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The RevisitorsAtlantis: The Lost EmpireSend us a textWarm up your typing fingers, keyboard warriors: in this episode Frank accidentally says World War II when he means World War I and... get ready for it.... Diego accidentally says Star Wars when he means Star Trek! Unleash the hounds! Also, The Revisitors discuss the successful but little remembered Disney offering Atlantis: The Lost Empire.2025-07-081h 14The RevisitorsOctober Sky (1999)Send us a textWe close out Diego month with Jake Gyllenhaal's star-making(Give-or-take Donnie Darko) turn in the heartwarming family film October Sky!2025-06-241h 24The Revisitors28 Days Later (2002)Send us a textDiego month continues with Danny Boyle's beloved not-zombie film 28 Days Later. 2025-06-171h 23The RevisitorsBlue Velvet (1986)Send us a textDiego month continues with David Lynch's signature film, 1986's Blue Velvet, so open up a Heineken, or PBR, and enjoy the cast!2025-06-101h 09The RevisitorsThe Exorcist (1973)Send us a textIt's the beginning of DIEGO MONTH! Diego compels us to watch the seminal supernatural horror-flick "The Exorcist."2025-06-031h 00The RevisitorsRookie of the Year (1993)Send us a textThe Revisitors' Resident Sports Dad, Max, joins Diego and Frank for a discussion of Kids Sports-Fantasy film Rookie of the Year. Warning: Frank's audio is pretty bad in this episode, so if you can't understand what he says, just assume it was hilarious and/or poignant.2025-05-271h 42The RevisitorsCinderella (1950)Send us a textFrank and Diego revisit a story as old as time... one in which a couple of mice struggle to get a dress made.2025-05-201h 03The RevisitorsMad Max: Fury Road (2015)Send us a textDiego and Frank have high-octane crazy blood in their veins as they delve into George Miller's post apocalyptic Magnum Opus.2025-05-131h 30The RevisitorsStar Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace (1999)Send us a textMay the sixth be with you! Diego and Frank delve into George Lucas's long-gestated return to the cinematic galaxy that made him an icon.2025-05-061h 45The RevisitorsTitan A.E. (2000)Send us a textWill Diego entice Frank into the cult of the 2000 Don Bluth-directed flop Titan A.E.?2025-04-291h 06The RevisitorsYoung Guns (1988)Send us a textRevisitors.... Mount Up!2025-04-221h 09The RevisitorsToy Story (1995)Send us a textFrank Diego discuss the sinister machinations of Mr. Potatohead and his role in the fall of Woody the Cowboy.2025-04-151h 21The RevisitorsGarden State (2004)Send us a textDiego and Frank are softly serenaded by a Spring storm as they discuss the emodorable semi-favorite Garden State.2025-04-081h 12The RevisitorsGetting Even With Dad (1994)Send us a textMacaulay Culkin and Ted Danson were in a movie together and you did not know about it!2025-04-011h 07The RevisitorsSmart House (1999)Send us a textFrank and Diego audibly combat their respective colds as they review the 1999 Made-for-Disney-Channel picture Smart House, a prescient vision of the future given over to our AI overlords.2025-03-251h 09The RevisitorsSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)Send us a textIt's the first of The Revisitors' Disney Princess episodes. Frank and Diego take a look back at the O.G. Princess film, 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs? Our first question, why is it spelled "dwarfs?"2025-03-181h 11The RevisitorsEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Send us a textThe Revisitors welcome some special guests for a discussion of the 2004 sci-fi/romance Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.2025-03-111h 02The RevisitorsHoney, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)Send us a textDiego and Frank revisit the well-regarded but seemingly un-impactful family sci-fi flick Honey, Shrunk the Kids. Do you remember, like, any of the characters' names?2025-03-041h 06The RevisitorsDances With Wolves (1990)Send us a textFrank and Diego welcome Diego's bae, Rebekah on the cast to revisit Kevin Costner's iconic-ish Best Picture-winner Dances With Wolves.2025-02-251h 15The RevisitorsThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)Send us a textFrank ponders the timeline of Gandalf and Pippin's travels from Rohan to Gondor relative to Frodo and Sam's journey from Gondor to Mordor... all that and more on this week's The Revisitors!2025-02-181h 22The RevisitorsNo Country for Old Men (2007)Send us a textCould Diego share Frank's fanaticism over The Coen Bros. 2007 Best Picture Winner? Call it, friendo. 2025-02-111h 41The RevisitorsBraveheart (1995)Send us a textFreedom!2025-02-041h 18The RevisitorsThe Count of Monte Cristo (2002)Send us a textDiego believes revenge is a dish best served cold, Frank likes it piping hot. Who's right, who's wrong?2025-01-281h 30The RevisitorsRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)Send us a textLook into my eyesYou will seeWhat you mean to meSearch your heartSearch your soulAnd when you find me thereYou'll search no more[Chorus]Don't tell meIt's not worth tryin' forYou can't tell meIt's not worth dyin' forYou know it's trueEverything I doI do it for you2025-01-211h 34The RevisitorsAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)Send us a text"Go West, young mouse!"2025-01-1451 minThe RevisitorsThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)Send us a textFrank and Diego discuss the second of Peter Jackson's epic Lord of the Rings films and the relative merits of medieval siege tactics.2025-01-071h 21The RevisitorsIt's a Wonderful Life (1946)Send us a textIs Frank Capra's beloved holiday film a life-affirming classic or over-sweet schmaltz?2024-12-3158 minThe RevisitorsHome Alone (1990)Send us a textKevin!2024-12-241h 18The RevisitorsThe Little Drummer Boy (1968)Send us a textIn 1968 the creators at Rankin/Bass finally address all the questions left unanswered by no one's favorite Christmas Song "The Little Drummer Boy." This week Diego and Frank talk about that.2024-12-1635 minThe RevisitorsA Christmas Story (1983)Send us a textFrank and Diego check in on the Yuletide season's most-screened classic.2024-12-101h 22The RevisitorsSnow Day (2000)Send us a textThe weather outside is frightful in this family comedy from the good folks at Nickelodeon. Somehow, Pam Grier and Iggy Pop are in this movie.2024-12-031h 23The RevisitorsA Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)Send us a textDiego and Frank return to the world of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang discuss Charlie's powerlessness against his desire to kick a football and Peppermint Patty's poor sense of decorum.2024-11-2633 minThe RevisitorsThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)Send us a textFrank had is turn with Novem-bard, and now it's Diego's turn to bore Frank with extra-textual information in The Revisitors' coverage of The Lord of the Rings: The Return! You can hear Frank's eyes glaze over as Diego expounds on the finer details of J.R.R. Tolkiens epic of high fantasy! Thrill to Frank and Diego's differing opinions on the necessity of Tom Bombadil! Fly, you fools, to press that play button!2024-11-191h 40The RevisitorsA Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)Send us a textThis week Frank and Diego cast their collective gaze back through the mists of time to director Michael Gottlieb's epic (?) retelling of Arthurian legend (?), A Kid in King Arthur's Court.2024-11-1254 minThe RevisitorsAir Force One (1997)Send us a textIn their Election Day special, Frank and Diego look back at the administration of James Marshall, one of the United States' great fictional presidents.2024-11-051h 08The RevisitorsBONUS EPISODE!: Diego answers Horror Movie Trivia QuestionsSend us a textOur first-ever bonus ep! Listen as Pete's Trivia Night's premier horror-film buff plies his trade!2024-10-3117 minThe RevisitorsA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Send us a textDon't sleep on this episode!2024-10-2948 minThe RevisitorsBram Stoker's Dracula (1992)Send us a textDiego and Frank dive into Francis Ford Coppola's four-or-fifth best movie. 2024-10-2258 minThe RevisitorsSleepy Hollow (1999)Send us a textLaura and Danny from Film is Lit join The Revisitors for the the greatest crossover episode since the Matthews family ran into the Lambert/Fosters at Disney World!2024-10-151h 46The RevisitorsCasper (1995)Send us a textOur first movie featuring Father Guido Sarducci!2024-10-081h 11The RevisitorsFriday the 13th (1980)Send us a textKe-ke-ke-ha-ha-ha2024-10-0147 minThe RevisitorsThe Lion King (1994)Send us a textFrank and Diego are easily distracted from their conversation about Disney-Animation-Renaissance classic and ostensible Hamlet adaptation, The Lion King as they bid a fond farewell to Septem-bard.2024-09-241h 22The RevisitorsShakespeare in Love (1998)Send us a text"Septembard" rolls on with Shakespeare biopic and controversial Best-Picture-Winner Shakespeare in Love, a movie for real theater dorks.2024-09-171h 10The Revisitors10 Things I Hate About You (1999)Send us a textJulia Stiles portrays Kat Stratford, a shrew whom one would think could never be tamed.... or could she? 2024-09-101h 17The RevisitorsWilliam Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)Send us a textFrank and Diego kick off Septem-bard with Bad Luhrmann's WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET. Has there ever been a tale of more woe? Listen to find out!2024-09-031h 07The RevisitorsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)Send us a textIt's all there in the title, baby!2024-08-271h 09The Revisitors3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994)Send us a textIt's the one year anniversary of The Revisitors and we're going back to the franchise we started with, 3 Ninjas. Will the sequel live up to its predecessor? 2024-08-201h 03The RevisitorsAir Bud (1997)Send us a textThere's no rule in the rulebook that says a dog cannot play in a Middle School Basketball game...2024-08-1355 minThe RevisitorsLittle Big League (1994)Send us a textEither Frank or Diego is a really big fan of the MLB of the early-to-mid nineties.... find out who on this week's The Revisitors!2024-08-061h 08The RevisitorsCool Runnings (1993)Send us a textFeel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, come on Revistors... It's bobsled time!2024-07-301h 09The RevisitorsD2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)Send us a textWe recapture the magic and the pageantry of the 1994 Junior Goodwill Games, arguably history's greatest Junior Goodwill Games, with a special guest... The Revisitors' official youth sports dad, Max Wolter!2024-07-231h 29The RevisitorsTwister (1996)Send us a textDiego teaches Frank about the Fujita scale and Frank is briefly mystified by Diego's enthusiasm for Atlas Shrugged as The Revisitors revisit the 1996 blockbuster Twister.2024-07-161h 07The RevisitorsDennis the Menace (1993)Send us a textFrank and Diego revisit everyone's favorite John Hughes-penned family comedy about a precious child who comically foils the efforts of a bumbling criminal while befriending an elderly neighbor...2024-07-091h 01The RevisitorsIndependence Day (1996)Send us a textFrank and Diego discuss the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day and how good Arrival (2016) is.2024-07-021h 20The RevisitorsThe Karate Kid (1984)Send us a textFrank-san and Diego-san chat about cultural touchstone The Karate Kid (1984), discussing Daniel LaRusso's apparent death wish and Mr. Miyagi's lack of urgency in preparing his untrained student to black belt level in six weeks.2024-06-251h 03The RevisitorsTombstone (1993)Send us a text"Wisconsin" Diego Hernandez, and Franklin "Chippewa River Frank" Anderson, aka "Your Huckleberries" revisit Tombstone, director George P. Cosmatos' finest hour.2024-06-181h 11The RevisitorsAlmost Famous (2000)Send us a textFrank and Diego discuss Cameron Crowe's much-loved, semi-autobiographical rock n' roll dramedy Almost Famous, with the help of a very special guest... Frank's mom!2024-06-111h 34The RevisitorsThe Crow (1994)Send us a textFrank and Diego's craven attempt to ride the coattails of the upcoming remake of The Crow (1994) is derailed by a delayed release date. 2024-06-0457 minThe RevisitorsMousehunt (1997)Send us a textFrank and Diego hop in the WABAC machine to the early, heady days of DreamWorks, in which a pair of down-on-their luck brothers struggled manfully to rid their priceless home of unnaturally cunning vermin and executive Jeffrey Katzenberg embarked on a Quixotic mission to take The Walt Disney Company down a peg...2024-05-2858 minThe RevisitorsCamp Nowhere (1994)Send us a textAfter two insufferable weeks of objectively good movies that people love, Frank and Diego get back to some just-for-kids fun with the seldom-but-fondly-remembered Camp Nowhere in which four prodigious/delinquent kids show you what summer fun really is.2024-05-211h 14The RevisitorsJurassic Park (1993)Send us a textDiego and Frank log another entry in their ongoing exploration of unsafe cinematic workplaces.2024-05-141h 20The RevisitorsStar Wars (aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) (1977)Send us a textFrank and Diego break new ground and become the first two guys on the internet to discuss Greedo shooting first.2024-05-071h 24The RevisitorsThe Shadow (1994)Send us a textThis episode contains a twist... beginning@!2024-04-3059 minThe RevisitorsPokemon the Movie 2000 (1999)Send us a textPokemon enthusiast Diego manfully struggles to overcome Frank's lack of comprehension or interest.2024-04-2337 minThe RevisitorsThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)Send us a textThe Revistors finally revisit the Disney Animated Renaissance with The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a startlingly dark (for Disney) adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic tale.2024-04-1658 minThe RevisitorsThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)The Revistors finally revisit the Disney Animated Renaissance with The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a startlingly dark (for Disney) adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic tale.2024-04-1600 minThe RevisitorsMisery (1990)Send us a textIt's Frank's first viewing of one the most beloved films of (weirdly) Diego's childhood. Will the sometimes-curmudgeonly Frank be won over by this much-loved Stephen King adaptation?2024-04-091h 10The RevisitorsFree Willy (1993)Send us a textFrank and Diego revisit a tale as old a time: that of a boy and his orca. 2024-04-021h 04The RevisitorsMan of the House (1995)Send us a textJonathan Taylor Thomas finally enters The Revisitors' canon with the 1995 family comedy Man of the House, paired with who else but the most warm and fatherly of cinematic icons... Chevy Chase!2024-03-2651 minThe RevisitorsLuck of the Irish (2001)Send us a textDiego and Frank examine the Disney Channel's exceedingly strange kids' sports comedy/fantasy/ ode the American melting pot, Luck of the Irish.2024-03-1951 minThe RevisitorsThe Boondock Saints (1999)Send us a textFrank would have ranked The Boondock Saints amongst his top five films when he was in high school, but now.... Maybe not. What's changed?2024-03-121h 10The RevisitorsCrash (2004)Send us a textWas Paul Haggis' Oscar triumph, Crash, really that triumphant? Or does it just make moderate-progressive white folks feel open-minded without really challenging their worldview? 2024-03-051h 19The RevisitorsGladiator (2000)Send us a textFrank and Diego discuss Ridley Scott's 2000 best picture winner Gladiator.2024-02-271h 20The RevisitorsThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)Send us a textOur count down to Oscar continues with Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs. Frank says it might be the most influential movie of the last forty years, will Diego agree?2024-02-201h 21The RevisitorsTitanic (1997)Send us a textThis week we get in the WABAC machine and travel to a time when James Cameron had only directed one highest-grossing film of all time...2024-02-131h 41The RevisitorsForrest Gump (1994)Send us a textShould Forrest Gump have defeated Pulp Fiction and The Shawshank Redemption in the much-discussed race for the 1995 Oscar for Best Picture? No, Quiz Show should have. But has it earned its place as a new classic? a pop culture touchstone? iconic American cinema? One thing's for sure: We had some microphone issues during our "What did Frank watch this week segment?" and you can barely hear Diego.2024-02-061h 42The RevisitorsRock-A-Doodle (1991)Send us a textIn the final episode of "Bluth-uary," Diego and Frank review 1991's Rock-a-Doodle to determine whether or not it lives up to its reputation as the greatest adaptation of French dramatist Edmond Rostand's beloved 1910 play Chantacler ever set to celluloid.2024-01-301h 32The RevisitorsAll Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)Send us a textWe're in the fourth week of Bluth-uary with one of Don Bluth's most enduring films , All Dogs Go to Heaven, a fascinating contemplation of the immortal canine soul and the "Good Dog" and "Bad Dog" within every dog.2024-01-231h 18The RevisitorsThe Land Before Time (1988)Send us a textDinosaurs are cool! Frank would like it if these dinosaurs were a little less chatty, but, you know, it's for kids.2024-01-161h 06The RevisitorsAn American Tail (1986)Send us a textBluth-uary continues as Frank and Diego discuss Don Bluth and Steven Spielberg's first collaboration, the much-loved coming-to-America story An American Tail. 2024-01-0956 minThe RevisitorsThe Secret of NIMH (1982)Send us a textIt's the first of Bluth-uary! Celebrate with The Revisitors!2024-01-0257 minThe RevisitorsThe Muppet Christmas Carol(1992)Send us a textSpoiler alert! This movie is great and we both just really, really like it.2023-12-241h 00The RevisitorsRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)Send us a textThe much-loved tv special Rudolph the Red -Nosed is doubly daring in being an ahead-of-its-time LGBTQ narrative and its portrayal of Santa Claus as a complete prick, but is it good?2023-12-1937 minThe RevisitorsThe Santa Clause (1994)Send us a textFrank and Diego begrudgingly admit that Tim Allen is a skilled comic performer, but is the Tim Allen of yuletide staple The Santa Clause closer to the Tim Allen of Toy Story and Galaxy Quest or to the Tim Allen of Last Man Standing, Jungle 2 Jungle, Joe Somebody, Wild Hogs, Big Trouble, and Christmas With the Kranks?2023-12-121h 32The RevisitorsThe Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)Send us a textIt's the Holiday Season and Frank and Diego are discussing Rankin-Bass' Christmas classic (apparently) The Year Without a Santa Claus and welcoming return guest, Diego's loud-ass refrigerator!2023-12-0534 minThe RevisitorsGoldeneye (1995)Send us a textAt the insistence of unapologetic 007 nerd, Frank, we watched Pierce Brosnan's debut as James Bond, 1995's Goldeneye and welcomed our first-ever guests... Laura Sieling-Gaylord and Danny Gaylord, co-hosts of the podcast Film is Lit! 2023-11-281h 53The RevisitorsRichie Rich (1994)Send us a textCan a lonely a billionaire boy teach a motley band of street toughs to love the rich?2023-11-211h 03The RevisitorsThe Mighty Ducks (1992)Send us a textIs The Mighty Ducks a triumph of kids sports comedy or a pale imitation of The Bad News Bears? One thing is for sure: We don't know very much about hockey.2023-11-131h 12The RevisitorsBlank Check (1994)Send us a textWhat if a precocious pre-teen were given one million dollars to spend as they saw fit? Wouldn't that be interesting? Or shouldn't it?2023-11-071h 27The RevisitorsHalloween (1978)Send us a textWho is Devon Graham?2023-10-3145 minThe RevisitorsIt’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)Send us a textDiego and Frank discuss the theological underpinnings of Linus' belief in The Great Pumpkin and consider the misery of Charlie Brown's existence.2023-10-2446 minThe RevisitorsHocus Pocus (1993)Send us a textDiego watches director Kenny Ortega's Hocus Pocus multiple times a year, Frank has barely given it a thought since the mid-nineties. Can Frank Be convinces that this Cult Classic has earned it's cult status?2023-10-171h 16The RevisitorsChild’s Play (1988)Send us a text"A serial killer uses voodoo to transfer his soul into a doll." Is this barely enough premise to support a 90 minute horror film? Or would it be better suited to a 90 minute horror film, six sequels, a reboot and television series?2023-10-1052 minThe RevisitorsThe Devil’s Advocate (1997)Send us a textDirector Taylor Hackford's (Ray, An Officer and a Gentleman) The Devil's Advocate provides Hollywood icon Al Pacino the opportunity to absolutely devour some beautiful New York City scenery while speechifying about the relationship between God and The Devil and their respective relationships with mankind. Even pretty weird and very horny and Keanu Reeve's southern accent is... questionable (we love Keanu!) yet, in a strange way, undeniably fun.2023-10-031h 52The RevisitorsSmall Soldiers (1998)Send us a textIn 1998 marked the return of Gremlins and The "Burbs director Joe Dante to the world of cartoonishly violent dark comedy with his Small Soldiers.... It's not as good as Gremlins.2023-09-261h 06The RevisitorsRudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)Send us a textWhile a film adaptation of a literary work need not religiously adhere to its source material to be a good movie, might the creators of a film, ostensibly, for kids want to maintain some to the elements of the book that appeal to kids? Like talking animals, for example?2023-09-211h 16The RevisitorsThe Last Starfighter (1984)Send us a textThere can be no doubt that 1984's The Last Starfighter was hugely influenced by the original Star Wars trilogy, which had, triumphantly, wrapped up with Return of the Jedi the year before its release. But is The Last Fighter a playful, zeitgeist-capturing homage to George Lucas's seminal space opera, or is it just a cheap knockoff? SPOILER ALERT: it is the latter. Given that fact, is it still pretty fun?2023-09-121h 06The RevisitorsThe Usual Suspects (1995)Send us a textThis week, Frank and Diego tackle the standout mid-nineties crime thriller The Usual Suspects. Is this cult classic more than its outstanding final twist? Do the hardened criminals that are its central figures use too many cuss words? Does Diego enjoy being serenaded by Frank more than he lets on? All this and more on The Revistors.2023-09-051h 16The RevisitorsThe Brave Little Toaster (1987)Send us a textThis week, Frank and Diego discuss the animated classic (?) The Brave Little Toaster, touching upon the religious zealotry of the titular toaster, the extreme effectiveness of Kirby the vacuum cleaner and an electric blanket's acceptance of death. 2023-08-2954 minThe Revisitors3 Ninjas (1992)Send us a textOn the inaugural episode of The Revisitors, hosts Frank and Diego discuss director Jon Turteltaub's (Cool Runnings, National Treasure, The Meg) 1992 kids' martial arts comedy 3 Ninjas. Frank and Diego address several difficult questions posed by the film, like "Aren't martial arts lessons supposed to teach children some goddamned discipline?!" "Are all kids like this?" and "Do I really want to have kids after all?" Grab that ceremonial mask your grandfather gave you, deface it, put it on and press play on The Revistors.2023-08-211h 34