The Rewind

Josh is joined by recurring guests Daniel Lima and Adam Lichtenstein to talk all things “In the Heights.” They discuss the quality of the musical numbers, how the Washington Heights setting looks on the big screen, if Lin Manuel-Miranda' social messaging was effective in the midst of several storylines, the various performances and much more! At 1:02:51, they give their other latest pop culture recommendations!

Josh is joined by Thriller Correspondent Graham Hall to talk about the biggest in-theater draw of the year, “A Quiet Place Part II.” They discuss how John Krasinski followed up his 2018 hit without seeming too repetitive, the performances from the child actors, how newcomer Cillian Murphy fit in with the cast, if the movie mad sense in how it went about setting up future films, the effectiveness of the set pieces and much more!

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya to talk about a different kind of Disney property, as they talk all things "Cruella"! They discuss whether the origin story for the 101 Dalmations villain justified its own movie, Emma Stone's inspired performance in the iconic role of Cruella de Vil, the quality of the varied costumes, Emma Thompson's performance in a Miranda Priestly-type role and much more! Spoilers start at 7:06! Or whatever you can spoil in an origin story!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Graham Hall to talk all about the newest entry into the Saw franchise, "Spiral." They discuss whether it captured the spirit of the most effective movies from early in the franchise, how effective the various "games" were that the killer played, Chris Rock's ability to carry a thriller as opposed to a comedy and much more! Spoilers start at 22:41!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk about 3 action movies! First, (Beginning-24:57; Spoilers at 19:30)they discuss Amazon's Without Remorse and how it stands up amongst other Tom Clancy adaptations, whether it has anything other than pro-military points of view, Michael B. Jordan's lead performance and much more! Then, (24:58-45:39), they break down "Those Who Wish Me Dead" including whether a Taylor Sheridan movie finally worked for Daniel, the benefits of it having a simple plot, Angelina Jolie's screen presence and much more! Finally (45:39-End), they talk about why Guy Ritchie's "Wrath of Man" is Daniel's favorite movie of the year and how Jason Statham doing Jason Statham things is enough to get your pretty far in making an action movie as well as whether the movie benefitted from an unconventional narrative structure!

Josh is joined by animation correspondent Joe Morgan to talk all about Sony Animation's "The Mitchells vs. The Machines." They discuss its unique visual flourishes, its messages about the tech industry, the most impressive voice performances in the film and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Elijah Howard and action movie correspondent Daniel Lima to fight to the death and break down "Mortal Kombat." They discuss how the movie incorporated elements of the movie and video game canon that preceded it, whether the movie was too exposition heavy, the quality of the action and much more!

Josh is joined by resident Nice Jewish Girl Denise Akerman and resident Honorary Jew Josh Brown to talk about the most Jewish movie of the year, "Shiva Baby." They discuss how first-time direct Emma Seligman managed to make one of the most tense movies of the year all within one house, the movie's expert grasp on Jewish culture, the various performances from both Jewish and gentile actors and much more!

Josh is joined by returning guest Elijah Howard to discuss all things Godzilla vs. Kong including how it compares to other films in the Monsterverse, its use of humor to distinguish itself from its predecessors, the quality of the CGI, if it is successful in the parts of the movie where giant creatures are not on screen and much more!

Josh is joined by The Rewind’s most frequent guests from the last year for the 3rd Annual Rewind Top 10 podcast. Each guest’s Top 10 can be found at these points in the podcast:

Joey Magidson (Beginning-37:21) (You can find Joey's work at www.AwardsRadar.com)!

Daniel Lima (37:22-58:53)

Fred Kolb (58:54-1:48:30)

Josh Brown (1:48:32-2:27:47)

Joe Morgan (2:27:48-3:10:05)

Elijah Howard (3:10:06-3:36:46)

Lissa Khoshbahkti (3:36:47-End)

Josh’s Top 10 is as follows:

1. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

2. The Assistant

3. Palm Springs

4. Promising Young Woman

5. First Cow

6. Boys State

7. Judas and the Black Messiah

8. Banana Split

9. Lovers Rock

10. Nomadland

When you combine Josh’s Top 10 with all the guests, The Rewind’s 2020 Composite Top 10 shakes out like this:

1. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

T2. Promising Young Woman

T2. Sound of Metal

4. Nomadland

5. Palm Springs

6. The Way Back

7. First Cow

8. Another Round

9.Wolfwalkers

T10. Bad Boys for Life

T10.The Invisible Man

Thanks to everyone for listening in 2020!