Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast

While listening to an episode the other day I realized I’ve been enjoying this podcast and its hosts for more than 7 years now and even at that, I’d be considered late to the party. It’s been a part of so many different moments in my life along the way. I’ll remember episodes I listened to and where I was living, working, things I was going through, etc. That’s when you know a podcast is truly special. Arnie, Stewart and Jacob are my favorite trio, but any combination of the hosts is always a delight. I’ve been a paid subscriber on and off through the years and their backlog and release frequency is truly amazing. I can’t recommend this pod enough and I look forward to looking back after another 7+ years at all the top notch content Arnie and crew continue to deliver! Thanks and cheers to you, Now Playing!

A few random thoughts.... I am not sure what happened but the quality has been in slow decline for years to the point where I no longer subscribe. Arnie and Jakob both sound like perverts at times. Brock was awesome. So was the toy guy...Justin I believe. They should start their own podcast. The Flash episode was so confusing I had to stop listening to it. Referring to the two Barry Allen’s on screen as “he” but Ezra Miller as “they/them” made for a cluster bleep of an episode. Don’t butcher the English language by referring to one person as multiple people for the sake of wokeness. Perhaps the multiverse hurt their brains. They went overboard with all the donation drives. I would rather listen to ads then pay for mediocre content. At some point they started bringing politics into way too many reviews. If you start listening start with the back catalogue and work your way forward.

You have like one K and that’s like insane

I obviously haven’t listened to the entirety of the catalog here (there’s over 1000 episodes) but of the episodes I have listened I’ve always walked away stimulated. There hasn’t been a time that I haven’t completely disagreed with everything they have to say. I may disagree with the hosts individually (Stewart hates Shang Chi…are you nuts?!) or (Arnie recommended Batman Forever but gave a strong not recommend to Batman Begins…huh?) but they express their points in such a way that if I do end up disagreeing I don’t think they’re unintelligent. This is a very smart podcast for those who are interested in film.