Review Rewind

Just a quick update from the pod!

Don't Panic and join us as we watch the 2005 retelling of the classic story The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Directed by Garth Jennings Screenplay byDouglas Adams, Karey Kirkpatrick Based on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Produced by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman, Nick Goldsmith, Jay Roach Starring Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel, M...

Grab some fresh parmesan as we sit to watch our first Spaghetti Western - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Italian - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo Literally The good, the ugly, the bad Directed by Sergio Leone Screenplay by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone Story by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone Produced by Alberto Grimaldi Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef...

Taking it back to the year 2000 to arguably the quintessential stoner-buddy films,  Dude, Where's My Car? Directed by Danny Leiner Written by Philip Stark Produced by Wayne Rice, Gil Netter, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove Starring Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Kristy Swanson, Jennifer Garner, Marla Sokoloff Cinematography Robert M. Stevens Edited by Kimberly Ray Music by David Kitay...

This week's movie is Christopher Nolan's 2006 The Prestige  Directed by Christopher Nolan Screenplay byJonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan Based on The Prestige by Christopher Priest Produced by Emma Thomas, Aaron Ryder, Christopher Nolan Starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, David Bowie Cinematography Wally Pfister Edited by L...

Get in, Dood, we're going to watch the most Michael Bay movie of all Michael Bay Movies. 2005's The Island Directed by Michael Bay Screenplay byCaspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci Story by Caspian Tredwell-Owen Produced by Walter F. Parkes, Michael Bay, Ian Bryce Starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi Cin...

John Hughes is one of the most successful film makers of the 80s and we sit down to watch his 1986 Rom-Com -  Pretty In Pink Directed by Howard Deutch Written by John Hughes Produced by Lauren Shuler Starring Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy Cinematography Tak Fujimoto Edited by Richard Marks Music by Michael Gore Distributed by Paramount Pi...

In honor of the 800th episode, we decided to watch The Simpsons Movie.  Directed by David Silverman Screenplay byJames L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti Based on The Simpsons by Matt Groening Produced by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Mike Scully, Richard Sakai Starring Dan...

In the late 90s, wrestling ruled the world. Stone Cold Steve Austin was stunning, Dwayne the Rock Johnson was bottoming… Wait… Nowadays that might mean something else… And Diamond Dallas Page was cuttering. The Monday Wars were in full effect and WWE was arguably winning. WCW tried something new, something they hadn’t done yet, a film - Ready to Rumble. Maybe it was because the heart and soul of T...

Adam Sandler tries to redeem the bust of Little Nicky with his 2002 Mr. Deeds Directed by Steven Brill Screenplay byTim Herlihy Based on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town by Robert Riskin "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland Produced by Sid Ganis, Jack Giarraputo Starring Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari John Turturro Cinematography Peter Lyo...

Join us back and forth in time with Christopher Nolan's 2nd film  Memento Directed by Christopher Nolan Screenplay byChristopher Nolan Based on "Memento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan Produced by Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd Starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano Cinematography Wally Pfister Edited by Dody Dorn Music by David Julyan Production companies Summit Entertainment T...

Michael Bay goes full Michael Bay in this 90's action flick  Directed by Michael Bay Screenplay byJonathan Hensleigh, J.J. Abrams Adaptation by Tony Gilroy, Shane Salerno Story by Robert Roy Pool, Jonathan Hensleigh Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Gale Anne Hurd, Michael Bay Starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton ,Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David, Steve Busce...

2018 brought us one of the most interesting animated films of all time - not only that, it's a pretty dang good Spider-Man movie.  Join us as we watch Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse .  Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Screenplay byPhil Lord, Rodney Rothman Story by Phil Lord Based on Marvel Comics Produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Chr...

The mid-2000s had a style that Tony Scott took full advantage of it in his 2004 hit  Man on Fire Directed by Tony Scott Screenplay by Brian Helgeland Based on Man on Fire 1980 novel by A. J. Quinnell Produced by Lucas Foster, Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke Cine...

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026 and we start the year off with Taika Waititi's heartwarming indie hit, Hunt For The Wilderpeople  Directed by Taika Waititi Screenplay byTaika Waititi Based on Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump Produced by Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House Cinematography L...

Welp! It's the last episode of 2025! So we look back at our favorites, or most hated, most surprised and challenge our movie knowledge. 

All aboard! We're watching the first of it's kind, motion capture film - The Polar Express Directed by Robert Zemeckis Screenplay byRobert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr. Based on The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Produced by Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Goetzman, William Teitler Starring Tom Hanks Cinematography Don Burgess, Robert Presley Edited by Jeremiah O'Driscoll,...

Make sure you read the fine print and join us as we watch   The Santa Clause Directed by John Pasquin Written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick Produced by Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, Robert Newmyer Starring Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, Peter Boyle Cinematography Walt Lloyd Edited by Larry Bock Music by Michael Convertino Production Companies Walt Disney Pictures, Hol...

"Wait, wait, wait. Time out. Really? THAT'S how you laugh?" Look, we're not going to play with this - Klaus is great and we talk about it.  Directed by Sergio Pablos Screenplay bySergio Pablos, Jim Mahoney, Zach Lewis Story by Sergio Pablos Produced by Jinko Gotoh, Sergio Pablos, Marisa Roman, Matt Teevan, Mercedes Gamero, Mikel Lejarza, Gustavo Ferrada Starring Jason Schwartzm...

Join us as we slide into Arny's uhhh hit? Jingle All The Way Directed by Brian Levant Written by Randy Kornfield Produced by Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Mark Radcliffe Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Jim Belushi Cinematography Victor J. Kemper Edited by Kent Beyda, Wilton Henderson, Adam Weiss Music by David Newman Production companies -...

Na na na na na na na na na na  Batman The Movie Directed by Leslie H. Martinson Written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. Based on Batman by Bob Kane (credited) and Bill Finger (uncredited) Produced by William Dozier Starring Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin Cinematography Howard Schwartz Edited by Harry Gerstad Music by Nelson Riddle Production company Green...

You're the best - around! For episode 99 we watch the classic  The Karate Kid!  Directed by John G. Avildsen Written by Robert Mark Kamen Produced by Jerry Weintraub Starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue Cinematography James Crabe Edited by John G. Avildsen, Walt Mulconery, Bud S. Smith Music by Bill Conti Production companies Delphi II Productions, Jerry Wei...

Get yourself some liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti and join us as we discuss The Silence of the Lambs Directed by Jonathan Demme Screenplay byTed Tally Based on The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Produced by Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon, Ron Bozman Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine Cinematography Tak Fujimoto Edited by Craig McKay Music by Howard Shor...

The question of the day - "Who is  The Thing?"  Join us as we try to unravel the mystery.  Directed by John Carpenter Screenplay byBill Lancaster Based on Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. Produced by David Foster, Lawrence Turman Starring Kurt Russell Cinematography by Dean Cundey Edited by Todd Ramsay Music by Ennio Morricone Production companies Universal Pictures, The Turman-Fo...

Is this real life? Or is this just an elaborate make believe, stuck on an island, no escape from Ben Kingsley. Join us as we talk about 2010's  Shutter Island Directed by Martin Scorsese Screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis Based on Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Bradley J. Fischer, Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley,...