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Die Hard 2 (1990)

Die Hard 2 (1990) is an action thriller directed by Renny Harlin, featuring Bruce Willis returning as off-duty NYPD cop John McClane. While waiting at Washington Dulles International Airport for his wife’s plane, McClane uncovers a terrorist plot orchestrated by rogue military commandos who seize control of the airport. Against the clock and outnumbered, he must battle the well-armed mercenaries in a bid to save his wife and the hundreds of passengers in jeopardy.

8mm (1999)

Happy New Year’s Eve, movie lovers! This week, the Shat crew bids farewell to 2024 with a truly twisted trip back to 1999 and Joel Schumacher’s descent into darkness: 8mm. Nicholas Cage trades in his bees for smokes, Joaquin Phoenix dons the most questionable crop tops ever filmed, and we...

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

  In this special episode of Shat The Movies, hosts Gene Lyons and Big D take a heartfelt dive into the 2008 romantic comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” honoring Hot Sauce Steve’s late father. With Jason Segel’s vulnerable humor, Kristen Bell’s sharp performance, and Mila Kunis’ charm, this Judd Apatow production...

The First Power (1990)

The First Power (1990) is a supernatural horror-thriller starring Lou Diamond Phillips as Detective Russell Logan, who successfully captures a sadistic serial killer, Patrick Channing (Jeff Kober), known for his ritualistic murders. After Channing’s execution, Logan is shocked to find the killer seemingly resurrected with demonic powers, using “the first power”—the ability to possess other people’s bodies. Teaming up with a psychic (Tracy Griffith) who foresaw the killings, Logan must stop Channing before his new, otherworldly abilities make him unstoppable.

Zoolander (2001)

Zoolander (2001) is a comedy satirizing the fashion industry, starring Ben Stiller as Derek Zoolander, a dim-witted but wildly popular male supermodel facing career decline. Manipulated by evil fashion designer Mugatu (Will Ferrell), Derek is brainwashed into becoming an unwitting assassin in a plot to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. With the help of rival model Hansel (Owen Wilson) and journalist Matilda (Christine Taylor), Derek must break free from the brainwashing, save the day, and prove there’s more to life than being “really, really, ridiculously good-looking.”

Face/Off (1997)

Obsessed with bringing terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) to justice, FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) tracks down Troy, who has boarded a plane in Los Angeles. After the plane crashes and Troy is severely injured, possibly dead, Archer undergoes surgery to remove his face and replace it with Troy’s. As Archer tries to use his disguise to elicit information about a bomb from Troy’s brother, Troy awakes from a coma and forces the doctor who performed the surgery to give him Archer’s face.

Less Than Zero (1987)

Clay (Andrew McCarthy) comes home to Los Angeles after his first semester of college and encounters some disturbing developments. His former lover, burgeoning model Blair (Jami Gertz), has begun to abuse cocaine. But her addiction pales in comparison to the drug dependency of her new boyfriend, Julian (Robert Downey Jr.), who’s also Clay’s childhood buddy. Clay tries to help them get sober, but the process is complicated by Rip (James Spader), a callous dealer Julian is indebted to.

The Return of The Living Dead (1985)

When foreman Frank (James Karen) shows new employee Freddy (Thom Mathews) a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout Louisville, Ky., and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss (Clu Gulager) and a mysterious mortician (Don Calfa).