John Travolta and an Oscar-nominated Robert Duvall lead a remarkable ensemble cast in hotshot screenwriter turned director Steven Zaillian’s overachieving 1999 legal drama A Civil Action, a sleeper which is infinitely more entertaining and rich than its dry title and half-forgotten reputation would suggest
Read MoreJosh Gondelman joins us to talk about two good-to-great movies for the pair!
Read MoreMartin Scorsese, Paul Schrader and Nicolas Cage got together for 1999’s Bringing Out the Dead, a pitch-black paramedic comedy of sin and salvation that, in an unsurprising turn of events is very intense and pretty fucking terrific.
Read MoreNathan and Clint talk about a war film masterwork with barely any Travolta, and a piece of Joel Schumacher sleaze with far too much Cage!
Read MoreTerence Malick returned to filmmaking with 1998’s The Thin Red Line, a towering masterpiece completely ruined by John Travolta’s weird mustache.
Read MoreThe only thing keeping Joel Schumacher’s 1999 Neo-Noir 8MM from being a harrowing glimpse into humanity’s seedy underbelly is that it’s incredibly stupid and silly, and has roughly the verisimilitude of Warriors of Virtue.
Read MoreEmily VanDerWerff jumps on the campaign trail with us to discuss Travolta’s Bill Clinton impression in Primary Colors and Nic Cage screaming in floral shirts in Brian De Palma’s sleazy Snake Eyes!
Read MoreIn one of his finest and most challenging performances, John Travolta IS Bill Clinton in Mike Nichols’ nifty 1998 adaptation of Joe Klein’s roman a clef Primary Colors.
Read MoreNicolas Cage is a very bad cop investigating a sinister conspiracy at an Atlantic City boxing match in Brian DePalma’s enjoyably ludicrous 1998 tour-de-force Snake Eyes.
Read MoreNicolas Cage is an angel in love with Meg Ryan in Brad Siberling’s ridiculously sappy, shockingly effective remake of Wings of Desire as a glorified perfume commercial with a Goo Goo Dolls soul.
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