The Rewind

Josh is joined by his friend and now recurring guest Billy McCormick for The Rewind's final 2018 Best Picture nominee episode, as they talk all things "Bohemian Rhapsody." They discuss Rami Malek's performance as Freddie Mercury, how problematic the changes are that the movie makes from real life events, whether the film is overshadowed by sexual abuse accusations against director Bryan Singer, and much more.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Graham Hall to talk about M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass. They discuss where it fits in with the rest of his Eastrail 177 Trilogy, whether his message about the superhero movie genre worth the time the movie invests in it, how the three main performances worked off each other and much more! Spoilers start at 13:07.

Josh is joined by friend and fellow lawyer Sydney Weiss to celebrate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as they talk about the media from 2018 that examined her life, "On the Basis of Sex" and the Academy Award-nominated documentary, "RBG." They discuss how the former succeeds as a legal procedural, how each film compliments the other, how both illustrate the moment of time in which Justice Ginsburg decided to make a difference in the law's treatment of the sexes and much more!

You can find Sydney's podcast, Seek the Joy, in the following spots:

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/seekthejoy08

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Josh is joined by his friend Robert Wechsler to talk about the newest movie from Adam McKay, "Vice." They discuss Christian Bale's transformative performance as Dick Cheney, whether the movie goes too easy on Cheney in recounting his career, whether McKay's narrative tricks worked as well as they did in "The Big Short," and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guests Elijah Howard and Daniel Lima to break down the newest film from Barry Jenkins, "If Beale Street Could Talk." Daniel has been a bit of a Barry Jenkins hater through his first couple of films, so they discuss whether Beale Street made him a fan. They also get into how effective Jenkins in telling a story that was both a romance and a commentary on systemic racism in the criminal justice system and how a distinct score and look contributed to the final product. Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Hannah Couture to talk about two movies. First, they discuss Mary Poppins Returns (Beginning-38:24) and how it compares to its predecessor, whether the songs are sufficiently catchy, how Emily Blunt captures the essence of the title character and much more! Then, they get into how Bumblebee revitalizes the Transformers franchise (38:25-End) as it tells the story of its title character first coming to earth and befriending an 18-year-old girl portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld and how the movie feels more human and grounded than the most recent Transformers movies.

Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by his friend and former co-host Anthony Klam to talk about the newest entry into the DCEU, James Wan's "Aquaman." They discuss James Wan's depiction of Atlantis, the performances from the deep cast, where the movie fell short in the script, how it compares to other recent DC movies and much more! Spoilers throughout.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Josh Brown to talk about two movies. First, they discuss one of the weirdest and most poorly-reviewed movies of 2018, Robert Zemeckis' "Welcome to Marwen" (Beginning-31:14). They get into why a movie about a man who uses dolls to create WWII reenactments was made when it had already been a well-received documentary, how whether Steve Carell is able to keep the movie together in the lead role and how successfully the movie conveys its messages about coping with trauma and mental illness.

The Joshes then discuss Clint Eastwood's latest film, "The Mule," (31:15-End) as they get into how the movie shows Clint Eastwood's politics to be more nuanced than his public persona lets on as it tells the story of an old white guy working as a drug mule for the cartel, whether it avoids the racist pitfalls of Gran Torino and how Eastwood succeeds as a lead actor at 88 years old.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Maya to talk all things Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. They discuss its unique animation, its balancing of several complex storylines covering multiple dimensions, the loaded voice cast and much more! . Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Elijah Howard to talk about two probably Best Picture nominees. First, they discuss Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,” (without spoilers from beginning-32:42 and with spoilers from 33:42-55:03) and how it manages to work humor and themes that are relevant today into a costume drama set in the early 18th century. Then, they break down Alfonso Cuaron’s passion project, “Roma,” (55:04-end, spoilers throughout) which uses extremely detailed visual storytelling to to show the journey of a young maid/nanny working for an upper middle class Mexican family in the early 1970s.