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As Alex Proyas’s “The Crow” has turned 25, it’s occurred to me that the film is that lightning bolt moment for me, like “Star Wars” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “The Dark Knight” are for other people. “The Crow” is where my movie enjoyment turned into unadulterated love for the art form, and […]

Hello readers and listeners! The “Class of 1999” series will hopefully continue at a regular clip, and we begin with Martin Scorsese’s 1999 drama, “Bringing Out the Dead”, starring Nicolas Cage. To join me in this discussion, I bring back filmmaker Brian Ackley to break it down with me. I hope you enjoy! “Class of […]

Hello readers and listeners! The “Class of 1999” will be chugging into the summer with another big genre effort from the year. We already hit on “The Phantom Menace,” but there was no way I could leave the Wachowski’s groundbreaking “The Matrix” off of this rundown of the year. To discuss it with me, I’m […]

Hello readers and listeners! My ambitious series, looking back at the 1999 movie year, returns with the biggest hit, and most controversial blockbuster, of the year with George Lucas’s prequel, “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace”, as discussed with Ronnie Haynes and Daniel Green. I hope you enjoy! “Class of 1999” – “Star Wars: The Phantom […]