The Most Expensive Female Performance In Film History!

The Summer Movie Time Machine makes its final voyage this week, clanging, coughing, and sputtering its way to the misbegotten summer of 1996—the year that brought us not just the empty experiences of Twister, The Rock, and Independence Day, but utter fiascoes like Striptease, Jack, Kazaam, The Fan, The Phantom, A Time to Kill, and the unforgettable The Island of Dr. Moreau, the movie that indirectly inspired Verne Troyer's entire career. Luckily Peter Jackson was around as well—his underrated horror comedy The Frighteners provided one of the summer's few bright spots.

It's a lot of ground, but I manage to cover most of it in my latest segment for CBC Radio. Give the CBC site a click and have a listen!