Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying 5 items of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "high school".
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Donnie Darko
May 12th, 2025 | 2 hrs 18 mins
drew barrymore, high school, jake gyllenhaal, maggie gyllenhaal, patrick swayze, scifi, seth rogen, teen
It's the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine. Donnie Darko's convoluted sci-fi narrative is beside the point, as it's the emotional core of Richard Kelly's film about how our lives interweave and that we are not truly as alone as we may suspect that makes this an enduring classic. Guest podcaster and possible imaginary rabbit Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) joins us to discuss this mad world, why it still haunts us, and why it deserves to be part of our Patrick MAYze month of movies.
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90s Movies - Part 2
June 3rd, 2024 | 2 hrs 50 mins
1990s, 90s, action, cinema, clueless, comedy, david fincher, disney, fight club, film, high school, horror, jim carrey, matrix, movie, movies, scifi, teen
We conclude our survey course of 90s movies by revisiting the late teens of our crew of guests (Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Ryan Merlo) for those films that challenged us and shaped us into who we are. Once again, our lists feature fan favorites and hidden gems alike.
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Dazed and Confused
April 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 48 mins
1970s, 420, 70s, affleck, anthony rapp, ben affleck, classic rock, high school, linklater, matthew mcconaughey, mcconaughey, parker posey, richard linklater, rock, stoner, teen, teen comedies, teen comedy
We get older and this classic teen comedy stays the same age. Our bud Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) joins us to revisit our nostalgia for Richard Linklater's "Dazed and Confused", the 1976 it depicts, its killer soundtrack, and our foolish teen years where everything seemed so important and, maybe, was.
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My So-Called Life
April 3rd, 2023 | 1 hr 7 mins
1990s, 90s, claire danes, comedy, drama, entertainment, high school, television, tv
We gathered together a full clique to discuss 90s high school drama My So-Called Life. Ami Lief, Tania Newton, and Kristin Perez revisit this emotionally raw show that still resonates, even though it never even completed its freshman season.
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Saved By The Bell
March 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
1990s, 90s, comedy, elizabeth berkeley, high school, lark voorhies, mario lopez, mark paul gosselar, screech, sitcom, television, tiffany thiesen, tv, zack morris
Time out! Guest Dana Bowling (@danabowling of the Daily Dose of Dana Podcast) is so excited to dish the dirt on Bayside High to the Max as we revisit a classic of Saturday morning syndication, Saved By The Bell.