The Rewind

Josh is joined by recurring guest and someone who unlike him has not been experiencing space movie fatigue, Fred Kolb, to discuss Damien Chazelle's latest film, First Man. They get into how it depicts the home life of Neil Armstrong, Claire Foy and Ryan Gosling's performances, how far the movie goes in putting a microscope up to NASA to examine its necessity and much more!

Josh is joined by his friend and first-time guest Ben Luben to break down David Lowery's The Old Man & The Gun. They discuss whether it is a movie worthy of being Robert Redford's last, the movie's message of living a fulfilling life, how Lowery has effectively jumped from one genre to another and much more! Things are mostly spoiler-free until the 37:00 mark.

Josh is joined by friend and future recurring guest Maya to discuss a little known movie called "A Star is Born." They cover everything from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's performances, the movie's depiction of the music industry, its message about addiction, the loaded soundtrack, how it compares to the earlier versions and much more! Spoilers throughout.

Josh is joined by Elijah Howard to discuss the newest film from Jeremy Saulnier frequent collaborator Macon Blair, "Hold the Dark." They discuss whether it earns its high body count, whether it is too dark for its own good and how it compares to the filmmakers' other work in recent year. Spoilers start around the 22:50 mark.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Graham Hall to discuss A Simple Favor and how Paul Feig did at making a movie that was not a straight comedy, how Blake Lively chewed the scenery, and how the movie compares to another recent film that included a disappearing woman, Gone Girl. Things get spoiler-y around the 14:50 mark.

Josh is joined again by friend Daniel Lima to discuss the three main movies of the Predator franchise, which includes "Predator" (Beginning-9:44), Daniel's inexplicable love for Predator 2 (9:44-19:33) and Shane Black's newest film, "The Predator" (19:33-End).

Josh is joined by recurring guests Adam Lichtenstein and Fred Kolb to discuss Operation Finale, the Oscar Isaac-Ben Kingsley vehicle about the hunt for Adolph Eichmann, one of Hitler's top lieutenants.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Hannah Couture to discuss two indie movies that are holding us over until Oscar season, Andrew Bujalski's Support the Girls (Beginning-33:56) and Juliet, Naked (33:57-End).

Josh is joined by friends and rom-com enthusiasts Lissa Khoshbakhti and Denise Akerman to discuss the newest hit romantic comedy from Netflix, "To All the Boys I've Loved Before." In addition to breaking down the entire movie, they also discuss how it compares to the other big Netflix hit this year, "Set it Up." Then, they discuss the current state of the rom-com genre and where it heads from here.

Josh is joined again by Fred Kolb and Logan Abbott to discuss Crazy Rich Asians and how successful it is in being more than just your run-of-the-mill rom-com.