Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema

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

Podcasting since 2022 • 167 episodes

Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema

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610. Shakespeare in Love (1998): A Cloying Pageant Which Yet Doth Feast Upon Private Ryan's Tears

Come listen as two brutes scratch their heads and furrow their brows as the try to review an art house film. Having nary a special effect and nor not even one explosion, your hosts are forced to find new ways to find fault. They are...

June 01, 2026 • Season 6 • Episode 10 • 55:51

Grumpy Nostalgia ReMembers Only #9: These Video Games Are Just a Fad

The boys go back to the golden era of brain rot to explore our long obsession with the video game. From Pong to XBOX, these consoles were our baby sitters, our pacifiers, and our rage generators. So grab your quarters and prepare to reliv...

May 27, 2026 • 34:23

609.The Untouchables (1987): You Send Our Podcast to the Hospital, We Send Your Podcast to the Morgue

You Send Our Podcast to the Hospital, We Send Your Podcast to the Morgue. That's the Grumpy Nostalgia Way. The boys go full OG this week reliving Brian De Palma's 1987 classic. In a time when Americans couldn't drink, we learn that ...

May 18, 2026 • Season 6 • Episode 9 • 1:00:46

Return of the Jedi (1983): Kill Your Father. You'll Feel Better

Mandalorians and Grogus are fine, but us 80s kids would rather see some stop motion terror and a galactic build-a-bear workshop taking down the Empire. The country is gonna remember why they like Star Wars in the next few weeks so we sham...

May 13, 2026 • 1:09:11

608.Contact (1997): Nerds Discover New Life in Our Galaxy. An New Cheese

This week's brand new episode features what we call a "thinking man's Sci-Fi" movie. Generally, that's code for boring. And there's some of that to be fair, but for the most part this one is pretty good. If you can buy McConaughey as a pr...

May 04, 2026 • Season 6 • Episode 8 • 1:03:33

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