Josh is joined by Ben Luben to finish The Rewind's coverage of 2025 releases as they talk all about the Iranian Best International Feature Oscar Nominee, "It Was Just an Accident." They discuss how it compares to the rest of writer/director Jafar Panahi's body of work including how it approached shooting covertly, the film's message about living under a totalitarian regime, the surprisingly humorous moments the film creates despite dark subject matter, how it effectively utilized several characters without having the time to develop each in great detail and much more! Please note this was recorded before America's war with Iran had begun, so commentary on specific current events is largely limited.

Josh is joined by Daniel Lima and Gage Eggleston for a double feature. First, they discuss "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" (Beginning-32:06) and how director Nia DaCosta struck a different vibe from Danny Boyle's "28 Years Later" from last year, the choice to more prominently feature Jack O'Connell's Jimmy and his gang, Ralph Fiennes continued transformative performance as Dr. Ian Kelson and his develoing relationship with the Alpha Zombie, Samson and much more! Then, they talk all about Sam Raimi's "Send Help" (32:07-End) including Dylan O'Brien and Rache McAdams performances in the lead roles, if it had a sufficient amount of Raimi's trademark gnarly moments, whether the ending struck the right note and much more!

Josh is joined by The Rewind’s most frequent guests from 2025 as everyone goes on the record with their Top 10 movies of the year. Each segment appears as follows:

Daniel Lima (Beginning-45:58)

Eliah Howard (46:01-1:30:45)

Josh Brown (1:30:49-2:14:59)

Ben Luben (2:15:02-3:02:37)

Joe Morgan (3:02:40-3:41:15)

Fred Kolb (3:41:18-End)

Also, The Rewind’s composite Top 10 for 2025 is a Top 11 due to ties and is as follows:

1. One Battle After Another

2. Marty Supreme

3. Sinners

4. Eephus

5. Resurrection

T6. The Secret Agent

T6. Eddington

8. Weapons

T9. The Mastermind

T9. Sentimental Value

T9. Cloud

Thanks for listening last year!

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about one of the biggest film events of the year, in movies in 2025, "KPop Demonhunter."! They discuss all the ways in which the film was ble to generate such broad appeal including its message about embracing one's differences, the quality of the songs, the voice performances and much more!

Josh is joined by Brazilian Film Correspondent Daniel Lima and recurring geust Ben Luben to finish out The Rewind's coverage of 2025's Best Picture Nominees, as they talk about "The Secret Agent." They discuss the ways in which writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho created the feeling of being present in Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s, Wagner Moura's performance in the leading role, the ways in which its political commentary feels timely in 2026 and much more!

Josh is joined by Guillermo del Toro Correspondent Ben Luben and John Pulice to talk about del Toro's latest monster story, as he puts his own spin on "Frankenstein." They discuss how del Toro explored themes such as generational trauma through the story of Victor Frankenstein creating a monster in an experiment that doesn't go according to plan, Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi's performances as Frankenstein and "The Creature," how del Toro did and did not succeed from a visual standpoint and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb to talk all about Best Picture nominee "Train Dreams." They discuss the ways it used the passage of time to enhance its storytelling, Joel Edgerton's lead performance, the film's specific depiction of grief the incredibly impressive cinematography with a limited budget and much more!

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Shakespeare Correspondent, Daniel Lima, to talk about Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet." They discuss whether the Best Picture Nominee did the proper legwork with its lead characters to earn the heavy emotional beats it goes for in its latter acts, whether the deliberate pacing worked against the film's ability to engage the audience, the performances from a cast that included Best Actress Nominee Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal and much more!

Edited and Produced by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by Knives Out/Murder Mystery Correspondent Fred Kolb to talk about writer/director Rian Johnson's newest installment in the Knives Out franchise, "Wake Up Dead Man." They discuss how the mystery itself compared to the earlier films in the series, the sensitive ways in which it handled competing views of religion, the performances from the star-studded cast included Josh O'Connor in a co-lead role and much more!

Josh is joiend by Safdie Brother Movie Correspondent Elijah Howard to talk all about Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme." They discuss Timothée Chalamet's lead role that is earning him many accolades throughout awards season, the ways in which the production team recreated 1950's New York with great results, the other ways in which the film re-created the anxiety-riddled vibe of prior Safdie films, the performances from an eclectic supporting cast including Tyler the Creater, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary and Gwyneth Paltrow and much more!