Rewind Reviews

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Dan chose Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi. Remembered as the weakest of the original trilogy, is it as flawed as history suggests?

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Chris chose Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Often remembered as the strongest entry in the original trilogy, does it hold up?

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Dan chose Star Wars: A New Hope. This classic is a favourite childhood film, how does it fair when they watch it with a critical eye? May the force be with you.

We sit down to review M. Night Shyamalan's much-maligned adaptation of Avatar The Last Airbender in a bonus episode crossing over our two podcasts Rewind Reviews and Analysing Avatar. Spoiler alert, it's terrible.

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Chris chose Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie. Another TV to Film adaptation from his youth. Will it fair better than Power Rangers? How does a mostly mute physical comedy character even translate in a feature film?

We return for our third series of nostalgic reviews, this week Dan chose Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie. Chris was a huge fan of this franchise as a child, does this non-canon adaptation hold up?

We return for our third series of reviews, this time Chris chose Battle Royale. Dan has fond memories of this one, but with multiple attempts to ban the film over the years, was all the fuss warranted? And more importantly, does the film hold up?

We return for our third series of reviews, this time Dan chose The Truman Show, a film he is confident holds up as an apology for Joe's Apartment. The question is, will Chris agree?

We return for our third series of reviews, this time Chris chose Final Destination. A film we both remember has a great premise. The question is, does the execution match it?

We return for our third series of reviews, this time Dan chose a film he was certain wouldn't hold up, and oh boy does he regret that choice. Welcome to Joe's Apartment.

We return for our final bonus Christmas episode, this time Chris chose Jingle All The Way, often critically panned Chris thinks it’s a tonne of fun, does Dan agree? Plus we talk about the 12 Days of Christmas and a questionable Christmas Pizza.

We return for a bonus Christmas episode, this time Dan chose The Nightmare Before Christmas, an imaginative film often associated with the wrong director. An important film from Dan's childhood, how does Chris feel about it watching as an adult? Plus we ask when's the best time to watch it, Christmas or Halloween?

This week Chris chose Back To The Future Part Three, a film most consider to be the weakest of the trilogy, but on rewatching these films is this film only crime not innovating as much as the second? Listen to find out how we feel. (This episode launched on our YouTube feed in July, but for an unknown technical reason did not reach the audio feeds until now. Apologies for this inconvenience. )

This week Dan chose Back To The Future Part Two, a film he would have previously said was the best of this trilogy, but upon rewatching it recently, he's found that despite still being a classic it doesn't hold up quite as well. Does Chris agree?

This week Chris chose Back To The Future, one of his favorite films of all time, he's a little worried that the family-friendly film with a dash of incest may not hold up to modern scrutiny. So let's dive in and find out.

This week Dan chose Groundhog Day, a film that has a script he believes is basically perfect, will Chris agree or has he found some issues with it?

This week Chris chose Lady and the Tramp, a film he remembers enjoying in his childhood but neither he or Dan can recall much of the story. Is it the Disney Classic many claim it to be, or are the unfortunate outdated cultural stereotypes too much for this film to overcome?

This week Dan chose A Goofy Movie, a film he’s loved since childhood. It’s gained cult status in recent years, but will the uninitiated Chris see it the same way or is nostalgia fuelling the love for this film? Will Chris and Dan see I2I?

This week Chris chose The Italian Job, a film Dan isn’t sure he’s ever seen. It’s iconic for sure, but does it hold up to modern scrutiny? And is that ending genius or a huge problem?

This week Dan chose Little Shop of Horrors, a classic he’s absolutely loved since he was a child. Does it hold up? How does Chris feel about it? And what’s the story behind that alternate ending, and which is better?

This week Chris chose The Shawshank Redemption, and for the first time since we began, we recorded this episode in the same room to ask whether this film lives up to its extraordinary reputation.

This week Dan chose Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure to wash the taste of Girl Next Door out of our mouths. Does it hold up? And more importantly: did we learn anything about history?

This week Chris chose The Girl Next Door, a choice both hosts deeply regret. Spoiler alert: this is not a great film.

This week Dan chose Christmas classic Gremlins, he loves it for all its dumb horror style fun, will Chris who's never seen it feel the same way.

This week Chris chose the classic 1982 British, Oscar-nominated,  short animated Christmas movie 'The Snowman. Boy, that's a lot of words to describe it. Anyway; you know the drill listen to us discuss it and work out if it holds up.