Matinee Mode

I'm finally starting this project to watch the entire Touchstone Pictures filmography (every film associated with the Disney label whether through production or distribution) from 1984-2016 & share my thoughts on each release in this thread. Follow along as I revisit the hits, misses & obscurities.

Age yourself with a childhood crush

We are so back

We are so back

Last Action Hero (1993)

30 years ago today MULTIPLICITY was released in theaters. While it didn’t hit at the box office, it remains an underrated gem in the directorial filmography of Harold Ramis and one of Michael Keaton’s best performances ever.

Public Service Announcement: CONEHEADS (1993) is streaming for free on YouTube.

This is my favorite scene from MINIONS & MONSTERS (2026)

You are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States this week. I’m celebrating the 35th anniversary of this classic TV treasure. We are not the same.

30 years ago today this was the box office opening day triple feature.

Be still my heart

Whenever I want to illustrate the perfect use of a cameo appearance in film, this is exhibit A.

35 years ago today ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES was released in theaters. Accent or no accent, it’s the blockbuster version of Robin Hood I’ve always enjoyed the most. Alan Rickman is devouring scenery at every turn. And Michael Kamen delivers one of his most iconic scores (Hello, Morgan Creek).

The first movie I ever owned on VHS was the original E.T. video release with the green spine. I received it for Christmas in 1988. What was the first movie you owned on physical media?

Post a logo, emblem, or title (with its original font) that remains as perfect today as when it was new.

Michael Bay spent a decade making Transformers movies when all I wanted was a few more adventures with these two lovebirds.

This is the only villain origin story I want to see made into a movie

Teaser movie poster perfection

It’s time for a killer double feature

Another perfect movie marathon

Age yourself with a childhood crush

35 years ago today this was the box office opening day lineup. What a time to be alive.

Fundamentals of art

If I had a nickel for every Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Hollywood Pictures movie featuring George Dzundza & released in the summer of 1995 I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s cool that it happened twice.

KRAMER VS. KRAMER isn’t the best divorce movie.

When I talk about the supporting cast of a film being a murderers’ row, TWISTER (1996) is always exhibit A.

Character actor apex

30 years ago today TWISTER was released in theaters. Jan de Bont‘s worthy follow up to SPEED is a spectacular blend of digital & practical FX anchored by a 5 star character actor kill squad. One of my top 3 PSH performances & the movie that finally made Bill Paxton the leading man. We’ve got cows!

I’ll have what she’s having

I’ll have what she’s having

No one out-pizzas the Hutt

Mickey Mouse having a Michael Eisner wristwatch in the old Disney-MGM Studios Coming Attractions intro is still an all-time classic gag.

David Krumholtz has been casually killing it for decades.

This lost gem of Michael J. Fox's early 90s wilderness is more enjoyable than it gets credit for. It plays off of Fox's own persona as a former child star, but its magic is really in Christina Vidal's breakout performance. Shout out to the goat, David Krumholtz, for stealing every scene he's in.

Meet me at the old west themed Panda Express in Knott’s Berry Farm.

35 years ago today DINOSAURS premiered as a new addition to ABC’s TGIF lineup.

A perfect movie trilogy doesn’t exi…

This series was the perfect example of why I love @getmeanotherpod.bsky.social so much. Dig into it if you haven’t yet.

ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990)

Enjoying a night at the movies with Ernest Dickerson and the boys @vidiots.bsky.social

In the summer of 1998 I was absolutely convinced that these people could save the planet.

More peak seasonal TV programming

35 years ago today THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was released in theaters and the pull quote it received on this newspaper ad has never been topped.

What is your favorite Disney movie?

Take a minute to appreciate how deep the bench of talent was in the cast of the INDIAN SUMMER (1993).

You had me at “William Petersen vs. a giant squid.“

The first film James Van Der Beek ever appeared in was the criminally underrated ANGUS (1995). Time for a rewatch.

Lets talk about the killer little Touchstone/Hollywood Pictures run that Vincent Spano had here.