Joshua Birdwell
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One man's journey to discover why he's so passionate about the various things in his life. He'll go deep into how he got into it, throw in a little trivia, and may make you think twice about the likes in your life.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Mr. Birdman turns scene-by-scene rewatches into candid reflections on performance, story logic, nostalgia, and the personal afterlife of familiar movies.
Mr. Birdman works through movies scene by scene, pairing plot recap with close attention to performances, pacing, effects, and the occasional lapse in story logic.
Mr. Birdman can turn a Batman rain scene into a question about your own happiness.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A recap that treats old movie opinions as moving targets.
The recap revisits Mr. Birdman's earlier calls and checks how they held up, with the show sitting 30 plays away from 1,000. It moves from Full House, the season's most played and longest episode, to the Jim Carrey title now ranked in the top five, then to My Best Friend's…
A Disney Renaissance cornerstone with a few honest gripes and plenty of scene-level memory.
Mr. Birdman's take on The Little Mermaid treats the 1989 Disney animated classic as more than a nostalgia stop, tying Ariel's bargain with Ursula to the Disney Renaissance the film helped launch.
A conversational, personal look at why The Phantom Menace still draws people back.
Mr. Birdman treats Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace less like a recap subject and more like a movie he has been thinking about for a long time.
A sharp return with a grief warning, a horror-rule break, and strong praise for the leads.
Mr. Birdman comes back after a few months away with a grief warning up front, then breaks his no-horror rule for two reasons: the movie is turning 30, and he has another reason he saves for later.
A messy Christmas movie recap that still finds the heart under the snow.
Mr. Birdman gives Jack Frost a clear-eyed, affectionate read, treating it as a 1998 holiday comedy built around Jack, Gabby, Charlie, a magical harmonica, and Jack's return as a snowman after the accident.
A sincere, spoiler-forward Batman love-in that treats Mask of the Phantasm as a longtime favorite.
Mr. Birdman treats Batman Mask of the Phantasm like a movie worth defending, and he does it with real affection. He keeps coming back to the Phantasm killings, Batman being framed, and Bruce Wayne's old love interest, then lands hardest on the film's emotional weight and…
A shaggy, nostalgic Blank Check revisit that values memory and candor over polish.
Mr. Birdman takes on Blank Check with a memory-first pace that matches the movie's own plain hook: Preston gets a million-dollar check, spends it, and everything goes sideways.
A breezy Sandlot recap that blends baseball nostalgia, gross-out laughs, and personal memory.
Mr. Birdman uses The Sandlot as a springboard to revisit a baseball movie that still carries summer energy, with opening day in the air and the film marking its 30th anniversary.
Mike Muncer and a different guest dissect two horror films per episode, by subgenre.
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Film reviewer Jeremy Boyd analyzes Little Giants, a 1994 Amblin Entertainment sports comedy about two brothers and Pee Wee football.
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