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- 4 days ago22 min
Slap Shot (1977) Spoiler Free Primer
"The good old hockey game is the best game you can name, and the best game you can name is the good old hockey game…” Paul Newman returns to Vintage Cinema Rewind with his greasiest role yet. That’s right, it’s time for Blake and Michael to take to the ice in George Roy Hill’s Slap Hot! Michael is a down-on-his-luck player-coach for perhaps the worst team in the league. And to his horror, he learns that the team is about to fold. In desperation, he resorts to cheaper and cheaper tactics to drum up support. Meanwhile, Blake wants to play straight. Can they reach an understanding? Or will they both end up stranded in the penalty box?
- 1 weeks ago53 min
Hard Boiled (1992) Deep Dive
Get ready for some more X-rated action! This week, Vintage Cinema Rewind continues with their Deep Dive on John Woo’s bullet-riddled cult classic: Hard Boiled! Blake has begun to unravel the vast and tangled conspiracy unspooling around him. Meanwhile, Michael has shot down his previous employer and has suffered a terrible price for his disloyalty. The two gunslingers then connect and concoct a plan to take down Johnny Wong once and for all. Can they oust this evil new crime lord from their city? Or will they all be made into paper cranes?
- 2 weeks ago18 min
Hard Boiled (1992) Spoiler Free Primer
Today's eggs are served in boiling water! That's right, Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with John Woo's cult 90s classic: Hard Boiled! Blake is a loose canon cop on the edge who doesn't play by the rules but gets results. Meanwhile, Michael is a top assassin associated with the old guard of the city's seedy underworld. But a new power is looming on the horizon. And though on opposite sides of the law, Blake and Michael are forced into conflict with this remorseless new breed of criminals. Can they restore order? Or are their eggs cooked?
- 3 weeks ago1h 3m
Excalibur (1981) Deep Dive
The centre truly cannot hold on Vintage Cinema Rewind. This week, the boys are back with their Deep Dive on John Boorman’s beautiful mess: Excalibur! Blake has discovered his wife’s adultery and has since renounced the mystical sword. As a result, both he and the realm are withering. He dispatches his Knights of the Roundtable to uncover the only thing that can restore them: the Holy Grail. But as his best warriors prowl the haunted lands, a new threat rises in the form of his own illegitimate son, Mordred. Can he rally his remaining knights for one final charge? Or is all of Britannia doomed?
- Apr 16, 202622 min
Excalibur (1981) Spoiler Free Primer
What do you get when you cross King Arthur, psychedelics, opera, and more than a little nudity? You get John Boorman's Excalibur--the messiest, bloodiest, sexiest fantasy film of the previous century. Blake is a clumsy young squire with no idea of the magnificent destiny that awaits him. But little does he know that Michael--an aging druid--has been pulling the strings around him for generations now. After yanking the fabled sword from the stone, he finds himself thrust into a world he doesn't understand. Can he restore order to Britain? Or will he end up slaughtered for his hubris?
- Apr 2, 202655 min
The Beast (1988) Deep Dive
“You can’t be a good soldier in a rotten war.” So says Michael at the end of this long, brutal road of carnage. That’s right, Vintage Cinema Rewind is back with the sometimes controversial 1988 cult film: The Beast. The sands of Afghanistan have never run redder. Michael’s commanding officer has devolved into a state of violent paranoia. Meanwhile, Blake is still hunting down these assailants to prove himself as Khan. But when Michael is ousted and left for dead by his own unit, the two form an unlikely bromance. Can the two of them finally stop the Russian army? Or will they just start a middling podcast together?
- Mar 26, 202617 min
The Beast (1988) Spoiler Free Primer
“I NEED A WOMAN!” As Vintage Cinema Rewind leaves Oscar season in the dust, they set their sights on sandier shores. That’s right, they’re back with the oft-overlooked 1988 cult classic: The Beast! Michael is part of a Russian tank unit with too much blood on his hands. But when he and his men storm an innocent village and leave nothing but ruin in their wake, Blake—the local Khan—swears revenge. What follows is a nail-biting cat-and-mouse game throughout the wastes of Afghanistan. Can Michael and his comrades escape the canyon unscathed? Or will David finally slay Goliath? (This episode is dedicated to our friend Nick—our one and only listener!)
- Mar 19, 202656 min
Z (France/Algeria 1969) Deep Dive
Oscar season concludes on this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind. And in honour of these preposterously troubled times, we're continuing with our Deep Dive on Costa-Gavras's Z--a howling screed against totalitarianism! The noose of justice is tightening! Witnesses are being silenced! The truth remains obscured! Can Blake wade through all the red tape and redder corpses to uncover what truly happened to Michael? Can be bring down the fascist regime? Or will all his efforts ultimately prove futile?
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