Reviewing History

Come and see, but also stop and listen to your favorite comedy/history podcast! We're watching Come and See the classic soviet War movie. Come and See is from 1987 was directed by Elem Klimov and stars Aleksey Kravchenko. Join us as we talk about the horrors of war, and have a laugh or two! Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on Appl...

Brian was a guest on Antpod presents! Hope you guys like it, here's their description. Episode notes Brian Ruppert is a fellow teacher holding it down somewhere on the east coast. He’s also a fellow podcaster. Be sure to check out Reviewing History. And last but not least, he works some behind the scenes magic for my all time favorite podcast Tell Em Steve Dave. On this first discussion with Brian...

In this episode we answer emails, and talk about some historical topics! Brian brings the tale of a badass samurai, Steve tells us about a Japanese intercontinental bomb , and Anthony brings us a story about a an Italian who becomes the best cop in New York City. We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! Please give us a ratin...

You'll wish we were the first silent podcast after listening to this episode! We're watching the Charlie Chaplin biopic titled, you'll never believe this Chaplin! Chaplin is from 1992 was directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey Jr. Kevin Kline, Anthony Hopkins and Moira Kelly. Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on A...

We go deep on a quest to ancient Britain, to look for the truth buried in the movie The Eagle! The Eagle is from 2011 was directed by Kevin Macdonald and stars Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong. Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Sig...

No matter what, our show is better than being mauled by a bear! Join us as we review the tale of the Hugh Glass and his burning desire for revenge and survival in The Revenant! The Revenant is from 2015 was directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, and Will Poulter. Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a r...

In this episode we answer emails, and talk about some historical topics! Brian brings the tale of Tyke The Elephant, Steve tells us about the military service of Calvin Graham , and Anthony brings us a story about a man who ended up on the wrong side of George Washington in Citizen Genet. We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEA...

Chuck Staton @chuckstaton from @funbearablepod and Brian Ruppert review two horror movies they saw in theaters. We review In A Violent Nature and The Watchers. Funbearable #100 LIVE! Next Sunday, 7/21 at the Comedy Connection in #RI! #podcast #film #filmcriticisms #horror #horrormovies #movies #cinema #reviews #review #tellemstevedave #tesd #redlettermedia

Take a head count, put on your diving equipment and get ready to take a long swim with us, because this week we're covering Open Water! Join us as we dive into this movie and talk about what the movie got correct and incorrect! Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps potential sponsors find the show...

Get your awful fake beard, and your southern drawl, because this week we're covering Gettysburg! Gettysburg is the bloodiest battle in the Civil War and the movie version stars, Michael Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Jeff Daniels! We talk all about the real history behind the battle and how accurate the movie is. Join us as we dive into this movie and talk about what the movie got correct and incorrect!...

Get ready to mourn with us because we are covering the very somber Death Of Stalin this week! The Death Of Stalin stars, Steve Buscemi, Simon Russel Beale, Jeffery Tambor, Michael Palin, Jason Issacs and Olga Kurylenko! We talk all about the real history behind the power struggle that took place following Stalin's death and how accurate the movie is. Join us as we dive into this movie and talk abo...

Comedian and history lover KP Burke from the American Loser Podcast joins us to discuss a dead mans odyssey, one ruined French wedding, an exploding bishop, and how Stalin made his bones! We also throw in some picks for our next round of film reviews! Check out KP's dates at https://www.kpburkecomedy.com/ Follow him on Youtube @HereLiesKPBurke or Instagram @kpburkesucks LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE!...

WARNING THIS GOES BETTER WITH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dlIWFGnfW0k The third and final episode in our Donkey Kong Country play through! Brian and Anthony THE WORLD'S GREATEST DONKEY KONG COUNTRY PLAYER, either quit or finally beat Donkey Kong Country, in this series dedicated to, going through classic retro games as we chat and discuss the history and development of these games. We started with a f...

What's the deal with Pop-Tarts? This week we are doing a deep dive into everyone's favorite breakfast pastry the Pop-Tart, and we're doing it through the lens of Jerry Seinfeld's insane fever dream of a movie Unfrosted! We needed someone to pick out extra Seinfeld easter eggs and crumbs so we were joined by Matt from Seincast! We talk all about the real history behind the Pop-Tart, and about Jerry...

Get your parachutes and get ready to jump behind enemy lines! This week we are doing a deep dive into D-Day and the classic war movie The Longest Day! The Longest Day features, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, and many others! We talk all about the real history behind the D-Day invasion and how accurate the movie is. Join us as we dive into this movie and talk about what the...

Get your hacksaws! This week we are doing a deep dive into A movie with a title so long no one on Earth can remember it! It's Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile, starring the very handsome Zac Efron as Ted Bundy, Lilly Collins as his girlfriend Liz, and directed by Joe Berlinger! We talk all about the real history behind Ted Bundy and his legal woes. Join us as we dive into this movie and...

The world's number one banana podcast is back In this episode Ant G gets angry at a restaurant, and Brian relives some memories of being a jerk at 19 years old! We also answer emails, and talk about some historical topics! Steve brings the tale of the onion futures act, Anthony brings the Nika riots, and Brian brings the tale of a Canadian explorer. We also pick the next movies we will be watching...

Grab your pan flutes, and your best suit of armor because this week we're going to head down the amazon river looking for El Dorado! This week we are doing a deep dive into Aguirre, the Wrath of God, and talking all about the real history inside the Werner Herzog classic. Join us as we dive into this movie and talk about what the movie got correct and incorrect! Please Like and Subscribe! Click th...

This week we're breaking out of prison and we're joined by two guests, Ken Widner and Mike Lynch, who are here promoting their new book Alcatraz: The Last Escape! Ken and Mike help tell us the real facts behind the infamous prison break out, and some hints as to what happens after the movie ends! Escape From Alcatraz stars Clint Eastwood, was directed by the Don Siegel. Join us as we dive into thi...

We're continuing this series and playing through the first Donkey Kong Country! Brian and Anthony THE WORLD'S GREATEST DONKEY KONG COUNTRY PLAYER, continue Donkey Kong Country as we try to beat the game, in this series dedicated to, going through classic retro games as we chat and discuss the history and development of these games. We started with a favorite of Ant's Donkey Kong Country! Hope you...

How can ya not be romantic about Podcasting? This week we are doing a deep dive into the classic sports movie Moneyball, and talking all about statistics, and what's real and fake in the movie! Moneyball stars Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Chris Pratt, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman and was directed by the Bennet Miller. Join us as we dive into this movie and talk about what the movie got correct and incorr...

Survey Link: https://forms.gle/CDDH5s6aywZ1DUie7 We answer emails, rank the Opeth albums, and talk about some historical topics! Steve brings the tale of the 1904 Olympics, Brian brings about Bill Veeck, and Ant talks about a nepo baby who ran afoul of some cannibals. We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! Please give us a...

Survey Link: https://forms.gle/CDDH5s6aywZ1DUie7 Come join us, and catch our dream! This week we're covering Francis Ford Coppola's, Tucker: The Man and His Dream , with our very special guest and official car correspondent Frank 5! Tucker: The Man and His Dream is about one man's quest to create a new and amazing car and stars, Jeff Bridges, Martin Landau, Joan Allen, and Lloyd Bridges and is dir...

It's our 100th episode, so it's fitting we do a movie that accurately describes our podcast, we're unstoppable too! Much like every episode of the show, a couple of heroes try to stop a train wreck! Unstoppable is based on the real life Crazy Eights Incident when CSX-8888 became a runaway train packed with dangerous chemicals! Unstoppable stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, and wa...

WE ARE A GOLDEN POD! This week we're covering Cameron Crowe's semi auto-biographical classic, Almost Famous, with our very special guest, Robbie Fox from Barstool sports and his own podcast @MyMomsBasementwithRobbieFox . We talk about Robbie starting in Barstool, his parallel's with a young Cameron Crowe, and cover the entire movie! Almost Famous stars, Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Fr...