Tv/Movie Rewind

Today, Matt & Todd explore the world of organized crime through 1973’s The Friends of Eddie Coyle , directed by Peter Yates and based on the novel by George V. Higgins. Starring: Robert Mitchum Richard Jordan Steven Keats Peter Boyle The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a standout in crime cinema: character-driven, understated, and calmly realistic in its portrayal of Boston’s underworld in the early...

Today, Matt and Todd get into the 1958 sci-fi horror classic: The Blob . Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth and starring: Steve McQueen as Steve Andrews Aneta Corsaut as Jane Martin Earl Rowe as Lt. Dave Barton Whit Bissell Award winners Stephan Chase as Dr. Halen and Olin Howlin as Barney Special mention to “Steve’s” friends, the Teenagers: Robert Fields as Tony James Bonett as “Mooch” Anthony Franke...

Three O’Clock High is a 1987 teen comedy directed by Phil Joanou, starring: Casey Siemaszko as Jerry Anne Ryan as Franny Richard Tyson as Buddy Revell Whit Bissell Award winners Stacey Glick as Brei (Jerry’s sister), and co-winners Scott Tiler & Guy Massey as Bruce and Scott, amateur documentary filmmakers. Written by Richard Christian Matheson and Thomas Szollosi. Released in 1987, a critical...

Pitch Black is 2000 a sci-fi/action horror film directed by David Twohy. Starring: Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick Radha Mitchell as Frye Whit Bissell Award winner Cole Hauser as Johns Keith David as Abu "Imam" al-Walid Rhiana Griffith as Jack Whit Bissell Award winner Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Paris Pitch Black was an instant classic for us when it dropped back in 2000. The film that launch...

Today, Matt & Todd are joined by guest Gabe Crate to explore the original Planet of the Apes saga one last time (sorta, the movies, anyway). Released in 1973, Battle for the Planet of the Apes is the fifth and final film in the series, directed by J. Lee Thompson (who also helmed Conquest ) and starring: Roddy McDowall as Caesar Claude Akins as Aldo Natalie Trundy as Lisa Austin Stoker as (Bru...

Our name is The TV/Movie Rewind Podcast. As a grim evening falls once again in the thick woods of historic olde New England, two men—Matt & Todd—are joined by a new arrival in town: Katherine, for part two of their discussion on the gothic horror classic Dark Shadows (1966–1971). That’s right—we came back. There’s just too much to say. This time, we dig into some of our favorite characters, mo...

Today on the TV/Movie Rewind Podcast , Matt & Todd get reanimated and rearmed with Universal Soldier —Roland Emmerich’s 1992 sci-fi action flick that boldly blends high-octane combat with Frankenstein, war crimes, and plenty of roundhouse kicks. Starring: • Jean-Claude Van Damme as “LUC, SAD! ” Luc Deveraux, a memory-wiped near-automaton as confused about what he is as he is about who he is. •...

Today on the TV/Movie Rewind Podcast, Matt & Todd ride out with The Seven Magnificent Gladiators—Bruno Mattei’s 1983 sword-and-sandals spectacle courtesy of Cannon Films. If you're Matt and Todd, you had us at either "Bruno Mattei" or "Cannon Films." But both?? We’ll chip in for the 4K restoration ourselves. If you're not familiar with that glorious pairing, it’s hard to explain just how much...

edited 7/26/25: Apologies for the original audio, the hisses and my illness :( Our name, is the TV/Movie Rewind Podcast. As night falls on Matt & Todd, they find themselves drawn into the gothic madness of Dark Shadows . Dark Shadows is a show born from the literal dream of Dan Curtis in 1966, fleshed out by writer Art Wallace, and brought to moody life by directors Lela Swift, John Sedwick, a...

Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 sci-fi monster movie directed by Renny Harlin, starring Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J, and Samuel L. Jackson. This film may have been the first American big-budget shark movie to hit theaters since Jaws: The Revenge. Deep Blue Sea however decided to splice science-fiction into something that as much resembles Alien, or Thing from Another World. The science is vagu...

Today, Matt and Todd tackle the fourth entry in the original Planet of the Apes saga: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring: Roddy McDowall as Caesar Don Murray as Breck Ricardo Montalbán as Armando Natalie Trundy as Lisa Hari Rhodes as MacDonald Severn Darden as Kolp The first film said it all—right? The second one blew it all up—done and done. The third...

Today, Matt and Todd take aim at a film that needs no introduction... but we're giving it one anyway. The Wild Bunch (1969) is a brutal, operatic action-western from the legendary Sam Peckinpah, featuring a powerhouse cast led by William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Jaime Sánchez, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, and Robert Ryan. The Old West is dying, and Pike Bishop (Holden), a hardened outlaw, rallie...

Gene Hackman's incredible life included time as United States Marine, an avid Cyclist, designing award-winning homes, restoring homes, and even in SCCA racing competitions. He also had a legendary 5-decade acting career on stage and screen accumulating 2 Oscars (5 nominations), 2 BAFTA, 4 Golden Globe and a SAG awards along the way. He's a star with an asteroid named after him. (wikipedia) Today o...

Matt and Todd saddle up once more for another ride with Emilio Estevez as Billy "The Kid" and his posse: Lou Diamond Phillips as Chavez y Chavez and Kiefer Sutherland as Josiah "Doc" Scurlock, in Young Guns I I , the 1990 sequel to the 1988 classic. Directed by Geoff Murphy. Does this follow-up stand the test of time? Let's find out. Matt has spent over three decades dismissing it, while Todd most...

Today, Matt and Todd take on the 1997 disaster epic Volcano , starring Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Keith David, and Don Cheadle; directed by Mick Jackson. Volcano is a classic '90s disaster flick, packed with dialogue that'll have you rolling your eyes; though they'll come right back around to some great effects and pure chaos. Rotten Tomatoes almost has it right, with an average score of 5.10/10...

Today, Matt and Todd dive into the original classic Clash of the Titans (1981), directed by Desmond Davis and starring: Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Judi Bowker, Maggie Smith, and Burgess Meredith. One of the most epic adventure films of its time, Clash of the Titans premiered in the summer of 1981, bringing the legendary Laurence Olivier to the screen as Zeus, whose command for the destruction...

Today, Matt & Todd get into the third entry in the classic Planet of the Apes franchise: Escape from the Planet of the Apes . Directed by: Don Taylor Starring: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Natalie Trundy ( Returning cast members.) as well asBradford Dillman, and Eric Braeden. The original Planet of the Apes delivered a gripping, self-contained story. The sequel expanded the lore—and then prompt...

Today, Matt & Todd dive into the 1984 action-horror film Mutant (also known as Night Shadows ), directed by John 'Bud' Cardos . Joining us is special guest Chris Kruize , co-writer of the film’s original story! Originally conceived by John C. Kruize (our guest today) and Michael Jones , Mutant underwent screenplay revisions by Peter Z. Orton , evolving into the cult classic we know today. Join...

Apologies to some of the issues we had with Shawn's audio and some colorful language...Thank you everyone for joining us on this our 200th episode! Today Matt & Todd are joined by Shawn to discuss: Red Dawn, a 1984 action-war film directed by John Milius, starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Thompson and Jennifer Grey. Red Dawn probably doesn't need an introduction but if...

Today, Matt & Todd are joined again by Mike, who is here to discuss the 1970 sci-fi classic Beneath the Planet of the Apes. This is of course the sequel to Planet, which we discussed a few episodes ago, and it happens to be the favorite of the five films for Matt and Mike.* Directed by Ted Post Starring: James Fransiscus, James Gregory as Ursus and a returning cast including Kim Hunter, Mauric...

Today, Matt & Todd discuss Willow —a fantasy epic directed by Ron Howard, starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, and Joanne Whalley. Released in 1987 with massive marketing and high expectations, Willow had the powerhouse backing of George Lucas and cutting-edge visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. While the film found moderate success both critically and commercially, it never quite...

Today Matt & Todd discuss the 1968 Sci-Fi Classic: Planet of the Apes, directed by Franklin J Schaffner, based on a novel by Pierre Boulle. Starring: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Maurice Evans and Kim Hunter. Screenplay co-credited to Michael Wilson and Rod Serling. A groundbreaking success when it first appeared in 1968; Planet of the Apes is a rapid-paced fish-out-of-water tale of a grou...

Did you think it was one word? Today Matt, Todd, and our neighbor to the North - Logan, discuss the 1997 crime-thriller Cop Land. Cop Land, directed by Louis Mangold has an outstanding ensemble cast: Sylvester Stallone in a rare dramatic turn; polarizing to some (loved by us) Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert DeNiro, Peter Berg, Robert Patrick*, Michael Rapaport, Annabella Sciorra, Noah Emmerich*,...

Today Matt and Todd discuss the 1994 Action-Chase-Thriller: Judgment Night Directed by Stephen Hopkins (Predator 2) and Starring: Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven, Steven Dorff, Denis Leary Judgment Night puts us a group of friends who take the wrong turn and find themselves witness to a back alley execution. What follows is a chase through the night from Fallon (Leary) and his gang:...

Today Matt & Todd are joined by Mike again; this time to discuss the two James Bond films starring Timothy Dalton in the title role. Starting in 1987; Timothy Dalton would star as 007 in The Living Daylights and followed up by 1989's License to Kill. All 3 agree on the merits of the films, both are great fun, but what do we think about Dalton, and what he brings to James Bond? ---------- C...