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Total 90s Recall

Chloe Sackur & Molly Merwin

Rewind back to the 90s with Molly and Chloe as we watch all the best, worst and coolest movies of the decade.Some films were blockbusters, others cult classics. And some didn’t even break even. We’re watching these films and asking ourselves if they really were as good, or bad, as we remember. Plus we invite our expert industry friends to give us some insights on how well these films hold up. What"s aged badly? Which film is a forever classic?Updates every second and fourth Thursday of the

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Basic Instinct: Thrills, Spills & Sharon Stone’s Skills

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2026/08/27

It’s time to get up, close and personal with another classic 90s movie: Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 erotic thriller, BASIC INSTINCT, starring Sharon Stone and Michael Douglas. Sharpen your ice pick and tighten your silk scarf, we’re driving down to the scene of the crime.Molly and Chloe are joined by special guest, Amy Glass, an actor and intimacy coordinator, to uncover the film’s infamous scenes of sex, nudity and voyeurism from a 21st century perspective. What’s changed on modern film sets when it

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46:38

Matilda: DeVito, Dahl & Dastardly Discipline

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2026/08/13

We’re feeding you some more delicious 90s movie nostalgia and rewatching Danny DeVito’s magical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s MATILDA. Crack open your favourite book and dish up an entire chocolate cake, lessons have started.Molly and Chloe page back to 1996, the era of TV dinners and catalogue shopping. We discuss DeVito’s madcap filmmaking and how it puts the child at the heart of the story, why reading is a superpower, and whether Mara Wilson is playing a pint-sized telekinetic vigilante. And we

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59:27

Philadelphia: Pride, Prejudice & Peak Performances

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2026/06/11

For Pride month we’re looking back at a key, tragic moment in LGBT+ history, the AIDS crisis, and watching Jonathan Demme’s Oscar-winning legal drama, Philadelphia.Molly and Chloe enter the court with Best Actor-winner Tom Hanks and his maverick lawyer Denzel Washington, and give their verdicts on the film’s representation of gay men, homophobia and early 90s attitudes towards HIV-positive people, and how the directing style veers from formal to movingly surreal.Plus we bang the gavel on the movie’s

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1:10:32

10 Things I Hate About You: The Taming of the Dude

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2026/05/28

Can you ever just be, like, whelmed? We’re asking this and more as we sit down with 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You. Set up the decks, hook up some speakers, and get ready to crash a future MBA’s cheese and wine party.Molly and Chloe welcome actor, writer and audio producer, Steph MacGaraidh to run riot grrrl through this Shakespeare-inspired high school rom com. We discuss the casting of relative unknowns Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger, the 90s soundtrack, and how the screenwriters Karen McCullah

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59:51

L.A. Confidential: Crooked Cops, Twisty Plots & Noir...

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2026/04/09

We’re off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush as we discuss Curtis Hanson’s 1997 Oscar-winning adaptation of L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. Rev up your 1952 Mercury and smile for the paparazzi, cos we’re heading on down to take a closer look.Molly and Chloe wind through this complex detective thriller based on James Ellroy’s novel, mapping out the starry cast, including Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce. We give the movie’s themes of violence and public image a shakedown and consider how well it

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1:37:19

Thelma and Louise: T-birds, Stick-ups & Cliffhangers

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2026/03/12

They may be outlaws, but they’re stealin’ our hearts: to celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re talking about Ridley Scott’s 1991 feminist road-trip classic, THELMA AND LOUISE. Rev up the T-bird, we’re getting outta town and letting our hair down.Riding shotgun with our not-so-careful lady drivers Molly and Chloe is Sarah Asante, a script consultant with an eye for a great storyline. Together they navigate the complexities of first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri’s Oscar-winning script, the iconic

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1:18:44

Scream: Gore, Video Stores & Drew Barrymore

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2026/02/26

What’s your favourite scary movie? Our latest episode is pulling the mask off Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher satire SCREAM. Plug in your landline and rewind those rental videos, cos we’re heading back to the very first film in the franchise.Final girls Molly and Chloe run rampage through the film’s production history, including Kevin Williamson’s script, the casting of Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox as its scream queens and the ensemble of David Arquette, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard

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1:27:41

Trainspotting: Getting Trippy with Born Slippy

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2026/02/12

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose this podcast. Yup, we are getting high on the pure unadulterated cinema that is Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting to mark its 30th anniversary.Molly and Chloe are joined by award-winning writer and director Yasmin Godo to talk about the finer points of the film, from hypodermic needles to needle drops. We plunge into the darkest, most intense scenes (including how that toilet scene was created). And we discuss the astonishing visual flair of Danny Boyle, the dangerously

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1:08:39

Truly, Madly, Deeply: Rickman, Stevenson, Minghella

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2026/01/22

Alan Rickman, we love you truly, madly, passionately... juicily? In this episode, we huddle under the blankets with Anthony Minghella’s romantic ghost story Truly, Madly, Deeply.Molly and Chloe are looking at the film emotionally, musically, deeply, as we discuss how Minghella came to write and direct his debut film, why Juliet Stevenson is heartbreakingly perfect for the lead role, and the magic touch the late Alan Rickman brings to the film as her irritable cello-playing boyfriend who’s rather

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1:11:05

A Few Good Men: Walkin’, Talkin’ and Aaron Sorkin

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2026/01/08

Can you handle the truth? This episode we’re talking fast and furiously about A Few Good Men, Rob Reiner’s 1992 military legal drama. Gather your legal files and grab your softball bat, it’s time for the ultimate courtroom showdown.Molly and Chloe take the stand to discuss how screenwriter Aaron Sorkin set the standard for walkin’ and talkin’ screen dialogue and testify on Tom Cruise’s livewire performance as hotshot lawyer Lt Daniel Kaffee and Jack Nicholson’s legendary, scene-stealing monologue

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1:15:00

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Stop motion, Festive...

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2025/12/25

What’s this? What’s this? It’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, the classic stop-motion animation that takes the term ‘festive spirits’ quite literally. Load up the coffin and gee up the skeleton reindeer, we’re going for a sleigh ride!Molly and Chloe discuss the personalities behind the movie, including Tim Burton, director Henry Selick and composer Danny Elfman, and the production’s sometimes troubled history. We talk through the artistry that went into every intricate shot and consider the best

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1:31:16

Sense and Sensibility: Flirtation, Feminism & Regency...

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2025/12/11

We joyfully announce our new episode about SENSE & SENSIBILITY, in honour of the 250th birthday of Miss Jane Austen. Adapted from that august lady’s 1811 novel, this beloved picture was decorated with many pretty awards and kind remarks upon its release in the year of 1995.Ms Molly and Miss Chloe are delighted to welcome costume designer Miss Eleanor Bull, who was part of the Oscar-winning team behind Poor Things. We discuss all the particulars of Sense & Sensibility, including the handsome

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1:06:42

Dazed and Confused: Stoners, Slackers and Teen Spirit

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2025/11/27

Alright, alright, alright! It’s back to ’76 with Richard Linklater’s freewheeling cult classic, Dazed and Confused. Fill your trunk with beers, put on some classic rock and hit the road, cos it’s time for some L-I-V-I-N’.Molly and Chloe take a ride through the 1993 movie’s themes: disaffected teens, post-Vietnam cynicism and living for the moment. We talk about Linklater’s approach to casting the then-unknown Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, Parker Posey and Milla Jovovich, and how he created a

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1:15:11

Four Weddings and a Funeral: Bonking Brits,...

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2025/11/13

We cordially invite you to 1994, to witness the marriage of Hugh Grant’s charming star-making performance and Richard Curtis’s screamingly funny screenplay. Rev up the Land Rover, wear your best hat, and yes, smoking is permitted at the wedding breakfast.Molly and Chloe get stuck into the buffet of excruciating social faux pas, nineties fashion and romantic regrets. We lift the veil on what makes the film’s comic moments shine, how inherited wealth was displayed then and now, and whether the film’s

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1:27:29

Jurassic Park: T-rex, VFX and Jeff Goldblum’s Chest

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2025/11/13

What made Jurassic Park a roaring success back in 1993? Was it the compelling science fiction story, a star-studded cast, awe-inspiring visual effects or … Jeff Goldblum monologuing while bare-chested?For our very first episode, Molly and Chloe are joined by visual effects supervisor Russell Darling. He explains what made Steven Spielberg’s classic blockbuster such a groundbreaking movie, with its blend of animatronics and computer-generated imagery. (And Russell should know: he worked on the

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Total 90s Recall trailer

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2025/11/07

Rewind back to the 90s with Molly and Chloe as we watch all the best, worst and coolest movies of the decade.Some films were blockbusters, others cult classics. And some totally bombed. We’re watching these films and asking ourselves if they really were as good, or bad, as we remember. Plus we invite our expert industry friends to give us some insights on how well these films hold up. What's aged badly? Which film is a forever classic?Updates every second and fourth Thursday of the month.Join the

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