There Will Be Movies – Episode 74: All About My Mother

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.

It took us 23 episodes to finally step into the world of 90s World Cinema, with Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother. Come for the discussion of gender and sexuality, stay for an in depth exploration of one of the host’s university degree.

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Pantheon Plus – Muppet Mania: The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppet Christmas Carol is the greatest film ever made | British GQ

Jerome and Brian end their run of Muppet movies by discussing the 1992 Muppet Christmas Carol. There really was no other way to end this run, especially since this is the week of Christmas.

They discuss the greatness of Michael Caine, a controversial deleted scene, and some banger songs. They also discuss the future of the Muppets as well. 

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There Will Be Movies – Episode 73: Office Space

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.

Finally, we discuss the most exhilarating movie of 1999 to feature a tense office cubicle chase scene… that’s right, it’s Mike Judge’s live action feature film debut, Office Space!

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Pantheon Plus – Muppet Mania: Muppets Most Wanted

Jerome and Brian discuss a Muppet movie they’ve been dreading as they explore the direct sequel of the previous Muppet movie. They discuss the highs (mostly the songs) and lows (the actual plot). Find out why Muppet movies shouldn’t be over 90 minutes long.

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Ranking The Animatrix Short Films

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There is another Matrix film coming out! This is very cool! Like many people in the world, I am now re-watching everything Matrix before it happens. The one part of the world of The Matrix I know least is definitely The Animatrix. As such, I decided to do a deep dive into it. If you click on the link above there, you can listen to Matt and I discuss the whole Animatrix. I now disagree with a lot of the things I said in it! Not sure what was wrong with me the first time I watched this one! Honestly, it was pretty embarrassing to listen to this episode back on my front. Maybe this is just a thing you need to re-watch to appreciate or my tastes are just much better now.

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There Will Be Movies – Episode 72: The Truman Show

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.

Somehow a movie that completely evaded major Oscar nominations, the brilliant Truman Show of course leads to a discussion of the academic merits of books vs films.

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Pantheon Plus – Muppet Mania: The Muppets (2011)

Jerome and Brian return for another month of Muppet movies, this time the reboot sequel that gets us back to the theater and roots of our favorite felt characters…and we’re not talking about the Moopets. They also discuss the eclectic career of Jason Segel and the greatness of Amy Adams.

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There Will Be Movies – Episode 71: Good Will Hunting

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.

It’s not your fault… that the audio is so choppy in this episode about Good Will Hunting. That’s our fault. Sorry. We do not like those apples. Not one bit.

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Pantheon Plus – Muppet Mania: Muppets From Space

Jerome and Brian discuss the final Muppets movie before officially being bought by Disney. It’s also the end of an era as this is Frank Oz’s final Muppet movie as well.

A major disappointment on every level with minimal music and a bizarre plot straight out of the 1990s. Oh, and count all the canceled performers. 

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There Will Be Movies – Episode 70: Starship Troopers

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.

Listening to this podcast may not guarantee citizenship, but there’s still a fun time to be had discussing imperialism, nudity and of course, Power Rangers because it’s time for Starship Troopers.

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