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After over a month since the last deep dive due to some technical issues, Gaius and Owen are back with Owen’s pick, Good Time. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie (The Safdie Brothers) and written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, the film stars Robert Pattinson as a small-time criminal who tries to free his developmentally-disabled brother from police custody, while attempting to avoid his own a...

The news is back and in full swing with Gaius and Jackson diving into the disappointing box office starts for DC’s The Flash and Pixar’s Elemental. The pair also discuss the Marvel movie delays, the Avatar sequels being pushed back and two Star Wars movies being put on the calendar for 2026. The duo also discuss the first trailer for Kraven The Hunter, Warner Bros. wanting to get back in the Chris...

The Back To The Blockbuster team takes it back to the class of 1998 by revisiting the late 90s teen classic, Can’t Hardly Wait, for its 25th anniversary. No anniversary from the late 90s is complete without our boy Mark J. Parker from the Release Date Rewind podcast and that’s why he’s joining the team on this trip back to the last great high school party for the class of 98. Written and directed...

Gaius and Jackson celebrate the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park by looking back at the Steven Spielberg that quickly became a gamechanger for the industry the moment it was released. Based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton, the film stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Joseph Mazzello, and Arian Richards and it is set on the fictional island of I...

The milestone has finally arrived as Back To The Blockbuster celebrates 100 episodes! The whole BTTB crew is on board for the occasion with Gaius, Jackson and Owen looking back at how the show began, how it has evolved and where it’s going.  The trio kicks things off with a little Owen’s Opinions segment where Owen gives his two cents on some industry stories he wasn’t able to be a part of on the...

Gaius and Jackson head to the woods to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cult horror hit, Wrong Turn. Directed by Rob Schmidt and written by Alan B. McElroy, the film stars Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto and Kevin Zegers, and it follows a group of six individuals being stalked by a cannibalist family in the woods The pair dig into some of the tension filled...

Gaius and Jackson dive into the 2003 heist action film The Italian Job, which celebrates a 20th anniversary milestone! Directed by F. Gary Gray, the film is an American remake of the 1969 British film of the same name but with with an original story. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def, and Donald Sutherland, the movie follows a motley crew of...

Gaius and Jacckson look into some new trailer drops including the long-awaited first look at Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, Extraction 2, starring Chris Hemsworth, and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One, starring Tom Cruise. The pair also does fun draft of Martin Scorsese movies in honor of the Killers of the Flower Moon tr...

It’s a bit of a switch up this week as the pick isn’t coming from Owen or Gaius but from our very own Jackson Pye who is popping in from the main show with his pick, Killer Joe. Released in 2011, the film is directed by William Friedkin with a screenplay by Tracy Letts, which is based on his 1993  play of the same name. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon,...

With Fast X opening this weekend, the Back To The Blockbuster crew is revisiting the entire Fast & Furious franchise beginning with 2001’s The Fast and the Furious which takes us all the way to 2021’s Fast Nine. Since the Fast Saga is all about family, Gaius and Jackson expanded on the crew a bit this week by inviting a special guest on as the pair is joined by Ty Ippolito who is a true fan of...

Gaius and Jackson get into the second trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and the first trailer for Dune: Part Two, which are arguably two of the most anticipated films of the year. The duo also takes a look at the Gran Turismo trailer as well as discuss more productions that have gone dark due to the ongoing writers strike, including Daredevil: Born Again, the final season of Stranger Thi...

Gaius and Jackson look back at Iron Man for its 15th anniversary which wasn’t only the start of Robert Downey Jr.’s run as the titular hero and his origin story, but also the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film starts Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb and Shaun Toub. The duo dive into different aspects of the...

This week it’s Gaius’ pick and he and Owen deep dive 2002’s Insomnia, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt and Paul Dooley. The duo dives into the film’s performances, atmosphere, direction and if it should be considered one of the most underrated films on Christopher Nolan’s filmography. Other: Link For Viewi...

Gaius and Jackson get into last week’s CinemaCon, which featured the first screening of DC’s The Flash. The pair talks first reactions of the film as well as the other news dropped at CinemaCon from all the studios in attendance, including Disney, Paramount Picutres, Universal Pictures, Sony, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. In addition to CinemaCon news, the duo also talks the new trailers for Transfo...

Gaius and Jackson are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of arguably one of the best comic book movie sequels of all-time, X2: X-Men United. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Kelly Hu, and Anna Paquin. The duo look at the film’s impact...

Gaius and Jackson get into new trailer releases, including the second trailer for Fast X, and the first trailer for Insidious: The Red Door. The duo also dives into the news that Twilight could be getting a television adaptation, as well as more updates in the latest drama with Jonathan Majors and much more! Follow Us On Instagram Follow Us On Twitter Like Us On Facebook

Gaius and Jackson engage in full nostalgia revisiting the coming-of-age sports comedy The Sandlot for its 30th anniversary. Co-written and directed by David Mickey Evans, the film tells the story of young baseball players during the summer of 1962 and stars Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, James Earl Jones and more. The pair look back at the movie and its impact as a cult classic a...

This week it’s Owen’s pick and he and Gaius deep dive 2012’s Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron. The duo dives into the themes of the film, it’s connections to the greater Alien franchise, characters, performances, visuals and why the film was a bit divisive amongst fans upon its initi...

It’s another busy news day for the team as Gaius and Jackson discuss new trailer releases, including the first teaser for The Marvels which has drawn mass dislikes on YouTube from angry fans who believe Marvel is promoting a “woke” agenda. Other trailers discussed include A24’s buzzed about upcoming horror film Talk To Me, The Continental, the prequel three-part event from the world of John Wick,...

It’s a combined anniversary special as Gaius and Jackson celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead and the the 10th anniversary of the reboot/reimagining, Evil Dead, just in time for the release of the latest entry, Evil Dead Rise. The duo isn’t alone for this one as they are joined by JC (@mercwiththemovies) to discuss the production of the two films, their impact on the horror...

It’s a very packed day for Gaius and Jackson as they tackle a lot of movies news that dropped in the last week including more Star Wars movies being on the way, with Daisy Ridley set to return as Rey, the Los Angeles Times spoiling the latest episode of Succession, a trailer extravaganza with new looks at Barbie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and Ashok...

Gaius and Jackson are looking back at 1998’s Wild Things for its 25th Anniversary! Directed by John McNaughton, the film stars Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell, Robert Wagner, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Bill Murray. In the movie, a high-school guidance counselor in south Florida is accused of rape by two female students but there are a series of subsequent revel...

This week it’s Gaius’ pick and he and Owen deep dive 2013’s Disconnect, directed by Henry Alex Rubin and starring Jason Bateman, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist, Paula Patton, Andrew Riseborough, Alexander Skarsgard, Max Thieriot, Colin Ford and Jonah Bobo. For this week’s episode the duo is joined by their first guest on the spinoff and it’s a family affair because Owen’s twin brother C...

It’s another day of hot topics and Gaius and Jackson dig into new trailers including Marvel’s Secret Invasion, DC’s Blue Beetle and Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City! The duo also explores whether or not method acting is a legitimate acting method, shake-ups at Marvel and more! The pair ends things off with their box office predictions for The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Air. Follow Us Instagram Follow...

It has been 10 years since Spring Breakers hit the big screen and Gaius and Jackson are looking back at its cultural impact at the time of its release and its relevancy today. Written and directed by Harmony Korine, the film stars James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine and follows four college-aged girls who go on spring break in St. Petersburg, Florida and me...