In the late 90s, wrestling ruled the world. Stone Cold Steve Austin was stunning, Dwayne the Rock Johnson was bottoming… Wait… Nowadays that might mean something else… And Diamond Dallas Page was cuttering. The Monday Wars were in full effect and WWE was arguably winning. WCW tried something new, something they hadn’t done yet, a film - Ready to Rumble. Maybe it was because the heart and soul of TNT was Ted Turner and he had sold the company a few years prior to the start of the production. WCW had a bit of turmoil during pre-production - one of which was that the company’s President and Executive Producer Eric Bischoff was fired. Maybe it was a bad omen - because this movie is… rough.

Directed by Brian Robbins
Written by Steven Brill
Produced by Bobby Newmyer, Jeffrey Silver
Starring David Arquette, Oliver Platt, Scott Caan, Bill Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Diamond Dallas Page, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Landau
Cinematography Clark Mathis
Edited by Ned Bastille
Music by George S. Clinton
Production companies, Bel Air Entertainment, Outlaw Productions, Tollin/Robbins Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date April 7, 2000 (United States)
Running time107 minutes
Budget $24,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada $12,394,327
Opening weekend US & Canada
$5,257,778Apr 9, 2000
Gross worldwide
$12,452,362

Adam Sandler tries to redeem the bust of Little Nicky with his 2002 Mr. Deeds

Directed by Steven Brill
Screenplay byTim Herlihy
Based on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
by Robert Riskin
"Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland
Produced by Sid Ganis, Jack Giarraputo
Starring Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari
John Turturro
Cinematography Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by Jeff Gourson
Music by Teddy Castellucci
Production companies Columbia Pictures, New Line Cinema, Happy Madison Productions
Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dateJune 28, 2002
Running time96 minutes
Budget
$50,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$126,293,452
Opening weekend US & Canada
$37,162,787Jun 30, 2002
Gross worldwide
$171,269,535

Join us back and forth in time with Christopher Nolan's 2nd film Memento

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Screenplay byChristopher Nolan
Based on "Memento Mori"
by Jonathan Nolan
Produced by Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd
Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
Cinematography Wally Pfister
Edited by Dody Dorn
Music by David Julyan
Production companies Summit Entertainment
Team Todd
Distributed byNewmarket
Release datesSeptember 5, 2000 (Venice)
March 16, 2001 (United States)
Running time113 minutes
Budget
$9,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$25,544,867
Opening weekend US & Canada
$235,488Mar 18, 2001
Gross worldwide
$40,060,108

Michael Bay goes full Michael Bay in this 90's action flick

Directed by Michael Bay
Screenplay byJonathan Hensleigh, J.J. Abrams
Adaptation by Tony Gilroy, Shane Salerno
Story by Robert Roy Pool, Jonathan Hensleigh
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Gale Anne Hurd, Michael Bay
Starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton ,Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David, Steve Buscemi
Cinematography John Schwartzman
Edited by Mark Goldblatt, Chris Lebenzon, Glen Scantlebury
Music by Trevor Rabin
Production companies Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Valhalla Motion Pictures
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates June 29, 1998 (Kennedy Space Center)
July 1, 1998 (United States)
Running time150 minutes
Budget
$140,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$201,578,182
Opening weekend US & Canada
$36,089,972Jul 5, 1998
Gross worldwide
$553,712,773

2018 brought us one of the most interesting animated films of all time - not only that, it's a pretty dang good Spider-Man movie.

Join us as we watch Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.

Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Screenplay byPhil Lord, Rodney Rothman
Story by Phil Lord
Based on Marvel Comics
Produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Christina Steinberg
Starring Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Vélez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Liev Schreiber
Edited by Robert Fisher Jr.
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Production companies Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Sony Pictures Animation, Pascal Pictures, Arad Productions, Lord Miller Productions
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates December 1, 2018 (Regency Village Theater), December 14, 2018 (United States)
Running time117 minutes
Budget
$90,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$190,241,310
Opening weekend US & Canada
$35,363,376Dec 16, 2018
Gross worldwide
$394,884,133

The mid-2000s had a style that Tony Scott took full advantage of it in his 2004 hit Man on Fire

Directed by Tony Scott
Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
Based on Man on Fire 1980 novel by A. J. Quinnell
Produced by Lucas Foster, Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott
Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke
Cinematography Paul Cameron
Edited by Christian Wagner
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Production companies Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Productions, Scott Free Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates April 18, 2004 (Westwood, California premiere)
April 23, 2004 (United States)
October 4, 2004 (United Kingdom)
Running time146 minutes
Budget $70,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada $77,911,774
Opening weekend US & Canada $22,751,490Apr 25, 2004
Gross worldwide $130,834,852
“$123,000,000 in DVD sales”

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026 and we start the year off with Taika Waititi's heartwarming indie hit, Hunt For The Wilderpeople

Directed by Taika Waititi
Screenplay byTaika Waititi
Based on Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump
Produced by Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi
Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House
Cinematography Lachlan Milne
Edited by Luke Haigh, Tom Eagles, Yana Gorskaya
Music by Lukasz Buda, Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde
Production companies Defender Films, Piki Films
Curious, New Zealand Film Commission
Distributed byMadman Films and Piki Films
Release dates22 January 2016 (Sundance)
31 March 2016 (New Zealand)
Running time 101 minutes
Gross US & Canada $5,205,468
Opening weekend US & Canada
$78,439Jun 26, 2016
Gross worldwide $38,560,308

Welp! It's the last episode of 2025! So we look back at our favorites, or most hated, most surprised and challenge our movie knowledge.