Back Look Cinema: The Podcast

Alonzo Richardson
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Back Look Cinema invites you to revisit the cinematic treasures of yesteryear from the 70s, 80s, & 90s. Join us every other week as our host, Zo Richardson, welcomes a special guest to share their cherished memories of some of the greatest movies in history and delve into the legendary Hollywood lore that unfolded behind the camera.

  1. 3d ago

    Ep. 223: The Last Starfighter

    Zo visits some old friends at a trailer park. It seems like a normal place with kids running amok, teenagers fooling around and senior citizens looking for someone to fix their TV's so that they can watch their soap operas. Alex is just the guy the guy that they need: a recent high school graduate who is this neighborhood's handyman. Zo noticed that Alex is also fantastic at the Starfighter videogame. Zo had tried the game himself and isn't really good at it, but Alex is a genuine prodigy. Unfortunately, there's not much that anyone can do with the skills of "Best Videogame Player" in the mid 1980's. It's not like you can play this Starfighter game to train to pilot an actual spaceship right? . . . Right? Episode Chapters 00:04:50 Opening Credits for The Last Starfighter starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy and Catherine Mary Stewart 00:14:53 Favorite Parts of the 1984 film The Last Starfighter 00:50:51 Trivia from the fantasy videogame space adventure - The Last Starfighter 00:59:58 Critics' Thoughts on Nick Castle The Last Starfighter Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    1h 5m

  2. May 24

    Ep. 222: The Secret of NIMH

    Zo is on a research project that takes him to the National Institute of Mental Health and while there he discovered their secret program of animal experimentation on rats, mice, dogs, cats and other animals. These experiments seem cruel and unnecessary. What he's heard is that some of the rodents had gained super-intelligence and had escaped the lab. The scientists at NIMH has tracked them down to a nearby farm. There's not a lot that Zo can do with this intel; he can only hope that the brave mice and rats can avoid re-capture and live a life free of pain and torture. These animals should forever remain The Secret of NIMH.   Episode Chapters 00:03:59 Opening Credits for The Secret of NIMH starring Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, and Dom DeLuise 00:20:46 Favorite Parts of the 1982 film The Secret of NIMH 00:56:43 Trivia from the animated adventure - The Secret of NIMH 01:05:36 Critics' Thoughts on Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH   Links Banjo the Woodpile Cat on YouTube Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    1h 12m
  3. BONUS EPISODE 36: Mando, Grogu and God: A Double Feature Review

    May 24 ·  Bonus

    BONUS EPISODE 36: Mando, Grogu and God: A Double Feature Review

    Zo got a rare chance to see a couple of movies and he's going to give you his SPOILER FREE impressions of The Mandalorian and Grogu and Is God Is. These are two very different movies that, by all rights, shouldn't be in the same episode . . . yet here we are! The Mandalorian and Grogu is first; if you want to skip to the next review, then you can skip to the next chapter or go to the 10 minute mark.   Episode Chapters 00:02:13 The Mandalorian and Grogu Review 00:10:00 Is God Is Review Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    26 min

  4. May 12

    Ep. 221: The Legend of Zorro

    Zo, still roaming around the 1800's, and Zorro is very much active. He appears when the people, his people cry out for his intervention. His people, the people of California, are on the precipice of great change as they vote on whether or not to become a state of the United States. Those in favor of this monumental move believe that becoming a state would offer some relief from oppression an grant a greater opportunity for freedom, but Zo has heard rumors that there are powerful forces that are working behind the scenes to make sure that California never achieves statehood. Zo has also heard the gossip that Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife Elena are getting a divorce. This would be kind of sad because they seemed like such a lovely couple, but it be like that sometimes.   Episode Chapters 00:02:22 Opening Credits for The Legend of Zorro starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones 00:12:17 Favorite Parts of the 1998 film The Legend of Zorro 01:00:49 Trivia from the swashbuckling action thriller - The Legend of Zorro 01:13:19 Critics' Thoughts on Martin Campbell's The Legend of Zorro   Links: BoxOfficePropherts.com What Went Wrong: The Legend of Zorro Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    1h 18m

  5. May 4

    Ep. 220: The Mask of Zorro

    Zo is transported into a time of change for Spanish California. It's a time of mystery, corruption, intrigue, romance and high adventure. It is a time when the common folk are oppressed by their wealthy overlords and they cry out for justice. The legend who had once defended the people against the chaos has been gone for many years, but Zo hears whispers of his reappearance. There is hope in the air that the people will once again shout out with joy at the sight of their champion and they will once again see their hero in a mask. They will once again cheer for a man as quick as a rattlesnake, as skilled as a scorpion, and as cunning as a fox. Once again a man will wear The Mask of Zorro.   Episode Chapters: 00:05:34 Opening Credits for The Mask of Zorro starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones 00:16:11 Favorite Parts of the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro 01:17:52 Trivia from the swashbuckling action thriller - The Mask of Zorro 01:27:57 Critics' Thoughts on Martin Campbell's The Mask of Zorro Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    1h 22m

  6. Apr 20

    Ep. 219 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    Zo impossibly finds himself on a futuristic space craft ostensibly designed for science and exploration, but for a space craft of peace, the U.S.S. Enterprise is sure loaded for bare with powerful shields, nimble impulse engines, deadly accurate phasers, devastating photon torpedoes and a brilliant Captain. She will require all of these advantages as her Captain and crew discover and attempt to dismantle a galaxy spanning conspiracy that threaten to plunge the United Federation of Planets into an endless war with the Klingon Empire.   Episode Chapters: 00:02:50 Opening Credits for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Deforest Kelly, Kim Cattrall and Christopher Plummer 00:32:52 Favorite Parts of the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 01:50:03 Trivia from the intergalactic political thriller - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 01:59:20 Critics' Thoughts on Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    2h 6m
  7. Masters of the Universe (1987) Presented by Not a Bomb Podcast. Ep. 218

    Apr 13

    Masters of the Universe (1987) Presented by Not a Bomb Podcast. Ep. 218

    Zo is ravished by a horrible unknown raspatory ailment. It could be Covid, the flu, the cold or all three at once. In any case he was unable to record a show for this week; however, Zo reached out to his friends Troy and Brad from Not a Bomb podcast and they graciously leant one of their shows to this podcast for you to enjoy. The episode is #153 - Masters of the Universe (1987). In this episode Zo is a guest and he discussed with Troy and Brad whether or not this cult classic should indeed be considered a bomb.   Not A Bomb Podcast Links: Listen to the podcast here:  https://www.notabombpodcast.com/ Find the social media links here: https://www.notabombpodcast.com/about-us Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    2h 15m
  8. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Feat. Christopher Jay from Saturday Morning Podcast) Ep. 217

    Apr 6

    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Feat. Christopher Jay from Saturday Morning Podcast) Ep. 217

    Zo and Chris (a special guest and host of the Saturday Morning Podcast) embark on a trek to the final frontier. They board the USS Enterprise, but, unbeknownst to them, they are heading for a place that should not exist - a planet at the center of the galaxy where God is said to exist. This excursion, they've heard, is lead by a mysterious preacher named Sybok who is a Vulcan who has embraced his emotions. How Sybok convinced Captain Kirk, Captain Spock and Doctor McCoy to risk the safety of the ship in an attempt to cross The Great Barrier at the center of the Milky Way is anyone's guess. Was he really that convincing or was it mind control?    00:13:58 Opening Credits for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Deforest Kelly 00:36:57 Favorite Parts of the 1989 film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 01:43:35 Trivia from the comedy - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 02:16:16 Critics' Thoughts on William Shatner's Star Trek V: The Final Frontier   The Saturday Morning Podcast Links Link Tree: linktr.ee/SatMornPod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SatMornPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/satmornpod/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/satmornpod.bsky.social Email: satmornpod@hotmail.com   Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media:   Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links: Website: www.backlookcinema.com Email: friends@backlookcinema.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinema Twitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinema Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinema Instagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinema Threads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinema TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinema Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinema Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.social Mastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinema Back Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.com Back Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com  Again, thanks for listening.

    2h 34m
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Back Look Cinema invites you to revisit the cinematic treasures of yesteryear from the 70s, 80s, & 90s. Join us every other week as our host, Zo Richardson, welcomes a special guest to share their cherished memories of some of the greatest movies in history and delve into the legendary Hollywood lore that unfolded behind the camera.

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  • Creator
    Alonzo Richardson
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    263
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2020-2026 Alonzo Richardson
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    Back Look Cinema: The Podcast