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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For August, they have been watching 90s tech films, but …

This week, Joel and Andy watch the 2025 film War of the Worlds, which at one point had a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And, Ice Cube attempts to join them, but has some technical difficulties.

• War of the Worlds (2025)
• Directed by: Rich Lee
• Written by: Kenny Golde and Marc Hyman (screenplay), Kenny Golde (screen story), H.G. Wells (novel)
• Starring: Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Iman Benson, Henry Hunter Hall, Devon Bostick, Andrea Savage, Clark Gregg

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Pivot Music: “Fanfare” (Cinematic Sound Effects) by Michael Schuller Music

“Time Lapse of a Thunderstorm at Night” stock footage courtesy of Pexels

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For August, they are heading to the 90s to watch a bunch of movies try to make sense of these newfangled personal computers in everyone’s homes.

This week, Joel and Andy watch The Lawnmower Man, a Flowers For Algernon story about a man who uses virtual reality to become a genius … with telekinetic powers.

• The Lawnmower Man (1992)
• Directed by: Brett Leonard
• Written by: Stephen King (based on a short story by), Brett Leonard & Gimel Everett (screenplay by)
• Starring: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringelson, Geoffrey Lewis, Jeremy Slate, Dean Norris

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Pivot Music: “Fanfare” (Cinematic Sound Effects) by Michael Schuller Music

“Time Lapse of a Thunderstorm at Night” stock footage courtesy of Pexels

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For August, they are heading to the 90s to watch a bunch of movies try to make sense of these newfangled personal computers in everyone’s homes.

Joel and Andy are joined by Marty McGuire this week. Together, they discuss the Sandra Bullock film The Net; which sees her stumbling into a vast online conspiracy and having her life turned upside down when all she wanted was to go on vacation.

• The Net (1995)
• Directed by: Irwin Winkler
• Written by: John Brancato & Michael Ferris
• Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Diane Baker, Wendy Gazelle, L. Scott Caldwell

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Pivot Music: “Fanfare” (Cinematic Sound Effects) by Michael Schuller Music

“Time Lapse of a Thunderstorm at Night” stock footage courtesy of Pexels

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For August, they are heading to the 90s to watch a bunch of movies try to make sense of these newfangled personal computers in everyone’s homes.

Joel and Andy kick things off with Virtuosity, a Denzel Washington/Russell Crowe precursor to The Matrix that examines what happens when a computer world crosses over into the real world.

• Virtuosity (1995)
• Directed by: Brett Leonard
• Written by: Eric Bernt Starring: Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe, Stephen Spinella, William Forsythe, William Fichtner, Kaley Cuoco

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Pivot Music: “Fanfare” (Cinematic Sound Effects) by Michael Schuller Music

“Time Lapse of a Thunderstorm at Night” stock footage courtesy of Pexels

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For July, in honor of the two competing summer blockbusters, they are watching maligned Superman and Fantastic Four films.

This week, Joel and Andy are once again joined by artist Joe Dunn. They talk about the sordid history of the 1994 Fantastic Four film directed by Roger Corman; which was never released.

• Fantastic Four (1994)
• Directed by: Oley Sassone
• Written by: Craig J. Nevius and Kevin Rock (screenplay), Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (characters)
• Starring: Alex Hyde-White, Jay Underwood, Rebecca Staab, Michael Bailey Smith, Ian Trigger, Joseph Culp

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Pivot Music: “Fanfare” (Cinematic Sound Effects) by Michael Schuller Music

“Time Lapse of a Thunderstorm at Night” stock footage courtesy of Pexels

Silver Linings Playback recently launched a Patreon, which you can sign up for here.

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