The Rewind

Josh is joined by recurring guests Elijah Howard and Holden Martinson to talk about the newest from John Carney, "Flora and Son"! They discuss how Carney made a story about a broken family and music feel different from his prior film, the quality of the music within the movie, the performances from the cast that included Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jack Reynor as well as newcomer Orén Kin...

Josh is joined by Financial Services Industry Correspondent Fred Kolb to discuss Netflix's "Fair Play." The film has been marketed as an erotic thriller, and Josh and Fred discuss whether that billing was a bit misleading. They also get into how first-time writer/director Chloe Domont did in creating a tense workplace using dense financial terms, the quality of the lead performances from Phoebe Dy...

Josh is joined by Financial Services Industry Correspondent Fred Kolb to take a trip back to early 2021 as they talk about "Dumb Money." They discuss the ways in which the filmmaker showed the infamous short squeeze of GameStop stock from various perspectives, if the timing itself made sense to release a movie for an event that happened in the recent past, the performances from a cast that include...

Josh is joined by first-time guest Monique Wilson and Rachel Sennott Appreciator Daniel Lima to talk about the newest film from Sennott and co-writer and director Emma Seligman, Bottoms. They discuss how Seligman and Sennott effectively satirized high school sex comedies by focusing on queer women starting a fight club, the bevy of fun performances from a cast that included Ayo Edebiri, former NFL...

Josh is joined by Agatha Christie Correspondent Fred Kolb to discuss Kenneth Branagh’s third Christie adaptation, “A Haunting in Venice!” They discuss the ways in which Branagh improved upon his first two entries in the franchise by changing the feel of the movie to something approaching the horror genre, the performances from the cast that included Tina Fey, Jamie Dorman and Kelly Reilly, whether...

Josh is joined by Action Movie Correspondent Daniel Lima to talk about “The Equalizer 3.” They discuss if the movie works in its stretches that have very little action despite the franchise’s reputation, if the plot made sense, if Denzel Washington’s Robert McCall is still a believable character at his advanced age and much more! Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by Jewish Event Movie Correspondent Denise Akerman and Adam Sandler Correspondent Lissa Khoshbakhti to talk about Sandler's newest Netflix production, "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah"! They discuss what the film got right about the 7th grade social scene for kids on the Bar/Bat Mitzvah circuit, the performances by Adam Sandler's daughters Sunny and Sadie in featured roles,...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Shane Chernoff to break down the latest film from the DCEU, "Blue Beetle." They discuss how relative newcomer Xolo Maridueña did in carrying a superhero movie, how the film managed to capture a different tone than most DC movies, if the story struck the right balance between lore and character building, the various supporting performances and much more!

Josh is joined by Animal Movie Correspondent Daniel Lima to talk about "Strays." They discuss how the film managed to be even more from the perspective of its animals that most talking animal movies, the quality of the voice performances, which gross-out moments were effective and much more! Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Theater Correspondent, Maya, to talk about "Theater Camp"! They discuss Maya's experiences growing up going to the camp that inspired the movie, the little details the movie got right about theater culture, the quality of the performances put on by the camp within the movie, if the movie is universal enough in its humor non-theater diehards to have a fun time, the pe...

Josh is joined by Christopher Nolan Correspondent Nick Menta to talk all about the writer/director's newest epic, "Oppenheimer." They discuss how Nolan's 3-timeline structure worked in telling the store of the famed physicist's life, Cillian Murphy's performance in the title role, the film's technical accomplishments, the deep bench of big-name actors and their various performances and much more!

Josh is joined by Greta Gerwig Movie Correspondent Kayla Stetzel and recurring guest John Pulice for a trip to BarbieWorld as they discuss all things "Barbie"! They discuss how Greta Gerwig's newest film managed to be fun but also tell a story about what it means to be a man and a woman in today's world, the impressive practical effects/set design, the performances from the deep cast led by Margot...

Josh is joined by Action Movie Correspondent Daniel Lima and Mission Impossible Correspondent Fred Kolb to break down "Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One." They discuss if Tom Cruise and his collaborates successfully raised the bar for crazy action set pieces, if the plot was too convoluted, whether the movie struggled to maintain a fun tone, the various supporting performances, if A.I....

Josh is joined by recurring guest and Kelly Reichardt Correspondent Ben Luben to discuss Reichardt's newest film, "Showing Up"! They discuss the film's unique depiction of the process of making art, how Reichardt immersed the production in a specific artistic community within Portland, Michelle Williams' lead performance as someone navigating a complicated personal life while trying to focus on ma...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb and Steven Spielberg Correspondent Josh Brown to talk all things "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." They discuss whether the likely last film of the franchise found the right way to end its story, the use of Nazis as a villain for the third time, if Harrison Ford was still believable as an action star at 80, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's performance as In...

Josh is joined by Pixar Correspondent Joe Morgan to break down PIxar's latest film, "Elemental." They discuss whether Pixar was able to effectively tell a story for kids that largely dealt with bureaucratic logjams, the socioeconomic messaging of the film, its creation of a very detailed city inhabited by elements, whether they would prefer Pixar make movies with similar themes set in a word that...

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk about the newest and long-awaited entry into the DCEU, "The Flash." They discuss whether multiverse storytelling is becoming too commonplace or if "The Flash" just didn't do it well, the quality of its action scenes, its use of different iterations of Batman, where it should have aimed to land with its tone and much more! Produced and Edited by...

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the biggest movie in animation for likely all of 2023, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." They discuss how the movie expanded visually on the world created by 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," if it managed to set its storytelling apart from other superhero films that have recently dealt with the multiverse, the voice...

Josh is joined by Disney/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan and Kayla Lichtenstein to discuss Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid"! They discuss how Halle Bailey fared in the title role, if the re-created iconic songs re-captured the magic of the 1989 animated film, the quality of the visual effects, the voice performances from actors sliding into the sea creature roles and much more!

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Therapy Correspondent Andrea Dewitt and by Gage Eggelston for a double feature. First, they discuss Nicole Holofcener's "You Hurt My Feelings" (Beginning-38:25) including how Julia Louis-Dreyfus performed in her return to being a lead in a feature film, how the film told a story about how we interact with each other's art, its use of therapy to tell a story more abou...

Josh is joined by Disney Correspondent Joe Morgan and Elijah Howard to travel to Neverland for Disney's latest live-action adaptation, David Lowery's "Peter Pan & Wendy." They discuss the ways in which Lowery deviated from the original story and original 1953 Disney film and how those choices worked, the performances from Jude Law as Captain Hook and the young actors playing the title characters,...

Josh is joined by Fast & Furious Correspondents Fred Kolb and Daniel Lima to break down the newest entry into the franchise, "Fast X." They discuss if it even matters if the plot makes sense in the Fast films, if death is a real thing or not in the Fast Cinematic Universe, Jason Momoa's performances as the main villain, the quality of the action/driving scenes and much more! Spoilers throughout! P...

Josh is joined by Horror Correspondents Daniel Lima and Gage Eggelston to break down the newest installment of the Evil Dead Franchise, "Evil Dead Rise." They discuss how the violence compared in the movie compared to that of its predecessors, how the pacing might have been too slow, whether the film benefitted from a non cabin-in-the-woods setting and much more! Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima...

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to discuss whether James Gunn's farewell to the MCU lived up to expectations as they talk all things "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" including how they enjoyed such a Rocket-centric storyline, if they enjoyed the High Evolutionary as a villain, the points at which they left all of the other characters at the end, the context in which they would want to...

Josh is joined by recurring guests Elijah Howard and Andrea DeWitt to talk about the most bizarrely unique movie of 2023, Ari Aster's "Beau is Afraid." They discuss what Ari Aster was hoping to explore with regard to messed up family dynamics, Joaquin Phoenix's turn as a developmentally stunted man with a messed up relationship with his mom, the performances from the supporting cast that included...