Review Rewind

2018 brought us one of the most interesting animated films of all time - not only that, it's a pretty dang good Spider-Man movie.  Join us as we watch Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse .  Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Screenplay byPhil Lord, Rodney Rothman Story by Phil Lord Based on Marvel Comics Produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Chr...

The mid-2000s had a style that Tony Scott took full advantage of it in his 2004 hit  Man on Fire Directed by Tony Scott Screenplay by Brian Helgeland Based on Man on Fire 1980 novel by A. J. Quinnell Produced by Lucas Foster, Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke Cine...

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026 and we start the year off with Taika Waititi's heartwarming indie hit, Hunt For The Wilderpeople  Directed by Taika Waititi Screenplay byTaika Waititi Based on Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump Produced by Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House Cinematography L...

Welp! It's the last episode of 2025! So we look back at our favorites, or most hated, most surprised and challenge our movie knowledge. 

All aboard! We're watching the first of it's kind, motion capture film - The Polar Express Directed by Robert Zemeckis Screenplay byRobert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr. Based on The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Produced by Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Goetzman, William Teitler Starring Tom Hanks Cinematography Don Burgess, Robert Presley Edited by Jeremiah O'Driscoll,...

Make sure you read the fine print and join us as we watch   The Santa Clause Directed by John Pasquin Written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick Produced by Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, Robert Newmyer Starring Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, Peter Boyle Cinematography Walt Lloyd Edited by Larry Bock Music by Michael Convertino Production Companies Walt Disney Pictures, Hol...

"Wait, wait, wait. Time out. Really? THAT'S how you laugh?" Look, we're not going to play with this - Klaus is great and we talk about it.  Directed by Sergio Pablos Screenplay bySergio Pablos, Jim Mahoney, Zach Lewis Story by Sergio Pablos Produced by Jinko Gotoh, Sergio Pablos, Marisa Roman, Matt Teevan, Mercedes Gamero, Mikel Lejarza, Gustavo Ferrada Starring Jason Schwartzm...

Join us as we slide into Arny's uhhh hit? Jingle All The Way Directed by Brian Levant Written by Randy Kornfield Produced by Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Mark Radcliffe Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Jim Belushi Cinematography Victor J. Kemper Edited by Kent Beyda, Wilton Henderson, Adam Weiss Music by David Newman Production companies -...

Na na na na na na na na na na  Batman The Movie Directed by Leslie H. Martinson Written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. Based on Batman by Bob Kane (credited) and Bill Finger (uncredited) Produced by William Dozier Starring Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin Cinematography Howard Schwartz Edited by Harry Gerstad Music by Nelson Riddle Production company Green...

You're the best - around! For episode 99 we watch the classic  The Karate Kid!  Directed by John G. Avildsen Written by Robert Mark Kamen Produced by Jerry Weintraub Starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue Cinematography James Crabe Edited by John G. Avildsen, Walt Mulconery, Bud S. Smith Music by Bill Conti Production companies Delphi II Productions, Jerry Wei...

Get yourself some liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti and join us as we discuss The Silence of the Lambs Directed by Jonathan Demme Screenplay byTed Tally Based on The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Produced by Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon, Ron Bozman Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine Cinematography Tak Fujimoto Edited by Craig McKay Music by Howard Shor...

The question of the day - "Who is  The Thing?"  Join us as we try to unravel the mystery.  Directed by John Carpenter Screenplay byBill Lancaster Based on Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. Produced by David Foster, Lawrence Turman Starring Kurt Russell Cinematography by Dean Cundey Edited by Todd Ramsay Music by Ennio Morricone Production companies Universal Pictures, The Turman-Fo...

Is this real life? Or is this just an elaborate make believe, stuck on an island, no escape from Ben Kingsley. Join us as we talk about 2010's  Shutter Island Directed by Martin Scorsese Screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis Based on Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Bradley J. Fischer, Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley,...

The Dark Universe had an epicenter... it also happen to be where it basically ended too. We start spooky season with Dracula Untold Directed by Gary Shore Screenplay byMatt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Based on Dracula: Year One by Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Dracula by Bram Stoker Produced by Michael De Luca Starring: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Charles Dance Cinematography John Schwartzma...

Grab a beer, some Carl's Jr, and turn your brain off as we jump into the future with Mike Judge's 2006,  Idiocracy Directed byMike Judge Screenplay byEtan Cohen, Mike Judge Story by Mike Judge Produced by Elysa Koplovitz, Mike Judge Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard Terry Crews Cinematography by Tim Suhrstedt Edited by David Rennie Music by Theodore Shapiro Production comp...

Are you the rocketman? Regardless, watch The Rock with us - it'll blow you away Directed by Michael Bay Screenplay byDavid Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook, Mark Rosner Story by David Weisberg, Douglas S. Cook Produced by Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer Starring - Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe Cinematography John Schwartzman Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce Mus...

Study your books and get WICKED SMARRT with us and watch  Good Will Hunting Directed by Gus Van Sant Written by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Produced by Lawrence Bender Starring: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck Stellan Skarsgård, Minnie Driver Cinematography Jean-Yves Escoffier Edited by Pietro Scalia Music by Danny Elfman Production companies: Miramax Films, Be Gentlemen, A Band Apart, Lawrenc...

Strutting on the runway, Mike and Tristan watch Zoolander! Directed by Ben Stiller Screenplay byDrake Sather, Ben Stiller, John Hamburg Story by Drake Sather, Ben Stiller Based on Characters by Drake Sather, Ben Stiller Produced by Scott Rudin, Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller, Jon Voight Cinematography by...

Oh no, here we go again - but are we really repeating the past? We watch  Shanghai Noon to see if it's as bad as Rush Hour Directed by Tom Dey Written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman Starring - Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Walton Goggins Cinematography Dan Mindel Edited by Richard Chew Music by Randy Edelman Production companies:...

Is it a dream? Is it real? It's  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Directed by Ben Stiller Screenplay bySteve Conrad Based on "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., John Goldwyn, Stuart Cornfeld, Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Sean Penn Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh Edited by:...

In this installment, the guys watch Mike's comfort movie, the 2000, forgotten Keanu Reeves sport comedy,  The Replacements Directed by Howard Deutch Written by Vince McKewin Produced by Dylan Sellers Starring Keanu Reeves Gene Hackman Orlando Jones Jon Favreau Brooke Langton Rhys Ifans Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto Edited by Seth Flaum, Bud S. Smith Music by John Debney Production company: B...

In this installment, Mike and Tristan watch Brad Bird's first full length film  The Iron Giant Directed byBrad Bird Screenplay by Tim McCanlies Brad Bird Story by Brad Bird Based on The Iron Man by Ted Hughes Produced by Allison Abbate Des McAnuff Starring Jennifer Aniston Harry Connick Jr. Vin Diesel James Gammon Cloris Leachman John Mahoney Eli Marienthal Christopher McDonald M. Emmet Walsh...

Back in the time of the gladiators we have the story of... The Gladiator.  Director Ridley Scott Producer David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick Screenwriter David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, David Franzoni Distributor Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG Production Co Scott Free Productions, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures Rating R (Intense Graphic Comb...

Universally hated 2010 film  Clash of the Titan is now playing and the guys are seeing if the hate is just hype. Director Louis Leterrier Producer Basil Iwanyk, Kevin De La Noy Screenwriter Travis Beacham, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi Distributor Warner Bros. Production Co Zanuck Company, Thunder Road Productions Rating PG-13 (Fantasy Action Violence|Brief Sensuality|Some Frightening Images) Genre Fant...

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first blockbuster ANNNNNND it's SHARKWEEK! Both Mike and Tristan, for the first time, watch Steven Spielberg's break out movie - Jaws. Director Steven Spielberg Producer David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck Screenwriter Peter Benchley, Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb, Howard Sackler, John Milius, Robert Shaw Distributor Universal Pictures, DiscoVision Prod...