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637: "Don't Shoot" | Bound (1996)
April 1, 2026

637: "Don't Shoot" | Bound (1996)

Corky thought her life was just a series of cold showers and cheap paint until she was pulled through a literal hole in the wall by her seductive neighbor, Violet. What started as a plumbing gig quickly spirals into a lethal ...

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636: "No more Miss Nice Girl!" | Matilda (1996)
March 25, 2026

636: "No more Miss Nice Girl!" | Matilda (1996)

After years of surviving her family's TV obsession and her father’s shady car-dealership schemes, Matilda Wormwood finally goes to school—only to face the hammer-throwing tyranny of Miss Trunchbull. She quickly discovers that...

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635: "Sanctuary! Sanctuary!" | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
March 18, 2026

635: "Sanctuary! Sanctuary!" | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Following a public shaming at the Feast of Fools, Quasimodo is swept from his lonely bell tower into the city’s gritty underground: the Court of Miracles. He joins a crew of spirited outcasts to plot a high-stakes rebellion a...

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634: "I tawt I taw Michael Jordan" | Space Jam (1996)
March 10, 2026

634: "I tawt I taw Michael Jordan" | Space Jam (1996)

After a humiliating run-in with basketball-stealing aliens, Michael Jordan is yanked through a golf hole and tumbled into the world’s strangest comeback story: Looney Tune Land. He teams up with a crew of animated underdogs—p...

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633: "Try looking at it another way" | James and the Giant Peach (1996)
March 4, 2026

633: "Try looking at it another way" | James and the Giant Peach (199…

After a tragically crunchy run-in with a rogue rhinoceros, young James escapes two nightmare aunts and tumbles into the world’s strangest road trip: a skyscraper-sized peach rolling across the countryside. Inside, he teams up...

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632: "Wibbly-Wobbly Ooby Dooby" | Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Feb. 25, 2026

632: "Wibbly-Wobbly Ooby Dooby" | Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Haunted by his past and a Borg collective that lives rent-free in his head, Captain Jean-Luc Picard must stop the cybernetic zombies from sabotaging Earth’s first warp flight—the very moment that puts humanity on the galactic...

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631: "She said hand-some, not hand-less" | Kingpin (1996)
Feb. 18, 2026

631: "She said hand-some, not hand-less" | Kingpin (1996)

After losing his bowling hand (and his dignity) to a vengeful scheme, washed-up pro Roy Munson survives on cheap booze and a comb-over that deserves its own zip code. His luck turns when he discovers Ishmael, an Amish bowling...

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630: "Just tap it in" | Happy Gilmore (1996)
Feb. 12, 2026

630: "Just tap it in" | Happy Gilmore (1996)

When a failed hockey player with a lethal slap shot and a short-fused temper discovers his grandmother is about to lose her home, he decides to trade the ice for the links. Happy Gilmore isn't your average golfer—he’s a beer-...

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629: "My pants are filled with starfish" | Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Feb. 4, 2026

629: "My pants are filled with starfish" | Muppet Treasure Island (19…

After inheriting a mysterious treasure map, young Jim Hawkins sets sail for the high seas with a crew of felt-covered misfits and a clueless captain. But the horizon turns dark when the ship’s charismatic cook, Long John Silv...

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628: "You need human contact. Touch it." | The Cable Guy (1996)
Jan. 28, 2026

628: "You need human contact. Touch it." | The Cable Guy (1996)

Newly single Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick) slips a $50 bribe to a manic technician (Jim Carrey) for free movie channels, but he gets more than "preferred" service. Soon, the pop-culture-obsessed Cable Guy is inserting him...

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627: "The Spandex!" | The Phantom (1996)
Jan. 21, 2026

627: "The Spandex!" | The Phantom (1996)

Deep in the heart of the Bengalla jungle, Kit Walker takes up the mantle of the twenty-first "Ghost Who Walks" to battle the cutthroat Sengh Brotherhood. When a ruthless businessman seeks to unite the mystical Skulls of Touga...

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626: "So much for rule number one" | Multiplicity (1996)
Jan. 14, 2026

626: "So much for rule number one" | Multiplicity (1996)

Overworked and spread thin, Doug Kinney (Michael Keaton) accepts a miracle solution from a scientist: a secret clone to handle the office while he enjoys life. But when the clones start making clones, Doug finds himself juggl...

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625: "Man down, Ethan" | Mission: Impossible (1996)
Jan. 7, 2026

625: "Man down, Ethan" | Mission: Impossible (1996)

Framed for a massacre in Prague, Ethan Hunt goes rogue to hunt down a mole and recover the stolen NOC list. From the silent, sweat-inducing vaults of Langley to a high-speed helicopter chase through the Channel Tunnel, Hunt m...

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624: "If you've gotta go..." | Goldeneye (1995)
Dec. 30, 2025

624: "If you've gotta go..." | Goldeneye (1995)

The fate of the global economy hangs in the balance as James Bond is thrust into a race against time to recover the keys to a devastating satellite weapon. From the dizzying heights of the Verzasca Dam to the gritty streets o...

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623: "FATALITY!!" | Mortal Kombat (1995)
Dec. 24, 2025

623: "FATALITY!!" | Mortal Kombat (1995)

Prepare your soul! This week, we step into the arena to witness the high-kicking, soul-stealing mayhem of Mortal Kombat (1995)! The fate of Earthrealm hangs in the balance as three legendary fighters—Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, an...

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622: "LAWWW!!!" | Judge Dredd (1995)
Dec. 17, 2025

622: "LAWWW!!!" | Judge Dredd (1995)

This week, we head to the scorched remains of the Cursed Earth to take on the dystopian excess of Judge Dredd (1995)! We analyze Sylvester Stallone’s uncompromising lawman alongside the scenery-chewing villainy of Armand Assa...

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621: "Suck in the guts, guys" | Ghostbusters (1984)
Dec. 17, 2025

621: "Suck in the guts, guys" | Ghostbusters (1984)

This week, we’re crossing the streams one last time as we conclude our 10th-anniversary rewatch series with the ultimate supernatural classic: Ghostbusters (1984)! We revisit the lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry of Murray, Ayk...

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620: "For-EV-ERRR" | Batman Forever (1995)
Dec. 10, 2025

620: "For-EV-ERRR" | Batman Forever (1995)

This week, we dive into the neon-soaked psychological chaos of Batman Forever (1995)! We analyze Val Kilmer’s fractured Bruce Wayne, the dynamic debut of Chris O'Donnell's Robin, and Nicole Kidman’s Dr. Chase Meridian. The fo...

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619: "Now, little man, I give the gun to you" | Nick of Time (1995)
Dec. 3, 2025

619: "Now, little man, I give the gun to you" | Nick of Time (1995)

In Nick of Time , Johnny Depp is Gene Watson, a mild-mannered accountant whose arrival at Union Station turns into a living nightmare. Cornered by the menacing Mr. Smith (Christopher Walken), Gene is handed a gun and a horrif...

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618: "Dial Up for Murder" | The Net (1995)
Nov. 26, 2025

618: "Dial Up for Murder" | The Net (1995)

A floppy disk, a hacker conspiracy, and a life erased in a keystroke. In The Net , Sandra Bullock is Angela Bennett, a systems analyst whose isolated digital life makes her the perfect target. When she stumbles upon a deeply ...

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617: "The King of Kustomizers - George Barris"
Nov. 23, 2025

617: "The King of Kustomizers - George Barris"

Start your engines! This episode, we’re peeling back the custom chrome to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday year of the undisputed King of Kustomizers: George Barris! Join us as we pop the hood on the man who ...

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616: "The Oscar Goes to... Flash Bangwell!" | Cutthroat Island (1995)
Nov. 19, 2025

616: "The Oscar Goes to... Flash Bangwell!" | Cutthroat Island (1995)

Ahoy, Mateys! Prepare to set sail on the most infamous box-office voyage of the 1990s: Cutthroat Island (1995)! Join us as we weigh anchor on this high-seas spectacle starring Geena Davis and Matthew Modine. We'll chart the c...

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615: "Dances with Whales" | Waterworld (1995)
Nov. 12, 2025

615: "Dances with Whales" | Waterworld (1995)

Waterworld (1995) — the post-apocalyptic epic where Kevin Costner grows gills, drinks his own pee, and still manages to look vaguely heroic. It’s Mad Max , but wetter, weirder, and somehow more expensive. Jet skis, dirt myths...

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614: "Float the Buoy" | Crimson Tide (1995)
Nov. 5, 2025

614: "Float the Buoy" | Crimson Tide (1995)

Two acting titans, Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington, go head-to-head aboard a nuclear submarine when a questionable missile launch order arrives. We're diving into this Tony Scott thriller, breaking down the psychological b...

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