Review Rewind

The mid-2000s had a style that Tony Scott took full advantage of it in his 2004 hit Man on Fire

Directed by Tony Scott
Screenplay by Brian Helgeland
Based on Man on Fire 1980 novel by A. J. Quinnell
Produced by Lucas Foster, Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott
Starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke
Cinematography Paul Cameron
Edited by Christian Wagner
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Production companies Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Productions, Scott Free Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates April 18, 2004 (Westwood, California premiere)
April 23, 2004 (United States)
October 4, 2004 (United Kingdom)
Running time146 minutes
Budget $70,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada $77,911,774
Opening weekend US & Canada $22,751,490Apr 25, 2004
Gross worldwide $130,834,852
“$123,000,000 in DVD sales”

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026 and we start the year off with Taika Waititi's heartwarming indie hit, Hunt For The Wilderpeople 

Directed by Taika Waititi
Screenplay byTaika Waititi
Based on Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump
Produced by Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi
Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House
Cinematography Lachlan Milne
Edited by Luke Haigh, Tom Eagles, Yana Gorskaya
Music by Lukasz Buda, Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde
Production companies Defender Films, Piki Films
Curious, New Zealand Film Commission
Distributed byMadman Films and Piki Films
Release dates22 January 2016 (Sundance)
31 March 2016 (New Zealand)
Running time 101 minutes
Gross US & Canada $5,205,468
Opening weekend US & Canada 
$78,439Jun 26, 2016
Gross worldwide $38,560,308

Welp! It's the last episode of 2025! So we look back at our favorites, or most hated, most surprised and challenge our movie knowledge. 

All aboard! We're watching the first of it's kind, motion capture film - The Polar Express

Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay byRobert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr.
Based on The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Produced by Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Goetzman, William Teitler
Starring Tom Hanks
Cinematography Don Burgess, Robert Presley
Edited by Jeremiah O'Driscoll, R. Orlando Duenas
Music by Alan Silvestri
Production companies Castle Rock Entertainment[1] Shangri-La Entertainment[2]
Playtone[1] ImageMovers[1]
Golden Mean Productions[1]
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release dates October 13, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival)
November 10, 2004 (United States)
Running time100 minutes
Budget $165,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada $189,528,738
Opening weekend US & Canada
$23,323,463Nov 14, 2004
Gross worldwide $320,082,355

Make sure you read the fine print and join us as we watch  The Santa Clause

Directed by John Pasquin
Written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
Produced by Brian Reilly, Jeffrey Silver, Robert Newmyer
Starring Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, Peter Boyle
Cinematography Walt Lloyd
Edited by Larry Bock
Music by Michael Convertino
Production Companies Walt Disney Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Outlaw Productions
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release datesNovember 5, 1994 (Hollywood)
November 11, 1994 (United States)
Running time97 minutes
Budget
$22,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
$145,539,357
Opening weekend US & Canada
$19,321,992Nov 13, 1994
Gross worldwide
$190,539,357

"Wait, wait, wait. Time out. Really? THAT'S how you laugh?"

Look, we're not going to play with this - Klaus is great and we talk about it. 

Directed by Sergio Pablos
Screenplay bySergio Pablos, Jim Mahoney, Zach Lewis
Story by Sergio Pablos
Produced by Jinko Gotoh, Sergio Pablos, Marisa Roman, Matt Teevan, Mercedes Gamero, Mikel Lejarza, Gustavo Ferrada
Starring Jason Schwartzman, J. K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso, Neda Margrethe Labba, Sergio Pablos, Norm Macdonald, Joan Cusack
Edited by Pablo Garcia Revert
Music by Alfonso G. Aguilar
Production companies Netflix Animation, The SPA Studios, Atresmedia Cine
Distributed byNetflix
Release date 8 November 2019
Running time97 minutes
Budget
$40,000,000 (estimated)

Join us as we slide into Arny's uhhh hit? Jingle All The Way

Directed by Brian Levant

Written by Randy Kornfield

Produced by Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Mark Radcliffe

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Jim Belushi

Cinematography Victor J. Kemper

Edited by Kent Beyda, Wilton Henderson, Adam Weiss

Music by David Newman

Production companies - 1492 Pictures, Fox Family Films[1]

Distributed by20th Century Fox

Release datesNovember 16, 1996 (Mall of America)

November 22, 1996 (United States)

Running time89 minutes

Budget

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Gross US & Canada

$60,592,389

Opening weekend US & Canada

$12,112,267Nov 24, 1996

Gross worldwide

$129,832,389

Na na na na na na na na na na Batman The Movie

Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Written by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Based on Batman by
Bob Kane (credited) and
Bill Finger (uncredited)
Produced by William Dozier
Starring Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Meriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin
Cinematography Howard Schwartz
Edited by Harry Gerstad
Music by Nelson Riddle
Production company Greenlawn Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date July 30, 1966
Running time104 minutes
Budget
$1,377,800 (estimated)

You're the best - around! For episode 99 we watch the classic The Karate Kid! 

Directed by John G. Avildsen
Written by Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by Jerry Weintraub
Starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue
Cinematography James Crabe
Edited by John G. Avildsen, Walt Mulconery, Bud S. Smith
Music by Bill Conti
Production companies Delphi II Productions, Jerry Weintraub Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date June 22, 1984
Running time 127 minutes
Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada $91,077,276
Opening weekend US & Canada
$5,031,753Jun 24, 1984
Gross worldwide $91,138,075

Get yourself some liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti and join us as we discuss The Silence of the Lambs

Directed by Jonathan Demme
Screenplay byTed Tally
Based on The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris
Produced by Kenneth Utt, Edward Saxon, Ron Bozman
Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Edited by Craig McKay
Music by Howard Shore
Production company Strong Heart Productions
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release dates January 30, 1991 (New York City)
February 14, 1991 (United States)
Running time 118 minutes
Budget $19,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada $130,742,922
Opening weekend US & Canada
$13,766,814Feb 18, 1991
Gross worldwide $272,742,922