Have you ever stopped to consider the relentless onslaught of time? The inevitable death-march of the years? The ticking of the clock counting down towards to our own untimely demise? Well. Now that the mood has fully been soured, join Blake, Jason, and Michael as they share their Top 5 films of the half-dead 2020s (ugh, we know)! Regular and semi-regular listeners may notice some repeat offenders. But there may be a few dark horses in these stables! So give it a listen and drown out the existential dread (it won't help)! 

The adventure continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind's Deep Dive on Princess Mononoke! Tensions boil over between Iron Town and the old gods of the forest--leaving Blake caught in the crossfire. But as the curse spreads up his arm and he prevents the masked princess from assassinating the local warlord, he begins to questions where his true loyalties lie. But as Michael--the king of the boars--prepares one final charge, the noose tightens around the valley. Can Blake resolve this brutal conflict? Or will this valley descend into chaos? 

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String your bows and mount your red elks, because Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke! Blake's simple agrarian life as a prince is turned upside down after a chance encounter with a wild boar leaves him marked for death. He's sent into the mountains to seek a cure--but instead finds himself caught in a tangled web spun by many different spiders. Can he navigate these flashing limbs and purify himself before the curse spreads?   And just who is this mysterious masked princess who seems so intent on cleaving a bloody path to victory?  

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Don your dusters, stare down the sights of your six-shooters, and prepare to drag some coffins across the wastes--because it's time for Django: Sergio Corbucci's iconic 1966 spaghetti western! Michael is a lonesome drifter with steely eyes and a peculiar bundle looped about his shoulders. But when he's blown into a war-torn ghost town, he finds himself caught between a pair of rival bandit clans--one of which is headed by Blake, a man he has a personal grudge with. Can he liberate this mud-spackled town from evil? Or does he have some dark work set in mind himself?

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Things have certainly looked better on Vintage Cinema Rewind. And yet, the Deep Dive on Akira Kurosawa's iconic crime thriller High and Low continues. Michael has been returned--safe and mostly sound--but the kidnapper made a speedy escape with Blake's sack of cash. Now, the investigators narrow their pursuit--ferreting out new leads and pressing old accomplices. Can they recover Blake's fortune? Or will the cobbler's children have no shoes?

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Hostile takeovers. Kidnapping. Foot fetishes? Vintage Cinema Rewind continues their Anything But American series with Akira Kurosawa's acclaimed crime thriller: High and Low. Blake is a no-holds-barred corporate executive at National Shoes with his eyes on the throne. But when his son's friend Michael is kidnapped by shadowy interlopers, both his future and his fortunes are put in serious jeopardy. Should he surrender his vast wealth in exchange for Michael's wellbeing? Or should he give this whole crooked scheme the boot? All this will be determined and more on this week's episode!

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The end is near (nigh?). The rioters have soothed themselves. Crowds gather in the streets--awaiting the fated conclusion to the grim tragicomedy that is the entire human race. Everyone chooses to live out their final hours differently. Blake and Michael--for instance--crouch in the darkness and continue with their Deep Dive on Don McKellar's masterpiece: Last Night. They discuss the film's rich themes, inventive works of characterization, and incredible finale. Can they come to an agreement before midnight? Or will they fail to go gently into this goodnight? 

It's six in the evening and the world is exploding at midnight. How would you spend your final hours? Would you resolve old grudges--or kindle some new ones? Would you keep your head down and keep toiling away--or live out your wildest dreams? Would you rage against the wretched designs of fate--or end everything off with a smile? This is a question Don McKellar 1998 masterpiece--Last Night--seeks to answer. Join Michael and Blake as they make their way through this sublime comedy, knowing the end is fast approaching.

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Things continue to unravel on Vintage Cinema Rewind's Deep Dive of Francis Ford Coppola's iconic sequel: The Godfather Part II. Michael's quest for vengeance leads him across the ocean to Cuba, where more and more unrest continues to brew. However, his family's weakest link may be even closer than he anticipated. And half a century earlier, Blake finds himself caring for a young family while the criminal element conspires to infiltrate his come. Can Michael salvage this broken empire? Can Blake lay the foundations for this glass castle? Or is everything about to come shattering down around these two men?