Rebooted

Four film majors finally put their degrees to good use. Join us as we dive into revived cult classics, modern missteps, and live-action cash grabs in an attempt to tackle the single most important question in modern cinema: Did that really need to be REBOOTED?

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Assault on Precinct 13

Send us a question! In this episode, we're hitching a ride on a prison bus to spend the night at a defunct police precinct scheduled to be shut down for good. Things take a dark turn when a mob of criminals (and a few corrupt cops) crash the party intent on killing everyone inside. It's a high stakes showdown chock-full of unnecessary violence, workplace harassment disguised as sexual tension, and some weird blood pact that no one really understands. Outnumbered and outgunned, the officers (and ...

Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 8

The Matrix

Send us a question! I still know kung fu. In this episode, we let Jake pick the movie and, well...you get what you pay for. Join us as we find out just how deep this rabbit hole goes in the sci-fi classic: Chapter 29...er...The Matrix! Simultaneously set in 1999 and 2199, an ordinary programmer named Thomas Anderson takes drugs from a stranger and discovers the harsh reality that he's just a battery for a bunch of self aware robots. Perfectly normal stuff, really. 20 some years later, The Matrix...

Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Miracle on 34th Street

Send us a question! You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa! In this episode, we get into the spirit of Christmas with Miracle on 34th Street, the timeless classic about a crazy old man named Kris Kringle who thinks he's Santa Claus. Originally released in 1947, this is the meandering story of a hotshot attorney who goes to bat for a delusional old man to prove that he's the real Santa. After a bit of dumb luck on behalf of the USPS (and a random dollar bill), the state of New...

Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Red Dawn

Send us a question! WOLVERINES!! In this episode, we try not to piss off foreign markets with the classic "what if" film: Red Dawn. Originally released in 1984 and remade in 2012, Red Dawn tells the story of a rag-tag group of high school students who drink deer's blood and get weirdly good at guerilla warfare. Featuring a slew of MCU cameos and that one dude from The Hunger Games who was named after a flatbread, this action packed romp proves that it only takes a montage to turn students into s...

Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Dune

Send us a question! The spice must flow! (But no one said anything about the plot) Released in 1984, David Lynch's adapdation of Frank Herbert's Dune was railed by Roger Ebert as an "ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion." The film received a nearly unanimous thumbs down from every notable critic at the time, and seemingly for good rereason. Nearly 40 years later, Denis Villeneuve tried again and split what may be the slowest sci-fi movie of all time into two parts. It was a ballsy move that s...

Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Mulan

Send us a question! Dishonor on your cow! In this episode we take a nostalgia filled trip back to ancient China with Disney's Mulan. Originally released in 1998, this iconic Disney classic tells the story of Hua Mulan, a Chinese folk hero who dressed as a man and went to war to protect her aging father. Remade in 2020, the live action reboot turns Hua Mulan into an acrobatic bad ass destined for greatness, but gives everyone's favorite dragon the cold shoulder. Lack of Mushu aside, the only thin...

Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 3

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Send us a question! One, two, Freddie's coming for you... In this episode, we take a look at the iconic horror franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Set in an idyllic suburban town that is clearly too good to be true, things take a bloody turn when a bunch of 30-year-old teenagers start dying in their sleep. Rebooted in 2010, Fred Krueger returns with more screen time and an actual backstory that no amount of caffeine can protect you from. For all the frights these movies have to offer, perhaps ...

Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Total Recall

Send us a question! Get your ass to Mars! In this episode, we dive into the sci-fi classic Total Recall starring the Terminator himself: Arnold Schwarzenegger . Set in the distant future, a blue collar worker named Douglas Quaid finds himself embroiled in an inter-planetary rebellion after a visit to Rekall in search of a virtual vacation. Remade (and relocated?) in 2012, the Colin Ferrell reboot sees Quaid one-upping Jules Verne as he travels through the center of the Earth with an army of robo...

Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Rebooted Promo

Send us a question! Meet the team behind the show! Jessica is a former film major, and the brains behind this podcast. Andrew is also a former film major -- now a Director of Marketing for Choice Manufactured Parts. Mike is another f ormer film major -- now a Senior Software Engineer at 5 Stones. Jake is uh...he's...seen some movies. Yeah. He's really just here to get under Mike's skin. Join us as we dive head first into the rabbit hole of Hollywood remakes all in an effort to decide, objectivel...

Oct 11, 2021•1 min

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