Reviewing History

Spooktober continues with Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer, and our very special guest Bryan Johnson from Tell Em Steve Dave @tesdtown! This week we're watching 1986/1990's Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer which stars Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles and was directed by John McNaughton! Grab your paint brush and your favorite murder weapon, and lets get ready to paint a portrait of a ser...

What's all this then? Well, it's the spookiest time of the year! Today we're kicking off this year's edition of SPOOKTOBER, and there's no better way to start then by spending some time in Victorian England! Grab your top hats, canes, and opium? Because this week we're uncovering everything we know about infamous serial killer Jack The Ripper, and the movie based on a comic book by Alan Moore, Fro...

It's time to WAKE UP! Because September is ending and Spooktober is here again! We are bringing you 3 tales sure to chill you to the bone, plus we answer some emails! Steve brings us the story of the Greenbrier Ghost, Ant G brings us the history of the Jersey Devil, and Brian Brings us the very SPOOKY story of Richard Hansen the Butcher Baker. We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come...

Live from Hazlet, It's Reviewing History! This week we're talking all about Saturday Night and the first night of Saturday Night Live and a young Lorne Michaels. In order to cover this movie we needed returning guest Chris Sorrentino! This movie stars Gabrielle LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Willem Dafoe, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O'Brien and was directed by Jason Reitman. Thank you to our musical guest...

Get your pumpkin spice latte's ready because we're entering that time of year! This week Brian's oldest starts school, and the boys eat foreign delights! We also bring you tales of three great Americans! Ant G brings the story of Frank Baldwin, Brian Brings us the history of the Uriah P. Levy, and Steve brings us the story of David Marshall Williams! We also pick the next movie we will be watching...

We meet today under more somber circumstances! Today is the end of of MELTEMBER!!! This week we're in the sh*t. We Were Soldiers is about the battle of la Drang which kicked off the Vietnam War. This movie stars Mel Gibson, Sam Elliot, Barry Pepper, Chris Klein, Greg Kinnear, Madeleine Stowe and Keri Russel was directed by We Were Soldiers. Meltember concludes with a prime Mel Gibson and we talk a...

Salutations! Today is the second installment of MELTEMBER!!! This week we're expanding our vocabulary, and talking about the creation of the dictionary. This movie stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer and was directed by Farhad Safinia. Meltember rolls on with a seasoned and experienced Mel Gibson playing a second great Scottsman! It's MELTEMBER!!! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon i...

G'day mates! Today is the first installment of MELTEMBER!!! To celebrate we're talking all about Australians and their service in WW1 at Gallipoli. The Gallipoli fighting featured thousands of Australians dying to try to take an Ottoman peninsula. This movie stars Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, and was directed by Peter Weir. What better way to kick off MELTEMBER than the movie that put Mel Gibson on the m...

The dogs are barking because we're in the dog days of summer! This week we recap our vacations, answer some emails and talk history! Scratch our bellies and bring us treats, because we're fetching you 3 historical tales. Ant G brings the story of Frank Hoxne Hoard, Brian Brings us the history of the Bastille, and Steve brings us the story of the library of Joseph Bazalgette, and his solution for t...

You may need your pizza delivered in less than 30 minutes, but we're bringing you laughs and history in under 2 hours! Today, we're talking all about the twisted case of the Pizza Bomber, and the the movie that is totally not based on that case for legal reasons, 30 Minutes or Less! 30 Minutes Or Less stars Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson, and was directed by Ruben Fleis...

Hello listeners, and personally assigned federal agents! Today, we're talking all about the biggest leak in US History, as Snowden exposed the US Government spying on it's own allies and citizens This movie stars Joseph Gordon Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, and was directed by Oliver Stone. Thanks for being like the federal government and listening to us. We are proud to annou...

Friends, listeners, perceivers lend us your ears. Today, we're talking all about the assassination of Julius Caesar by the coward Brutus, as written by Shakespeare in 1599. This movie stars Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Diana Rigg and was directed by Stuart Burge. Our hearts are in the coffin there with Caesar, And we must pod till it come back to us. We are proud to announce our N...

It's the middle of summer and it's hotter than hell, so listen up and we'll leave ya well done! This week we answer some emails and talk history! Join us as we answer emails, and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the story of Frank "Rocky Fiegel", Steve brings us Cacareco and his unique method to win elections,, and Anthony brings us the story of the library of Alexandria! We also pick th...

What better way to celebrate 250 years of America than by talking all about the father of our nation George Washington? There is no better way! Today, we're talking all about the brand new movie Young Washington and the early years of George Washington! We're talking Washington the land survey years, and his service in the French and Indian War! This movie stars William Franklyn-Miller, Kelsey Gra...

Respect me, respect my space program! This week we're joined by the legend, Sunday Jeff! Today, we're talking all about the NASA's finest moment, Apollo 13! This movie stars Tom Hanks, Bill Baxton, Gary Sinese, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan and was directed by Ron Howard. Come join us, as we talk space travel and all about this interstellar rescue mission. We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is...

Episode #211: Gone With The Wind by Reviewing History

It's summer and almost the 4th of July so we had to travel up to the birthplace of America, Philadelphia, to have a very special guest Mark Normand on! Join us as Mark answer's some emails, we talk comedy Mount Rushmore's and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the history of fart jokes and flautists, Steve brings us the story of a dog and a man in a legal duel to the death, and Anthony bri...

Lay down your bets! Today, we're talking all about the good ol days of mob controlled Las Vegas, and we're watching Casino! This movie stars Robert Deniro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone and was directed by Martin Scorsese . Come join us, it's more fun than your head in a vice! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click...

Lay down your bets! Today, we're talking all about the good ol days of mob controlled Las Vegas, and we're watching Casino! This movie stars Robert Deniro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone and was directed by Martin Scorsese . Come join us, it's more fun than your head in a vice! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click...

Attention! Chuck Staton @chuckstaton from @funbearablepod and Brian Ruppert talk about some of the movies they've seen in 2026, and they dive DEEP into Backrooms and Obsession We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory We hope you sign up and enjoy the fun we're having over there. #podcast #film #filmcriticism #tellemstevedave #tesd #redletterme...

No pod gets left behind! Today, we're talking all about Yugoslavia in the 90s and the Yugoslav Wars, as well as the rescue of an American pilot, that's right we're covering Behind Enemy Lines! This movie stars Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, and was directed by John Moore. Come join us as we go behind enemy lines! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewingh...

Hang ten brothers! Today we're talking all about the explosion of skateboarding and the legendary Z-Boys. This movie stars Emile Hirsch, Heath Ledger, Johnny Knoxville, and was directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Come listen and enjoy with us, we're catching air on half pipes, and doing gnarly tricks in a swimming pool! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/re...

Spring is in the air and this week we're airing out dirty laundry and talking history! Join us as we answer MANY emails, and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the story of Andrew Jackson's foul mouthed parrot, Steve brings us the story of The Conch Republic, and Anthony brings us the story of the RMS Trent. We also pick the next 3 movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh o...

Start listening here, go no pods back! This week we're talking all Stalingrad and the Soviet Sniper Vasily Zaitsev and the 2001 movie Enemy At The Gates. Enemy At The Gates stars, Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, and was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Come join us in defending Mother Russia this week from a Nazi invasion! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: h...

You're it! You don't stop podding because you grow old; you grow old because you stop podcasting. This week we're talking all about a group of friends that have been playing a game of tag for a couple of decades, this was adapted into the 2018 movie Tag! Tag stars, Ed Helms, John Hamm, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb and was directed by Jeff To...