Nostalgia Critic

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Doug Walker remembers it so you don't have to! Join him and he dives into movies from your distant and not so distant past.

  1. 1D AGO

    Star Kid

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    20 min

  2. JAN 28

    Sandlot

    How did a bunch of kids from the 60s become a team of legends? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at a nostalgic sports movie, The Sandlot. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/CEf_v8MJL5k Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Sandlot is a 1993 American coming-of-age sports comedy film written by David Mickey Evans and Robert Gunter. Evans also directed the film and served as a narrator. It tells the story of a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962. It stars Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, and James Earl Jones. The film is set in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California and the filming locations were in Midvale, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, Utah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    23 min

  3. JAN 21

    The Borrowers

    Go to http://HelloFresh.com/critic10fm to Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box. Offer valid while supplies last. Free meals applied as discount on first box, new subscribers only, varies by plan. It's not Secret World of Arrietty, but Nostalgia Critic might warm up to this very quirky but still odd adaptation. Let's take a look at The Borrowers. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/VMnL80qJDAQ Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Borrowers is a 1997 fantasy comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt and starring John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie and Bradley Pierce. It is loosely based on the 1952 children's novel of the same name by author Mary Norton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    21 min

  4. JAN 14

    Dennis the Menace

    Head to http://factormeals.com/nostalgia50off and use code nostalgia50off to get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for 1 year. *Offer only valid for new Factor customers with code and qualifying auto-renewing subscription purchase. Make healthier eating easy with Factor. Apparently a lot of people didn't get into Dennis the Menace, but Nostalgia Critic might be a little kinder to it than you thought. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/i_vSpLHT2pg Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Dennis the Menace (released in the United Kingdom initially as Dennis to avoid confusion with the British comic strip Dennis the Menace and Gnasher) is a 1993 American comedy film based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip. It is directed by Nick Castle, written and co-produced by John Hughes and distributed by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    24 min

  5. 12/31/2025

    Surviving Christmas

    Nostalgia Critic looks at what many call one of the worst Christmas movies ever. How does it rank with other similar abominations? Let's take a look at Surviving Christmas. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/QwaqimDaVws Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Surviving Christmas is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Joshua Sternin, based on a story by Elfont and Kaplan. It stars Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, and Catherine O'Hara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    20 min

  6. 12/24/2025

    Brazil

    This Christmas Eve Nostalgia Critic talks about his all time favorite movie and why it seems to only get more relevant every year. Let's take a look at 1985's, Brazil. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/iGMHcasHpUg Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science fiction black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, and Kim Greist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    37 min

  7. 12/17/2025

    The Simpsons Christmas Special

    It's the first ever Simpsons episode, which also happens to be a Christmas Special. How does it hold up for a show that's been on for over three decades? Nostalgia Critic takes a look. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/EkbsPkmj1hQ Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (titled onscreen as "The Simpsons Christmas Special") is the series premiere of the American animated television series The Simpsons. A Christmas special, the show had a very long delayed release. It first aired on Fox in the United States on December 17, 1989. Introducing the Simpson family into half-hour television, in this episode, Bart Simpson disobediently gets a tattoo without the permission of his parents. After Marge spends all the family's holiday budget on having it removed, Homer learns that his boss is not giving employees Christmas bonuses, and takes a job as a shopping mall Santa in order to pay for his children's Christmas presents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    19 min

  8. 12/10/2025

    The Santa Clause

    Tim Allen's first big hit film won over a lot of Christmas fans but leaves a strange taste for the Nostalgia Critic. What are his thoughts on this over 30 year old holiday flick? Let's take a look at The Santa Clause. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/rbWhvw0CZ48 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Santa Clause is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by John Pasquin and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The first installment in The Santa Clause franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a divorced marketing executive who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof to his death on Christmas Eve, inadvertently agreeing to a contract that forces him to take up the mantle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    24 min
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4.9
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About

Doug Walker remembers it so you don't have to! Join him and he dives into movies from your distant and not so distant past.

Information

  • Creator
    Channel Awesome
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    154
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Nostalgia Critic