Needlessly Nostalgic

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Tyler Nichols and Lance Vlcek

109 episodes

4 days ago

Join hosts Lance Vlcek and Tyler Nichols as they dive into various horror franchises and say insulting things as they do.

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Join hosts Lance Vlcek and Tyler Nichols as they dive into various horror franchises and say insulting things as they do.

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Film Reviews

TV & Film,

Film History

Episodes (20/109)

Needlessly Nostalgic

Curse of Chucky

Lance and Tyler are looking at the film that they tried acting like was a reboot but instead they pulled the ole switcheroo on us.

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4 days ago

1 hour 14 minutes 11 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Tony Gardner Interview

Lance and Tyler were fortunate enough to get to talk with incredible Makeup FX legend, Tony Gardner. They discuss his work on Chucky, Sleepwalkers, Hocus Pocus, Darkman, and more!

Special thanks to Producer Lexi for setting up this interview.

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6 days ago

1 hour 9 minutes 36 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Series Finale Discussion

With the recent discourse about the Stranger Things Series Finale, Tyler and Lance are getting into that, as well as their favorites of all time. Lost, The Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica, and more!

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1 week ago

1 hour 19 minutes 21 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Seed of Chucky

Lance and Tyler are breaking down Chucky and Tiffany's trip to Hollywood as well as them diving into parenthood. Things get pretty brutal as the two break down Seed of Chucky.

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1 week ago

1 hour 13 minutes 48 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Favorite Films of 2025

Andrew Hatfield joins Lance and Tyler as they discuss their 10 favorite films of the year.

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1 week ago

1 hour 18 minutes 9 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Bride of Chucky

Lance and Tyler are getting into the film that changed the entire direction of the Chucky franchise. Decidedly more humorous, it's time to dive into Bride of Chucky.

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 23 minutes 59 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Child's Play 3

Lance and Tyler are getting into the third entry and what essentially closes out the Child's Play trilogy. So let's get into the military school aspect of Child's Play 3.

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3 weeks ago

1 hour 25 minutes 41 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Child's Play 2

Lance and Tyler are getting into the first sequel of the Chucky Franchise, which would introduce us to many elements of the character that we would grow to love. So let's breakdown and enjoy this love fest on Child's Play 2.

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1 month ago

1 hour 33 minutes 12 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

WB and Netflix Merger

Netflix buying WB seems to be all anyone is talking about right now so Lance and Tyler wanted to get into it. So listen as they break down what they think it means to the industry as well as some thoughts on Quentin Tarantino's recent comments.

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1 month ago

35 minutes 21 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Child's Play

It's time for Lance and Tyler to get into the Chucky Franchise. First up is the film that started it all with Tom Holland's Child's Play.

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1 month ago

1 hour 37 minutes 5 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Midnight Mass: Revelations

Lance and Tyler break down the finale of Midnight Mass and why it's such a brilliant wrap up of all the storylines set in place. There's a reason they consider this to be one of the greatest shows of all time!

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1 month ago

1 hour 7 minutes 14 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Midnight Mass: Gospel and Act of the Apostles

Tyler and Lance are breaking down the brilliance of Episodes 5 and 6 of Midnight Mass. Spoilers Ahead!

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1 month ago

1 hour 1 minute 39 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Midnight Mass: Proverbs and Lamentations

Lance and Tyler discuss Episodes 3 and 4 of Midnight Mass and why it's one of the greatest shows of all time. Spoilers ahead.

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2 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes 59 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Midnight Mass: Genesis and Psalms

Lance and Tyler are breaking down one of their favorite TV shows of all time: Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass. First up are Episodes 1 and 2: Genesis and Psalms. Heavy spoilers ahead.

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2 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes 51 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Halloween Franchise Ranked

Lance, Tyler, and Andrew give their rankings on the Halloween Franchise, the Michael Myers masks, and the Halloween Theme songs.

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2 months ago

3 hours 9 minutes 28 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Halloween Ends

The film that made the prior films in the trilogy worse; a hard feat to accomplish. So let's join Lance and Tyler as they break down what is so awful about David Gordon Green's Halloween Ends.

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2 months ago

1 hour 29 minutes 44 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Halloween Kills

Lance and Tyler have a certain affection for today's film, and can mostly ignore all its flaws. But there's still one thing that's certain: Evil. Dies. Tonight. Let's dive into David Gordon Green's Halloween Kills.

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2 months ago

1 hour 17 minutes 5 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Halloween 2018

It's David Gordon Green's time to get eviscerated. Tyler and Lance don't hold back as they get into why they think that Halloween 2018 is amongst the worst of the Halloween franchise.

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3 months ago

1 hour 27 minutes 14 seconds

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Rob Zombie's Halloween 2

Lance and Tyler have their most heated episode yet as Lance loves the film and Tyler hates it. Can the two sides co-exist? We'll find out as they tear into Rob Zombie's Halloween 2.

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3 months ago

1 hour 26 minutes 36 seconds

Needlessly Nostalgic

Tyler Mane Interview

Tyler and Lance were lucky enough to have Tyler Mane join in for an episode where they discuss Rob Zombie's Halloween series, what it was like to film Deadpool and Wolverine, and his comic book The Last Spartan. This was a special experience and one you don't want to miss.

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3 months ago

57 minutes 6 seconds