Jackie Brown

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Nominees • Jackie Brown

We continue our series looking at the nominees at the 1998 NAACP Image Awards for Oustanding Lead Actress, this time delving into our first Quentin Tarantino film on the show, his fantastic Jackie Brown. Lots to love and lots to discuss!

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Eve’s Bayou

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Nominees • Eve's Bayou

We kick off our series looking at the 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress nominees, starting with the brilliant Eve’s Bayou, Kasi Lemmons’ first film. Haunting, beautiful film worthy of a discussion. Check it out and tune in!

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Waterworld

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • Waterworld

We wrap up our look at the 1995 Golden Raspberry Award nominees for Worst Director with a conversation about Kevin Reynolds’ Waterworld, and you know what? It’s a fun movie! It has its problems, but may have gotten a bad wrap because of the production problems. We have a lot of fun talking about it. Tune in!

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Showgirls

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • Showgirls

We jump whole hog into the world of Vegas strippers and exotic dancers with Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 big budget exploitation film Showgirls, next in our series on the nominees at the 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Director. Do the reappraisals as a great satire make sense or was Verhoeven going for something he just never quite achieved? Tune in!

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The Scarlet Letter

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • The Scarlet Letter

We continue our series looking at the 1996 Golden Raspberry Award nominations for Worst Director, today with an in-depth conversation about Roland Joffé’s misguided adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic ‘The Scarlet Letter.’

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Batman Forever • Member Bonus

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • Batman Forever • Member Bonus

Our members voted and for January 2024, we’re talking about Batman Forever as a potential contender for the 1996 Golden Raspberry Awards nominations for worst director. But does Joel Schumacher warrant that or did he deliver exactly what everyone wanted? And how does this movie hold up today?

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CutThroat Island

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • CutThroat Island

We continue our look at the Worst Director nominees at the 1996 Razzies. Today, it’s Renny Harlin’s pirate adventure Cutthroat Island. Does it warrant a worst director nom? Script and casting issues aside, Harlin delivers a fun film. Tune in!

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Congo

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • Congo

We kick off our look at the 1996 Golden Raspberry Award noms for Worst Director – that’s right, it’s time for the Razzies! – with a conversation about Frank Marshall’s adaptation of Michael Crichton’s Congo. Is it terrible yet entertaining or just terrible?

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RoboCop

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1988 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Nominees • RoboCop

We wrap up our conversation about five films – nominated and not – at the 1988 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects. Today, we discuss one of our favorites – Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop.

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The Princess Bride

The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1988 Academy Awards Best Visual Effects Nominees • The Princess Bride

We continue our look at nominees and non-nominees for the 1988 Academy Award Best Effects – Visual Effects category. Today, we’re chatting about Rob Reiner’s perfect fantasy comedy romance film. That’s right, we’re digging into The Princess Bride.

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