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Latest Episodes

Nicolas Cage's Craziest
February 25, 2019

Mike and John's adventure through 1994 continues! This week their choices were Woyzeck, Deadfall, 8 Seconds, Savage Nights, and Sugar Hill. Which struck a chord, and which one is now legendarily ensconced as the most over-the-top Nicolas Cage...

Does Reality Bite?
February 18, 2019

Mike and John continue their tour through 1994 with a week celebrating the release of William Friedkin's Blue Chips, Steven Seagal's On Deadly Ground, and Gen-X darling Reality Bites.

None of That is Inaccurate
February 11, 2019

Mike and John continue their review of 1994 with the week of film releases from the week ending February 11. Audiences had to decide between Twogether, My Girl 2, Blank Check, or The Getaway...or all four? For it is terribly difficult to decide...

The French Not-Invasion
February 04, 2019

Mike and John continue their review of 1994 with the week of film releases from the week ending February 4. Among the contenders that week was "My Father, the Hero," which was supposed to launch the American career of Gerard Depardieu with much...

The Eszterhas Effect
January 28, 2019

Mike and John examine the 1994 film "Blink" and the supporting evidence it provides for the 1990s being held in sway by what they call "The Eszterhas Effect." Along the way, they share some fun stories from their own memories of 1994, the omnipresence...

There's Not Even an Intersection
January 21, 2019

Mike and John look at the forgotten 1994 Richard Gere drama, Intersection. Also starring Sharon Stone, Martin Landau, and Lolita Davidovitch, the RetroPerspective team discusses what the film says about the time in which it was made. They also discuss...

"I Should've Watched House Party 3"
January 14, 2019

1994, Week 2: Mike & John discuss Body Snatchers at 25 years later, determining what worked and what didn't, the emotional ethics of using children as an emotional cheat in a horror picture...and then start discussing video releases of Star Wars that...

Ep. 006 - 1994: Week One
January 07, 2019

Join Mike Schindler and John Mills as they start a special journey examining the hallmark film year 1994, with a look at "Cabin Boy" and "Dangerous Game."

Ep. 005 - Halloween H20 & Resurrection
October 18, 2018

RetroPerspective tackles Halloween H20 & Resurrection in this "You Can't Kill the Boogeyman" series.

Ep. 004 - Halloween V
October 18, 2018

RetroPerspective tackles Halloween V in this "You Can't Kill the Boogeyman" series.