{"podcast":{"title":"Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review","slug":"shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363","podcast_index_feed_id":573363,"rss_url":"https://shatthemovies.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://shatpod.com/movies/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/8/7/d/287dec0123ac6261/New-Shat-The-Movies-VHS-Logo-White.jpg","author":"Shat on Entertainment","episode_count":499,"summary":"What are the The Best 1980s & 1990s Movies? Do you find yourself asking if the movies we loved while growing up were really that good? Have you caught yourself thinking, \"why don't make movies like they use to?\" Can you still remember spending your Friday Nights searching for the perfect movie rental at Blockbuster Video? Do you know what Blockbuster Video is? If you answered yes, then this is the podcast for you! Website: https://shatpod.com/movies/ Email: hosts@shatpod.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T06:17:53.963727+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363"},"episode":{"title":"The Negotiator (1998)","slug":"the-negotiator-1998","published_at":"2026-05-29T07:18:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363/the-negotiator-1998","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363","url":"https://shatpod.com/movies/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shatthemovies/ep-494-1998-The-Negotiator.mp3?dest-id=414986","summary":"This week, Shat The Movies heads to Chicago for The Negotiator , the 1998 hostage thriller that asks a simple question: What happens when the best hostage negotiator in the city takes hostages of his own? Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey in a battle of wits, the film turns a police corruption investigation into a tense, talk-heavy showdown filled with double-crosses, suspicious cops, and enough flashbangs to outfit a small army. Gene and Big D revisit a late-'90s thriller that feels like a mashup of Die Hard , The Fugitive , and a Chicago tourism commercial gone horribly wrong. The guys debate whether Danny Roman's plan is brilliant or completely insane, marvel at the film's stacked supporting cast, and discuss why every Chicago movie seems to feature cops making catastrophically bad decisions. Along the way, they break down David Morse's hard-nosed performance, the film's escalating paranoia, and the rare action movie that wins battles with conversation instead of gunfire. Is The Negotiator an underrated thriller from the golden age of adult action movies, or a wildly implausible conspiracy held together by charisma, shouting, and Samuel L. Jackson's ability to dominate every room he's in? Full movie info below When a respected Chicago police hostage negotiator is framed for corruption and murder, he seizes a government office and takes hostages in a desperate attempt to uncover the real conspiracy. With the city closing in, he turns to another elite negotiator to help expose the truth before time runs out. Subscribe Now Android: https://www.shatpod.com/android Apple/iTunes: https://www.shatpod.com/apple Help Support the Podcast Contact Us: https://www.shatpod.com/contact Commission Movie: https://www.shatpod.com/support Support with Paypal: https://www.sha…","meta_description":"This week, Shat The Movies heads to Chicago for The Negotiator , the 1998 hostage thriller that asks a simple question: What happens when the best hostage…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4119,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363/episodes/the-negotiator-1998/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363/the-negotiator-1998.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}