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 World History Correspodnents Fred Kolb and Adam Lichtenstein to talk all about "September 5." They discuss how the filmmakers did in creating a tense atmosphere setting the film almost exclusively inside a production control room, the movie's depiction of Germany in a fraught moment in time as it had its reintroduction to the world stage overshadowed by a terrorist attack, the ways in which the film did or did not comments on current events, the quality of the performances and much more!

Episode 405: September 5

Josh is joined by Bong Joon Ho Correspondent Ben Luben to talk about Bong’s latest film “Mickey 17”! They discuss the differences between the filmmaker’s English language films and Korean films, his consistent anti-capitalism themes being present throughout, how he deployed humor more noticeably in “Mickey 17,” Robert Pattinson’s performance(s) and much more!

Episode 406: Mickey 17

Josh is joined by Steven Soderbergh Correspondent Josh Brown to talk about Soderbergh's second film of 2025, "Black Bag." They discuss how the prolific filmmaker made a spy movie on a relatively small scale, if it struck the right balance of telling an interesting story without having too dense of a plot, the performances from the deep cast that included Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Tom Burke and much more! Spoilers start at 34:06!

Episode 407: Black Bag

Josh is joined by recurring guest Ben Luben to talk about "Eephus." They discuss the film's unique production story, how it used a baseball field's last game to give insight into the small town in which the field is located, the memorable visual images the filmmakers created on a small indie budget, how the film both conveys and comments on the passage of time in a unique way and much more!

Episode 408: Eephus

Josh is joined by recurring guests Daniel Lima and Josh Brown to discuss the newest Alex Garland-A24 collaboration, "Warfare." They discuss whether Garland and co-writer/director Ray Mendoza managed to walk the line between telling a compelling war movie without being "pro-war," the quality of the intense action set pieces, the deep cast of young, up-and-coming actors and much more!

Edited and Produced by Daniel Lima.

Episode 409: Warfare

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Disney/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to discuss the newest live-action remake of a classic Disney Animation film, "Disney's Snow White." They discuss the ways in which the story of the oldest Disney Animation film was altered in ways to make it feel less dated, the quality of the performances from the cast that included Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, if the divisive visual effects worked for them anymore than the critical consensus and much more!

Episode 410: Disney's Snow White

Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Andrea DeWitt to talk all about the newest collaboration between Blumhouse Productions and Director Christopher Landon, "Drop"! They discuss the ways in which the filmmaking was able to be entertaining while largely having a plot being driven by air drops, the ways in which it accurately or inaccurately depicted the challenges of modern dating, the quality of the performances from Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar and the supporting cast and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Episode 411: Drop

Josh is joined by Action Movie Correspondent Daniel Lima to break down the newest Guy Ritchie-Jason Statham collaboration, "A Working Man"! They discuss the quality of the action, if Statham's lead character was too indestructible, whether the plot was too dense for what they want out of a movie of this kind and much more!

Episode 412: A Working Man

Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Daniel Lima to talk about one of the biggest movie events of 2025 to date, Ryan Coogler's "Sinners"! They discuss the ways in which Coogler was able to flex as a filmmaker with a big budget outside of the confines of Marvel, Michael B. Jordan's leading performances as twins Smoke and Stack, the effectiveness of the deep south as a setting for telling a story about race and art and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Edited and Produced by Daniel Lima.

Episode 413: Sinners

Josh Jurnovoy is a lawyer who spends way more time watching movies than any lawyer should. He talks about those movies with his friends and records the conversations.

Episode 279: All Quiet on the Western Front

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