Nostalgia Critic
Season 9
A sardonic critic reviews movies and TV shows from his childhood and adulthood.
Where to Watch Season 9
50 Episodes
- Why Do Good Directors Go Bad?
E1Episode 1Why Do Good Directors Go Bad?Absolute power corrupts. This not only applies to world leaders, but movie leaders as well. In this case, the directors. The Critic begins Shyamalan Month by taking a look at directors who were at one point bold, innovative, and groundbreaking, like M. Night himself, but slowly started to become hacks who took no advice, did everything their own way and thus produced shits instead of hits. - The Happening
E2Episode 2The HappeningThe Nostalgia Critic and his friends are experiencing a very strange event: delivering stilted, monotonous dialogue, staring awkwardly at the camera and developing very vague and pointless character traits and quirks. What's happening? The Shyamalizing. It all came about when the Critic decided to review The Happening, a Shyamalan movie that contains all of the above and really blows. - Top 11 Funniest Shyamalan Moments
E3Episode 3Top 11 Funniest Shyamalan MomentsOh, Shyamalan and your goofy twists. More often than not, they provide for a very good laugh. And to demonstrate, the Nostalgia Critic has compiled a Top 11 list of the funniest (intentional or not) moments in M. Night Shyamalan films. Why Top 11? Because, unlike M. Night, he knows how to go one step beyond. - Lady in the Water
E4Episode 4Lady in the WaterShyamalan Month closes out with a look at M. Night's most notoriously bad film of the new millennium. No, not The Village. It's Lady in the Water. If you thought The Happening was Shyamalan's most hilariously awful movie ever made - it still is, but this one is a runner up. Join the Nostalgia Critic as he dives in to a pool of madness, mayhem and wacky hijinks as only the Master can bring. - Where's The Fair Use?
E7Episode 7Where's The Fair Use?Enough is enough. The Nostalgia Critic takes a break from talking about movies and TV shows and joins other Internet reviewers who discuss a system that has long since been broken and continues to go unfixed. YouTube's bullshit copyright system that doesn't recognize Fair Use. The Critic and his band of rights-violated reviewers diagnose the problem, educate viewers on the situation, and propose a solution. - Spawn
E8Episode 8SpawnThe Nostalgia Critic goes to Hell where he helps Satan learn how to be cool. Lesson 1 is to NOT be like the 1997 cinematic abomination Spawn. It's based on a really cool comic series but, like most cool comic series, it got turned into a horrific cash-in movie. They made every mistake in the book...by not reading it first. - Is Goofy Secretly Badass?
E9Episode 9Is Goofy Secretly Badass?Gawrsh, the Nostalgia Critic exposes a side of Goofy that most people today have never seen. While he's marketed as a lovable, clumsy, baggy-pants knucklehead, he was actually at one point very tough, aggressive, belligerent, violent, and partook in some very adult humor. Yes, Disney was for adults too at one point. The Critic looks back on the golden days of this bumbling man-dog hybrid to see just how brilliant he really was. Ha-yuk. - Was The Mask Supposed to be GORY?
E11Episode 11Was The Mask Supposed to be GORY?This week, the Critic is sssssssssmokin' by sharing with us the gory roots of the 1994 Mask movie. No jokin'. The Jim Carrey movie may have been all fun and games, but the source material is bar none disturbingly and sadistically violent. Hold on to your stomachs as the Critic of Nostalgia draws comparisons between the comic and the film, and guarantees that you won't look at that wacky green guy the same way ever again. - How Right Are Trailers?
E13Episode 13How Right Are Trailers?Everybody loves movie trailers, and the Nostalgia Critic is no exception. Sometimes the trailer is better than the movie itself, as it warrants just as many reactions and emotions, if not more. Join the Critic as he examines recent film trailers, how they're put together, compares them with the movie they were advertising, and determines if our expectations are just or simply misled. - When Are Critics Wrong?
E17Episode 17When Are Critics Wrong?Sometimes audiences love a movie the critics hate, and visa versa. Some movies started out as failures and later became successes. On the flip side, a movie hated upon release later becomes a classic. What's the deal here? Well, there is no one better to analyze the minds of audiences and critics alike, being the best of both worlds, than the Nostalgia Critic himself. - Old vs New - Cinderella
E20Episode 20Old vs New - CinderellaIt's bippity-boppity-bogus as the Nostalgia Critic is forced to team up with the embodiment of psychotic infatuation herself: Hyper Fangirl, to compare and contrast both film versions of Disney's Cinderella. Critic leans more toward the animated film while Fangirl leans toward the live action. The battle of the sexes is on. - Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
E22Episode 22Spy Kids 3D: Game OverThe Nostalgia Critic puts on his 3D glasses to review a film flattened down to 2D and is incredibly 1D. The unnecessary third installment of the Spy Kids series may have brought the 3D gimmick back to the big screen, but it just used it in such obnoxious, unimaginative and insipid ways. And to prove that point, the Critic has the three embodiments of the 3D gimmick to pester him while he reviews. - The Grinch vs. The Cat in the Hat
E25Episode 25The Grinch vs. The Cat in the HatWas That Real returns with a crossover classic from Dr. Seuss. With two of his most popular characters coming together, you know a wonderful idea got loose. The Grinch vs. The Cat in the Hat, and here is the Nostalgia Critic to tell us about that. Despite lack of focus, it's a wonderful animated tale. He recommends you check it out soon without fail. - Alvin and the Chipmunks
E28Episode 28Alvin and the ChipmunksBreak out the ear plugs and the booze, the Nostalgia Critic is reviewing that horrible 2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. To expect anything at all from this run-of-the-mill cash-in mess would be expecting too much. And being a fan of the classic Chipmunks, the Critic despises the movie, and has to clash with the 'awwing' girlie-girls who adore films about cute little animals. - Can a Film Be So Good It's Bad?
E29Episode 29Can a Film Be So Good It's Bad?Even though some movies are bad, they can also be good. And on the other hand, some movies are good, but they can also be bad. What's makes a good movie bad? And what is so bad about being good, or good about being bad? The Nostalgia Critic is here to get to the bottom of this as he exposes the good, the bad, and the so good it's bad. - Teddy Ruxpin the Live Action Series
E31Episode 31Teddy Ruxpin the Live Action SeriesThis week, the Nostalgia Critic revisits an "old friend" who terrorized and tried to kill him 8 years ago. That's right, that creepy talking teddy from our youths: Teddy Rupxin. The Critic talks about a time in which Teddy got his own show which, before becoming animated, featured live-action costumed characters. Although the effects were impressive, it didn't make the show, nor characters, any less creepy. Was that real? Sadly, yes. - Wild Wild West
E32Episode 32Wild Wild WestNow this is a story all 'bout how Will Smith's career got flipped, turn upside down, and after a few good movies that were a success, came a really bad flick called Wild Wild West. You remember that one, right? Will Smith as a cowboy and - a mechanical spider - and that's about it. Not even the Nostalgia Critic will care to remember this one. - All the Looney Tunes Movies
E33Episode 33All the Looney Tunes MoviesWhen people think of Looney Tunes movies, they usually think of Space Jam. However, there were other Looney Tunes movies - besides Back in Action. And so the Nostalgia Critic takes us back to the late '70s to the late '80s for a look at some lesser-known, but much better made Looney Tunes movies. - The THIRD Animated Titanic Movie
E35Episode 35The THIRD Animated Titanic MovieRemember the Titanic? Remember the animated Titanic? Remember the sequel to the animated Titanic? On a day that was a long time coming, the Nostalgia Critic dives deep into the sea of woe to review the 2004 sequel to the 1999 animated Titanic that features the lost city of Atlantis and rapping sharks. Man the life boats. Women and Critics first. - Dreamcatcher
E39Episode 39DreamcatcherWhat would Nostalgiaween be without Stephen King? Time to break out the alcohol and check out another filmed abomination of one of his classic works. Today, Nostalgia Critic looks at some scary shit. Literally. The monster in the movie is actually shit that attack once it's been released via unsuspecting people's rectums. And who says King is running out of ideas? - Can an Ending Ruin a Film?
E42Episode 42Can an Ending Ruin a Film?The Nostalgia Critic discusses the part of a movie most people look forward to: the ending, whether it's a good ending or a bad one. Sometimes a bad ending can ruin a movie...and in other cases, it can go unnoticed, considering how good the first two acts had been. What makes an ending ruin a film or, in some cases, a bad ending to be overlooked? The Critic will investigate. - Was Tiny Toons Written by Kids?
E44Episode 44Was Tiny Toons Written by Kids?Was an episode of Tiny Toons written by tiny tots? The Nostalgia Critic looks back on one instance when his beloved childhood favorite had an episode written by three 13-year-olds, and interviews one of them, now all grown up, to get the full scoop. - Disney Sequels We Want
E46Episode 46Disney Sequels We WantThe Nostalgia Critic recalls back to the days when Disney had a severe case of Sequel-itis, generating dozens of sequels to their timeless classics. It was an endless wave of unnecessary follow-ups that never seemed to tell us anything we wanted or needed to know. And so, because of this grave oversight, the Critic brainstorms ideas for the types of sequels we REALLY wanted, but never got. - Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas
E47Episode 47Inspector Gadget Saves ChristmasWowsers, Inspector Gadget saved Christmas once upon a time. The Nostalgia Critic says "Go-Go-Christmas Spirit" by reviewing the inspector's underrated Christmas special where he must save Santa who was captured by Dr. Claw as part of his master plan to ruin Christmas and take over the world. Of course. - I'll Be Home for Christmas
E49Episode 49I'll Be Home for ChristmasThe Critic reviews the long-requested Jonathan Taylor Thomas Christmas bomb I'll Be Home For Christmas, and it has more douches than a Summer's Eve commercial. It's about a smarmy little jackass who lies and cheats his way into a mess then has to get home for the holidays. And as if the douche-bag in the movie wasn't enough to jingle the Critic's bells, he's got another unlikable douche-bag bugging him while he's trying to conduct the review. - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
E50Episode 50Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryRogue One is a smash at the box office and people are claiming it's the best Star Wars movie in years. And to celebrate its release and to cap off another successful year, the Critic teams up with Chris Stuckmann, and together with their own group of rogues, reenact parts of the movie to give their own insights on whether or not the Force is strong with this one.
