Twenty-five years ago, an actor from Australia swept every award everywhere for his performance as pianist David Helfgott in SHINE. Co-starring Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, and Lynn Redgrave, SHINE is the true-ish story of a gifted man who succumbs to mental illness and finds his way back when he discovers love. We thought it was just okay.

Can Madonna act? Is EVITA the pinnacle of Antonio Banderas' hotness? Why does Jonathan Pryce play so many non-white characters? And why doesn't Alan Parker get enough credit for this movie? These and other essential mysteries of the movie musical universe are discussed on this week's episode, where the Rewinders look back at the biopic about Eva Perón based on the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical. This episode features a special guest: theatre director, humorist, author, and sit-down comedian Fay Jacobs. #BeKindRewind

Twenty-five years ago, the poster for a particular film about a ragtag group of Scottish drug addicts would decorate the walls of nearly every college dorm room in America. That movie was TRAINSPOTTING, and this week the Rewinders pop in on the lads from Edinburgh as they drink, smoke, shoplift, and shoot up in some very ugly and threadbare rooms, and they have a lot of thoughts, from the profound to the scatalogical. #BeKindRewind

Twenty-five years ago, the late, great Robin Williams and the practically unknown Nathan Lane brought a gay couple into the multiplexes of America in Mike Nichols' comedy classic, THE BIRDCAGE. This week, the Rewinders talk about straight actors playing gay roles, 30-year old actors playing teenagers, and how South Beach has never been this white. Join us! #BeKindRewind

The Rewinders have set their Wayback Machine 25 years in the past. They're taking a moment to talk about all the great films of 1996 that they didn't have time to devote an episode to, and they're introducing the seven films that made the cut: The Birdcage, Trainspotting, Evita, Shine, Scream, Fargo, and The First Wives Club. Regular episodes start next week. #BeKindRewind

We're back! We're gearing up to talk about 29 movies that are celebrating big milestones this year. If you're new to THE REWIND PROJECT, pull up a chair, pop some popcorn, and get to know Ally, Eric, and Matt.

2020 is finally past us, and The Rewinders are -- uncharacteristically -- looking ahead! To Season 3, that is. This year, we decided to pick our films in a whole new way - and we recorded it, so you can hear how we came up with the 29 films we'll be watching and discussing in 2021! Grab a morning-after cocktail, and join us! #BeKindRewind

What happens when someone makes a movie based on what of your favorite books of all time? Gird your literary loins, that's what - because something is likely not to measure up to what you had conjured in your head. Ally & Eric both describe Betty Smith's A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN as their favorite novel of all time, and superfan Kristen Murray joins us for our last episode of 2020. Thanks for Rewinding with us, everyone. See you next year!

It's been a rough year, folks ... and if you're looking to unwind with a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn classic, might we suggest ... ANY OF THEM BESIDES THIS ONE?! Okay, it wasn't as bad as all that, but 1945's Without Love isn't the greatest of the bunch. Still, we had a great time talking about why Ricky Ricardo is trash, how we don't seem to recognize when funny people are also gorgeous, and what a pandemic-inspired rom-com might look like. #BeKindRewind

A fast-talkin' single career gal from New York City who pretends to be a domestic goddess in a wildly popular magazine column is forced to entertain a war hero at her fictional Connecticut farm, and naturally falls for the guy in ... perhaps the most feminist film ever to be made in the '40s? Deborah Randall (Venus Theatre Co.) joins us to discuss CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT, a surprisingly progressive "holiday classic" celebrating its 75th year.