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Vintage Cinema Rewind

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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!

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54:40

VCR 2025 Year End Wrap Up

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2026/01/02

What a year! What a time to be alive. As 2025 rounds to close, Blake and Michael sit down to reflect on the seemingly endless stream of movies they've subjected themselves to. What were their favourites? What were their least comfortable viewing experiences? And what, oh what, does this coming year have in store for them?

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46:45

Cosy Dens (Czech - 1999) Deep Dive

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/12/27

A very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate from your favourite frenemies at Vintage Cinema Rewind. Today we're continuing to ring in the season with our Deep Dive on the Czech classic: Cosy Dens! The holidays continue to stretch on with the three families. But with such close proximity comes an even greater strain. Can Blake and Michael overcome their disdain for each other? Or are even greater forces already moving against them?Full

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22:53

Cosy Dens (Czech - 1999) Primer

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2025/12/18

Happy Holidays from Vintage Cinema Rewind. And this year, we've pooled their resources to bring you our Primer episode of Cosy Dens, an iconic Czech Christmas film. Michael is coping with an extreme case of unrequited love. Meanwhile, Blake is a tyrant approaching his fourth heart attack. Can they and their families finally come together in yuletide bliss? Or will this Christmas end up soaking with the fish?Full Movie: https://youtu.be/6QTieSQeNvE?si=v9ovxO0R_arzmDFI

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58:55

Army of Shadows (France - 1969) Deep Dive

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2025/12/11

France's shadiest army returns on Vintage Cinema Rewind. On this week's Deep Dive on Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows, Blake and Michael continue their gureilla warfare againsy the Nazis. But despite an inspired new arrival (and even a trip abroad!) they continue to meet misfortune on all sides. Can they finally part Hitler's grip around their homeland? Or is it finally time for them to stop running?Where to watch: Army of Shadows - movie: watch streaming

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23:26

Army of Shadows (1969 - France) Primer

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/12/04

Prepare to join the resistance on Vintage Cinema Rewind. On this week's episode, Blake and Michael prowl the murky streets of Paris in Jean-Pierre Melville's Army of Shadows. France is currently being strangled by the iron grip of the Nazi regime. But as hope wanes, our intrepid cohosts run a dangerous skirmishing run against the fascist overlords. But as more and more paths lead to dead ends, can they truly overcome their oppressors and liberate France? Or will the goose-stepping forever

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50:30

The Battle of Algiers (Algeria - 1966) Deep Dive

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/11/27

The revolution continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, Blake and Michael are back with their Deep Dive on the recently-trending The Battle of Algiers! As the hunt for Blake continues, the people of Algeria find themselves caught in a hail of gunfire. But as Michael narrows in on his target, Blake takes a moment to question both his methods and the true impact of violence upon the native populace. And with his own execution drawing near and the rebels truly find a better way, can the residents

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22:59

The Battle of Algiers (Algeria - 1966) Primer

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/11/21

Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with yet another classic of international cinema! This week, they're covering The Battle of Algiers, the iconic docudrama that was referenced in Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed One Battle After Another. As the iron grip of colonialism tightens around Algeria, Blake--a young street thug--is drafted into the rebellion. But as the city around them becomes a scarred mess of cinder and barbed wire, are they truly helping the native populace? And when Michael--a French

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63:08

The Sweet Hereafter (Canada - 1997) Deep Dive

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/11/13

There are no accidents on Vintage Cinema Rewind. Things continue to devolve on this week's Deep Dive on Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter. As the trial date approaches, Blake subpoenas the grieving Michael. But when he turns to his neighbours for help, his pleas fall on deaf ears. Will the citizens of Sam Dent receive their lucrative payout? Or will the Pied Piper have his vengeance?Full Movie: The Sweet Hereafter - El Dulce Porvenir - Atom Egoyan - Película completa subs español

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21:48

The Sweet Hereafter (Canada - 1997) Primer

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/11/06

The rubber leaves the road on this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind. In honour of Michael's 33rd birthday, they decide to cover Atom Egoyan's Canadian classic: The Sweet Hereafter. When a school bus ride ends in tragedy, a community falls into mourning. But when big city lawyer Blake rolls into town to profit from the calamity, Michael has objections. Can he chase this snake from the city? Or will this story end in more tragedy?Full Movie: (3) The Sweet Hereafter - El Dulce Porvenir - Atom Egoyan -

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51:48

Videodrome (Canada - 1983) Deep Dive

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/10/30

Things get... stranger on Vintage Cinema Rewind. On this week's Deep Dive into David Cronenberg's Videodrome, Blake has fallen into the clutches of a sinister optician (no, really). But after sticking his head in a (presumably radioactive) helmet and realizing that Michael has betrayed him, he sets out to settle score. Can he assimilate with the new flesh? Or will he end up floating in the Humber River?

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24:13

Videodrome (Canada - 1983) Pt. Primer

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/10/23

Blake and Michael are back from their five-part, one-hundred-movie-long extravaganza and only slightly worse for wear. And now, they’re celebrating the spookiest time of year with perhaps the weirdest movie of the eighties: David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. Blake is a charismatic television executive with his eyes on the stars. But when Michael unscrambles a disturbing new broadcast, Blake thinks he’s discovered the latest trend in sleaze. What follows is a mind-melting, bioelectrical trip into the

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113:25

Vintage Cinema Rewind's Top 100 Movies!!! (20-1)

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/10/10

Welcome to the final installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. As this long-running (for them) project grinds to a cataclysmic conclusion, some truly astonishing bombs are dropped. Michael has yammered on about his favourite films for years now, but Blake has always played his cards close to his chest. Will his all-time masterpiece of masterpieces shock you as much as it did Michael? Or will you simply roll your eyes while our

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96:09

Vintage Cinema Rewind's Top 100 Movies!!! (40 - 21)

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/10/02

Welcome to the fourth installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. We’re approaching the climax to this particular multi-week project. But before we can round the bend into the Top 20, Blake and Michael have some more arguing to do about their most beloved movies? Can they find even more overlap between their list? Or are their paths going to diverge into some truly preposterous places?

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107:58

Vintage Cinema Rewind's Top 100 Movies!!! (60 - 41)

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/09/25

Welcome to the third installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. We’ve now entered the treacherous no man’s land of this Avengers” Endgame-style project. Blake and Michael have discovered considerable overlap between their lists—in some truly surprising places. But as they near the Top 50, will they continue to find some common ground? Or will their own tastes finally drive them apart?

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94:10

Vintage Cinema Rewind's Top 100 Movies!!! (80- 61)

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/09/19

Welcome to the second installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. The clock continues to run down on the podcast. Our two cohosts have eked out some common ground, but will it be enough to keep their esteemed production alive? And what choices have truly shocked Blake and Michael? All this and more is revealed on this week’s episode.

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90:09

Vintage Cinema Rewind's Top 100 Movies!!! (100 - 81)

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/09/12

Welcome to the first installment of Vintage Cinema Rewind’s five-part retrospective on Blake and Michael’s Top 100 Favourite Films. There comes a time in every fledgling podcast’s life when they have to reckon with the big questions. How many times will Michael go off on a random tangent? How many times will Blake say “um”? How many pointless arguments will they refuse to edit out? And what represents our two cohost’s all-time favourite films? Will there be any crossovers? Or will this be the final

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53:25

Pierrot le Fou (France - 1965) Deep Dive

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/08/28

Actor Month (mercifully?) concludes on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, Blake and Michael return with their Deep Dive on Jean-Luc Goddard’s eclectic little road-movie-that-could: Pierrot le Fou. As Blake and his new girlfriend settle into life on the lam, they begin to discover that perhaps they aren’t quite as compatible as they might have once imagined. And things are only complicated when Michael—a spurned lover and arms dealer—enters the picture, searching for his cache of guns. After being

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27:29

Pierrot le Fou (France - 1965) Primer

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/08/21

Actor Month continues on Vintage Cinema Rewind. And for the next two weeks, Blake and Michael will be touring the French countryside in Jean-Luc Goddard's surreal road movie: Pierrot le Fou. Blake is a disgraced television executive trapped in an opulent life he never really wanted. But when a chance encounter with an old flame rekindles his passions, he decides to strike out across the world with her. What follows is a steady stream of robberies, terrible plays, and betrayals. Can he find whatever

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50:54

Alphaville (France - 1965) Deep Dive

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/08/14

Vintage Cinema Rewind is back Anna Karina's Actor Month! And their coverage of the the strangest, artiest sci-fi romp to ever grace the shadows of Paris continues. That's right, it's time for a Deep Dive on Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville! After Michael mysteriously (preposterously?) meets his end in the arms of a seductress, Blake is all alone in a city he doesn't understand. But with bizarre poolside executions and an even stranger voice in his head, can he unlock the secrets of this city? Or will he

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28:28

Alphaville (France - 1965) Primer

Vintage Cinema Rewind ·

2025/08/07

It's August! You know what that means? Back to school shopping? No! A Canadian civic holiday? Surely not! Allergies? Nada. It's Actor Month! And this year, Vintage Cinema Rewinding is highlighting the iconic Danish and French queen of the silver screen: Anna Karina. And our first stop in the 2025 season takes us to Alphaville--a strange French dystopia ruled over by a sinister supercomputer. Blake is a cantankerous reporter searching for his latest scoop. But Michael--his erstwhile predecessor--has

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