"Oh, wouldn't it be great if I was crazy? Then the world would be okay." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Mark Adams travel back to 1995 for Terry Gilliam's science-fiction post-apocalpytic drama, 12 Monkeys... Host / Editor Mark McManus Guest Mark Adams Executive Producer A. J. Black 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 netw...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 61
"No more talking. No more guessing. Don't even think about nothing that's not right in front of you. That's the real challenge. You've gotta save yourselves from yourselves." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Kat Hughes travel back to 1997 for Vincenzo Natali's mind-bending science-fiction drama, Cube... Host / Editor Mark McManus Guest Kat Hughes Executive Producer A. J. Black Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the pod...
Jun 27, 2025•57 min•Ep. 60
"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 later, does it still have the power to inspire? Let's find out. Host / Editor Mark McManus Guest Ia...
Jun 20, 2025•51 min•Ep. 59
"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 Stokes Producer Mark McManus Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 58
"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 to come, but what does it say about America and cinema at the time? And is Silent Bob one of the be...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 57
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-Host / Editor A. J. Black Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast...
May 16, 2025•49 min•Ep. 56
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 talking Planet of the Apes from 2001. Don't miss this exciting brand new show, now available on the...
May 10, 2025•3 min
"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 into the details of a film they both treasure... Host / Editor Mark McManus Guest Ryan Lambie Executiv...
May 02, 2025•54 min•Ep. 55
"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 fun Navy story behind the making of the film and a whole lot more, including, of course, Mark's ob...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 54
"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 Albert Pyun's 1990 offering Captain America and the never even released, Roger Corman-produced 1994 v...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 5
"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 / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Mark McManus Guest Conor Murphy Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://l...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 4
"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 podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network o...
Feb 07, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 3
"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-Host Mark McManus Guest John Bleasdale Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find ...
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
"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 Pa...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 1
"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 L...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 29
"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 ...
Nov 29, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 28
"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 t...
Nov 15, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 27
"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 o...
Oct 31, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 26
"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 ...
Oct 25, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 25
"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 earl...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 24
"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...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 23
"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 the facts behind the fiction? Was it really a cursed movie? In this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 22
"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. Black is joined by recurring guest and podcaster Mike Jozic, to discuss David Fincher's flawed cine...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 21
"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 and horror author Hugh McStay, co-host of the Vampire Videos podcast, to discuss this seminal film, ...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 20
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 McStay Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https:...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 19
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 A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 18
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/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Storie...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 17
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 podcaster Baz Greenland, host of The TARDIS Crew podcast on the Film Stories network, to discuss Jan de Bont's 1994 action thriller Speed... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guest Baz Greenland 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: h...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Welcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s. In this episode, our latest Double Feature which hauls one older recording built around films from iconic stars turned directors, your host A. J. Black is joined by brand new guests, podcaster Chris Wallace and writer Leslie Byron Pitt, to discuss Warren Beatty's 1998 political satire Bulworth. Then, in a rare solo recording, he discusses Kevin Costner's 1997 post-apocalyptic western, The Postman, recognised for yea...
May 24, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Welcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s. In this episode, a crossover with The TARDIS Crew podcast, your host A. J. Black is joined by guests and podcasters, father and son team Baz and Ben Greenland, to discuss the 1996 American TV movie continuation of classic British science-fiction series Doctor Who... Host / Editor A. J. Black Guests Baz & Ben Greenland Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on social media: X: @...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 14
