The Rewind

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to talk all about the newest entry into the MCU, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”! They discuss how the effective writer/director Destin Daniel Cretton was in continuing Spider-Man’s story in a world in which no one knows who Peter Parker is, the choice to make someone who had mostly only had a TV presence in the MCU in The Punisher a large part of the story, Sadie Sink’s introduction into the MCU in an important role, the rest of the performances including Tom Holland, Zendaya and Florence Pugh, the quality of the action and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by Christopher Nolan Correspondent Nick Menta and recurring guest Elijah Howard to talk about the newest epic film from the renowned filmmaker, "The Odyssey"! They discuss the ways in which Nolan effectively adapted the ancient story in both the story and prose for the big screen, the visual achievement of the film including the various formats in which they viewed the film, the quality of the performances from the star-filled cast and much more!

Josh is joined by Relationship Movie Correspondents Josh Brown and Denise Akerman to talk about one of the most successful independent films of 2026 to date, "The Invite"! They discuss the ways in which Oliva Wilde showcased her filmmaking chops in a largely 1-location movie, the ways in which the script explored alternative lifestyles to monogamy, the performances from Wilde, Set Rogen, Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz and much more!

Josh is joined by Pixar/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan and The Rewind's other Resident Girl Dad Holden Martinson to talk about "Toy Story 5"! They discuss the how the choice to make technology the villain of the film worked out, the decision to center Jesse in the story, the various new characters introduced including one voiced by Conan O'Brien, how the film worked in its original song from Taylor Swift and much more!

Josh is joined by English Folk Tale Correspondent Elijah Howard to talk about the newest film from Writer/Director Michael Sarnoski, "The Death of Robin Hood." The discuss the ways in which Sarnoski put one of the darkest spins ever on such a well known character, Hugh Jackman's performance in the title role, the specific look created for the film that only involved a couple of non-outdoor locations and much more!

Josh is joined by Steven Spielberg Correspondent Josh Brown to talk about Spielberg's newest film, "Disclosure Day." They discuss if Spielberg and co-writer David Koepp found a unique enough story to justify Spielberg's returning to sci-fi (and alien-focused subject matter), the performances from a cast that included Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth, a long digression about Steven Spielberg's politics and his recent move to New York City and much more!

Josh is joined by John Carney Correspondent Holden Martinson to talk about the writer/director's newest music-themed movie, "Power Ballad"! They discuss how Carney used songwriting to tell a story about creativity and ownership over art, the quality of the centerpiece song in the film, the performances from Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and much more!

Josh is joined by Therapy/Horror Correspondent Andre DeWitt for their second straight episode about a horror box office sensation, as they talk all about Kane Parsons' "Backrooms." They discuss the ways in which the 20-year-old Parsons used technology to create a visually distinct film, if it generated sufficiently scary scenes, how it mixed its horror sequences with more grounded character moments and much more!

Josh is joined by Star Wars Correspondent Fred Kolb to talk about just the second Star Wards film to be theatrically released in The Rewind's existence, "The Mandalorian and Grogu." They discuss the ways in which the film chose to dive into previously unexplored areas of the universe, the different characters it chose to bring in from the TV shows, how it allowed Grogu more agency than the TV show has to this point, the quality of the action scenes and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guests Daniel Lima and Andrea DeWitt to talk all about the surprise box office hit of 2026, Curry Barker's "Obsession." They discuss the film's engaging story about a romantic wish gone wrong, the ways in which Barker impressively stretched a $750,000.00 budget to make a film that looks better than most do on budgets of similar size, the star-making turn from actress Inde Navarrette and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.