Back Look Cinema: The Podcast

Back Look Cinema: The Podcast

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.

Episodes

November 10, 2025 41 mins

Zo had been transported to a galaxy far, far away and witnessed some fantastic events. The next thing you know he'd been transported again to another part of that same galaxy, later that same day. Except this time the space ships looked suspiciously like irons, toasters and cassette players. The people he met had even stranger names like Fluke Starbucker, Augie "Ben" Doggie, Princess Ann-Droid and Ham Salad. The galaxy is in peril ...

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Zo would be honored if you would join him on the celebration of the 200th EPISODE of Back Look Cinema: The Podcast! Finally, at long last, he sees fit to talk about what he had long determined to be his favorite movie and here to help him celebrate are two of his favorite hosts from one of his favorite podcasts: Rod and Karen from The Black Guy Who Tips!

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Zo, Rod & Karen visited a place wher...

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October 31, 2025 62 mins

Zo once visited a small town in Maine called Tarker's Mills. It was a quaint little place and extremely pleasant. Then, the murders started happening, once a month. It was the craziest thing that Zo had ever heard of happening in a small town. Also, he heard that the victims weren't stabbed, beaten or shot . . . they were torn apart! Whoever this crazy murderer was they seem to have a werewolf fetish. The attacks only seem to happe...

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October 20, 2025 79 mins

Zo goes on a trip to experience the quiet desert lifestyle in the Midwest. In a small town he hears strange rumors of men perched on the edge of buildings like birds, a dead body of a hermaphroditic man with no eyes, and a little girl who draws pictures of impaled men. The vibe of this place is all off, and Zo finds himself uneasy and unsettled. The least credible rumor of all is that there is a war in hoven ven and that the war ha...

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October 9, 2025 62 mins

Zo had gone apartment hunting over the summer. His fortunes had changed and he could, for the second time, move out of his mother's house (and, though she professed love and admiration and was sure to remind him that he could come back home anytime - Zo was sure that she was glad to see him go). Zo looked at a lot of apartments, most of which he could barely afford. One particular apartment , that was well within his budget, was le...

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October 1, 2025 81 mins

Zo remembers that time when he spent time in Los Angeles back in the 80's and he had the most peculiar experience. It was a nice hot day even though it was around Halloween, so he thought he'd stop for a delicious treat at a nearby ice cream truck that happened to be nearby. The operator of the truck was relaxing in the passenger seat with the door open just chillin' out apparently. As Zo walked up to the chap he noticed how pale h...

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September 24, 2025 12 mins

Zo gives his (no pun intended) *Spoiler Free* impressions of the latest horror movie Him starring Marlon Wayans, introducing Tyriq Withers, directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Jordon Peele.

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September 15, 2025 56 mins

Zo is excited to experience the rock and roll concert of a lifetime. Three of the most popular recording artists are about to perform the most heart pumping hits in a lifetime. Buddy Holly, The Big Bobber and, Zo's favorite, Ritchie Valens are set to rock the joint! It's thrilling! It's exciting. The most anticipated song of the night will be Valens performing his incredible crossover hit - La Bamba!

 

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September 8, 2025 62 mins

Zo is on his way to an incredible, history making event. Zo is going to an island where he and a select few can witness the impossible. He's going to witness something that hasn't been heard of for at least 65 million years. He is going to see dinosaurs once again walk the face of the earth. Graceful, majestic and dangerous creatures will roar, swim and fly as they once did in our imagination! There have been concerns about the saf...

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September 1, 2025 62 mins

Zo is on one of his visits to the National Gallery of Art looking at beautiful artifacts found all over the world. Where are these things found and what ordeal does one go through to collect these priceless treasures? Zo imagines that it would take people with considerable resources, knowledge and grit. He had once read about a famed archeologist who risked life and limb and journeyed to the four corners of the Earth in order to re...

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August 25, 2025 55 mins

Zo is in the 23rd Century (don't ask how he got there; it's not important). The important thing is that he was on a luxury cruise ship the Fhloston Paradise having the time of his life, surrounded by delicacies of every kind and rubbing elbows with some of the most powerful, popular and celebrated beings in the galaxy when, suddenly, the ship was boarded by Mangalore pirates and gunfire was everywhere. Being terrified, Zo found a t...

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August 18, 2025 66 mins

Zo is set to enjoy an awesome concert in the San Dimas Civic Auditorium. The place is about to experience the awesomeness of the hottest indie bands in California. The winner will have their style boosted nationwide. It is a can't miss event for any band that espiers to be great. One of the bands is the Wyld Stallyns. People who know the lead musicians suggests that they're the best air guitarists in the region, but can William S. ...

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Zo just witnessed the most fascinating news conference: the most famous man in the world: neurosurgeon, rock star, physicist and martial arts expert, Dr. Buckaroo Banzai, had just announced that he and his tightknit crew - the Hong Kong Cavaliers recently perfected a way to cross into a completely different dimension. While in this strange new dimension Dr. Banzai had seen strange beings and fantastic landscapes. Dr. Banzai even ca...

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Zo gives his SPOILER FREE impressions on the new movie: Fantastic Four; First Steps. This is the fourth and latest attempt to adapt the Fantastic Four comic book into a feature film. Did it do better than its predecessors? Does it live up to the hype? 

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July 21, 2025 63 mins

Zo and the rest of the world are negotiating with catastrophe as everyone has to come to accept the unreal reality of the sky falling down. In this case the sky is falling down in the shape and form of a devastating meteor shower. These aren't the normal types of meteors that normally burn up in the Earth's atmosphere; these bad boys are gigantic - the size of Volkswagens and mailboxes. They come from outer space and punch through ...

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On this Bonus Episode Zo gives his SPOILER FREE impressions of the new Superman film directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult. 

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July 7, 2025 70 mins

Zo somehow finds himself on a strange world. He doesn't know if he's on a different planet, timeline, dimension or reality, but the one thing that he knows for sure is that he's not in Kansas anymore! In this place there are remarkable sites: floating forest covered moons in the upper atmosphere, floating mountains, a hovering city. There are strange creatures, robots and a variety of people: winged people fill the skies, tree peop...

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June 30, 2025 112 mins

This is the twelfth episode from the first season of the podcast Retromade hosted by Katie. Zo was a guest on this episode and was invited to have a wonderful conversation about the classic 1980's sci-fi horror cult classic: The Thing. If you've enjoyed this show then please go on over to Retromade and check out the other movies that should fill you with nostalgic joy!  

 

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Retromade: https://episodes.fm/1681642178

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June 23, 2025 54 mins

Zo goes on a visit to Wellman College to take notes on the lecture being given by the brilliant professor Sherman Klump. The word on the street is that Mr. Klump was on the verge of a breakthrough that would revolutionize weight loss. Zo had also heard that the weight loss would be dramatic and would require one orally administered medication. The miracle drug was still in the animal testing phase and human trials may be years off,...

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June 16, 2025 71 mins

Zo finds himself in the Philippines where he's there to enjoy the scenery, snack on adobo with lumpia and visit some Army buddies. While there he gets wind of a tale regarding a soldier from a nearby base that nobody really gets along with because he keeps to himself. At the same time it's said that this guy has some amazing hand to hand combat skills and moves like no one has ever seen. He seems to effortlessly dodge bullets and s...

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