Vintage Cinema Rewind

A podcast bringing old movies to new viewers. For the most part watching films from pre-2000, reviewing and discussing a variety of genres, years, directors, actors/actresses, and shedding light on some lost gems, as well as our personal favourites. Vote now for our upcoming Viewers Choice episode!

Episodes

Aug 1, 2024

1hr 37 min

They mostly come at night. Mostly. Sigourney Weaver Month approaches it's dramatic conclusion on this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind! The marines have been butchered. The heroes are holed up. The reactor is about to blow. While they wait for Bishop to return, Blake and Michael hide under the bed and discuss the film's aesthetics, relentless tension, and relentlessly tense production process. As well, does Blake have a hidden agenda he's keeping from the others? You'll have to find out on this week's episode!

Jul 25, 2024

41 min

We're on an express elevator to Hell, going down! That's right, Sigourney Weaver Month continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind. And this week, they're covering James Cameron's classic: Aliens! After being roused from cryosleep for 57 years, Blake and Michael are on the hook for damaging company property. But when a human colony goes dark on LV-426, they're offered a chance to confront some old traumas. Can they locate the missing colonists? Or should they stop their grinnin' and drop their linen?
 
 
Where to watch: Aliens - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One Scene to Sell the Movie:
Aliens (1986) LET'S ROCK! Scene Movie Clip - 4K UHD HDR Upscale New Version - YouTube

Jul 18, 2024

1hr 23 min


Things have certainly looked better on Vintage Cinema Rewind. With a renegade life form on the loose, tempers are hot (or at least, as hot as things can get in deep space). So Blake and Michael split the team off into groups to hunt down the xenomorph. As they prowl the creaking ship, they discuss everything from Sigourney Weaver's filmography to the storied history of the Alien franchise. Can they hunt down the creature in time? Or are they going to have to find the escape pods?
 
 
Where to watch: Alien - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Jul 11, 2024

29 min

In space no one can hear you... tune into your favourite film podcast. That's right, Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with Sigourney Weaver Month! And this week, they're starting with the film that lifted her into the stars (pun intended?) Ridley Scott's Alien! Can Blake and Michael return to the Nostromo after investigating a distress call? Or will they bring back something worse with them?
 
Where to watch: Alien - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One Scene to sell the movie: Alien (1979) - Chestburster Scene (2/5) | Movieclips (youtube.com)

Jul 5, 2024

1hr 21 min


This aggression will not stand, man. On this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind, the world's least qualified detectives continue their Deep Dive of The Big Lebowski. Bunny is still missing. The Dude's car has seen better days. And they've just received some unpleasant snail mail. While waiting for the nihilists to come knocking, Blake and Michael analyze the key details of the case: the strange plot turns, the stranger characters, and the various themes circling this movie. Can they solve the case before Shabbos? Or will the Dude have to take it easy for all us sinners?
 
Where to watch: The Big Lebowski - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Jun 27, 2024

39 min


Bowling. Urine-stained rugs. Ferrets. Labyrinthine plots. Plans gone awry. Plans gone even further awry. More bowling. Put it all in a blender and what do you get? The Big Lebowski--an iconic cult film by the Coen Brothers. On this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind, Blake and Michael prepare to negotiate a kidnapped trophy wife's safe return. Can they make the exchange? Or should they just stay in their lane?
 
Where to watch: The Big Lebowski - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One Scene to sell the movie:
Michael: The Big Lebowski (1998) - He Peed On My Rug Scene | Movieclips - YouTube
Blake: The Big Lebowski (1998) - Nobody F's With Jesus Scene | Movieclips - YouTube

Jun 20, 2024

59 min


Prepare to explode some bricks on Vintage Cinema Rewind! This week, Blake and Jason cover their Deep Dive on Jean-Claude Van Damme's Bloodsport. As the Kumite draws to a close, they prepare for their final bout. But before a victor can be declared, they take some time to reflect on the film's charming performances, outlandish displays of martial arts, and score. Now put up your dukes!
 
Where to watch: Bloodsport - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Jun 13, 2024

29 min


Prepare to do the splits. On this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind, Blake and Jason discuss Jean-Claude Van Damme's star-making role in 1988's Bloodsport! As the two enroll in the world's deadliest (and most implausible) mixed martial arts tournament, the Kumite, they take some time to weigh in on the big questions. Just how accurate is the story this movie is based on? How well does the action hold up? And just how good a performer is the Muscles from Brussels?
 
Where to watch: Bloodsport - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One Scene to sell the movie:
Blake: Bloodsport (7/9) Movie CLIP - Dux vs. Paco (1988) HD (youtube.com)
Jason: Bloodsport (6/9) Movie CLIP - A Quarter Trick (1988) HD (youtube.com)

Jun 6, 2024

58 min


Goooooooood morning Vietnam! It's 0600 hours. What does the "O" stand for? Oh my God, it's—another episode of Vintage Cinema Rewind! On this week’s Deep Dive, Blake and Michael are having issues with the top brass. Their irreverent tendencies and off-colour parodies have been ruffling too many feathers. Now, they’ve been replaced by a man with an airhorn and a predilection for polka music. They decide to take advantage of their rare down time to discuss the film’s treatment of the controversial war, the second half’s pivot into drama, and the incredible performance of Robin Williams. Can they make it back onto the airwaves? Or will none of this look good on a resume?
 
Where to watch: Good Morning, Vietnam - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

May 30, 2024

26 min


GOOOOD MORNING VIETNAM! Vintage Cinema Rewind is about to get reassigned! That's right, Blake and Michael are deployed to Saigon to analyze Barry Levinson's Good Morning Vietnam! Take a trip overseas to look at Robin Williams's first starring role. Do the laughs hold up? Or should we break out the airhorns?
 
Where to watch: Good Morning, Vietnam - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One Scene to sell the movie: Good Morning Vietnam - Funny scene (youtube.com)

2010s Movie Draft

May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024

1hr 54 min


It's that time again, Dear Listeners! The three-headed hydra known as Blake, Jason, and Michael return for another of Vintage Cinema Rewind's Draft Episodes! This episode's topic: The Best of the 2010s. The Terrible Trio discusses their favourite films of the previous decade, across a range of different genres. Some choices won't surprise you, Dear Listeners. Some may lift both eyebrows. Find out now on Vintage Cinema Rewind!
 
Where to find the movies: JustWatch - The Streaming Guide

May 9, 2024

1hr 12 min

The rabbit hunt continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind. On this week’s Deep Dive into Jean Renior’s 1939 masterpiece, The Rules of the Game, a baffling web of clandestine romantic liaisons closes in around Jason and Michael. While everyone else is distracted by the masquerade, they take some time to discuss the labyrinthine plot, complex characters, and innovative filmmaking techniques. Can they help Christine reunite with her erstwhile lover(s)? Or will they end up chased around by a jealous gamekeeper?

May 2, 2024

37 min

"The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons." On Vintage Cinema Rewind's first ever Blakeless episode, Jason and Michael come together to discuss Jean Renoir's 1939 French masterpiece, The Rules of the Game. In pre-World War II Paris, adultery is a pleasant romp so long as you abide by a simple rule: don't get caught. But then, one French aviator disrupts the whole system by professing his love for a married woman across the airwaves. As the aristocracy embarks on an affair-laden rabbit hunt in the countryside, can Jason and Michael smooth the whole mess over? Or will they end up caught in the crosshairs? 

Apr 25, 2024

1hr 8 min


It's all fun and games until Jack Nicholson gets his nostrils cut open. The investigation continues at Vintage Cinema Rewind! Blake and Jason continue with their Deep Dive on Roman Polanski's Chinatown, examining the performances, historical context, and themes. But with the dead ends and dead bodies piling up around them, can they crack this case in time? Or will they end up getting fed to the goldfish?
 
Where to watch: Chinatown - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Apr 18, 2024

28 min


Forget it, Jake. It's... a middling podcast starring three thirtysomethings and less listeners than the legs on a spider. That's right, Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with Roman Polanski's (eesh) Chinatown! Blake and Jason are on the case! Can they uncover the case of the missing water? Or is this investigation all wet?
 
Where to watch: Chinatown - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One scene to sell the movie: Chinatown (4/9) Movie CLIP - A Respectable Man (1974) HD - YouTube
 

Apr 11, 2024

1hr 8 min


The fields are (still?) covered with blood! Blake, Michael, and the other rabbits have made their way to the relative safety of Watership Down, but this is a paradise easily lost. In order to ensure their new warren survives, they'll need mates--lots of mates! So while they get ready to slip into General Woundwort's clutches, they take the time to discuss the characters, setting, and luxurious wordbuilding. Such is Vintage Cinema Rewind's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased them.
 
Where to watch: Watership Down - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Apr 4, 2024

33 min


"All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first, they must catch you." And so begins the weirdest, darkest children's movie Vintage Cinema Rewind has ever encountered. This week, Blake and Michael introduce 1978's Watership Down -- an animated movie about talking rabbits, bloody fields, caste systems, and totalitarianism. Can they make it to the safety of their burrow? Or will they end up caught in a snare?
 
Where to watch: Watership Down - movie: watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One Scene to Sell the Movie: Watership Down Prologue (youtube.com)

Mar 29, 2024

1hr 16 min


"People who really want to have a good time won't come to a slaughterhouse." The Double Deuce is waiting for you. That's right, Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with a Deep Dive in 1989's Road House! Can Blake and Jason outwit crime lord Brad Wesley? Will they have to rip any throats out in the process? Will their butts end up in a trophy room? Or should they just pay their tab and enroll in barber college?
 
Where to watch: Road House - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Mar 26, 2024

50 min


Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with a BONUS EPISODE! This week, Blake and Jason take a break from 1989's Road House to review... 2024's Road House. They answer several pertinent questions. How defined are Jake Gyllenhaal's abs? Can Connor McGregor actually act? How does late eighties camp translate into our disenfranchised, post-apocalyptic nightmare world of the mid-2020s? Find out today! (Or whenever the algorithm jabs this episode in your direction.)
 
Where to watch: Road House - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)

Mar 21, 2024

32 min


Vintage Cinema Rewind takes a trip down to Florida to visit Patrick Swayze's Road House. Blake and Jason don their tightest jeans and take jobs as a pair of bouncers. They'll have to contend with everything--everything. Mullets. Cheesy dialogue. And performances that don't so much chew so much as consume and defecate out the scenery. (1989 was a weird year, okay?)
 
Where to watch: Road House - movie: where to watch streaming online (justwatch.com)
 
One Scene to sell the movie: Road House (4/11) Movie CLIP - The Double Deuce (1989) HD (youtube.com)

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