The Rewind

Josh is joined by Horror Movie Correspondent Adam Lichtenstein to talk about the newest installment in the Scream franchise, (or the requel?), "Scream." They discuss the movie's choice to go all in on meta commentary about horror movies, the quality of the action/kill scenes, how it incorporated the returning actors like Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courtney Cox and mixed them with a new cast of young actors and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb to talk about the newest entry into The Kingsman franchise, "The King's Man." They discuss how the movie makes use of the real events surrounding World War I in telling the origin story of the Kingman Secret Service, the effectiveness in which it adds fictional characters and events to the real life events, Ralph Fiennes' lead performance, the quality fo the action and much more! Spoilers start at 30:42!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima for a double feature. First (Beginning-38:09), they talk about Don't Look Up and whether Adam McKay's effectively conveyed his message about climate change, if the movie works at all as a straight comedy, the various performances from a cast stuffed with stars and much more! Then, (38:10-End) they discuss Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth" and whether they could follow the dense Shakespeare dialogue, if the movie works even without following said dialogue, Denzel Washington's performance in the title role, how the unique production design aided the story and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Elijah Howard for a double feature. First (Beginning-1:04:42), they break down the newest movie from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza" and discuss Anderson's bold choice to place two film newcomers in the leading roles in Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim, the movie's depiction of show business in the 1970s in Los Angeles, the obscure digressions the story takes that include cameos from Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper and much more! Then (1:04:43-End)they talk about Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos and how Nicole Kidman did in portraying iconic actress Lucille Ball, Sorkin's attempt to jump across multiple timelines in telling Ball's story, the choice to focus the movie on a week during which Ball was under fire for allegedly being a Communist and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest John Pulice to talk about the newest movie from writer/director Sean Baker, “Red Rocket.” They discuss whether anyone should feel bad for having fun at a movie in which the main character is mostly doing heinous things, Baker’s inspired casting choice of journeyman entertainer Simon Rex in the lead role as a pornstar returning to his Texas hometown, the other performances from little-known actors, the movie’s political messaging and much more!. Spoilers start at 32:21!

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan and recurring guest Denise Akerman to talk about Disney's "Encanto." They discuss how the movie was true to its Columbian roots in telling a family story, if the storytelling choices did right by a large cast of characters, the unique setting of a single house for most of the movie's run time and much more!

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to break down the newest entry into the MCU, "Spider-Man: No Way Home." They discuss how the filmmakers did in utilizing prior Spider-Man characters as part of the story, whether the motivations of the characters made sense, the performances of the star-packed cast, where they want to see live-action Spider-Man movies go next and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined once again by recurring guest Ben Luben for a double feature. First (Beginning-52:47) they discuss Nightmare Alley and how Guillermo del Toro did in straying from the fantasy genre, how the movie wades into politics without being too explicit about it, Bradley Cooper's leading performance and much more! Then (52:48-end) they talk about Paul Schrader's The Card Counter and how Schrader used a poker player to tell a story about dealing with guilt in a unique way, Oscar Isaac's haunted performance, the movie's message about America's lingering effects on veterans of the War on Terror and much more!

Spoilers for Nightmare Alley start at 30:22. Spoilers for The Card Counter start at 1:24:07.

Josh is joined by Steven Spielberg Correspondent Josh Brown and Musical Correspondent John Pulice to talk about Spielberg's adaptation of "West Side Story." They discuss the key differences between the new version and the 1961 Best Picture winner, how Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner make the movie feel timely while being set in the 1950s, the performances from breakout stars like Rachel Zegler, Mike Faist and Ariana DeBose and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Ben Luben to discuss Mia Hansen-Løve's "Bergman Island." They discuss how Hansen-Løve paid homage to famed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman while not relying to heavily on his work, its depiction of the struggles of the creative process, the unique structure in which the movie takes a hard turn midway through and much more!