The Retros

Send us Fan Mail  The Oscars!? That was months ago! Just so happens, that's when we recorded this episode. It inadvertently sat on the shelf while Carlos moved to a new home that consumed his life! But now, movies once again consume his life! What are we here for!? Talking about movies!  After watching Conan O'Brien brilliantly host the Oscars, we tallied up the score to see who predicte...

Send us Fan Mail This week we look back at our 1967 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told.  In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. We talk about Hank Stram and Superbowl 1...briefly. And how he introduced Gatorade to football and the rest of sports...

Send us Fan Mail This week we look back at our 1939 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told.  In this episode: The audio quality took a little hit while recording this show. We managed to fix the problem so future shows will sound much better. Always fighting the robots... We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are excited to talk about the Oscars, but this time, the Oscars that haven't happened yet! Yes, we're looking forward and giving our predictions for 2026 Oscars that are right around the corner! In this episode: We go through the entire list of categories, talk about the nominees, and each of us takes a shot at who the winner will be! We made a list of all o...

Send us Fan Mail This week we look back at our 2012 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told.  In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. We talk about the talented actor Karl Urban, who starred in such greats  such as the 2009 reboot of Star Trek , Dredd...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to SEASON 2!! As we start the new year, we start a new season of laughs and movie talk here on the Retros. We're so happy to have found such success when we launched season 1 last year. We appreciate everyone who took the time to listen to us and we hope you continue to listen and enjoy our ramblings. Even though this is Episode 1 of Season 2, we're going to cont...

Send us Fan Mail Since we had so much to say, this week we're presenting the second part of 1985!  But first, here is a reminder of this years list of Oscar nominees: Out of Africa The Color Purple Kiss of the Spider Woman Prizzi's Honor Witness As if that wasn't enough, we added a few other categories to the Oscar list like The Best Grandma Moment, The Independent Darling, and Who...

Send us Fan Mail This week we go "back in time" to 1985! Wow, it was such an enjoyable trip to a time of our tumultuous youth to watch the movies that were so essential to our formative years, and boy did we find a lot to talk about!  So much so, we decided to split the show into two parts! Part one is available now, Part 2 will be available next week. But first, we are so excited to dis...

Send us Fan Mail This week we look back at our 1987 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told.  In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. We talk about the late, great John Witherspoon, who starred in cinematic touchstones such as I'm Gonna Git You Su...

Send us Fan Mail This week we go back, way back, to 1939! It was a fascinating dive into an era of movies we didn't know that much about. But we learned! Oh, we learned... Here are the ten movies nominated for Outstanding Production (what they called "Best Picture" back then): Gone With the Wind Dark Victory Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Goodbye, Mr. Chips Love Affair Ninotchka Wizar...

Send us Fan Mail Sorry for the delay, we were on a brief marketing sabbatical! This week we look back at our 2008 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making th...

Send us Fan Mail This week we look at the Best Picture nominations of 2012 and noticed something different! This year the Academy went with a ten movie list. Not to be daunted, we dove right in: Argo Amour Beasts of the Southern Wastes Django Unchained Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty As if that wasn't enough, we added a few other categories to the Os...

Send us Fan Mail Where we look back at our 1974 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. The toys of the 70s were the best. Not an opinion; i...

Send us Fan Mail This week we go back in time and look at the Best Picture nominations of 1967 and we are really excited to talk about them: Bonnie and Clyde The Graduate In the Heat of the Night Doctor Doolittle Guess Who's Coming for Dinner Plus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! This week we di...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of March Madness and the upcoming NFL season, we put together a bracket of our own!  This is the Final round for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! Who will win? We've tallied up the votes and determined the victor. Listen in and find out who! Support the show Thank you for listening and watch more movies!

Send us Fan Mail Our 20th episode! We look at the Best Picture nominations of 1987 and we are really excited to talk about them: The Last Emperor Broadcast News Fatal Attraction Hope and Glory Moonstruck Plus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! This week we dive deep into comedies and why they should be...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of March Madness and the upcoming NFL season, we put together a bracket of our own!  This is the Fifth round! We are now in the Final Four vying for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! What next? Go listen to the fifth round show, and afterwards go to the Retros Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15y4zeBWCZ/ Fill out the bracket polls with your choices. That...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of March Madness, the NBA and NHL playoffs, we put together a bracket of our own!  This is the fourth round! We are now in the Elite Eight vying for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! What next? Go listen to the fourth round show, and afterwards go to the Retros Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15y4zeBWCZ/ Fill out the bracket polls with your choices. Tha...

Send us Fan Mail Back to the 2000s and another list of fantastic movies! We were really excited to talk about the best picture nominations: Slumdog Millionaire The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Plus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and Who Did It Best! This week we deep dive into Ironman lau...

Send us Fan Mail Where we look back at our 2001 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. Rat Race ! A criminally overlooked movie in the chas...

Send us Fan Mail This is quite possibly our favorite year we've done on this show! The 70s was full of avant guard cinema and outright crazy gonzo productions. We were really excited to talk about the best picture nominations: The Godfather Part 2 Chinatown The Conversation Lenny The Towering Inferno Plus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, Th...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of March Madness, the NBA and NHL playoffs, we put together a bracket of our own!  This is the third round! The votes were in and we winnowed the matches down to 16  actors vying for the Irwin Uber Allin Award! What next? Go listen to the third round show, and afterwards go to the Retros Podcast Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15y4zeBWCZ/ Fill out the bra...

Send us Fan Mail Where we look back at our 1983 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: We made some mistakes. We hold ourselves accountable for those mistakes! Even if we have to make fun of each other for making those mistakes. The Outsiders , Coppola's coming of age film ab...

Send us Fan Mail We are moving into the 21st Century and discussing all the Oscar movies for the year 2001!! We were really excited to talk about the best picture nominations: Gosford Park In the Bedroom Fellowship of the Ring Moulin Rouge A Beautiful Mind Plus a few other categories we felt needed to be added to the Oscar list like Comedy Gold, The Independent Darling, and The Sequel of the Year!...

Send us Fan Mail Where we look back at our 1997 episode and see if it needs any mistakes rectified or omissions told. But probably not. But probably, we're not always that accurate... In this episode: What exactly is the nomination process for the Academy Awards? We don't really know for sure, Price Waterhouse keeps that info close to their chest. But, we have a pretty good idea. Which m...