Rewind Classic Movies

This week on Rewind Classic Movies, GB and AJ head into the enchanted forest to revisit Legend (1985), starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and an unforgettable Tim Curry as Darkness. From stunning practical effects and breathtaking sets to unicorns, goblins, fairy tales and one of cinema's greatest villain transformations, there's plenty to admire. But does the story hold...

GB and AJ are back with another Fast Forward - this time following up last week's deep dive into the 1984 Helen Slater Supergirl with a look at the all-new 2026 version starring Milly Alcock. There's a twist, though. Only one of them has actually seen the new film. The other did go to the cinema this week - just not to see Supergirl. Instead, AJ caught the new Spielberg movie, Disclosure Day, with...

To celebrate (?!) the release of the all-new Supergirl (Milly Alcock) in 2026, we decided, perhaps foolishly, to Rewind the 1984 original, starring Helen Slater. GB goes into it full of admiration for the woman who defined his preferences for the female species, while AJ has never seen it before (shocker - lucky git). Will GB see it in an objective light? What will AJ make of the bonkers plot and...

Fresh from the cinema, GB and AJ follow up last week's look at the 1987 original with their reaction to the brand new Masters of the Universe movie! We kick off spoiler-free with first impressions, low expectations that got blown out of the water, and why this might be one of the most cohesive CGI-heavy blockbusters either of us has seen. Then we cross the spoiler line to dig into He-Man, Skeletor...

By the power of Grayskull… they actually made this thing! This week GB and AJ are rewinding one of the most gloriously chaotic productions of the 1980s - a film that cost more than Robocop, made less than it spent, helped sink an entire studio, and somehow still managed to capture the hearts of a generation of kids who grew up watching it on dodgy recorded VHS tapes. Is it the He-Man movie fans de...

In this week's Fast Forward, GB and AJ follow up on the Wayne's World episode with a deep dive into their all-time favourite movie cameos. Inspired by the film's memorable appearances from Alice Cooper, Meatloaf, Ed O'Neill, and Robert Patrick, the pair each bring five picks to build a combined top 10 - running from five down to two, with honourable mentions along the way, before revealing their i...

Wayne's World! Wayne's World! Party time! Excellent! 🤘 It's February 1992, the EU is being born, the Winter Olympics are kicking off in France, and two headbangers from Aurora, Illinois are about to take over the cinema. GB and AJ strap on their baseball caps (well, one of them does) and rewind the SNL sketch that became a $180 million blockbuster. We're talking Penelope Spheeris, the three endin...

GB and AJ follow up on last week's  Planes, Trains and Automobiles  episode with a fun one: which movie characters would you most want as a travel companion? The rules are simple - it's the character, not the actor, and you're travelling in the time and place of their film. From crocodile hunters to karate masters, the boys reveal their top five picks each and make the case for why they'...

John Hughes. Steve Martin. John Candy. A shower curtain ring salesman, a grumpy ad exec, and the most emotionally devastating comedy of 1987. This movie has 93% on Rotten Tomatoes but only 72% on Meteoritic. So where will we end up on it? (The Patreons will NOT be happy with AJ). We dig into what makes this film so beloved - and whether it holds up if you've never seen it before. Also: why Project...

GB and AJ rev up for their Top 10 Cars in Movies, following on from last week's Back to the Future. The lads each bring five picks to the table, and while their tastes couldn't be more different - one loves a battered, characterful classic, the other goes full Hollywood spectacle - they find more common ground than expected. And there are a few moments where they get surprisingly close to picking...

GB and AJ go back to July 1985 - Live Aid, neon fashion and pop, and the highest-grossing film of the year. They break down Back to the Future: the troubled release, the flawless script, Marty & Doc's friendship, and why it's still an all-timer in 2026. Plus listener Patreon rankings, Project Hail Mary chat, and Bond talk.  Next week: Inspired by the incredible DeLorean, we look at our Fa...

The Lost Boys had one of the greatest movie soundtracks ever made - so this week GB and AJ are ranking their all-time personal top tens. From Cavatina to Celine Dion, these are the scores and songs that stuck with them, shaped them, and still end up on in the car. Plus: AJ is a 40-year-old skateboarder and he'd like you to know he can properly skate. Next week:  We Rewind the absolute classic...

It's 1987 - Rick Astley is never gonna give you up, MTV just launched and a gang of very cool, very dangerous vampires are running Santa Carla. GB and AJ rewind Joel Schumacher's cult classic The Lost Boys: how it reinvented the vampire genre for the MTV generation, why the soundtrack might be bigger than the movie itself, and whether style trumps substance. And why does it feel like 2 different m...

Following on from their episode on Disney's The Black Hole, GB and AJ sit down to rank their all-time favourite movie robots. The list spans decades - from Blade Runner's Roy Batty and Terminator's T-800 to overlooked gems like Mav from Love and Monsters. Plus: is one of them even a robot? And why does AJ try and ban GB's No 1 entry?! Next week:  We Rewind the dark soundtrack special that is...

You probably haven't seen it. You may never have heard of it. But Disney's  The Black Hole  (1979) is one of the most ambitious - and bizarre - films the studio ever made.  It cost $20 million, earned two Oscar nominations, and then almost completely vanished. This week, GB and AJ dust it off and find a film that's darker, weirder, and more fascinating than it has any right to...

This week on Fast Forward, GB and AJ dive into the fascinating world of rock stars and singers in movies. We’re breaking down the best, worst, and most bizarre appearances by musicians on the big screen. Following on from our  Labyrinth  episode, we explore how artists like David Bowie, Cher, and Frank Sinatra successfully made the leap into acting while others ( ahem  Mad...

This week on Rewind Classic Movies, we’re exploring  Labyrinth  (1986) - Jim Henson’s wildly imaginative fantasy starring David Bowie as the unforgettable Goblin King. On this episode we discuss: Weird age gaps and questionable fantasies David Bowie’s iconic performance (and yes… those tights) The extraordinary practical effects and puppetry from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop...

After revisiting  Mission: Impossible 2  on the Rewind show, we Fast Forward to take you on the Tom Cruise Eras Tour. From his breakout in the early 80s to becoming one of the biggest movie stars on the planet, Cruise’s career spans more than four decades, nearly 50 films, and $15 billion at the box office. In this episode we break down the six eras of Tom Cruise - from th...

In this episode of Rewind Classic Movies, we head back to the year 2000 - a time of Napster, low-rise jeans, and blockbuster action movies - to revisit  Mission: Impossible 2 . Directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, the sequel took the sleek espionage thriller of the original film and transformed it into a full-blown slow-motion action spectacle. Doves, motorcycle du...

What are the greatest movie quotes of all time? After last week’s  Rewind  episode on  The Princess Bride , GB and AJ jump into a Fast Forward discussion inspired by one of cinema’s most iconic lines: “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” From there, they each bring their own personal top picks for the most memorable quotes in film history - t...

In this episode of Rewind Classic Movies, GB and AJ revisit Rob Reiner’s fantasy adventure starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, and André the Giant. They explore how William Goldman wrote the story for his daughters, why Hollywood struggled to bring it to the screen, and how its unique blend of romance, comedy, action, and satire confused audiences a...

After  Stargate  exploded onto screens in 1994, Roland Emmerich had much bigger plans than a one-off sci-fi adventure. What was meant to be a full cinematic trilogy became a long-running TV phenomenon, a stalled sequel revival, multiple reboot attempts - and one very unfinished master plan. In this  Fast Forward  episode, we dig into Emmerich’s original  Stargate...

This week on Rewind Classic Movies, GB and AJ revisit Stargate (1994) - a film that launched one of the biggest TV sci-fi franchises of all time, despite mixed reviews and a surprisingly grim leading man. We dig into: Why Kurt Russell is  not  having fun James Spader’s Jon Bon Jovi vibes Jay Davidson’s emotional reaction to his villainous turn as Ra Practical effects that...

Inspired by  The Last Starfighter last week, this episode is all about our  favourite movie aliens from the 1980s and 1990s . Not the films, but the creatures themselves: the designs, the performances, the personalities, and why some of them stuck with us for decades. From lovable companions like  Max from  Flight of the Navigator , to nightmare fuel like  The Thing , we e...

We had such a good time recording this episode - both the interview with Lance (who was lovely) and myself and AJ chatting about a movie he'd never seen before! This didn't go the way I thought it would. In July 1984, arcades were basically cathedrals, Apple had just launched the Mac, and one teen in a trailer park was about to save the entire galaxy… because he was too good at a video game. This...