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In a world littered with remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels, and cinematic universes, three friends gather each week to try to make sense of it all. Join Aaron Hahn, Jacob Lacy, and David Becker as they discuss the latest film releases, their all-time favorites, some of the worst films that they ha…

Reboot Already Underway


    • Mar 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The 2025 Oscars Best Picture Race - Reboot Already Underway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 152:45


    Jacob and Aaron are Dune it again: forming their annual Conclave to dissect The Substance of this year's Oscar's nominees. They sing the praises of the Wicked-ly talented cast of Anora, but have some Brutal(ist) opinions on the music of Emilia Perez. Both find I'm Still Here to be one of the best of the year, but, Boy, if you had a Nickel for every time they talk about Scooby-Doo 2 instead, you'd have a lot of nickels. The reasons why are A Complete Unknown.

    Best Picture 2024 - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 157:45


    Jacob and Aaron are putting this year's Oscar nominees on trial to determine which should be richly rewarded and which should remain poor things. Ken they do it all in less time than the average of the Best Picture nominees? Probably not, but please don't hold that over their heads. Timestamps: Maestro - 4:30 American Fiction - 18:50 Barbie - 31:38 Zone of Interest - 50:43 Killers of the Flower Moon - 1:04:30 The Holdovers - 1:16:00 Poor Things - 1:26:50 Anatomy of a Fall - 1:40:35 Past Lives - 1:55:45 Oppenheimer - 2:07:10

    We Are Still Here - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 43:05


    As they prepare to move on from Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron get up to date on We Are Still Here. Their conversation may get a little lost at times, but they refuse to put a sock in it.

    The Last Broadcast - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 47:04


    At the midpoint of Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron tune in to The Last Broadcast. The two are on the same wavelength about the low budget trailblazer, so their conversation gets hung up on The Gallows instead.

    Dark Skies - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 42:22


    This week, Jacob illuminates Aaron on Dark Skies, despite his own cloudy memory of the film. They both find some unexpected bright spots in the otherwise drab feature.

    Apollo 18 - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 46:57


    Jacob and Aaron return to their podcast to uncover why we never returned to the moon. When their conversation about Apollo 18 hits the rocks, they end up hatching an elaborate moonshot of their own.

    A Simple Favor - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 51:40


    In this twist filled episode of the podcast, the group recounts the events of a 2017 surprise hit as Aaron proposes a change to funeral proceedings, and Jacob paints a Target on his back. *This episode was originally recorded May 19th, 2022*

    Little Miss Sunshine - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 49:45


    This week, Aaron and Jacob put Little Miss Sunshine under the spotlight. Jacob crowns the pageant film a new comfort movie; Aaron's blindsided by misremembering the road trip's final destination. *Originally recorded in May of 2022, but Jacob just didn't upload it i guess?*

    Best Picture 2023 - Reboot Already Underway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 156:44


    Reboot Already Underway is talking all the Oscar films all at once to triangulate the top gun of the nominees. Jacob's stuck on Tar and Aaron likes the Fabelmans' shot. They'd wail like banshess over some prospective losses, but remain all quiet for others. The one thing for certain? There's no way, of water or otherwise, that Elvis will be the king. Time codes per movie: Elvis 3:45 - 16:30 Women Talking 16:30 - 27:40 All Quiet on the Western Front 27:50 - 39:00 Triangle of Sadness 39:00 - 51:00 Top Gun: Maverick 51:00 - 1:02:40 Avatar: The Way of Water 1:02:40 - 1:17:00 The Banshees of Inisherin 1:17:00 - 1:35:30 Tár 1:35:30 - 1:56:30 The Fabelmans 1:56:30 - 2:15:45 Everything Everywhere All At Once 2:15:45 - end

    The Shaggy Dog - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 45:15


    Like a dog returns to its vomit, Jacob rewatches The Shaggy Dog, and unleashes its hairy plot on an unprepared Aaron.

    Moon - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 45:00


    Relaunching their journey through cinema, Aaron and Jacob land on Moon, and both are in orbit over Duncan Jones' space oddity.

    The Rock - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 46:45


    Chasing AmbuLAnce, Jacob and Aaron break out The Rock. Both get worked up by the mix of Cage-Rage and Bay-hem, and that excitement squirts out in some strange ways.

    Why Don't You Play In Hell? - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 49:18


    This week, Aaron asks Jacob to ponder Why Don't You Play in Hell? Both find the absurd yakuza flick to be a cut above other odes to movie magic, easily besting the anarchic Academy Awards this year.

    The Oscars Best Picture 2022 - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 157:30


    With the CODA to award season (Bel)fast approaching, Jacob and Aaron review all the nominees for Best Picture this year. Most are up their (Nightmare) Alley, and the late-night recording session sees them Dune their best to explain why. Featuring special guest Mark Rylance (Don't Look Up if that's real.) Spoilers for each film begin at their timestamp: Don't Look Up - 3:21 CODA - 18:07 King Richard - 29:46 Belfast - 43:52 Dune - 59:19 West Side Story - 1:14:13 Nightmare Alley - 1:25:30 The Power of the Dog - 1:38:10 Licorice Pizza - 1:53:34 Drive My Car - 2:13:57

    The Disaster Artist - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 64:35


    Jacob and Aaron finally make room for another podcast, one about the making of The Room. It begs the question, who is The Disaster Artist? Director and special guest star Tommy Wiseau, or the podcasters spending half their time pitching an SNL battle royale.

    The Lure - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 47:27


    This week, Jacob entices Aaron with The Lure. Both agree that 'Polish mermaid horror musical' is a great hook, even when the translation feels a bit fishy.

    Phoenix Forgotten - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 45:53


    For the third week of Spooky Season, the duo document their close encounter with Phoenix Forgotten. The found footage film is all alien to Aaron, but Jacob recalls exactly why it didn't light up his world.

    The Birds - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 49:05


    This latest podcast is for The Birds, with the duo winging things more than usual. Both flock to the iconic thriller, but Aaron ruffles Jacob's feathers by still calling it Hitchcock's dumbest work.

    Dark Shadows - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 48:50


    At the dawn of Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron venture into Dark Shadows. With little to excavate from the sucky soap opera adaptation, their analysis lives under the shadow of Alice Cooper and Kingdom Hearts.

    Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 56:22


    This week, Jacob and Aaron indulge in some junk food with Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. The two lay out the trail of breadcrumbs that led to them being bewitched by the film.

    Citizen Kane - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 56:22


    To keep up with Oscar news, Aaron and Jacob investigate the past of "best films." They say a lot of words about the meaning of a single one in what they can only hope is the Citizen Kane of podcasts.

    Four Christmases - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 61:10


    It's the holiday season, and Jacob presents Aaron with a trip back to a time when you could visit not just one, but four homes to celebrate: Four Christmases. The two bond over the traditional, traditional rom-com, and look to add to Four with new sequels and cross-overs.

    The Forest - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 57:15


    Halloween is near, and Jacob & Aaron see The Forest through the trees. Failing to cut the deadwood out, their discussion gets lost down tangential paths to the Lorax, dating celebrities, and Hubie Halloween.

    Se7en - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 45:45


    This week, Aaron and Jacob's countdown to Halloween reaches Se7en. The two unbox Fincher's meticulous thriller by pitting it against the similar Silence of the Lambs.

    The Silence Of The Lambs - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 46:30


    As Spooky Season trots on, Aaron and Jacob make some noise for The Silence of the Lambs. While procedurals don't typically satisfy their palate, they eagerly devour the cinematic craft of the skin-crawling thriller.

    Orphan - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 62:14


    Spooky Season continues as Jacob and Aaron bring Orphan into the fold. Older but not wiser having seen the twisty thriller, the two nurture their discussion the only way they know how - with lessons on giraffe legs.

    The Love Witch - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 48:45


    To celebrate Spooky Season, Jacob and Aaron invoke The Love Witch, and fall under the spell of its seductive 60s style. Like the bizarre film, the resulting podcast is pure chaos magic.

    They Live - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 36:00


    This week, Aaron and Jacob are here to chew bubblegum and watch They Live... and they're all out of bubblegum. The two have no need for any six-minute slugfests - Carpenter's serving up lots of 80s cheese, and they're more than happy to consume.

    Escape From Tomorrow - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 62:15


    As Spooky Season opens, Jacob brings Aaron along for the ride to Escape from Tomorrow, where dreams of a filmmaking career come to crash and burn. The two address the various elephants in the room to decipher if the guerrilla filmmaking is Dumb-o, Goofy, or, um, icky.

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 67:50


    This week, Jacob and Aaron extract thoughts from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In discussing the mobius-strip movie of repeated relationships, Jacob's looking to start things with an unpopular opinion, while Aaron is Thinking of Ending Things.

    The Jungle Book - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 43:10


    Swinging back to the other list, Aaron and Jacob talk like you through The Jungle Book. Both are taken in by its Shere simplicity compared to the remake, but Kahn't believe the villain didn't think beyond the Bare Necessities by using sleeper agents

    Predestination - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 47:59


    At some point in time, Jacob and Aaron encounter Predestination. Can they compose themselves well enough to discuss the mind-bending sci-fi thriller? That's for them to know, and you to find out; it's a prerecorded paradox.

    Sucker Punch - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 50:50


    Aaron and Jacob wind up with Sucker Punch and aren't surprised to discover it really sucks. The two exchange blows aimed at its director, and cross off items on their list before they can escape his oppressively unpleasant vision.

    The Blues Brothers - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 63:45


    This week, Jake's on a mission from Aaron to watch the Blues Brothers. Both end up grooving with the film's anarchic style; perhaps a little too much, as their attempts to stay on topic are a metaphorical 103 car crash.

    The Lazarus Effect - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 46:30


    The podcast is brought back to Jacob's list this week, as the Lazarus Effect puts him and Aaron through hell. As the stories go, Jesus compels them to call out to their good friend David.

    Idiocracy - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 53:13


    It's Idiocracy on the podcast this week, as Aaron and Jacob judge Mike Judge's offloaded oft-cited satire. But before they deduce the bad ingredients preventing the film from cultivating its comedy, they are dumbfounded by the discovery of "Dorfman in Love."

    [REC] - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 46:15


    This week, Jacob and Aaron hit record from quarantine to inspect REC's quarantine. The two consider it a breakout movie within the spread of found footage films.

    Yojimbo - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 41:53


    All paths lead to Yojimbo this week, as Aaron and Jacob take another stab at Akira Kurosawa's filmography. They both side with the samurai's journey being a lot of fun, even if Jacob would bet a Fistful of Dollars on knowing how it goes.

    Two Days, One Night - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 47:29


    Jacob presents Aaron with a choice film from his list, the Belgian drama Two Days, One Night. They also take a quick bite to talk about streaming services that will barely last that same timeframe.

    Crimson Tide - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 41:17


    This week, Jacob is back aboard Aaron's list for the Denzel Washington/Gene Hackman military drama Crimson Tide. The two have no disagreements about the film being far from sub-par.

    Grown-Ups - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 55:45


    Aaron suffers growing pains diving back into Jacob's list as the two reconvene on July 4th for one of Adam Sandler's most infamous films, Grown Ups. They both think it chocolate-wasted its premise with a lot of groan-inducing comedy.

    Children Of Men - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 58:06


    The guys emerge from quarantine to enter a world where a pandemic threatening to wipe out all of humanity is exacerbated by virulent racism: Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men. The two find the sci-fi film holds unfortunate evergreen relevance, but don't despair like Clive Owen! They still find plenty of things to kid around about.

    Best Picture Recap 2020 - Reboot Already Underway

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 157:23


    Stories of marriage, and deaging hitmen. Dishonest settlers and bright little women. Stars in old ages, cars, wars, and clown grins. One of these will have a Best Picture win...and Jacob and Aaron have seen them all. Hear which are their favorites, and their predictions for the big night. Spoilers for the discussed films begin at... The Irishman - 6:20 Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood - 19:25 Ford v Ferrari - 35:11 Marriage Story - 44:10 Little Women - 1:00:39 Parasite - 1:14:00 Joker - 1:29:00 1917 - 1:42:39 Jojo Rabbit - 1:51:29

    Fright Night - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 38:22


    As the sun sets on spooky season, Aaron and Jacob sink their teeth into the seductive 80s cheese of Fright Night. Both find it to be a bloody delight that just might stake claim to being the ultimate Halloween treat.

    Army of Darkness - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 34:47


    Aaron and Jacob are animated to talk the Looney-Tunes stop-motion spectacle of Army of Darkness' spooky, scary skeletons. The film takes Aaron back in time to his homemade fantasy epic, and both hail it as the potential king of cinema, baby.

    Young Frankenstein - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2019 48:23


    This week, Aaron and Jacob revive their Mel Brooks dispute with Young Frankenstein. Both do agree that not all its parts are as lively as others, but things get Wilder when Jacob mobs Aaron with his fiery takes.

    American Psycho - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 55:23


    Jacob and Aaron are psyched to get back to their routine with the social satire American Psycho. Aaron hides his frustrations behind a facade over how well it holds up, while both are glad to have no reservations about director Mary Harron's intentions.

    Fantastic Beasts and the Crimes of Grindlewald - Gateway to Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 66:42


    In the pilot episode of Gr(eat/ate)ways to Cinema, Jacob's list of movies immediately spells trouble for Aaron, who has to get through the grind of Grindelwald. Aaron finds its beastly blend of retcons, wheel-spinning, and tone-deaf developments to be far from fantastic, but Jacob still kinda likes it, Hogwarts and all.

    Coherence - Gateway To Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 44:50


    Aaron and Jacob come together to talk the mind-bending, low-budget sci-fi film Coherence, hoping to turn their enthusiastic response into a coherent discussion.

    2019 Oscars Predictions - Episode 121

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 80:22


    Before the Oscars ceremony, Reboot Already Underway's three hosts predict the winners... but they're definitely not rhapsodic for every possibility. Also, Jacob thinks Happy Death Day 2U takes the cake, David is animated about his new foray into anime, and Aaron's not high on the fear-mongering of 1936's Tell Your Children.

    2018 In FIlm - Episode 120

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 134:46


    After another year, another competition, and over 100 movies, the guys review all the films of 2018 to pick the best. Jacob finds Paddington 2 unbearably good, David's stuck on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Aaron still believes Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom should, uh, find a way into that conversation.

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