Episode 206: The Truman Show, at 26

"Happy 26th birthday" to The Truman Show, which opened 6/5/98. A bruising work of art beneath its bright veneer, the film predicts the future of TV, viral media, and "zombified masses." Jim Carrey's Truman is a wide-eyed innocent who realizes he's little more than a practical joke... and refuses to conform. From a purely emotional POV, Big Jim's final bow stands as my top singular moment in 90s cinema.