NostalgiaCast

The future is history as NostalgiaCast winds the clock back... then forward... then back again for a mind-altering discussion of TWELVE MONKEYS, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, and Madeleine Stowe. Jonny and Darin are joined by friend, film scholar, and Sonic Cinema podcast host Brian Skutle for an attempt to unravel the timey-wimey plot twists and wackadoo acting choices of a movie so apocalyptic, i...

We are go for launch as NostalgiaCast welcomes friend, scholar, and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic Manuel São Bento for a rocket-fueled chat about Ron Howard's APOLLO 13, starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Kathleen Quinlan, Gary Sinese, and Ed Harris. Manuel joins Jonny and Darin to discuss the movie's technical mastery, stellar performances, and out-of-this-world historical accuracy, plus an exploration of the introspe...

Look at me, Harry! NostalgiaCast kicks off its 1995 retrospective with a fond look back at GET SHORTY, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, and Danny DeVito. Jonny and Darin don't say anything more than they have to, if that, as they compare this meta-comedy classic confection to the Elmore Leonard book on which it's based, gush over their favorite performances and dialogue, and marvel ...

I'm your huckleberry! It's a tale of two Wyatts as NostalgiaCast gallops back to the Old West with a double dip into TOMBSTONE (directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer) and WYATT EARP (directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Costner and Dennis Quaid). Our friend / above average fanboy Joe Buttice of the Reel Spoilers podcast joins Jonny and Darin to discuss the wiiiildly different approaches t...

Broadcasting nationally coast to coast, from New York to Los Angeles, from Seattle to St. Petersburg, coming up next, it's the latest episode of NostalgiaCast! Wind back the clock as Jonny and Darin investigate QUIZ SHOW, directed by the late great Robert Redford and starring Ralph Fiennes, Rob Morrow, and John Turturro. Listen as they dig in to the '50s scandal that rocked the nation, and how the performances and themes of truth a...

Sing "Nants' Ingonyama," "Hakuna Matata," and "Mamela lelando we" as NostalgiaCast returns to Pride Rock for a discussion of THE LION KING, starring the voices of James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, and Matthew Broderick. Rachel Wagner and Stanford Clark of the Talking Disney Classics podcast join Jonny and Darin to chat about the film's long-lasting legacy, stunning animation and adult Shakespearean themes, and place within the '90s D...

Get busy livin' or get busy dyin' as NostalgiaCast kicks off our four-part 1994 retrospective with a captivating look back at THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Hold tight to your rock chisels and Rita Hayworth posters as Jonny and Darin relive the movie's most memorable lines and performances, compare Darabont's adaptation to other Stephen King adaptations, and dig dig...

NostalgiaCast searches every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse for THE FUGITIVE, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. Film critic Jaylan Salah of the Women InSession podcast joins Jonny and Darin on the hunt as they discuss the iconic performances and crackerjack set pieces of what might be the greatest action thriller of the '90s, plus all the fun lit...

You ask us if we've got a god complex? Let me tell you something: we ain't gods, we're podcasters! NostalgiaCast sidles up to the surgical table with a look back at MALICE, directed by Harold Becker and starring Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, and Bill Pullman. Join Jonny and Darin as they sort through the twisty, turny, Aaron Sorkin-y stylings of this wannabe Hitchcock-ian thriller—maybe the first to include serial killers, child mur...

That's not gonna happen! NostalgiaCast continues its '90s Bucket List season with a look back at IN THE LINE OF FIRE, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, and Rene Russo. Our buddy and actor/director extraordinaire Jeannette Miller returns to the 'Cast to help Jonny and Darin recap the pulse-pounding performances and cat-and-mouse thrills of Petersen's 1993 action classic, and also the unfortun...

NostalgiaCast kicks off its roundup of films from 1993 with a Bucket List look back at TRUE ROMANCE, directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino. Jonny and Darin recount their first mind-boggling experience with QT's patented snap crackle dialogue, meta-movie references, and endless homaging of classic and not-so-classic cinema, and discuss their favorite performances and scenes in a film that still shocks and awes audi...

It's "Plaaaaaay ball!" as NostalgiaCast steps up to the plate for a home run discussion of A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, directed by Penny Marshall and starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Madonna. Phoenix Clouden, good friend and co-host of the Curtain To Curtain podcast, helps Jonny and Darin wind back the clock to a time where men went off to war and women were tasked to keep America's favorite pasttime alive. Also batted around: a his...

Hickory dickory, Doc, Cain has picked his lock! NostalgiaCast goes a little mad with a De Mented, De Ranged, and De Lightful look back at Brian De Palma's RAISING CAIN, starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, and Steven Bauer. Horror Movie Maven and friend of the 'Cast Lindsay Washburn joins Jonny and Darin to discuss the movie's breathtaking tracking shots, tour de force performance from Lithgow, and oversized decorative sundial...

Someday I think you and I are going to have a serious disagreement... but not today! NostalgiaCast continues its '90s Bucket List season with an action-packed look back at THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Wes Studi, and Madeleine Stowe. Jonny and Darin welcome their dear childhood bff Jenny Young for a discussion of Michael Mann's romantic historical epic, and how its visceral filmmaking, authentic-to-the-period...

It's corkers and Blarney Stones as NostalgiaCast takes a transatlantic trip back in time to discuss Ron Howard's FAR AND AWAY, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Jonny and Darin kick off their 1992 retrospective by welcoming Ruth and Rae of the Paperback Flicks podcast to chat about the history of Irish immigrants and the American frontier, along with the sweeping panoramic vistas, overblown Oir-ish accents, and megawatt star c...

NostalgiaCast turns up the heat as Paul of The Countdown Podcast joins our latest '90s Bucket List episode for a fiery discussion of BACKDRAFT, starring real-life stuntmen Kurt Russell and William Baldwin, plus Robert De Niro, Donald Sutherland, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Grab your boots, gloves, and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus as Paul, Jonny, and Darin obsess over the pyrotechnics, melodramatics, and classic Hans Zimmer scor...

It's "Vaya con Dios!" and "Utah, get me two!" as NostalgiaCast continues its '90s Bucket List season with a look back at POINT BREAK, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, and Gary Busey. Join Jonny and Darin for a zen-filled discussion of all the wave-riding, high-flying, bank-robbing thrills that shape this bona fide cult classic. But is it still 100% pure adrenaline after 30+ years, brah? Or a bu...

Grab your fava beans and your garrote piano wire as NostalgiaCast takes a deep-dive into Martin Scorsese's CAPE FEAR and Jonathan Demme's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, two killer thrillers from two American masters not typically known for their horror chops. Jason of The Slashers and Binge Movies podcasts joins us to discuss the terror, torture, uncompromising head games, and oppressive existential dread that defines not just these two...

This... episode... is for YOU! Grab your scissors and your faux American accents as NostalgiaCast continues its "Bucket List" season of '90s favorites with a hypnotic look back at DEAD AGAIN, starring Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, and Robin Williams. Listen as Jonny and Darin recount their history with Branagh as actor, filmmaker, and connoisseur of Shakespeare, and how his attempt at a bombastic Grand Guignol neo-noir murder-mys...