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5 NOV

300

This is Sparta? Because it kinda looks like a place you’d put a dollar in his g-string. Gerard Butler leads 300 Spartans to a glorious seaside death in Zack Snyder’s blockbuster adaptation of a graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City). But did the Greek King bring his wartime problems on himself by literally killing the messenger and using racist and homophobic insults to taunt Persian rival Xerxes? And can wife Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) use her charms to convince some toga-wearing senators to stop partying long enough to send reinforcements to X-Man Michael Fassbender and David Wenham (Lord of the Rings)? Listen and find out now!

5 Nov

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1h 36m
22 OCT

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

Bad To The Lucky Bone Who is The Crooked Man who dares to make a Hellboy sequel without Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, or even David Harbour? Why it’s creator Mike Mignola, bringing his original comic book vision of the character to the screen for the first time! But did the titular phantom steal all the coins from the production budget, leaving new star Jack Kesy (Baywatch) looking red from embarrassment at the threadbare special effects and creature designs? Find out if Crank director Brian Taylor gives the franchise the shot of adrenaline it needs when you Listen Now!

22 Oct

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1h 21m
28 MAY

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

We Don’t Need Another Hardy Director George Miller crafts the fifth installment of his Mad Max Saga into an origin story for one-armed trucker Furiosa. Anya Taylor-Joy (Queen’s Gambit) takes the wheel from Charlize Theron to guide audiences from her green homeworld of Many Mothers to the sandy turf wars between Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme) and new baddie Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). But is it wise for the 79-year-old creator to travel down his Fury Road without series icon Tom Hardy in the driver’s seat? Witness Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie make it epic with another podcast review.

28 May

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1h 59m
8 OCT

Joker: Folie à Deux

Born This Way Joaquin Phoenix indulges in a Folie A Deux (aka “Madness of Two”) by restaging the Joker sequel as a musical duet with psycho fangirl Lady Gaga. Will the jury in his high-profile murder trial plug their ears once this incarcerated clown starts singing his defense in full makeup? Or can lawyer Catherine Keener (Get Out) convince them that Arthur Fleck suffers from multiple personality disorder and never wanted to dance with the Devil in the pale moonlight as Gotham City burned? Listen Now to find out if director Todd Phillips leaves the hosts crying or smiling.

8 Oct

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2h 1m
09/03/2022

The Batman

They Still Call Me Bruce Robert Pattinson spent the last two years suiting up as The Batman so that he might score a hit movie for DC, and rescue a Gotham City drowning in drugs, violent crime, and political corruption. Will his plans for urban renewal be thwarted by unhinged assassin The Riddler (Paul Dano), or mob henchman Oz “The Penguin” Cobblepot (Colin Farrell)? Or will Zoe Kravitz steal the show as a limber cat burglar with a soft spot for strays? Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie can help you crack the code on this dense new Caped Crusader adventure. Listen Now!

09/03/2022

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2h 25m
26/06/2018

Alone in the Dark

Uwe Boll is easily the most prolific creator of video game movies, but does he also deserve his reputation as Worst Filmmaker Ever? The Now Playing Arcade takes up the question with a review of Alone In The Dark, a beloved 1992 supernatural PC game that became a 2005 tax write-off for the hack director. Christian Slater stars as a PI who goes looking for lost 30-year-old orphans, and finds Tara Reid logging Native American artifacts in a museum overrun with monsters. Learn if this box office flop is so bad it's good, or just bad, when you listen now! {Video Game Series} {Alone in the Dark Series}

26/06/2018

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1h 26m
07/01/2014

The Wolf of Wall Street

While the frequency of their collaborations has slowed, Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese are together again in 2013's Oscar-bating docu-comedy The Wolf of Wall Street. DiCaprio plays real-life Wall Street criminal Jordan Belfort, who lived a sex, drug, and money fueled lifestyle before his short stint in prison. Does Scorsese's style work when showcasing white-collar crime families? Listen to Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob's review to find out! {Martin Scorsese / Leonardo DiCaprio Series}

07/01/2014

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1h 48m
13 AUG

Borderlands

Custodians of the Galaxy Cate Blanchett steps away from her Oscar bait prestige pictures to go vault hunting with fellow Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis in a s***hole adaptation of Borderlands. Is Barbie tyke Ariana Greenblatt the key to opening up this blockbuster video game franchise to mass movie audiences accustomed to a less filthy Pandora planet? And will funnyman Kevin Hart get short with Jack Black’s wise-cracking robot for stealing all the one-liners? Listen Now to learn if Thanksgiving director Eli Roth has a prayer of making a sequel to this costly Arcade effort.

13 Aug

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1h 30m
06/11/2018

Silent Hill

The Now Playing Arcade finally has a reason to put down the flamethrower! Hosts Arnie, Stuart, and Justin stumble through the falling ash of Uwe Boll films to arrive at Silent Hill - the rare video game movie to earn box office success. Will stranded mother Radha Mitchell find any Green Arrows while searching the West Virginian ghost town for her missing adoptive daughter Sharon? And is that a pyramid, or a dunce cap, atop the head of the sword-wielding monster that follows close behind her? Quiet your questioning mind with another podcast review! {Video Game Series} {Silent Hill Series}

06/11/2018

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1h 32m
11/07/2018

Ant-Man and The Wasp

The box office for 2015’s Ant-Man might be considered small in comparison to other Avengers films, but Marvel banks that the second Paul Rudd adventure will make a bigger impact on the big screen thanks to The Wasp. Are the two pint-sized superheroes simply chasing a Ghost when they shrink to a subatomic level and hunt for long lost scientist Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer)? Podcasters Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob don’t need truth serum to tell listeners what they really think of the 20th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Listen now! {Avengers Series} {Ant-Man Series} {Marvel Series} {Comic Book Movie Series}

11/07/2018

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1h 48m

Become a Paid Subscriber and get bonus podcasts: https://anchor.fm/nowplayingpodcast/subscribe Three playful movie reviewers break down a variety of film franchises by dedicating a podcast to every single sequel, reboot, and spin-off in a series. In-depth conversations cover production history, literary sources, gossip, merchandising, and personal opinion with humor and critical insight. No cinematic universe is too obscure or sacred! Over 1,200 reviews at http://nowplayingpodcast.com

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Now Playing Podcast is a weekly film review podcast. Since 2007, Now Playing Podcast has delivered more than 1,100 episodes using its acclaimed retrospective format, keeping listeners engaged as the show’s rotating panel of critics chronicle decades of hits (and misses) while maneuvering Hollywood’s hectic release schedule.

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Hellboy: The Crooked Man

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Joker: Folie à Deux

The Batman

Alone in the Dark

The Wolf of Wall Street

Borderlands

Silent Hill

Ant-Man and The Wasp

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Hellboy: The Crooked Man

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Joker: Folie à Deux

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Alone in the Dark

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Borderlands

Silent Hill

Ant-Man and The Wasp

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Home Alone 3

Flash Gordon (Reupload)

Jennifer‘s Body -- Patron Exclusive Review

Coherence

The Adventures of Tintin

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Patron Exclusive Review)

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Crow: City of Angels

The Dark Crystal

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