Rewind and Revive

In this episode of the Rewind & Revive podcast, I’m joined by returning guest Philip Marinello of The Substance podcast to explore Grigori Kromanov’s Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979), a striking Estonian science-fiction mystery adapted from the novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. We dive into the film’s production history, its slippery collision of science fiction and detective storytelling,...

In this episode of the Rewind & Revive podcast, I’m joined by Philip Marinello of The Substance Podcast to explore Malpertuis (1971), Harry Kümel’s baroque, labyrinthine cult classic — a film that blends horror, fantasy, and myth into something uniquely disorienting. We dig into the film’s tangled production history, its adaptation of Jean Ray’s novel, and the way Malpertuis uses repetition, c...

In this episode of the Rewind & Revive podcast, I’m joined by Van Padilla of @VanWatchesMovies to take on Andrzej Żuławski’s unfinished sci-fi epic, On the Silver Globe . We dig into the film’s chaotic production history, its haunting themes of power, despair, and failed utopias, and how Żuławski’s personal and political turmoil shaped every frame. We also unpack: The film’s dense, poetic stru...

This week on Rewind & Revive, host Marta McFly is joined by Ash Laskey and Harry Argyle of the Love, Death & Movies podcast to discuss Mario Bava's 1968 film, Danger: Diabolik. The conversation delves into the film's distinctive blend of genres, its visual style, and the dynamic between the anti-hero Diabolik and his partner, Eva. The trio delves into Bava's filmmaking techniqu...

Surprise: Rewind & Revive's first podcast episode is now out! For this very first episode, I’m using it as a (re)introduction to myself, sure, but more importantly, I’m kicking things off with a topic that speaks directly to the ethos of this whole project: to rewind, revive, and shine a light on titles I don’t think get talked about as often as they should. While many of my future episodes wi...