ReconCinemation

Jul 07 2024 199 ep. 104 mins 9

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Jon, David and Brent take you back to their favorite movies of the 70s, 80s, and 90s to give them another look! Do they stand up to the test of time? Do they deserve your Reconsideration? The boys will be celebrating some of the best and worst Hollywood offered audiences for thirty years!

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Pulp Fiction

Jul 07 2024 131 mins

The Bad Boys of Podcasting are back! This week they're talking about some of the baddest motherf***ers on celluloid with a look back at Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION! Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Jon, David and Brent deep dive into the impact the film had on cinema in general, the post-PULP-Tarantino ripoff phase, the fallout for Quentin, Bruce, Sam, Uma and the gang! Plus,

The Abyss

May 26 2024 118 mins

This week, the ReconCinemation team is going into the deepest depths of the ocean as they continue to look at the career of James Cameron with THE ABYSS! Jon, David and Brent deep-dive (pun intended) into the original story concept, James Cameron's career from 1984 to 1989, the incredible effects that would pave the way for T2, the brilliant casting of Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mas

The Terminator

May 12 2024 143 mins

This week the ReconCinemation team travels back in time to 1984, joining with Sarah Connor in the battle against the machines in THE TERMINATOR! Joined by special guest co-host J. Blake Fichera ("Scored To Death"), Jon, David and Brent discuss the rise of director James Cameron, the vital importance this role played for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton's iconic portrayal of Sa

Three Days of the Condor

Apr 28 2024 83 mins

Conspiracies abound at ReconCinemation! The bad boys of podcasting continue their look at the paranoia thrillers of the 70s with an analysis of THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR! This week Jon, David and Brent discuss the star status of Robert Redford, Sydney Pollack's rise during the 1970s and his filmography's impact, how deeply integrated into the DNA of 1970s America these movies are, F

Marathon Man

Apr 14 2024 98 mins

Things are getting tense at ReconCinemation Studios when the team dials back to 1976 to look at one of the decade's best paranoia thrillers, MARATHON MAN! Jon, David & Brent unite to deep-dive the 70s subgenre that so prevalent throughout the decade, what triggered that energy and why it stayed so consistent, Dustin Hoffman's status in Hollywood, the great Roy Scheider, and the

Major League

Mar 31 2024 87 mins

With the arrival of the 2024 season of America's national pastime, the gang at ReconCinemation take a look back at one of their all-time favorite baseball movies: MAJOR LEAGUE! Jon, David & Brent break down what makes a great baseball movie, where Major League stands among them, the origins of the story by Davis S. Ward, the dynamic casting of this film, where the Ma-Sheen's ca

Overboard

Mar 17 2024 108 mins

Happy Birthday, Kurt Russell! In honor of a day that should be marked a national holiday, the team unites to look back at one of his more light-hearted classics: OVERBOARD! Joined by extra special guest co-host EK Wimmer, the ReconCineTeam celebrates the union of Kurt and Goldie, Garry Marshall's transition from TV to features, Kurt's separation from John Carpenter, Goldie Hawn's t

2024 Academy Awards Preview

Mar 03 2024 91 mins

ReconCinemation is back with a BONUS EPISODE! The team zooms back to the Future, AKA the Present, to take a walk through the 96th Academy Award nominations! With Brent on assignment, Jon and David are joined by a panel of recurring guests (Joe Cetta, Jarrod Burt) to look at the nominations and weigh in with their thoughts from the modern era. It's a rare look at the current era of

Cool Runnings

Feb 18 2024 79 mins

It's below zero in the studio as the ReconCinemation goes bobsledding! This week, the team unites to look back at the 1993 Olympic comedy, COOL RUNNINGS! Jon, David & Brent deep-dive into the long gestation of the script and the many directors on the project, finding an unknown cast, the importance of John Candy to the film and to a generation of audiences, the racist stereotyp

The Cutting Edge

Feb 11 2024 95 mins

It's romance on ice for ReconCinemation! This week, the team unites to look back at the 1992 ice skating classic, THE CUTTING EDGE! Jon, David & Brent look back at why this film became a cult classic throughout the 90s & 00s, the interesting casting choices of Moira Kelly & D.B. Sweeney, how the gang felt while watching the film in the present day and the growing nostal