Grumpy Nostalgia: Second Look Cinema
A second look at our favorite movies, without the fog of nostalgia
Episodes
87 episodes since 2022
Beetlejuice (1988) SE04;EP22
Bereft of new ideas, Hollywood has again taken another of our classic movies to reintroduce it to a new audience and we're starting to take it personally. These are our movies, damn it. Make up your own ones!Okay, tantrum over.<...
September 15, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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54:25
Broken Arrow (1996) SE04;EP21
What if Evel Kneivel and and Ed Wood had a baby? Broken Arrow, that's what. Travolta is a proper cured Virginia ham in this John Woo action adventure and we cant get enough of it. Long admired behind the scenes, the boys let there f...
September 04, 2024
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Season 4
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51:16
Aliens (1986) Deja Viewed! SE04;EP20
Why go to a theater to see an 8th sequel of Alien, when you can simply revisit the franchise from the comfort of your own ear buds? Inspired by the new release of Alien: Romulus, the boys remastered their early take on the Alien series wi...
August 25, 2024
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59:07
The Godfather, Part III (1990) SE04;EP19
Just when we thought we were out. The boys get a chip on their shoulder this week, defending this often maligned finale. By today's standards this movie could easily sweep the Oscars, but back then, a bunch of film school drop-outs ...
August 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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55:27
Back to the Future (1985) SE04;EP18
We finally hit 88 miles an hour this week, with a look back at this 80s classic. It's as good as you remember, but, true to form, the boys manage to find just enough cringe to make you feel slightly embarrassed. (hey, it's what they do). <...
August 04, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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59:54
Time Bandits (1981) SE04;EP17
Get a head start on the upcoming (and questionable) AppleTV reboot by porting back to this 1981 fever dream of a movie. There's too much weird to count here, but the boys slog through this confusing, but often hilarious Python-based scifi...
July 24, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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1:05:50
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) SE004;EP16
Despite all our rage we are still going back to Nic Cage. This one seems a little more tolerable in that its more an extended music video rather than a movie. But hey! It's too hot to do anything else right now so why not?...
July 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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58:49
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind (1977) SE04;EP15
We're taking a look at Spielberg's masterpiece this week. Not usually the first movie you associate with Steve, but arguably his best. Plus, the boys spend some time remembering how great the 70s were for being mischievous little bo...
June 30, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:02:59
Planet of the Apes (1968) SE04;EP14
Madhouse, indeed. The boys go back to the future this week to review the glorious original Planet of the Apes. Fresh after a recent viewing of the latest Apes movie (in an actual theater) our hosts were inspired to go back to the Fo...
June 19, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:05:59
Tomb Raider (2001) SE04;EP13
Angie's eyebrow is the real star here. A mish-mosh video game movie set to Matrix music and a lot of titillation. (Pun definitely intended). Tomb Raider is a neat example of how Hollywood came kicking and screaming into the female a...
June 09, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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57:43
The Matrix (1999) SE04;EP12
Who knew the bass player from Dogstar was also an actor? This time the boys go back to the Y2K era to relook at this innovative sci-fi epic. Bullets are flying and the techno is thumping, but that's not enough for one of our grumpy hosts,...
May 29, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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53:16
The Postman (1997) SE04;EP11
Return to sender. Think of a movie you dont really like, add 38 minutes, and you have the Postman. The boys start their "The Trail of Tears" mini-series this week with a look back at yet another post-apocolyptic world saved by...
May 19, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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59:36
Flash Gordon, Part 2 (1980) SE04;EP10
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...
May 07, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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49:29
Flash Gordon (1980) SE04;EP09
He'll save every one of us!! The boys finally cover our favorite 80s HBO mainstay, Flash Gordon. Flash and the gang face off against the glorious villain Ming the Merciless (who could easily take Thanos's lunch money). There's...
April 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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52:28
Superman 2, Deja Vu! (1981) SE04;EP08
We're throwing in an extra "episode" this week to fill the hole created by our new release schedule. Shiny new episodes start in a few days, but in the meantime, we humbly ask all y'all to revisit this very special episode in the show's h...
April 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:01:48
Predator (1987) SE04;EP07
Arnold takes out the intergalactic trash in this jungle epic. Half action movie, half monster movie, Predator laid the groundwork for the modern summer blockbuster (remember them?) There's biceps at every turn and kickass performances fro...
April 07, 2024
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Season 4
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52:08
Roadhouse (1989) SE04;EP06
Pain don't hurt, but this movie does (in all the best ways). Patrick Swayze's hair stars as the shirtless, chain-smoking philosophy major who beats up a lot of rowdy beer drinkers. And if that wasn't enough, there's Sam Eliot's mous...
March 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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55:21
Tron (1982) SE4;EP05
We're back in the theater this week to take another look at Tron, the much maligned but visionary tale from 1982 Disney. The first film to employ computer generated graphics, this innovative movie paved the way for Jar Jar, Green Lantern,...
March 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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52:46
Fun-Sized Episode: Poached Pop Culture
In this week's grumpy nugget episode, the boys present the first in a series of episodes dedicated to the phenomenon of nostalgia and it's impact on modern pop culture. But don't let that pretentious concept fool you, what they're really ...
March 06, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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28:43
The Fugitive (1993) SE04;EP03
In ancient times, Hollywood made grown up crime thrillers and released them in theaters. I know, right? This week the boys go back revisit an already old Harrison Ford in one of his best, yet least talked about performances as the wrongly...
February 25, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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49:51
When Harry Met Sally (1989) SE04;EP02
The boys get soft this week and review a romantic comedy for Valentines and the awkwardness in palpable. Turns out this genre is not as cringe as they were lead to believe. It helps that Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan knock this amazing...
February 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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49:51
Batman and Robin (1997) SE04;EP01
Good? No. Bad? Sure, but who cares? The boys open season 4 with one of their most-feared attempts, the fourth installment of Batman. Clooney, Uma, and Arnold serve more cheese than any movie goer should ever have t...
February 04, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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57:38
Season 3 Finale: The Grumpy Awards SE03;EP26
The boys squeeze into their high school prom tuxedos to hand out awards for the most notorious achievements from last season 's movie picks. There's pomp, circumstance, and more wigs than anyone should ever ask for. Do not dis...
January 24, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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57:59
Trading Places (1983) SE03;EP25
This time were going back 40 years to look at income inequality, racial prejudice, and corporate greed. Thankfully none of these things exist anymore. Aykrord and Murphy rise above a script that shows its age a bit. Plus there...
January 14, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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59:43
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) SE03;EP24
Ring in the New Year with joy, whimsy, and diabetes. Gene Wilder's legendary performance almost makes you forget most of the deeply disturbing content. Let's put 5 kids in a chocolate factory and make sure they all come out traumati...
January 03, 2024
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:04:19