RetroGrading

Is your nostalgia warranted?

About the show

Retrograding is a bimonthly podcast where three nineties kids give adult looks to our favorite childhood movies. Tune in as we discuss details of the plot we missed as kids, give reviews as to the rewatchability of the film and the emotions it invokes, and play games that give the film a new perspective. Also, we'll try to be funny and entertaining, but honestly, no promises.

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Episodes

  • Episode 28: Warriors Of Virtue (2.5)

    January 17th, 2018  |  1 hr 35 mins
    80s, 80s movies, 90s, 90s movies, classic movies, elemental kangaroos, kangaroos, movie reviews, movies, nostalgia, retro, reviews, taoist, warriors of virtue

    Join us for a hot mess of an episode about a hot mess of a film, as we revisit Warriors Of Virtue. Mark places a girl for us and finds Lost did it better, Sara counts all the tropes and tries to see kernels of good, and Karl tries desperately to keep things on track and can't say rhinoceros to save his life. Enjoy?

  • Episode 27: A League Of Their Own (8.5)

    January 3rd, 2018  |  1 hr 18 mins
    80s, 80s movies, 90s, 90s movies, a league of their own, classic movies, movie reviews, movies, nostalgia, retro, reviews

    Join the Original Peaches of podcasting as we revisit A League Of Their Own. Sara gives some history of the film and references the wrong Tom, Mark feels nothing, is dead to us, and misremembers Cheers, and Karl claims to have a sister and explains sports for a change. Enjoy!

  • Episode 26: The Santa Clause (8.26)

    December 20th, 2017  |  1 hr 29 mins
    80s, 80s movies, 90s, 90s movies, christmas, christmas movie, movie reviews, movies, nostalgia, retro, reviews, santa clause, the santa clause

    Join us as we crown a new St. Nick an revisit The Santa Clause. Mark gives an interesting fan theory and reveals movie magic, Karl comments does a bad segue and names a terrible children's doll, and Sara invents a much better doll and reveals a shocking Christmas secret. Enjoy!

  • Episode 25: The Muppet Christmas Carol (9.56)

    December 6th, 2017  |  1 hr 37 mins
    80s, 80s movies, 90s, 90s movies, christmas, christmas carol, movie reviews, movies, nostalgia, retro, reviews, the muppet christmas carol, the muppets

    Join us as we start our Christmas season and revisit The Muppet Christmas Carol. Karl forgets how nephews work and workshops impressions, Mark makes us cry recapping the plot and confuses Treasure movies and Sara confuses muppets with pokémon and claims to be a rat. Enjoy!

  • Episode 24: Pocahontas (8.16)

    November 22nd, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins
    80s, 80s movies, 90s, 90s movies, disney princess, movie reviews, movies, nostalgia, pocahontas, retro, reviews

    We're serving up a look back at Pocahontas for our Thanksgiving special. Mark gives an alternate ending and refuses to acknowledge sequels, Karl sings so many of the songs and points out an animation oddity and Sara finds a game answer on air and tries to explain who Billy Connolly is. Enjoy!

  • Episode 23: Cinderella (8.33)

    November 8th, 2017  |  1 hr 22 mins
    80s, 80s movies, 90s, 90s movies, cinderella, movie reviews, movies, nostalgia, retro, reviews

    Listen in before the clock strikes midnight as we revisit Cinderella. Mark shares a childhood scheming story and mocks the king, Karl lays down some truth for the princess and steals all Mark's games, and Sara does chicken science and explains shoes to the boys. Enjoy!

  • Episode 22: Beetlejuice (7.33)

    October 25th, 2017  |  1 hr 23 mins
    80s, 80s movies, 90s, 90s movies, beetlejuice, movie reviews, nostalgia, retro, reviews

    Chalk yourself a door to the land of the dead and join us as we revisit Beetlejuice. Mark ponders bridge murder mechanics and goes so far for a bad pun, Karl is ok with bad CGI and finds a bad dog, and Sara falls for a football team and digs on Day-o dancing. Enjoy!

  • Episode 21: Hocus Pocus (9.23)

    October 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 25 mins
    hocus pocus, retro, reviews

    Let us put a spell on you as we journey back to Hocus Pocus. Mark argues that the witches aren't that bad and explains what a cupola is, Karl spots parental discrepancies and names the wrong Wet Bandits, and Sara explains the Mr Darcy attraction and confuses SNL alum. Enjoy!

  • Episode 20: The Addams Family (7.73)

    September 27th, 2017  |  1 hr 26 mins
    90s, movies, retro, reviews, the addams family

    This week we "wake the dead" and return to The Addams Family. Mark plans a pit vault and dreams of murdering carolers, Karl points out a missing child and discusses lemonade stand economics, and Sara does a Cousin It impression and admits to barely listening. Enjoy!

  • Episode 19: Honey I Shrunk the Kids (8.23)

    September 13th, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins
    honey i shrunk the kids, retro, reviews

    This week we get all pint-sized as we return to Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Mark destroys the sixty second synopsis and takes umbrage with bugs, Karl instructs how to get a girlfriend and explains Star Trek vs Star Wars universes, and Sara describes her new moving company venture and does a new song for games. Enjoy!

  • Episode 18: ANTZ (2.6)

    August 30th, 2017  |  1 hr 1 min
    antz, retro, reviews

    We are sans Mark as we trash the travesty that is ANTZ. Sara shares her opinions on bug teeth and finally understands Stallone, as Karl shares his deepest fears and creates a new theme for Sara's Googles. Also, we workshop a brand name for a drink in the film and do punch up. Enjoy!

  • Episode 17: Chicken Run (9.33)

    August 16th, 2017  |  1 hr 10 mins
    chicken run, retro, reviews

    Join us for some Poultry In Motion as we revisit Chicken Run. Karl adds a phrase to his lexicon and is the only one who has taglines, Sara talks of books we've never heard of and reveals a shocking family secret, and Mark does pie math and calls out magic when he sees it. And oh god, the puns. Enjoy!

  • Episode 16: The Road To El Dorado (8.16)

    August 2nd, 2017  |  1 hr 25 mins

    Join us as we explore our golden memories of The Road to El Dorado. Sara explains who Kevin Kline is, names an armadillo, and solves a mystery, Karl shares some real life El Dorado nonsense and warns against armadillos, and Mark gets his stuff stolen, confuses old white men, and reaches our pun quota. Enjoy!

  • Episode 15: The Emperor's New Groove (7.5)

    July 19th, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins
    emperor's new groove, retro, reviews

    It's one of THESE episodes again, as the boys review The Emperor's New Groove sans Sara. Mark spouts off facts about the real Cusco and spots an Iago, Karl once again fails the 60 second synopsis (spoiler alert) and explains why we're not so bad, and they both do some punch up and speak some squirrel. Enjoy!

  • Episode 14: Anastasia (8.83)

    July 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 27 mins
    anastasia, retro, reviews

    It's time for some alternative Russian history as we revisit Anastasia. Sara adds another life narrator to the list and makes an admission that shocks the boys, Mark hates on dogs and gives a bat wife backstory, and Karl uses the word gaudy correctly and talks about a hedge maze hedge mage. Enjoy!

  • Episode 13: The Terminator (6.0)

    June 21st, 2017  |  1 hr 31 mins
    retro, reviews, the terminator

    Join us as we talk of robots and murder in our return to The Terminator. Sara explains where all the guns are and talks some dog science, Mark flashbacks to the future and comes up with a killer alt movie name, and Karl does a BWAAAAM and demonstrates how numbers go. Enjoy!