Still Buffering

It's spooky season! In celebration of this wonderful time of year, we at Still Buffering always take a couple weeks to celebrate the spooky and scary media that make this season even better. To start, we're looking back at the original Hunger Games, Battle Royale!CW: This movie contains violence and suicide, and we discuss the contents of the movie in some detail. For an exhaustive list of possible sensitive topics in this film, look at the CW for "Battle Royale" (2000). Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

We know our oldest Smirl sibling has a thing for sequels, but this time Sydnee is having us jump right into number 2 in the Sister Act series. From the fashion trends to the relatability for every show choir/theatre kid, it just made sense for the siblings to get Back in the Habit and dive into Sister Act 2!Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

If you know us, you know how much we love messy reality shows on Netflix, and especially when they include dating or sibling teamwork. So, when we saw Netflix had made a show that FINALLY combines both, well, we had to watch it and talk about it.Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It seems like culturally we're all once again looking at Brendan Frasier, so why not take it back to one of his older movies that maybe didn't get all the same hype as the Mummy: Airheads! Also, Steve Buscemi is up in there too so we kinda HAD to.Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

Since we decided last week it's basically already fall, it's time to set the cozy mood with some music, and who better to help out than Carole King? Although, we did discover this week Sydnee has some weird personal affiliations with these songs...but they're still amazing, obviously.Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

We've talked about Scream before, but one of our favorite horror franchises just keeps coming back for more, so obviously we had to talk about the newest one! Featuring radicalized Gen Z horror fanatics, old favorite characters, and a weird ghost/computer generated Billy Loomis, this Scream iteration truly has it all. Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It's time to go deep into the world of female friendship, living in New York City, and (once again) how unrealistic those apartments in Friends were, because we're talking all about Broad City!Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It's the sports movie that makes everyone (well, really mostly Sydnee, if we're being honest) cry every single time without fail, and just in time, because it's getting the reboot treatment this year, as well! It's A League of Their Own!Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It's the newest streaming hit that is spilling all the tea on how Gen Z actually is using social media, what influencer parties are like, and why guinea pigs sometimes cause social media mayhem, and we're all obsessed with it, so let's talk about it!Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

We love talking about music and all our favorite artists on our show, and sometimes it's because their work means a whole lot more to us than we even realize, and that's true for Tey this week as we dive into the discography of Elliot Smith.CW: mention of suicide, brief discussion of depression/mental illnessMusic: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

Oh, this episode? It's Wayne's World. Wayne's World. It's party time, while also being excellent. Get ready for an extreme close-up on this classic!

This week we're discussing singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers and the impact her music has had on Rileigh.Music: “Baby You Change Your Mind” by Nouvellas

This week we're exploring the work of Don Hertzfeldt, a wildly influential animator and two-time Oscar nominee. Music: “Baby You Change Your Mind” by Nouvellas

It's time for another one of those somewhat spooky, kinda gross, pretty funny, and surprisingly meaningful movies from the 90s that all the Smirl siblings were introduced to at maybe too young of an age, it's Death Becomes Her!Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It was a weird reality/fiction/murder mystery/game show that only aired for one season on ABC when Rileigh was 12, but that doesn't mean she wasn't (and frankly still is) obsessed with it; it's Whodunnit! There's just...a LOT to unpack here, so let's get into it.Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It's still Pride Month, but this time it's Pride: Secret Contraband Music Edition instead of Pride: Pirate Edition! So, of course, we're listening to the quintessential secret message music of Teylor's youth: Ani DiFranco.Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

Happy Pride Month! To celebrate this joyous time of year, we're diving into the pirate-filled adventure that is Our Flag Means Death, because it's gay pirates! How could we not?Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

Well, if Rileigh doesn't have a new Taylor Swift album to make her siblings listen to, she's gonna find the next closest thing, which is of course, a new Harry Styles album! From sad jams to no thoughts just vibes tunes, this album has lots to discuss, so let's dive in, shall we?Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It's yet another super influential media moment from the younger years of the older Smirl siblings that's been rebooted for the modern age: it's Chip and Dale! Sydnee and Teylor both had STRONG feelings about this one back in the day (most specifically about Gadget) so of course we had to revisit the reboot.Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

It was the multiplayer video game experience that defined the younger years of the older Smirl siblings, complete with such classic bits as DK mode and slappers only: it's Goldeneye! (Those GRAPHICS though...)CW: This video game is a first person shooter game, meaning there is brief mention of video game violence/guns.Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas