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NostalgiaCast

Taking a Look at Childhood Favorite Films to See If They Stand the Test of Time, Or If They"re Past Their Prime

tv & film film history

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01:00:21

Episode 64: ROUNDERS (1998)

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2022/10/10

It's aces up, aces over, and aces full as NostalgiaCast '90s Palooza continues with a fond look back at John Dahl's cult classic sports drama ROUNDERS, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. We talk about the poker boom kickstarted by the movie, Jonny's passion for Texas HoldEm and Darin's indifference towards it, and (of course) every consonant and syllable of John Malkovich's ridiculous Russian accent. Lay your cards on the table and join us for a game-changing discussion!

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01:21:47

Episode 63: FORREST GUMP (1994)

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2022/09/26

It's stupid is as stupid does as Jonny and Darin welcome Gareth Green of the Popcorn Digest podcast to chat at length about Robert Zemeckis's technical masterwork, FORREST GUMP. We talk floating feathers, shrimp, ping pong, Vietnam, shrimp, Mamas, Bubbas, shrimp, boxes of chocolate, and everything else that makes up this Best Picture-winning black comedy fantasy confection. You never know what you're gonna get!

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01:25:20

Episode 62: PULP FICTION (1994)

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2022/09/12

It's a '90s-palooza as Jonny and Darin return for Season 4 of NostalgiaCast! We kick off a season-long run of episodes devoted to films of the 1990s (which made us the movie geeks we are today) with a look back at Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION, the film that arguably defined the entire decade. But is this indisputably influential black comedy crime thriller still impactful today? Or has its rapid-fire dialogue and time-hopping story structure been dulled during the years since? Grab your Big

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01:13:12

Episode 61: THE SWAN PRINCESS (1994)

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2022/06/12

Grab your bows and arrows and make your vows of everlasting love as NostalgiaCast looks back at THE SWAN PRINCESS, 1994's children's "classic." Film Studies scholar and critic Margaret "Molly" Rasberry joins Jonny and Darin to discuss director Richard Rich's attempt at riding the coattails of Disney's fairytale past. But does its substandard animation and derivative song score edge closer in quality to THUMBELINA than SLEEPING BEAUTY?

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01:12:07

Episode 60: THE PARENT TRAP (1998)

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2022/05/30

It’s double the fun as NostalgiaCast looks back at Nancy Meyers’s 1998 remake of THE PARENT TRAP, starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and the late, great Natasha Richardson! Cultured Vultures film editor and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic Natasha Alvar joins Jonny and Darin to discuss the rise and fall of teenybopper Disney stars, not-bad-for-their-time motion capture twinning FX, and the evolution of Meyers’s patented propensity for lifestyle porn. Let’s get together and have a super-fun time,

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01:48:54

Episode 59: JURASSIC PARK (1993)

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2022/05/12

An adventure 65 million years in the making. A conversation that takes significantly less so. Jason of Binge Movies joins Jonny and Darin for a discussion of Steven Spielberg's JURASSIC PARK, the box office behemoth that captured the imaginations of movie nerds the world over. But is it the Bearded One's last gasp at populist entertainment? Grab your Jeff Goldblum memes and give us a listen!

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Episode 58: THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY (1980)

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2022/04/28

Cultures collide as NostalgiaCast spins the Coke bottle back to Jamie Uys's (that's ACE to you!) crossover comedy classic, THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY. Listen as Jonny and Darin giggle incessantly about the movie's Jacques Tati-inspired slapstick; chat about the boundless charms of stars Nǃxau ǂToma, Marius Weyers, and Sandra Prinsloo; and wax philosophical about Uys's decision to shy away from political subtext and focus on plain old JOY instead. Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi, you're in for a treat!

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01:09:08

Episode 57: CLUELESS (1995)

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2022/04/15

Party with the Hay-tians and roll with the homies as NostalgiaCast winds back the rotating closet on CLUELESS, Amy Heckerling's coming-of-age teen comedy classic starring Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd! Author RJ Craddock joins Jonny and Darin for a butt-crazy-in-love conversation about the film that defined many a sleepover, made "As if!" a household term, and kicked off our obsession with Rudd's porcelain-skinned, perpetually nineteen-year-old face! You'll be totally buggin' if you miss it!

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58:28

Episode 56: STAKEOUT (1987)

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2022/04/01

Grab your binoculars and your listening devices as NostalgiaCast joins Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez on a STAKEOUT! John Badham's buddy cop comedy-thriller may have struck gold at the box office back in 1987, but how does its audience-pleasing mix of clever gags and violent action stack up to the RUSH HOURs and THE NICE GUYSes of today? Listen as Jonny and Darin discuss genre tropes, the chemistry between the co-stars, '80s perving, and more!

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01:01:03

Episode 55: THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)

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2022/03/18

Have fun storming the castle as NostalgiaCast takes a fond look back at Rob Reiner's storybook classic THE PRINCESS BRIDE. Jonny and Darin are joined (again) by childhood friend Jason Payne to discuss the movie's legacy and its impact on generations of moviegoers (for good AND bad). "As you wish!" "Is this a kissing book?" "You killed my father, prepare to die!" ... all the best quotes are here. It'd be inconceivable of you to miss it!

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58:27

Episode 54: FLATLINERS (1990)

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2022/03/04

Today is a good day to podcast! Join Jonny and Darin as they fire up their defibrillators for FLATLINERS, Joel Schumacher's psychological horror classic starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, and Kevin Bacon as medical students who get more than they bargain for when they dabble in near-death experiences. You've never seen the afterlife drenched in so much neon in the history of film!

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01:31:29

Episode 53: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1990)

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2022/02/17

Turtle power! Everyone's favorite heroes in a half shell make the leap from comic books to the big screen in 1990's TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, starring some of Jim Henson's greatest animatronic creations. The inimitable Kevin R. Brackett of Reel Spoilers joins Jonny and Darin to discuss the world's most fearsome fighting team in their first live-action adventure. You'll have a totally tubular time!

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01:17:31

Episode 52: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1986)

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2022/02/04

Feed me, Seymour! Producer / composer David Rosen of the Piecing It Together podcast joins Jonny and Darin for a flowery discussion of Frank Oz's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, starring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin. Man-eating sentient plants, pain-dispensing dental hygienists... no leaf is left unturned as they gush over this B-movie-turned-off-Broadway-musical-turned-cult-favorite!

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Episode 51: CLOAK & DAGGER (1984)

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2022/01/17

Grab your rottweiler-sized rolling dice and your video game cassette tapes as Jonny and Darin take a look back at Richard Franklin's 1984 kiddie classic CLOAK & DAGGER, starring Henry Thomas (from E.T.) and Dabney Coleman (who's the best). But does this wannabe Hitchcock-ian thriller score points with us as adults? Or do its attempts to offer deeper meanings for the kiddos make us toss our joysticks at the screen in a profanity-filled rage? Not even Jack Flack can escape NostalgiaCast's

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01:26:04

Episode 50: BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)

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2022/01/07

Great Scott! Celebrate the 50th episode of NostalgiaCast as Jonny and Darin welcome author / podcaster / fellow film fanatic Luke R. Harris for a discussion of BACK TO THE FUTURE, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. We all know the backstory and the Spielberg-ian touches that made Robert Zemeckis's seminal time-travel comedy such an enduring classic, so what could we possibly add to the discourse that hasn't already been said? Make like a tree and listen as we give it our best shot!

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01:04:19

Episode 49: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (1966/2000)

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2021/12/24

Grab your tringlers, fuzzles, dafflers, and wuzzles as NostalgiaCast celebrates the season with Chuck Jones's 1966 animated classic HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, featuring the smooth intonations of Boris Karloff. Then stick around as we set our sights on Ron Howard's live-action 2000 remake starring Jim Carrey, and decide whether its countless embellishments add to (or take away from) Dr. Seuss's seminal book. You're guaranteed a Grinchy-good time!

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50:20

Episode 48: BREWSTER'S MILLIONS (1985)

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2021/12/09

In the mood for a basic riches-to-rags story? Join Jonny and Darin as they discuss Walter Hill's comedy classic BREWSTER'S MILLIONS, starring late greats Richard Pryor and John Candy. But is this umpteenth adaptation of 1902's most popular novel worth the price tag and moral degradation? NostalgiaCast serves it up to you on a very hot plate!

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01:14:20

Episode 47: AN AMERICAN TAIL (1986) (with Robert...

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2021/11/22

The streets are paved with cheese in our latest episode of NostalgiaCast. Robert Yaniz Jr. of Crooked Table Productions joins Jonny and Darin for a 35th Anniversary discussion of AN AMERICAN TAIL, Don Bluth's second attempt to usurp Disney's animation throne. But is this melancholy tale of a Russian-Jewish family of mice emigrating to America too heavy for kids? Hold tight to your family and find out!

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01:04:52

Episode 46: GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)

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2021/11/11

Strap on your proton packs and dive feet first into a river of slime as NostalgiaCast takes a fond(?) look back at GHOSTBUSTERS II, Ivan Reitman's much-maligned follow-up to his supernatural comedy hit. The comic genius of Murray-Aykroyd-Ramis, the toxicity of fandoms, the difference between lackluster sequels and quality ones... we ain't afraid of no topic!

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01:06:29

Episode 45: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)

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2021/10/29

Don't fall asleep! NostalgiaCast celebrates Halloween 2021 with everyone's favorite wisecracking serial murderer of children, Freddy Krueger! Join Jonny and Darin as they revisit Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, to see if this iconic horror classic still has the power to keep us awake at night. Then stick around as your haunted hosts recap their Top 3 Craven films. You're in for a spook-tacular time!

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