The Throwback
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Ever wonder if those films you loved so desperately when you were a kid hold up today? Well we take the work out of that wondering by working through the movies that made up our lives in the 80s and 90s and telling you what we think, and by extension what you should think too!
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Episodes
The Throwback - Expedition 16 - Willow
August 23, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBIn this expedition we head back to a favourite of both of ours. Willow was a family adventure action-packed classic of the 80s, and successfully launched Warwick Davis' career! Follow us on facebook and leave your suggestions there! https://www.facebook.com/thethrowbackOz
The Throwback - Expedition 15 - The Carebears Movie
August 22, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBYeah... nah... we're not even going to pretend like there's a chance this one held up! Follow us on facebook and leave your suggestions there! https://www.facebook.com/thethrowbackOz
The Throwback - Expedition 14 - Braveheart
August 22, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBIn what was a somewhat brutal throwback, the team head back to Mel's masterpiece, Braveheart. Follow us on facebook and leave your suggestions there! https://www.facebook.com/thethrowbackOz
The Throwback - Expedition 13 - Poison Ivy
June 08, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBOh wow, this is an expedition alright! This week Trav and Susie explore Poison Ivy from the early 90s... yeah, not what Susie remembered! Follow us on facebook and leave your suggestions there! https://www.facebook.com/thethrowbackOz
The Throwback - Expedition 12 - This Boys Life
May 23, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this expedition we explore the Leo DiCaprio/Robert DiNiro almost horrow movie (in that it's horrific to see the abuse... not actually a horrow film), This Boys Life. A dark place that makes for interesting viewing. Tune in for our thoughts! Also, follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thethrowbackOz/
The Throwback - Expedition 11 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
March 01, 2021 20:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBSusie is still very sorry for putting Trav through watching this movie... Although it's not the worst they've watched for this podcast! Also, follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thethrowbackOz/
The Throwback E11 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
March 01, 2021 20:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBSusie is still very sorry for putting Trav through watching this movie... Although it's not the worst they've watched for this podcast!
The Throwback E10 - Waynes World
February 28, 2021 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBTrav and Susie throwback to 1992's Waynes World and see how it stacks up today.
The Throwback - Expedition 10 - Waynes World
February 28, 2021 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBTrav and Susie throwback to 1992's Waynes World and see how it stacks up today.
The Throwback - Expedition 9 - Fortress
January 30, 2021 23:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBOh boy are you all in for a treat! We examine the wonder that is The Fortress - that's right, Christopher Lambert in all his glory and it really is a wonder! Sit back and enjoy :)
The Throwback Expedition 9 - Fortress
January 30, 2021 23:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBOh boy are you all in for a treat! We examine the wonder that is The Fortress - that's right, Christopher Lambert in all his glory and it really is a wonder! Sit back and enjoy :)
The Throwback - Expedition 8 - The Untouchables
January 05, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this expedition, Trav and Susie discuss The Untouchables, one of so very many gangsta films of the late twentieth century.
The Throwback - Expedition 7 - Krull (1983)
December 06, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this thrilling expedition, Travis and Susie explore 1983's Krull and all they thought of it back then and now... warning, Susie gets quite ranty in parts! Enjoy!
The Throwback - Expedition 6 - Coming To America
October 27, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBTravis and Susie head way back to 1988 for the Eddie Murphy 'classic', Coming To America.
The Throwback - Expedition 5 - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
October 01, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn this week's expedition we investigate the rare beast known as young Keanu Reeves in the 1989 Stoner comedy classic Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure. We explore the concept of phone booths as suitable vehicles for time travel, whether Eddie Van Halen would have been a good fit for the Wyld Stallyn and what exactly was Missie thinking!
The Throwback - Expedition 4 - Masters of the Universe
September 26, 2020 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn our latest expedition we explore the cheaply made and surprisngly homoerotic 1987 Action Adventure classic Masters of the Universe! Coming off the back of his success in Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren dons the leather bondage gear of He-Man and poorly wields the Power Sword as he visits Earth, almost kills Courtney Cox's career and fights off a number of generic and cheap looking goons. We ponder what the hell was going through Frank Langella's mind when he signed up to play Skeletor in a perfo...
The Throwback - Expedition 3 - Labyrinth
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this week's expedition we visit with the beloved 1986 David Bowie/Jim Henson classic Labyrinth. Once we get beneath the surface we explore the film's choice to introduce kids to gaslighting, abusive relationships and David's Bowie's ahem.. goblin king! In amongst this we enjoy what was surely the zenith of Henson's creature creations. Join us, won't you?
The Throwback - Expedition 1 - The Goonies
September 07, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBThe inaugral episode of The Throwback, the podcast where we revisit the films we loved when we were kids and find out if they hold up to the startling glare of our 2020 vision! In our first expedition we revisit the 1985 Richard Donner classic The Goonies!
The Throwback - Expedition 2 - Romeo + Juliet
September 07, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBIn expedition 2 we venture boldly into the murky and confusing time that was our teenage years and talk Baz Luhrman's 1996 gritty Romeo + Juliet. We discuss the illegality of being as good looking as Leonardo DiCaprio was in this film, why the apothecary was responsible for everything and whether Shakespeare warrants a trigger warning!