To complete The Rewind's 2020 movie reviews, Josh is joined by recurring guest Josh Brown for a double feature of two Oscar-nominated movies. First (Beginning-43:01), they discuss Best International Feature nominee Another Round and how the movie captured the experiment of drinking to the point of optimal performance, how Josh B. could relate to the characters as a teacher, the film's unconventional final act and much more! Then (43:02-End) they talk about Best Picture nominee The Father and how it manages to not be what you think when you hear it is a movie about an old man with Alzheimer's, Anthony Hopkins' performance as that old man, whether the editing was Oscar-worthy and much more!

Episode 172- Another Round - The Father

Josh is joined by Speech Language Pathology Correspondent Kayla Mead to talk about new newest film from Apple TV+, "CODA." They discuss the importance of having a movie depict a normal family in which the majority of the family members are deaf, how the lead actress Emilia Jones did in learning ASL and playing a child of deaf adults, Troy Kotsur's revelatory performance and much more!

Episode 191: CODA

Josh is joined by recurring guest John Pulice to talk about Netflix's "tick, tick...BOOM!" They discuss how first-time director Lin Manuel-Miranda did in adapting Jonathan Larson's unconventional rock monologue to the screen, Andrew Garfield's lead performance as Larson, how effective the movie was in telling a story about creative people being torn between financial security and chasing their dreams and much more!

(Full disclosure, we recorded prior to Steven Sondheim's passing on November 26, 2021. He was a legend and will be greatly missed. Had we recorded in the days that followed, we would have discussed him even more. But we touched on his role in the story and Bradley Whitford's portrayal of him.)

Episode 209: tick, tick...BOOM!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Mo Adewunmi to talk all about "Honk for Jesus. Save You Soul." They discuss the most biting ways in which the film satirized mega-churches, Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall's performances as a couple trying to regain power atop their church, how the movie depicted the way people react to those going through scandals and much more! Spoilers at 29:24!

Episode 261: Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.

Josh is joined by WWI Movie Correspondent Fred Kolb and recurring guest Adam Lichtenstein to discuss Netflix's remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front." They discuss how the remake of 1930's Best Picture Winner benefitted from being so bleak in its depiction of war, how it moved the camera differently than another recent WWI movie, "1917," its look behind the scenes at armistice negotiations and much more!

Episode 279: All Quiet on the Western Front

Josh is joined by recurring guests Fred Kolb and Adam Lichtenstein to revisit James Cameron's "Titanic" following its re-release in theaters for its 25th Anniversary. They discuss how impressive of a feat of filmmaking it was of Cameron to convey such an epic event in painstaking detail, performances from Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and the rest of the cast, whether James Cameron's script has been has been historically unfairly maligned and much much more!

Episode 292: Titanic

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 Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich and much more!

Episode 325: Fair Play

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 Kinlan and much more!

Episode 326: Flora And Son

Josh is joined by fellow Swifties Adam and Rachel Lichtenstein to break down Taylor Swift’s new concert film, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” They discuss their varied theater-going experiences for the film, which of Taylor’s Eras hit them differently in the film than they were expecting, Josh’s drunken escapades from when they saw the concert in person and much more!

Episode 327: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Josh is joined by Old Auteur Correspondent Josh Brown and first-time guest Matt Frias to break down the newest Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio collaboration, "Killers of the Flower Moon." They discuss the ways in which Scorsese and co-writer Eric Roth told the story of the 1920s murders of Osage Native Americans differently from how David Grann did in the book they were adapting and how those choices worked, the performances from the cast including those of DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone, if the film looked as good as one should with a $200 million budget and much more!

Episode 328: Killers Of The Flower Moon

Josh is joined by recurring guest John Pulice to talk all about Emerald Fennell's "Saltburn." They discuss how effective Fennell was in satirizing the 1%, which of the many shocking moments of the film worked for them, the performances from a cast that included Jacob Elordi, Barry Keoghan and Rosamund Pike and much more! Spoilers start at 21:30!

Episode 332: Saltburn

Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Andrea DeWitt to talk about Todd Haynes' "May December." They discuss the ways in which Haynes managed to make ripped-from-the-headlines story about serious subject matter funny in parts, how the setting of Savannah, Georgia enhanced the story, the performances from Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman and Charles Melton and if the characters portrayed by the actresses had likable qualities and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Episode 339: May December

Josh is joined by recurring guests Elijah Howard and Haley Jones for a double feature of two of 2023’s best films. First (Beginning-1:16:44), they discuss Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” and talk all about Emma Stone’s Oscar-nominated performance in the lead role in which she has to do everything from playing a baby to well-adjusted adult, the film’s use of sexuality in a non-exploitative way that moved the story along, the unique visual feel of the movie and much more! Then (1:16:45-End), Josh and Elijah break kayfabe and jump into the world of 80s and 90s wrestling as they break down “The Iron Claw” including Zac Efron’s transformational performance as wrestler Kevin Von Erich, the film’s effectiveness at taking the audience beyond the curtain as depicting the business of wrestling while also showing the taxing toll it took on the Von Erich family and much more!

Edited by Daniel Lima.

Episode 343: Poor Things - The Iron Claw

Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Daniel Lima to discuss Best Picture Nominee "American Fiction." They discuss whether the satire of the literary world worked for them, if the family drama aspect of the film made up for other shortcomings in the script, the performances including Oscar nominated turns from Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Episode 344: American Fiction

Josh is joined by action/spy movie correspondents Fred Kolb and Daniel Lima for a double feature. First, they discuss Matthew Vaughn's "Argylle" (Beginning-30:04) and what it is missing that his Kingman films have, which, if any, actors escaped the film with their reputations in tact, whether any of the wacky set pieces worked in spite of the film being disappointing and much more! Then, they discuss The Beekeeper(30:05-End) including David Ayer officially being "back," Jason Statham finding the perfect starring vehicle, how the film managed to have just the right amount of plot for something of its genre and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Episode 345: Argylle-The Beekeeper

Josh is joined by recurring guests John Pulice and Ben Luben for a double feature. First, they talk about Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” (Beginning-1:05:03). They discuss Haigh’s unconventional narrative choices used to tell the story of a man connecting with us long-lost parents, the performances from the loaded cast that included Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jaime Bell and Claire Foy and much more! Then, Josh and Ben talk about the newest film from German filmmaker Christian Petzold, “Afire” (1:05:04-End). They discuss how Petzold created so tension in a movie that on the surface is just some people going to a vacation home to hang out, how the film uses the writing process to tell you a lot about its main characters, the performaces from the cast and much more! Spoilers for “All of Us Strangers” at 35:00 and for “Afire” at 1:44:51.

Episode 347: All Of Us Strangers - Afire

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about Netflix's "Orion and the Dark"! They discuss how a writer as eccentric as Charlie Kaufman tailored script that could appeal to both young children and adults, if they found enough emotion in yet another animated movie about nebulous non-human characters such as "light" and "dark" the voice performances from Paul Walter Hauser and Jacob Tremblay and much more!

Episode 352: Orion And The Dark

In a special bonus episode, Josh is joined by The Rewind's most frequent guests of 2023 to discuss their favorite scenes from the year of 2023 in movies! They appear as follows:

Joe Morgan: Beginning-7:20 ("Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse")
Fred Kolb: 7:22-16:16 ("Napoleon")
Elijah Howard: 16:22-23:42 ("Anatomy of a Fall")
Ben Luben: 23:44-32:17 ("Asteroid City")
Josh Brown: 32:20- 47:34 (“The Killer”)
Daniel Lima: 47:36-End ("Dasara")

Episode 353: Best Scenes of 2023

 Josh is joined by recurring guests Fred Kolb and Ben Luben to talk all about the biggest film of the year thus far, “Dune 2”! They discuss how the film compared to the first one in the series given the parts of the source material it had to work with, how writer/director Denis Villeneuve handled the story touching on the dangers of prophets and white saviors, the performances from the cast including Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler and Zendaya, the exceptional visual flourishes and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Episode 354: Dune: Part Two

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Kristen Stewart Correspondent Kayla Stetzel to talk about  Stewart's new collaboration with writer/director Rose Glass, "Love Lies Bleeding." They discuss how Glass, a British filmmaker, created a late 80s vibe with queer characters in New Mexico, the movie's depiction of bodybuilding culture, the performances from Stewart, Dave Franco, Ed Harris and breakout star Katy O'Brian and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Episode 355: Love Lies Bleeding

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima and Josh Brown for a double feature. First, they discuss Ava DuVernay's "Origin" and whether it should have just been a documentary, if its thesis statement is such that that documentary would have even been necessary, why someone would attempt to dramatize Travyon's Martin's death in a narrative feature and much more. Then, they talk about "The American Society of Magical Negroes" and if the premise of a secret society of black people who placate white people's feelings it one that could work in the right hands, if this is the mode in which Justice Smith finally worked as a leading man and much more! 

Edited and Produced by Daniel Lima.

Episode 356: Origin and The American Society of Magical Negroes

Josh is joined by recurring guest Holden Martinson as they take their vows and discuss "Immaculate." They discuss how the film did in creating a haunting atmosphere in a convent, whether it struck the right tone in critiquing the Catholic church, Sydney Sweeney's leading performance and much more! Spoilers start at 21:42!

Episode 357: Immaculate

Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Elijah Howard to talk about the newest collaboration between Alex Garland and A24, "Civil War." They discuss how Garland brought to life a more divided America than ever through vivid imagery, if the film's world-building was sufficient, if Garland injected politics into the film in a helpful way, the performances from a cast led by Kirsten Dunst and much more!

Episode 358: Civil War

Josh is joined by Action Movie Correspondent Daniel Lima to talk all about David Leitch's "The Fall Guy." They discuss if the film should have been even more of a movie about movies, how much mileage it got out of the chemistry of its stars, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, the quality of the action and much more! Spoilers throughout! 

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Episode 359: The Fall Guy

Josh is joined by recurring guest John Pulice to discuss Luca Guadagnino's "Challengers." They break down the love triangle at the center of the film and how it revealed itself in a non-linear way, the performances from Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor, the different ways the tennis scenes were shot, the propulsive score and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Episode 360: Challengers

Josh is joined by Music Superfan Correspondent Rachel Lichtenstein to escape into the land of fan fiction to talk about Michael Showalter's "The Idea of You." They discuss Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine's chemistry as a couple with an age gap and fame disparity, if the film drew too heavily from real life events involving Harry Styles, their most awkward real-life celebrity encounters, the quality musical performances and much more!

Episode 361: The Idea Of You

Josh is joined by recurring guest Arjun Kaul for the most logical of double features. First, they discuss Jane Schoenbrun's "I Saw the TV Glow"  Beginning-48:16) including its insights into young people's relationship with media, how it uses such subject matter to comment on gender identify, its unique narrative structure in the latter half of the film and much more! Then (48:17-End), they break down the latest entry into the Planet of the Apes franchise, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” including whether they managed to develop compelling new characters in the shadow of Andy Serkis’ Caesar, it the dearth of human characters made the storylines any less engaging, the interesting ways the film set up the franchise moving forward and much more!

Episode 362: I Saw The TV Glow - Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes

Josh is joined by recurring guest Josh Brown for a double feature. First (Beginning-45:05), they discuss Richard Linklater's "Hit Man" including how Glen Powell fared in his first outing as the sole lead of a movie, how the story kept them on their toes, how Linklater and Powell's script made them think about their own identities and much more! Then, they talk about Jerry Seinfeld's "Unfrosted"(45:06-end) including why the legendary comedian wanted to take on such a venture in the first place, if there were enough laughs to justify said venture, which of the star-studded cast equipped themselves best and much more! 

Spoilers for Hit Man start at 33:42!

Episode 363: Hit Man - Unfrosted

Josh is joined by his friend and now recurring guest Billy McCormick for The Rewind's final 2018 Best Picture nominee episode, as they talk all things "Bohemian Rhapsody." They discuss Rami Malek's performance as Freddie Mercury, how problematic the changes are that the movie makes from real life events, whether the film is overshadowed by sexual abuse accusations against director Bryan Singer, and much more.

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Episode 42: Bohemian Rhapsody

Josh is joined by recurring guest and friend of the program Josh Brown to talk about Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." They discuss Tarantino's vivid recreation of the Hollywood landscape in 1969, the movie's use of The Manson Family, the performances of Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio as fictitious characters amongst several real life figures and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Episode 77: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

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