Reviewing History

Carl and Simon are joined by Brian Ruppert to tackle Austin Powers on Mashflix and Chill. It's a comedy and action film directed by Jay Roach, featuring Mike Myers, Michael York, Robert Wagner. The mashup: Blazing Saddles & You Only Live Twice. A great pure mash, but does it work? Brian brings a mash of a classic comedy western with a classic Bond film. We talk all things production, plot and cast, perform some recasting and of course test our guest's movie knowledge against Carl in our game. (00:00:00) Theme song and intro (00:02:00) Welcome to our guest Brian Ruppert including top 4 movies (00:20:20...

Happy Halloween Warrenheads! Spooktober is at it's conclusion, and This time we're talking about the most famous evil doll since Chucky! This week were talking all about Annabelle in the 2014 movie Annabelle! Annabelle stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton and was directed by, John R. Leonetti . Join us as we talk all about the most evil doll of all time and the real life haunted object! Happy Halloween! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review...

Pod at the moon! Spooktober continues, and This time we're talking about a possible werewolf attack in France! We're talking about the Brotherhood of the Wolf and The Beast of Gévaudan. Brotherhood Of The Wolf stars Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Émilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Mark Dacascos and was directed by, Christophe Gans . Say oui, give us a listen and let's talk all about this real life incident! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a...

Spooktober continues with Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer, and our very special guest Bryan Johnson from Tell Em Steve Dave @tesdtown! This week we're watching 1986/1990's Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer which stars Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles and was directed by John McNaughton! Grab your paint brush and your favorite murder weapon, and lets get ready to paint a portrait of a serial killer, with this super fun romp! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory We hope you sign up and enjoy the fun we're having over...

What's all this then? Well, it's the spookiest time of the year! Today we're kicking off this year's edition of SPOOKTOBER, and there's no better way to start then by spending some time in Victorian England! Grab your top hats, canes, and opium? Because this week we're uncovering everything we know about infamous serial killer Jack The Ripper, and the movie based on a comic book by Alan Moore, From Hell! From Hell stars Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, and was directed by The Hughes Brothers. Off ya pop, go on and listen or watch the new...

It's time to WAKE UP! Because September is ending and Spooktober is here again! We are bringing you 3 tales sure to chill you to the bone, plus we answer some emails! Steve brings us the story of the Greenbrier Ghost, Ant G brings us the history of the Jersey Devil, and Brian Brings us the very SPOOKY story of Richard Hansen the Butcher Baker. We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! Link To Sponsor: Carny by Church Jackson: https://www.amazon.com/Carny-Church-Jackson/dp/B0...

Live from Hazlet, It's Reviewing History! This week we're talking all about Saturday Night and the first night of Saturday Night Live and a young Lorne Michaels. In order to cover this movie we needed returning guest Chris Sorrentino! This movie stars Gabrielle LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Willem Dafoe, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O'Brien and was directed by Jason Reitman. Thank you to our musical guest! We'll see you next time good night! We are proud to announce our Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a...

Get your pumpkin spice latte's ready because we're entering that time of year! This week Brian's oldest starts school, and the boys eat foreign delights! We also bring you tales of three great Americans! Ant G brings the story of Frank Baldwin, Brian Brings us the history of the Uriah P. Levy, and Steve brings us the story of David Marshall Williams! We also pick the next movie we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. Check out our friend's coffee and have some Java! Use the code RHP26 or Rhist26 for free shipping! https://thewhollyroast...

We meet today under more somber circumstances! Today is the end of of MELTEMBER!!! This week we're in the sh*t. We Were Soldiers is about the battle of la Drang which kicked off the Vietnam War. This movie stars Mel Gibson, Sam Elliot, Barry Pepper, Chris Klein, Greg Kinnear, Madeleine Stowe and Keri Russel was directed by We Were Soldiers. Meltember concludes with a prime Mel Gibson and we talk all about Vietnam! It was MELTEMBER!!! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to...

Salutations! Today is the second installment of MELTEMBER!!! This week we're expanding our vocabulary, and talking about the creation of the dictionary. This movie stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer and was directed by Farhad Safinia. Meltember rolls on with a seasoned and experienced Mel Gibson playing a second great Scottsman! It's MELTEMBER!!! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Check out The Wholly...

G'day mates! Today is the first installment of MELTEMBER!!! To celebrate we're talking all about Australians and their service in WW1 at Gallipoli. The Gallipoli fighting featured thousands of Australians dying to try to take an Ottoman peninsula. This movie stars Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, and was directed by Peter Weir. What better way to kick off MELTEMBER than the movie that put Mel Gibson on the map! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a...

The dogs are barking because we're in the dog days of summer! This week we recap our vacations, answer some emails and talk history! Scratch our bellies and bring us treats, because we're fetching you 3 historical tales. Ant G brings the story of Frank Hoxne Hoard, Brian Brings us the history of the Bastille, and Steve brings us the story of the library of Joseph Bazalgette, and his solution for the great stink! We also pick the next 3 movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. Check out our friend's coffee and have some Java...

You may need your pizza delivered in less than 30 minutes, but we're bringing you laughs and history in under 2 hours! Today, we're talking all about the twisted case of the Pizza Bomber, and the the movie that is totally not based on that case for legal reasons, 30 Minutes or Less! 30 Minutes Or Less stars Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson, and was directed by Ruben Fleischer. Come listen, it's more fun than having a bomb strapped to ya! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click...

Hello listeners, and personally assigned federal agents! Today, we're talking all about the biggest leak in US History, as Snowden exposed the US Government spying on it's own allies and citizens This movie stars Joseph Gordon Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, and was directed by Oliver Stone. Thanks for being like the federal government and listening to us. We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find...

Friends, listeners, perceivers lend us your ears. Today, we're talking all about the assassination of Julius Caesar by the coward Brutus, as written by Shakespeare in 1599. This movie stars Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Diana Rigg and was directed by Stuart Burge. Our hearts are in the coffin there with Caesar, And we must pod till it come back to us. We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential...

It's the middle of summer and it's hotter than hell, so listen up and we'll leave ya well done! This week we answer some emails and talk history! Join us as we answer emails, and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the story of Frank "Rocky Fiegel", Steve brings us Cacareco and his unique method to win elections,, and Anthony brings us the story of the library of Alexandria! We also pick the next 3 movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. Check out our friend's coffee and have some Java! Use the code RHP26...

What better way to celebrate 250 years of America than by talking all about the father of our nation George Washington? There is no better way! Today, we're talking all about the brand new movie Young Washington and the early years of George Washington! We're talking Washington the land survey years, and his service in the French and Indian War! This movie stars William Franklyn-Miller, Kelsey Grammer, Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, Mary Louise Parker, Mia Rodgers and was directed by Jon Erwin. Come join us, celebrating the early life of George Washington! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is...

Respect me, respect my space program! This week we're joined by the legend, Sunday Jeff! Today, we're talking all about the NASA's finest moment, Apollo 13! This movie stars Tom Hanks, Bill Baxton, Gary Sinese, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan and was directed by Ron Howard. Come join us, as we talk space travel and all about this interstellar rescue mission. We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the...

Episode #211: Gone With The Wind by Reviewing History

It's summer and almost the 4th of July so we had to travel up to the birthplace of America, Philadelphia, to have a very special guest Mark Normand on! Join us as Mark answer's some emails, we talk comedy Mount Rushmore's and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the history of fart jokes and flautists, Steve brings us the story of a dog and a man in a legal duel to the death, and Anthony brings us the story of a man arrested for having a beard in America, Mark also tells us all about the Axeman of New Orleans...

Lay down your bets! Today, we're talking all about the good ol days of mob controlled Las Vegas, and we're watching Casino! This movie stars Robert Deniro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone and was directed by Martin Scorsese . Come join us, it's more fun than your head in a vice! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Check out The Wholly Roast use promo code RHP26...

Lay down your bets! Today, we're talking all about the good ol days of mob controlled Las Vegas, and we're watching Casino! This movie stars Robert Deniro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone and was directed by Martin Scorsese . Come join us, it's more fun than your head in a vice! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Check out The Wholly Roast use promo code RHP26...

Attention! Chuck Staton @chuckstaton from @funbearablepod and Brian Ruppert talk about some of the movies they've seen in 2026, and they dive DEEP into Backrooms and Obsession We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory We hope you sign up and enjoy the fun we're having over there. #podcast #film #filmcriticism #tellemstevedave #tesd #redlettermedia #movies #obsession #backrooms #cinema #moviereview

No pod gets left behind! Today, we're talking all about Yugoslavia in the 90s and the Yugoslav Wars, as well as the rescue of an American pilot, that's right we're covering Behind Enemy Lines! This movie stars Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, and was directed by John Moore. Come join us as we go behind enemy lines! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Check out...

Hang ten brothers! Today we're talking all about the explosion of skateboarding and the legendary Z-Boys. This movie stars Emile Hirsch, Heath Ledger, Johnny Knoxville, and was directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Come listen and enjoy with us, we're catching air on half pipes, and doing gnarly tricks in a swimming pool! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Check out The Wholly Roast use promo...

Spring is in the air and this week we're airing out dirty laundry and talking history! Join us as we answer MANY emails, and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the story of Andrew Jackson's foul mouthed parrot, Steve brings us the story of The Conch Republic, and Anthony brings us the story of the RMS Trent. We also pick the next 3 movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. Check out our friend's coffee and have some Java! Use the code RHP26 or Rhist26 for free shipping! https://thewhollyroast.com/ LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! ...

Start listening here, go no pods back! This week we're talking all Stalingrad and the Soviet Sniper Vasily Zaitsev and the 2001 movie Enemy At The Gates. Enemy At The Gates stars, Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, and was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Come join us in defending Mother Russia this week from a Nazi invasion! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! ...

You're it! You don't stop podding because you grow old; you grow old because you stop podcasting. This week we're talking all about a group of friends that have been playing a game of tag for a couple of decades, this was adapted into the 2018 movie Tag! Tag stars, Ed Helms, John Hamm, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher, Rashida Jones, Leslie Bibb and was directed by Jeff Tomsic. Come try to catch us because this week we're playing Tag! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and...

We're talking baseball! Today we're talking all about the alleged meanest man in baseball Ty Cobb, and the movie Cobb. This movie stars Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl, and was directed by Ron Shelton. Come listen and get ready to listen to us talk about a movie with more hits than Ty Cobb! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Check out The Wholly Roast...

We're catching L's this week in our 50th Pick Episode! We answer some emails, and bring you 3 talk about our personal lives, and bring you historical tales. Brian brings the story or John Coode, Steve brings us the story of "Mad" Jack Churchill, and Anthony brings us the story of the Henry Hudson! We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. Check out our friend's coffee and have some Java! Use the code RHP26 or Rhist26 for free shipping! https://thewhollyroast.com/ LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! We are proud to...

We challenge you to a pod! Today we're talking all about the last trial by combat in France as seen in The Last Duel. This movie stars Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, and was directed by Ridley Scott. Come listen and enjoy with us, we're taking three trips down memory lane as we focus on this legal case and the duel that followed! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It...

Hahaha, what a podcast guys. Today we're talking all about the making of one of the worst movies ever made, The Room as chronicled in The Disaster Artist, based on the book The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero. This movie stars James Franco, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Seth Rogen and was directed by James Franco. The Room is one of the worst movies ever made and was directed by Tommy Wiseau, and stars his friend Greg Sestero so we brought our friend Raymond Zeygman. Come listen and enjoy with us, and don't leave your comments in your pocket, leave them...

The force is strong with us this week! Today we're talking about the Naboo Crisis which took place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, as chronicled by historian George Lucas in the classic Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. This movie stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and was directed by George Lucas. Come listen and enjoy with us, and may the force be with you! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give...

We're bouncing around with some spring in our steps as the weather finally thaws! We answer some emails, open some gifts, and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the story or Nellie Bly , Steve brings us the Kettle War, and Anthony brings us the story of the U.S taking Vera Cruz! We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. Check out our friend's coffee and have some Java! Use the code RHP26 or Rhist26 for free shipping! https://thewhollyroast.com/ LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! We are proud to announce...

Listen to this podcast suckers. This week we're talking about the Mexican revolution as seen by Italians with the cinematic classic Duck You Sucker AKA A Fistful Of Dynamite. This movie stars James Coburn, Rod Steiger, and was directed by Sergio Leone. Come listen and enjoy with us! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a rating and a review on ApplePodcasts. It helps potential sponsors find the show! Sign up for @Riversidefm: https://www.riverside.fm/?via=reviewi... ...

Attention! Chuck Staton @chuckstaton from @funbearablepod and Brian Ruppert fix the Friday The 13th Continuity and talk some horror movies! We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory We hope you sign up and enjoy the fun we're having over there. #podcast #film #filmcriticism #tellemstevedave #tesd #redlettermedia #fridaythe13th #horror #jasonvoorhees #jason

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Lace up your gloves because we're stepping into the squared circle to throw down with Mickey Ward! We have the tiny dynamo of podcasting this week, he stands Five Foot One One Hundred and One Hundred and Seventy Pounds, JIMMY THE HAIR GUY! This week we're talking about the career of Mickey Ward as we watch the The Fighter. This movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo and was directed by David O. Russel. Come listen and enjoy with us! Have a laugh with us, it's more fun than a liver shot! We...

In the world of history podcasting you either end up dead or the bottom of the charts we do both. This week we're talking about the mafia as we watch the cinematic classic Gotti. This movie stars John Travolta, Stacy Keach, Kelly Preston and was directed by Kevin Connolly. Come listen and enjoy with us! Remember if you live another five thousand years, you will never hear another pod like us. We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory Please Like and Subscribe! Click the Bell to Get Notifications! Please give us a...

We're at it again as we roll on and hopefully bring you some historical tales and laughs? We answer some emails, and bring you 3 historical tales. Brian brings the Irish tale of the The Sack Of Baltimore, Steve brings us the Riot Of Spring, and Anthony brings us the story of the birth of Cyrus! We also pick the next movies we will be watching, come listen and have a laugh or two. Check out our friend's coffee and have some Java! Use the code in the episode for free shipping! https://thewhollyroast.com/ LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE PLEASE! We are...

Coming straight outta Hazlet, it's a comedy history podcast, talking black history with Chuck Staton from the @funbearable podcast. We're talking all about the birth of gangsta rap in this week's episode, as we watch 2018's Straight Outta Compton. This episode is all about the formation of Gangsta rap as well as the rise and fall of N.W.A. This movie stars O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell and was directed by F. Gary Gray! The boys on this pod, is always hard, keep we'll make ya laugh we're all cards. Come listen and enjoy with us! We...