Rewind It Back

Vietnam veteran and drifter John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) wanders into a small Washington town in search of an old friend, but is met with intolerance and brutality by the local sheriff, Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy). When Teasle and his deputies restrain and shave Rambo, he flashes back to his time as a prisoner of war and unleashes his fury on the officers. He narrowly escapes the manhunt, but i...

Bill, Joe and Tim discuss this timeless classic about the story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a  gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his feelings enters into the ring and eventually takes over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything. Artwork b...

The guys are back along with guest, Nick, to discuss our first movie of 2023. Agent 007 (George Lazenby) and Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) join forces to battle the evil SPECTRE organization in the Swiss Alps. But the group's powerful leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas), is launching his most fatal scheme yet: a germ warfare plot that could kill millions. Artwork by Maura Farrell

Bill, Jim and Joe take a break from discussing movies and dedicate this episode to the memory of Kevin Conroy (The voice of Batman). Topics include favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, movies, video games, and getting to meet Kevin at the Philly comic con.  Logo Artwork by Maura Farrell

Joes dad joins us to discuss this timeless Christmas story. Topics of conversation include the Christmas Carol story, being a Scrooge when working in retail, and we play our holiday themed game of "Are You Smarter Than Rewind It Back?" Logo Designed by Maura Farrell

The guys get into a deep discussion about this 1992 holiday/super hero movie classic. Set at Christmastime, Gotham City and its holiday celebrations are under siege by the Penguin and a group of circus freaks. 

We start of season of holiday was with this comedic take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series o...

Best Thanksgiving movie ever!! The guys kick off the holiday season with this timeless classic. Easily excitable Neal Page (Steve Martin) is somewhat of a control freak. Trying to get home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and kids, his flight is rerouted to a distant city in Kansas because of a snowstorm, and his sanity begins to fray. Worse yet, he is forced to bunk up with talkativ...

The guys have a good chuckle fest over this movie that kick started Arnolds career in action movies.  Retired Special Forces soldier John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lives with daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) in isolation, but his privacy is disturbed by former commander Franklin Kirby (James Olson), who warns him that his fellow soldiers are getting killed one by one. After Kirby leaves, J...

Bill, Joe and Tim discuss this classic Adam Sandler movie. All Happy Gilmore has ever wanted is to be a professional hockey player. But he soon discovers he may actually have a talent for playing an entirely different sport: golf. When his grandmother (Frances Bay) learns she is about to lose her home, Happy  joins a golf tournament to try and win enough money to buy it for her. With his powe...

In Wes Craven's classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams -- which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends' parents may be the key to unraveling the my...

Bill's brother-in-law, Steve, is back with the guys to chat about this cult classic. Ash is transported back to medieval days, where he is captured by  the dreaded Lord Arthur. Aided by the deadly chainsaw that has become  his only friend, Ash is sent on a perilous mission to recover the Book  of the Dead, a powerful tome that gives its owner the power to summon an  army of gho...

Bill, Joe, and Tim kick around this 1973 iconic movie. One of the most profitable horror movies ever made, this tale of an exorcism is based loosely on actual events. When young Regan (Linda Blair) starts acting odd -- levitating, speaking in tongues -- her worried mother (Ellen Burstyn) seeks medical help, only to hit a dead end. A local priest (Jason Miller), however, thinks the girl may be seiz...

On this episode to kick off the season of Halloween movies, Bill's sister, Stephanie, joins us to talk about this classic Halloween movie.  After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a...

The film takes a look at one single Friday in the life of two friends, Craig Jones (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker), in South Central LA. Craig has recently been fired from his job while attempting to collect his wages, as he was allegedly caught on camera stealing cardboard boxes from UPS, although he claims innocence. Throughout the day, friends and local neighborhood characters pass through...

On this episode, we are joined by Bill's brother-in-law, Steve Janetzko, to chat about this late 2000's comedy, and how it would not get made in today's society. The film stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. When their frustrated director (Steve Coogan) drops them in the middle of a jungle...

On this episode, we are joined by our good friend, Nick Costa, to banter about this nostalgia 90's movie based on the classic video game. The film follows a group of heroes who participate in the Mortal Kombat tournament to protect Earth from being conquered by malevolent forces. Its story primarily adapts the original 1992 game, while also using elements from the game Mortal Komabt II.  Mort...

Bill, Joe and Dan banter about this 1967 war movie comedy. During WWII, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers. The prisoners who survive the mission will receive pardons for their crimes.  Starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown and John Cassavetes. Artwork by Ma...

SEASON 2 PREMIERE!!! We are back with our good friend, Boss, to talk about this mob movie classic, "GoodFellas." The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mob, covering his relationship with his wife, Karen Hill, and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito as they gradually climb the ladder from petty crime to violent murders.  Starring Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine...

In our last episode before we break for the summer, we are joined by our special guest and friend of the podcast, Grace Farrell, to discuss this timeless classic. The crew will get tested on how well they remember this movie in our 4th installment of "Are You Smarter Than Rewind It Back?" We wish you and your family a happy and safe summer! Talk you all in the Fall! In this 1980s sci-fi classic, s...

The guys toss around this 80's movie classic starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis and Anthony Edwards.  The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick (Tom Cruise) is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the...

The guys kick the tires with special guest and friend of the podcast, Mr. DePalma (Joe's dad). We discuss the movie, Moonstruck, and how the themes of the movie, family and love, resonate with Mr. DePalma growing up in an Italian family. Moonstruck follows the story of Loretta Castorini (Cher), a widowed Italian-American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's unhinged, hot tempered younger brot...

This week we discuss the true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen and Amy Adam...

Bill, Jim and Joe yuk it up over this 1990 movie based on a comic strip. They also discuss topics of the movie toy line, Al Pacino's performance, and the film noir setting. Dick Tracy is one of the toughest and best police officers in the city. He is on the hunt for the biggest crime boss named Big Boy Caprice who recently killed off the former crime boss, Lips Manless. Tracy is faced with a lot o...

The guys confabulate over this early 80's film. Matthew Broderick plays David Lightman, an intelligent, underachieving teen who discovers a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. The movie also stars Ally Sheedy, John Wood and Dabney Coleman.