Épisodes

  • FORCES OF NATURE: "Planes, Trains, and Geo Metros" - with Julia Sirmons

    FORCES OF NATURE: "Planes, Trains, and Geo Metros" - with Julia Sirmons
    May 20 2024
    Forces of Nature was the 44th highest-grossing movie of 1999, opening at #1 at the box office on March 19th and taking in 17 million dollars in its first week, going on to make 94 million worldwide on a budget of (somehow) 75 million dollars. Starring Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck at a time when both actors' stars were at a high point and one of just a few features directed by accomplished television director Bronwen Hughes, Forces of Nature was the follow-up to her 1996 adaptation of Harriet the Spy, and written by Family Ties writing alum Marc Lawrence, who also wrote 1999’s The Out-of-Towners and would go on to reteam with star Sandra Bullock for Miss Congeniality 1 and 2 as well as Two Weeks Notice with Hugh Grant. Forces of Nature has a weird and very 1999 visual aesthetic that flies in the face of rom-com tradition, and it dares to at least try something unique and different instead of adhering to genre conventions. It's a stranger, surprising movie. But is it a good one? You can find Julia and her work on her website, juliasirmons.com
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    1 h et 50 min
  • PHANTOM MENACE @ 25 - A Special Anniversary Release

    PHANTOM MENACE @ 25 - A Special Anniversary Release
    May 19 2024
    Four special guests share their fond memories of the movie that (re)started it all: Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace. This is followed by a rerelease of our Phantom Menace episode, the second in the podcast's history, with Brian Silliman and Matt Romano from the podcast RETURN OF THE POD: A Star Wars Podcast. Enjoy. And may the Force be with you, always.
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    2 h et 6 min
  • 99@25 #009 - May 1-15 1999

    99@25 #009 - May 1-15 1999
    May 15 2024
    We have hit May 1999! This is one of the biggest months of the year, and we haven't even gotten to its biggest event yet! But in the first two weeks of May 1999, we got: Duel of the Fates! Robbie Williams! The Mummy! The premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon! Prestige Star Wars counter-programming! And more! This week, John is joined by a special guest - author Chris Morgan, who has written a book about the Nickelodeon 90s that is currently available, and whose next book, 99 Episodes that Defined the 90s will be available soon! (Sooner than September, anyway) Chris is on Twitter @ChrisXMorgan
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    1 h et 8 min
  • 99@25 #008 - April 21-30 1999

    99@25 #008 - April 21-30 1999
    May 2 2024
    We continue our celebration of the 25th anniversary of 1999 with our eighth installment, April 21-30 1999! In the last ten days of April we got: The premiere of WWF Smackdown on UPN! Jay Leno goes HD! The Dawson's Creek soundtrack! Aerosmith! Election! eXistenZ! Idle Hands! And some other fun diversions, including the horror that was pan and scan movies! CageClub icon Mike Manzi joins John for a short look at the end of one of 1999's worst months, and the Star Wars content yet to come!
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    44 min
  • BLAST FROM THE PAST: "Adam & Eve" - with Samm Levine

    BLAST FROM THE PAST: "Adam & Eve" - with Samm Levine
    Apr 29 2024
    Blast from the Past was 75th highest-grossing movie of 1999, opening at #4 at the box office on Valentine’s Day weekend and going on to take in $40 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. The first of two 1999 collaborations between director Hugh Wilson and star Brendan Fraser, Blast from the Past included a stellar supporting cast, including Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, Dave Foley, Nathan Fillion, Joey Slotnick, and the legendary Jennifer Lewis. Critics were pretty even split on it - partly because it was inevitably compared to 1998's Pleasantville - and none were especially effusive in their praise, but it went on to find a charmed audience on home video and has emerged as the quintessential "hidden gem" in the years since. One if its fans is actor Samm Levine, who graced the small screen in 1999 in the beloved (and prematurely canceled) television series Freaks and Geeks. He joined John and Jenn to talk Walken, swing dance, and his most famous creation, the beloved character Zoot Suit Ryan.
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    2 h et 16 min
  • 99@25 #07 - April 1-20 1999, the Columbine Episode

    99@25 #07 - April 1-20 1999, the Columbine Episode
    Apr 20 2024
    We're taking a slightly different approach to this one, covering 20 days of April 1999 instead of 15, and, frankly, we're focusing mostly on the 20th, because that's when the Columbine massacre occurred. Columbine was not the first school shooting, but it was - at the time - the most unthinkable one in terms of scope and scale. 25 years later, it has become significantly less unthinkable, as so many instances of gun-based mass murders in schools have occurred in the meantime that it's difficult to name them all. But Columbine is also a hotbed of misconceptions and misinformation, and since Jenn works in true crime and John works in a high school they couldn't not talk about it. But they do sandwich their thoughts on this horrific tragedy with SOME fun, including John's rant on Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine and a brief chat about Tal Bachman's "She's So High". Here is the essay John references in the episode: Retrospective: 20 Years Later, "Bowling for Columbine" is a Disgrace to Documentary Filmmaking
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    1 h et 27 min
  • PUSHING TIN: "Control" - with Joe Kwaczala

    PUSHING TIN: "Control" - with Joe Kwaczala
    Apr 15 2024
    Pushing Tin was the 135th-highest grossing film of the year, grossing 8.4 million dollars on a 33 million dollar budget, opening April the 23rd, 1999 as the #4 movie at the Box Office behind The Matrix, Life, and Never Been Kissed. Directed by Four Weddings and a Funeral and Donnie Brasco director Mike Newell and written by Cheers co-creators Les and Glen Charles, Pushing Tin felt like a sure thing, especially given its very of-the-moment core cast of John Cusack, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton, and Angelina Jolie. But it never left the runway (get it) with audiences or critics. What went wrong? And is Pushing Tin a forgotten gem, or was everyone right about it 25 years ago? This week, John and Jenn are joined by comedian Joe Kwaczala to talk about this weird, uneven, confused, and very pre-9/11 romcom-dramedy thing! You can find Joe on most of the socials @joekjoek
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    1 h et 42 min
  • 99@25 #06 - March 16-31 1999

    99@25 #06 - March 16-31 1999
    Apr 4 2024
    We continue our celebration of the 25th anniversary of 1999 with our sixth installment, March 16-31 1999! In the second half of March, we got: The Oscars! Roberto Benigni jumping on chairs! Harvey Weinstein buying the Best Picture Oscar for Shakespeare in Love! The premiere of Futurama! Jack Kevorkian! Ricky Martin unleashes La Vida Loca upon an unsuspecting world! Fabio gets hit by a goose! The Melissa Virus 10 Thing I Hate About You! The Matrix! and more! John and Jenn also accidentally create a true crime podcast and wonder if they've pinpointed the moment Gwyneth Paltrow came up with GOOP.
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    1 h et 26 min