Purely Nostalgia

We are living in unprecedented times. The Rugrats... have Gone Wild. We want to be there for you in any way possible as you figure out how to navigate the new social landscape caused by these babies going wild. We'll get through this together, and come out stronger on the other side. In this one, we move into our brand new podcasting house.

Well, the babies have already been to the woods, so where’s the next logical place for them to go in their sequel film? Paris! We’re talking French cinema with Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, and there are kaiju battles! In this one, we honor John Lithgow.

In their first big screen adventure, the babies are lost in the woods being attacked by monkeys and wolves. Hopefully they don’t die! It’s The Rugrats Movie!  ¯_(ツ)_/¯ In this one, there’s pee!

Chad Oliver (@Chadaoliver) of the Best Pictures podcast joins us to talk about the Sonic the Hedgehog movie! Apparently Sonic is lonely because he's from a different planet and his mom is an owl! I don't know! In this one, Clint learns that his life is even more intertwined with that of Bernie the Dolphin than he previously realized.

Did dinosaurs actually have feathers? Is a giraffe a dinosaur? How about an elephant? In this episode we will answer all of these questions and more as we talk about one of Clint's favorite movies of all time, Jurassic Park. We are basically scientists! In this one, dinosaurs don't real.

There was an animated movie called Delgo in 2008 and we watched it for some reason. If you haven't seen Delgo, don't worry! You can still listen to this episode, because we watched it right before recording this and could still barely remember the plot! Also, we were worried we wouldn't have a lot of intelligent thoughts about this movie, so we accidentally spent an unholy amount of time reading Delgo fan fiction on mic. Oops! In this one, we remember Dawn Oaks.

Unfortunately, there is Doogal. In this one, we are sorry.

It’s the first annual Nostalgie Awards! As a new year begins, we are taking a look back at all of the films we covered on our show in 2019 and handing out various awards through a very unorganized process. There are surprises, snubs, drama, laughs, but there is no host to be found! In this one, Clint doesn't know what a leap year is.

Whether you identify with Buddy the Elf on a spiritual level or whether you think he is a silly boy who needs to grow up, you have to admit: Elf has earned the title of "Christmas Classic" based on the number of times it plays on cable networks each December alone. The holiday season is a perfect time for important film discourse, and there is only one podcast that's brave enough to ask whether or not Elf is better than the 2016 film Arrival.  In this one, we managed to fit a whole Christmas With the Kranks episode right at the beginning!

One year after covering the first Home Alone film, we’re finally talking Home Alone 2, and for some reason Clint thinks this movie is flawless! One thing’s for sure: the pizza is thinner in the sequel. In this one, we bask in the warmth of Christmas commercialism.

Would you do it? Hm? What would you do...hm? What would any of you be willing to do, hm? Would you sail to the ends of the earth and beyond, to fetch back witty boys, and them precious podcast? To finish out our Gore Verbinski Pirates of the Caribbean series by talking about Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. In this one, we are sick.

We love and respect the octopus man Davy Jones and are honored to discuss him and his large octopus pet on our podcast. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is a movie that has some good parts, some bad parts, and some very cool sea critter monster guys. In this one, Bean and Chip.

It's late October and you know what that means... it's time for our Spooktacular Halloween Special - NAUTICAL EDITION! What's so spooky about a pirate movie, you ask? Oh, did we mention that these pirates are SOMETIMES SKELETONS?? Also, we talk a little bit about The Addams Family (2019), which is a movie that's bold enough to ask the question: what if The Addams Family was animated? In this one, we are bubbling with swag.

We've made a commitment on this show to always keep it 100% real with you guys. That's why it's our duty to warn you that the episode you're about to listen to contains some big fat lies. We do not endorse or condone any lies uttered by Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, or Amanda Bynes in the movie Big Fat Liar. Y'all know we out here keepin' it real every day, even when it means casting our friends at Krystal in a less than favorable light. It's for their own good. In this one, they turn a man blue.

We're wrapping up our series on the Boy Story films with an episode about Toy Story 3, the one where they go to daycare! Come for the discussion about Michael Keaton's voice acting performance, stay for the untenable conjectures about Andy's college major based solely on his haircut! In this one, the Streaming Wars have taken a toll on us.

In Denis Villenueve’s 2016 film Arrival, Amy Adams plays a linguist who is working with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world. But this episode is about Boy Story 2, which is better than Arrival. In this one, Clint thinks Woody is worth $1,000,000.

What do you do when your cutting edge computer animation technology makes all your characters look like plastic dolls? You make a movie about plastic dolls! We're talking about the Boy Story movie that started it all! In this one, Mickey Mouse comes home.

Because of the delayed release of Sonic the Hedgehog, we had an open spot to fill on our 2019 schedule, so now you guys get a Dora episode. If you would like to let Paramount know how the decision to delay Sonic's release affected you personally, you can reach out to them by tweeting them at @ParamountPics. We recommend using the following verbiage in your complaint: "@ParamountPics Because y'all messed up Sonic so bad, @PurelyNostalgia just did an episode about your Dora movie. In the future please get Sonic right the first time so @ClintJHPage and @elishapsmith don't have to go see the Dora movie opening weekend." In this one, it’s the Year of the Yeti.

Much like the slimy but satisfying worms devoured by our furry friends in the subject matter of this episode, this is a juicy one, folks! Cody Lunsford of the Best Pictures podcast joins us again to discuss Jon Favreau's photorealistic remake of The Lion King, and we also look ahead to what else Disney's got cooking in the live action remake kitchen. And of course there is a fair amount of discussion about the latest movie trailer that Tom Hooper has shoved into our eyeballs no matter how much we protested. In this one, Cat!

There is absolutely no significance to the fact that we decided to include the year of release in the title of this episode. As far as we know there is, and likely will always be, only one movie called The Lion King. It came out in the year 1994 and is an anime(tion). Any questions? In this one, Jeff Bridges returns to take his place as king of the jungle.