124 episodes

Is there a movie you sort of remember loving in the 90’s/ early 2000’s, but you’re not quite sure if the movie was actually any good? Nostalgia Be Damned has got you covered! Join Zach & Brandon every week as they revisit forgotten gems, underrated box office flops, classics, and dumpster fires alike that they loved as kids. They cover the entire film’s plot to remind you just how crazy some of them were, while ultimately trying to determine if the movie holds up today.

Nostalgia Be Damned Nostalgia Be Damned

    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 30 Ratings

Is there a movie you sort of remember loving in the 90’s/ early 2000’s, but you’re not quite sure if the movie was actually any good? Nostalgia Be Damned has got you covered! Join Zach & Brandon every week as they revisit forgotten gems, underrated box office flops, classics, and dumpster fires alike that they loved as kids. They cover the entire film’s plot to remind you just how crazy some of them were, while ultimately trying to determine if the movie holds up today.

    The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

    YABBA-DABBA-DOO! Take a trip to Bedrock with Zach & Brandon as they revisit the live-action adaptation of the 60's beloved cartoon, The Flintstones. Released back in 1994, it banked on the nostalgia of baby boomers to massive box office success at the time. However it's rarely brought up today. Does it deserve to be forgotten or is it a misunderstood fever-dream family comedy? Tune in to hear Zach & Brandon's thoughts on all the insanity- from its impressive production design & cast to its nightmare-inducing puppets.
     
    **DISCLAIMER** We experienced some audio issues during recording that forced us to cut some of Zach's audio. We cobbled it together as best we could. Forgive us!**

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Lake Placid

    Lake Placid

    A stacked cast. A killer crocodile. And a whole lot of sarcastic quipping. Zach & Brandon take a look back at one of the more popular creature features of the 1990s. Released just two weeks before Deep Blue Sea, 1999's Lake Placid was a modest box office success but became a hit on home video- spawning five sequels. It's blend of horror and humor left critics and audiences mixed. But everyone seemed to agree that witnessing Betty White curse like a sailor was worth a watch. Tune in to hear Zach & Brandon's thoughts on the crocodile effects, the low body count, that bear scene and much more. You'll never know what bit you!

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Holes

    Holes

    Grab your shovel and get digging! Zach & Brandon revisit the acclaimed family adventure Holes, based on the best selling novel of the same name. The book's author actually wrote the script for the film. It's a densely plotted story about a boy who gets sent to a juvenile detention camp in the middle of nowhere Texas to dig holes. Why? Because it builds character. Tune in to hear if the beloved film is worthy of its nostalgia or if it deserves to be buried and forgotten. Zach and Brandon dig into all the quirks, such as the summer camp/ prison movie tropes, elaborate backstories, that D-Tent Boys single & much more. 

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Look Who’s Talking Too

    Look Who’s Talking Too

    Mr. Toilet Man, nightmare-fuel baby puppets, and one very dysfunctional family- there's a whole lot to cover here. Zach & Brandon take a look back at the 1990 sequel to the monster hit family comedy Look Who's Talking. John Travolta, Kirstie Alley and Bruce Willis return to yuck it up with little Mikey's baby sister, voiced by Roseanne Barr, entering the fold. Does this one hold up to the original? Was it ever a good movie? The boys debate.

    • 1 hr
    X-Men

    X-Men

    Before Spider-Man, Hulk, Daredevil, or Fantastic Four, Marvel kicked off the 2000's with one of their most influential comic book movie adaptations. X-Men helped shape the superhero movie formula and kicked off a trend that's even more popular today. But is it any good? Zach & Brandon revisit this beloved blockbuster of their youth to see if it holds up. Hear all their thoughts on the film's incredible cast, it's problematic director, and Storm's line about lightning and what it does to a toad.  

    • 57 min
    Love Actually

    Love Actually

    We feel it in our fingers, we feel it in our toes. Christmas is all around us. So kick back and enjoy this holiday episode in which Zach & Brandon revisit the ultimate romantic comedy, 2003's Love Actually. Featuring a stacked cast of character actors, this beloved rom com features several iconic scenes and remains a yearly tradition for many. But is it the holiday classic it's often touted as? The boys debate. 

    • 1 hr 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

JackFrostShovel ,

Come back

Amazing

Whyte Zombie ,

Wow… what a great find

I don’t listen to many podcasts, but lemme say this… you guys are CRUSHING it. Don’t take that to heart too much because like I said… not many podcasts.

The humor, the banter, the facts… I love it all! My commute to work just got a LOT better. Thanks for letting me dive into memories of movies I saw and chose to forget!

tylante ,

A great podcast

This podcast is a great way to refresh your memory about movies you love and to come to terms with the fact that most of the movies from our childhood are usually hot garbage. The chemistry between Brandon and Zach shines through in every episode. It is also really inspiring to hear Brandon overcome the fact that he can’t read.

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