40 Going On 14

Take one director with a horrible reputation, add two leads that are up and comers, a dash of one crazy actor and a little bit of Billy Connolly and what do you get? This weeks show! We’re going to war with ‘The Boondock Saints’! A cult classic and a want to be disciple of the … Continue reading "The Boondock Saints" The post The Boondock Saints appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

Who doesn’t love being traumatized as a kid? I know we all do. That’s why this week, we’re heading down the rabbit hole to cover a controversial kids movie, to say the least. This week, it’s ‘Watership Down’! After seeing this film, you’ll never look at rabbits the same way again. It’s charming tale of … Continue reading "Watership Down" The post Watership Down appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

It’s that time of year again, kids. The time when we prove that the music hasn’t died and that four 40+ year olds can still appreciate what the music world has to offer. That’s right, it’s the Billboard show! It’s a hodge podge collection of the “best” the music industry has to offer and what … Continue reading "Billboard Top 10 1989 vs 2019" The post Billboard Top 10 1989 vs 2019 appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

All of us have our influences in this life. For the gentlemen of ’40 Going On 14′, one of our biggest comedic influences was ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’. This week, is all about the Python. With Netflix releasing a deluge of content, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a deep dive into that … Continue reading "Monty Python" The post Monty Python appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

So…WE’RE BACK! Yes, after a short-ish hiatus, we have knocked off the cobwebs, cleaned out the idea attic and gotten out heads on straight, now we’re rested and ready to dole out more of that retro-geekgasams that you’ve come to expect from us! We’re glad to be back and figured we’d hit with a high … Continue reading "The Potty Show" The post The Potty Show appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

Hey everyone! We’ve got an announcement for this week’s show! (Don’t worry, we’re not breaking up!) We’re taking a bit of a break. With the holidays descending quickly, we decided to take a hiatus to rest, recharge and come up with new ideas and topics for the show! The next show will post on January … Continue reading "On Hiatus!" The post On Hiatus! appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! What’s on our wishlists for the holidays? Have you ever gotten what you asked for or was it nothing but socks and sadness? On this week’s ’40 Going On 14′, we’re going to find out what kinds of goodies we’ve been asking Santa for. Whether it’s as … Continue reading "Christmas Wish Lists" The post Christmas Wish Lists appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

We all have collections of something, even if it’s just dust. For the lads of ’40 Going On 14′, they collect more than just gray hairs and this week they’re opening up their curio cabinets to share! We’re talking about collections! Toys, games, movies, books, you name it…. we may have it! Why do we … Continue reading "Collections!" The post Collections! appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

We love rock and roll, so put another dime in the MP3 player baby! Or something like that. This week, the boys are taking on the girls, as we’re channeling our inner rock goddesses. Our focus for this show is all about the women of rock, specifically in a band. Mike, Pat, Joel and Josh … Continue reading "Chick Rock" The post Chick Rock appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

What kid didn’t want their own robot, growing up? I think all four of us would agree that it would have been pretty awesome. This week, we’re living out a bit of wish fulfillment, as we’re taking on two examples of that dream. The first, from 1999, is ‘The Iron Giant’. The second, is brand … Continue reading "263 – Kids & Robots" The post 263 – Kids & Robots appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

The last week of OctoBoo is upon us and what better way to end it, but by celebrating another holiday ‘My Bloody Valentine’. This week, Mike, Pat, Joel and Josh and going spelunking for horror. We’re digging deep into the Canadian mining culture of 1981 and the 2009, not so Canadian, film that takes place … Continue reading "262 – My Bloody Valentine" The post 262 – My Bloody Valentine appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

George A. Romero is known as the father of the modern zombie film, but he has an entire catalog, outside of those landmark films. This week the four of us are going crazy, with one of those films! You may not be as familiar with our part 3 selections for this year’s OctoBoo, but you … Continue reading "261 – The Crazies" The post 261 – The Crazies appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

What do Heather Langenkamp, Doug Bradley and Adam Scott have in common? They’ve all appeared in a ‘Hellraiser’ film! This week, for part 2 of this year’s OctoBoo celebration, we’re taking on the original and most recent installment, ‘Judgment’. If you ever wondered what happened to Pinhead and the gang, after the original film, now’s … Continue reading "260 – Hellraiser" The post 260 – Hellraiser appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

Remember those fun games we used to play as a kid, like ‘Killer’? I don’t. Luckily the kids from ‘Prom Night’ do or else we wouldn’t have had much of a show! Can you believe it? ‘OctoBoo’ is here and we’re kicking it off with a little Jamie Lee Curtis and Idris Elba sandwich. We’re … Continue reading "259 – Prom Night" The post 259 – Prom Night appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

What do you get when you have sexy Sean Connery face off against sexy John Krasinski/Jack Ryan? A whole lot of super sexy spy action, that’s what! This week, ‘The Hunt for Red October’ is on the lookout for ‘Jack Ryan’ as we pit the earliest and latest incarnations of all the Tom Clancy characters … Continue reading "258 – Jack Ryan" The post 258 – Jack Ryan appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

Despite popular opinion, Mike, Pat, Joel and Josh were not hatched from an epic eagle on a mountain of fire. We actually were shuffled onto this mortal coil by more conventional standards. If you haven’t figured it out yet, this week we’re talking about parents! Where did we come from? How did we end up … Continue reading "257 – Parenthood" The post 257 – Parenthood appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

Would you believe, that we’re not secret agents? Although, Pat, Joel and Josh aren’t working for the government, the characters we’re talking about are! Turn off your cone of silence and listen in as we talk about Agent 86 and Agent 99 from the spy comedy ‘Get Smart’! Don Adams may have passed, but we’ve … Continue reading "256 – Get Smart" The post 256 – Get Smart appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

What do you get when you have kids fighting kids, in a no holds barred competition to the death, in a dystopian future? This week’s show! We’re going to pit ‘Battle Royale’ against ‘The Hunger Games’. It’s the fight that’s been years in the making. Fanboys get ready, because this one is big! If you’re … Continue reading "255 – Battle Royale vs Hunger Games" The post 255 – Battle Royale vs Hunger Games appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

There’s an ancient evil that’s lurking beneath a shroud of bandages. Who do you want at the front lines to combat this foe? We have the answer, as this week we’re pitting Brendan Fraser against Tom Cruise in a winner take all mummy fight fest! Mike, Pat, Joel and Josh are heading to the desert … Continue reading "254 – The Mummy" The post 254 – The Mummy appeared first on 40 Going On 14.

If you knew us when we shared a house together, you may not have believed that we ever cleaned anything in our entire lives. However, you would be wrong! Well, about some of us, maybe. This week, we’re taking on Trash Monster and kicking him to the curb. It’s true, we here at ’40 Going … Continue reading "253 – Cleaning" The post 253 – Cleaning appeared first on 40 Going On 14.