Tv/Movie Rewind

Feb 16 2025 192 ep. 70 mins
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Two brothers, Matt & Todd talk about their favorite movies. We cover mostly up to the 90s and talk about all manner of genre films from the 'loved', 'rejected', 'stupid', 'forgotten', 'hardly known', 'underappreciated, 'silly', and 'pointless'. If you're a fan of: John Carpenter, Walter Hill, Sam Peckinpah, Steven Spielberg, John Sturges, Stallone, Schwarzenegger. If you know: Strother Martin, Brion James, Peter Jason and Dick Miller And if you know where the Fourth Crown is: Follow us on Letterboxd, Twitter and Instagram: @MovieMattSirois

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The Last Boy Scout (1991)

Feb 16 2025 66 mins  
Today Matt & Todd discuss Tony Scott's 1991 Crime-Action-Thriller: The Last Boy ScoutWritten by Shane BlackStarring: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham and Taylor Negron.First seen by us decades ago, this rewatch had more going for it than we remembered. Very 90s, very macho, angsty-angry, but very funny at times; punctuated with excellent action sequen

Fright Night (1985)

Feb 09 2025 62 mins  
Today Matt & Todd discuss Tom Holland's Fright Night from 1985.An outstanding example of a modern take of the gothic vampire; Fright Night stars:William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, and Chris SarandonIn present-day (1985) mysterious Jerry Dandridge and his roomate Billy move in next door to curious Charlie Brewster.Charlieknowshe is a vampire; but the police won

Them! (1954)

Feb 02 2025 68 mins  
Editor note: We had some audio and connection problems with this episode, we apologize for some of the weird sounds and random issues. Anyway, on to the notes:Hailed as one of the most influential sci-fi films ever made, 1954'sThem!directed by Gordon Douglas, still stands the test of time over 7 decades later.Mike joins us today, he and Matt reminisce about earlier days finding the

The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983)

Jan 26 2025 57 mins  
1983's The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show is brought to you by the world of Charle's Schultz' Peanuts and the creative team that brought you the beloved specials of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show was a short-run animated series based off of stories pulled from the long-running strip, shown in a series of several vignettes per episode. What stands out here

Transformers: The Movie (1986)

Jan 18 2025 130 mins  
...You're a WINNER! Today, Matt, Todd, and Mike dive into 1986's animated Sci-Fi action slugfest: Transformers: The Movie, directed by Nelson Shin, and featuring an all-star voice cast: Orson Welles as Unicron Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron Judd Nelson as Rodimus Prime Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus And of course... Frank Welker as Megatron & Soundwave Peter Cullen as Optimus

The Wild Geese (1978)

Jan 12 2025 94 mins  
Today, Matt & Todd cover 1978's The Wild Geese, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Richard Burton, Richard Harris, and Roger Moore. If you've seen "The Wild Geese," you understand where we're coming from. If you've made assumptions about how this movie might handle apartheid-era politics, don't—because it didn't think too hard about it. The movie reflects that in nea

The Mummy (1999)

Dec 21 2024 70 mins  
1999's The Mummy - Directed by Stephen Sommers; Starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Jonathan Hyde and Arnold Vosloo stars as Imhotep: a resurrected sorcerer with incredible powers of destruction. The Mummy is a throwback to early adventure films of early Hollywood, like we hadn't seen since Indiana Jones: And the Last Crusade fitting a mold that is a great blend of grand advent

Dreamscape (1984)

Dec 14 2024 58 mins  
Dreams. Do they go on when you close your eyes? What are they made of? Are they a slow and steady fire? Are they your heart and soul's desire? Listen in as we discuss the movie that demands the question: Would Alex Gardner get you through the night? Dreamscape is a 1984 Sci-Fi Thriller directed by Joseph Ruben that was a blast to rediscover after probably 4 decades of kinda remem

Director Clint Eastwood Retrospective (with Logan)

Dec 07 2024 126 mins  
Despite a prolific and acclaimed creative career, including a musician his entire life with a deep passion for jazz and awards for composition and scoring along with directing. Despite a list of international guilds, publications, and awards that goes on and on. (Whatever he hasn't won, he's received an honorary award for). About half of the films he has directed have been nominate

Road House (1989)

Nov 25 2024 75 mins  
Did you think it was one word too? Anyway Matt & Todd continue Neo-Western November to review the delightful actioner Road House (1989). Directed by Rowdy Harrington Starring: Patric Swayze, Kelly Lynch and Ben Gazzara We love this film, unironically, exactly for the over-the-top wish-fulfillment it truly is. It reminds us of the sort of "code of honor" from the old cowboy pict