List of Nostalgia Critic episodes (2013)

Nostalgia Critic (2016)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Channel Awesome
Original release	January 12, 2016

The ninth season of Nostalgia Critic began in 2016 with a month dedicated to M. Night Shyamalan's movies, including The Happening. The 301st episode is the first to be produced in Full HD, which would become the basis for later episodes.

Episodes

No. in series	Title	Performed by	Written by	Directed by	Release date
301	"The Happening"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Jim Jarosz, Brian Heinz Rob Walker (uncredited)	Doug Walker & Rob Walker	Doug Walker	January 12, 2016
The Critic continues Shyamalan Month with a review of The Happening (2008). He states that the film is on the same level of a drama film so bad, that it could be considered an unintentional comedy, criticizing the lack of emotion from the actors, especially Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, cheesy and ridiculous writing and dialogue, cinematography, and the confusing ending. Special criticism is reserved for the fact that the plot twist is revealed far too early, taking away any mystery and tension. Ultimately, he concludes that if the movie is looked at as a comedy, it can be a very entertaining movie. Channel Awesome Tag: Jeremy Strong as Private Auster: "Cheese and crackers!"
302	"Lady In The Water"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Jim Jarosz, Rob Walker, Chris Harrison	Doug Walker & Rob Walker	Doug Walker	January 26, 2016
The Critic finishes Shyamalan Month with a review of Lady in the Water (2006). Following with the end of the Top 11 Funniest Shyamalan Moments, the Critic considers the entirety of the film to be the funniest moment that Shyamalan has produced. He criticizes the writing, lack of characterization (characters are mainly given quirks instead of personalities), completely useless title character, constant whispering, cinematography, pretentious concepts, like casting himself as a Messianic writer and a critic as a one dimensional jerk, and downright bizarre scenarios and creature names. Special criticism is reserved for a scene where a kid predicts the future by interpreting labels on cereal boxes, which he finds so hilariously bizarre, it sends him into a laughing fit. Channel Awesome Tag: Rob Paulsen as Pinky (from Pinky And The Brain): "Narf!"
303	"Labyrinth"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Jim Jarosz	Doug Walker & Rob Walker	Doug Walker	February 2, 2016 (Vessel)* February 9, 2016 (Channel Awesome)
In honor of David Bowie's recent passing, The Critic reviews Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986) as a dedication. He considers it one of the strangest but most entertaining films of the 80s, criticizing Jennifer Connelly's performance in the opening (but admits that it gets better as the film goes on), the nonsensical plot, the lack of focus, and the inconsistent effects, but praising Bowie's performance, the memorable characters, impressive puppetry, creative world and songs. He also mentions the infamy of the prominent bulge in the front of Bowie's character's pants, going so far as to forego the usual Top 11 jokes he usually makes and instead makes 15. Special criticism is reserved for the infamous Firey sequence which he finds pointless and bizarre and the song to be the weakest in the film and the confusing ending. Channel Awesome Tag: David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King: "Tra la la?" This episode was released a week earlier on Vessel[1] as it's been announced that new episodes will be released on Vessels early access for members a week earlier.[2]
304	"Spawn"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers	Doug Walker & Rob Walker	Doug Walker	February 16, 2016 (Vessel) February 23, 2016 (Channel Awesome)
After being sent to Hell, where he finds that the Devil has remade it in the vein of the superhero film Spawn (1997), the Critic sets the record straight by reviewing it. Although he praises the makeup, the cool premise, and the performances of John Leguizamo and Nicol Williamson, he considers it overall a massive wasted opportunity, criticizing the writing, incoherent plot, lack of subtlety, sloppy editing, erratic pacing, awful CGI effects and downright bizarre moments. He also feels that a major contributor to the film's failure is the fact that it was released during what he calls "the dark age of superhero films", in fact the same year as the infamous Batman and Robin. Special criticism is reserved for the horrible depiction of Hell and the main devil Malebolgia, particularly the embarrassing visual of the latter, even saying that We Wish You a Turtle Christmas had better effects. Channel Awesome Tag: John Leguizamo as Clown/The Violator: "Kickstart the Apocalypse... Now!"
305	"Cats & Dogs"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Rob Walker	Doug Walker & Rob Walker	Doug Walker	March 1, 2016 (Vessel) March 8, 2016 (Channel Awesome)
The Critic reviews Cats & Dogs (2001). While he states that it is nowhere near as bad as the previously reviewed Son of the Mask, which has the same director, as it has a clever and potentially creative premise, and admits that the villain, Mr. Tinkles, is enjoyable, any potential is immediately let down by the dull characters, acting, directing of both the animals and the human characters, awkward and often uncomfortably dirty comedy, inconsistent effects, weird editing and annoying sound effects. He also feels that it would have been better off as an animated film, which would have given the premise more room to be further fleshed out. Special criticism is reserved for the overall bizarre depiction of Alexander Pollock's character, which makes him wonder if the character is even human, and the weird imagery related to Jeff Goldblum's character's work, making him think the character is a terrorist. Channel Awesome Tag: Alexander Pollock as Scott Brody: "Ah! Belly Rub!"
306	"The Phantom of the Opera"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Jim Jarosz, Rob Walker,	Doug Walker & Rob Walker	Doug Walker	March 15, 2016 (Vessel) March 22, 2016 (Channel Awesome)
The Critic reviews the 2004 film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera in the style of a stage musical, as well as the style of previous reviews of Mad Max: Fury Road and Hocus Pocus, along with "Shark Jumping". They criticize the singing performances (particularly from Gerard Butler), writing, and strange changes from the musical, especially the Phantom inexplicably having a horse in his sewer lair. However, they praise the sets and cinematography and feel that, while it's very flawed, so are the admittedly better book and musical; so they let the audience ultimately decide which version they prefer. During the review, they have to contend with a masked fan of the film (Doug), later revealed to be Andrew Lloyd Webber himself, and Hyper Fan Girl's wish to get back together with the Critic. Channel Awesome Tag: Doug Walker as the horse and Fandumb of the Opera: " FOOD!" "SHUT UP!"
307	"The Adventures of Pluto Nash"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Jim Jarosz, Rob Walker,	Doug Walker & Rob Walker	Doug Walker	March 29, 2016 (Vessel) April 5, 2016 (Channel Awesome)
The Critic reluctantly reviews one of the worst box office disasters of all time, The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), after incorrectly assuming no one would be interested in watching a review of it, and so puts as little effort into the review as the filmmakers put into the film. He calls it a fascinating kind of failure, as it's a comedy that's not even trying to be funny, heavily panning the dull plot, acting, comedy, effects and setting, as well as the lack of focus on any space adventure aspects or originality and the fact that it takes itself far too seriously considering the goofy title, even comparing it to fellow infamous space-themed flop Mars Needs Moms. Special criticism is reserved for the fact that the gorgeous Rosario Dawson is cast as a character whose appearance (particularly her rear) the script constantly pokes fun at. However, he does give Dawson credit for actually putting effort into her performance and mentions that there is one funny scene. During and at the end of the review, the Critic hints that his next review will be Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with Angry Joe. Channel Awesome Tag: Eddie Murphy as Pluto Nash: "Talking titties galore. Let's have titties really flowing."
308	"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"	Doug Walker, Joe Vargas, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Rob Walker, Walter Banasiak, Trevor Mueller, Jim Jarosz	Doug Walker, Rob Walker & Joe Vargas	Doug Walker	April 12, 2016 (Vessel) April 19, 2016 (Channel Awesome)
After barging into Zack Snyder's office, the Critic reviews Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) alongside Angry Joe with scenes acted out by Malcolm, Tamara, Doug, Joe, and other cast members since the film is still in theaters. They consider it very uneven, praising the performances of Ben Affleck and Jeremy Irons, the visuals and the action scenes, but criticizing Jesse Eisenberg's performance and characterization, the incoherent plot, plethora of pointless characters (most notably Wonder Woman and Doomsday), the lack of loyalty to the title characters and stories being adapted, and the ending. Special criticism is reserved for the movie not properly explaining why Batman and Superman hate and want to fight each other, as well as Superman being killed in his second film, while his comic book counterpart was killed after hundreds of issues were published (the latter mainly comes from Joe). They ultimately admit, however, that despite the film's flaws, they are still glad they saw it, and still recommend the film for anyone who just wants to see what the title promises. In the end, they ask Snyder if they can write the next film, but Snyder, annoyed at the duo's final opinion of the film, refuses and gives them black eyes instead. Channel Awesome Tag: Doug Walker as Batman: "And I'm Batman."
309	"Blade"	Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers Rob Walker	Doug Walker, Rob Walker	Doug Walker	April 26, 2016 (Vessel) May 3, 2016 (Channel Awesome)
The Critic reviews Blade (1998). Although he praises the action sequences and the cheesiness and effects of 90s film making, even surprised that no romance happens between Blade and Karen at the end, he criticizes the writing, Blade's actions such as assaulting a cop in public while no one interferes and showing no emotion towards Whistler's death, and the inconsistent plot such as the cure for Blade's vampire powers. Special criticism is for the 10 minute buildup before the final battle between Blade and Frost as well as Blade's final words before killing Frost. In the end, despite its flaws, he still considers it a very fun movie, and commends it for showing that superhero movies could be cool at a time where they were considered box-office poison. Channel Awesome Tag: Wesley Snipes as Blade: "Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice skate uphill."

References

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