Episode 17 - Did They Sink or Swim? Revisiting Forrest Gump & Titanic

Popcorn & Perspective · Jul 22, 2026 · 1h 31m

This week on Popcorn & Perspective, Chantal and Chris (The Hazel Eyed Movie Guy) revisit two of the biggest Best Picture winners of the 1990s — Forrest Gump (1994) and Titanic (1997) — and ask the question every film fan has debated: do they still hold up?

🎬 Films Discussed:

Forrest Gump (1994) — directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks

Academy Award Best Picture winner, 1995

Titanic (1997) — directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet

Academy Award Best Picture winner, 1998

Still one of the highest-grossing films of all time

Chantal — cinephile and film…