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For the ninth month of 1996, we witnessed the birth of a new clean energy technology…only to see it fall into the wrong hands! ER doctor Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant) works on a homeless patient who displays strange, fatal symptoms that make no sense at all. When the man’s body goes missing, Luthan begins investigating down a rabbit hole of experimentation on the homeless population of New York City, led by the enigmatic surgeon Lawrence Myrick (Gene Hackman). Will Myrick’s secret be exposed, or will Luthan end up on the operating table himself? Both of them might have to go to…Extreme Measures!

For the eighth month of 1996, we witnessed the birth of a new clean energy technology…only to see it fall into the wrong hands! Keanu Reeves plays machinist Eddie Kasalivich, who inadvertently assists a Chicago team working on the energy project by discovering the final ingredient needed to make everything work. As the group celebrates, an opposing company led by the sinister Lyman Collier (Brian Cox) steals the information and murders the lead physicist Alistair Barkley. Eddie is framed as the killer alongside Barkley’s second, Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz), and the pair must escape into the wilderness before the FBI (led by Fred Ward) or the bad company find them. Their true leader, Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman), attempts to help them as best he can…but he may not have their best intentions at heart. When one domino falls, it may cause a…Chain Reaction!

For the seventh month of 1996, we witnessed the rise and fall…and rise…and fall of wunderkind Roy Munson (Woody Harrelson), a bowling marvel who loses his good hand after grifting some yokels in a backwater. As a deadbeat salesman years later, he discovers another killer kegler - Ishmael Boorg (Randy Quaid). Munson thinks he can relive his glory days through Boorg, but unfortunately, he's Amish! Munson must smuggle him around the country and hope to reach the apex once more, with only his old rival Ernie McCracken (Bill Murray). It'll come down to only one man to be…Kingpin!

For the sixth month of 1996, we reached the apex of 90’s pulp fiction with the final box office bomb in the genre. Kit Walker (Billy Zane) leads a double life masquerading as a jungle vigilante protecting the hidden treasures that lie deep with the tropical caves. When rich and powerful Xander Drax (Treat Williams) send pirates to infiltrate the forests and steal three mystical skulls, Walker must once more take up the mantle of…The Phantom!

For the fifth month of 1996, the trio is joined by a special guest and try to discover if the truth is out there! Zane Zaminsky (Charlie Sheen) and his partner Calvin (Richard Schiff) discover an extraterrestrial radio signal while working as astronomers at a SETI funded lab. When Zane is unceremoniously fired and their work thrown out, it leads him down a path towards something even his wildest dreams couldn’t have expected. Alongside his girlfriend Char (Teri Polo) and friendly neighbor Kiki (Tony T. Johnson), Zane will have to prepare himself and potentially the world, for…The Arrival!

For the fourth month of 1996, the boys put on their detective caps to help solve a murder! Gangster squad leader Maxwell Hoover (Nick Nolte) discovers that his latest case involves the death of a former lover, Allison Pond (Jennifer Connelly). With his fellow LAPD detectives, he must uncover the secret plot that led to her demise - involving nuclear scientists (John Malkovich) and angry military men (Treat Williams). He’ll need all his wits, else he might end up diving straight off of…Mulholland Falls!

For the third month of 1996, we soul-searched alongside some of the best comedians of the past and the future! Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) is hoping to discover more about his origins when he takes up with an adoption agent (Téa Leoni) and embarks on a cross-country mission to find his birth parents. His wife Nancy (Patricia Arquette) is along for the ride, as are two federal agents (Josh Brolin & Richard Jenkins). Tempers are flaring and passions are simmering, which means they all might just be…Flirting with Disaster!

February 1996 - Mary Reilly & Muppet Treasure Island For the second month of 1996, we double dipped on two vastly different cinematic editions of classic British novels! Julia Roberts plays a maid who finds herself in over her head at her new estate. The master of the house is none other than the infamous researcher Henry Jekyll (John Malkovich). When his experiments start invading their everyday life, the maid must decipher whether she wants to help the mad doctor or stop his reign of terror. It’s all a bit overwhelming for…Mary Reilly! We also talked about a second film: Orphan Jim Hawkins (Kevin Bishop) finds himself at sea when he embarks on an ill-fated expedition alongside some duplicitous privateers. Led by the slippery sea wolf Long John Silver (Tim Curry), the buccaneers are searching for some buried riches that only young Hawkins might be able to find. Luckily for him, Jim has some unique allies - The Muppets! That’s right, it’s another literary adaptation by Jim Henson’s lovable creations. This time they take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel and make it their own. Set sail with us for…Muppet Treasure Island!

For the first month of 1996, we found our hearts stolen by a romantic comedy unceremoniously dumped in winter! Roz (Sandra Bullock) and Frank (Denis Leary) team up as a pair of art thieves fed up with their itinerant lifestyle. Will they finally settle down after one last job, or is the lure of the game too enticing? Hopefully they don’t get their signals crossed as they realize it’s…Two If by Sea!

In the season finale, our hosts sit down in person to review the past year and think about how far they've come. Together they've assembled a top five consisting of some of the best films they covered during the past few months. This is the best of 1995!

For the twelfth and final month of 1995, we watched what the Guinness Book of World Records lists as the biggest box-office bomb in cinematic history! Pirate Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) watches her father die a bloody death on the high seas at the hand of her uncle Douglas Brown (Frank Langella). With a map aimed towards buried treasure, Morgan must enlist a rakish translator named William Shaw (Matthew Modine) to help her find the exact location. With Brown and his crew hot on their trail, who will make it first to….Cutthroat Island!

For the eleventh month of 1995, the boys contemplate grief, vengeance and redemption in one of the most melancholic tragedies of the 90s! Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson) is a bereft jeweler whose daughter’s death due to a drunk driver has overtaken his whole life. Vengeance is first and foremost on his mind when the man responsible, John Booth (David Morse) is set to be released from prison after serving his time. After a botched attack, Gale gives Booth three days for them each to contemplate what good either of them still can do in this f****d up world. Soon they’ll both finally understand…The Crossing Guard!

For the tenth month of 1995, the trio travels back in time to an era of teenage tribulation! Both T.S. (Jeremy London) & Brodie (Jason Lee) have just been dumped, so what else is there to do in suburban New Jersey but go to the mall! There they find an eclectic cast of characters like William (Ethan Suplee) who is obsessed with figuring out a Magic Eye poster, or Shannon Hamilton (Ben Affleck), a manager who has it out for Brodie. Best of all, Jay and Silent Bob return from Kevin Smith’s previous film Clerks to get into even more outrageous shenanigans. What binds them all together? The fact that they’re all….Mallrats!

For the ninth month of 1995, the boys head back to the mean streets of Brooklyn! Local drug lord Rodney Little (Delroy Lindo) runs his tiny empire like clockwork - but one of his loyal lieutenants, Strike (Mekhi Phifer) gets cold feet over a killing he must act out. After the homicide detectives intervene and pin the crime on Strike’s brother Victor (Isaiah Washington), it’s only a matter of time until the cops (Harvey Keitel and John Turturro) discover the truth behind the cold-blooded murder. For Strike and his buddies, it’s just another day in the life of some….Clockers!

For the eighth month of 1995, the fellas get into some magical mischief! Private detective Harry D’Amour (Scott Bakula) finds himself in Los Angeles hunting down the disparate members of a desert cult bent on world destruction. Former cultist Philip Swann (Kevin J. O’Connor), now a popular stage illusionist and his wife Dorothea (Famke Janssen) assist D’Amour through his trials against the cult. Will the magical terrors overtake the makeshift team, or can Harry shake them off and become the true….Lord of Illusions!