Unkind Rewind

Excalibur with film critic Chad Byrnes

December 29, 2025

1h 55m

In a break from our regular format, we were joined once again by friend of the pod Chad Byrnes, film critic at LA Weekly and The Village Voice, to talk about a film he feels strongly enough to have a tattoo inspired by it. This time, it's Josh and Sean who have not seen in full since they were youths. How would John Boorman's sexualized gritty Arthurian sword and sorcery drama play in 2025? What would they make of Boorman directing a sex scene starring his own daughter? Would its episodic nature and decades-spanning narrative be too much to overcome in keeping forward momentum? 

Chad can be found online at: Instagram

Chad's work can be found at: The Village Voice and LA Weekly

Excalibur can currently be found on Kanopy, most VOD platforms, or extralegally on a janky Russian website if you just search 'excalibur 1981 full movie streaming'.

All music in the show was composed by Divorcio Suave. 

Josh Duggan can also be heard with co-host Adam Schwitters on the seminal Law & Order: SVU podcast, Munch My Benson.

Play CineQuote, your daily movie quote trivia game which Sean McGrath co-created. 

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