The Rewind

Josh is joined by AwardsCircuit.com film critic Joey Magidson to talk about Paul Dano's directorial debut, "Wildlife." They discuss how the movie managed to stand apart from other recent movies depicting dysfunctional families, Dano leaving his own directorial stamp on it separate from that of other filmmakers he has worked with, Carey Mulligan's performance, and much more! Spoilers start around 2...

Josh is joined by one of his oldest friends, Billy McCormick (who also luckily happens to know a thing or two about skater culture and 90s music) as they discuss Jonah Hill's directorial debut, "Mid90s." They talk about how accurately Jonah Hill pegs the 90s skate scene, teenage boy friend group dynamics, the soundtrack, how Hill did at casting skateboarders in key roles, and much more! Spoilers s...

In a double feature episode, Josh is first joined again by friends and horror enthusiasts Adam Lichtenstein and Kayla Mead to discuss David Gordon Green's sequel to the original "Halloween" movie (Beginning-39:29), which is aptly named, "Halloween." They discuss its predictability, the effectiveness of the traditional horror scenes, the intelligence of its characters compared to your average horro...

Josh is joined by now recurring guest Adam Schick to talk about the surprise hit of the fall, "Venom." But first, they discuss Adam's ongoing relationship with MoviePass for about the first four and half minutes. Then, they get to Venom and whether the movie even knew it was funny, Tom Hardy's performance, its clunky espionage scenes, Dan from Veep playing a guy named Dan, and much more! Spoilers...

Josh is joined by recurring guest and someone who unlike him has not been experiencing space movie fatigue, Fred Kolb, to discuss Damien Chazelle's latest film, First Man. They get into how it depicts the home life of Neil Armstrong, Claire Foy and Ryan Gosling's performances, how far the movie goes in putting a microscope up to NASA to examine its necessity and much more!

Josh is joined by his friend and first-time guest Ben Luben to break down David Lowery's The Old Man & The Gun. They discuss whether it is a movie worthy of being Robert Redford's last, the movie's message of living a fulfilling life, how Lowery has effectively jumped from one genre to another and much more! Things are mostly spoiler-free until the 37:00 mark.

Josh is joined by friend and future recurring guest Maya to discuss a little known movie called "A Star is Born." They cover everything from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's performances, the movie's depiction of the music industry, its message about addiction, the loaded soundtrack, how it compares to the earlier versions and much more! Spoilers throughout.

Josh is joined by Elijah Howard to discuss the newest film from Jeremy Saulnier frequent collaborator Macon Blair, "Hold the Dark." They discuss whether it earns its high body count, whether it is too dark for its own good and how it compares to the filmmakers' other work in recent year. Spoilers start around the 22:50 mark.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Graham Hall to discuss A Simple Favor and how Paul Feig did at making a movie that was not a straight comedy, how Blake Lively chewed the scenery, and how the movie compares to another recent film that included a disappearing woman, Gone Girl. Things get spoiler-y around the 14:50 mark.

Josh is joined again by friend Daniel Lima to discuss the three main movies of the Predator franchise, which includes "Predator" (Beginning-9:44), Daniel's inexplicable love for Predator 2 (9:44-19:33) and Shane Black's newest film, "The Predator" (19:33-End).

Josh is joined by recurring guests Adam Lichtenstein and Fred Kolb to discuss Operation Finale, the Oscar Isaac-Ben Kingsley vehicle about the hunt for Adolph Eichmann, one of Hitler's top lieutenants.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Hannah Couture to discuss two indie movies that are holding us over until Oscar season, Andrew Bujalski's Support the Girls (Beginning-33:56) and Juliet, Naked (33:57-End).

Josh is joined by friends and rom-com enthusiasts Lissa Khoshbakhti and Denise Akerman to discuss the newest hit romantic comedy from Netflix, "To All the Boys I've Loved Before." In addition to breaking down the entire movie, they also discuss how it compares to the other big Netflix hit this year, "Set it Up." Then, they discuss the current state of the rom-com genre and where it heads from here...

Josh is joined again by Fred Kolb and Logan Abbott to discuss Crazy Rich Asians and how successful it is in being more than just your run-of-the-mill rom-com.

Josh is joined by friend Daniel Lima to discuss the newest Spike Lee Joint, BlacKkKlansman. They discuss how Spike Lee highlights the lack of progress made in racial relations since the events of the movie took place in the early 1970s, the ways Jewish people can be challenged to make a difference and whether John David Washington is now the best Washington. Then, they each give their top five Spi...

Josh is joined by friends Kayla Mead and Adam Lichtenstein to discuss Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade (Beginning-48:34) and how a 20-something male comedian succeeded at telling the story of a teenage girl. Then, Kayla gives Josh a musical education as they talk about Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (48:36-End) and how it builds upon the well-known pre-existing story of the original.

Josh is joined by his friend Fred Kolb to discuss Mission Impossible: Fallout and where it stands against the rest of the franchise, how it did with its elaborate set pieces and just how much longer can Tom Cruise keep doing these movies? Spoilers start at 19:05;

Josh takes a break from movie-recapping to talk to friends around the country about how MoviePass' recent struggles have affected their moviegoing and what plans they are making when it comes to deciding their future subscription service and theater loyalties. (2:42-21:11) First, Fred Kolb and Logan Abbott join to discuss the movie scene in Jacksonville and whether Cinemark Movie Club is a viable...

Josh is once again joined by Graham Hall to discuss Skyscraper, the quality of this summer movie season, and The Rock's potential range as an actor.

Josh is joined by Graham Hall to break down two of the year's biggest documentaries. First, they discuss Three Identical Strangers (Beginning-30:12), including the documentary's commentary on Nature vs. Nurture as well as the incredible true story through which the documentary is framed. Then, they talk Won't You Be My Neighbor? and Fred Rogers' legacy (30:12-End).

Josh is joined by Elijah Howard and again by Josh Brown to discuss Boots Riley's crazy and ambitious debut as a filmmaker, Sorry to Bother You.

Josh is joined by another Josh, Josh Brown, to discuss Sicario: Day of the Soldado, the sequel to Denis Villeneuve's 2015 film, Sicario. They discuss how it compares to its predecessor, whether Stephen Miller gave edits after Taylor Sheridan turned in the first draft and much more! Spoilers for the latter half of the movie start at 21:24.

Josh is joined by guest Hannah Couture to discuss the newest entry into the MCU, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and how it works as a smaller story right next to Avengers: Infinity War. They also speculate as to what comes next in the MCU.

Josh is joined by Adam Schick to discuss Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Beginning-38:36), bad moviegoing etiquette (38:37- 44:39), the challenges facing MoviePass and the future of subscription-based moviegoing (44:40-1:04:16) and American Animals (1:04:16-End).

Josh is joined by Pixar correspondent and Ocean's franchise enthusiast Joe Morgan to discuss Ocean's 8 (0:00-37:43) and Incredibles 2 (37:49-End).