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In this biblical epic, Billy Crudup plays the son of the the son of God, a man set adrift from his family, his society and himself. Gideon Yago (The Newsroom, Quantico) joins Phil and Kenny as they discusses the religious implications of this retelling of the Book of Fuckhead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil and Kenny are joined on the podcast this week by director and animator Miguel Jiron (Into the Spiderverse) to discuss - yawn - Hiyao Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke." We have some real slogs in 1999, but few are as rote as this one, folks. It's a story you've heard a million times. Boy kills giant hog imbued with a demon spirit. The spirit gets inside him and gives him, you guessed it, superhuman strength but, yup, is also going to kill him. In an effort to find a cure, he encounters a wolf goddess and her human daughter, San. I know, grow an imagination, Miyazaki. Of course, they don't fall in love, but grow to have a mutual respect for each other, like pretty much every story about a young man and woman in traumatic circumstances. That says nothing of the other mundane things he runs into, like your cliched group of bandaged of lepers manufacturing firearms or the tree spirits who probably hold the secret to all life on earth. On top of that, visually it looks like a Monet come to life and populated with best and worst living dreams and nightmares of a opium eater. Like every other fucking movie ever. Well, we said we'd do every movie, so here's Princess Mononoke for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexandra Amin (WME) joins Phil and Kenny to talk about The Wood, a 1999 movie about the unexpected boners of growing up and the way those boners affect us all the way into adulthood and the friends you make along the way to help you get past your biggest boners as you stop being such a boner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil and Kenny are joined by producer Laura Neibart (Entourage, their children) to discuss Girl, Interrupted... Come for the thoughtful discussion about women’s mental health as portrayed in the film, but stay because you want to know who married Kenny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dana Schwartz (Entertainment Weekly) joins the podcast to discuss Stuart Little, a movie that proves it’s not the size of the mouse that counts, it’s the size of his heart, which is also minuscule, because Stuart is a mouse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean O’Connor (Late Late Show) joins Phil and Kenny to discuss Risa Bramon Garcia’s New Year’s Eve flick “200 Cigarettes” starring Paul Rudd, Nicole Ari Parker, Courtney Love, Dave Grohl, Krist Novaselic, Dave Chappelle, David LaChapelle, Martha Plimpton, Martha Plimpton’s friend, A Scottish Guy, Jay Mohr, Would Have Preferred Jay Less If You Know What I Mean, Kate Hudson, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, the Aflac Duck, Gabby Hoffman, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Guillermo Diaz, Fuck you, Fuck you, Fuck you, You’re Cool, Angela Featherstone, Paula Poundstone, Jeanine Garofalo (duh), Elvis Costello’s Glasses and Seamus McNally as “Crazed Driver” (uncredited). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anupam Nigam (Station 19, Psych) joins Kenny and Phil to discuss “Blue Streak,” Martin Lawrence’s 1999 remake of the beloved British Heist Film “The Big Job.” “Blue Streak” is one of the few remakes we cover in 1999 and, frankly, the most superfluous. Of what use is Martin Lawrence’s portrayal of diamond-thief-cum-imposter-police-officer when compared to Sid James’ legendary work in the original? For whom is the easy chemistry between Lawrence and co-star Luke Wilson, when anybody could type “The Big Job” into any steaming service and relive the timeless, oft-quoted repartee between Mr. James and Dick Emery? And which constituency was crying out to have the masterful scene where Mr. James disguises himself as a Italian food courier - replete with those classic wonky British dentures - reenacted by Mr. Lawrence? “Blue Streak” is, on own merits, a perfectly cromulent caper. But it is rendered obsolete in a society like ours, for, as everyone knows, “The Big Job” is cultural touchstone for families the world over. In remaking a timeless classic like “The Big Job,” moviegoers in 1999 likely wondered if Hollywood had simply run out of new ideas. Fortunately, it did not portend a permanent problem for the film industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erik Anderson (Awards Watch) join Phil and Kenny to break down and examine the 1999 Oscars, which got pretty much everything wrong. Fortunately for movie lovers, the Academy has pretty much figured it out in the last 20 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erik Anderson (Awards Watch) joins Phil and Kenny to discuss the multiple Oscar-winning film "The Cider House Rules" and the 1999 Oscars. But first, much like a certain Cider House, this podcast has rules. The Podcast Like It's 1999 Rules: 1. Please do not talk about The Cider House Rules as if it was a worthy Best Picture nominee over Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, Eyes Wide Shut or The Talented Mr. Ripley. Or Toy Story 2. Or Notting Hill. Or The Mummy. Or EdTV. Or Anywhere but Here. Or Deuce Bigelow. 2. Please do not mention Michael Caine's Best Supporting Actor performance without also including that Tom Cruise was robbed. 3. Please do not speak positively about John Irving's Best Adapted Screenplay win without noting the category also included Election, The Talented Mr. Ripley, the Insider and The Green Mile* (*Mentioning the Green Mile is optional). 4. Please do not give this film "bonus points" for tackling abortion or the exploitation of marginalized workers without also noting the issues are shown exclusively from the point of view of white men. 5. Please do not drink or smoke on the roof. If you follow those rules, we should have a great podcast, you Princes of Maine, you Kings of New England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s time for Podcast Like it’s 1999 Back with Part 2 today Podcast Like it’s 1999 Come on, it’s time to hit play! There’s Phil, the proud Canadian Kenny, he’s often hoarse Ernie, the quiet producer And Griffin, the man himself, of course It’s time for Podcast Like it’s 1999 Excluding Blank Check, it’s the very best! It’s the rootin-est, tootin-est Podcast That has an episode on “Wild, Wild West!” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Podcast Like It's 1999, Phil and Kenny have the unique pleasure of talking with America's greatest living podcaster, Griffin Newman (Black Check with Griffin and David, he also stars on The Tick), about one of his favorite movies, Toy Story 2. Join us for this in-depth conversation about Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Pixar, John Lassetter, Sarah McLaughlin, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Partysaurus, Babe: Pig in the City, Detective Pikachu, Frasier Crane, Prince's Super Bowl Halftime Show and the meaning of life. And come back next week for Part 2 of our discussion with Griffin! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When there’s something strange, in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? GHOST DOG! When there’s mobsters trying, to contract a hit, who they gonna call? GHOST DOG! When you’re doing a pod, with two writers from Step Up: High Water, what movie you gonna do? GHOST DOG! When you’re watching Jim Jarmusch, and it don’t make sense, what movie are you watching? GHOST DOG (or any of his other movies)! GHOST DOG GHOST DOG GHOST DOG (I ain’t afraid of no birds) GHOST DOG GHOST DOG GHOST DOG (Forrest Whitaker’s really great in this) GHOST DOG! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HELLO Hello hello h e l l o... PODCAST LIKE IT’S 1999 HAS A NEW EPISODE Episode episode e p i s o d e ... ON A KEVIN BACON MOVIE Movie movie m o v i e (THOUGH NOT ONE THAT WILL HELP MUCH WITH THE KEVIN BACON GAME Game game g a m e...) IT A LITTLE LIKE THE SIXTH SENSE Sense Sense s e n s e... BECAUSE THERE’S A KID WHO SEE AND HEARS GHOSTS Ghosts ghosts g h o s t s... BUT THAT’S WHERE THE SIMILARITIES END End end e n d... JOINING PHIL AND KENNY ON THE PODCAST Podcast podcast p o d c a s t... IS KERRI DOHERTY Doherty doherty d o h e r t y... A WRITER ON SCHOOLED Schooled schooled s c h o o l e d... TO HELP BREAK DOWN Down down d o w n... STIR Stir stir s t i r... OF Of of o f... ECHOES! ECHOES! ECHOES! ECHOES! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erin La Rosa (Netflix social media) came back to the podcast for her second Brendan Fraser-Hugh Wilson film. She thought she was just there to talk Fraser, but she never could have anticipated what awaited her. When people talk about the best twists of 1999, they’ll mention The Sixth Sense or The Matrix. Perhaps the more artsy of us will ride for eXistenZ. And maybe those who don’t understand twists will stan for, I don’t know, The Bone Collector? But the biggest twist of all is that this movie about a simple Canadian Mountie and his flatulent horse named Horse based on a little-loved cartoon is not only good, it’s great! Listen to this episode to find out if this write up was itself a twist as well and it’s really as bad as you think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bicentennial Man is a film from 1999 with a title that gives away the ending. If the studio was intent on giving away the ending, perhaps they should have gone with one of their alternate, snappier titles instead, such as: “I Fucked My Fridge” Todd Van Der Werff (Vox) and Libby Hill (LA Times) join us for a high-minded discussion on the film* that ended Robin Williams’ career as a leading man. * ”Jakob the Liar” can also make this claim, but fortunately for us we won’t be covering it because it was made in ... well, fuck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Kenny and Okieriete Onaodowan (Hamilton, Station 19, sorry, did you miss what we said? Hamilton. The original Broadway Cast. He was Hercules Mulligan and James Madison. If you knock him down he’ll get the fuck back up again! Oh my god, I’m fanboying out and I’m just a bot that generates amusing podcast writeups, back to the movie) take a trip to a little redneck mountain town (which is directly from the movie. The MOVIE is using the derogatory term ‘redneck,’ you ass-licking cockholes) to review Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s masterpiece (yeah, masterpiece. Hang it in the Louvre, shitsniffers!), SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER AND UNCUT! So strap in you big ol dildo pirates as we let Stan, Kyle, Cartman, Kenny, Chef, Mr. Hat and Satan serenade us with the best - and only - toe-sucking, pubic hair-ingesting musical of 1999. Oh, and Happy New Year, Fuckers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready to ROCK?! Oh, no, you’re not? Then, well, are you ready to ROLL?! Not that either? Hmm... are you ready to PAINT YOUR FACE LIKE A DEMON AND STICK YOUR TONGUE OUT?! Oh, not your bag either, huh? Okay, then... ARE YOU READY TO LISTEN TO A PODCAST ABOUT A THINLY-VEILED INFOMERCIAL DISGUISED AS A PROBLEMATIC ROAD MOVIE?! You are?! Then, my good man, do we have the podcast for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the pod Matthew D’Ambrosio (The Vampire Diaries) joins Phil and Kenny to discuss Kevin Williamson’s directorial debut, “Teaching Mrs. Tingle,” a film best known for changing its title pre-release from “Killing Mrs. Tingle” and thereby solving the problem of violence in America once an for all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas comes early for the listeners of Podcast Like It’s 1999 as Phil and Kenny are joined by Eric Carrasco (Supergirl) to discuss the 1999 Denise Richards vehicle “Dr. Christmas Jones and the World Is Not Enough” (co-starring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We all have dreams, but the truly great ones dare to dream the dreams that have never been dreamt before. Take Carrie Gillogly (AMC), our guest for the week. Carrie had a dream to guest on the podcast about October Sky, the 1999 Jake Gyllenhaal-Chris Cooper space/mining drama, and make co-host Kenny appreciate it for the sensitive story of one man’s perseverance it is. At every turn, she experienced seemingly insurmountable odds. Yet, like the protagonist Homer Hickman, she persevered. But, did she succeed in her mission? Tune in to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once in a generation, a podcast comes along that is so riveting, so ravishing, so revolutionary that it can only be described as a SUPERCAST. Unfortunately, our podcast on Molly Shannon’s Superstar is not that supercast. It is, however, an honest and frank discussion of a wildly misunderstood and underappreciated diamond in 1999’s rough. Much thanks to our guests, Molly Green and James Leffler (Station 19), for excavating said diamond and holding it up to figuratively/audibly shine for everyone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of our first full year of chronicling the films of 1999, Phil and Kenny look back at their first 52 episodes and give out awards (for which only the films we’ve arbitrarily chosen to cover are eligible!). Join us as we run down our Bests (like actors, actresses, screenplay, song and scene), Worsts (like worst movie, worst fashion and worst aged) and Biggest (surprise, letdown). We also give our top ten so far and preview the next 52 and beyond. Thank you for listening so far and we have some very exciting things planned for next year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been a full year here at Podcast Like It’s 1999 and Phil and Kenny are celebrating in style as they are joined by producer Hailey Wierengo to discuss Pedro Almodóvar’s Oscar-winning film “All About My Mother!” I just write the synopses, so I don’t know what this movie is about, but Moms are great, so I’m sure it’s a sweet tale about fun moms! Mwah! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kenny and Phil are not your average podcasters. Most podcasters look at humanity and see a small sliver who can podcast at even a remedial level. But not Kenny and Phil. They believe that podcasting comes from within... that it comes from the heart. So, it was with that spirit, that they invited Melissa Lora and Corinne Stikeman - two podcast guests with a scant four guest episodes of experience between them - on to the podcast. But Phil and Kenny did not take it easy on Melissa and Corinne. They could have started slow, with a rip-roaring crowd-pleaser like "The Mummy" or a meaty hunk of podcast fodder-beef like "Wild Wild West," but, instead, Melissa and Corinne were forced to come up with 90-120 minutes of aural delight about the Violins-in-East-Harlem, Meryl Streep-vehicle, "Music of the Heart." We can hear you shudder. How can two novices, two amateurs, two rookies spin such a plain, boring, rote film into podcast gold? Well. Take a listen. You won't believe your ears. As long, that is, as you listen with your heart. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the quirks of 1999 is that the year produced several high-profile entities’ most off-brand films. Included among these is David Lynch’s not-weird “The Straight Story,” Eddie Murphy’s not-funny “Life,” Disney’s not-musical “Tarzan,” and Rob Reiner’s not-good “The Story of Us.” Add to that “Outside Providence.” Emily Fox (Hindsight, Girlfriends Guide to Divorce) joins us to discuss the Farrelly Brothers-written, coming-of-age, stoner dramedy that doesn’t have any bird’s heads falling off, one-handed bowlers, conjoined twins, or even one drop of semen in any character’s hair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, tune in for a discussion about M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Sixth Sense” with Phil... Kenny... and... ***TWIST*** No guest! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a dark and stormy night when Clarke Wolfe came into the podcast studio like hurricane to weather a conversational storm about Forces Of Nature with Phil and Kenny. A flood of analysis was followed by a tidal wave of critical thought and a tsunami of disagreement. Is Forces of Nature a tornado of fun or is it a volcano, it’s molten lava slowly threatening to devour you from the ankles up, as you struggle to break free but your femurs have already been disintegrated by its trudging witticisms, leaving you know chance by ride out the storm with Ben Afflecjk and Sandra Bullock? Tune in and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Life? For centuries, the greatest minds in science, philosophy and theology have endeavored to answer that most unanswerable of questions. We’ve grappled with its meaning, questioned its purpose and cursed its inevitable end. While the experience is universal, it’s the ineffable nature of it has baffled us all. A satisfying answer, it seemed, was never to be. But then, in 1999, like a bolt of lightning, an answer came: Life is a prison-set comedy with dramatic overtones starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. Chuck Hayward (Step Sisters, Dear White People) joins Phil and Kenny to discuss this most momentous of discoveries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast started as a bet. Could Phil and Kenny take any guest and turn him into the Podcasting King? After rejecting a few deeper-voiced possibilities, they settled on David Iserson, who had glasses. David proved to be more than meets the eye, however, when he shrewdly chose the film “She’s All That,” an oft-requested classic of the teen genre, as his movie. David proceeded to wow the boys with his podcasting bona fides. Turns out, he’s a seasoned writer - features and TV, comedy and drama - making him highly desirable to podcasts ranging from Scriptnotes to WTF to the one where Doug Benson gets high. He’s also full of podcast-able tidbits like, did you know he had a She’s All That poster in his college dorm room? And that it was in French?! But the only way to prove that David is the new podcasting king of the internet is if this episode gets more download than any before it. Can David do it? Can Phil and Kenny do it? Or will love get in the way? Download to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Phil, Kenny and Michaela Dietz (Steven Universe) will boldly attempt to do what no three people have ever done: have a thoughtful and sensitive conversation about Rob Schneider’s Magnum Opus, “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh, how wonderful! 1999 has brought us yet another treat in the form of a movie from the Disney Renaissance, the delightful era that birthed such classics as "The Little Mermaid, "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King." How sweet they are, with their singing animals, dancing inanimate objects and overall sense of wonder! I can't wait to see which one we get to-- Oh, it's "Tarzan." We got "Tarzan?" You know, Me, Tarzan, You Jane "Tarzan?" The one where the characters don't sing. Or dance. Where it all takes place on basically one beach. The one with the Phil Collins' song that beat Aimee Mann for Best Original Song!? That's the one we get?! Well, we'll be damned if Emily Morris (21 Laps) didn't come on and defend the shit out of her beloved Ape-man and his rock-hard abs. And we'll be further damned if she didn't get Phil and Kenny to see beyond the lack of theme park-ready set pieces and find a warm, tender, beautiful and sad movie at its core. Sometimes you open a present and it's not what you want, but it's what you need. And, maybe in 1999, the world needed "Tarzan." Or maybe it needed "Toy Story 2," but we'll get there eventually. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready for a podcast about football!!!???!!! Get your helmets on, your spikes tied and your jocks strapped as Phil, Kenny and Zander Lehmann (creator of Casual) bring you some hard-hitting, brain-bashing, eyeball-popping football movie talk!!!!!?????!!! Is Any Given Sunday a celebration of modern day gladiators, a critique of its bloodthirsty culture or both????!!!!??? Can a moviewatcher separate his revolted visceral feelings about a movie if he agrees with its message?????!!!!!???!? Has there ever been a sports movie that hates the sports it’s about more than Any Given Sunday?!????????! And how tired was Al Pacino when he made this???!!!!??? He looks basically DEAD!!!!!!!! Slam it here for the answers to these and many more bone-crunching questions on Podcast Like it’s 1999!!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil and Kenny welcome Alison Eakle (Shondaland) to the pod to discuss a film that puts its all right out there in the title. But between the unsuccessful suicide attempt that opens the film and the more successful ones that close it, is a beautiful, haunting film about the joys and horrors of growing up female in suburban America. The joys include camaraderie among your peers, dew-lit school dances, sexual awakening and the discovery of yourself. The horrors include that James Woods could be your father. Please join us as we dive deeper into Sofia Coppola's debut film, "The Virgin Suicides." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And then they were down to three contestants in the Mr. Podcast Like its 1999 pageant: Phil Iscove, Kenny Neibart and Jarett Wieselman (Netflix Social). With all three men tied, it would come down to their answers in the interview portion. Phil went first and his question was: "If you were stuck on a desert island, what one movie from 1999 would you take with you and why is it Drop Dead Gorgeous?" But Phil protested that it would actually be either Magnolia, The Straight Story or Toy Story 2 - depending upon who was asking the question - and was eliminated from competition. Kenny was up next and was asked: "Which character from Drop Dead Gorgeous do you most relate to?" But when Kenny responded it was Denise Richard's character Becky Ann Leeman, the booing and hissing was so loud it drowned out the remainder of his answer and he was awarded zero points. Finally, Jarett was asked: "Why isn't Drop Dead Gorgeous available on any streaming service in the world?" Jarett went into a violent rage and murdered everyone as a homage to Drop Dead Gorgeous, leaving the judges no choice but to award Mr. Podcast Like It's 1999 to... Kirsten Dunst! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Podcast Like It’s 1999 Keely Flaherty (Netflix) joins Phil and Kenny to the Egyptology travelogue, “The Mummy.” While some see “The Mummy” as a morality tale set against the sandy deserts of Cairo, we here at Podcast Like It’s 1999 prefer to view the work as an ode to the weary archaeologist, she who spans the globe in search of the riches and secrets of a epoch lost to history. A living tribute to the brave men and women willing spelunk the darkest crypts, excavate the most haunted tombs and stare down the most terrifying ghouls, “The Mummy” exalts the modern archeologist, the true action hero. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In every high school, there are many cliques. There are the jocks. There are the nerds. There are the goths. There are the... murderers. And then, there are Phil, Kenny and Heather Regnier (Sleepy Hollow, SMILF): the clique who podcasts about the murderers. Join us for our podcast about high school politics, 90s teen tropes, the power of satire and the correct pronunciation of the word “clique.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We did a podcast. It was a podcast about "Bringing Out the Dead," That movie about ambulance drivers in Hell's Kitchen? We talked with Stephen Vitale, a filmmaker, for while about the intersection of life and death and whatnot. We thought it was a lovely, constructive and enlightening conversation. So why do we still feel like there's nothing to live for? This podcast. It's important. Maybe not for society, but for us. We touched on so many things, like the use of the color red and religious imagery and which of Nicholas Cage's three partners - John Goodman, Ving Rhames or Tom Sizemore - were the most entertaining and/or terrifying. We really felt like we were creating something great. And we did. I think. Maybe not. Who knows. You'll just have to listen for yourself and decide, did Podcast Like It's 1999 do "Bringing out the Dead" justice? Or should we just drive quietly into that terrible night? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stacy McKee (creator, Station 19) joins Phil and Kenny for a lively discussion about Never Been Kissed. Never Been Kissed is, of course, a work of narrative fiction. But if YOU’VE never been kissed, it can serve as a how-to guide as well! Step One: Look like, and be as, charming as Drew Barrymore Step Two: Get a job at a newspaper run by a crazy old man (like a Garry Marshall-type) who is willing to send you on an investigative report into your old high school on a whim. Step Three: Get your 20-something brother, who hopefully can also pass for high school-age like, say, David Arquette, to also enroll in high school and make you cool. Step Four: Entrap your handsome Michael Vartan-esque teacher into falling for you. Step Five: Ignore any awkwardness (or legal issue) that might arise due to potential underage concerns. Step Six: KISS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil and Kenny are joined by the Director of “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” Susanna Fogel. Or are they? Because in this podcast, nothing is as it seems. What sounds like a friendly discussion about domestic terrorism might actually be code for something for more sinister. What could be heard as a simple recasting of a modern version of “Arlington Road” might really be seeing the seeds for something far more dangerous. And what is usually a calm, thoughtful podcast about the movies of 1999 might just turn into a powderkeg of repressed emotions waiting to explode like some kind of nondescript, midwestern federal building! Tune into this week’s podcast to find out the truth! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our second episode of our Bonus series, "The Class of 1999," Phil and Kenny are delighted to welcome writer and director of one of 1999's most loved films, "Cruel Intentions." in addition to "Cruel Intentions," Roger has directed "The Sweetest Thing," "Just Friends" and countless episodes of television. They discuss Cruel Intentions' origins and production, that kiss, that scene and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil and Kenny are joined by "Sleepy Hollow" star Tom Mison to discuss and dissect "Cruel Intentions." "Cruel Intentions," if you're not familiar, is your classic story of Boy meets Girl. Girl happens to be his Step-Sister. Boy falls in love. Girl offers a quid-pro-quo. Boy destroys the reputation of Another Girl. In exchange, Boy get to have sex with Girl. During speculative sex, Boy is told he can put it wherever he wants. Girl, may I remind you, his Boy's Step-Sister. Girl kisses Another Other Girl, who's reputation Boy also has to destroy. Boy kinda maybe rapes Another Other Girl. Boy concurrently falls in love with Another Girl, while falling out of love with Girl, who, may I remind you, happens to be Boy's Step-Sister. In the process, Boy turns down the opportunity to put it anywhere in the Girl, who, may I remind you, just so happens to be Boy's Step-Sister. Boy breaks up with Another Girl precisely because he fell in love with her. Boy dies. Girl subsequently is exposed and humiliated by Another Girl, all set to "Bittersweet Symphony." You know, that old chestnut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cultural critics and married couple Libby Hill (Los Angeles Times) and Todd VanDerWerff (Vox) join us to discuss Rob Reiner’s 1999 comedy about a couple going through a crisis that might lead to divorce. Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer play the couple. It takes place in LA. It utilizes flashback. Im sorry, are we being too vague? Vaguer than the damn title The Story of Us???? Just listen. It’s a good one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We hate the movies of 2001 And those of 2002 Because none of those films are quite as good as 10 Things I Hate about You We hate guests that aren’t Ashley Lyle From The Originals on The CW Because none of those guests picked a movie better than 10 Things I Hate About You We hate Erika Christensen and Paul Reiser And all three Hemsworths, too Because they’re not Julia Stiles, Larry Miller and Heath Ledger from 10 Things I Hate About You We hate oh so many things The aforementioned are just a few But maybe we’re lying and we really hated 10 Things I Hate About You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just in time for the Fourth of July, Podcast Like It's 1999 brings you 1999's Most American film! Phil Iscove, Kenny Neibart and TV Writer Jim Campolongo (Station 19, White Collar) take a big, old Red, White and Blue dive into the world of... snuff films? Wait, what? We're releasing the snuff movie on Independence Day? (Well, let's see if we can make this work using my questionable understanding of the American Revolution almost entirely gleaned from Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton..) Nicolas Cage plays a private detective. He's kind of like the... George Washington (?) of this movie. He's tasked with helping an old lady (Martha Washington -- or maybe she represents the Colonies themselves?) with figuring out whether her husband (easy, King George III) had a young woman raped and murdered on film (okay, the young woman represents the collective victims of the Boston Massacre?!). On Cage's journey (Washington's March from Newport to Yorktown), he encounters many colorful characters (Rochambeau, Lafayette, other Hamilton references) and finds one odd fellow played by Joaquin Phoenix, willing to be his unlikely Right-Hand Man (HAMILTON HIMSELF! THIS IS WORKING!!!). Together they enter the dark, sordid world of underground fringe porn and snuff film (New Jersey) where they find the man responsible for the snuff film, Peter Stormare (General Howe). Joaquin meets his untimely end (not gonna gloat or anything, but...) and Cage, like Washington, wins the day, but loses a bit of himself in the process. Then he becomes President. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To paraphrase the great 20th century philosopher Lisa Turtle, "What is art? Are we art? Is art art? And, most importantly, is The Thomas Crown Affair art?" Television writer/producers, and the subject of a recent Hollywood Reporter piece on their courtship, Stacy Traub (Glee, Blackish, SMILF) and Hunter Covington (It's Always Sunny, Alone Together, The Carmichael Show) join Phil and Kenny to discuss that very question. Does "The Thomas Crown Affair" rise to the level of the pieces its protagonist steals? Does it have the delicate touch of Manet's "The Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil?" Does it's scope and emotional heft more closely resemble Edward Burkne-Jones' "The Mirror of Venus?" Is Pierce Brosnan's mysterious nature mirrored in Magritte's "The Son of Man?" Is Rene Russo's effortless elegance akin to that of Monet's "San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk?" Or is its simple structure and sophomoric execution more like Cassius Macellus Coolidge's "Dogs Playing Poker?" Tune in to the podcast to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the crew for part 2 of their rousing discussion and lively dissection of The Phantom Menace and stick around to hear their overall Star Wars rankings! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast Like It's 1999: Episode 29 - The Star Wars One Turmoil has engulfed the Podcast. The ultimate evaluation of The Phantom Menace is in dispute, and the fate of the entire Star Wars saga hangs in the balance. Hoping to resolve the matter with a two-part podcast, the cynical Phil Iscove and the skeptical Kenny Neibart have called for a summit on the matter. While the hosts endlessly debate this alarming entry in the Star Wars canon, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched Supergirl writer Eric Carrasco, the guardian of the Star Wars prequels, to settle the conflict.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil, Kenny and Rachelle Lefevre (Under the Dome, Fox’s upcoming drama series Proven Innocent) walked into a podcast about the 1999 dramedy Anywhere But Here expecting a pleasant conversation about a quaint movie. And then things got real. It turns out, Anywhere But Here is not just the simple story of Natalie Portman’s serious Ann and her batty mother Adele, played by Susan Sarandon, but rather a skeleton key that unlocks the deepest secrets of our brave podcasters’ souls, and most likely yours as well... Tune in, if you can handle it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first installment of our “Class of 1999” bonus series, Phil and Kenny talk with actor and writer Orlando Jones. They discuss Orlando’s breakout starring role in Barry Levinson’s “Liberty Heights”, his hilarious supporting turn in Mike Judge’s “Office Space” and his truncated performance in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia,” in which Orlando tells the story of his deleted storyline and what would have been (had PTA had yet another hour to work with). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil and Kenny are joined by actor and activist Scott Turner Schofield to discuss Kimberly Peirce’s seminal film Boys Don’t Cry and Hilary Swank’s Oscar-winning performance as Brandon Teena. While a very influential film at the time, the film’s place in the current environment has changed quite a bit in both positive and negative ways. Please join us for an interesting, insightful and enlightening conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.