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EPISODE · Jan 2, 2026 · 1H 3M

Ronin

from At the Movies in the 90s · host Film Stories

"I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of..." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, the first of 2026, your hosts A. J. Black & Mark McManus take a look at 1998's action thriller, Ronin. The last substantive work from John Frankenheimer, with Robert de Niro leading an all-star cast, they discuss a picture which harkens back to 70s conspiracy, classic action cinema, Hitchcockian suspense, and tackles fascinating post-Cold War ideas... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Mark McManus Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of..." In the latest episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, the first of 2026, your hosts A. J. Black & Mark McManus take a look at 1998's action thriller, Ronin. The last substantive work from John Frankenheimer, with Robert de Niro leading an all-star cast, they discuss a picture which harkens back to 70s conspiracy, classic action cinema, Hitchcockian suspense, and tackles fascinating post-Cold War ideas... Host / Editor A. J. Black Co-Host Mark McManus Find A. J. on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter Find the podcast on Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/atthemoviesinthe90s Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @filmstories Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: 'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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