The Rewind

Josh is once again joined by Batman Correspondent Nick Menta as they enter Joel Schumacher's Gotham and talk "Batman Forever." They discuss how Val Kilmer did in his one appearance as Batman, the effectiveness of the villain tag-team of Tommy Lee Jones' Two-Face and Jim Carrey's Riddler, the lack of camaraderie between Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey off screen and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb to talk about Kenneth Branagh’s second Agatha Christie adaptation, “Death on the Nile.” They discuss how this movie differed in its rendering of Hercule Poirot rom 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” despite Branagh still playing the title role, if the story revealed itself in a properly suspenseful manner, if the film looked like it was shot completel...

Josh is joined by Batman Correspondent Nick Menta to continue their Batman Rewind project and revisit Tim Burton's "Batman Returns." They discuss how Burton made his Gotham even weirder in his second go-round, the Danny DeVito's bizarrely fascinating turn as The Penguin and the modern day parallels it brings to mind, magical cats and much more!

Josh is joined by Batman Correspondent Nick Menta as they begin a project of re-watching the four pre-Christopher Nolan live-action Batman films. They begin with Tim Burton's first effort, 1989's "Batman." They discuss how they felt about Michael Keaton in the title role, Jack Nicholson's turn as The Joker, how the movie managed to balance both goofy and serious moments and much more!

Josh is joined by Horror Movie Correspondent Adam Lichtenstein to talk about the newest installment in the Scream franchise, (or the requel?), "Scream." They discuss the movie's choice to go all in on meta commentary about horror movies, the quality of the action/kill scenes, how it incorporated the returning actors like Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courtney Cox and mixed them with a new cast...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb to talk about the newest entry into The Kingsman franchise, "The King's Man." They discuss how the movie makes use of the real events surrounding World War I in telling the origin story of the Kingman Secret Service, the effectiveness in which it adds fictional characters and events to the real life events, Ralph Fiennes' lead performance, the quality fo...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima for a double feature. First (Beginning-38:09), they talk about Don't Look Up and whether Adam McKay's effectively conveyed his message about climate change, if the movie works at all as a straight comedy, the various performances from a cast stuffed with stars and much more! Then, (38:10-End) they discuss Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth" and whethe...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Elijah Howard for a double feature. First (Beginning-1:04:42), they break down the newest movie from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza" and discuss Anderson's bold choice to place two film newcomers in the leading roles in Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim, the movie's depiction of show business in the 1970s in Los Angeles, the obscure digressions the st...

Josh is joined by recurring guest John Pulice to talk about the newest movie from writer/director Sean Baker, “Red Rocket.” They discuss whether anyone should feel bad for having fun at a movie in which the main character is mostly doing heinous things, Baker’s inspired casting choice of journeyman entertainer Simon Rex in the lead role as a pornstar returning to his Texas hometown, the other perf...

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan and recurring guest Denise Akerman to talk about Disney's "Encanto." They discuss how the movie was true to its Columbian roots in telling a family story, if the storytelling choices did right by a large cast of characters, the unique setting of a single house for most of the movie's run time and much more!

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to break down the newest entry into the MCU, "Spider-Man: No Way Home." They discuss how the filmmakers did in utilizing prior Spider-Man characters as part of the story, whether the motivations of the characters made sense, the performances of the star-packed cast, where they want to see live-action Spider-Man movies go next and much more! Spoilers thro...

Josh is joined once again by recurring guest Ben Luben for a double feature. First (Beginning-52:47) they discuss Nightmare Alley and how Guillermo del Toro did in straying from the fantasy genre, how the movie wades into politics without being too explicit about it, Bradley Cooper's leading performance and much more! Then (52:48-end) they talk about Paul Schrader's The Card Counter and how Schrad...

Josh is joined by Steven Spielberg Correspondent Josh Brown and Musical Correspondent John Pulice to talk about Spielberg's adaptation of "West Side Story." They discuss the key differences between the new version and the 1961 Best Picture winner, how Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner make the movie feel timely while being set in the 1950s, the performances from breakout stars like Rachel Ze...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Ben Luben to discuss Mia Hansen-Løve's "Bergman Island." They discuss how Hansen-Løve paid homage to famed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman while not relying to heavily on his work, its depiction of the struggles of the creative process, the unique structure in which the movie takes a hard turn midway through and much more!

Josh is joined by now-recurring guest Holden Martinson to talk about Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog.” They discuss how Campion surprises the audience by turning the Western genre on its head by telling a story about sexuality and toxic masculinity, the acclaimed performances from Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Jesse Plemons, how Campion filmed New Zealand as a Mont...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Kayla Stetzel to enter the world of high fashion and the 1% as they talk all things "House of Gucci." They discuss how Lady Gaga did in her first acting gig since "A Star is Born," whether Ridley Scott found the right balance between his campy performers and a story about power/excess, the visual style of the movie and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima and first-time guest Mo Adewunmi to talk about “King Richard.” They discuss Will Smith’s performance as Richard Williams, whether the movie was daring enough in showing more controversial moments in Richard’s life that occurring while promoting his daughters’ careers, the movie’s depiction of the Williams’ infiltration of traditionally white spaces lik...

Josh is joined by recurring guest John Pulice to talk about Netflix's "tick, tick...BOOM!" They discuss how first-time director Lin Manuel-Miranda did in adapting Jonathan Larson's unconventional rock monologue to the screen, Andrew Garfield's lead performance as Larson, how effective the movie was in telling a story about creative people being torn between financial security and chasing their dre...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Kayla Stetzel to talk about "Spencer," the newest film from Pablo Larraín. They discuss how Kristen Stewart did in putting on an English accent to portray such a famous figure in Princess Diana, how Larraín used various filmmaking techniques to show Diana's day-to-day struggles in the early 90s , the light that the movie shone on the rest of the royal family and m...

Josh is joined by first-time guest Shane Chernoff to talk all about the newest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Eternals." They discussed whether Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao's sensibilities fit within the MCU, which of the several new character they wished they had seen more of and which they really enjoyed, whether the CGI was put to good use, if the comedic moments fit tonally as...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Daniel Lima and Elijah Howard for a double feature. First(Beginning-45:45), they discuss Edgar Wright's "Last Night in Soho" and how Wright's filmmaking style fit with this particular type of horror movie, its visual re-creation of 1960s London, the star turns from Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy and much more! Then, they talk about the debut feature of Jey...

Josh is joined by now-recurring guest Arjun Kaul to talk about the newest film from writer/director Wes Anderson, "The French Dispatch." They discuss the ways in which it utilized Anderson's sensibilities to comment on loneliness as well as the lives of journalists, whether its anthology/magazine-type structure worked effectively, the performances from the star-studded cast and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guests Fred Kolb and Ben Luben to talk all things "Dune." They discuss how filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Greg Fraiser did in visually recreating the world of Frank Herbert's novel, whether Villeneuve was smart in how he went about cutting off the story in anticipation of future films, the various performances from the stacked cast that included Timothée...

Josh is joined by recurring guest and Adam correspondent Lissa Khoshbakhti for a double feature. First (Beginning-36:17), they discuss "The Last Duel" and how Ben Affleck and Matt Damon did in writing a script that handled an issue as delicate as sexual assault, how director Ridley Scott executed telling the story from the perspectives of three different characters and the performances from a load...

Josh is joined by horror movie correspondents Adam Lichtenstein and Kayla Mead to talk about "Halloween Kills." They discuss if this movie was even necessary in the continuing arc of the franchise, the various kills, if the characters were too dumb even by horror movie standards and much more! Spoilers throughout!