The Rewind

Josh is joined by Daniel Lima and first-time guest Gage Eggelston as they discuss one of the wildest and most surprising movies of the year, "Barbarian." They discuss how new-to-horror writer/director Zach Cregger pulled off so many crazy plot twists, the way in which the movie uses familiar horror tropes in a fresh way to keep the audience on its toes, Justin Long's memorable against-type performance and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Mo Adewunmi to talk all about "Honk for Jesus. Save You Soul." They discuss the most biting ways in which the film satirized mega-churches, Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall's performances as a couple trying to regain power atop their church, how the movie depicted the way people react to those going through scandals and much more! Spoilers at 29:24!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Holden Martinson to talk all about George Miller's "Three Thousand Years of Longing." They discuss how Miller balanced a timeline that included stars like Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton with various fantasy tales, the visual appeal of the film, Elba and Swinton's performances as a Djinn and British scholar, the movie's various depictions of loneliness and much more! Spoilers at 29:24!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Lissa Khoshbakhti to talk about one of the newest films from A24, "Bodies Bodies Bodies." They discuss whether the movie's humor would go over the heads up people even as old as Josh, how director Halina Reijn effectively shot the movie in mostly darkness, the performances from the cast of young stars and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by action/David Leitch movie correspondents Daniel Lima and Fred Kolb to talk about Leitch's "Bullet Train" (Beginning-1:04:35) as they discuss how they enjoyed Brad Pitt leading an action comedy, whether the action met the standards of other films that share behind-the-scenes talent such as the John Wick franchise, if the multitude of celebrity cameos was distracting and much more! Then, Josh and Daniel talk about the newest Netflix action movie, "Day Shift," (1:04:40-End) including whether Jamie Foxx's charisma carried the movie to a thumbs up for them, if the premise of a vampire hunter union was fully utilized, the quality of the various action set pieces and much more!

Josh is joined by Predator Franchise Correspondent Daniel Lima and recurring guest Elijah Howard to talk about the newest entry into the Predator Franchise, "Prey." They discuss how director Dan Trachtenberg put a fresh spin on the franchise after 2018's disappointing "The Predator," if the special effects worked given the number of creatures that were CGI'd into the movie, the creativity brought to the storytelling in having people in the 18th century have to topple a Predator, how a movie meant for the big screen played on Hulu and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Joey Magidson of Awards Radar for a double feature. First, they discuss Quinn Sheppard's "Not Okay," (Beginning-30:26) including Zoey Deutch's lead performance, how white privilege can lead to problematic behavior online, how movie thinks we should treat celebrities who get into hot water and much more!. Then, they discuss B.J. Novak's "Vengeance" (30:27-End; spoilers at 587) and how Novak told a different kind of story about coastal America interacting with middle America, surprising supporting performances from Boyd Holbrook and Ashton Kutcher, the depiction of podcasting as a business, the greatness of Whataburger and much more!

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Josh is joined by recurring guests Kayla Lichtenstein and Logan Abbott to talk about "Where the Crawdads Sing." They discuss how the movie depicted the North Carolina marshlands while shooting in Louisiana, Daisy Edgar Jones' lead performance, if the movie captured the small-town feel captured in the book it was based on and how the residents would react to a murder trial and much more! Spoilers start at 34:20!

Josh is joined by Josh Brown and Daniel Lime to break down Jordan Peele's "Nope." They discuss if they like how it drew from other sci-fi/alien movies, whether the controversial subplot involving a murderous chimp felt out-of-place, if it had a consistent message regarding exploiting art/nature for capital gains, the performances from KeKe Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb to talk about one of Netflix's biggest investments ever, "The Gray Man." They discuss whether the action went too over the top in the Russo Brothers' second post-Marvel film, if they enjoyed seeing Ryan Gosling in his return to movies after a 4-year hiatus, Chris Evans' villainous turn, incorrectly speculate about whether Netflix would actually turn the movie into a franchise and much more! No separate spoiler section in this one!