After a long hiatus, Jake and a new guest Mike Douglas discuss 3 loosely connected 1990s films from Oliver Stone: The Doors (1991), JFK (1991), & Nixon (1995). Though not officially linked, these divisive films are among the director's greatest films, showcasing Stone's daring stylistics, play with historical narratives, and are thematically linked through the ideas of death, legacy, and the fall of 1960s ideals.

Time Stamps (long discussion):

00:05 - Introduction, general thoughts on Oliver Stone's filmography and place in American film

09:31 - Discussion of The Doors (1991), Stone's biopic of Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer), death-obsessed poet and frontman of iconic 60s rock band, The Doors

01:16:28 - Discussion of JFK (1991), a fictionalized retelling of New Orleans DA Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) and his investigations into the murky, labyrinthine conspiracy behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which also acts as Stone's "counter-myth" to the narrative of the Warren Commission

02:32:45 - Discussion of Nixon (1995), Stone's grand, multi-faceted, Shakesperean biopic of fatally flawed 37th US President Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins)