X) are your classic movie die-hards, who grew up on VHS tapes, mall theaters, and movie soundtracks on cassette. Stephen and Katherine (Team Millennials) are catching up on the classics and are here to ask the real questions, like: "Was this actually good?"
Episodes
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Rimming That Box! Pain, Pleasure & Bad Decisions | Hellraiser 1&2 | Gen Wars Review
We have such sights to show you... and apparently a LOT of questions. This week on Gen Wars, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine dive headfirst into Clive Barker's twisted world of Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). We're talking Pinhead, Cenobites, the infamous puzzle box,...
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A Second Bite Of The Apple | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Gen Wars Review
Where have you been, loca?! Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine return to Forks for The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), and Cam is already diagnosing himself with Post-Traumatic Twilight Disorder. Directed by Chris Weitz and based on Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling novel, New Moon stars Kristen...
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Blank Check Is WAY More Disturbing Than We Remember | Gen Wars Review
Cam had a Golden Ticket. He could have picked anything. He chose Blank Check. This week on Gen Wars, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine revisit Disney’s 1994 family comedy Blank Check, directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, Tone Loc, James Rebhorn…
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Project Hail Mary Is AMAZING… So Why Did He Watch It on a CRT?! | Gen Wars Review
AMAZE! AMAZE! AMAZE! This week on Gen Wars, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine blast into deep space to review Project Hail Mary (2026), the sci-fi adventure directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, adapted from Andy Weir’s bestselling novel, and starring Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, Sandra...
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Masters of the Universe ('87) | By the Power of Grayskull... This Movie Sucks | Gen Wars Review
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (1987) REVIEW | Gen Wars Podcast | He-Man vs Skeletor vs Common Sense. By the power of Grayskull... what the hell did we just watch? This week on the Gen Wars Podcast, hosts Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine dive headfirst into the cinematic fever dream known as Masters of...
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Ghostbusters | Millennial FINALLY Watched Ghostbusters…And Still HATES Bill Murray | Gen Wars Review
Who ya gonna call? Apparently Stephen… because the man somehow made it to adulthood without seeing Ghostbusters until NOW. This week on Gen Wars, Nick, Cam, Katherine, and Stephen finally crack open the proton packs and dive headfirst into Ivan Reitman’s 1984 supernatural comedy classic starring...
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My Cousin Vinny | Millennial's First Watch...(He LOVED It) | Gen Wars Review
Welcome back to Gen Wars, the generational podcast where Gen X nostalgia throws hands with millennial confusion and this week we’re putting the 90s courtroom comedy classic My Cousin Vinny on trial. Directed by Jonathan Lynn, this cult classic stars Joe Pesci as Vinny Gambini, a loud…
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The Crow (1994) | Cult Classic or Overrated Goth Fever Dream? | Gen Wars Review
It can’t rain all the time… but apparently it can start a full-blown generational argument. In this episode of Gen Wars, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine dive headfirst into The Crow (1994), the gothic cult classic directed by Alex Proyas and starring Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott,...
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BIG | 80s Moral Whiplash and It's WAY Wilder As An Adult | Gen Wars Review
What happens when a 13-year-old makes a wish to be “big” and the universe says, say less? Pure, unfiltered, 1980s. This week on Gen Wars, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine jump headfirst into BIG (1988), the Tom Hanks coming-of-age fantasy that somehow managed to be heartfelt, hilarious, deeply...
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The Fifth Element | What if Die Hard…but louder…and French? | Gen Wars Review
Welcome back to Gen Wars, the generational movie podcast where Gen X drags Millennials kicking and screaming through cinema history and calls it education. This time, Nick, Cam, Stephen, and Katherine tackle the aggressively weird, wildly stylish, and completely unhinged The Fifth Element, aka…
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Tombstone | The Mustache Olympics of Western Cinema | Gen Wars
Grab your mustache wax and pour yourself a stiff whiskey—this week on Gen Wars, hosts Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine take on the legendary 1993 Western film Tombstone. In this episode of Gen Wars, our multi-generational crew breaks down one of the most iconic shoot-‘em-ups of the ’90s to see…
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Stargate | Is Space Egypt still as fun as we remember it? | Gen Wars
Join hosts Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine as they fire up the wormhole and travel back to 1994 to review the cult classic sci-fi adventure film Stargate! In this episode, the Gen Wars crew dives deep into the intergalactic mythology, the film’s impact on '90s science fiction, and whether it...
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The Substance | Clone Me, Daddy: The Substance Is Your New Body-Horror Nightmare | Gen Wars
In this episode of Gen Wars, your favorite generational movie podcast, the battle lines are drawn over Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror spectacle The Substance (2024). Hosts Nick and Cam (Gen X) square off with Katherine and Stephen (Millennials) in a heated, hilarious debate on whether this…
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Die Hard | Yippee-Ki-Yay: Blowing Millennial Minds and Brings the Christmas Spirit | Gen Wars
Welcome to Gen Wars, the only movie podcast where Gen X and Millennials gather to lovingly bully each other and review iconic films. This week, we’re tackling the 1988 cinematic fever dream Die Hard, aka The Christmas Movie Stephen Wasn't Prepared For But Has Opinions About Anyway. Your hosts…
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Alien Romulus | Does Alien Romulus carry the torch for the franchise into the future? | Gen Wars
IN SPACE, NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM, BUT THEY CAN HEAR GEN WARS ARGUE FOR 90+ MINUTES. This week on Gen Wars, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine climb into a derelict space station, trip over corporate negligence, and absolutely lose their minds reviewing Alien: Romulus (2024), the latest chapter...
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Tommy Boy | Does Chris Farley's Tommy Boy still hold up after 35 years? | Gen Wars
Did someone say Tommy Boy? Because Gen Wars just slammed the brakes, ripped the door off, and went full road-trip chaos on the 1995 comedy classic that defined a generation. This episode pits Gen X vs Millennials as Nick, Cam, Stephen, and Katherine argue, quote, cry-laugh, and emotionally...
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Groundhog Day | Is Groundhog Day Still the Best Time-Loop Movie? | Gen Wars
Does anyone else feel like it’s Groundhog Day…or is it just us repeatedly yelling over each other? Welcome to Gen Wars, the generational movie podcast where Nick and Cam (Gen X) drag the Millennials (Stephen and Katherine) kicking and screaming through “classic cinema” while actively sabotaging…
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Gladiator | Revisiting Ridley Scott's Oscar Winning Classic | Gen Wars
Are you not entertained?! Well…we hope you will be, because the Gen Wars crew — Nick, Cam, Stephen, and Katherine, are diving sword-first into Ridley Scott’s iconic 2000 historical epic Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, and the legendary Oliver…
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8-Bit Christmas | A Christmas Story for the next Generation | Gen Wars
Nick | Stephen | Cam | Katherine Gen X vs Millennials…but with more Nintendo trauma and even more questionable 80s parenting. Welcome back to Gen Wars, the generational movie podcast where Gen X hosts Nick and Cam face off against Millennials Stephen and Katherine to battle over what counts as...
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Scrooged | A generational Christmas classic or a Gen X nostalgia trap? | Gen Wars
Nick has locked the metaphorical cab doors again, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for another Gen Wars hostage situation, I mean movie review. This episode, the wheel has blessed/cursed us with Scrooged (1988), the unhinged, dark-comedy Christmas take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas…
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The Running Man | Whitman, Price, and Haddad - Last Year’s Winners (And Still Dead) | Gen Wars
Gen Wars | The Running Man (1987), Arnold’s dystopian game-show smackdownNick (Gen X), Stephen (Millennial), Cam (Gen X), and Katherine (Millennial) sprint into The Running Man (1987), the Arnold Schwarzenegger cult classic that mashes up ’80s action, satire of reality TV, and wall-to-wall...
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Halloween Double Feature | Carpenter vs Zombie | Gen Wars
Two generations. Two killers. One mask. In this Gen Wars double feature, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine throw two boogeymen into the ring: John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) vs Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007). Two movies enter…one movie leaves. • Nick (our Gen X slasher historian) scores his…
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Twilight | It's Hoa Hoa Season - Millennial Field Day
Millennials go full sparkle. In this episode of Gen Wars, hosts Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine sink their teeth into Twilight (2008) directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Anna Kendrick, and Billy Burke. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s...
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The Prestige (2006) - How To Ruin Your Life For The Bit | Gen Wars Podcast
This week on Gen Wars, hosts Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine pull back the curtain on Christopher Nolan’s twisting 2006 thriller The Prestige. A movie about magicians, murder, cloning (definitely), and the most passive-aggressive professional rivalry in cinematic history. Based on the 1995…
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Godzilla Minus One (2023) - Does it take the crown of best Godzilla movie of all time?
This week on Gen Wars, the monster-sized crew, Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine—dives headfirst into the rubble of Godzilla Minus One (2023), the critically acclaimed Japanese reboot that proves once again that no one does kaiju existential dread quite like Toho. Written and directed by Takashi...
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Gremlins (1984) - Reviewing an 80's Holiday Horror-Comedy Classic
Welcome back to Gen Wars, the ultimate generational podcast where Gen X and Millennial voices collide! In this jam-packed movie review episode, your hosts—Nick’s off-the-rails humor, Stephen’s cinephile insights, Cam’s no-BS cynicism, and Katherine’s warm nostalgia—dive into Joe Dante’s 1984…
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The Lost Boys (1987) - Does The Lost Boys hang in there as the best vampire movie?
Welcome back to Gen Wars! In this fang-filled episode, hosts Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine sink their teeth into Joel Schumacher’s 1987 cult classic The Lost Boys, starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Kiefer Sutherland, Dianne Wiest, and Edward Hermann. Nick kicks things off with the great…
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Jaws (1975) 50th Anniversary - We Needed a Bigger Boat
Just when you thought it was safe toscroll your podcast feed... Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine are back to chompdown on Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic Jaws. The film that turned a rubbershark into a box office legend and beach vacations into lifelong trauma. Based on Peter Benchley’s...
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Event Horizon (1997) - Is Event Horizon the scariest Sci-Fi Horror Movie Ever?
Join hosts Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine on this spine-chilling episode of Gen Wars as they debate whether Event Horizon truly deserves the title of "scariest sci-fi horror movie ever." The crew dissects the haunting journey of a rescue mission that encounters a possessed spacecraft with a...
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Dogma (1999) 25th Anniversary - I Can Spot A Commandment Breaker From A Mile Away
This week on Gen Wars, your favorite cross-generational squad—Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine—dive headfirst into Kevin Smith’s controversial, chaotic, and kinda sacrilegious 1999 fantasy comedy Dogma. Spoiler alert: someone’s going to Hell, and it’s probably us. Dogma follows two fallen...
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The Craft (1996) - Spells, Witchy Vibes & Questionable CG
Hosts; Nick, Stephen, Cam & Katherine This week on Gen Wars, the crew conjures up some chaos with a deep dive into The Craft (1996), the supernatural teen thriller that had every '90s kid practicing “light as a feather, stiff as a board” at sleepovers. Directed by Andrew Fleming and starring…
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Time Bandits (1981) - Were We Robbed of Our Time?
Hosts: Nick, Stephen, Cam, Katherine On this episode of Gen Wars, the battle lines are drawn once again as Gen X’ers Nick and Cam square off against Millennials Stephen and Katherine to review the 1981 cult classic Time Bandits. Directed by the visionary Terry Gilliam (Brazil, 12 Monkeys) and...
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Beetlejuice (1988) - Forever a Classic?
Host: Nick, Stephen, Cam, Katherine It’s showtime! In this nostalgic-meets-newbie deep dive, Gen Wars hosts Nick, Cam, Stephen, and Katherine take on Tim Burton’s bonkers cult classic Beetlejuice (1988) in all its gothic, claymation glory. This episode bridges the generational divide with Gen X…
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) - What a Mess of a Movie!
Hosts: Nick & Stephen This week on Gen Wars, Stephen and Nick tackle the cinematic scrapyard that is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) — a film that had every reason to succeed and somehow still stalled on the freeway of nostalgia. Set in the 1990s and serving as a sequel to Bumblebee…
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Twister (1996) - Does This Monster Movie Still Hold Up?
Hosts: Nick & Stephen "It’s not a disaster movie. It’s not an adventure movie. It’s a monster movie." "You’re telling me the tornado is the kaiju? Okay, now I get it." On this episode of the Gen Wars Podcast, Gen Xer Nick and millennial co-host Stephen ride into the eye of a '90s classic: Twister...
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FNAF (2023) - Saving the Five Nights at Freddy’s Movie
Hosts: Nick & Stephen “Look, if you expected the game’s jump scares for 90 minutes straight... maybe go back and play the game.” “Okay, but if Scott Cawthon’s literally involved, then this is the lore now—deal with it.” In this episode of the Gen Wars Podcast, your hosts — Nick, our grizzled Gen…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Gen Wars – the podcast where generations collide over cinema and media…and not everyone’s impressed.Hosted by Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine, this is where Gen X nostalgia gets dragged into the cold, harsh light of Millennial judgment, and occasionally survives the roast. Occasionally.Nick and Cam (Team Gen X) are your classic movie die-hards, who grew up on VHS tapes, mall theaters, and movie soundtracks on cassette. Stephen and Katherine (Team Millennials) are catching up on the classics and are here to ask the real questions, like: "Was this actually good?"
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Welcome to Gen Wars – the podcast where generations collide over cinema and media…and not everyone’s impressed.Hosted by Nick, Stephen, Cam, and Katherine, this is where Gen X nostalgia gets dragged into the cold, harsh light of Millennial judgment, and occasionally survives the roast....
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