Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema

A second look at our favorite movies, without the fog of nostalgia

Podcasting since 2022 • 173 episodes

Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema

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Flash Gordon Part 2: Our Comic Book Movies Are Still Better

One episode couldn't do this one justice, so the boys present a special two-parter in order to squeeze in all the pew pew pews, the red sateen, the tiny tinyHawk Men shorts, and more cheese than we deserve. Plus, we share our takes on...

July 08, 2026 • 49:29

Flash Gordon, Part 1 (1980): Our Comic Book Movies Were Actually Good.

Flash and the gang face off against the glorious villain Ming the Merciless (who could easily take Thanos's lunch money). There's ridiculous special effects, very short Hawk-Men shorts, and a Queen soundtrack that will crush your face. We...

July 08, 2026 • 52:28

612. Dream A Little Dream (1989): The Two Coreys Destroy Western Civilization

There's a scene where Corey Feldman, dressed as Michael Jackson, does a 4 minute dance routine in a gym and its not even the worst scene in the movie. The worst of the 80s in on full display as the gang entertain a listener request this w...

June 29, 2026 • Season 612 • 1:02:07

The Last Action Hero (1993): Blazing The Trail For Crappy Summer Blockbusters

Even our bombs bombed bigger in the 90s. With the 2026 summer blockbuster season folding like Superman on laundry day, we thought we'd go back 33 years (yikes) to reveal how they used to fail back in the day. Arnie does his best to try to...

June 24, 2026 • 49:04

611. Bloodsport (1988): Jean Claude Steals Your Heart and Breaks Your Face

Five years in and we've yet to talk about the Muscles from Brussels. This ends here. In one of our most serve-serving episodes to date, we decide to completely disregard our audience and instead cover a movie just for our own warped...

June 15, 2026 • Season 6 • Episode 11 • 1:01:22

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