The Rewind

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk all about the long awaited, "Coyote vs. Acme"! They discuss the ways in which smartly deployed Wile E. Coyote's humor, the ways in which it handled its legal subject matter well, how it incorporated the larger universe of Looney Toons characters, the live action performances from Will Forte and John Cena and much more!

Josh is joined by Ridley Scott Correspondent Fred Kolb to talk about the latest from the prolific octogenarian filmmaker, "The Dog Stars." They discuss the post-apocalyptic look of the film, if the film story was distinct enough in an interesting way from other films of the genre, the performances from a cast that include Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley and Josh Brolin and much more! Spoilers throu...

Josh is joined by Matt Johnson Correspondents Gage Eggleston and Andrew DeWitt for a double feature. First, they discuss Johnson's latest film, "Tony" (Beginning-32:33). They discuss how Johnson did in bringing his most conventional story ever to the screen in telling the story of a young Anthony Bourdain, the choices he made to avoid tradional biopic beats, if he managed to still infuse his signa...

Josh is joined by first-time guest Gracie to talk about all about one of the more bonkers films of 2026 to date, "The End of Oak Street." They discuss how effectively writer/director David Robert Mitchell told a story of a neighborhood in the 1980s that gets inhabited by dinosaurs, if the movie made one too many plot turns in the final act, the quality of the visual effects and action scenes, the...

Josh is joined by Relationship Movie Correspondents Josh Brown and Denise Akerman to talk about the newest from filmmaker Will Gluck, "One Night Only." They discuss whether the premise of a world in which premarital sex is only legal one night per year could actually sustain an entire film, the performances from Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, whether the film was too conservative overall in its...

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to talk all about the newest entry into the MCU, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”! They discuss how the effective writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton was in continuing Spider-Man’s story in a world in which no one knows who Peter Parker is, the choice to make someone who had mostly only had a TV presence in the MCU in The Punisher a large part of the story,...

Josh is joined by Christopher Nolan Correspondent Nick Menta and recurring guest Elijah Howard to talk about the newest epic film from the renowned filmmaker, "The Odyssey"! They discuss the ways in which Nolan effectively adapted the ancient story in both the story and prose for the big screen, the visual achievement of the film including the various formats in which they viewed the film, the qua...

Josh is joined by Relationship Movie Correspondents Josh Brown and Denise Akerman to talk about one of the most successful independent films of 2026 to date, "The Invite"! They discuss the ways in which Oliva Wilde showcased her filmmaking chops in a largely 1-location movie, the ways in which the script explored alternative lifestyles to monogamy, the performances from Wilde, Set Rogen, Edward No...

Josh is joined by Pixar/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan and The Rewind's other Resident Girl Dad Holden Martinson to talk about "Toy Story 5"! They discuss the how the choice to make technology the villain of the film worked out, the decision to center Jesse in the story, the various new characters introduced including one voiced by Conan O'Brien, how the film worked in its original song from T...

Josh is joined by English Folk Tale Correspondent Elijah Howard to talk about the newest film from Writer/Director Michael Sarnoski, "The Death of Robin Hood." The discuss the ways in which Sarnoski put one of the darkest spins ever on such a well known character, Hugh Jackman's performance in the title role, the specific look created for the film that only involved a couple of non-outdoor locatio...

Josh is joined by Steven Spielberg Correspondent Josh Brown to talk about Spielberg's newest film, "Disclosure Day." They discuss if Spielberg and co-writer David Koepp found a unique enough story to justify Spielberg's returning to sci-fi (and alien-focused subject matter), the performances from a cast that included Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth, a long digression about Steven Spielb...

Josh is joined by John Carney Correspondent Holden Martinson to talk about the writer/director's newest music-themed movie, "Power Ballad"! They discuss how Carney used songwriting to tell a story about creativity and ownership over art, the quality of the centerpiece song in the film, the performances from Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and much more!

Josh is joined by Therapy/Horror Correspondent Andre DeWitt for their second straight episode about a horror box office sensation, as they talk all about Kane Parsons' "Backrooms." They discuss the ways in which the 20-year-old Parsons used technology to create a visually distinct film, if it generated sufficiently scary scenes, how it mixed its horror sequences with more grounded character moment...

Josh is joined by Star Wars Correspondent Fred Kolb to talk about just the second Star Wards film to be theatrically released in The Rewind's existence, "The Mandalorian and Grogu." They discuss the ways in which the film chose to dive into previously unexplored areas of the universe, the different characters it chose to bring in from the TV shows, how it allowed Grogu more agency than the TV show...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Daniel Lima and Andrea DeWitt to talk all about the surprise box office hit of 2026, Curry Barker's "Obsession." They discuss the film's engaging story about a romantic wish gone wrong, the ways in which Barker impressively stretched a $750,000.00 budget to make a film that looks better than most do on budgets of similar size, the star-making turn from actress In...

Josh is joined by recurring guest John Pulice to visit the world of high fashion as they talk all about "The Devil Wears Prada 2." They discuss how the film managed to be topical in examining the journalism industry in 2026, whether it was successful in building on plot points from its 2006 predecessor, the performances from the cast that again included Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and...

Josh is joined by Haley Jones and David Lowery Correspondent Elijah Howard to talk about the newest release from Lowery, "Mother Mary." They discuss what Lowery wanted to convey about his creative process and creating art in general, the performances from Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, the quality of the music within the movie that was made by Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX and FKA Twigs and much mor...

Josh is joined by Daniel Lima and Mo Adewunmi to talk all about one of the box office events of 2026, "Michael." They discuss if the movie had enough of a point of view to justify its own existence, if the big musical performances alone made it a worthwhile theater-going experience, they ways in which the film skirted around the controversial parts of Michael Jackson's life, Jaafar Jackson's perfo...

Josh is joined by Steven Soderbergh Correspondent Josh Brown to discuss the newest film from the prolific director, “The Christophers.” They praise the performance of Ian McKellen as a bitter, old artist contemplating the end of his career, Michaela Coel’s turn as a forger with shifting motives, the film’s message about what it means to be an artist, and then they take several digressions into can...

Josh is joined by Relationship Movie Correspondents Josh Brown and Denise Akerman to talk about one of the most divisive and interesting films of 2026 to date, "The Drama." They discuss how writer/director Kristoffer Borgli balanced the tone of a film that makes a hard right turn in the first act into serious subject matter but contained plenty of laughs , how the film managed to tell a relationsh...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Adam Lichtenstein and Fred Kolb to talk about one of the biggest films thus far in 2026, "Project Hail Mary." They discuss the ways in which Phil Lord and Chris Miller succeeded in creating an entertaining space epic in their first theatrical directorial effort in more than a decade including the film's impressive visuals, the compelling lead performance from Rya...

Josh is joined by Pixar/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the latest original film from Pixar, "Hoppers." They discuss the film's depiction of a young person escaping loneliness through connecting with nature, its sci-fi twist in which humans can connect with animals, its loaded voice cast include voice performances from known actors such as John Hamm, Dave Franco, Bobby Moynihan an...

Josh is joined by Matt Johnson Correspondents Andrea DeWitt and Gage Eggleston to talk all about one of the most unique films of 2026 thus far, "Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie" They discuss how Johnson and long-time collaborator Jay McCarrol continued a project that has been ongoing for nearly two decades across multiple mediums in a way that was accessible to a wide audience, the creative w...

Josh is joined by Scream Correspondent Adam Lichtenstein to break down the newest installment in the franchise, "Scream 7." They discuss if the filmmakers found a fresh enough story to justify another entry, how the reshuffled cast meshed in light of Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera's departures and Neve Campbell re-joining the fold, the qualify of the action/kill scenes and much more!

Josh is joined by Ben Luben to finish The Rewind's coverage of 2025 releases as they talk all about the Iranian Best International Feature Oscar Nominee, "It Was Just an Accident." They discuss how it compares to the rest of writer/director Jafar Panahi's body of work including how it approached shooting covertly, the film's message about living under a totalitarian regime, the surprisingly humoro...