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We look back on movies and tv and then arrogantly - and entertainingly - decide how we could have improved them. After all, Hindsight is 20/20.

Hindsight is 20-20


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    Hindsight is 20-20 Blockbusters by Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019


    There’s a dominant movie genre for every decade.  We try to guess what’s coming next after comic books…http://archive.org/download/BlockbustersByDecade/Blockbusters%20by%20decade.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 DC on TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2019


    Marvel may rule the cinematic universe, but DC has staked their claim to the small screen. But what does that mean?Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Wizarding World of NOT Harry Potter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018


    We re-enter the world of Harry Potter, except it’s actually the Fantastic Beasts world, except, maybe it’s not.  So what …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 The Dark Knight Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018


    There’s a long shadow cast by Christopher Nolan’s 2008 masterpiece. Does it hold up? Is its influence finally wavering?   …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Summer of 1988

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2018


    It’s been 30 years…what from the summer of ’88 can translate to the modern movie-going audience?         …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Cinematic Universes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018


    Now that Marvel is coming to a tipping point, can the rest of Hollywood follow the model or is there …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Star Wars The Last Jedi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018


    Even thought it’s been talked to death, we look back at the plusses and minuses of The Last Jedi. http://archive.org/download/StarWarsTheLastJedi_20180128/Star%20Wars%20The%20Last%20Jedi.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Justice League Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2017


    Justice League has been anticipated for years.  And now it has come and gone with a whimper.  What happened?   …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 1997 Box Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017


    1997 was a hell of a year at the box office…for good and bad.             …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Clue: The Video Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017


    We know Clue is a popular, historic board game.  And it’s a popular, cult classic movie.  Now, why can’t we …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Wonder Woman Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017


    Wonder Woman has arrived and taken the world by storm.  But is it perfect? http://archive.org/download/WonderWomanPart2/Wonder%20Woman%20Part%202.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 TV Show Endings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2017


    There are some TV shows that have stuck their landing…and then there are those lost to history too soon.   …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Replacement-itis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017


    Actors come and go, sometimes by choice and sometimes not.  What do the big franchise films do when an actor …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 2017 Upcoming Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017


    Can we guess correctly which of the upcoming 2017 big movie releases we’re going to look back on as disappointments …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Star Wars Rogue One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017


    Rogue One is a slightly imperfect dip into the non-episodic Star Wars pool.  It can be improved, even with cartoon …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Apollo 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016


    Continuing our positive hindsighting, we highly recommend a failed trip to the moon.  

    Hindsight is 20-20 Young Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016


    In tribute to the great Gene Wilder, STAND BECK!!! http://archive.org/download/YoungFrankenstein/Young%20Frankenstein.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 1989 Box Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016


    Ahh, the glorious summer of 1989.  Can its awesomeness ever be repeated?  We may be biased.         …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Jack Ryan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2016


    Tom Clancy’s character has been in 5 movies, yet no one really remembers them, and if they do, it’s for …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Buffy The Vampire Slayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2016


    Buffy is a seminal television show.  It was a frowned upon movie before that.  It was a successful comic book …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 X Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016


    X Men is back, or more like it hasn’t really gone away. Is that a good or bad thing that …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 The Greatest American Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016


    Early 80’s TV cheese at its best, but can Ralphie in his jammies work today or did NBC already do …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Wonder Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016


    She’s a wonder, but it’s a wonder why Wonder Woman has not gotten any play on the big screen…until now. …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 2002 Box Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2016


    2002 was a weird transition year for everything and yet, here we are 14 years later staring down the barrel …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 HULK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2016


    The Incredible Hulk has been done several times now. Why? Can he stand alone or is his place permanently cemented …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Remake-quel or Reboot-quel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016


    We live in a unique time with remakes and reboots left and right, but with original actors coming back. http://archive.org/download/RebootquelOrRemakequel/Rebootquel%20or%20Remakequel.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Star Wars The Force Awakens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2015


    Just before we see it, what do we expect from Star Wars now? http://archive.org/download/StarWarsTheForceAwakens/Star%20Wars_%20The%20Force%20Awakens.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 James Bond

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2015


    Bond, James Bond…has been around for a long time. Can it continue?  Should it continue?   http://archive.org/download/JamesBond_201512/James%20Bond.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 The Blair Witch Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2015


    The found footage stunner of 1999…can we do it again or are we still feeling its effects?   http://archive.org/download/BlairWitchProject/Blair%20Witch%20Project.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Has Ben

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015


    Ben Kenobi was in the desert for 20 years. That could do some serious damage to someone… http://archive.org/download/HasBen/Has%20Ben.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Fletch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2015


    Fletch should be the comedic James Bond.  So why were there only 2 with Chevy Chase?   http://archive.org/download/Fletch_201508/Fletch.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Lethal Weapon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2015


    It was a surprise hit of ’87 and somehow spawned 3 sequels and dozens of parodies. But can it still …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Mission Impossible Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015


    We watch all of Mission Impossible 1996 to see if we can find the NOC list…         …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 1992 Box Office

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2015


    It’s time to see if anything from 1992 is worth revisiting…                   …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Mad Max

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2015


    Mad Max is back with a Fury, and everyone seems to love it.  Well, almost everyone…         …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Trailer Mash, Too

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2015


    We discuss MORE Trailers!  Ant-Man! Fantastic Four! Terminator!  Busters are being blocked every week!               …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Avengers Age of Ultron

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2015


    Is it the Age of Ultron?  The Age of Marvel?  The Age of Too Much To Handle In One Movie? …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Avenger Force V Superman Awakens Ultron

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2015


    Blockbuster fever has hit with trailers for our most anticipated movies hitting all at once. Can there be such at …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Austin Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2015


    Yeah, Baby!  Can Austin Powers be brought back or should it remain a product of its time?  Listen and find …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Spider-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2015


    Spider Man is now officially in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Is it too late?  Can another reboot be tolerated?   …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 1995

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2015


    Let’s fill up the Mr Fusion and travel all the way back…to 1995. Anything worth updating from then besides all …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Evil Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2015


    Can we Hail to the King again or should Ash just go back to sleep? http://archive.org/download/EvilDead_201501/Evil%20Dead.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Star Wars Battlefront

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2015


    Can a video game be worthwhile that doesn’t have a story to drive it…? Yes, yes it can. http://archive.org/download/StarWarsBattlefront_201501/Star%20Wars%20Battlefront.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Star Trek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2015


    Hindsight is 20-20 Vacation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2014


    Is it time for the Griswolds to retire into film history or should they be brought back? http://archive.org/download/Vacation_201412/Vacation.mp3

    Hindsight is 20-20 Harry Potter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2014


    They are making more movies in the Harry Potter universe. Can we beat them to the punch with something good? …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 The Peacemaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2014


    1997 was to be the year of Clooney the movie star. Well, that had to wait after this was done. …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Casting Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2014


    What would have happened if one star replaced another in an iconic movie or TV show?  How different would it …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 DC vs MARVEL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2014


    It’s a showdown between DC and Marvel for cinematic supremacy. Is there room for both? Or are we going to …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 Grosse Pointe Blank

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2014


    It didn’t get any glory when it came out and it could be lost to history, but one of our …Continue reading »

    Hindsight is 20-20 A Nightmare on Elm Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2014


    One, Two…Freddy needs a reboot…We tackle A Nightmare on Elm Street.  It’s the one 80’s slasher that has the potential …Continue reading »

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