Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema

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

Podcasting since 2022 • 182 episodes

Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema

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617. The Usual Suspects (1995): The Greatest Trick This Podcast Ever Pulled Was To Convince The World It Didn't Exist

After a brutal summer full of bombs, the gang gleefully review a great 90s thriller that exemplifies why our generation's movies were so much better. This neo film noir classic introduced an original script, laden with mystery and varied interp...

September 08, 2026 • 1:08:45

Fight Club (1999): We Want You To Hit Us As Hard As You Can

GenX boys were strange little creatures (still are by all accounts). Back when you couldn't use the internet to fight your battles, some of us actually had to take matters into our own hands. We personally were not these people, but Ed an...

September 02, 2026 • 51:48

616. KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978): Rock N Roll All Night, Poopy Every Day

Headbangers Hamlet! Things go crazy this week as Mike's absence throws the Grumpy Nostalgia studios into disarray. But every crisis is also an opportunity. Therefore, the show's resident music expert @aron_gagliardo is called in to cover a movi...

August 24, 2026 • Season 6 • Episode 16 • 56:42

Roadhouse (1989): Most Craziest, Haziest, and Swayziest

Drop by the Double Deuce to see an amazing tale that somehow manages to be wonderful and vile all at the same time. We could not get enough of this one the first time through and neither could our audience so we gladly put this stinky tre...

August 19, 2026 • 55:21

615. Jaws 3D (1983): Stinky Enough to Require an Extra Dimension

We wrap up our brutal "Bombs Away" summer series with some real teeth. We travel back to 1983 to revisit the gimmicky, yet somehow still boring, Jaws 3D. Besides the multitude of tiny shorts, trucker hats, and mustaches, there's all the 3...

August 10, 2026 • Season 6 • Episode 15 • 1:01:31

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