Well, it's time for film critic, Jack Ferdman, to go back 35 years and dive head-first into the movies that rocked us in 1988.  Ok, not every movie was great that year. However, most of us saw and loved the Academy Award winner from that year, Rain Man.  Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise definitely moved us with the story of two brothers reuniting after the death of their father.  Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor, and the film was a box-office smash! But does the film hold up all these years later?  As always, Jack has his take on everything film related, including if Rain ..read more

Who says low-budget smaller films can't win the big one? Well, this film proved all those naysayers wrong!  Marty, this tiny engine of a film, with tons of heart, won the Best Picture Oscar way back in 1955.  It's a special film that Jack delves into in this episode. It won the big prize back then, but will the great direction, amazing acting, and Oscar-winning screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky be enough to have Jack give it the Rewatch Oscar of 1955?  Well, tune in and find out.  SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Rewatching Oscar: Website: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.com Apple Po ..read more

Here is a movie that is so powerful and so devastating to watch that it haunts for days after you see it.  Jack has seen this film several times and had to endure another screening so he could share his thoughts with all the cinefiles out there.  Platoon is one of the great war films ever made.  It is emotional. It is raw.  There are many incredible films that have won the Best Picture Oscar over the 93 years since its inception. However, there are a select few of those winning movies that are truly special.  Films that not only stand the test of time but also that hav ..read more

This film may be 75 years old, but the topic of antisemitism still resonates today.  Daryl F. Zanuck brought to the screen a story about a writer who goes undercover as a Jew to find out what it's like to live a life where you are hated for the reason of your religion.  Listen to Jack's take on this classic from 1947. Will it win his Rewatch Oscar? If not, what film does he think was the best of that year.  Tune in and find out. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Rewatching Oscar: Website: https://rewatchingoscar.buzzsprout.com Apple Podcasts/iTunes Spotify Google Podcasts iHear Radio Sti ..read more

WOW!  This was one Oscar broadcast for the history books!  Download and listen to Jack's take on this crazy night ... otherwise called the 94th Annual Academy Awards that took place on March 27th, 2022.  Yes, CODA did win Best Picture, Dune took home 6 Oscars, and The Power of the Dog only took home 1 award out of the 12 it was nominated for.  But everyone is talking about Will Smith and the slap heard around the movie world.  Everyone has an opinion on it ... and of course, Jack does as well (and everything that happened that night).  Listen and enjoy!  SU ..read more

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman Just in time for Halloween!! In this second bonus episode of Rewatching Oscar, Jack goes off-script! He checks out all the cemeteries, dungeons, and unlit cobwebbed basements, opens up every casket, and then dusts off each and every VHS,  to make sure he hasn't missed any movie that could make his Top Ten Scariest Films of All-Time. Let him know if you agree with his Top 10. Listen in and find out which freaky films he feels deserve to be on the list, as well as all the others that just missed the cut!  SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Rewatching Oscar: Webs ..read more

Rewatching Oscar with Jack Ferdman Not every movie that is expected to win the Best Picture Academy Award ends up winning.  That is obvious.  However, there are some that when the film is announced as the winner, it leaves our mouths open in shock.  Crash (2005) is one of those films.  Was it THAT good? Did it deserve the top prize at the Oscars? Most critics today believe that it didn't.  So what happened? Why did this film about racism in America pull off the shocker?  Listen and find out what film critic Jack Ferdman thinks happened as he revisits Crash and de ..read more

WOW!  This was one Oscar broadcast for the history books!  Download and listen to Jack's take on this crazy night ... otherwise called the 94th Annual Academy Awards that took place on March 27th, 2022.  Yes, CODA did win Best Picture, Dune took home 6 Oscars, and The Power of the Dog only took home 1 award out of the 12 it was nominated for.  But everyone is talking about Will Smith and the slap heard around the movie world.  Everyone has an opinion on it ... and of course, Jack does as well (and everything that happened that night).  Listen and enjoy!  SU ..read more

In this episode, Jack revisits Tom Jones, the Best Picture winner in a year where Hollywood films were not of their highest quality.  This bawdy British comedic adventure showcases the talents of Albert Finney as well as the stylistic efforts of director Tony Richardson.  Tom Jones is a one-of-a-kind film that doesn't seem to fit into the typical Best Picture formula by the Academy.  The question is:  Does it hold up after almost SIX decades.   Listen and find out what Jack thinks of this classic comedy from 1963.  SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW Rewatching Oscar: Web ..read more

There are many incredible films that have won the Best Picture Oscar over the 93 years since its inception. However, there are a select few of those winning movies that are truly special.  Films that not only stand the test of time but also that have a special place in our hearts.  Rocky is one of those films.  The 1976 winner has it all: great acting, an amazing script, amazing direction, and a score that puts a perfect bow on it all.  Download and listen to Jack's analysis of this classic as he delves deeper into this sports film that's far from being only about sports.&n ..read more