Vintage Cinema Rewind

What a year! What a time to be alive. As 2025 rounds to close, Blake and Michael sit down to reflect on the seemingly endless stream of movies they've subjected themselves to. What were their favourites? What were their least comfortable viewing experiences? And what, oh what, does this coming year have in store for them?

A very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate from your favourite frenemies at Vintage Cinema Rewind. Today we're continuing to ring in the season with our Deep Dive on the Czech classic: Cosy Dens! The holidays continue to stretch on with the three families. But with such close proximity comes an even greater strain. Can Blake and Michael overcome their disdain for each other? Or are even greater f...

Happy Holidays from Vintage Cinema Rewind. And this year, we've pooled their resources to bring you our Primer episode of Cosy Dens, an iconic Czech Christmas film. Michael is coping with an extreme case of unrequited love. Meanwhile, Blake is a tyrant approaching his fourth heart attack. Can they and their families finally come together in yuletide bliss? Or will this Christmas end up soaking wit...

France's shadiest army returns on Vintage Cinema Rewind. On this week's Deep Dive on Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows, Blake and Michael continue their guerilla warfare against the Nazis. But despite an inspired new arrival (and even a trip abroad!) they continue to meet misfortune on all sides. Can they finally part Hitler's grip around their homeland? Or is it finally time for them to stop...

Prepare to join the resistance on Vintage Cinema Rewind. On this week's episode, Blake and Michael prowl the murky streets of Paris in Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows. France is currently being strangled by the iron grip of the Nazi regime. But as hope wanes, our intrepid cohosts run a dangerous skirmishing run against the fascist overlords. But as more and more paths lead to dead ends, can...

The revolution continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, Blake and Michael are back with their Deep Dive on the recently-trending The Battle of Algiers! As the hunt for Blake continues, the people of Algeria find themselves caught in a hail of gunfire. But as Michael narrows in on his target, Blake takes a moment to question both his methods and the true impact of violence upon the native pop...

Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with yet another classic of international cinema! This week, they're covering The Battle of Algiers, the iconic docudrama that was referenced in Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed One Battle After Another. As the iron grip of colonialism tightens around Algeria, Blake--a young street thug--is drafted into the rebellion. But as the city around them becomes a scarred mess...

There are no accidents on Vintage Cinema Rewind. Things continue to devolve on this week's Deep Dive on Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter. As the trial date approaches, Blake subpoenas the grieving Michael. But when he turns to his neighbours for help, his pleas fall on deaf ears. Will the citizens of Sam Dent receive their lucrative payout? Or will the Pied Piper have his vengeance?   Full Movie:...

The rubber leaves the road on this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind. In honour of Michael's 33rd birthday, they decide to cover Atom Egoyan's Canadian classic: The Sweet Hereafter. When a school bus ride ends in tragedy, a community falls into mourning. But when big city lawyer Blake rolls into town to profit from the calamity, Michael has objections. Can he chase this snake from the city? Or will thi...

Things get... stranger on Vintage Cinema Rewind. On this week's Deep Dive into David Cronenberg's Videodrome, Blake has fallen into the clutches of a sinister optician (no, really). But after sticking his head in a (presumably radioactive) helmet and realizing that Michael has betrayed him, he sets out to settle score. Can he assimilate with the new flesh? Or will he end up floating in the Humber...

Blake and Michael are back from their five-part, one-hundred-movie-long extravaganza and only slightly worse for wear. And now, they’re celebrating the spookiest time of year with perhaps the weirdest movie of the eighties: David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. Blake is a charismatic television executive with his eyes on the stars. But when Michael unscrambles a disturbing new broadcast, Blake thinks he’...

Welcome to the final installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. As this long-running (for them) project grinds to a cataclysmic conclusion, some truly astonishing bombs are dropped. Michael has yammered on about his favourite films for years now, but Blake has always played his cards close to his chest. Will his all-time masterpie...

Welcome to the fourth installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. We’re approaching the climax to this particular multi-week project. But before we can round the bend into the Top 20, Blake and Michael have some more arguing to do about their most beloved movies? Can they find even more overlap between their list? Or are their path...

Welcome to the third installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. We’ve now entered the treacherous no man’s land of this Avengers” Endgame-style project. Blake and Michael have discovered considerable overlap between their lists—in some truly surprising places. But as they near the Top 50, will they continue to find some common gro...

Welcome to the second installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. The clock continues to run down on the podcast. Our two cohosts have eked out some common ground, but will it be enough to keep their esteemed production alive? And what choices have truly shocked Blake and Michael? All this and more is revealed on this week’s episod...

Welcome to the first installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. There comes a time in every fledgling podcast’s life when they have to reckon with the big questions. How many times will Michael go off on a random tangent? How many times will Blake say “um”? How many pointless arguments will they refuse to edit out? And what repres...

Actor Month (mercifully?) concludes on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, Blake and Michael return with their Deep Dive on Jean-Luc Goddard’s eclectic little road-movie-that-could: Pierrot le Fou. As Blake and his new girlfriend settle into life on the lam, they begin to discover that perhaps they aren’t quite as compatible as they might have once imagined. And things are only complicated when Mich...

Actor Month continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind. And for the next two weeks, Blake and Michael will be touring the French countryside in Jean-Luc Goddard's surreal road movie: Pierrot le Fou. Blake is a disgraced television executive trapped in an opulent life he never really wanted. But when a chance encounter with an old flame rekindles his passions, he decides to strike out across the world with...

Vintage Cinema Rewind is back Anna Karina's Actor Month! And their coverage of the the strangest, artiest sci-fi romp to ever grace the shadows of Paris continues. That's right, it's time for a Deep Dive on Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville! After Michael mysteriously (preposterously?) meets his end in the arms of a seductress, Blake is all alone in a city he doesn't understand. But with bizarre poolsi...

It's August! You know what that means? Back to school shopping? No! A Canadian civic holiday? Surely not! Allergies? Nada. It's Actor Month! And this year, Vintage Cinema Rewinding is highlighting the iconic Danish and French queen of the silver screen: Anna Karina. And our first stop in the 2025 season takes us to Alphaville--a strange French dystopia ruled over by a sinister supercomputer. Blake...

Vintage Cinema Rewind continues their journey through a maze with no cheese at the end. Blake is making his way towards an ultimate weapon that will defeat the cats once and for all. Meanwhile, Michael is hoping to appease his boss by finally removing this thorn in their sides. But as planes crash and boats sink, it's anyone's guess where the chips will land. Can Blake free his people once and for...

Get ready for the strangest film you've ever seen. On this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind, Blake and Michael tackle the iconic Hungarian animated movie: Cat City. Blake is a secret agent dispatched to take down their feline overlords. Michael is a supervillain intent on stopping his adversary. And he'll use any tool he can get his hands (paws?) on. Corporate espionage. Rat gangsters. Numerous cases...

Things continue to deteriorate on Vintage Cinema Rewind's Deep Dive on David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers. With Blake accepting a distant professor role and his girlfriend out of town on a shoot, Michael continues to spiral deeper and deeper into the warm embrace of drug addiction. Can Blake sober his better half up? Or is there another way for our erstwhile brothers to restore the balance?   Where t...

Two bodies. Two minds. One soul. One middling podcast. Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with their Primer on David Cronenberg's oft-overlooked Dead Ringers. Blake and Michael are twins who share everything: an apartment, a practice, and sometimes even partners. But when a famous actress with a strange medical condition takes an interest in Michael, their delicate equilibrium is disturbed. Can the twi...

Things have been better on Vintage Cinema Rewind. The iceberg has struck. The ship is sinking. The lifeboats are being boarded. As the clock ticks down and their time runs out, Blake and Michael commit their final hours to a Deep Dive of A Night to Remember. How does it resonate as a modern watch? How strong are the characters? And perhaps most significantly, how does it stack up against the much...