“One, two, three! And I don't even miss her, two, three! One, two, three! And I don't even miss her, two, three...!” 1970s comedians’ comedian Albert Brooks co-writes and directs his acerbic 1981 relationship comedy-drama sophomore feature Modern Romance. Self-sabotaging film editor Robert (Brooks) arranges a hasty breakup, seemingly the latest of many, from frustrated... Continue Reading →
F*ck-a-doodle-doo. As spring turns to summer, so the nuptial season is upon us, and we’re celebrating with the breakthrough 1994 Brit romcom classic Four Weddings and a Funeral. Charmingly dishevelled serial monogamist bachelor Charles (Hugh Grant) meets mysterious and beautiful American Carrie (Andie McDowell) at a wedding for which he is the best man. Over... Continue Reading →
“Stupid is as stupid does.” We're lacing up our Nikes and just… feel like running with the multi-OSCAR-winning 1994 Robert Zemeckis megahit Forrest Gump. The titular Forrest, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), born the simple son of a single mother in the Jim Crow South, guilelessly glides through the second half of the American Century in... Continue Reading →
Our second foray into the greatest detective series ever made continues with an episode from the final year of the show's original NBC run - 1977's Try & Catch Me, starring Ruth Gordon as a mystery novelist in a very different vein from Jack Cassidy's smug charlatan in Murder By The Book. Bringing the likeable... Continue Reading →
“A man who looks at a rock must have a lot on his mind.” James Bond and Sarah Connor face a whole lotta lava in the 1997 disaster epic Dante’s Peak. Bereaved yet dashing volcanologist Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan) is dispatched to the titular tiny town that sits nestled beneath a hulking, dormant volcano. Mayor... Continue Reading →
“You'll never get anywhere treating your helmet like a lunchbox son.” We’re getting into our three-point stance on the mini gridiron for the 1994 family sports comedy Little Giants. Local legend Kevin O’Shea (Ed O’Neill), a Heisman Trophy-winning football hero, is running tryouts for his Pee-Wee football team, where he mercilessly discards the ‘misfit’ kids.... Continue Reading →
Introduced by Devlin Gali may not have introduced me to Columbo as such - I'd watched it before and enjoyed it, I'm sure - but he was certainly the person who anchored it as a regular viewing habit. Back when we were housemates in the Hyde Park area of Leeds, we would commandeer the living... Continue Reading →
“I'd like to report a truck driver who's been endangering my life!” Our Steven Spielberg Series continues with a detour back to where it all started - 1971’s TV movie-turned-theatrical debut DUEL. Mild mannered travelling salesman David Mann (Dennis Weaver) finds himself the unexplained target of escalating threats from a mysterious, smoke-belching truck’s largely unseen... Continue Reading →
Bangarang! We continue our journey through the filmography of The Beard Himself, Steven Spielberg, with a contrasting look at fatherhood in 1991’s grand kids’ fantasy Hook. A now adult Peter Pan (Robin Williams) has no memories of his time in Neverland, having committed himself to a life of dour responsibility as a successful lawyer under... Continue Reading →
The Rewind Movie Podcast pays our respects to the Beard, as we embark on a rewatch series of some of the highlights and lesser-travelled avenues of the career of arguably the most successful director in the history of the medium - Steven Spielberg. Our starting point (having already lavished our praise on Jaws) is his... Continue Reading →
The Rewind Movie Podcast 