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Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast

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The hosts of Now Playing Podcast dive deep into every franchise from Bond, DC and Marvel to Mad Max, Andromeda Strain to Wolverine, breaking down each film with sharp insight, behind-the-scenes stories, and a lot of humor. If a movie has a sequel (or three), we’ve probably reviewed it with real research, real opinions, and zero patience for bad movies.

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02:37:28

F9 - The Fast Saga

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/30

Is new father Dominic Toretto and his family of furious drivers slowing down 20 years into The Fast Saga? Only when they rocket to space and race their souped-up vehicles in zero gravity! This time Vin Diesel faces off against long lost brother John Cena, who’s hitched his wagon to sexy IT support Charlize Theron in a bid to hack the planet. Will the Now Playing hosts be magnetized by all the stunts and globe-trotting spectacle? Or has F9 thrown a wrench into the franchise with some NOS-huffing plot

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01:14:41

Dead Rising: Endgame

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/23

Everyone in 2021 wants to blame Bill Gates for putting microchips in vaccination shots, but the practice was pioneered by Allstate pitchman Dennis Haysbert in the 2016 Dead Rising sequel Endgame. Hallmark Channel hunk Jesse Metcalfe returns as the intrepid reporter hero, this time leading hackers and marksmen through a city overrun with zombies to rescue his missing camerawoman and avert genocide. Find out if there’s an Afterlife for this undead video game franchise when you play the latest Now

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01:14:41

Dead Rising: Endgame

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/23

Everyone in 2021 wants to blame Bill Gates for putting microchips in vaccination shots, but the practice was pioneered by Allstate pitchman Dennis Haysbert in the 2016 Dead Rising sequel Endgame. Hallmark Channel hunk Jesse Metcalfe returns as the intrepid reporter hero, this time leading hackers and marksmen through a city overrun with zombies to rescue his missing camerawoman and avert genocide. Find out if there’s an Afterlife for this undead video game franchise when you play the latest Now

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01:19:23

Dead Rising: Watchtower

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2021/06/16

Why are the Dead Rising all over East Mission, Oregon if the government has a miracle drug that can prevent zombie outbreaks? It’s all part of Operation Watchtower, a top secret plan to give the military unprecedented access to American lives. But will anyone find out the truth if TV journalist Jesse Metcalfe insists on airing the story exclusively on middling streaming service Crackle? And can this 2015 zom-com live up to the irreverence of the 2006 Capcom video game on which it’s based? Find out

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01:19:23

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/16

Why are the Dead Rising all over East Mission, Oregon if the government has a miracle drug that can prevent zombie outbreaks? It's all part of Operation Watchtower, a top secret plan to give the military unprecedented access to American lives. But will anyone find out the truth if TV journalist Jesse Metcalfe insists on airing the story exclusively on middling streaming service Crackle? And can this 2015 zom-com live up to the irreverence of the 2006 Capcom video game on which it's based? Find

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01:30:02

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/08

It’s not The Devil, but Now Playing’s loyal listeners, that made Arnie, Majorie, and Stuart do another Conjuring film after so many hellish experiences in the franchise. This time the Warrens are heading to court in the 1980s to help a man beat a murder rap by insisting he was possessed by a demon escaped from his waterbed. Does Ed have the heart to keep fabricating these “true stories”, or are all these cons damning the demonologist to an early grave? And will Lorraine finally summon green

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01:30:02

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/08

It’s not The Devil, but Now Playing’s loyal listeners, that made Arnie, Majorie, and Stuart do another Conjuring film after so many hellish experiences in the franchise. This time the Warrens are heading to court in the 1980s to help a man beat a murder rap by insisting he was possessed by a demon escaped from his waterbed. Does Ed have the heart to keep fabricating these “true stories”, or are all these cons damning the demonologist to an early grave? And will Lorraine finally summon green arrows

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01:33:45

Dolores Claiborne

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/02

Blood-soaked prom queen... tween pyromaniac... axe wielding book critic… just some of the scary women that have leaped from the pages of Stephen King’s horror fiction onto the big screen. Now hardened New England housekeeper Dolores Claiborne is ready for her day in court. Will Kathy Bates eclipse the Oscar-winning work she did in Misery as she stands accused of pushing her cruel employer down the stairs? And will daughter Jennifer Jason Leigh fight for mama’s freedom knowing she did in dad years

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01:33:45

Dolores Claiborne

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/06/02

Blood-soaked prom queen... tween pyromaniac... axe wielding book critic... just some of the scary women that have leaped from the pages of Stephen King's horror fiction onto the big screen. Now hardened New England housekeeper Dolores Claiborne is ready for her day in court. Will Kathy Bates eclipse the Oscar-winning work she did in Misery as she stands accused of pushing her cruel employer down the stairs? And will daughter Jennifer Jason Leigh fight for mama's freedom knowing she did in dad years

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02:08:34

Army of the Dead

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2021/05/25

George Clooney and his Ocean’s co-stars made casino heists look easy, but they never had to crack a safe being guarded by an Army of the Dead. Can Dave Bautista and his colorful crew of mercenaries bypass reanimated Elvis impersonators and a zombie white tiger to lay claim to a Vegas jackpot before nukes are dropped? And is writer-director Zack Snyder pushing his luck by returning to the horror genre 15 years after his Dawn of the Dead remake? Your chances for a good time always improve when you

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02:08:34

Army of the Dead

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/05/25

George Clooney and his Ocean’s co-stars made casino heists look easy, but they never had to crack a safe being guarded by an Army of the Dead. Can Dave Bautista and his colorful crew of mercenaries bypass reanimated Elvis impersonators and a zombie white tiger to lay claim to a Vegas jackpot before nukes are dropped? And is writer-director Zack Snyder pushing his luck by returning to the horror genre 15 years after his Dawn of the Dead remake? Your chances for a good time always improve when you

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01:27:25

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

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2021/05/19

Ladies and gentlemen, I have one piece of advice for you. No matter what Jigsaw tells you, there's no escape from a Jigsaw trap. None! Oh, there's pain in a Jigsaw trap, but you don't want pain...you want an escape. And Chris Rock's new movie Spiral: From the Book of Saw shows there's no escape from a Jigsaw trap. So play the game, and our podcast review of Spiral, now.

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01:27:25

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/05/19

Ladies and gentlemen, I have one piece of advice for you. No matter what Jigsaw tells you, there's no escape from a Jigsaw trap. None! Oh, there's pain in a Jigsaw trap, but you don't want pain...you want an escape. And Chris Rock's new movie Spiral: From the Book of Saw shows there's no escape from a Jigsaw trap. So play the game, and our podcast review of Spiral, now. {Saw Series}

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03:30:12

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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2021/05/12

Anthony Mackie shields himself from the pressure of becoming the next Captain America by taking to the sky as The Falcon for Marvel’s second Disney+ miniseries, and it’s made Sebastian Stan angry enough to relapse back into The Winter Soldier. Can these two set aside their differences long enough to save the world from a group of political extremists enhanced by super-soldier serum? And do these six episodes go by in a Blip, or is the MCU better suited to the big screen? Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart

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01:25:01

Without Remorse

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2021/05/05

Tom Clancy techno-thrillers typically feature desk-bound diplomats on the hunt for missing subs and rogue nukes, but the stakes are much more personal for Michael B Jordan (Creed) as he seeks vengeance against the hitman who murdered his family in Without Remorse. Could the Navy Seal-turned-CIA operative start WWIII by breaking out of jail and heading to Russia in such a rage? And will Amazon Prime give this character's origin story the same hero's welcome that greeted old friend Jack Ryan? You'll

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01:25:01

Without Remorse

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/05/05

Tom Clancy techno-thrillers typically feature desk-bound diplomats on the hunt for missing subs and rogue nukes, but the stakes are much more personal for Michael B Jordan (Creed) as he seeks vengeance against the hitman who murdered his family in Without Remorse. Could the Navy Seal-turned-CIA operative start WWIII by breaking out of jail and heading to Russia in such a rage? And will Amazon Prime give this character's origin story the same hero's welcome that greeted old friend Jack Ryan? You'll

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01:52:10

Mortal Kombat (2021)

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2021/04/28

It’s been a hot minute since movie theaters hosted aMortal Kombattournament, but now the notoriously violent video game reboots itself on IMAX screens and HBO as an R-rated cinematic free-for-all. Can Raiden and damned ninja Scorpion light a fire under a mediocre MMA fighter, a double amputee, a girl without a dragon tattoo, and a loudmouth Aussie, so they’re prepared for a flawless victory over Shang Tsung, Sub-Zero, and other Outworld challengers? And will this 2021 rematch receive the cold

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01:15:34

Monster Hunter

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/04/21

Milla Jovovich and director Paul WS Anderson are hoping to recapture lightning in a bottle as they leave behind the zombie hordes of Resident Evil to chase bigger video game beasties in the 2020 blowout Monster Hunter. Will a team of grizzled UN soldiers find their way home after a sandstorm sweeps them into an alternate reality where giant crabs, worms, and dragons sit atop the food chain? And will martial artist Tony Jaa or Ron “Hellboy” Perlman help or hinder their chances of survival? Find out

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01:51:26

Pixels

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/04/14

Adam Sandler tries his hand in the Now Playing Arcade with the 2015 video game farce Pixels. Space invaders have brought classic coin-op characters to life, and now Pac-Man is gobbling up Manhattan, while Centipede conducts a pub crawl through London. Is it possible for a washed-up Atari addict to save a country that was stupid enough to elect Kevin James to be President? And can Q*bert, con artist Peter Dinklage, and crackpot Josh Gad take this former Waterboy to the next level of comedy? No

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01:41:32

Godzilla vs. Kong

Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast ·

2021/04/07

Godzilla Vs. Kongis a rivalry as old as the Hollow Earth (or at least the Japanese showdown of 1963), and now their battle to be crowned King of the Monsters is 2021’s biggest movie event. Will the Now Playing hosts cheer for the big ape as he breaks free of Project Monarch chains that have shackled him sinceSkull Island? Or is the angry green lizard still our fav, despite being slandered as the bad guy by a biotech company angling to unleash a robot monster of its own? Find out if this final round

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