A podcast that looks back on the films of the 1990s, an "undiscovered decade" for the four co-hosts - Tristan More, Cory Taylor, James Milliron and Jeff Seesselberg. As they dive into a specific month per episode, they learn about the entertainment world around them as they were too young to know any better.
For the third month of 1995, the boys are looking to tip the scales with their latest film! There’s been a mysterious death on a miniature Maine island - the elderly woman’s caretaker (Kathy Bates) is the most likely suspect. The local constable (Christopher Plummer) is convinced she’s done it, based entirely on his suspicion over the equally mysterious death of her husband (David Strathairn) twenty years prior. The only thing that might save her is the return of her daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who just might be the key to both the past and presents. Whether this new death eclipses the earlier one, it’s up to us to discover the true nature of.….Dolores Claiborne!
For the second month of 1995, the boys are looking to tip the scales with their latest film! Gerry Garner (Aaron Schwartz) is forced by his parents to attend fat camp over the summer, but it’s not quite what he expected! Camp Hope is a body positive place, where counselors such as Pat Finley (Tom McGowan) are happy to help you lose weight if it fits your personality. Unfortunately, the fun is short lived when fitness entrepreneur Tony Perkis (Ben Stiller) takes over the helm and institutes a strict diet and exercise on the campers. Gerry and Pat work together to take back the camp, but they have their work cut out for them! Will they win the day, and prove themselves worthy of being.….Heavyweights!
For the first month of 1995, we catch hell for watching our first ever horror film of the podcast! Drifter Frank Brayker (William Sadler) is being pursued by a powerful demon called The Collector (Billy Zane). He’s nearing the end of the road when he holes up in a grimy boarding house in a one-horse town. The eclectic townspeople trapped with him are torn apart one by one when the Collector sics his minions on the house. Will Brayker break down, or will he manage to keep all his demons at bay? All he needs is a….Demon Knight!
December 1994 - I.Q. For the twelfth month of 1994, we watched one of our most infamous public figures play matchmaker in a period rom-com! Catherine Boyd (Meg Ryan) is a mathematics doctoral candidate at Princeton University who starts to wonder whether her engagement to experimental psychology professor James Moreland (Stephen Fry) is worth it or might bog down her scientific prospects. Her famous uncle, Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau) decides to play matchmaker when sparks fly during a chance meeting with a local mechanic, Ed Walters (Tim Robbins). Will Einstein’s theories about the pair end up proving to be right? Only if they match up with their….I.Q.!