The Confused Breakfast

A nostalgic journey back to the movie rental store era and the amazing movies from our childhood that we all know and love. With the benefit of 20+ years of hindsight, we revisit and dissect these classic movies to see if they still move us the way they did as kids. Full movie review episode released every Wednesday. Bonus Brunch episode every Monday.

TV & Film
Film Reviews
Comedy
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The Shining (1980)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Time to pack up the family and forcefully make them sit through a Colorado winter nightmare in a haunted hotel so you can try to not fail at writing. The Shining will show us the darker side of getting snowed in
109 min
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50 First Dates (2004)
Don’t forget your flippy floppies! It’s a warm one out there! Oh wait, wrong movie, kinda. 50 first dates takes a fun twist on a familiar plot with a character reliving the same day over and over and over again. But everyone else is there to help her alon
84 min
328
Groundhog Day (1993)
Don’t forget your booties, it’s cold out there! It’s GROUNDHOG DAY and you only got one day to live, over and over and over again. What would do? What would you do different? Who would you do? Who would you do different? Why would you do.. well you get it
87 min
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Top 5 Rom-Coms
Our topic today is Top 5 Romantic Comedies. Before you go, ewwwwww, yuck and turn it off, you gotta think about the bad rap that Romantic Comedies get. People think of them as 'girl movies' and 'dumb love stories.' But if you think this way, you are li
61 min
330
Cool Runnings (1993)
Sanka, ya ded? Our lord and savior, John Candy is back as we review the second best Disney movie made about the Olympics. A movie that took some major liberties with the actual story, in order to deliver us a feel-good, lesson-learned type of a film.
91 min
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BONUS: The Matrix Resurrections Review
After watching the original Matrix, we sat down and discussed our thoughts on the new Matrix installment.
25 min
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The Matrix (1999)
Take the blue pill and you'll wake up feeling kind of groggy. Take the red pill and you'll be ripped from everything you could possibly think of as real and spit out via a bio mechanical bowel movement, picked up like a prize in a claw machine and everyon
99 min
333
Rad (1986)
GNARLEY! It’s time to finish up your paper route and bicycle boogie on down to hell track! Rad offers up some of best 80’s cheese that taught us that corporate bread is no match for scrappy hometown DIY attitude dude! Let’s stick it to the man and mom an
86 min
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I'VE NEVER SEEN... The Legend of Billie Jean (1...
In talking about what movies to review next, we started noticing that there were a few instances where one of the hosts felt passionate about a particular movie from childhood, and the other 2 hosts had never seen it. So we came up with a new idea for an
80 min
335
A Christmas Story (1983)
You’ll shoot your eye out! The movie that makes 24 hours seem like a single watch. A Christmas Story has been revered as the quintessential holiday film while others call it over rated and pandering. This movie still taught us about licking cold poles, ma
81 min
336
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
It’s time to put up the exterior illumination, grease up the sleds, and empty the sh***er. Christmas Vacation is maybe more of a staycation, but who needs travel when you can have the jolliest bunch of assholes this side of the nut house come right to you
85 min
337
The Princess Bride (1987)
Anybody want a peanut? The Princess Bride tell the tale of a grandpa telling his grandson the tale of of one of the greatest love stories of all time. Although plenty may retort, INCONCEIVABLE, at such an idea. We learned so much from this movie. Piracy i
96 min
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MINI-BYTE: Goosebumps
The Goosebumps book series by R.L. Stine is the most iconic book series of the 90s. From the extremely crushable 120-pages and the relatable teenage characters to the beautifully, scary cover art and quirky book titles, this series quickly became the 2n
60 min
339
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
The definitive Thanksgiving movie, right?? The travel, the trouble, the good the bad, and laughably maddening scenarios that can only come from the mind of John Hughes. With two comedic giants at the forefront, does this buddy-travel movie hold up and spe
84 min
340
GoldenEye (1995)
The names, Bond. James Bond. This week we chat about what might as well be the source material for one of the most important video games of all time, Goldeneye. Pierce Brosnan’s first installment as the MI6 super spy. The cars, the gambling, the women, th
99 min
341
The Burbs (1989)
What happens when your neighbors have nothing better to do than snoop and spy on other neighbors? The Burbs tackles any and all answers to this question. Big and small. What’s worse? Digging up A dead body? Or hitting a gas line? Vacation or staycation? A
93 min
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I'VE NEVER SEEN... The Running Man (1987)
In talking about what movies to review next, we started noticing that there were a few instances where one of the hosts felt passionate about a particular movie from childhood, and the other 2 hosts had never seen it. So we came up with a new idea for an
82 min
343
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
How bout a podcast sandwhich booger lips!? Ernest Scared Stupid is somewhere between the best and worst of the Ernest movies, or so they say. How amazing is Jim Varney? How awful are the kid actors? How disgusting are the trolls? Is Bulgarian Miak strictl
87 min
344
Ghostbusters (1984)
There’s something strange in the neighborhood. So let’s slide down the fire pole, fire up our unlicensed nuclear accelerator proton packs, and make our clients feel uncomfortable! The Ghostbusters became an instant classic, but with an all star cast, ques
98 min
345
The Monster Squad (1987)
It’s October and spooky season is upon us. What better movie to dissect than 1987’s The Monster Squad. A movie where a group of kids save the world from an invasion of the Universal Classic Monsters. This movie is quite literally the definition of a Cu
83 min
346
Top 5 Fall Movies
It's that time of year. The leaves are changing, the air is getting cool and crisp and we are all breaking out the flannels and hoodies on our way to grab a pumpkin spice latte. Fall is a special time of year and many people's favorite season. Join us
53 min
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Is this the greatest sequel of all-time? Do the special effects and action sequences hold up 30 years later? Is the nuclear apocalypse scene still one of the most horrifying scenes in any movie? Does John Connor's best friend, Bobby Budnick get sent to
100 min
348
The Great Outdoors (1988)
Summer vacations with the family. Trees, the lake, cabins, fishing, hiking, and unfortunately the in-laws. Two comedy giants go head to head in The Great Outdoors vying for the affections of their families, bears, and the locals. We hope you brought your
91 min
349
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
District 5! Look alive! The Mighty Ducks taught us the importance of a quarter of an inch, team work, fair play, and compassion, right Mr. Ducksworth? When Gordon Bombay is called upon to be of service to his community, he goes above and beyond and teache
101 min
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I'VE NEVER SEEN... The Cutting Edge (1992)
In talking about what movies to review next, we started noticing that there were a few instances where one of the hosts felt passionate about a particular movie from childhood, and the other 2 hosts had never seen it. So we came up with a new idea for an
63 min