The Rewind

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb to discuss the debut feature film from writer-director Lisa Joy, "Reminiscence." They discuss the noir-ish elements of the story, the unique setting of a near-future version of Miami ravaged by climate change, the unique technology the movie depicts and much more!

Spoilers start at 26:39.

Josh is joined by Speech Language Pathology Correspondent Kayla Mead to talk about new newest film from Apple TV+, "CODA." They discuss the importance of having a movie depict a normal family in which the majority of the family members are deaf, how the lead actress Emilia Jones did in learning ASL and playing a child of deaf adults, Troy Kotsur's revelatory performance and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Nick Menta to discuss James Gunn's "The Suicide Squad." They discuss the myriad of ways in which it improved upon its 2016 predecessor including the eclectic new members of the squad, its interesting choice of villain, the surprising twists the movie takes throughout, the evolution of the returning characters such as Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn and Joel Kinnaman's Rick Flag and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by Joey Magidson of AwardsRadar.com to talk about Tom McCarthy's "Stillwater." They discuss how Matt Damon did in portraying a conservative midwesterner, the surprising story turns that included an act where the characters played house, the movie's choices with respect to its political messaging and much more! Spoilers start at 29:28.

You can find Joey's review of Stillwater here:

https://awardsradar.com/2021/07/26/film-review-stillwater-is-a-well-acted-adult-drama-with-hints-of-something-powerful/

Josh is joined by recurring guests Elijah Howard and Ben Luben for a deep dive on the newest film from A24, David Lowery's "The Green Knight." They discuss how Lowery made an adaptation of a 14th century poem that is extremely well-read feel original, Dev Patel's impressive star turn, the execution of its memorable final act and Josh gets a full education on Arthurian content from Ben and Elijah! Spoilers start at 43:00!

Josh is joined by Thriller Correspondent Graham Hall for a double feature. First (Beginning-26:28) they discuss "Pig" and what it was like seeing Nic Cage at the top of his game, how the movie subverted expectations, the the movie's message about not seeking validation from the wrong places and much more! Then (26:28-End), they talk about M. Night Shyamalan's Old and how the interesting conceit did not fully work in execution, speculate as to whether Shyamalan has ever had a discussion with a child and much more!

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to talk about first new MCU release in 2(!) years, “Black Widow.” They discuss if the movie being a prequel hindered their enjoyment, Florence Pugh nearly stealing the show, if enough time was spent filling in Natasha’s backstory, if David Harbour’s big performance was too likable and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Josh Brown to break down the newest movie from the prolific Steven Soderbergh, "No Sudden Move." They discuss if the story is effective in trojan horsing a larger social message in a crime noir setting, the performances from the deep cast, how Soderbergh re-created 1950s Detroit and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk about the newest installment in The Fast & The Furious Franchise, "F9." They discuss if the set pieces lived up to the standard set by earlier movies in the series, if John Cena was a good addition to the usual cast, if the filmmakers did The Family justice with the manner in which they sent them to space, if the franchise needs to stop bringing characters back from the dead and much more!

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the newest film from Pixar, “Luca.” They discuss the choice for Pixar to tell a movie smaller and simpler in scope, how it benefitted from being more clearly told from the perspective of children, its message about inclusivity, the Italian setting and much more! Then Joe calls out all the Pixar naysayers in a memorable rant!