We start off the new year in style, looking back one last time at 1995! We’re here to discuss our five favorite films! Listen in as we barrel towards the end of the decade! Celebrate our sixth season finale as we talk about the hidden gems of the 1990s!
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For Dec 95, we witnessed one of the biggest box-office bombs in cinema history. Geena Davis & Matthew Modine play pirates racing for buried treasure in this bloated production that sunk an entire film studio! The real hidden gems are on…Cutthroat Island!
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For Nov 95, we look at actor-director Sean Penn’s character study on grief w Jack Nicholson playing a father haunted by the death of his daughter at the hands of a drunk driver (David Morse). Both men collide in a melancholic spiral in The Crossing Guard! https://t.co/hgxQxRltO3
For Sept 1995, a colorful cast of characters compose the sophomore effort of Kevin Smith, who tries to tackle teenage torment in the most ubiquitous place in the ‘90s: the mall! Jason Lee & Shannen Doherty lead the eclectic crew that were called…Mallrats! https://t.co/utHf2IQVJ4
For Sept 1995, we talk about the eminent director Spike Lee via his underrated crime drama about drug dealers (Mekhi Phifer, Delroy Lindo) facing off against homicide detectives in Brooklyn (Harvey Keitel, John Turturro). This is our take on…Clockers! https://t.co/gYtyQgERl3
For August 1995, we conjured up a film starring one of our favorite ‘90s actors, Scott Bakula! He plays a paranormal private eye who finds himself facing off against an LA cult. They’ll settle once and for all who might be the true…Lord of Illusions!
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For July 95, we covered a controversial Larry Clark film. He aunched the careers of Chloe Sevigny & Rosario Dawson, but drew ire by actually talking about the sex lives & drug habits of teens. It’s hard to reckon with the fact they’re still only…Kids!
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For April 1995, we cover a truly hidden gem Tristan discovered when he was an idealistic young romantic - pastry boy Sergio tries to woo waitress Hattie, but then his bakery burns down! Love comes in many forms, but this one is…A Pyromaniac’s Love Story!
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For Mar 95, Kathy Bates is a potential murderer in yet another Stephen King adaptation! Reckoning with ghosts from her past alongside her daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh), did she kill someone? The only one who knows the truth is…Dolores Claiborne!
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For Feb 1995, we check out a cult comedy that steered us towards the Judd Apatow school - his 1st screenplay! Ben Stiller stars as a fitness guru who takes over a fat camp. Alas, camp kids (food) fight back! Listen in to find out who’s the...Heavyweights!
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Don’t worry, we didn’t forget about the 24th Annual Golden Raptor awards! The extremely popular Wicked leads a group of deserving nominees, from Conclave to Nosferatu to Deadpool & Wolverine to Anora! Click the link to read the story, as well as to vote! https://t.co/88bMrclROF
Right at the end of the January, we slipped in our latest episode - the first horror film of our podcast! Listen in to our discussion on the 90's phenomenon that was Tales From the Crypt, and their first of two theatrical releases, Demon Knight!
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It’s never too late to celebrate some history! We’re here to discuss our five favorite films of 1994! Listen in as we hit our halfway point in the podcast! Five years in, five years to go, as we talk about the hidden gems of the 1990s! https://t.co/CZslCQ4INu
For our December 94 film, we posit what it would be like to have random famous people in romantic comedies! Here, Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) plays matchmaker between his niece (Meg Ryan) and a local mechanic (Tim Robbins). Let’s find out their…IQ!
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It was truly a black Friday for a professor in our Nov 94 film! John is thrown for a loop when his student Carol suggests he assaulted her. Esoteric conversation shows how memory & expectations can influence interpersonal power dynamics. Here’s…Oleanna!
For Oct 1994, we got some much needed rest alongside an eclectic ensemble! Anthony Hopkins leads a sanitarium with enough mischief to blow everyone's top! Come get healthy with us down…The Road to Wellville!
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For September 1994, we watched one of our finest actors take on a little action! Meryl Streep stars as a no-nonsense river guide whose family is endangered by two bandits led by Kevin Bacon. Check out if either one survives…The River Wild!
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For August 1994 we covered one of the seminal 90s cult classics! Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce & Terence Stamp had career boosts as three drag queens looking for life's meaning. Find out if they got lost on…The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert!
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For June 1994, we all got some basic training about the Bard! Danny DeVito returns as Bill Rago, an ex-ad man who must teach some army brats English aptitude if they’ll ever become worldly soldiers. If anyone can do it, it’s Bill, a true…Renaissance Man!
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