The Rewind

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb and Steven Spielberg Correspondent Josh Brown to talk all things "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." They discuss whether the likely last film of the franchise found the right way to end its story, the use of Nazis as a villain for the third time, if Harrison Ford was still believable as an action star at 80, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's performance as Indian Jones' goddaughter Helena and much more!

Josh is joined by Pixar Correspondent Joe Morgan to break down PIxar's latest film, "Elemental." They discuss whether Pixar was able to effectively tell a story for kids that largely dealt with bureaucratic logjams, the socioeconomic messaging of the film, its creation of a very detailed city inhabited by elements, whether they would prefer Pixar make movies with similar themes set in a word that feels more like ours and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk about the newest and long-awaited entry into the DCEU, "The Flash." They discuss whether multiverse storytelling is becoming too commonplace or if "The Flash" just didn't do it well, the quality of its action scenes, its use of different iterations of Batman, where it should have aimed to land with its tone and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the biggest movie in animation for likely all of 2023, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." They discuss how the movie expanded visually on the world created by 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," if it managed to set its storytelling apart from other superhero films that have recently dealt with the multiverse, the voice performances from the deep cast, the new characters it introduced and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by Disney/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan and Kayla Lichtenstein to discuss Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid"! They discuss how Halle Bailey fared in the title role, if the re-created iconic songs re-captured the magic of the 1989 animated film, the quality of the visual effects, the voice performances from actors sliding into the sea creature roles and much more!

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Therapy Correspondent Andrea Dewitt and by Gage Eggelston for a double feature. First, they discuss Nicole Holofcener's "You Hurt My Feelings" (Beginning-38:25) including how Julia Louis-Dreyfus performed in her return to being a lead in a feature film, how the film told a story about how we interact with each other's art, its use of therapy to tell a story more about a therapist than the patient and much more! Then (38:26-end), they discuss "BlackBerry" and how writer/director Matt Johnson tracked the rise and fall of the once groundbreaking phone, the lead performances from Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchuel, how the story managed to stand apart from other recent stories centered on inside looks at various brands and much more!

Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by Disney Correspondent Joe Morgan and Elijah Howard to travel to Neverland for Disney's latest live-action adaptation, David Lowery's "Peter Pan & Wendy." They discuss the ways in which Lowery deviated from the original story and original 1953 Disney film and how those choices worked, the performances from Jude Law as Captain Hook and the young actors playing the title characters, the quality of the action sequences and much more!

Josh is joined by Fast & Furious Correspondents Fred Kolb and Daniel Lima to break down the newest entry into the franchise, "Fast X." They discuss if it even matters if the plot makes sense in the Fast films, if death is a real thing or not in the Fast Cinematic Universe, Jason Momoa's performances as the main villain, the quality of the action/driving scenes and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by Horror Correspondents Daniel Lima and Gage Eggelston to break down the newest installment of the Evil Dead Franchise, "Evil Dead Rise." They discuss how the violence compared in the movie compared to that of its predecessors, how the pacing might have been too slow, whether the film benefitted from a non cabin-in-the-woods setting and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to discuss whether James Gunn's farewell to the MCU lived up to expectations as they talk all things "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" including how they enjoyed such a Rocket-centric storyline, if they enjoyed the High Evolutionary as a villain, the points at which they left all of the other characters at the end, the context in which they would want to revisit some of the Guardians and much more!