The Rewind

Josh is joined by Pixar/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to revisit Pixar’s Monsters Inc. and Monsters University. First, they talk about Monsters, Inc. (Beginning-21:23) and how effective the filmmakers were in introducing us to Monstropolis, Billy Crystal and John Goodman’s voice performances, whether the movie was intentional in warning about dangers of man-made climate change and corporations and much more! Then, they discuss Monsters University (21:24-51:59) and how it overcomes the built-in disadvantages that come with being a prequel, its bold choice to be a kids movie about how we don’t all get our dream jobs, its depiction of scare training and much more! Then, they give their most recent streaming recommendations! (52:00-End)

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Marvel Correspondent, Maya, to discuss becoming an MCU completist after watching 2008's much maligned "The Incredible Hulk" (Beginning-26:51) as they discuss whether Edward Norton should have stuck around instead of being recast, the questionable storytelling, the wasting of Tim Roth, the various cameos with other MCU tie-ins and much more! Then, they revisit Brad Bird's "The Iron Giant" (26:52-44:55) and whether it has a villain problem, how its animation was impressive for the time, its capturing of Cold War paranoia and much more! Finally, they give their recent streaming recommendations (44:56-End)!

Josh is joined by recurring guests Daniel Lima and Josh Brown to discuss the newest Spike Lee Joint, “Da 5 Bloods.” First, they take a step back and discuss what people should be watching given the country’s current reckoning of its systemic racism and where Spike Lee’s movie’s fit into that discussion (Beginning-20:40). Then, they discuss “Da 5 Bloods” including Delroy Lindo’s powerfully complex performance as a MAGA-Hat wearing Vietnam Vet, Spike Lee showing off his chops as an action director, whether the plot goes in too many directions, and much more (20:41-1:02:32)! Then, they give their most recent streaming recommendations! (1:02:33-End).

Josh is joined by Joey Magidson of AwardsCircuit.com and The Hollywood News to talk about Judd Apatow’s newest movie, “The King of Staten Island” starring Pete Davidson. (Beginning-44:51) They discuss how it feels different from a lot of Apatow’s other comedies, the array of excellent supporting performances, its impressive cinematography and much more! Then, they give their most recent streaming recommendations (44:52-End).

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Josh is joined by recurring guests Fred Kolb and Daniel Lima to revisit the Roger Moore Era of James Bond films. First (Beginning-33:46), they discuss "Live and Let Die" including how Roger Moore fared in his first outing, its problematic treatment of women and depictions black people, how its action stacks up against other Bond movies and much more! Then (33:47-1:11:42), they talk about "The Man with the Golden Gun" including why its villain is one of the best Bond villains, where Roger Moore found new places to take the character of Bond, if it improved from "Live and Let Die" with how it wrote its female characters and much more! Then (1:11:43-End) they give their most recent streaming recommendations!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Adam Lichtenstein to revisit "My Cousin Vinny." They discuss what it gets right abut depicting legal proceedings, the array of funny supporting performances, how it depicts the South in a smart way, Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei's iconic performances and much more! Then, they give their most recent streaming recommendations!

Josh is joined by recurring guests Lissa Khoshbakhti and Denise Akerman to discuss two movies. First, they revisit Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore’s first collaboration, “The Wedding Singer,” including their various relationships with Adam Sandler and where “The Wedding Singer” fits in his filmography, the way the movie builds the chemistry between’s its two leads, its traditional-but-effective ending and much more! (Beginning-51:19). Then, Josh, Lissa and Denise give their quarantine streaming recommendations (51:20-1:01:26) before Josh and Lissa talk about Netflix’s newest movie, “The Lovebirds.” They discuss Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani’s chemistry, whether the characters were smart enough, the quality of the action and much more! (1:01:28-end).

Josh is joined by Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about "Scoob!" They discuss the gang inexplicably being broken up for the almost the entirety of the movie, Simon Cowell's voice acting chops, whether the movie should have even had a villain, try to decipher the plot and much more! They also give their quarantine streaming recommendations for the week!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk Kung Fu. First, they discuss The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Beginning-25:35) and how it influenced many action movies that followed it, Gordon Liu’s lead performance, their favorite moments from its epic training sequence and more. Then, they revisit Garreth Evans’ thrilling 2011 action movie, “The Raid” (25:36-50:24) and discuss its various thrilling set pieces, how it finds tension in moments when there is little action on the screen, its not-so-animated villain and more! Then they give their quarantine streaming recommendations! (50:25-End)

Josh is joined by recurring guest Fred Kolb as they begin a look back through James Bond movies by revisiting 2 of franchise's first three installments "From Russia With Love" and "Goldfinger." First (Beginning-33:40), they discuss how "From Russia With Love" captures the political climate of the 1960s, started a trend where Bond Girls were determined by who happened to win Miss Universe in any given year, the unique way it used its villains and more. Then, they talk about how "Goldfinger" (33:41-1:01:59) has a much leaner plot than many Bond movies, the iconic henchman Oddjob, if its big set piece of an ending makes sense and much more! The finish the episode by making their latest streaming recommendations! (1:02:00-End)