Interjections: The Undiscovered Decade | Podcast on RSS.com

Interjections: The Undiscovered Decade

Interjections: The Undiscovered Decade

by Tristan More

History Film Reviews

Season 7

May 1996 - The Arrival

For the fifth month of 1996, the trio is joined by a special guest and try to discover if the truth is out there! Zane Zaminsky (Charlie Sheen) and his partner Calvin (Richard Schiff) discover an extraterrestrial radio signal while working as astronomers at a SETI funded lab. When Zane is unceremoniously fired and their work thrown out, it leads him down a path towards something even his wildest dreams couldn’t have expected. Alongside his girlfriend Char (Teri Polo) and friendly neighbor Kiki (Tony T. Johnson), Zane will have to prepare himself and potentially the world, for…The Arrival!

April 1996 - Mulholland Falls

For the fourth month of 1996, the boys put on their detective caps to help solve a murder! Gangster squad leader Maxwell Hoover (Nick Nolte) discovers that his latest case involves the death of a former lover, Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly). With his fellow LAPD detectives, he must uncover the secret plot that led to her demise - involving nuclear scientists (John Malkovich) and angry military men (Treat Williams). He’ll need all his wits, else he might end up diving straight off of…Mulholland Falls!

March 1996 - Flirting with Disaster

For the third month of 1996, we soul-searched alongside some of the best comedians of the past and the future! Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) is hoping to discover more about his origins when he takes up with an adoption agent (Téa Leoni) and embarks on a cross-country mission to find his birth parents. His wife Nancy (Patricia Arquette) is along for the ride, as are two federal agents (Josh Brolin & Richard Jenkins). Tempers are flaring and passions are simmering, which means they all might just be…Flirting with Disaster!

February 1996 - Mary Reilly & Muppet Treasure Island

February 1996 - Mary Reilly & Muppet Treasure Island For the second month of 1996, we double dipped on two vastly different cinematic editions of classic British novels! Julia Roberts plays a maid who finds herself in over her head at her new estate. The master of the house is none other than the infamous researcher Henry Jekyll (John Malkovich). When his experiments start invading their everyday life, the maid must decipher whether she wants to help the mad doctor or stop his reign of terror. It’s all a bit overwhelming for…Mary Reilly! We also talked about a second film: Orphan Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) finds himself at sea when he embarks on an ill-fated expedition alongside some duplicitous privateers. Led by the slippery sea wolf Long John Silver (Tim Curry), the buccaneers are searching for some buried riches that only young Hawkins might be able to find. Luckily for him, Jim has some unique allies - The Muppets! That’s right, it’s another literary adaptation by Jim Henson’s lovable creations. This time they take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel and make it their own. Set sail with us for…Muppet Treasure Island!

January 1996 - Two If by Sea

For the first month of 1996, we found our hearts stolen by a romantic comedy unceremoniously dumped in winter! Roz (Sandra Bullock) and Frank (Denis Leary) team up as a pair of art thieves fed up with their itinerant lifestyle. Will they finally settle down after one last job, or is the lure of the game too enticing? Hopefully they don’t get their signals crossed as they realize it’s…Two If by Sea!

Season 6

Best of 1995

In the season finale, our hosts sit down in person to review the past year and think about how far they've come. Together they've assembled a top five consisting of some of the best films they covered during the past few months. This is the best of 1995!

December 1995 - Cutthroat Island

For the twelfth and final month of 1995, we watched what the Guinness Book of World Records lists as the biggest box-office bomb in cinematic history! Pirate Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) watches her father die a bloody death on the high seas at the hand of her uncle Douglas Brown (Frank Langella). With a map aimed towards buried treasure, Morgan must enlist a rakish translator named William Shaw (Matthew Modine) to help her find the exact location. With Brown and his crew hot on their trail, who will make it first to….Cutthroat Island!

November 1995 - The Crossing Guard

For the eleventh month of 1995, the boys contemplate grief, vengeance and redemption in one of the most melancholic tragedies of the 90s! Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson) is a bereft jeweler whose daughter’s death due to a drunk driver has overtaken his whole life. Vengeance is first and foremost on his mind when the man responsible, John Booth (David Morse) is set to be released from prison after serving his time. After a botched attack, Gale gives Booth three days for them each to contemplate what good either of them still can do in this fucked up world. Soon they’ll both finally understand…The Crossing Guard!

October 1995 - Mallrats

For the tenth month of 1995, the trio travels back in time to an era of teenage tribulation! Both T.S. (Jeremy London) & Brodie (Jason Lee) have just been dumped, so what else is there to do in suburban New Jersey but go to the mall! There they find an eclectic cast of characters like William (Ethan Suplee) who is obsessed with figuring out a Magic Eye poster, or Shannon Hamilton (Ben Affleck), a manager who has it out for Brodie. Best of all, Jay and Silent Bob return from Kevin Smith’s previous film Clerks to get into even more outrageous shenanigans. What binds them all together? The fact that they’re all….Mallrats!

September 1995 - Clockers

For the ninth month of 1995, the boys head back to the mean streets of Brooklyn! Local drug lord Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo) runs his tiny empire like clockwork - but one of his loyal lieutenants, Strike (Mekhi Phifer) gets cold feet over a killing he must act out. After the homicide detectives intervene and pin the crime on Strike’s brother Victor (Isaiah Washington), it’s only a matter of time until the cops (Harvey Keitel and John Turturro) discover the truth behind the cold-blooded murder. For Strike and his buddies, it’s just another day in the life of some….Clockers!

1 of 9