The Rewind

Josh is joined by recurring guest Elijah Howard and action movie correspondent Daniel Lima to fight to the death and break down "Mortal Kombat." They discuss how the movie incorporated elements of the movie and video game canon that preceded it, whether the movie was too exposition heavy, the quality of the action and much more!

Josh is joined by resident Nice Jewish Girl Denise Akerman and resident Honorary Jew Josh Brown to talk about the most Jewish movie of the year, "Shiva Baby." They discuss how first-time direct Emma Seligman managed to make one of the most tense movies of the year all within one house, the movie's expert grasp on Jewish culture, the various performances from both Jewish and gentile actors and much...

Josh is joined by returning guest Elijah Howard to discuss all things Godzilla vs. Kong including how it compares to other films in the Monsterverse, its use of humor to distinguish itself from its predecessors, the quality of the CGI, if it is successful in the parts of the movie where giant creatures are not on screen and much more!

Josh is joined by The Rewind’s most frequent guests from the last year for the 3rd Annual Rewind Top 10 podcast. Each guest’s Top 10 can be found at these points in the podcast: Joey Magidson (Beginning-37:21) (You can find Joey's work at www. AwardsRadar.com)! Daniel Lima (37:22-58:53) Fred Kolb (58:54-1:48:30) Josh Brown (1:48:32-2:27:47) Joe Morgan (2:27:48-3:10:05) Elijah Howard (3:10:06-3:36:...

To complete The Rewind's 2020 movie reviews, Josh is joined by recurring guest Josh Brown for a double feature of two Oscar-nominated movies. First (Beginning-43:01), they discuss Best International Feature nominee Another Round and how the movie captured the experiment of drinking to the point of optimal performance, how Josh B. could relate to the characters as a teacher, the film's unconvention...

Josh is joined by Daniel Lima to talk all about "Nobody." They discuss whether Bob Odenkirk is believable as an action star, if the movie differentiated itself from the John Wick franchise given the DNA it shares with it, the quality of the action scenes and much more! Spoilers start at 41:07!

Just in time for Opening Day 2021, Josh is joined by recurring guest Adam Lichtenstein for a double header of two baseball movies. First (Beginning-28:46), they discuss "Pride of the Yankees" including whether it is anything more than Lou Gehrig hagiography, Gary Cooper's performance as Lou Gehrig, how the movie handled his fatal disease and much more! Then (28:47-1:01:02), they talk about 2008's...

Josh is joined by friend and first-time guest, New York Daily News TV Writer Kate Feldman, to talk all things "Promising Young Woman." They discuss first-time writer/director Emerald Fennell's impressive overall vision and attention to detail, how the movie conveyed its message about rape culture, Carey Mulligan's Oscar-nominated performance, the eclectic soundtrack and much more! Then (1:06:34-En...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Lissa Khoshbakhti and Elijah Howard to talk about the newest Oscar-nominated film from A24, "Minari." The discuss how a movie about a Korean-American family farming in the Ozarks manages to feel so universal, the performances from the cast including ones that earned Oscar nominations for Youn Yuh-jung and Steven Yeun, its unique depiction of 1980s Arkansas and mu...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb for a double feature. First, Beginning-32:17) they discuss Netflix's "I Care A Lot" and its struggles in finding the right story to tell about the guardianship industry, Rosamund Pike's performance, how it forgets to use its best character/performance and much more! (Spoilers begin at 16:37). Then, (32:18-1:00:47) they talk about Ron Howard's "Hillbilly...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Hannah Couture to talk about "Nomadland." They discuss writer/director Chloé Zhao's depiction of people living a nomadic lifestyle in the western United States and what their stories say about the state of our country. They also talk about Frances McDormand's lead performance, the performances of the non-professional actors from the nomadic community that fill out...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Daniel Lima to talk all about "Judas and the Black Messiah." They discuss the manner in which writer/director Shaka King decided to tell the story of the FBI's vendetta against Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers coming to a head, whether the movie was too sympathetic to William O'Neal, the FBI informant who infiltrated the Black Panthers, Daniel K...

Josh is joined by rom com correspondents Lissa Khoshbakhti and Denise Akerman to complete the To All the Boys trilogy with "To All the Boys: Always and Forever." They discuss how the movie captured the feeling of falling in love with New York City, its handling of a young couple deciding whether to be long distance for college, whether it improved over the disappointing second film in the series a...

Josh is joined by friend and future speech language pathologist Kayla Mead to talk about Amazon's "Sound of Metal." They discuss Riz Ahmed's committed performance as a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing, how the movie handles sensitive issues of the deaf community such as cochlear implants, its depiction of how a deaf community can function on its own without treating deafness as a disability...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Joe Morgan and Fred Kolb to talk about the newest movie from director Paul Greengrass starring Tom Hanks, "News of the World." They discuss whether the movie has interesting things to say about America today, how Greengrass' style fit in the Western, Hanks' performance as an ex-Confederate solider, why Greengrass should watch "Air Bud" and much more! Spoilers for...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Lissa Khoshbakhti and Denise Akerman to talk about Netflix's "Pieces of a Woman." They discuss its harrowing first 30 minutes showing a home birth in one take, its effectiveness in depicting how people deal with grief, Vanessa Kirby's Oscar-worthy performance, how it felt watching Shia LaBeouf in such a movie not long after domestic abuse allegations surfaced aga...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk about the directorial debut of Regina King, "One Night in Miami." They discuss how the actors involved did in portraying icons Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali and Malcom X as well as its imagination of the conversations those men had one night in 1964. Josh and Daniel also get into whether the filmmaking was effective in transit...

Josh is joined this week by Pixar correspondent Joe Morgan and recurring guest Josh Brown for a blockbuster double feature! First (Beginning-38:00), they discuss Pixar's "Soul" and whether it stuck the landing in dealing with weighty themes about the meaning of life, its renderings of the afterlife and New York City, the varied voice performances and much more! Then (38:01-44:44), Josh Brown gives...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Maya to talk about Netflix's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." They discuss how writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson and director George C. Wolfe did in adapting August Wilson's play for the screen, how it conveyed Wilson's messages including the with regard to its many messages including white appropriation of black art, Viola Davis' performance as the title character, Chadwic...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima for a very logical double feature episode. First (Beginning-22:58), they talk about "Fatman" and whether it does enough with its concept of the everyman Santa Clause being hunted by a hitman, if watching Mel Gibson play Chris Kringle was too big of an ask, Walton Goggins' committed performance, what the movie's economic message might have been and much...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Kayla Stetzel to break down Hulu's Happiest Season. They discuss how writer/director Clea Duvall took the traditional family-coming-home-for-Christmas romantic comedy formula and made it fit a queer story, Kristen Stewart as a rom-com lead, whether it conceived of its central romance in a way that allowed the audience to cheer for the couple, Aubrey Plaza nearly w...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Elijah Howard to talk about the newest film from Netflix and David Fincher, "Mank." They discuss how effective writer Jack Fincher was in telling the story of Herman Mankiewicz becoming disillusioned from William Randolph Hearst, leading to the writing of "Citizen Kane," how it showed economic struggle that echoes what America is experiencing in 2020, whether Fake...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Lissa Khoshbakhti for an all body-switching movie podcast! First, (Beginning-34:15) they discuss the newest film from Blumhouse, “Freaky” and how it managed to take from other classic horror films while still having unique action, Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn’s performances depicting themselves possessed by the other and whether the movie could have had some st...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Nick Menta to go back to 2009 to revisit Jason Reitman’s “Up in the Air.” They discuss how it feels to watch a movie about traveling and switching to remote work in light of the country is currently experiencing, if the movie strikes the right tone despite being largely about firing people, its three central performances and much more! Then (47:00-End), they give...

Josh finally becomes a Pixar completist after watching all three Cars movies and is joined by Pixar/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the company's arguably most maligned films. First (Beginning- 28:16), they revisit 2006's "Cars" and how it did in creating a new world inhabited by talking vehicles as well as John Lasseter's ode to the heartland. Then(28:17-43:12), they discuss "Car...