For Episode 61, Andrene and Joel watch 1995's "Waiting to Exhale". Trying to juggle careers and family, four women lend support to one another in their failed attempts at finding successful romantic relationships with men.
For Episode 60, Joel and Andrene cover the 1997 slasher "I Know What You Did Last Summer". A year after running someone over with a car and dumping the body, 4 teens try to escape their past when one of them (Jennifer Love Hewitt) receives a letter warning them that their actions from the previous summer are known.
For Episode 59, Andrene and Joel highlight the protagonist’s prepubescent plight in 1995’s “Welcome to the Dollhouse”. Dawn Wiener (Heather Matarazzo) is an awkward middle schooler who tries to navigate being bullied in school and developing her first crush while being the middle child to a smart older brother and adorable younger sister.
For Episode 58, Joel and Andrene give remarks on 1992's "A League of Their Own". In 1943, gender norms are ignored when sisters Dottie (Geena Davis) and Kit (Lori Petty) join an all female professional baseball league during WW2. However, the siblings struggle to keep their rivalry from hindering their team's success.
For Episode 57, Andrene and Joel analyze 1996's "Romeo + Juliet". In this modern take of a classic Shakespeare play, star-crossed lovers Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) are teens from warring families. Against their relatives' wishes, they fight to make the relationship work, risking their lives in the process.
For Episode 56, Joel and Andrene cover 1998's "Rush Hour". When a Chinese diplomat's daughter is kidnapped in LA, the FBI decides to investigate. However, despite orders to stay out of it, Hong Kong Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and LAPD Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) team up to solve the case and save the girl.
For Episode 55, Andrene and Joel dig into 1993's comedy "Cool Runnings". Loosely based on a true story, the movie follows a Jamaican sprinter (Leon) who is disqualified from the Olympics. Unwilling to give up on his dream of competing on the world's biggest stage, he enlists a former coach (John Candy) to start Jamaica's first bobsled team.
For Episode 54, Joel and Andrene peer into the world created in 1998's "The Truman Show". Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is an insurance salesman who has no idea that every aspect of his life has been fabricated and filmed for the masses. Over time, Truman starts to uncover the truth and must decide how to act on it.
For Episode 53, Andrene and Joel inspect 1997's "Face/Off". FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) undergoes a facial transplant to impersonate dangerous criminal Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) in order to stop a terrorist plot. However, when Castor wakes up early from his coma, he sets a scheme into motion that obliterates Sean's original plan.
For Episode 52, Joel and Andrene critique 1995's "Billy Madison". Billy (Adam Sandler) is a spoiled man-child who spends all day drinking with friends. As his father is about to retire from running an enormous hotel empire, Billy must repeat grades 1 through 12 to show he is capable of taking over.
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Millennial siblings Andrene and Joel rewatch 90s movies, determine their themes, and discuss how well they aged ⏪ 📼