The most emotionally exhausting watch of your life continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, they're back with a Deep Dive on John Cassavetes's oft-overlooked masterpiece: A Woman Under the Influence! Blake's mental health has collapsed around the household like a dark star. In response, Michael has him committed. But this has the unfortunate side-effect of leaving him with three kids he has no business raising. Months later, Blake returns after some new medication and a round of shock therapy. Can these two lovebirds find their way back to each other? Or will the saddest f**king movie of your life just somehow turn even sadder?

Get ready for the most AGONIZING viewing experience of your life! That’s right, it’s time again for Actress Month on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This time, Blake and Michael are covering Gena Rowlands—the Muse of indie darling John Cassavetes. Blake is a lonely housewife who struggles to fit in. Michael is a grumpy construction worker who struggles to relate to his nervous wife. Meanwhile, when Blake’s mental health begins to deteriorate, the family and society struggle to rally around her. Can this marriage be fixed? Or will we all wind up like so much spaghetti on the floor?

Trigger warnings for mental illness, self-harm, and sexual abuse!!!

“It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, people were just constantly trying to conquer him in the Roman Empire.” That’s right, Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with their Deep Dive on Paul Thomas Anderson’s late nineties classic: Boogie Nights! By now, the lights have flicked back on the party is officially over. Blake has developed a debilitating addiction to cocaine that impacts his, um, performances. Meanwhile, Michael has bent the knee to the rise of video and has resigned himself to churning out slop. But as bad as things are, when the two finally have a falling out, things only get worse. Can Blake find success outside of skin-flicks? Or will the prodigal son eventually come crawling back home?

“I like simple pleasures, like butter in my [REDACTED] and lollipops in my mouth.” Vintage Cinema Rewind is back for Paul Thomas Anderson’s grooviest period piece ever: Boogie Nights. Michael is a notorious porn producer with aspirations of creating genuine art. Meanwhile, Blake is a down-on-his-luck high school dropout with a can-do attitude and a certain endowment swinging between his thighs. When Michael discovers this talented young man, sparks fly and before long, their work is taking the industry by storm. But just how long can they escape the consequences of their own actions?

Things continue to unspool on Vintage Cinema Rewind. Blake and Michael are back with their Deep Dive on Robert Altman’s satirical masterpiece: Nashville! The whole city is in uproar as Barbara Jean’s mental health continues to deteriorate. Which is not to say that the rest of our cast of thousands is faring much better. Warnings are ignored. Affairs are plotted. Women are exploited. And all the while, that strange, greasy third-party politician is still consolidating his own power. As poor Barbara Jean is forced onto the stage, can the Bicentennial go off without a hitch? Will the American Dream finally sour? Or has it already long-since spoiled?

Broey Deschanel Robert Altman Video: https://youtu.be/y9wKhjwJH5s?si=C0J7ZjBCxPP15OYk

It don't worry us on this week's episode of Vintage Cinema Rewind. Blake and Michael are back with Robert Altman's sprawling, musical-comedy-drama-extravaganza: Nashville! This movie strands us in the titular city with a cast of dozens. Some are at the top of their game. Others are desperately trying to break in. And still others are just trying survive in this chaotic city. But when singer Barbara Jean suffers a nervous breakdown, a power vacuum of sorts opens up. And who is this mysterious third party candidate who wants to harness her own star power for his own ends? 

The noose is tightening on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, they’re back with their Deep Dive on Terrence Malick’s stunning debut: Badlands! Blake and Holly continue to paint the countryside red. But as they leave a trail of carnage in their wake with no particular goal or destination in mind, a posse forms to hunt them down. Meanwhile, Holly begins to question both her relationship with herself and this gun-toting maniac who has led her on this seemingly endless joyride. Can they escape the authorities and live out the remainder of their days in harmony? Or will they both end up getting the chair?

"Boy, if I could sing a song like that. If I could sing a song about the way I feel right now... it'd be a hit." Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with Terrence Malick's maiden voyage: Badlands. Holly is a troubled teen with a dead mother and a father who just can't seem to relate to her. But her days of endless ennui are disrupted with the arrival of Blake--a handsome young greaser who reminds her of James Dean. Yet when her father disapproves of their relationship, the two of them are forced on the run across the country. Can they find their own little version of the American Dream? Or will more bullets start flying?