Vintage Cinema Rewind

Blake and Mike do a Die Hard! This Christmas, Vintage Cinema Rewind tackles all thirty-five floors of Bruce Willis's 1988 star-making role. So crawl on through the vents with these two knuckleheads as they try to survive this (holiday?) classic.     Where to watch: Die Hard - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Steve Martin. Carl Reiner. Blake. Michael. Join us on this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind for our much-anticipated Viewer's Choice Episode! And what an episode it is! We're tackling Steve Martin's hilarious star-making role: The Jerk. Listen in as we two jerks laugh our way through our thoughts on this astonishing classic.   Feel free to drop a recommendation that you'd be interested in us covering...

Prepared to get Vietnam'd! On this week's episode of VCR, Blake and Mike get drafted into the murky underworld of Oliver Stone's Platoon, staring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, and Tom Berenger. Join these two as they contend with bugs, friendly fire, and heavy-handed Christian allegories.   And don't forget to cast your votes for our Viewer's Choice Episode! Have a pre turn of the millennium movie...

If math = horror in your mind, you'll love this week's movie Cube (1997). This original Canadian micro-budget horror film with "Astronomical" scares follows 6 people trapped inside a labyrinth of connected and highly dangerous cubes. This beloved cult film which spawned a franchise is broken down and discussed at equal lengths, widths, and heights.   Be sure to leave a comment regarding your vote...

What do two film nerds and a chunk of jagged ice have in common? Both are about to climb inside the Titanic, and both are rapidly melting. Join us as we unpack James Cameron's groundbreaking, decade-defining success (the first one, anyway), and the ways it has impacted the last quarter century of cinema.   Where to watch: Titanic - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Three podcasters. Nine movies. It’s our first ever movie draft on VCR! Each of us selected 3 movies based on the preselected categories of Genre, Director, or Wild Card and presented our selections to each other and you. Who drafted the best three movies? What are you most excited to watch? Let us know in the comments below!   Where to find each of the movies: https://www.justwatch.com/  

On this week's episode we welcome a special guest on the podcast, Mike! For his first episode, he decided to go big with the critically and historically significant Italian film 8½. Federico Fellini's classic surreal dramedy about a director struggling with director's block which mirrors his own experience making the film became an influential piece of filmmaking history and has inspired many of t...

For part two of Marilyn Monroe Month on the podcast, we covered the 1959 hit comedy, Some Like It Hot. Starring alongside Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, this is the Monroe movie you won't want to miss! We discuss whether the comedy still holds up in 2022 and some of our favourite scenes, while reflecting on Monroe's career and some of the personal struggles she was dealing with at the time of produc...

This month on the podcast we're celebrating the filmography of Marilyn Monroe, one of the most iconic and culturally significant actresses of all time. For part one of our two part series we looked at Monroe's most commercially successful films, The Seven Year Itch. Also starring Tom Ewell and directed by the great Billy Wilder, this film includes one of the most iconic images of Marilyn Monroe's...

Shark Weeeeeek! For our first shark week on the podcast, we decided to watch the 1975 summer blockbuster Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg. Both our first time viewing, we discuss how well the movie has held up nearly 50 years later, an iconic score, memorable quotes and some of the most tense scenes ever filmed.    Where to watch: Jaws - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

In the most recent episode of VCR we went on an adventure into the Sword and Sorcery genre with the 1982 film that put Arnold Schwarzenegger on the acting map, Conan the Barbarian! It was a very fun, nostalgic trip into the peak of gutter Arnold sounds, funny haircuts, snake arrows, and of course sorcery. Check it out below.   (One more apology for the audio, we've done some tuning between episode...

On VCR’s first foreign vintage movie we went back to 1962 with one of Kobayashi’s best, Harakiri. This gut-wrenching, or rather spilling, film explores what happens when honorable and code bound Samurai lose everything and become Ronin.   We had a lot of fun viewing and discussing this one; everything from the filmography and story telling, to the characters and soundtrack is boiled down to the si...

Part 2 of our Michael Mann director series is finally here, with the 1995 Crime Thriller Heat. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro face off in one of the most epic heist films of all time, inspired heavily by real life people and events. With a notable supporting cast, fast paced branching story, you won't even feel the 3 hour runtime of this movie. We talk who this movie is for, interesting behind the s...

This month we're diving into the filmography of Michael Mann. Our first film discussion is centered around the Neo-Noir Crime film Thief (1981), Michael Mann's feature film debut. Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld and Willie Nelson, this film is rich with characters and rooted heavily in the real life exploits of Chicago criminals which were on set consulting during the filming. This film was a bl...

This week we watched our first animation film, The Iron Giant (1999). A critical darling that nearly faded into obscurity, this film now has a strong cult following and has been referenced countless times since. Staring Vin Diesel, Eli Marienthal and Jennifer Aniston, the film is about a boy with a big imagination in a small town stumbling upon the Iron Giant, a mysterious creature from Outer Spac...

This week we're paying tribute to the legend Bruce Willis, with the 1997 cult classic The Fifth Element. This quirky sci fi action comedy boasts an all star cast including Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich. We break down this often misunderstood film and discuss Bruce Willis' career.   Where to watch: The Fifth Element - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Revenge! We're back to our main series with the 1988 heist comedy classic, A Fish Called Wanda. This off beat comedy starring Monty Python great John Cleese and Michael Palin, along with Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline about a rag tag team of thieves may have you laughing yourself to death!    Where to watch: A Fish Called Wanda - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Welcome to part two of our 1959 Oscars Series, where we dip into the Master of Suspense's filmography, Alfred Hitchcock's suspense thriller North by Northwest. A classic starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason about a bad case of mistaken identity. We discuss the highest rated film to not win a single award during the 1960's Academy Awards.   Where to watch: North by Northwest - movi...

Welcome to part one of our 1959 Oscars Series, where we explore one of the most celebrated films of all time, the 1959 Biblical Epic Ben-Hur. In the second Charlton Heston movie we've covered, Judah Ben-Hur goes on an epic journey of revenge against a childhood friend turned mortal enemy. Dominating the Oscars in 1959, this film stands as one of the most awarded films of all time. Join us for part...

Little Shop, Little Shop of Horrors! For our first Musical or Mystery? episode we chose the 1986 comedy-horror musical Little Shop of Horrors. A remake of sorts featuring the Canadian comedian Rick Moranis alongside Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, and a host of great cameos. Buckle up for this hilarious and surprisingly emotional rollercoaster of a film!   Where to watch: Little Shop of Horrors - movi...

With Valentine's day coming up, the boys decided to talk about the classic Rom-Com When Harry Met Sally... (1989), starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. One of the greats from the minds of Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron, this movie explores the relationship between men and women in a very heartfelt and authentic fashion. This movie in particular was a blast to discuss and dissect the themes and ideas,...

This week's episode the boys watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), one of the greatest Buddy movies of all time, from the end of the Western movie era.   Where to watch: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - streaming (justwatch.com)  

Happy New Year! What better way to celebrate 2022 than with the dystopian crime thriller Soylent Green, a film released in 1973 taking place in 2022 starring Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young and Edward G. Robinson. What did the film industry of 1973 predict correctly about a time 50 years in the future? What did they get wrong? Why does Soylent Green taste so good? Have a listen where we dive i...

It's here! The Matrix Resurrections is now in theatres and streaming on HBO max. To conclude our mini series on The Matrix Resurrections, we bring you our review coming out of the film premier on December 22nd. We've kept the first half of the review as spoiler free as possible, diving into the characters, themes, effects and filming and direction of the film, as well as our initial reviews. In th...

The Matrix Resurrections releases December 22, 2021 and here at Vintage Cinema Rewind we are PUMPED. This week's episode is a two part Primer of everything you need to know about the Matrix before the 4th movie hits Theatres and HBO Max. In this episode we cover the events of The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and The Animatrix (2003), as well as the extended Matrix universe, including comics and games...