At the Movies in the 90s

"Houston, we have a problem..." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Ian Buckley travel back to 1995 for Ron Howard's epic space-based survival drama, Apollo 13. Based on the true events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, Howard's film sees Tom Hanks lead an impressive cast to re-tell one of the most dramatic events of the US space program. Three decades...

"I try to serve life." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host A. J. Black and guest Sam Stokes travel back to 1997 for Luc Besson's eccentric science-fiction spectacular, The Fifth Element. A heady mix of Euro camp, Möebius colour and Hollywood pretensions, Besson's film remains a striking piece of work. But has it dated? Let's find out. Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Sam St...

"You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Ian Buckley travel back to 1994 for Kevin Smith's seminal low budget comedy, Clerks. A film that put Smith on the map, it inspired a legion of similar offerings for years...

In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black and Mark McManus travel back to 1998 for the obscure British comedy thriller, Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis. With two Britcom giants in Rik Mayall and Jane Horrocks, plus a fun darkly comic concept of murder and gangsters, what could possibly go wrong? Or rather, why did very little go right? Host / Editor Mark McManus Co...

A brand new sister podcast to At the Movies in the 90s has launched this week - At the Movies in the Noughties. Hosted by Devon Elson, it will explore the world of cinema between 2000 and 2009 in a similar fashion to our podcast, with an array of special guests. Our very own Mark kicks things off with Dev talking The Bourne Identity from 2002, and a re-air of the episode with Tony and Rob Turnbull...

"You have to play the game, to find out why you're playing the game..." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus heads back to the year 1999 to explore David Cronenberg's mind-bending thriller, ExistenZ. He has the perfect guest in Film Stories editor Ryan Lambie, who also happens to feature in a commentary track on the 101 Films physical media release. They dig in...

"God help you if you're wrong." "If I'm wrong, then we're at war... and God help us all." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black & Mark McManus head back to the year 1995 and go under the surface to discuss Tony Scott's pulse-pounding nautical thriller, Crimson Tide. They discuss the late, great Gene Hackman; the American post-Cold War anxiety over Russia; the fu...

"Captain America, ya gotta help us. There was a scientist, eh, an Italian, eh, her name was, eh, Doctor, eh... Vaseline!" In the wake of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe salvo of Captain America, in the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black & Mark McManus take a trip back to a decade lesser known for Marvel adaptations, examining two very particular 'gems' in Alber...

"Two households both alike in dignity. In fair Verona where we lay our scene, from forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life..." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black & Mark McManus, plus returning guest, film teacher Conor Murphy, discuss Baz Luhrmann's iconic 1996 take on William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet... Host...

"Look, it's my favourite cheese-eating dick monkey!" In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts Mark McManus and A. J. Black discuss a lesser known film, and a favourite of Mark's, in Mark Dacascos-starring science-fiction kung-fu curio from 1997, Drive... Host / Editor Mark McManus Co-Host / Editor A. J. Black Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the po...

"In this world, a man, himself, is nothing. And there ain't no world, but this one." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black and Mark McManus are joined by Terrence Malick scholar and film critic John Bleasdale to discuss Malick's only 90s film, his cinematic return after a 20 year absence, WW2 philosophical epic The Thin Red Line... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-H...

"Riddle me this, riddle me that, who's afraid of the big, black bat?" In the first 2025 episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black and Mark McManus is launch a brand new season by discussing Joel Schumacher's colourful comic-book epic from 1995, Batman Forever... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Mark McManus Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcas...

"Wrong place, wrong time" "Story of my life!" In the final 2024 episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s your host A. J. Black is joined by brand new guest Mark McManus to discuss Renny Harlin's Christmas-flavoured action movie sequel, Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Plus! Find out Mark's choice cuts for his favourite 90s movies and stay tuned until the end for a special announcement... Host / Editor A. J. Bla...

"I've seen his testimonials!" A phenomenon of British comedy cinema across the late 1950s into the early 1970s, the Carry On film series is a product of its time. So when a revival came at the start of the 1990s, a very different era, it met with, to put it mildly, scorn. But is this attempt to keep calm and Carry On again as bad as everyone believes some thirty plus years on? In this shorter bonu...

"We got a fugitive!" The Fugitive immediately struck a nerve as one of the greatest blockbuster remakes of the 90s, but its nascent sequel, built around Tommy Lee Jones' Oscar-nominated turn as Sam Gerard, failed to do the same. Why? And does anyone truly remember it? In this shorter bonus episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s recorded in late 2023, your host A. J. Black is joined by Vampire Videos...

"They have the look of man... but not the nature of mankind..." John Carpenter followed up his memorable Lovecraftian meta horror In the Mouth of Madness with a fresh stab at adapting John Wyndham's classic tale, The Midwich Cuckoos, but does his remake compare to the book or original 1960s movie? In this shorter bonus episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s recorded in late 2023, your host A. J. Blac...

"You think that you have killed me. But I will be with you forever. I am unbound..." One of Roger Corman's lesser known pictures is his early 90s stab at the classic Frankenstein story by Mary Shelley, through the lens of a later novel, that blends together traditional Gothic stylistics with a strong science-fiction beast. What we end up with is a most unusual beast. In this shorter bonus episode...

"We open on an old wooden bench. There's fire and tools in the background, and what looks like a pair of hands building what is revealed to be a set of shiny claws. The claws are moving now, as if awakening from a long, and unwanted sleep. Slowly, the man places a trembling hand onto the bench. Behind the lights; people watch in silence, ready to laugh, or scream out in terror..." Before Scream re...

"Remember what the MPAA says; Horrific, Deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty woids! That's what this war is all about!" South Park Bigger, Longer & Uncut surely stands as the most profane animated musical ever made, but does it remains as funny as it was in 1999? In this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s, your host A. J. Blac...

"People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest." The Crow is now three decades old, a production more of legend than fact, known for the tragic death of star Brandon Lee while making the film. It has become a mythologised picture, but what are...

"You've been in my life for so long, I can't actually remember anything else." Alien3 was, to put it mildly, a troubled production, with a fascinating, long-term development history with many false starts, left turns and talented filmmakers involved. How did it come to exist in the form it ended up? In this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s, your host A. J....

"I'm afraid to close my eyes... and I'm afraid to open them..." The Blair Witch Project arrived in the summer of 1999 as a micro-budget horror phenomenon, becoming one of the highest grossing films of the year and an instant piece of pop culture history - but how? In this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s, your host A. J. Black is joined by recurring guest...

Welcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s. In this episode, your host A. J. Black is joined by recurring guest, podcaster Hugh McStay of the Vampire Videos podcast, in a crossover with forthcoming spin-off podcast At the Pictures in Britain, to discuss Danny Boyle's seminal, nihilistic ride that is 1996's Trainspotting... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Hugh M...

Welcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s. In this episode, your host A. J. Black is joined by recurring guest, podcaster Matt Latham of the Ask Us About Loom podcast, as part of our short series of football films tied into Euro 2024, to discuss the 2001 spoof documentary comedy Mike Bassett: England Manager... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Matt Latham Find...

Welcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s. In this episode, your host A. J. Black is joined by brand new guest, podcaster Sam Stokes of the Reel Talk podcast, to discuss the first of two Euro 2024 tie-in football movies, 1996's Sean Bean-starring When Saturday Comes... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Sam Stokes Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblac...