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- Yesterday24 min
Zootopia - Nostalgia Critic
Give the gift of quality this holiday season. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to https://Quince.com/nostalgia. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. And when Quince asks where you heard about them, let them know it was Nostalgia Critic. It’s the best way to support the show. It's been ten years since this movie came out. Does Nostalgia Critic think it still has the same bite as when it first came out? Let's take a look a Disney's, Zootopia. Join us at Grand Rapids Comic-Con - https://www.grcomiccon.com/ Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/CyhWo8_qpg0 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Zootopia (titled Zootropolis in some markets) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore and written by Jared Bush and Phil Johnston, it is the first film in the Zootopia franchise. It features the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira. The film follows the rabbit Judy Hopps (Goodwin), a rookie cop, and the fox Nick Wilde (Bateman), a con artist, as they work together to uncover a conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators. Twitch - https://twitch.tv/channelawesomeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelawesomeTwitter: https://twitter.com/channelawesomeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelawesome/Like Doug on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Doug-Walker/127127037353766 The ONLY Official Youtube channel for the Nostalgia Critic and Channel Awesome. New Nostalgia Critic episodes every Wednesday at 5PM CST. #nostalgiacritic #zootopia #disney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Yesterday23 min
Zootopia - Nostalgia Critic
Give the gift of quality this holiday season. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to https://Quince.com/nostalgia. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. And when Quince asks where you heard about them, let them know it was Nostalgia Critic. It’s the best way to support the show. It's been ten years since this movie came out. Does Nostalgia Critic think it still has the same bite as when it first came out? Let's take a look a Disney's, Zootopia. Join us at Grand Rapids Comic-Con - https://www.grcomiccon.com/ Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/CyhWo8_qpg0 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Zootopia (titled Zootropolis in some markets) is a 2016 American animated buddy cop comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore and written by Jared Bush and Phil Johnston, it is the first film in the Zootopia franchise. It features the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira. The film follows the rabbit Judy Hopps (Goodwin), a rookie cop, and the fox Nick Wilde (Bateman), a con artist, as they work together to uncover a conspiracy involving the disappearance of predators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - Nostalgia Critic
Nostalgia-Ween isn't over until the Nostalgia Critic says it's over! He takes a look at the second Five Nights at Freddy's movie and sees why even though it's worse, it's actually better. Join us at Grand Rapids Comic-Con - https://www.grcomiccon.com/ Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/a0qrB9RPiao Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a 2025 American supernatural horror film based on the video game series Five Nights at Freddy's created by Scott Cawthon and the sequel to the 2023 film adaptation. The film was directed by Emma Tammi and written by Cawthon. Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, and Matthew Lillard reprise their roles from the previous film, with Mckenna Grace, Wayne Knight, and Skeet Ulrich joining the cast. Set a year and a half after the previous film, it follows Abby Schmidt (Rubio) as she is manipulated by the Marionette, an animatronic from the original Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, who plots revenge against adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago20 min
Five Nights at Freddy's - Nostalgia Critic
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- 3 weeks ago28 min
The Shining - Nostalgia Critic
Nostalgia Critic takes a look back at Stanly Kubrick's original slasher-piece. Does it actually mean anything or is it all crazy for the sake of crazy? NostalgiaWeen continues with The Shining. Join us at Fright Night Film Fest Friday October 30th! https://www.govst.edu/FrightNightFest Join us at Grand Rapids Comic-Con - https://www.grcomiccon.com/ Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/BzbdrXPWgZs Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers. The film presents the descent into insanity of a recovering alcoholic and aspiring novelist who takes a job as winter caretaker for a mountain resort hotel with his wife and clairvoyant son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago20 min
The Halloween Tree - Nostalgia Critic
It's not a household name yet, but this 90s animated special has gotten quite the following. Does Nostalgia Critic think it deserves it? Let's talk about The Halloween Tree. Join us at Fright Night Film Fest Friday October 30th! https://www.govst.edu/FrightNightFest Join us at Grand Rapids Comic-Con - https://www.grcomiccon.com/ Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/1wRz5-wTrU4 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ The Halloween Tree is a 1993 American animated fantasy-drama television film produced by Hanna-Barbera and based on Ray Bradbury's 1972 fantasy novel of the same name. The film tells the story of a group of trick-or-treating children who learn about the origins and influences of Halloween when one of their friends is spirited away by mysterious forces. Bradbury serves as the narrator of the film, which also stars Leonard Nimoy as the children's guide, Mr. Moundshroud. Bradbury also wrote the film's Emmy Award winning screenplay. The animation of the film was produced overseas for Hanna-Barbera by Fil-Cartoons in the Philippines. The film premiered on TBS and Syndication on October 30, 1993. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Oct 7, 202631 min
Dark Shadows - Nostalgia Critic
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- Sep 30, 202622 min
All Dogs Go to Heaven - Nostalgia Critic
It's the Don Bluth film that many people don't know how to react to. So, what's Nostalgia Critic's reaction all these years later? Let's take a look at All Dogs Go to Heaven. Join our YouTube Members - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiH828EtgQjTyNIMH6YiOSw/join Last weeks Nostalgia Critic - https://youtu.be/yJRopja16J0 Check out our store - https://channelawesome.myshopify.com/ Support this month's charity - https://solvecfs.org/ All Dogs Go to Heaven is a 1989 animated musical fantasy comedy drama film directed by Don Bluth. It stars the voices of Loni Anderson, Judith Barsi (in her final film role), Dom DeLuise, Melba Moore, Charles Nelson Reilly, Burt Reynolds, and Vic Tayback. Set in New Orleans in 1939, it tells the story of Charlie B. Barkin, a German Shepherd mix who is murdered by his former friend, Carface Carruthers. Charlie escapes from Heaven to return to Earth, where his best friend, Itchy Itchiford, still lives, to take revenge on Carface. Instead, he befriends a young orphan girl named Anne-Marie. In the process, Charlie learns an important lesson about kindness, friendship, and love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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