Rewind Reviews

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose The Parole Officer, a simple comedy to cleanse the pallet before we dive into Lord Of The Ring's next week. Will this comedy fit that bill? And will it suffer from some problematic elements like many other comedies from this era?

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Dan chose Sci-Fi action classic Predator in excitement for the upcoming sequel Prey. Does this films over the top machismo hurt the final product? Let's find out!

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose the stone cold classic that is Good Will Hunting, surely that movie remains flawless, right?

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Dan chose Last Action Hero, a film he remembers enjoying as a child but fears might not hold up. How will Chris feel as an adult seeing it for the first time? How does a director parody the genre he himself defined.

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose Die Hard 2, a sequel Dan recalls not enjoying for being too similar to the original. Will he change his mind after rewatching it this time?

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Dan chose Gremlins 2. He remembers feeling this film being a perfect sequel, will Chris feel the same way?

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose Liar Liar. Might this be the best of Jim Carrey's comedies? Listen as we find out.

We return for our fifth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Dan chose Who Framed Roger Rabbit? a classic Chris isn't sure he's seen. Will it hold up? Will it work for Chris with no nostalgia attached? Listen and find out.

We return to finish our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week for the second of our two Christmas specials, Chris chose Die Hard. Plus we tackle the question that has followed this film for as long as we can remember... is it a Christmas film?

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week for the first of our two Christmas specials, Dan chose It's A Wonderful Life. Plus we ask why the film's popularity endures eternally.

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose The Matrix Revolutions as we finish unpacking the Matrix trilogy with 20+ years of hindsight. Is this final film as bad as history remembers? Yes. Yes it is.

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Dan chose The Matrix Reloaded as we continue to unpack the Matrix trilogy with 20+ years of hindsight. This week we tackle the second film with the flawed but iconic Burley Brawl. Are the sequels as bad as history remembers? It's complicated.

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose The Matrix as we begin to unpack the Matrix trilogy with 20+ years of hindsight, starting with the original 1999 classic.

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Dan chose The Sixth Sense. Chris has never seen the film before, and together they discuss whether the film can still work for someone discovering it today even though they probably already know the twist.

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose Memento. For many people our age, it was a gateway into a different tier of cinema. But does it live up to its reputation? And is it as clever as our younger selves thought?

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Dan chose Waynes World, as he was convinced it would hold up better than Dumb and Dumber, will he win this bet with himself? Will we discover that it's still totally cool to make 'Not!' jokes? Yeah right, and monkeys might fly outta my butt.

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose a childhood favorite, Dumb and Dumber. But the question is, does puerile comedy that made us laugh when we were children, still work for us as adults.

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week (for Halloween) Dan chose Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. Is the movie as imaginative as Dan remembers? And how suitable is it for younger audiences?

We return for our fourth series of nostalgic film reviews, this week Chris chose All About Steve and may have taken the challenge of choosing a bad film to start the series a little too seriously. Is it as bad as its reputation? Yes. Yes it is. Maybe even worse.

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Dan chose the sequel to the second-ever episode. That's right we're watching Short Circuit 2, will Chris enjoy this more than the first? Does the problematic casting get any better? Only one way to find out.

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Chris chose Dr. Dolittle. Does this modern reimagining of a classic match-up to Eddie Murphy's earlier movies?

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Dan chose Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi. Remembered as the weakest of the original trilogy, is it as flawed as history suggests?

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Chris chose Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Often remembered as the strongest entry in the original trilogy, does it hold up?

We return for our third series of nostalgic film reviews, this time Dan chose Star Wars: A New Hope. This classic is a favourite childhood film, how does it fair when they watch it with a critical eye? May the force be with you.

We sit down to review M. Night Shyamalan's much-maligned adaptation of Avatar The Last Airbender in a bonus episode crossing over our two podcasts Rewind Reviews and Analysing Avatar. Spoiler alert, it's terrible.