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A concise deep-dive look at the films of the 1990s, as well as newer films that were influenced by them. Hosted by Vince Leo, author of the review site Qwipster.net.

To the '90s and Beyond! Film Podcast Vince Leo

    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 34 Ratings

A concise deep-dive look at the films of the 1990s, as well as newer films that were influenced by them. Hosted by Vince Leo, author of the review site Qwipster.net.

    Dark City (1998) | Alex Proyas

    Dark City (1998) | Alex Proyas

    Rufus Sewell stars as John Murdoch, who wakes up one day with amnesia in an non-descript hotel room with a butchered woman, immediately having to go on the run as the prime suspect in a series of murders of prostitutes around the city -- but he can't remember if he did it.  In addition to the police force, Murdoch is also hotly pursued by a shifty psychologist named Dr. Shreber (Kiefer Sutherland), a tenacious detective, Frank Bumstead (WIlliam Hurt), a woman claiming to be his philandering wife, Emma (Jennifer Connelly), and a spate of pale and creepy-looking, trenchcoated Nosferatus (or so they appear), who are looking for Murdoch because he seems to possess abilities above and beyond what normal men have, which makes him a danger to them.  As Murdoch seeks to get to the bottom of who he is and what's going on, he discovers that there's an even bigger mystery, which is who everyone else is, what kind of city they all reside in, why is it being controlled by these shady creatures who seem otherworldly, and just why does it always seem to be nighttime?

    • 44 min
    Cube (2021) | Yasuhiko Shimizu

    Cube (2021) | Yasuhiko Shimizu

    This Japanese remake of the 1997 Canadian thriller depicts several strangers awakening in a prison of cubic cells, some of them booby-trapped, not knowing how they got there or why. The prisoners must use their combined skills if they are to escape alive.

    • 29 min
    Cube Zero (2004) | Ernie Barbarash

    Cube Zero (2004) | Ernie Barbarash

    A group of strangers awakens with very little memory of who they are and finds that they have been involuntarily placed in a maze containing deadly traps. Meanwhile, a young technician watching over the Cube grows appalled at what he sees and endeavors to rescue a woman he finds a connection to who is trapped within.

    • 22 min
    Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) | Andrzej Sekula

    Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) | Andrzej Sekula

    In this follow-up to the 1997 futuristic cult thriller, Cube, another group of strangers find themselves transported into a maze of cube rooms for unknown reasons as they try to make their escape.

    • 29 min
    Cube (1997) | Vincenzo Natali

    Cube (1997) | Vincenzo Natali

    Without knowing how they got there or why they were there, several strangers awaken in a maze of cube-like rooms, some of them containing deadly booby traps. There's tough cop Quentin (Maurice Dean Wint), doctor Holloway (Nicky Guadagni), young math whiz Leaven (Nicole de Boer), escape artist Rennes (Wayne Robson), autistic savant Kazan (Andrew Miller) and architect Worth (David Hewlett). The cube inhabitants must rely on each other's strengths if they are to have any chance to escape.

    Sphere (1998) | Barry Levinson

    Sphere (1998) | Barry Levinson

    The remains of a crashed spaceship, over three centuries old, is found on the ocean floor somewhere in the South Pacific, and a psychologist and his crew of scientists are selected to investigate. On board the ship, they encounter a strange spherical object, and after one of them enters the sphere, strange and not-too-pleasant things begin happening to them.

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

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Solid Film Reviews

Vince is remarkable here. How he manages to be the only one talking for around 13-15 minutes and yet give such insightful commentary and remain remarkably entertaining is astonishing. This is a masterclass in the style, and folks really should listen to every episode. A+

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