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Retro Spectacles

Looking Back on Pop Culture with Really Cool Glasses

Comedians Mitcz Marzoni and Teddy Tutson are on a mission to look back in time - at least 10 years at a time - and uncover hidden gems, discuss nuances of cult classics, figure out why things popped off the way they did, dig deep into both short-lived trends and enduring legacies, and so much more.

With a focus shifted more towards enjoyment and exploration, but never shying away from criticism, Retro Spectacles explores pop culture with two very opinionated media addicts in their 40s. They are here to think way too much about everything they've seen, read, heard and more, and to push each other - along with our audience - to think about and discuss it all at length.

We invite you to peer through the lenses of our retro spectacles with us.

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Hidden Gems : The Frighteners (1996) & Small Soldiers (1998)

Hidden Gems : The Frighteners (1996) & Small Soldiers (1998)

The penultimate Retro Spectacles series opener “Hidden Gems” episode is here with a bang! But what’s a hidden gem? We think you’ll agree with our picks today, but we define them as art (in this case movies) that we think got lost in the shuffle but are much better than the lackluster fanfare they received...Episode Details for "Hidden Gems : The Frighteners (1996) & Small Soldiers (1998)"

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Hidden Gems : The Island (2005) & Brazil (1985)

The Retro Spectacles inaugural series “Hidden Gems” reaches its 3rd installment today. What’s a hidden gem to Mitcz & Teddy? Simply put : art (in this case movies) Mitcz & Teddy have determined are much better than the size of the audiences they originally captured. In this episode, we go back to a pre-Transformers Michael... Listen to "Hidden Gems : The Island (2005) & Brazil (1985)"
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Hidden Gems : Payback (1999) & Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Retro Spectacles continues the deep dive into “hidden gems” – the movies Mitcz & Teddy have determined are much better than the size of the audiences they originally captured. In this episode, we dive into the 1999 action revenge (dark comedy?) Mel Gibson film “Payback”, about a man who will stop at seemingly nothing to... Listen to "Hidden Gems : Payback (1999) & Lucky Number Slevin (2006)"
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Hidden Gems : The Mothman Prophecies (2002) & 1408 (2007)

In this first episode of Retro Spectacles : Mitcz & Teddy decided to kick things off by each picking 5 movies they consider “hidden gems” – movies that we feel like didn’t get their due, and/or have gone under the radar despite being every bit worth their runtime. Starting off, we paired up two all-time... Listen to "Hidden Gems : The Mothman Prophecies (2002) & 1408 (2007)"
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