Episodes

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever
    Jan 10 2025
    "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 podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Die Hard 2 with Mark McManus

    Die Hard 2 with Mark McManus
    Dec 20 2024
    "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. Black Guest Mark McManus Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Carry on Columbus with Rob Turnbull

    Carry on Columbus with Rob Turnbull
    Nov 29 2024
    "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 bonus episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s recorded in late 2023, your host A. J. Black is joined by You Have Been Watching host Rob Turnbull to discuss Gerald Thomas' 1992 period comedy Carry On Columbus... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Rob Turnbull Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • U.S. Marshals with Ian Buckley & Hugh McStay

    U.S. Marshals with Ian Buckley & Hugh McStay
    Nov 15 2024
    "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 host Hugh McStay and Illumination Above All host Ian Buckley to discuss Stuart Baird's 1998 action thriller U.S. Marshals... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guests Hugh McStay / Ian Buckley Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • John Carpenter's Village of the Damned with Hugh McStay & Robert Clark

    John Carpenter's Village of the Damned with Hugh McStay & Robert Clark
    Oct 31 2024
    "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. Black is joined by Modern Horror host Hugh McStay and podcaster Robert Clark to discuss 1995's Village of the Damned... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guests Hugh McStay / Robert Clark Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Frankenstein Unbound with Perry Constantine

    Frankenstein Unbound with Perry Constantine
    Oct 25 2024
    "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 of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s recorded in late 2023, your host A. J. Black is joined by Japan on Film host Perry Constantine to discuss Corman's 1990 horror Frankenstein Unbound... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Perry Constantine Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • The People Under the Stairs & Wes Craven's New Nightmare with Joseph Maddrey

    The People Under the Stairs & Wes Craven's New Nightmare with Joseph Maddrey
    Oct 18 2024
    "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 revolutionised horror for a new generation, maester of the macabre Wes Craven directed two movies earlier in the 1990s that covered two facets of his directorial vision - 1991's social satire The People Under the Stairs and 1994's New Nightmare, reviving his most iconic creation Freddy Krueger. 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 Joseph Maddrey, author of book The Soul of Wes Craven, to discuss these two very different films, horror in the 90s, and Craven's broader career. Plus, Joe discusses his favourite 90s movies... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Joseph Maddrey Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • South Park Bigger, Longer and Uncut & Can't Hardly Wait with Matt Latham

    South Park Bigger, Longer and Uncut & Can't Hardly Wait with Matt Latham
    Sep 20 2024
    "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. Black is joined by old friend and guest, Matt Latham to dig into Trey Parker & Matt Stone's foul mouthed big screen version of their hit animated show, with a stop along the way to look at romantic comedy from 1998, Can't Hardly Wait... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Matt Latham Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 35 mins