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Gila and Rob visit Gila's mother Susie, who shows them the 1952 film "Limelight" by one Charles "Charlie" Chaplin. Will one of the classic filmmaker's most personal works strike a chord for our regulars, or will they long for simpler (and more silent) times? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight_(1952_film) Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Rob takes Gila to a theatrical screening of 1990's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," the groundbreaking first film in the franchise by that name and the first attempt to bring the pizza-eating reptiles into live action. Will Gila join Rob's underground dojo, or will she flush it down a New York City sewer? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1990_film) Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Gila shows her fellow 1990s "Saturday Night Live" fan Rob 1995's Chris Farley/David Spade vehicle "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. Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Boy Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

In our fourth season premiere 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. Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withnail_and_I Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

In the long-awaited season finale Gila shows Rob the 2000 ballet school drama "Center Stage." Will the film pass the audition, or will it sprain a cinematic foot? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_Stage_(2000_film) Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Rob shows Gila the 1983 Cold War hacker thriller "WarGames." Will Gila be game, or will the movie trigger an offensive response? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

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? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baxter Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Rob shows Gila 1953's groundbreaking alien-invasion scifi thriller "The War of the Worlds." 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? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1953_film) Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

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 embarassing digestive symptoms? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridesmaids_(2011_film) Please note the R-rated film being discussed in this episode is very heavy on explicit adult content, as is our discussion of it. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Rob shows Gila the 2016 monster movie "Colossal," an independent film 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? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_(film) 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. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Gila and Rob go to the theater to see 2023's "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? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_There_God%3F_It%27s_Me,_Margaret._(film) Wikipedia link for the original novel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_There_God%3F_It%27s_Me,_Margaret. 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. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Gila takes Rob out dancing with 1985's "A Chorus Line," the film adaptation of the iconic Broadway show 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? Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Chorus_Line_(film) Wikipedia link for the original show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Chorus_Line Please note the film being discussed contains adult material and brief but frank references to drug use, child abuse, sexual objectification, and sexual assault, and those plot points form part of our discussion. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Rob shows Gila the 1986 scifi adventure "Flight of the Navigator" in which a kid finds himself stranded out of time and away from the world he knows, with his only hope of assistance coming from a mysterious robot-controlled spaceship. Will Gila enjoy the ride? It may not take a NASA-style brain scan to find the answer. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Navigator Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

Gila introduces Rob to "Bernie," Richard Linklater's 2011 black comedy dramatization of the events surrounding a murder in East Texas, as Modern Technology makes a triumphant return to podcasting after an extended break. Will Rob tolerate the twisted Texan tale, or will it load him with microaggressions until he snaps? Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_%282011_film%29 Experience Dick Pope's Oscar nomination announcement: https://vine.co/v/ODLa0ltK5i3 Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

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, addiction. Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Ruth Share your thoughts via email or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!