Millennial Movie Diary
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -A Coy Knuts Podcast Network production that joins Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define millennials.
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Jackass The Movie
January 31, 2022 08:00Millennial Movie Diary makes its triumphant return as the guys watch Jackass The Movie from 2002! "Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time." Join them as they capture the essence of the turn of the millennium, weird stunts, gross out humor and plenty more. Directed by Jeff Tremaine Written by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius The 1990s an...
Millennial Movie Diary Moratorium Digest
December 30, 2021 08:00Jeff and Donald celebrate a full year of Millennial Movie Diary! Hear their awards for best, worst, the future of the project, and how you can suggest future movies for them to watch! Join the conversation at discord.gg/un3AQb7 Subscribe for more Coy Knuts Movie Club at https://soundcloud.com/coyknutspodcastnetwork distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial by Coy Knuts Podcast Network
Forrest Gump
December 27, 2021 08:00Jeff and Donald pen the final entry into the 2021 Millennial Movie Diary with Forrest Gump! "The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, whose only desire is to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart." Listen to their thoughts on this Best Picture winner, deep fake technology, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company and more! Directed by Robert Zemeckis Written by Wins...
Jingle All The Way
December 23, 2021 08:00This week's Millennial Movie Diary entry explores the "IT" toy craze of the 90s! "A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out of them, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one." Jeff and Donald discuss the best/worst Christmas, hot toys, uppercutting reindeer and quoting the Vader line at Vader in this Very Merry Movie Club Christmas! Directed by Brian Levant Written by Randy Kornfield...
Bad Santa
December 16, 2021 08:00This week's Millennial Movie Diary entry explores the dark comedy of Christmas with Bad Santa! "A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid." Jeff and Donald discuss Thurman Merman, mom's dishes, Adult Christmas comedies and more! Directed by Terry Zwigoff Written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, and Lauren Grah...
The Nightmare Before Christmas
December 09, 2021 08:00What's This?!?! It's an all new Millennial Movie Diary featuring the Nightmare Before Christmas. "Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion." Its a holiday bonanza with Halloweentown, Hot Topic, Tim Burton and more! Directed by Henry Selick Written by Tim Burton, Michael McDowell, Caroline Thompson Starring Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in...
Home Alone
December 02, 2021 08:00Millennial Movie Diary writes an entry on 1990's Home Alone. "An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation." Find out what Jeff and Donald think of this Christmas classic! Directed by Chris Columbus Written by John Hughes Starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles ...
Jarhead
November 25, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about Jarhead. "A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home." Join Jeff and Donald as they discuss war, mental health, Hollywood's relationship with war and American Idiot! Directed by Sam Mendes Written by William Broyles Jr. and Anthony Swofford Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, and Lucas Black T...
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
November 22, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. "When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories." Join Jeff and Donald as they discuss legume-ans, relationships, incognito in media res and more! Directed by Michel Gondry Written by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth Starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Tom Wilkinson The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema f...
Pokemon: The First Movie
November 19, 2021 08:00In honor of the release of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Jeff and Donald watch Pokemon: The First Movie! "Scientists genetically create a new Pokémon, Mewtwo, but the results are horrific and disastrous." Join them as they discuss all things Pokemon and their relationship to the franchise in this special Movie Club Classic! Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Michael Haigney Written by Satoshi Tajiri, Takeshi Shudo, and Norman J. Grossfeld Starring Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, an...
American Beauty
November 18, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about 1999's American Beauty. "A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend." Join Jeff and Donald as they discuss mid life crises, age appropriate relationships and plastic bags blowing in the wind! Directed by Sam Mendes Written by Alan Ball Starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescen...
The Truman Show
November 11, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry looks at The Truman Show. "An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show." Join Jeff and Donald as they discuss reality TV, parasocial relationships and being trapped in a TV show! Directed by Peter Weir Written by Andrew Niccol Starring Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, and Laura Linney The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they exp...
Good Will Hunting
November 04, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about Good Will Hunting. "Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life." Jeff and Donald explore this gem from 1997, discover if they're a Will or a Chuckie and more! Directed by Gus Van Sant Written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of s...
Final Destination
October 28, 2021 08:00Jeff and Donald end Halloween Horrorfest Millennial Movie Diary with Final Destination! "Alex Browning is among a group of high school students readying themselves for a trip to Europe. When he suddenly has a premonition their airplane will crash, he screams to warn the others but instead he is thrown off of the plane." Join them as they discuss the Rube Goldberg of death, loose narratives and the cleverness of the kill! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unpr...
The Sixth Sense
October 21, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about seeing dead people! "A frightened, withdrawn Philadelphia boy who communicates with spirits seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist." Join Jeff and Donald as they discuss twists, Bruce Willis, child stars and more! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generation. Find ...
The Blair Witch Project
October 14, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is a look at one of the original creepypastas The Blair Witch Project. "Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind." Join Jeff and Donald as they discuss viral marketing, indie budgets, lost endings and the weird marketing that made this a snuff film. The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and ...
Scream
October 11, 2021 08:00Millennial Movie Diary writes this week's entry from Woodsboro! "A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game." Jeff and Donald breakdown this Slasher that reinvented horror for the new millennium! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic mov...
Candyman (1992)
October 07, 2021 08:00Millennial Movie Diary Halloween Horrorfest style continues with Candyman! "The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth." Learn all about this cult classic, the evolution of folklore, urban myth and more with Jeff and Donald! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore ic...
The Silence of the Lambs
September 30, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about the movie that romanticized the serial killer! "A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims." Join Jeff and Donald as they scribble entries about Greenkeepers, Serial Killers and more in the Millennial Movie Diary. The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch al...
Arachnophobia
September 23, 2021 08:00Halloween Horrorfest kicks off with a Millennial gem in Arachnophobia! "A species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to the U.S. in a coffin and starts to breed and kill." Jeff and Donald discuss this 1990 horror movie and reveal some spooky diary entries. The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generation....
Remember the Titans
September 16, 2021 08:00Football month on Millennial Movie Diary comes to a close with Remember the Titans! "The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit." Is this the titan of a film we remember it to be or has time taken some of the shine off of it? Jeff and Donald discuss the ins and outs in this final diary entry of football month. The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescen...
Varsity Blues
September 09, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry takes Jeff and Donald to Central Texas! "A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured." Learn about this millennial cult classic, the history of MTV Films and more in this brand new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s...
Little Giants
September 02, 2021 08:00It's pee wee football time on Millennial Movie Diary! "Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother." Jeff and Donald discuss playing football, movie montages and misfit sports movies in this diary entry! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generati...
Rudy
August 26, 2021 08:00It's football month on Millennial Movie Diary and we kick it off with Rudy! "Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame." Find out Rudy's obsession with Notre Dame, how to talk to girls and that one jersey scene in this brand new diary entry! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with...
Shrek
August 19, 2021 08:00Animation month for Millennial Movie Diary wraps up with Shrek! "A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back." Find out what Jeff and Donald thought of this animated classic and what it means to millennials! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic mo...
Perfect Blue
August 12, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about Satoshi Kon and Perfect Blue! "A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past." Find out all about this mind f**k of a movie in this brand new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore ic...
Princess Mononoke
August 05, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli and Princess Mononoke! "On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime." Learn all about Jeff and Donald's anime journey as they watch an all time classic for this week's Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprece...
The Lion King
July 29, 2021 08:00It is the beginning of animation month on Millennial Movie Diary! Jeff and Donald watch Disney's The Lion King! "Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself." The guys teach each other about the great lion wars, how prides breed, crazy mandrill rituals and much much more! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they expl...
The Matrix
July 22, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about 1999's The Matrix. "When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence." Jeff and Donald breakdown the plot, late 90s rock, simulation theory and more in this all new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with...
Titanic
July 15, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about the James Cameron epic Titanic. "A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic." Join Jeff and Donald as they traverse the open seas and learn all about internet fan theories, how to paint French girls and how to become the king of the world! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and ...
Independence Day
July 08, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry examines Roland Emmerich's Independence Day! "The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive." Find out what this movie meant to Jeff and Donald as well as how it contributed to Big Willy Style in an all new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Do...
Jurassic Park
July 01, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about playing god and cloning dinosaurs! "A pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose." Join Jeff and Donald as they relive their childhood in this all new episode of Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff a...
Closer
June 24, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about the 2004 play turned movie Closer. "The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other." Find out all about this forgotten gem and the impact it had on our intrepid hosts in this brand new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic mo...
High Fidelity
June 17, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry examines the 2000 romantic comedy High Fidelity. "Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress." Join Jeff and Donald as they unpack John Cusack, Jack Black, relationships and their all time Top 5s! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s t...
There's Something About Mary
June 10, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about the box office destroying There's Something About Mary. "A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster." Join Jeff and Donald as they discuss Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, the adult comedy genre and learn all about hair gel! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as...
Mean Girls
June 03, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry ends our look at Teen Comedies with the Plastics of Mean Girls. "Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George." Find out what Jeff and Donald thought in an all new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and D...
Bring It On
May 27, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about the cheertastic Bring It On! The Meat Ranch Bulls take on the East Compton Shamrocks for cheerpremacy. Find out what Jeff and Donald thought in an all new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generation. Find out all the details in this episode of Millennia...
American Pie
May 20, 2021 08:00Teen Comedies month of Millennial Movie Diary brings us to American Pie. "Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night." The movie that introduced a cast that would go on to be in a multitude of influential millennial movies. Find out what Jeff and Donald thought of this raucous comedy in this week's diary entry. The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they...
The Rules of Attraction
May 13, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about The Rules of Attraction based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name. "The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate." Learn all about the Dawson's early film career, Shannyn Sossamon's appeal and just how morally bankrupt the world can be in an all new Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in c...
10 Things I Hate About You
May 06, 2021 08:00In this week's diary entry, Jeff and Donald try to tame the shrew. "A pretty, popular teenager can't go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does." Join them as they take a look at this modern classic starring some pillars of Millennial Cinema! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generation. Find out a...
Clueless
April 29, 2021 08:00As if Millennial Movie Diary couldn't get any better, Jeff and Donald take the time to write in their diary about the 1995 classic, Clueless! "Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other." The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they exp...
Garden State
April 22, 2021 08:00This week's diary entry is all about Garden State. "A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade." Jeff did a solo episode on this last year, but it is so pivotal for him that he needed to bring Donald along for the ride. Learn all about life, loss, home, happiness,and a killer soundtrack on an all new Millennial Movie Diary. The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence ...
SLC Punk
April 15, 2021 08:00This week's Millennial Movie Diary entry is all about counterculture with SLC Punk! "In the early 1980s Stevo and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City." Jeff and Donald break down just what it means to be a Punk, their views on nihilism and whether you should sell out or buy in? The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies ...
The Sandlot
April 08, 2021 08:00This week's Millennial Movie Diary entry is all about The Sandlot. "In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures." The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generation. Find out all the details in this episode of Millennial Mov...
My Girl
April 01, 2021 08:00Life, love, bees, death, mood rings and climbing trees! This week's Millennial Movie Diary entry is all about the 1991 film, My Girl. "A young girl, on the threshold of her teen years, finds her life turning upside down, when she is accompanied by an unlikely friend." The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generation. F...
The 40 Year Old Virgin
March 25, 2021 08:00This week's Millennial Movie Diary is all about The 40 Year Old Virgin! "Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never 'done the deed' only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother." Find out all about this movie that launched many a career and went on to define adult comedies for almost a decade! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies f...
The Big Lebowski
March 18, 2021 08:00This week's Millennial Movie Diary is The Big Lebowski! Join Jeff and Donald as they learn all about The Dude! "Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it." See how this movie holds up, what it means for millennials and why John Goodman is a national treasure! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch a...
Dumb and Dumber
March 11, 2021 08:00This week's entry in the Millennial Movie Diary is Dumb and Dumber. "After a woman leaves a briefcase at the airport terminal, a dumb limo driver and his dumber friend set out on a hilarious cross-country road trip to Aspen to return it." Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, the Farrelly Brothers, movie soundtracks and how Red Robin fries destroyed a family all in this episode of the Millennial Movie Diary! The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of ...
White Men Can't Jump
March 04, 2021 08:00The month of March features Adult Comedies in the Millennial Movie Diary with Jeff and Donald. This week's entry is White Men Can't Jump (1992). "Billy and Sydney think they're the best basketball hustlers in town, so when they join forces, nothing can stop them, except each other. To add to their problems, Billy owes money and is being chased by a pair of gangster types." The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch...
Drumline
February 25, 2021 08:00Millennial Movie Diary wraps up its spotlight on black filmmakers with Charles Stone III's Drumline. Find out all about this Nick Cannon masterpiece and its lasting effects on culture. The 1990s and 2000s were a turning point in cinema featuring an unprecedented coalescence of styles and genres. Watch along with Jeff and Donald as they explore iconic movies from the '90s and '00s that define a generation. Find out all the details in this episode of Millennial Movie Diary. Join the conversa...