Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) isn’t just the third Die Hard movie — it’s the one where the franchise stops having fun and starts having a very bad day.

This week on Rewind or Die, we’re digging into the most stressed action movie of the ’90s: a sequel that abandons comfort, nostalgia, and holiday vibes in favor of exhaustion, logistics, and civic infrastructure collapsing in real time. John McClane isn’t rising to the occasion anymore — he’s being dragged through it, hungover, suspended, and already behind.

We talk about why With a Vengeance feels so different from the other Die Hard films, how it turns New York City into the real antagonist, and why it might be the smartest sequel in the franchise. From riddles and payphones to traffic patterns and system failures, this is an action movie built on momentum — not spectacle.

Along the way, we break down the Die Hard franchise as a whole, explain why this is the last entry that truly belongs in the Rewind or Die canon, and officially ratify the Rewind or Die Constitution (yes, there’s a cutoff year, and no, it makes no sense). We also spiral into cable TV memories, butchered TV edits, and why modern free-with-ads streaming somehow makes commercial breaks even worse than TNT ever did.

If you grew up watching movies out of order on basic cable, if you remember when action heroes were allowed to be tired, or if you’ve ever felt personally attacked by a ringing payphone — this one’s for you.

What if the definitive Santa Claus origin story cost $50 million, involved corporate sabotage, exploding candy canes, and John Lithgow turning Christmas into a hostile takeover?

This week on Rewind or Die, we revisit Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) — the ambitious, baffling, and strangely sincere holiday epic that tried to turn Santa into a full-blown blockbuster myth.

We break down how the producers of Superman: The Movie traded capes for candy canes, why this film feels like six movies duct-taped together, and how a Santa origin story somehow became a Reagan-era corporate thriller. From Dudley Moore’s elf tech startup to Lithgow’s all-time villain performance, from the North Pole’s questionable HR policies to the candy-powered final chase, nothing is spared.

Is it a misunderstood Christmas classic? A wildly expensive mistake? Or the ultimate example of cable-TV Stockholm Syndrome?

Grab some eggnog, settle in, and join us as we unwrap the Santa origin story nobody asked for — and somehow can’t stop watching.

Strap in, holiday travelers — this week the Rewind or Die crew digs into Die Hard 2 (1990), the only action sequel brave enough to say, “What if Christmas travel was already terrible… and then we made it way worse?”

Join Adam, Jeff, and Steve as they unravel the snow-covered madness of the most chaotic airport movie ever filmed. We’re talking:

• John McClane vs. Weather, Bureaucracy, and Questionable Airport Security

• William Sadler doing naked villain yoga for… reasons

• The greatest collection of “THAT GUY!” actors ever assembled

• The return of Val Verde, Hollywood’s favorite fictional geopolitical disaster

• Renny Harlin cranking the chaos dial to 11

• Fred Thompson as an airport boss who will one day become a U.S. Senator

• Colm Meaney showing up just long enough to shout “Chief O’Brien lives!”

• John Amos delivering one of the best villain twists of the 90s

Plus: box office trivia, sequel science, and the definitive answer to the question:

“Is Die Hard 2 actually a Christmas movie… even though it came out on July 4th?”

This episode is packed with film analysis, nostalgic VHS-era energy, and the kind of holiday rage only airport parking can inspire.

If you love 90s action movies, Bruce Willis on the brink, pure sequel chaos, or hearing three friends yell about airport logistics… this one’s for you.