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.

A full deep-dive breakdown of the ultimate action classic

John McClane has a nightmare Christmas Eve, Hans Gruber steals the movie, and the Rewind or Die crew unpacks Die Hard (1988) with more chaos than an elevator shaft full of C4.

Adam arrives with a literal three-ring binder.

Jeff opens the secret “Making of Die Hard” vault.

Steve keeps comparing everything to football.

Louis insists Ellis was framed.

This episode covers every major Die Hard topic fans obsess over:

the wild origin of the story, the Bruce Willis casting gamble, Alan Rickman’s iconic villain performance, Nakatomi Plaza, the “they’re not terrorists, they’re robbers” twist, the insane stunts, McTiernan’s direction, the Christmas movie debate, and how Die Hard reinvented modern action cinema.

If you love 1980s movies, action film history, Bruce Willis, Hans Gruber, or just hearing grown adults lose control of their own show…

this is the definitive Die Hard deep dive.

Grab your walkie-talkie, tape up your feet, and remember:

Don’t step on the grass.

This week on Rewind or Die, Adam, Jeff, Steve, and Lewis dive headfirst into the chaotic, sugar-fueled fever dream that is Jingle All the Way — the 1996 Christmas comedy that asked the bold question:

What if Arnold Schwarzenegger committed several non-violent felonies in the name of holiday love?

We break down the Turbo Man toy insanity, Sinbad’s perfectly unhinged performance, Phil Hartman’s suburban menace energy, and the cultural prophecy hiding beneath this “family-friendly” mall frenzy. Is this movie secretly brilliant? A misunderstood holiday satire? Or just a beautiful monument to 90s dad panic and late-stage consumer chaos?

We also confront the most important theory yet:

👉 Is Jingle All the Way the spiritual sequel to Houseguest — uniting Sinbad and Phil Hartman in an accidental cinematic universe?

Along the way we cover:

• The Turbo Man hysteria and real-life 90s toy shortages

• Why this movie predicted modern Black Friday madness

• The Santa crime syndicate no one talks about

• Jake Lloyd pre-Star Wars aka Baby Anakin energy

• The parade that defied all laws of physics

• Whether this movie deserves true holiday reclamation

It’s loud. It’s chaotic. It’s oddly sincere. It’s everything Rewind or Die loves about forgotten 90s cinema — and somehow, against all logic, it just works.

Next up: the biggest Christmas movie of them all… DIE HARD.

So grab your last Turbo Man, dodge the mall stampede, and hit play — just don’t step on the grass.

In this episode of Rewind or Die, Adam, Jeff, Steve, and Louis dive headfirst into the bafflingly charming 1995 comedy Houseguest, where Sinbad breaks into a rich family’s life, commits light identity theft, eats their shrimp, and somehow fixes everyone’s emotional damage.

We explore how this underrated 90s comedy became an accidental self-help movie, why Phil Hartman delivers one of the most quietly brilliant suburban dad performances ever, and how Sinbad turned lying into a spiritual lifestyle. Is Houseguest secretly perfect? Is it the most McDonald’s-feeling movie not called Mac and Me? And was this the most polite crime spree in cinematic history?

Also featuring:

– Shrimp-based film theory

– Suburban confidence cons

– Louis’ Holiday Hotline

– Darius spiraling in Altoona

– Light jazz, pagers, and blazer philosophy

– And the setup for its spiritual sequel, Jingle All the Way

Fraud has never felt this warm.

This week the guys dive headfirst into Planes, Trains & Automobiles — John Hughes’ chaotic travel masterpiece and the greatest Thanksgiving movie ever made.

Adam, Jeff, and Steve unload the travel trauma, male vulnerability, behind-the-scenes madness, and the emotional knockout ending that still destroys everyone who watches it.

Featuring:

• The mythical 3-hour “Hughes Cut”

• Neal Page’s rental counter meltdown

• Del Griffith: empathy king

• Holiday TV bumpers, airport announcements & 90s commercials

• Louis’ Holiday Hotline™ and Darius’ ongoing credit-card crisis

• The official ruling on whether Houseguest counts as a Thanksgiving movie

Whether you’re stuck in traffic or crying in an airport bathroom, this episode is your perfect long-ride companion.

It’s Thanksgiving season on Rewind or Die, and the crew is hitting the highway with Ed O’Neill’s most unhinged road trip ever. This week, Adam, Jeff, and Steve break down John Hughes’ forgotten holiday comedy Dutch — the Planes, Trains and Automobiles cousin who shows up late, muddy, and emotionally unstable.

They’ll dig into:

• 🧨 The dinner-roll fight that redefined “family bonding”

• 💣 Why John Hughes’ empathy era ended in a motel explosion

• 🧥 The philosophical power of Ed O’Neill’s trench coat

• 👦 The most punchable prep-school kid in cinematic history

• 📺 How this movie lived on through ‘90s cable reruns and USA Network marathons

It’s a Thanksgiving movie, a class war, and a therapy session disguised as a road trip, all rolled into one VHS tape that somehow didn’t melt in the car.

If you love Planes, Trains, Uncle Buck, or just yelling “He deserved that!” at your TV — this one’s for you.

So buckle up, grab a deck of questionable playing cards, and join us for the comedy, the chaos, and the fireworks-fueled fatherhood of Dutch.

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