Ep. 128 - Mulan (1998)

For Episode 135, Andrene and Joel inspect 1998’s "Pleasantville". When teenaged twins David (Tobey Maguire) and Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon) are transported into a black-and-white 50s sitcom, they influence the conformist TV town by sparking emotional awakenings.

For Episode 134, Joel and Andrene ponder 1994’s “Little Giants”. A longstanding sibling rivalry between local legend Kevin (Ed O’Neill) and his underappreciated brother Danny (Rick Moranis) comes to a head when their peewee football teams battle in a winner-takes-all playoff game.

For Episode 133, Andrene and Joel observe 1998’s "Practical Magic". Two sister witches (Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman) struggle to find romantic love amidst a generational curse that kills any man with whom they fall in love.

For Episode 132, Joel and Andrene examine 1995's "Casper". When a ghost therapist (Bill Pullman) is hired to rid a deteriorating mansion of paranormal beings, his teen daughter (Christina Ricci) befriends one of the ghosts.

For Episode 131, Andrene and Joel break down 1991's "Drop Dead Fred". After her marriage falls apart, Lizzie (Phoebe Cates) is revisited by her prankster, imaginary friend from childhood who refuses to leave until she is happy.

For Episode 130, Joel and Andrene study 1992's "Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.". When a bright high school student learns she is pregnant, she fears she will not realize her dream of leaving the projects in Brooklyn and becoming a doctor.

For Episode 129, Andrene and Joel rate 1997's "Anaconda". When a documentary film crew goes on an expedition in the Amazon rainforest, they are taken hostage by a snake poacher who is trying to hunt a giant, deadly anaconda.

For Episode 128, Joel and Andrene enjoy 1998’s "Mulan". To save her ailing father from a military draft, a young woman disguises herself as a man to serve in her father's place and protect China from the Huns.

For Episode 127, Andrene and Joel experience 1999's "The Matrix". When a computer hacker (Keanu Reeves) learns that the human world is a simulation controlled by artificial intelligence, he joins a rebel faction to fight back and free humanity.

For Episode 126, Joel and Andrene dig into 1994's "Dumb and Dumber". After a woman leaves her briefcase in an airport, her boneheaded limo driver (Jim Carrey) and his birdbrained friend (Jeff Daniels) drive cross country to return it, with fantasized hopes of a romantic connection.