# Dark TV Nostalgia, Netflix Goes Theatrical, Mortal Kombat 2, The Sheep Detectives

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Podcast: [The Hollywood Outsider](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hollywood-outsider-530666)
Published: 2026-05-08T08:00:00+00:00
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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, our main topic is the surge of dark nostalgia invading our TVs these days: Wednesday, Riverdale, now Casper, and on and on. So much of what seemed like fun escapism of our youth is now being morphed into darker, edgier, grittier television that loses much of what we loved about them in the first place. Also this week: Greta Gerwig scores big with Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, reviews of The Sheep Detectives and Mortal Kombat II, and more! Discussed on this episode (0:00 – 12:24) Netflix toys with Narnia and wide releases, Lively vs Baldoni, Planet of the Apes moves on (12:25 – 38:08) From the Outside In: Dark TV Nostalgia (38:09 – 42:23) Review: The Sheep Detectives (42:24 – 48:54) Review: Mortal Kombat II (48:55 – 1:00:52) Whatcha Been Watching - The Devil Wears Prada 2, Man on Fire Please support The Hollywood Outsider and gain immediate access to bonus content, including Patreon exclusive podcast content like our Bad Movie Night by visiting Patreon.com/ TheHollywoodOutsider Be sure to join our Facebook Group Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe via RSS

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