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SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Two strangers. One filthy bathroom. A terrifying game with rules nobody wants to follow. We’re revisiting Saw (2004) on Nostalgia Check, presented by BJ in the Morning! Brendan and Juan are returning to the movie that launched one of horror’s biggest franchises to see whether James Wan’s original psychological horror classic still holds up more than 20 years later. Released i...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Summer camp. Bad decisions. Questionable counselors. And a whole lot of reasons to never send your kids away for the summer again. Welcome back to Nostalgia Check, presented by BJ in the Morning! Brendan and Juan are diving into the 1983 cult horror classic Sleepaway Camp for the very first time as our October Spooky Movies series continues. Written and directed by Robert Hil...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL We’re back for our October Spooky Movies series, and this week on Nostalgia Check, Brendan and Juan are facing one of the most infamous animals in horror movie history…CUJO! Released in 1983 and based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, Cujo is a psychological horror thriller about a mother and her young son who become trapped inside a car while a massive, rabies-infect...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL We’re kicking off October with a trip straight into the depths of space and possibly straight into hell. Welcome to the first episode of our October Spooky Movies series on Nostalgia Check, where Brendan and Juan finally watch the 1997 sci-fi horror classic Event Horizon for the very first time! Starring Sam Neill, Laurence Fishburne, Joely Richardson, and Jason Isaacs, Event...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL  We are rewinding the clock and rewatching Paul Verhoeven’s outrageous sci-fi action classic to find out if this movie still holds up nearly 30 years later. Before the internet turned Starship Troopers into one of the most frequently misunderstood cult movies of the 1990s, it was a giant bug killing, space fighting, military science fiction movie packed with explosions, gore,...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL The Abyss (1989) is finally getting its Nostalgia Check! For this episode of Nostalgia Check presented by BJ in the Morning, we are watching James Cameron’s underwater science fiction epic for the FIRST TIME. No nostalgia. No rose colored glasses. No childhood memories telling us something is better than it actually is. Just two movie fans going back to 1989 to find out wheth...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL We are going back to the world under the bed with a rewatch of Little Monsters (1989) ! Starring Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern, Margaret Whitton, and Ben Savage , this bizarre fantasy comedy was a childhood favorite for a lot of people. But does Little Monsters still hold up all these years later? On this episode of Nostalgia Check presented by BJ in the Morning , w...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL This week on Nostalgia Check, we finally watch LINCOLN (2012) for the first time! Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed historical drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln takes us into one of the most important and turbulent moments in American history as Lincoln fights to pass the 13th Amendment and bring an end to slavery during the final months of the Civil War. But does...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL We’re going back to 2012 for a full rewatch of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter! Before Lincoln was known as the 16th President of the United States, apparently he was also spending his nights hunting vampires with a silver-coated axe. Benjamin Walker stars as Abraham Lincoln in this completely ridiculous historical fantasy action horror movie directed by Timur Bekmambetov and...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL What happens when a "normal" guy starts uncovering a bizarre conspiracy hidden beneath the surface of Los Angeles? In this first time watch of Under the Silver Lake (2018) , BJ in the Morning dives into one of the strangest, most mysterious, and most divisive movies of the last decade. Starring Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, and Topher Grace, Under the Silver Lake i...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Is Hereditary (2018) still one of the greatest horror movies ever made, or has time changed the way we look at Ari Aster’s terrifying debut? In this episode of Nostalgia Check , we revisit the psychological horror phenomenon starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, and Gabriel Byrne to see if it still deserves its legendary reputation. From its unforgettable opening...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Welcome back to Nostalgia Check. This week we are watching Primal Fear (1996) for the very first time. Starring Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Frances McDormand, and Alfre Woodard, this courtroom thriller has built a reputation as one of the greatest legal dramas and psychological thrillers of the 1990s. Did Primal Fear deserve all the praise? Does E...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Welcome back to Nostalgia Check! This week we’re revisiting The Cable Guy (1996) , Ben Stiller’s bizarre dark comedy starring Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, and Leslie Mann. When The Cable Guy hit theaters in 1996, audiences expecting another goofy Jim Carrey comedy got something much stranger. Instead, they got a psychological black comedy about obsession, loneliness, and on...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL This week on Nostalgia Check , we’re checking out The Town (2010) for the very first time. Ben Affleck directs and stars in this acclaimed crime thriller about a group of Charlestown bank robbers whose lives spiral out of control after a hostage situation leads to an unexpected relationship.  We discuss the performances, the action, the emotional core of the story, and whethe...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Welcome back to Nostalgia Check! This week we’re revisiting The Social Network (2010), David Fincher’s Oscar-winning drama that tells the story behind the creation of Facebook and the rise of Mark Zuckerberg. Does The Social Network still deserve its reputation as one of the greatest films of the 2010s? Or has time changed the way we look at this modern classic? In this episo...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL This week on Nostalgia Check presented by BJ in the Morning, we’re watching Martin Scorsese’s 1995 crime epic Casino for the very first time. Did one of the greatest gangster films ever made live up to decades of hype? We break down the biggest moments, discuss Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci’s performances, dive into IMDb and Letterboxd reviews, and decide if Cas...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL What happens when you revisit the movie that changed animation forever? This week on Nostalgia Check, we’re taking a fresh look at Toy Story (1995), Pixar’s groundbreaking first feature film that introduced the world to Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and a whole new era of animated movies. We break down the biggest story moments, discuss what still works nearly 30 years later, revisi...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL It's a first-time watch of The Details (2011) starring Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Ray Liotta, Laura Linney, and Dennis Haysbert. Neither of us had seen this overlooked dark comedy before, so we went in completely blind. We break down the movie’s biggest moments, discuss the performances, share IMDb and Letterboxd reviews, and decide whether this strange suburban mor...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL This week on Nostalgia Check, presented by BJ in the Morning, we revisit Super 8 (2011), the sci-fi adventure directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. Does this love letter to classic Spielberg films still deliver fifteen years later? We break down the biggest moments, discuss the performances from Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, and the rest of t...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Please note: Due to a technical issue during recording, there is no video version of this episode. The full episode is available in audio format only. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Welcome back to Nostalgia Check presented by BJ in the Morning. This week, Brendan and Juan watch The Last Duel (2021) for the very first time. Directed by Ridley Scott and starrin...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL On this episode of Nostalgia Check presented by BJ in the Morning, we revisit Spider Man No Way Home to find out if one of the biggest movies of the decade still lives up to the hype. We break down the biggest moments, revisit the emotional scenes, discuss the fan service, and ask whether nostalgia carried this movie or if it genuinely holds up years later. We also dig throug...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL This week on Nostalgia Check presented by BJ in the Morning, we finally watch Master and Commander Far Side of the World for the very first time and ask ourselves one question: how did we miss this movie for so long? From massive naval battles and incredible practical effects to Russell Crowe commanding one of cinema’s most memorable crews, we break down our honest first reac...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL Ahoy, movie fans! In this episode of Nostalgia Check , presented by BJ in the Morning , we’re revisiting the movie that launched a billion-dollar franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) . More than twenty years later, does Captain Jack Sparrow still steal every scene? Does the action, humor, romance, and supernatural pirate adventure still hol...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL This week on BJ in the Morning Presents: Nostalgia Check, we finally watched and reviewed Eyes Wide Shut for the very first time… and honestly, we’re still trying to process what we saw. From secret societies and uncomfortable tension to one of the strangest dreamlike movie experiences ever made, we break down the story, themes, performances, and the absolute chaos of trying...

SEND US SOME FAN MAIL HAPPY MUMMY'S DAY!! This week on Nostalgia Check presented by BJ in the Morning, we revisit the 1999 action-adventure classic The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and Arnold Vosloo. From cursed tombs and flesh-eating scarabs to one-liners and chaotic CGI, we break down why this movie became such a massive favorite for an entire generation. Does it still hold u...