The Rewind

Josh is joined by horror movie correspondents Adam Lichtenstein and Kayla Mead to talk about "Halloween Kills." They discuss if this movie was even necessary in the continuing arc of the franchise, the various kills, if the characters were too dumb even by horror movie standards and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by Daniel Lima and Bond Correspondent Fred Kolb to break down the final Daniel Craig James Bond film, "No Time to Die." They discuss how the movie brought the overall arc of Craig's Bond to an end, Rami Malek's performance as a villain, Ana de Armas nearly stealing the entire movie, where they want to see the Bond franchise go from here and much more! Spoilers throughout!

In the 200th(!) episode of The Rewind, Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Ben Luben to discuss one of the most surprising movies of the year, Venom: Let There Be Carnage. They get into where this movie succeeded tonally in ways its 2018 predecessor did not, Woody Harrelson's performance as Carnage, how thankful they are that one of the greatest actors working today, Michelle Williams, is down to get weird in these movies and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Graham Hall for some Gabagool as they talk all things Sopranos and "The Many Saints of Newark." They discuss if the story creator David Chase decided to tell justified a prequel movie to his iconic television series, how the setting of 1960s/70s Newark served the story, the various performances from actors portraying younger versions of well-known characters and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Kayla Stetzel to talk about "The Eyes of Tammy Faye." They discuss Jessica Chastain's transformative performance into the infamous televangelist, if the movie goes deep enough into the problematic acts of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, how director Michael Showalter did in capturing the evangelical world and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guests John Pulice and Adam Lichtenstein to talk all things "Dear Evan Hansen." They discuss how the film adaptation of the hit 2015 musical handled the somewhat problematic parts of its plot, the quality of the musical numbers, if Ben Platt looked 35 years old playing a high schooler and much more!

Josh is joined by Clint Eastwood correspondent Josh Brown to talk about the legendary actor-director's latest swan song, "Cry Macho." They discuss how Eastwoods "2 takes and out" shooting style might have affected the film's performances, whether the story hold together enough, marvel at how insane it is that Eastwood made the movie during the pandemic but pre-vaccine and much more! Spoilers start at 36:22!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to break down James Wan's return to horror movies as they talk all about "Malignant." They discuss Wan's unique filmmaking flourishes that put a fresh spin on the genre, the impressive practical effects and production design, a crazy third act and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya and Martial Arts Correspondent Daniel Lima to talk all about the newest entry into the MCU, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." They discuss the intricate action set pieces, Simu Liu's breakthrough lead performance, Hong Kong legend Tony Leung making his Hollywood debut, whether the final act was too CGI heavy and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Ben Luben to discuss the newest movie from French filmmaker Leos Carax, "Annette." They discuss Carax's unique choices that keep you acutely aware of the fact that you are watching a movie, the decision to have the title character largely be played by a marionette puppet, Adam Driver's committed performance as a comedian dealing with a failing career and marriage and much more! Spoilers start at 33:14!