The 90s. The end of the Cold War. The Spice Girls. New Labour. Euro 96. The PlayStation. The World Wide Web.
We all have our memories. Many of them will be of movies in an era where the blockbuster truly came home, where arthouse prospered, where the Brit film soared & where, in some ways, popular culture truly began.
I’m A. J. Black. Author, writer & podcaster, and the 90s was my decade. It was probably yours too. So join me, and my co-host Mark McManus, as I head down memory lane AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s...
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The 90s. The end of the Cold War. The Spice Girls. New Labour. Euro 96. The PlayStation. The World Wide Web.
We all have our memories. Many of them will be of movies in an era where the blockbuster truly came home, where arthouse prospered, where the Brit film soared & where, in some ways, popular culture truly began.
I’m A. J. Black. Author, writer & podcaster, and the 90s was my decade. It was probably yours too. So join me, and my co-host Mark McManus, as I head down memory lane AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s...
A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
"I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of..."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, the first of 2026, your hosts A. J. Black & Mark McManus take a look at 1998's action thriller, Ronin.
The last substantive work from John Frankenheimer, with Robert de Niro leading an all-star cast, they discuss a picture which harkens back to 70s conspiracy, classic action cinema, Hitchcockian suspense, and tackles fascinating post-Cold War ideas...
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Mark McManus
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"Would it please the court if I gave you your Christmas card? I don't think I'll see you again. Unless I get arrested which is highly unlikely because it's Christmas Eve and I'm going to bed uncharacteristically early."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host A. J. Black & guest Mary Muñoz present a Christmas special by looking at 1994's heartwarming festive remake, Miracle on 34th Street...
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and see you in 2026!
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"Everyone knows, when you make an assumption, you make an ass out of "u" and "umption""
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black & Mark McManus get into the festive feeling with a look at 1996's action thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight...
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"Don't you want to be an urban legend, Nat? All your friends are now."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus, alongside recurring guest Rob Turnbull, looks at 1998's teen horror slasher Urban Legend...
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Mark McManus
Guest
Rob Turnbull
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"Soon they were hooked; all of them. They lived to see their dreams, and when they slept they dreamed about their dreams. They had arrived at the island of dreams together; but in a short time they were oceans apart."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus, alongside recurring guest Ian Buckley, look at Wim Wenders sprawling, romantic science-fiction epic, 1991's Until the End of the World...
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Mark McManus
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Ian Buckley
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""I'm a hip old granny who can hip-hop, bebop, dance til ya drop and yo-yo, make a wicked cup of cocoa.""
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host A. J. Black, alongside brand new guest Mary Muñoz, look at the successful family comedy from Chris Columbus starring Robin Williams, 1993's Mrs Doubtfire.
Plus! Mary discusses some of her favourite 90s movies...
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A. J. Black
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Mary Munoz
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"Give a guy a gun, he thinks he's Superman. Give him two and he thinks he's God."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus, alongside recurring guest Ryan Lambie, tackle John Woo's epic slice of Hong Kong action cinema in 1992's Hard Boiled...
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Mark McManus
Guest
Ryan Lambie
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A. J. Black
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"In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus, alongside recurring guest Ian Buckley, tackle Martin Scorsese's return to the gangster epic with 1995's hard-nosed Casino...
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Mark McManus
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Ian Buckley
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A. J. Black
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"Thank you for not smoking."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts Mark McManus and A. J. Black look at one of the lesser sequels of the 90s, the Irvin Kershner directed Robocop 2...
Host / Editor
Mark McManus
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A. J. Black
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"I just have one question... what did you do last summer?"
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, in a crossover event with the MODERN HORROR podcast, your hosts A. J. Black and Mark McManus discuss a pair of 90s horror slashers - I Know & I Still Know What You Did Last Summer from 1997 and 1998 respectively.
Plus, they discuss the brand new 2025 remake and figure out whether it passes muster...
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A. J. Black
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Mark McManus
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"Jackie can tell me any story that comes into her pretty little head, just so long as at the end of that story she hands me my motherf*cking money."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host A. J. Black and Mark McManus finally tackle Quentin Tarantino by looking at his 1997 Elmore Leonard adaptation, Jackie Brown...
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A. J. Black
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Mark McManus
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In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, we're up to something a bit different.
AJ Black and Mark McManus, your hosts, launch The Rank - a new 90s movies league table that each episode will see a new film challenge for supremacy on a sprawling document we will regularly update: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lOho7IdnNx7kZNipZuhEHdd8X6EsGBhv1r5jp0FEzJg/edit?usp=sharing
To do that, we need to first Rank all 67 films covered by the podcast to date, from Robert Zemeckis' Contact through to Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys, which is what we do here. Who will come out on top? Who will sink to the bottom? Just how high will Carry on Columbus actually be? Tune in and find out!
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Mark McManus
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"Oh, wouldn't it be great if I was crazy? Then the world would be okay."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Mark Adams travel back to 1995 for Terry Gilliam's science-fiction post-apocalpytic drama, 12 Monkeys...
Host / Editor
Mark McManus
Guest
Mark Adams
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A. J. Black
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"No more talking. No more guessing. Don't even think about nothing that's not right in front of you. That's the real challenge. You've gotta save yourselves from yourselves."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Kat Hughes travel back to 1997 for Vincenzo Natali's mind-bending science-fiction drama, Cube...
Host / Editor
Mark McManus
Guest
Kat Hughes
Executive Producer
A. J. Black
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"Houston, we have a problem..."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Ian Buckley travel back to 1995 for Ron Howard's epic space-based survival drama, Apollo 13.
Based on the true events of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, Howard's film sees Tom Hanks lead an impressive cast to re-tell one of the most dramatic events of the US space program. Three decades later, does it still have the power to inspire? Let's find out.
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Mark McManus
Guest
Ian Buckley
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A. J. Black
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"I try to serve life."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host A. J. Black and guest Sam Stokes travel back to 1997 for Luc Besson's eccentric science-fiction spectacular, The Fifth Element.
A heady mix of Euro camp, Möebius colour and Hollywood pretensions, Besson's film remains a striking piece of work. But has it dated? Let's find out.
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Guest
Sam Stokes
Producer
Mark McManus
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"You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus and guest Ian Buckley travel back to 1994 for Kevin Smith's seminal low budget comedy, Clerks.
A film that put Smith on the map, it inspired a legion of similar offerings for years to come, but what does it say about America and cinema at the time? And is Silent Bob one of the best characters of the decade? Let's find out.
Host / Editor
Mark McManus
Guest
Ian Buckley
Executive Producer
A. J. Black
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In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your hosts A. J. Black and Mark McManus travel back to 1998 for the obscure British comedy thriller, Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis.
With two Britcom giants in Rik Mayall and Jane Horrocks, plus a fun darkly comic concept of murder and gangsters, what could possibly go wrong? Or rather, why did very little go right?
Host / Editor
Mark McManus
Co-Host / Editor
A. J. Black
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A brand new sister podcast to At the Movies in the 90s has launched this week - At the Movies in the Noughties.
Hosted by Devon Elson, it will explore the world of cinema between 2000 and 2009 in a similar fashion to our podcast, with an array of special guests.
Our very own Mark kicks things off with Dev talking The Bourne Identity from 2002, and a re-air of the episode with Tony and Rob Turnbull talking Planet of the Apes from 2001.
Don't miss this exciting brand new show, now available on the Film Stories Podcast Network.
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"You have to play the game, to find out why you're playing the game..."
In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, your host Mark McManus heads back to the year 1999 to explore David Cronenberg's mind-bending thriller, ExistenZ.
He has the perfect guest in Film Stories editor Ryan Lambie, who also happens to feature in a commentary track on the 101 Films physical media release. They dig into the details of a film they both treasure...
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Mark McManus
Guest
Ryan Lambie
Executive Producer
A. J. Black
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The 90s. The end of the Cold War. The Spice Girls. New Labour. Euro 96. The PlayStation. The World Wide Web.
We all have our memories. Many of them will be of movies in an era where the blockbuster truly came home, where arthouse prospered, where the Brit film soared & where, in some ways, popular culture truly began.
I’m A. J. Black. Author, writer & podcaster, and the 90s was my decade. It was probably yours too. So join me, and my co-host Mark McManus, as I head down memory lane AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s...
A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk