The Rewind

Josh is joined by recurring guest Rachel Lichtenstein to talk about about Disney's "Freakier Friday"! They discuss the ways in which the film paid homage to the 2003 predecessor also starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan while bringing new beats to the story, what Lohan means to Gen Z pop culture fans despite being a millennial herself, the performances of Curtis and Lohan as well as newcomers Julia Butters and Sophia Hammond who also join in on the body switching, the quality of the music that is incorporated into the film and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk about "Oh, Hi!" They discuss the lead performances of Logan Lerman and Molly Gordon, how the film walked the line between being a rom-com and a thriller, the insights it had about modern dating and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Shane Chernoff for a nostalgic episode as they talk about "Happy Gilmore 2"! They discuss how successful Adam Sandler was in revisiting the world of the title character for the first time in nearly 30 years including the quality of the golf scenes, the hit rate of the various jokes, if there were too many references to the original film, whether it went overboard on cameos and much more!

Josh is joined by Marvel Correspondent Maya Mosher to talk all about the newest entry into the MCU, "The Fantastic Four: First Steps." They argue over whether Galactus made for an interesting villain, discuss if Pedro Pascal's performance as Reed Richards was sufficiently charismatic, the performances of the rest of the main cast and supporting characters what the film's plot says about the future of the MCU and much more! Spoilers throughout!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Gage Eggleston and Ari Aster Correspondent Elijah Howard to talk about the newest film from the prolific writer/direct, "Eddington." They discuss how Aster recreated the feeling of what day-to-day life felt like early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the ways in which the film made political statements and the moments it decided not to go as far in doing so, the ways in which the film effectively rendered a small New Mexico town, the performances from a cast that included Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone and much more!

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk all about "Jurassic World Rebirth." They discuss the different paths not taken by the franchise and if Rebirth was a step back in the right direction, the different types of mutant dinosaurs it introduces and if they were effectively rendered, the performances from the cast that included Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Rupert Friend and much more!

Edited and produced by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by recurring guest Holden Martinson to talk all about James Gunn's "Superman." They discuss how Gunn brought his signature tone to the film while recent Superman films have been much darker, whether Gunn's attempts to insert geopolitical commentary into the film's plot were effective, the performances from David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult and much more!

Josh is joined by The Rewind's Resident Gearheads, Elijah Howard and Fred Kolb to talk about one of the movie events of the summer, "F1." They discuss the ways in which the film balanced the need to appear to F1 diehards and newbies, the quality of the racing scenes, the performances from Batt Pitt and Damson Idris and much more!

Josh is joined by Horror Correspondents Daniel Lima and Gage Eggleston for a double feature. First, they discuss 28 Years Later (Beginning-35:29) including how Danny Boyle and Alex Garland rendered the world visually after returning to the franchise after more than two decades, the depiction of a community living under quarantine while the rest of the world moved on from the awful virus that turns people into zombie-like beings, the quality of the action set pieces, the performances and much more! Then, they talk about M3GAN 2.0 (35:30-End) including it the tonal shift the movie went for worked, if they bought the character arc its sets M3GAN the character on, its twists involving the villains and whether they were convincing, how it comments on where we are in the real world with respect to AI and much more!

Produced and Edited by Daniel Lima.

Josh is joined by Pixar Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the studio's latest original film, "Elio"! They discuss whether the film felt visually distinct from other Pixar films in its setting/character design, if the central relationship between the title character and his aunt was a believable as it needed to be, if the movie struck the right tonal balance in being humorous but also centering on a troubled child, their favorite supporting character Glordon and much more!