That's Da Bomb, Yo! Hella Rad Movies From The '90s

Does a movie from 1993 that's looking back fondly at 1976 just the earliest form of nostalgia? If you seen this movie before starting high school, would it terrify you? Which character did writer/director Richard Linklater vision himself as? Is there a better movie soundtrack? Jason is joined again by his friend Dylan Fields to answer these questions and more as they tell you why Dazed and Confused is a hella rad movie from the '90s. 

Did you know that "dog movies" ruled the '90s? How many dog movies did you think of when I mentioned that? Were they all from the '90s? Are you surprised I'm right? How iconic is a movie about a basketball playing dog? Is the dog actually playing basketball when all he does is bounce the ball from his nose into the hoop? And is there a rule that says a dog can't play basketball? Jason is joined by his trivia-loving friend Henry to talk about dogs, basketball, and tell you why Air Bud is a hell rad movie from the '90s. 

Would Jason's life be different if he had seen Empire Records as a teenager? Would be have only want to work in record stores? Which character from the movie do you identify as? Would you be brave enough to ask out Deb on a date? Why did a movie that flopped in theaters get such a cult following afterward? Do you think Rex Manning is sexy? Jason's friend and co-host on various other podcasts Lisa Leaheey guest stars on this episode to answer these questions and tell us why Empire Records is a hella rad movie from the '90s.

Did you know that until the recording of this episode, Jason hadn't seen Good Will Hunting? So why is he covering it on his '90s movie podcast? What is the mission statement of this show? What series of events led to the making of this movie? Are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck great screenwriters? Is Ben Affleck actually not that bad of an actor? Is the world going to miss Robin Williams? To answer those questions and more, the host of the Lost Losers Podcast John Bequette discusses why Good Will Hunting is a hella rad movie from the '90s. Wicked rad. 

Is Fight Club the ultimate Dude-Bro movie? What's a Dude-Bro? Do many people miss the actual point of the movie or only like it for the fighting and shirtless men? How different is the movie from the book? Should other Chuck Palahniuk books be turned into movies? Why was 1999 the best year for movies? Joining Jason to answer these questions and more is the host of the Piecing It Together Podcast David Rosen as they explain why Fight Club is a hella rad movie from the '90s. 

If you make a movie about computers during a time when normal people didn't have easy access to them, will the critics hate it? Can you sympathize with a group of people who like to cause chaos everywhere they go? How accurate is a movie about computer hacking? What does having a "hacking name" mean? Your host Jason Soto is joined by his pal Lackey who hung out with computer hackers back in the '90s as they tell you why "Hackers" is a hella rad movie from the '90s. 

Is the book always better than the movie? Are there any circumstances where maybe the movie is better than the book? Should a movie where we follow 4 drug addicts who act like assholes the entire time be any good? Is techno music the best style of music from the '90s? Jason Soto is joined by author Anghus Houvouras to discuss the answers to these questions and more about Danny Boyle's sophomore film "Trainspotting".

Just EXACTLY how huge was "Titanic" when it was released in theaters in 1997? Do people prefer the first half, the romance half, of the movie or do people prefer the second half, the disaster half, of the film? Did rock stations really play "My Heart Will Go On" all throughout 1998? Is "Titanic" still making money? Did "Titanic" really deserve to win 14 Oscars? Jason Soto and his guest Bill Szany, the host of Top 5 A Thru Z, dives deep and paints each other like French girls to answer these questions, and more!

Did Home Alone really need a sequel? What would happen in that sequel? How could the same thing happen to the same people twice? Can Tim Curry carry an entire movie? And what the hell did The McCallister family do for a living to afford all of that? Rob Branch and Nick Jobe from InfoBlast joins Jason to figure all this out and more!

What was it about Pulp Fiction that resonated so much in the '90s that it spawned several copycats? Did Pulp Fiction deserve to win more than Best Screenplay at that years Oscars? Is Quentin Tarantino better when he's only a screenwriter? Jason welcomes his friend and fellow Tarantino aficionado Dylan Fields to figure it out all and tell us why Pulp Fiction is a hella rad movie from the '90s, yo!