Purely Nostalgia

Finally, we're talking about Scoob! And by Scoob, we mean Soob(y-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed). Did the second live action Scooby-Doo movie invent cancel culture? Tune in to find out! In this one, we pay our respects to Tall Betsy, the official goblin of Cleveland, Tennessee.

In celebration of #Nostalgiaween2020 we watched our favorite Reformation Day flick: the 2002 live action adaptation of Scooby-Doo. Read that last sentence again. Does it say “Scoob”? No, it says Scooby-Doo.  In this one, farts are scary.

In this fourth episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make Eli Smith cry once again. But this time, the movie was picked by Best Pictures co-host Mark Watlington, who went with the 2016 sci-fi drama Arrival. Is this movie depressing or hopeful? Mark and Cody think it’s the latter, but Eli’s not so sure. Tune in to find out if they can convince him, and to hear about Mark’s confusing crying tendencies. Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

The 1997 remake of the classic Disney film The Absent-Minded Professor is called Flubber, but should it be called Weebo instead? Maybe! You decide! In this one, Clint learns about fruit!

Good news! They did another Left Behind movie! Actually, they did a couple more. But we’re skipping over the sequels to the 2000 version and instead talking about the 2014 remake of Left Behind, starring Nicolas Cage as beloved non-Christian airline pilot Rayford Steele. And Chad Michael Murray? That’s our Buck. In this one, less therapy, more Sully.

In this third episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make Eli Smith cry by making him watch Ratatouille, a film they both love dearly. What does Remy the rat have in common with Naruto? Is Ratatouille anime? And who is the REAL Disney Rat: Remy or Mickey? Tune in to find out! Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

Welcome to Purely Nostalgia, the podcast where we look at the movies that we were forced to watch as kids with our adult eyes, and we try to figure out if they were actually traumatizing, or if we just thought they were. Listen, if you'd rather just delete this one and listen to the Bee Movie episode again, we won't be offended. But if you want to hear us vent about evangelical rapture anxiety, this one might just hit the spot. In this one, we go to therapy!

Pretty much all you need to know about this movie is in the title. It’s bees! In this one, it’s #AnimorphsMonth2020 AND #TaffyMonth2020!

In this second episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Cry, Cody Lunsford of Best Pictures tries to make Eli Smith cry by making him watch the 2020 live recording of the hit broadway musical Hamilton on Disney+.   They discuss whether or not it should be okay for Jonathan Groff to drool all over his chin, and whether or not that makes them cry.   Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures monthly!

As #SharkMonth2020 draws to a close, we are joined by our good friend Josh Alexander to discuss the 2004 DrewamWorks film Shark Tale. We would be remiss if we spent an entire month talking about shark cinema without acknowledging the important subgenre of organized shark crime cinema. And yes, it is cinema, because Martin Scorsese is in it. As a pufferfish.   In this one, we regret to inform you that Clint seems to be permanently out of the bathtub.

As our gift to you during this #SharkMonth2020, here is a bonus commentary episode about The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. We covered this movie in one of the earliest episodes of our show, but we feel like we've gotten better at podcasting since then so we figured this was a great opportunity to take another crack at it. Is this better than our original Sharkboy and Lavagirl episode? You decide! (It's probably not.) In this one, Clint is not in the bathtub :(

For the second installment of #SharkMonth2020, we're discussing Pixar's classic 2003 film The Neo. There are at least three sharks in it.  In this one, Clint is still taking a bath.

We're kicking off #SharkMonth2020 with an episode about Jaws! Jaws is a very big shark that they made a movie about. And yes, the shark is named Jaws. That's not just the name of the movie. We asked Jaws if his name is Jaws and he said yes. In this one, Clint takes a bath.

On the premiere episode of podcast maxiseries Live and Let Die, Cody Lunsford, (co-host of Best Pictures) tries to make Eli Smith (co-host of Purely Nostalgia) cry by watching 2004's The Notebook. They dive into what normally makes them cry and whether Ryan Gosling's beard was tear-worthy. Subscribe to Purely Nostalgia and Best Pictures! Episodes of Live and Let Cry will premiere on both shows monthly!

What if there was a movie that had aliens from outer space, but also lots of scenes of characters just hanging out at the beach? And what if that movie also had several Elvis songs in it? Now, imagine for a moment that this movie also contains a character named Captain Gantu who is a 20-foot-tall shark man from space? And if you can bear with me for just a moment longer, can you entertain the possibility that this film also has a character named Cobra Bubbles who is played by Ving Rhames? If the prospect of this movie sounds tantalizing to you, my friend, it is my honor to introduce you to a movie called Lilo & Stitch. Also there is a movie called Artemis Fowl and it sucks. In this one, Clint uses Josh Gad's intestines to avoid paying taxes on hay-purchases.

The Looney Tunes are back in (live) action! They have to find a monkey! But the monkey is not a monkey, it’s a diamond! And Brendan Fraser is there! Cool! In this one, Eli saw a duck!

Although we have often been called the Michael Jordans of the podcast industry, even the most capable heroes have to ask for help sometimes. We’re talking about 2002’s Like Mike this week, but we don’t know a whole lot about basketball OR child labor laws. Since both of those subjects are relevant to this film, we called on our friend Scott Harvey (@Scarveydent) of Some Like it Scott, and he graciously joined us to talk about one of his favorite childhood movies. In this one, we are tied together and flung into the air by Baby Jesse Plemons.

Have you ever jammed in space? Michael Jordan has! If you’d like to learn about the movie we’re talking about on this episode, visit www.spacejam.com. If you get lost, visit the site map! https://spacejam.com/cmp/sitemap.html In this one, we spend a lot of time talking about cow bones!

The bad news is, we watched The Master of Disguise. The good news is, at least there are fart jokes in it! Well, really just one fart joke that’s done five times. In this one, just one 1 crap.

As a special bonus episode for absolutely no reason at all, we recorded our first ever commentary track! Feel free to watch along with Shrek the Musical (it's on Netflix as of this episode's release), or just listen. Who are we kidding? If you're watching Shrek The Musical, you should probably actually listen to the songs. Just listen to this track on its own! Or... do what you want! See if we care! In this one, they did a musical about Shrek!