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The Rewind

Josh Jurnovoy is a lawyer who spends way more time watching movies than any lawyer should. He talks about those movies with his friends and records the conversations.

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00:45:59

Episode 166: Nomadland

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2021/03/05

Josh is joined by recurring guest Hannah Couture to talk about "Nomadland." They discuss writer/director Chloé Zhao's depiction of people living a nomadic lifestyle in the western United States and what their stories say about the state of our country. They also talk about Frances McDormand's lead performance, the performances of the non-professional actors from the nomadic community that fill out the cast, the impressive cinematography and much more!

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01:01:06

Episode 165: Judas And The Black Messiah

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2021/02/26

Josh is joined by recurring guests Josh Brown and Daniel Lima to talk all about "Judas and the Black Messiah." They discuss the manner in which writer/director Shaka King decided to tell the story of the FBI's vendetta against Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers coming to a head, whether the movie was too sympathetic to William O'Neal, the FBI informant who infiltrated the Black Panthers, Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield's performances as Hampton and O'Neal, and much more!

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00:56:10

Episode 164: To All The Boys: Always And Forever

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2021/02/20

Josh is joined by rom com correspondents Lissa Khoshbakhti and Denise Akerman to complete the To All the Boys trilogy with "To All the Boys: Always and Forever." They discuss how the movie captured the feeling of falling in love with New York City, its handling of a young couple deciding whether to be long distance for college, whether it improved over the disappointing second film in the series and much more! Spoilers throughout!

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00:53:06

Episode 163: Sound Of Metal

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2021/02/12

Josh is joined by friend and future speech language pathologist Kayla Mead to talk about Amazon's "Sound of Metal." They discuss Riz Ahmed's committed performance as a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing, how the movie handles sensitive issues of the deaf community such as cochlear implants, its depiction of how a deaf community can function on its own without treating deafness as a disability and much more! Spoilers start at 18:38!

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00:51:50

Episode 162: News Of The World

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2021/02/04

Josh is joined by recurring guests Joe Morgan and Fred Kolb to talk about the newest movie from director Paul Greengrass starring Tom Hanks, "News of the World." They discuss whether the movie has interesting things to say about America today, how Greengrass' style fit in the Western, Hanks' performance as an ex-Confederate solider, why Greengrass should watch "Air Bud" and much more! Spoilers for "News of the World" start at 33:13 before they give their latest streaming recommendations

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00:59:33

Episode 161: Pieces Of A Woman

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2021/01/28

Josh is joined by recurring guests Lissa Khoshbakhti and Denise Akerman to talk about Netflix's "Pieces of a Woman." They discuss its harrowing first 30 minutes showing a home birth in one take, its effectiveness in depicting how people deal with grief, Vanessa Kirby's Oscar-worthy performance, how it felt watching Shia LaBeouf in such a movie not long after domestic abuse allegations surfaced against him and much more. Then (54:12-End), they give their most recent streaming recommendations!

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00:48:25

Episode 160: One Night In Miami

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2021/01/21

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima to talk about the directorial debut of Regina King, "One Night in Miami." They discuss how the actors involved did in portraying icons Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali and Malcom X as well as its imagination of the conversations those men had one night in 1964. Josh and Daniel also get into whether the filmmaking was effective in transitioning this story that was conceived as a play from the stage to the screen. Then, they give their most

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01:37:33

Episode 159: Soul - Wonder Woman 1984

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2021/01/14

Josh is joined this week by Pixar correspondent Joe Morgan and recurring guest Josh Brown for a blockbuster double feature! First (Beginning-38:00), they discuss Pixar's "Soul" and whether it stuck the landing in dealing with weighty themes about the meaning of life, its renderings of the afterlife and New York City, the varied voice performances and much more! Then (38:01-44:44), Josh Brown gives his quick thoughts on "Wonder Woman 1984" before having to exit the pod early. Afterwards, Josh and Joe

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00:57:12

Episode 158: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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2021/01/08

Josh is joined by recurring guest Maya to talk about Netflix's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." They discuss how writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson and director George C. Wolfe did in adapting August Wilson's play for the screen, how it conveyed Wilson's messages including the with regard to its many messages including white appropriation of black art, Viola Davis' performance as the title character, Chadwick Boseman's powerful final performance, and much more! Then, they give their most recent streaming

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01:02:10

Episode 157: Fatman - Antebellum

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2020/12/30

Josh is joined by recurring guest Daniel Lima for a very logical double feature episode. First (Beginning-22:58), they talk about "Fatman" and whether it does enough with its concept of the everyman Santa Clause being hunted by a hitman, if watching Mel Gibson play Chris Kringle was too big of an ask, Walton Goggins' committed performance, what the movie's economic message might have been and much more! Then (22:59-end) they discuss "Antebellum" and try to figure out what the movie's message about

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00:57:32

Episode 156: Happiest Season

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2020/12/23

Josh is joined by recurring guest Kayla Stetzel to break down Hulu's Happiest Season. They discuss how writer/director Clea Duvall took the traditional family-coming-home-for-Christmas romantic comedy formula and made it fit a queer story, Kristen Stewart as a rom-com lead, whether it conceived of its central romance in a way that allowed the audience to cheer for the couple, Aubrey Plaza nearly walking away with the movie and much more! Spoilers throughout!

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01:04:26

Episode 155: Mank

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2020/12/18

Josh is joined by recurring guest Elijah Howard to talk about the newest film from Netflix and David Fincher, "Mank." They discuss how effective writer Jack Fincher was in telling the story of Herman Mankiewicz becoming disillusioned from William Randolph Hearst, leading to the writing of "Citizen Kane," how it showed economic struggle that echoes what America is experiencing in 2020, whether Fake News started in movie studios in the 1930s, David's decision to make the film look like a movie that

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01:01:03

Episode 154: Freaky - Freaky Friday

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2020/12/11

Josh is joined by recurring guest Lissa Khoshbakhti for an all body-switching movie podcast! First, (Beginning-34:15) they discuss the newest film from Blumhouse, “Freaky” and how it managed to take from other classic horror films while still having unique action, Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn’s performances depicting themselves possessed by the other and whether the movie could have had some stronger storytelling choices. Then (34:16-55:04), they revisit 2003’s Freaky Friday and whether it still

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00:51:19

Episode 153: Up In The Air

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2020/12/04

Josh is joined by recurring guest Nick Menta to go back to 2009 to revisit Jason Reitman’s “Up in the Air.” They discuss how it feels to watch a movie about traveling and switching to remote work in light of the country is currently experiencing, if the movie strikes the right tone despite being largely about firing people, its three central performances and much more! Then (47:00-End), they give their most recent streaming recommendations!

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01:06:39

Episode 152: The Cars Movies

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2020/11/27

Josh finally becomes a Pixar completist after watching all three Cars movies and is joined by Pixar/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the company's arguably most maligned films. First (Beginning- 28:16), they revisit 2006's "Cars" and how it did in creating a new world inhabited by talking vehicles as well as John Lasseter's ode to the heartland. Then(28:17-43:12), they discuss "Cars 2" and its attempts to be a heist movie, its anti-fossil fuel message and whether it was wise to make

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01:46:55

Episode 151: Goldeneye-Tomorrow Never Dies-Die...

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2020/11/20

Josh is joined by Bond correspondent Fred Kolb and recurring guest Elijah Howard to revisit the Pierce Brosnan era of James Bond films. First (Beginning-47:33), they discuss why they unanimously think Goldeneye is the best of the bunch despite revisiting the Soviets as villains well after the conclusion of the Cold War and how the film was aided by Sean Bean’s turn as a villain. Then (47:13-1:14:16), they talk about "Tomorrow Never Dies" and its message about the dangers of media conglomerates as

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00:58:06

Episode 150: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

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2020/11/13

In the 150th(!) episode of The Rewind, Josh is joined by recurring guest Graham Hall to dive in and talk all things Borat (Beginning-53:20). They discuss how the country has changed since the original movie such that Sacha Baron Cohen had good reason to revisit his iconic character and make "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," how impressive the movie was as a logistical filmmaking achievement, the impressive work of newcomer Maria Bakalova as Borat's daughter, the now infamous Rudy Giuliani and much more

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01:12:41

Episode 149: The Trial Of The Chicago 7

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2020/11/06

Josh is joined by recurring guests Daniel Lima and Josh Brown to talk all about Netflix's "The Trial of the Chicago 7." They discuss whether writer/director Aaron Sorkin's personal politics muddied the message of the movie, whether Sorkin's direction undermined the tone, the large cast of supporting performances and much more!

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00:55:37

Episode 148: Hubie Halloween - Billy Madison

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2020/10/29

Josh is joined by recurring guests Lissa Khoshbakhti and Daniel Lima to talk about a couple of Adam Sandler movies. First(Beginning-23:10), they discuss the newest Adam Sander Netflix Original, "Hubie Halloween," including whether it holds up against classic Adam Sandler comedies, the wealth of cameos, Academy Award Nominee June Squibb wearing t-shirts with explicit content and much more! Then (23:11-End), they revisit 1995's Billy Madison and discuss how the humor works on adult viewers, how the

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01:34:01

Episode 147: First Cow - Bill & Ted Face The Music

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2020/10/23

Josh is joined by recurring guest Ben Luben for a double feature everyone made time for this year. First (Beginning-49:01), they discuss the newest film from writer/director Kelly Reichardt, "First Cow." They begin by making the case for why Kelly Reichardt deserves all of the Oscars before discussing how "First Cow" is impressive in simultaneously being a movie about friendship, capitalism and the baking of French pastries as well as a great showcase for Orion Lee, John Magaro and Toby Jones. Then

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