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New episode out now! We watched the mystery-adjacent coming-of-age film Now and Then (1995). We discuss the more nuanced depiction of girlhood and the evolution of female friendships, talk about growing up in the 1970s and how the world has changed, lament how the film was not as popular with critics like similar films with boys, and discuss how it touches on the difficulties of confronting your younger self and coping mechanisms around those who knew you growing up. We also talk about our changing relationship with the film over the last few decades, are impressed by the big hitter \u201890s cast but especially the girls, cover the detective work they actually do, and reveal that the excellent soundtrack has burned itself into our subconscious. Katy got into Dave Matthews Band to be cool, Carrie really loves a drum, Maddy draws the line at dresses over pants, and Mack recites some poetry. We reminisce about our own childhoods, begrudgingly admit our dad has some good music taste, comment on fashion trends of the 1990s, and still don\u2019t understand some of the movie\u2019s references. We also talk about great swears, 1970s television, red rover, lesbians, pushing people into water, and Grinch 2000. And one of us has seen this film more than 30 times but missed that there\u2019s a whole ghost in it - give it a listen to learn who! Enjoy!

TW: Anorexia, childhood trauma, fatphobia, diet culture, generational trauma, body dysmorphia, grief, faking an accidental drowning, Vietnam War, government misinformation, divorce\xa0

Show Notes:

\u2018Now and Then\u2019 at 25: Girlhood Finally Taken Seriously article (Unfortunately behind the NYT paywall but still good\xa0if you can read it)