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Can’t Hardly Wait is to teen movies what The Great Escape was to World War II movies– it’s an epic, star-filled adventure… well, maybe not adventure, but there were a lot of Smash Mouth songs. Starring  Party of Five‘s Jennifer … Continue reading →

I don’t know if any kid in 1991 didn’t see The Rocketeer, Disney’s throwback to the adventure serials of the 1930s and ’40s. We loved it at the time, but to be fair any movie with a jet-pack is like … Continue reading →

Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep, Academy Award-winner Goldie Hawn, and the guardian of Nakatomi Plaza himself, Mr. Bruce Willis star in Back to the Future director Robert Zemekis’ 1992 dark comedy Death Becomes Her. And when we say dark, we mean … Continue reading →

It’s hard to imagine anyone growing up in the ’80s and not watching Care Bears– they would probably grow up to become a soulless monster.  From the initial Dic-produced series simply titled Care Bears to the more fully-realized Nelvana-produced The … Continue reading →

Chuck Norris stretches his acting muscles to play Chuck Norris, Joe Piscopo devours the scenery as an evil Karate instructor, and Beau Bridges essentially reprises his role from The Wizard as the token single dad, in 1992′s Sidekicks– a martial-arts-themed family … Continue reading →

Ever wondered what would happen if your high-school teachers were replaced by aliens… Ever wondered what would happen if the guy who wrote Scream collaborated with the guy who directed Desperado for a loose remake of Invasion of the Body … Continue reading →

Set in an alternate reality where the President of the United States is a kick-ass action hero, and where no one ever comments: “Doesn’t our president look a lot like Han Solo?” Air Force One is an over-the-top action movie that … Continue reading →

It’s the 30th episode of Rewatchability, and to celebrate we have a super-sized episode dedicated to one of our favourite topics: the seminal popular culture phenomenon that is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! We re-watched the first three movies, and also … Continue reading →

1986′s Critters is kind of like Gremlins meets Star Wars meets E.T. meets a substantially smaller budget. The titular monsters are essentially Furby-esque toys with a thirst for mayhem. Directed by Stephen Herek of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure fame, the … Continue reading →

The year was 1993– America was ready for a new breed of superhero: one with more “will they/won’t they” sexual tension, and who prefers whimsical banter to big action scenes. Enter Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain as Lois and Clark, … Continue reading →

Jean-Claude Van Damme and Wilford “Oatmeal/Diabetes/Cocoon” Brimley square off against scenery-chomping villain Lance Henriksen in Chinese action movie maestro John Woo’s 1993 film Hard Target. It basically copies the plot of The Most Dangerous Game, but with more kickboxing and … Continue reading →

It’s back and more extraneously priced than ever! Yes it’s Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, this time in glorious, well not glorious, but it’s in 3D… and this is just the first of six 3-D re-releases for the … Continue reading →

Have you ever played a board game that’s tried to kill you? Well that’s just what happens to Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst (and to a lesser extent Bonnie Hunt and some other kid) in 1995′s family adventure film Jumanji. … Continue reading →

Combine one manic host, three nerdy children, a dedicated police chief, an A Capella group that rocks, and an elusive villain who steals geographic landmarks. What do you get? Public television gold! This week on Rewatchability, we re-visit the classic … Continue reading →

Goodman, Moranis, Perkins, O’Donnell, and Elizabeth Taylor get their Bedrock on in 1994′s The Flinstones. This adaptation of the classic cartoon series was a box-office hit in its day, resulting in a prequel and oodles of product tie-ins. Does The … Continue reading →