The other day I was watching Chopping Mall on my phone. Again. While I’m an aficionado of shit cinema, I’m not an expert like the Red Letter Media lads or the Good Bad Movie Club. So while I know some of the names of the more prolific and odd schlockmeisters like David DeCoteau (who transitioned... Continue Reading →
One thing I wish we'd had more time to discuss on this episode was the music is in Almost Famous. I mean, I'm being an idiot in that we did in fact discuss the music used in the film quite a bit - about the amount of diegetic tracks and how Cameron Crowe is one... Continue Reading →
I’d love to say that Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey inspired within me a deep and life-long fascination for the work of Ingmar Bergman, but outside of a couple of the big hitters, I’ve remained too immature to fully delve in to the dense and sombre filmography of world cinema’s foremost SERIOUS MAN. Among those... Continue Reading →
After our previous discussion of the life and times of Kevin Costner back in our chat about the epic Dances With Wolves, we visit Our Kev just 5 years later, still riding the crest of a wave of hits that came to an abrupt wipeout when he took to the high seas for the eye-wateringly... Continue Reading →
Christmas movies always feel special. While the big day itself can often feel a bit of a lethargic, carb-heavy disappointment, the twinkly soundtracks and frosty windows and gaudy lights bathing the snowy ground in a magical glow evokes a parallel universe where homes are palatial and hijinks come thick and fast. We here at Rewind... Continue Reading →
Introduction by Devlin Spoilers: Chevy Chase comes in for a bit of a kicking in this episode. By his own admission and as reported by any number of former colleagues, collaborators and critics, Chevy can be and frequently is very hard work to be around. The first breakout star of Saturday Night Live (then just NBC's... Continue Reading →
Introduction by Devlin Appropriately, The Terminator is a film in a hurry. The titular cyborg has hurtled back in time to murder the one woman who its creators believe threatens their very existence. Soldier Kyle Reese also arrives on the same night, bearing the scars of a life lived on the run from these terrible... Continue Reading →
Introduction by Devlin Like most franchises (at least, pre-Marvel Studios), American Pie wasn’t meant to be a franchise. That’s not to say that Universal didn’t think they might be able to cash in – the speed and ruthless efficiency with which they rushed American Pie 2 to market suggests that they knew their surprise smash... Continue Reading →
You guys up for some reggae tonight? Devlin has delved back in to his angsty late adolescence and picked the 2001 graphic novel adaptation Ghost World for this Throwback episode. Snarky, newly graduated (well, one of them anyway) Enid and Rebecca are finally free from the tyranny of high school, but the question of what... Continue Reading →
