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99 from 9999 from 99: TOPSY TURVY and CRADLE WILL ROCK What in the world would a teenager in Kentucky find to like in Mike Leigh's TOPSY TURVY. Nothing. But wait until that young man becomes middle aged and living in the middle of a pandemic when he's desperate not only any exuberance but to also make his $20 Criterion sale purchase in some way not a total loss. What do you get then? A rave review! And for Tim Robbins doing his version of CRADLE WILL ROCK? Disgust! A well-rounded episode of 99 FROM 99. Support what we do with...2020-12-2950 min

99 from 9999 from 99: THE GREEN MILE As we near the end of this 99 FROM 99 project we think it's safe to say that we know EXACTLY what it's like to walk THE GREEN MILE. And we do that as we take on THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION Jr. with Frank Darabont once again adapting a Stephen King work for the movies. This time he ditches Tim Robbins for Michael Clarke Duncan as the wrongfully convicted man and makes a substantial upgrade in the prison warden department with America's favorite everyman Tom Hanks. This film is nice. And this podcast is nice. Enjoy! ...2020-12-2830 min

99 from 9999 from 99: THE WAR ZONE Well... this was uncomfortable. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-11-1331 min

99 from 9999 from 99: THE END OF THE AFFAIR and THE CIDER HOUSE RULESIt's sexy times on 99 FROM 99... which is quickly ruined when we realize that Tobey Maguire is part of said times. We try not to dismiss THE CIDER HOUSE RULES too much, even if this Oscar contender from 1999 is paired with a mostly forgotten but better film starring Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes. That's right, kids. It's the one you've been waiting for.It's THE END OF THE AFFAIR.Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on PatreonListen iTunes/PodbeanFacebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @pro...2020-10-3144 min

99 from 99Ep. 84 - Sweet and Lowdown Woody Allen and Sean Penn seem like a very unlikeable combination so imagine our surprise when this "slight" romantic comedy from the prolific director is mostly charming... and that's thanks mostly to the Academy Award nominated performance here by Samantha Morton. Does that save us from Film Twitter attacks for covering this? Probably not but then again we are a slight movie podcast that the world mostly ignores. A perfect combination for an episode on SWEET AND LOWDOWN! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iT...2020-10-2326 min

99 from 99Ep. 83 - A Map of the World and Holy Smoke! The failed Oscar bait in the fall movie season are plentiful but they do not always star the likes of Sigourney Weaver and Julianne Moore like in A MAP OF THE WORLD. They do however usually star Kate Winslet and while this is thankfully not THE READER... it is instead HOLY SMOKE! where Harvey Keitel comes under the sway of this Academy Award chasing actress. Even as she urinates in his general direction. It's 99 FROM 99's finest moment as we discuss Jane Campion and Oprah! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes...2020-10-1850 min

99 from 99Ep. 82 - FlawlessLike the diner scene from HEAT we get Robert De Niro facing off against Philip Seymour Hoffman's female impersonator in a film from a man often (actually only in these show notes) compared to Michael Mann in director Joel Schumacher's FLAWLESS. It's not bad. Not great. But not bad. Like this podcast. 2020-09-2000 min

99 from 99Ep. 81 - Toy Story 2We posit that TOY STORY 2 was the beginning of the end for Pixar. It's all doom and gloom for what has been decades of box-office success and critical praise for this company and we knew it over twenty years later! Mainly one host talks about his dislike of fish and children. It is a definitive podcast for 99 FROM 99. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-09-1600 min

99 from 99Ep. 80 - Ride with the Devil and End of DaysIn this episode we take two trips to hell. One where Arnold Schwarzenegger fights the devil and the other is multiple attempts to watch Ang Lee's RIDE WITH THE DEVIL. All snark aside we weren't that enthused by END OF DAYS either... so basically these show notes are letting you know what a downer the Civil War, the end of the world and most importantly this podcast is. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for s...2020-09-1200 min

99 from 99Ep. 79 - Liberty HeightsBarry Levinson at his most virile! 99 FROM 99 at its most wistful! What an erotic combination for your listening pleasure! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-09-0800 min

99 from 99Ep. 78 - The World Is Not EnoughBack in 1999 James Bond faced a global crisis known as Y2K and maybe Judi Dench being mildly annoyed with him. Today... well, we don't have Denise Richards as a nuclear scientist and the world is just a little dimmer for it. This podcast is depressing. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-09-0400 min

99 from 99Ep. 77 - Sleepy HollowOne host calls this the greatest film of 1999 and the other is right in his hatred of everything about it... except for that dude from STARSHIP TROOPERS getting attacked by the Headless Horseman. Ladies and gents... this is Tim Burton's SLEEPY HOLLOW. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-07-1200 min

99 from 99Ep. 76 - Felicia's JourneyWell, it's finally here. We can probably wrap-up this look at the films of 1999 now that we have a thriller starring Bob Hoskins as a cooking enthusiast with mommy issues in FELICIA'S JOURNEY. It's not as fun as it sounds. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-07-1100 min

99 from 99Ep. 75 - All About My Mother and DogmaOn this episode we search for the father in two very different films. And only ONE of them has a poop monster. Which means that there really is no choice between Pedro Almodovar's ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER and Kevin Smith's DOGMA. Next episode we promise no poop monster. Just Bob Hoskins. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-07-1000 min

99 from 99Ep. 74 - The Bone CollectorIn a time when movie stars headlined TV procedural episodes and Angelina Jolie still had an air of mystery... that is honestly more intriguing than the plot of this film. So instead we throw out our own ideas on who SHOULD HAVE done it. This is as basic as a movie podcast gets. Except this one is slightly better. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-2500 min

99 from 99Ep. 73 - The InsiderOne host directs his eye of Sauron gaze on fans of Michael Mann and the other is named Mike and is a supporter of other Mikes. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-2400 min

99 from 99Ep. 72 - American MovieWe confront our own failures on this episode but when that gets too painful we switch to pointing and laughing at filmmaker Mark Borchard whose struggles to make a short horror film are documented in AMERICAN MOVIE. Producing this podcast made us laugh and cry. So did the movie. But we are more important. Right, dear listeners? Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-2200 min

99 from 99Ep. 71 - House on Haunted HillIt may not be the climax we were hoping for with The Year of Taye Diggs, terrorized by a mugging Geoffrey Rush in HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL... but it's still a Taye Diggs movie so that's not nothing. We try to keep this from being a repeat of our earlier discussion of fellow 1999 haunted house remake THE HAUNTING but forgive us for not keeping up with our own continuity. But you can! By downloading EVERY. SINGLE. EPISODE. AGAIN. Thanks! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Fa...2020-06-2200 min

99 from 99Ep. 70 - Princess MononokeOne host hates cartoons about man respecting nature (see our best episode of this series: TARZAN!) and the other is maybe a bit too enthused about Billy Bob Thornton playing a scoundrel monk in PRINCESS MONONOKE. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-2100 min

99 from 99Ep. 69 - Being John Malkovichmalkovich malkovich...malkovich? malkovich malkovich...malkovich? malkovich malkovich: "malkovich, malkovich, malkovich malkovich" MALKOVICH!! malkovich, malkovich, malkovich. ... malkovich? -malkovich malkovich Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-2000 min

99 from 99Ep. 68 - The Best Man99 FROM 99: THE TAYE DIGGS PODCAST continues as we debate his title as THE BEST MAN for this wedding comedy that veers into cruelty and awkwardly timed revelations. Which means that one host found the proceedings totally normal and the other is a man who can function in society. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-1900 min

99 from 99Ep. 67 - One Day in SeptemberA tragedy infused with beer commercial rock anthems won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the year 1999. Joy. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-1800 min

99 from 99Ep. 66 - Bringing Out the DeadThree nights of berating or being berated by an agitated Nicolas Cage could very well be preferable to anything that is happening in the year 2020 but we still try to condense it down to a breezy half hour discussion on one of Martin Scorsese's rare overlooked works BRINGING OUT THE DEAD. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-1700 min

99 from 99Ep. 65 - The Straight StoryAs the summer season is upon us we offer our dear listeners the chance to take a road trip from the comfort of their ear buds with David Lynch's THE STRAIGHT STORY. On the other hand neither of your favorite podcast hosts are as social as Richard Farnsworth in this film, so we keep it to a half hour and socially distance through the safety (and recording quirks) of Skype. Like good Americans. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99fr...2020-06-1600 min

99 from 99Ep. 64 - Fight ClubIs any time a good to release an episode on FIGHT CLUB? Or is every time appropriate for a look at depression, distrust and upheaval when it's dressed up as Brad Pitt, half-naked philosopher? We think so. Also no other movie podcast has ever discussed this David Fincher film. Not that we are aware of. Don't @ us. Just listen. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-06-1300 min

99 from 99Ep. 63 - Random Hearts and The Story of UsHarrison Ford with an earring but still grouchy. Bruce Willis with a ponytail but still bald. Both these guys got marital problems. One wife dies in the first act, but not before having an affair; the other had to put up with that stupid ponytail from her stupid husband. This is the greatest podcast episode ever produced. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @projectingfilm on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2020-03-0800 min

99 from 99Ep. 62 - The LimeyWe are twenty years older and no more closer to being as cool as Terence Stamp in Steven Soderbergh's THE LIMEY. And neither are you. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2019-11-2400 min

99 from 99Ep. 61 - Boys Don't CryYou either die a progressive liberal breaking down barriers in film or you live long enough to be chased off college campuses as a horribly out of touch messenger of hate and ignorance. Along the way an Oscar was won for Hilary Swank but all Kimberly Peirce gets is our appreciation on this pretty depressing episode for BOYS DON'T CRY. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2019-11-2300 min

99 from 99Ep. 60 - Happy, Texas and Mystery, AlaskaIf you've always had the sneaking suspicion that the people watching movies at Sundance every year are assholes... well that's probably because some things never change. And HAPPY, TEXAS may be the most infamous example of a festival hit being an unmitigated disaster that nearly killed the career of Steve Zahn. Wait. According to Wikipedia this was his "breakout role." And was also a "box-office hit." A "cult classic?" If only our legion of fans would take up this cause to combat the fake news of yet another Jeremy Northam masterclass in suckdom. Alas, there are probably more important...2019-11-2200 min

99 from 99Ep. 59 - Three KingsThis podcast has done its half-assed best to give context to the idyllic theatrical experience of 1999 but we can't gloss over the fact that there were some troubled productions from that year. THREE KINGS may be known as the greatest performance Spike Jonze ever gave (don't @ us, JACKASS fans) but one can only imagine (if you are a decent human being) that director David O. Russell's lone memory of his breakout hit is the beating he received from Kentucky boy George Clooney. That is if he has any decency. Which he does not. Enjoy the rest of the discussion!2019-11-2100 min

99 from 99Ep. 58 - MumfordThe troubled times we find ourselves in now can be traced back to America's rejection of Hollywood's attempt to make Loren Dean a star in Lawrence Kasdan's MUMFORD. Thankfully at least one of your hosts adored this adorable movie about nice people and all the nice lies they tell each other. Speaking of which listen to your least favorite host of 99 FROM 99 as he bullies the poor people of Mumford. Get those Mumford hashtags trending by clicking on the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Po...2019-11-2000 min

99 from 99Ep. 57 - Double JeopardyAshley Judd can't be tried twice for killing her husband in 1999's fall hit DOUBLE JEOPARDY but your favorite podcast trapped in the past will put this Bruce Beresford thriller back on trial and end up sounding just as tired as Tommy Lee Jones does by the end of it. Fun! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2019-11-1900 min

99 from 99Ep. 56 - Breakfast of ChampionsHave you been waiting for a podcast on Bruce Willis in a failed Kurt Vonnegut adaptation? You have our apologies as this is probably your only option as we see just how far the combined ranting powers of Albert Finney and Nick Nolte can carry this box office and critical disaster from 1999. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS! 2019-11-0400 min

99 from 99Ep. 55 - American BeautyAnd so we have arrived at the Best Picture of 1999. Thus ends the podcast. Of course not! As one host raves about the merits of AMERICAN BEAUTY, the other is just wondering how misguided does a man have to be to no longer find Annette Bening amusing? Also notice how we are leading with one star in these show notes and not the other? Wellllll we get into that a bit at the top of the show. Then we have our "fun" again by debating if this is indeed the best that 1999 in film had to offer...2019-09-1900 min

99 from 99Ep. 54 - Stigmata and Stir of EchoesTwenty years later we are still shocked at the opening weekend dominance of Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne in STIGMATA, while Kevin Bacon bombed in STIR OF ECHOES as a Johnny-come-lately THE SIXTH SENSE on September 10, 1999. Since coming in with the very late takes is our podcast bread and butter we try to comfort Mr. Bacon in what has been a decades long matter of great shame to the man. Speaking of shameful, click on these links: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Tw...2019-09-1800 min

99 from 99Ep. 53 - Teaching Mrs. Tingle and Music of the HeartIt's back to school for many a child listener of 99 FROM 99 and what better way to start the season than being anti-social and listening to their favorite hosts on their favorite podcast on everyone's favorite films of 1999: TEACHING MRS. TINGLE and MUSIC OF THE HEART. Apparently one of our hosts reads these show notes (and it's not the one who writes them; he's an alcoholic) and perhaps with the cynicism of these worthless words is the reason for the biggest twist of this failed experiment... his co-host actually liked one of these movies. You no longer care but please...2019-08-3000 min

99 from 99Ep. 52 - Bowfinger and The MuseWho knew that twenty years later the comedic stylings of Steve Martin and Albert Brooks would be so divisive to our much beloved hosts of your favorite podcast? One of them finds the con man ways of BOWFINGER not only failing to amuse but likely criminal whereas your other host is in complete agreement with Hollywood that THE MUSE is the death rattle of a once great comedic director. It's a fun episode! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your hos...2019-08-2900 min

99 from 99Ep. 51 - The Thomas Crown AffairIt's sexy times on this episode of 99 FROM 99 as we discuss the film that gave disappointed EYES WIDE SHUT audiences what they really wanted. Unfortunately all of that steamy action between Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo is nearly ruined by a terrible haircut on top of a terrible Denis Leary. All of this and a late to the game #FreeJohnMcTiernan crusade is started... but we can't be bothered to take that cause to our social media links which you can find here: early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow you...2019-08-2800 min

99 from 99Ep. 50 - The Iron GiantUnfortunately for most people (including one of your beloved hosts) the greatest Superman movie ever made was missed upon initial release in 1999... so leave it to 99 FROM 99 to make THE IRON GIANT a sensation twenty years later. Look, if Steven Spielberg couldn't make it happen in READY PLAYER ONE... I guess we have to step in. As usual. Click the links below if you want to be a good American who likes lovable robots: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow you...2019-08-2700 min

99 from 99Ep. 49 - The Sixth SenseIn August of 1999... everyone saw dead people. A cruel person, like maybe one (or both!) of your hosts, may make a joke here about Bruce Willis' performance in THE SIXTH SENSE but instead we rave about it like a couple of dorks. Look, even the Oscars got something right (historically this is only one of three times that's been true) by nominating Toni Collette in one of M. Night Shyamalan's finest pieces of writing and directing. So we've got nothing new for you here but we do have links: Support what we do with bonus content and...2019-08-2100 min

99 from 99Ep. 48 - Runaway BrideAlmost a decade after Julia Roberts became one of the all-time movie stars in her work with director Garry Marshall and co-star Richard Gere in PRETTY WOMAN the band got back together in the summer of 1999 to give us the SECOND BEST Julia Roberts romcom of that year! RUNAWAY BRIDE may not be as well loved as NOTTING HILL or the iconic hooker with a heart of gold flick but it was a big financial success and maybe, just maybe, we should give these very pretty people a break for once. Do the same for us PLEASE by clicking...2019-08-1800 min

99 from 99Ep. 47 - Deep Blue SeaUTwo decades later and we are still worried about spoiling the charms of Renny Harlin's DEEP BLUE SEA. This leads to a conversation about spoiler culture and the lack of risk-taking as seen by some of today's bigger stars (unfortunately not Thomas Jane as much as we like the guy). Other than that we try to avoid being absolute buzzkills on one of life's simple pleasures: LL Cool J as a chef fighting sharks in his kitchen. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Fol...2019-08-1500 min

99 from 99Ep. 46 - Drop Dead Gorgeous and DickOn July 23, 1999 the world FINALLY got their Spinal Tap version of local beauty pageants... and the world mostly took a pass until THE OFFICE made that fashionable. Like most of the Johnny-come-lately's we give our delayed thoughts on DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. And while it may be strange for two grown men to give their very late two cents on this Kirsten Dunst teen comedy... well one of your hosts was as amped up for her other '99 offering in DICK. As in Richard Nixon. Yes, the lesser half of 99 FROM 99 loves Richard Nixon. Please don't unsubscribe and click the...2019-08-1300 min

99 from 99Ep. 45 - The Haunting and The Blair Witch ProjectOn July 23, 1999 the star-filled remake of THE HAUNTING would open #1 at the box office but it would be the horror film that opened a week later whose legacy lives on. We debate the merits of the amateur camera crew but professional actors wandering the woods in THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT compared to the likes of Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Liam Neeson and if either of these films have survived the initial backlash... one to quickly dated CGI effects, the other to snot rocket tears. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon 2019-08-0600 min

99 from 99Ep. 44 - The WoodThe unofficial subtitle of this podcast is The Year of Taye Diggs and that continues with his second appearance of 1999 in THE WOOD. We discuss this more mature version of AMERICAN PIE and wonder if a trip to the movies brings an expectation for a character such as Stifler while also feeling much like the characters of this Rick Famuyiwa film... wistful for a time when we didn't know that we wanted Stifler or his mom. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99fro...2019-08-0500 min

99 from 99Ep. 43 - Lake PlacidKiller crocodiles on screen is very specific film passion but one that ever so often rears its ugly green head and attacks unsuspecting moviegoers. One of your hosts is a freak and enjoys that particular kink and the other is named Mike. This episode sees both hosts (freak and non-freak alike) theorizing on how the writer of ALLY MCBEAL brought us Betty White in a monster movie in 1999 and if we didn't know how good we had it with this goofy summer movie. Our beloved listeners know how they good they have it because they click the links below:2019-08-0400 min

99 from 99Ep. 42 - Eyes Wide ShutWe hope you have not just the password for the house to hear our biggest episode yet. All for a few no names like Cruise... Kidman... and Kubrick. The most anticipated film for cinephiles back in 1999 and EYES WIDE SHUT remains the most debated film of that year two decades later. Our discussion tries to cover just a few of the theories kicked around over the years about this work... even getting to the point where maybe some of those theories do a great disservice to the film. Hopefully you don't feel we have done the same and even...2019-07-3100 min

99 from 99Ep. 41 - The Dinner GameIn the summer of 1999 dumb Americans were finally treated to some comedy by way of France in THE DINNER GAME. And while it would take us a while to get our grubby remaking hands on it with 2010's DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS, it took even longer for your two beloved hosts to see the original. Classic French gags from the late 90s still hold up in 2019? Awkward phone calls? Awkward lies? Awkward golf swings? For one host this is no Adam Sandler and for the other host... well it's no Adam Sandler. You be the judge of this odd glass...2019-07-2300 min

99 from 99Ep. 40 - Arlington RoadJeff Bridges and Tim Robbins gave everyone the ideal neighbors relationship in ARLINGTON ROAD and all of us have been avoiding crazies like this ever since. Unfortunately for you dear listener, we have decided to dredge up uncomfortable cookouts and political discourse for everyone's amusement. And this movie is fun! But two decades later you must still be careful of spoilers... so just listen and click on the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Lett...2019-07-2200 min

99 from 99Ep. 39 - American PieOn July 9, 1999 the wild world of sex with desserts was introduced to the mainstream with AMERICAN PIE. This Jason Biggs starring teen comedy presents some awkward reflection for your two co-hosts now trying to figure out if they can still enjoy the comedic offerings of Stifler or if we have aged into the Stifler's mom demo. Either way we can all agree on Eugene Levy as the world's greatest dad. And since everyone is being so agreeable, click these links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Pod...2019-07-2100 min

99 from 99Ep. 38 - Summer of SamAfter many trials and tribulations of exploring the year of 1999 in film we may have rediscovered a true classic in Spike Lee's SUMMER OF SAM. Of course we stay on brand and lament the cold shoulder this film got that summer so even (especially!) twenty years later there is still much sorrow to share with our fellow man. You can do so as well by clicking on the links of sorrow below! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @mar...2019-07-1100 min

99 from 99Ep. 37 - Wild Wild WestWell... the music of 1999 was fun while it lasted. Our brave hosts face the feature length version of Will Smith's version of THE SEARCHERS as unfortunately WILD WILD WEST becomes more than a strangely popular song to a justifiably unpopular film adaptation of a television seri- oh who gives a damn? This movie STINKS. Enjoy the podcast, I guess. Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS!2019-07-1000 min

99 from 99Ep. 36 - South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutTo top the musical stylings of Phil Collins in Disney's TARZAN we had to eventually (just under two weeks in 1999 time) get to SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT. Pre THE BOOK OF MORMON, Trey Parker and Matt Stone threw everything but the kitchen sink of filth and joy at the silver screen version of their beloved animated series... and we are here to revel in all of it. Now you can revel in the heated debate our hosts have on Best Original Song from 1999: Uncle F**ka or Kyle Mom's A B**ch? Support what we do...2019-07-0900 min

99 from 99Ep. 35 - Big DaddyAdam Sandler recently had a "big" hit on Netflix with MURDER MYSTERY (many Bothan spies dies to get us those streaming metrics) but back in 1999 he was an actual movie star... where his films played in theaters... on film. Were things better back in those days of BIG DADDY? One host thinks so. The other just wants to keep talking about Minnie Driver... like a decent human being. Be one of those and click on the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/In...2019-06-2400 min

99 from 99Ep. 34 - An Ideal HusbandOscar Wilde surely was a quotable sonofabitch but sometimes a man just needs to sulk in solitude. Well, find another movie because AN IDEAL HUSBAND is a charming romcom who will flirt with you until you give in to its advances. This makes the entire film sound aggressive and somewhat criminal but if Rupert Everett, Minnie Driver, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett and THE MAN of 1999 Jeremy Northam are wrong then who the hell wants to be right? Just shut and click: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Po...2019-06-2300 min

99 from 99Ep. 33 - The General's DaughterIn THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER John Travolta has an atrocious Southern accent for a stretch of undercover work but thankfully for the enjoyment of at least one host he manages to sweat for nearly the entire runtime of this problematic thriller. Madeline Stowe attempts to be the only adult in the room as we kink-shame the Army before we really shame them for truly foul deeds. Call at least one host crazy (but you'd be right to apply that to both) but this movie remains kind of fun. Kind of. And that's goddamn good enough. Click here: Support...2019-06-2200 min

99 from 99Ep. 32 - TarzanAs the summer movie season is wont to do, beefcakes eventually grace us with their presence on the silver screen even in lowly animated form. If that's not titillating enough... the great (and Oscar winning) Phil Collins provides the mood music for our conversation on Disney's TARZAN. So expect a discussion where one man comes under the charms of Minnie Driver as Jane and the other man hates his life. Which moment would you rather relive in our journey of the films of 1999? And don't you dare say watching INSTINCT again. You fool. Support what we do...2019-06-2100 min

99 from 99Ep. 31 - Run Lola RunClearly in no hurry to catch up with what the kids (okay, film snobs) were into back in 1999 we pace ourselves by finally watching RUN LOLA RUN and in the process get very, very tired. While Franka Potente would go on to bigger and better things (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, put that in your pipe and smoke it) she would never again have such strikingly red hair. For more terrific observations click on the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Fol...2019-06-2000 min

99 from 99Ep. 30 - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeTwenty years later and thankfully AUSTIN POWERS did not have the staying power of James Bond. But in the summer of 1999 this Mike Myers sequel THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME earned more in its opening weekend than the original did in its entire theatrical run. Your two hosts differ on if it maintained its cool cult classic status but both of us agree that Heather Graham was on quite the roll in the mid-late 90s and shouldn't feel bad about her accomplishments. This has been your unnecessary pep talk for a very successful human being, now you can be...2019-06-1900 min

99 from 99Ep. 29 - LimboDavid Strathairn in his tighty whities is an accurate but misleading way to sell John Sayles' LIMBO from the summer of 1999 but we hope we have your attention to give this film/episode a try. At least one of our hosts found a lot to like here and the other one really loved the closing song by Bruce Springsteen. Overall another win in the books for 99 FROM 99. Now click here: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Lette...2019-06-1500 min

99 from 99Ep. 28 - Buena Vista Social Club and InstinctYour culturally stunted movie podcast hosts so fear covering a documentary on a Cuban music revival in BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB that they are the ONLY ones reviving DVD sales/rentals of the Anthony Hopkins and Cuba Gooding Jr. starring INSTINCT. Because we are that damn good at what we do. Click here if you don't believe these show notes, which are basically the Bible: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on Letterboxd for sneak peaks...2019-06-0600 min

99 from 99Ep. 27 - Notting HillThe movie event from 1999 in 2019 is finally here. The film that may very well be the reason that one host agreed to produce 100 podcasts just as yet another excuse to bask in the glory of a classic romcom. Julia Roberts is at the peak of her movie star powers in Richard Curtis and Roger Michell's NOTTING HILL. This podcast can only go down from here, but keep clicking the links below! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your host @markasplayed on ...2019-06-0300 min

99 from 99Ep. 26 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceThis episode features a little known but much beloved film from an arthouse filmmaker who finally made good on his promise to tell a family melodrama in STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE. One host finds George Lucas to be a tragic figure and the other tells him to wipe away his tears with billions of dollars. But both think this movie is fine. More hot takes here: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for s...2019-05-3100 min

99 from 99Ep. 25 - The MummyWhat Tom Cruise couldn't do... Brendan Fraser did back in 1999. His version of THE MUMMY (along with some other fine people like Rachel Weisz) provided the playbook of comedy and action that Marvel has used to great success in their cinematic universe. But this podcast isn't about the cinema hellscape that we currently live in. No! This was a far more innocent time. A time when Brendan Fraser could be a star. And no smartass podcasters could hurt him. Click here for those smartass podcasters: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon 2019-05-3100 min

99 from 99Ep. 24 - The Winslow BoyNot a day has gone by in the twenty years since the release of David Mamet's THE WINSLOW BOY that a co-worker, a neighbor, or even someone in your own home has debated the merits of this particular case. That case would be of... THE WINSLOW BOY. So for this episode we present to you our version of the events (and we know you've heard many on practically every movie podcast) that transpired in... THE WINSLOW BOY. We know you are tired of it. But it had to be done. Just like clicking these links: Support what...2019-05-2900 min

99 from 99Ep. 23 - EntrapmentWe put on our best catsuit and get the lighting just right for our laser show of an episode which unfortunately for one host features little sex and for the other host it's even more unfortunate that the selected feature film is ENTRAPMENT. What you have here are two very disappointed men... broadcasting to very dedicated but also equally disappointed listeners. Dozens of you! Click here now: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at fi...2019-05-2900 min

99 from 99Ep. 22 - Pushing TinAs if the stresses of producing the world's greatest podcast on COOKIE'S FORTUNE wasn't enough (twice no less!) on this episode we decided to tackle the world of flight controllers as presented in Mike Newell's PUSHING TIN. Starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton as men who decide that having people's lives in their hands isn't enough to worry about so they decide to wife swap. This movie is fun! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sn...2019-05-2800 min

99 from 99Ep. 21 - ElectionWe know everyone is always ready for not only electing our fine representatives but also the coverage that precedes it. Which is why the hero we need right now is Reese Witherspoon as The Great Tracy Flick in the 1999 film ELECTION. Along the way we reminisce on our high school days and the immense power of class president that slipped through our fingers. We are old. And we are dying. Please click on these links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99fr...2019-05-2400 min

99 from 99Ep. 20 - Abre Los Ojos and ExistenzIf four episodes in four days from 99 FROM 99 doesn't make you question reality then maybe our selected double feature will. In the original version of VANILLA SKY (OPEN YOUR EYES for us dumb Kentuckians) we find the same vain men that you are used to on this very podcast finding comeuppance in a mixture of heartbreak and Ted Williams pseudo-science. Taking that pseudo-science a step further in David Cronenberg's EXISTENZ we find video games where the controllers are made out of bone and mucus. Icky. Just like this shameless plug for our various outlets: Support what we...2019-05-2300 min

99 from 99Ep. 19 - Never Been KissedApparently the greatest disappointment of 1999 wouldn’t come until 2019 when one of our intrepid hosts would rediscover the Drew Barrymore romcom NEVER BEEN KISSED and discover just what an angry old man he has become. Enjoy! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 Follow your hosts on Letterboxd for sneak peaks at film criticism GENIUS: Mike @markasplayed 2019-05-2300 min

99 from 99Ep. 18 - Go and SLC Punk!Two middle-aged men try to relive the youth of 1999 cinema with the King of PULP FICTION heirs in GO from John August and Doug Liman. Then it's on to the place where everyone goes to party... Salt Lake City. Thankfully it features one of the finer performances from a SCREAM killer alum (spoiler, maybe? we won't say who in these show notes, that would be poor form) in SLC PUNK! All of this and our own experiences at raves in Utah (Patreon exclusive so we can actually make that happen) in the latest episode of 99 FROM 99! Support w...2019-05-2200 min

99 from 99Ep. 17 - Cookie's Fortune (and Gosford Park)A little more time traveling in this one as we take a look not only at Robert Altman's 1999 film COOKIE'S FORTUNE (as every podcast is doing these days) along with some of his other work. Unfortunately for one host that's mainly GOSFORD PARK, and unfortunately for the other host he has to listen to the complaints of a simpleton about it. A true upstairs downstairs episode for all you fine folk in the 99 FROM 99 fanbase. A podcast for everyone. Anyone! Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon Listen iTunes/Podbean...2019-05-2100 min

99 from 99Ep. 16 - FollowingFor this episode of time traveling back to 1999 we play the ultimate hipster card and wonder if Christopher Nolan was overrated with his very first film: FOLLOWING. We've had twenty years to think on it (see how hip we were then and now we are just old and disgusting) and probably are no closer to a conclusion but we do have a thirty minute podcast for your enjoyment. And that's worth... something. Not much. But a little more if you click on the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes on Patreon 2019-02-2000 min

99 from 99Ep. 15 - 10 Things I Hate About YouTwenty years later two middle-aged men celebrate Valentine's Day with the classic (?) teen romcom 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. Just like every other middle-aged man is doing across this great nation. Snark aside, although this Julia Stiles/Heath Ledger starring film is full of it, we are curious how this film plays differently from our teenage years and surprise, surprise... one of your hosts has to face the fact that he's even more of a grouch as an old man facing an ever closer trip to the grave. Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Support what we do with...2019-02-1200 min

99 from 99Ep. 14 - The MatrixOn this episode we truly live up to our premise of returning to simper times at the movies. For example, a time when there was only THE MATRIX and only a dream of reloaded revolutions. Unfortunately for one host this is the film he has dreaded revisiting the most as it may be a reminder of all those wasted hours of youth with Trinity and Neo. The other host sees this as mere shadowboxing to prepare for our upcoming episode on STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 - THE PHANTOM MENACE. In that way we are living proof that the more things...2019-01-1400 min

99 from 99Ep. 13 - Meeting People Is EasyWe return from our exhausting publicity tour for the first 12 episodes of this podcast with our masterpiece... coming shortly after this one on the Radiohead documentary MEETING PEOPLE IS EASY. This almost lost recording (and wouldn't you all be so thankful) talks about the strange marketing positioning that rock bands find themselves in when a rock doc is produced and if this one in particular represents a mere moment in time during the OK COMPUTER era of Radiohead's career or would it establish the band's identity as we still know it today? Find out on the latest 99 FROM 99 at...2019-01-0700 min

Original RemakeNight of the Demon and Drag Me to Hell2018 is over but we cynically expect 2019 to get a whole hell of a lot worse. And to help us with that doomsday predicting mood we bring on the biggest cinephile cynic we know, Ben Zuk of 99 FROM 99 to take in a double feature of NIGHT OF THE DEMON and DRAG ME TO HELL. And while Sam Raimi's 2009 film was loosely inspired by this 1957 horror movie, they both provide a great playbook with how to live with a curse. For instance one might want to try killing a cat? Or better yet, just leave that to the movies...2019-01-0333 min

99 from 99Ep. 12 - True Crime and EDtv This is A Very Special Episode of 99 FROM 99 as one host has subtitled it Great Directors Doing Their Worst Work... so doesn't that make you excited to hear our discussion on Clint Eastwood's TRUE CRIME and Ron Howard's EDtv? Fear not as there is some joy to be found, such as Mr. Eastwood racing his actual daughter to her doom in a teaching moment about going to the zoo with an obsessive true crime reporter. And how can one dislike Martin Landau as the most understanding father figure surrounded by buffoons in the "comedy" version of THE...2018-04-0500 min

99 from 99Ep. 11 - Ravenous We hoped you saved room for a helping of more 99 FROM 99. This time we turn back to failed film in 1999 that had all the makings of a cult classic upon its release, and RAVENOUS does not disappoint as we follow Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle in this strange cannibal buddy comedy from Antonia Bird. So hopefully you are not listening to this on your lunch break, but we thank you for your support which you can continue to do so at all the links below: Support what we do with bonus content and early episodes o...2018-04-0400 min

99 from 99Ep. 10 - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels We hustle our listeners to yet another episode on the films from 1999... although on this one we are keeping in tradition of this one arriving a bit later to the States, so yes, for you sticklers out there this is originally a 1998 film. But no matter! Celebrate with us the arrival of future action star Jason Statham in the movie that started his career as well as director Guy Ritchie. For better or worse we've all managed to survive their filmography, but how does LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS hold up in 2018? Find out at the...2018-03-1700 min

99 from 99Ep. 09 - Cruel Intentions On our latest episode of 99 FROM 99, one host discovers some disturbing secrets about his co-host. All will be revealed in this episode on guilty pleasure CRUEL INTENTIONS! Namely that one host disagrees with the verdict of feeling guilt for enjoying this look at the cutthroat world of the powerful and wealthy transported to the realm of high school drama. Meanwhile the other host just feels bad for Selma Blair and all parties involved, including our dear listeners. Did we mention to give us a follow and a listen at the links below? Support what we...2018-03-0400 min

99 from 99Ep. 08 - Analyze This and The Sopranos Just when we think we are out, the mob entertainment of 1999 pulls us back in for the Robert De Niro/Billy Crystal comedy ANALYZE THIS and James Gandolfini in the start of TV's modern Golden Age THE SOPRANOS. The latter caused one host to pass on the former Harold Ramis film until the recording for this podcast, while the other host took a pass on David Chase's landmark series until much later. How do both of these mob hits hold up now? Find out in our latest episode and at the links below: Listen iTunes/P...2018-02-2800 min

99 from 99Ep. 07 - 8MM We have a bit more fun revisiting films for this podcast than the character played by Nicolas Cage in 8MM. This Joel Schumacher directed movie from late February 1999 follows a private investigator as he is tasked with determining the authenticity of a "snuff film." In this episode we determine the authenticity of this critical misfire and determine if the complaints of screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker would have possibly changed the response. And with almost twenty years since its release, maybe our response has. Find out in our latest episode of 99 from 99! Listen iTunes/Podbean F...2018-02-2200 min

99 from 99Ep. 06 - October Sky Dare to dream with us as we travel back to the days before rich men fired sports cars into space, to the simpler days when Jake Gyllenhaal was just a young actor playing a young man in West Virginia dreaming of space and a way out of a coal mining future. One of our hosts has no history with OCTOBER SKY, nor any history background when it comes to space exploration, and the other host sees this Joe Johnston film as something of a hidden gem (while also having no practical knowledge about rockets or space exploration...2018-02-2000 min

99 from 99Ep. 05 - Office Space Our first cult classic from 1999 is the Mike Judge film OFFICE SPACE which one of our hosts gets to say with some degree of pride that he was an early adopter, having seen it in its failed theatrical run. However most caught up with this on video and now we look back at this often quoted film and find the complaints of our heroes in this film to possibly be unrelatable in the 2018 work environment. Join us with your minimum 15 pieces of flair and a couple of earbuds and take a trip with us to the simpler...2018-02-1400 min

99 from 99Ep. 04 - Message in a Bottle Just in time for Valentine's Day (okay maybe almost twenty years later but still) we pick up MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, the first film adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel (YOU'RE WELCOME) starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright and Paul Newman. Was this the peak of the Cinematic Sparks Universe or perhaps one of our hosts would argue for guilty pleasure SAFE HAVEN? Meanwhile your other host laments that these films should even be approached as guilty pleasures, which allows all of us to swoon over the chance to see Mr. Newman deal out some advice in the w...2018-02-1200 min

99 from 99Ep. 03 - Payback Our third episode is the first where we actually have the filmmaker himself reevaluating his work from 1999, PAYBACK, as Brian Helgeland eventually released his director's cut of the film The Straight Up Edition. Since we don't like anyone encroaching on our territory we take him to task for this along with the choices that separate his version and the one that the studio preferred that represented more of what a Mel Gibson audience would expect. Feel free to take us to task at the social media links below: Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @99from99 2018-02-0800 min

99 from 99Ep. 02 - Gloria We give the Internet what it demands: a reappraisal of the SIDNEY LUMET remake of the JOHN CASSAVETES film GLORIA. Given that small demographic target we hope you find yourself pleasantly surprised, as we did, with some of the charms of this SHARON STONE mobster dramedy. To get even more into character (and who doesn't pass up on a chance to cosplay for a podcast on the remake of GLORIA?) listen to this podcast pantless! From the comfort of your home of course, if you are at work keep your pants on but pass along your love...2018-02-0700 min

99 from 99Ep. 01 - Varsity Blues and She's All That Welcome to the first episode of 99 FROM 99 and join us as we take a chronological look back at the films from 1999, the greatest year in movies! Your hosts Michael Denniston and Ben Zuk begin, as most years at the cinema do, with the entertainment with no hope for Oscar gold... but maybe, just maybe, a whipped cream bikini temptress will prove enough. VARSITY BLUES and SHE'S ALL THAT were early box-office hits of this year, and we'll see how they hold up now that your hosts are decidedly not in the target demographic, BUT the waves of nos...2018-02-0200 min

The Grand GestureEp. 22 - Phantom ThreadFor our first new release, Paul Thomas Anderson's PHANTOM THREAD, we bring on a new guest in BEN ZUK from 99 FROM 99 a new movie podcast co-hosted by your lovable country bumpkin Mike. That podcast is presenting 99 episodes on films from 1999, including the great MAGNOLIA. Unlike the poor bastards on that podcast, we don't have to wait to discuss a PTA joint as we spend 38 minutes praising exactly how this great director prepares cinematic asparagus with this strange, sweet, ugly and beautiful love story in what is our favorite film of 2017. Enjoy this interruption in your earbuds with...2018-01-3138 min