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The Gen X Files

The Gen X Files

For all things Gen X, check out The Gen X Files! With your hosts, Jim and Adam, The Gen X Files covers a single topic every week that resonates with Generation X. Covering movies, tv, technology, and social issues that resonate with today, it"s the most Gen X hour of the week.

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01:39:32

The Gen X Files 261 - The American President

The Gen X Files ·

2026/02/13

For our next President in our Good Presidents month, we hit up the quintessential American President: The American President. Generic name? Sure. Love story or political drama? Both. With amazing performances from Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, David Paymer, Samantha Mathis, and Michael J. Fox; witty writing from Aaron Sorkin; and deft direction from Rob Reiner, the American President is a movie that we need right now.

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01:35:10

The Gen X Files 260 - Dave

The Gen X Files ·

2026/02/06

Welcome to Good Presidents month! We're starting with the man that wasn't technically the President, just someone that looked just like him: Dave! Starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver, along with a bevy of amazing actors, and directed with a deft hand by Ivan Reitman, this is the feel-good comedy that will give you the gut punch of hope that we all desperately need right now.

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01:39:22

The Gen X Files 259 - For the Stepdads: Teen Toons

The Gen X Files ·

2026/01/30

Join your ol' Stepdads as we discuss more adult animation, what we've been watching in movies and TV, and finally getting some good video games back.

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01:20:35

The Gen X Files 258 - Fire and Ice

The Gen X Files ·

2026/01/23

We're finishing out our teen toons month with the adult animated sword and sorcery epic, Fire and Ice. With animation from Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta and a script from two Conan comic book writers, and support work from Thomas Kincade, James Gurney, and Peter Chung, you'd think this movie would be better. It looks really pretty! But, that's about it.

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00:56:13

The Gen X Files 257 - The Time Masters

The Gen X Files ·

2026/01/16

This time, we cover an obscure 1982 animated French feature from René Laloux and Moebius. It's The Time Masters, the super weird and quite amazing sci-fi adventure. The animation is fascinating, the story is simple, and it is insanely French.

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01:28:54

The Gen X Files 256 - Heavy Metal

The Gen X Files ·

2026/01/09

Today, we cover what is definitely an adult animated film that inspired a ton of creators: Heavy Metal. From the magazine that was first published in the US in 1977, Ivan Reitman saw the value of adult animation and produced a pretty good anthology film. Featuring the voice talents of John Candy, Eugene Levy, and a ton of others!It's a classic! Now pass me the Plutonium Nyborg.

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01:06:45

The Gen X Files 255 - Wizards

The Gen X Files ·

2026/01/02

For our first foray into Teen Toons, we're covering what Ralph Bakshi considered to be a 'family film', the super weird Wizards. Combining cartoonish animation, rotoscoping, and a guest appearance from the worst dictator in history, Wizards is a movie you will never forget.

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01:25:27

The Gen X Files 254 - For the Stepdads: Very Scary...

The Gen X Files ·

2025/12/26

Happy Boxing Day! Join your ol' Stepdads as we discuss this month's Very Scary Christmas movies and what was our favorite movies and TV shows from the entire year.

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01:11:01

The Gen X Files 253 - Silent Night, Deadly Night

The Gen X Files ·

2025/12/19

Today, we cover the very '80s Christmas horror movie, Silent Night, Deadly Night! The advertising campaign caused such a stir that the movie was pulled after just a couple of weeks in the theaters. Starring Robert Brian Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, and Gilmer McCormick with a script from Michael Hickey and direction by Charles Sellier. It's a fun Christmas thrill ride!

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01:19:38

The Gen X Files 252 - Christmas Evil

The Gen X Files ·

2025/12/12

What happens when a child with a traumatic holiday event grows up and becomes obsessed with Santa Claus? Christmas Evil, the best Christmas movie you've never seen, according to John Waters. A psychological study of a man losing his mind, Christmas Evil (also known as You Better Watch Out), is sure to become your Christmas must-watch.

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01:29:24

The Gen X Files 251 - Black Christmas

The Gen X Files ·

2025/12/05

Welcome to a Very Scary Christmas! Today, we're going to cover the granddaddy of slasher horror films: Black Christmas. Directed by Bob Clark, starring Margot Kidder, Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, and John Saxon. Who is Billy and why is he terrorizing the sorority sisters at Pi Kappa Sigma? Christmas can be the scariest time of the year.

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01:55:17

The Gen X Files 250 - For the Stepdads: Going Back in...

The Gen X Files ·

2025/11/28

This week we celebrate 250 episodes! Listen to the sordid tale as to how the Back to the Future month almost didn't happen! Listen to our super special guest! Listen as people tell us how awesome we are! Listen to us blather on about movies and TV shows and video games! Listen to us get older by the second!

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01:47:05

The Gen X Files 249 - Back to the Future Part III

The Gen X Files ·

2025/11/21

We finish out our Back to the Futures month with Back to the Future Part III, a welcome return to form for the franchise. Primarily a Western, the 1885 setting allows the film to calm down from the frenetic Part II. With the same cast and crew, with the addition of the amazing Mary Steenburgen, Back to the Future Part III sticks the landing.

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01:33:43

The Gen X Files 248 - Back to the Future Part II

The Gen X Files ·

2025/11/14

Today, we explore the sequel to the perfect movie, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II! It picks up right were the 1985 original film left off, but with a few slight changes to the cast. The creative team of Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale stay the same, along with the cast of Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Thomas F. Wilson, but with the addition of Elisabeth Shue and Jeffery Weissman, who does his best Crispin Glover impression.

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01:38:20

The Gen X Files 247 - Back to the Future

The Gen X Files ·

2025/11/07

Back to the Future is a classic. A must-see for anyone that grew up in the Gen X era. The story of how Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale managed to the get movie made is incredible. Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Back to the Future: the movie that shouldn't have been made!

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01:10:27

The Gen X Files 246 - For the Stepdads: Die Laughing

The Gen X Files ·

2025/10/31

Join your ol' Stepdads as we explore one of the most underrated subgenres: horror comedies. You'll die laughing as we recap Student Bodies, House, April Fool's Day, and The 'Burbs! We'll also discuss some spooky movies we watched this month (including an insane film from 1983), TV shows we've been watching, and video games we've been playing.

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01:45:37

The Gen X Files 245 - The 'Burbs

The Gen X Files ·

2025/10/24

Is The 'Burbs a Halloween movie? We think so! Join us as explore the movie, The 'Burbs, with Tom Hanks. A microscopic look at the mundanity of the suburbs and how easy it is to imagine your neighbors are up to no good, even if they actually are. Directed by Joe Dante, with Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, and Corey Feldman.

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01:23:54

The Gen X Files 244 - April Fool's Day

The Gen X Files ·

2025/10/17

No show this week. April Fool's! Today, we're covering a subversive dark comedy that may or may not be horror: April Fool's Day from 1986. Starring Thomas F. Wilson, Deborah Foreman, and Griffin O'Neal, it's a twisty-turny, what's-happening-next, slasher film.

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01:22:07

The Gen X Files 243 - House

The Gen X Files ·

2025/10/10

Join us as we cover one of the forgotten horror movies of the 80s: House! The 1985 movie stars William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, and Kay Lenz, with a story by Fred Dekker, screenplay by Ethan Wiley, and directed by Steve Miner, who directed Friday the 13th Part II! It's a great haunted house tale with some amazing practical effects.

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00:59:22

The Gen X Files 242 - Student Bodies

The Gen X Files ·

2025/10/03

What do horse head bookends, a gangly super bendy Gumby-like dude, and heavy breathing have in common? They're all parts of Student Bodies, the the first horror spoof movie, in the nature of Friday the 13th and Airplane!. Released in 1981 and written and directed by Mickey Rose, childhood friend of Woody Allen, it does a good send-up of the young slasher genre.

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