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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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02:04:45

King Kong (2005)

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2020/02/26

Lord of the Ringsmastermind Peter Jackson emerged from Middle Earth with enough box office clout and Oscar statues to get any movie made he wanted. So why reteam with Gollum (aka Andy Serkis), and send huckster Jack Black, loverboy Adrien Brody, and new blonde Naomi Watts on an expedition to resurrectKing Kongin 2005? Find out if their trip to Skull Island needs to be the length of a Tolkien epic, or if the podcasters would prefer to tourJurassic Parkinstead, when you download the latest installment

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01:55:31

Sonic the Hedgehog

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2020/02/19

Sega has taken company mascotSonic The Hedgehogto the next level with a brand new live-action feature. That means Arnie, Justin, and Stuart are racing back to the Now Playing Arcade to cover all the twists and loop-de-loops this video game icon has traveled on the road to this CGI makeover. Will the Blue Devil win over Red State America as he makes rural Montana his home? And is he running rings around smartypants Dr. Robotnik, or has Jim Carrey simply forfeited the comedy game? Push play on the

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02:05:22

Birds of Prey

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2020/02/11

Time to find out who the real Harley Quinn is! Margot Robbie emancipates herself from that less-than-fantabulous group of metahumans known asSuicide Squadto fly with new crew Birds of Prey. Does a teen pickpocket, salty cop, ass-kicking lounge singer, and crossbow killer offer Harley the same level of protection as Jared Leto’s Joker? Or can Gotham villains like Black Mask (Ewan McGregor) separate this smart-mouthed clown from her face or breakfast sandwich without fear of retaliation? Chillax with

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01:24:05

King Kong Lives

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2020/02/05

Does the thought of a well-endowed female gorilla make your heart pump a little faster? One supersized simian is certainly warm to Lady Kong’s form - picking himself up from the broken pavement after his 1976 tumble from the World Trade Center, and continuing on in the 1986 sequelKing Kong Lives. Is Linda Hamilton proud to oversee the birth of another miracle baby two years after delivering John Connor, or should she terminate her agent for casting her in this monkey business? The podcasters are off

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01:40:40

King Kong (1976)

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2020/01/29

Long before she became a fixture onAmerican Horror Story, Jessica Lange practiced her screaming skills as the aspiring actress abducted byKing Kongin a colorful 1976 remake. Is the big ape willing to play second banana to Jeff Bridges, as a primate paleontologist also falling for the buxom blonde? And can oil executive Charles Grodon strike it rich by putting Kong on tour, after Skull Island proves not to have the dinosaurs needed to produce a gasoline fortune? Arnie, Jakob and Stuart answer the

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02:03:08

Bad Boys For Life

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2020/01/22

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence declare themselvesBad Boys For Lifeas they relaunch the irreverent action franchise that made them box office titans a quarter century ago. But did Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett make a bargain with God, or sell their souls, when they retired director Michael Bay, and joined a SWAT team of squeaky clean Millennials who defer all the dangerous work to drones? And how will Mike clean up his brouhaha with a black magic witch running a Mexican cartel? Lean

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01:04:40

King Kong Escapes

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2020/01/15

America wanted their big gorilla back for a popular Saturday morning cartoon, butKing Kong Escapesfor one last Japanese adventure. Villainous Dr. Who (no relation to the BBC Timelord) needs the legendary ape’s help in mining the North Pole of a rare mineral. Can a Bond babe and kidnapped nurse seduce Kong into dirtying his paws? Or will the beast find it impossible to dig alongside a robotical replica of himself dubbed Mechani-Kong? Join all of Tokyo in getting the blow-by-blow of their beatdown

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01:17:06

King Kong vs. Godzilla

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2020/01/07

Don’t panic! King Kong has broken free of his American handlers and heads to Japan for fisticuffs with local lizard Godzilla. Should Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob drop a nuke on these two iconic monsters to stop them from soiling their cinematic reputations? Or did the big ape need this childish, man-in-rubber-suit cage match to make him relevant 30 years after his embarrassing tumble from the Empire State Building? Chill out with some cigarettes and soma berries, slip on the headphones, and find out

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01:49:08

Misery

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2019/12/31

Now Playing has one last podcast for 2019, dedicated to all those dirty birdies who love the oogy mind of Stephen King. Writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan) finds himself inMiseryafter he’s pulled from a car crash in snowy Colorado, and tortured by a demented fan who demands a new chapter for the romance novel heroine he retired. Did Kathy Bates deserve the Oscar for her tough love bedside manner? And how many pages from the book did director Rob Reiner have to eat in order to bring this very literate

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02:46:22

The Rise of Skywalker

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2019/12/25

The Emperor Strikes Back! Zombie Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) steps from the shadows with secrets that could force last Jedi Rey (Daisy Ridley) to turn to the Dark Side and bad boy Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). But General Leia (Carrie Fisher) is committed to using every last ounce of her Old War star power to squash this Final Order, and pave the way forThe Rise of Skywalker. Find out how much resistance Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart put up for the ninth and final episode in the Star Wars saga in when you

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01:29:02

Black Christmas (2019)

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2019/12/17

‘Twas the night ofBlack Christmas, and all through Blumhouse, strange creatures in hoodies, sought coeds to roust. But the remake has armed all the women with care, in the hopes it’s the bros’ turn to finally be scared. Now Arnie! Now Stuart! Now Brock to their boots, head off to the theater to watch Imogen Poots. Will this boys-vs-girls showdown get social media chatter? Or will militant feminists not even find that it matters? The hosts will exclaim their thoughts and insights, when you download

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00:57:25

Son of Kong

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2019/12/11

Life is tough for theSon of Kong.Everyone expects him to follow in his father’s massive footsteps, and scale the box office heights of the first film. But this quickie sequel has different monkey business in mind as it sends scandalized movie director Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) back to Skull Island for romantic hijinks with an orphaned circus performer. Will they - or Now Playing hosts Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart - find any buried treasure while watching little albino Kong take on dinosaurs, cave

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01:53:34

King Kong (1933)

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2019/12/04

Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart find themselves in an Empire State Of Mind as they begin a four month wrestling match withKing Kong- the Eighth Wonder of the World! This towering franchise has cast an 86-year-long shadow over film history, beginning with the big ape’s 1933 blockbuster debut! Head back to Skull Island with Now Playing, and discover if this legendary movie star still has the strength to make audiences scream like Fay Wray, or beat down 50 foot tall lizard Godzilla for their 2020 theatrical

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01:16:47

Ratchet & Clank

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2019/11/27

Playstation heroesRatchet and Clankstarred in 12 video game adventures together before making the quantum leap to movie theaters for a fast-paced (and okay, financially unsuccessful) 2016 animated feature. Did Earthlings miss a memorable screen pairing? And can this one-of-a-kind alien mechanic and his defective warbot bestie stop villains voiced by Paul Giamatti and Sylvester Stallone from reconfiguring the most beautiful planets in the solar system? No quarters needed to play the latest Now

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01:56:29

Charlie's Angels (2019)

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2019/11/20

'70s TV execs discounted Aaron Spelling's idea for aCharlie's Angelsshow because there was no man to come and save them. Well, a lot has changed in the last 40 years and the women are just fine saving themselves...and even some men who get in trouble. Thus we have the Elizabeth Banks produced, directed, co-written, and co-starring 2019Charlie's Angels. But in a post #TimesUp world is there still place for an Aaron Spelling-like jiggle fest? And if not, what does that leave for the Angels? Join us

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01:51:24

Doctor Sleep

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2019/11/13

Little Danny barely escaped Jack Nicholson and the ghosts of the Overlook Hotel back in 1980. Now grown-up Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) - nicknamedDoctor Sleep- is fighting the demon of alcoholism, as well as a pack of vampiric gypsies hoping to eat the soul of a powerful child clairvoyant. Will thisShiningsequel leave Kubrick fans steaming? Or can new director Mike Flanagan honor the classic movie while bringing the story back to Stephen King’s original intentions? Join the hosts as they pick up

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01:55:07

Terminator: Dark Fate

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2019/11/06

Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) thought she saved humanity from a SkyNet future of robot domination. So it’s ironic that new cybernetic menace Legion has come online in the year 2020, and it’s now Sarah’sDark Fateto protect new target Dani (Natalia Reyes) from a newTerminator. Will the arrival of augmented future soldier Grace (Mackenzie Davis) increase their chances of success? Or is it curtains for James Cameron’s flagship franchise (and if so, are they polka dot or butterfly drapes)? Find out when

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01:34:16

3 From Hell

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2019/10/30

For nearly a decadeDevil's Rejectsstars Bill Moseley and Sid Haig, plus series creator Rob Zombie, said the series--like its main characters--was dead. 10 years and several flops later, the Firefly family is back from the dead! How does Zombie explain this away? And are these3 From Hellas dangerous in 1988 as they were in the '70s? Joinourthree podcast hosts from hell, Marjorie, Brock, and Arnie, to find out! {House of 1000 Corpses} {Rob Zombie Series}

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00:07:17

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2019/10/26

Rule #1 when you’re producing a sequel: Bring back everyone that made the first film successful.It took a decade, and probably more than a few Twinkies, but director Ruben Fleischer has managed to "Double Tap" Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone for a second trip to Zombieland! Can the foursome teach Generation Z how to fight a ferocious new strain of undead? And is the Oval Office or Graceland a better place to wait out the apocalypse? Find out when you become a Now

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01:17:24

Doom: Annihilation

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2019/10/23

Now Playing Arcade podcasters Justin, Arnie, and Stuart thought that first-person shooterDoomhad already done a bang-up job destroying the video game’s appeal on the big screen with the Dwayne Johnson/Karl Urban 2005 movie. Second chapterAnnihilationreturns to finish the job with a squad of no-name Marines on a mission to mow down rubber suit demons and zombies in lab coats on a Martian moonbase. Have the hosts opened a portal to hell or the next level in camp comedy? Strap on some protective armor

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