Why was John Travolta acting like Nicolas Cage, and vice versa? Because John Woo realized that the only thing better than one overacting superstar was… Read More »1997 Archive: The Face/Off Logic

Why Jack Nicholson? For proving that you can be the most unlikable person on screen and still win an Oscar if you avoid stepping on… Read More »1997 Classic: The As Good as It Gets Quirks

Why was Eddie Murphy the busiest man in Hollywood? Because he decided that if he played 75% of the cast, he wouldn’t have to share… Read More »1996 Classic: The Nutty Professor Transformation

Why Geena Davis? For proving that an amnesiac schoolteacher is the most dangerous person in the world if she has a chef’s knife and a… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Long Kiss Goodnight

Why did people cry in theaters? Half were moved by the romance, and the other half were just weeping because they realized the movie was… Read More »1996 Vintage: The English Patient Patience

Why Mel Gibson? For making “Give me back my son!” the second most shouted phrase of 1996 (right after “Show me the money!”). Part of… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Ransom Intensity

Why Nathan Lane and Robin Williams? For proving that the most dangerous thing in 1996 wasn’t a spy or an alien, but a South Beach… Read More »1996 Classic: The Birdcage Extravaganza

First Contact: Why the Borg? For proving that the only way to save the future was for Patrick Stewart to get really sweaty in a… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Star Trek

Why Ewan McGregor? For making a dive into the “Worst Toilet in Scotland” look like a career-defining move that made every American actor feel too… Read More »1996 Archive: The Trainspotting Reality

Why Kurt Russell? For a CGI surfing scene so bad it actually made people nostalgic for the original puppets from the 80s. Part of the… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Escape from L.A. Surf