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The theatrical business is nowhere near pre-pandemic levels, BUT the streaming revolution is in full swing in March 2021. Is “revolution” still the right word? Haven’t the streamers won? ALL of the new releases on the Now Playing Podcast schedule are debuting (or have already debuted) on streaming, and this month the show’s hosts will sample heavily […]
It’s happening again. With COVID-19 vaccinations lagging in parts of the country and America’s leading immunologist warning that a “return to normal” may not come until fall, Hollywood studios are pushing their 2021 films back several months, hoping to release would-be blockbusters at a time when moviegoers can safely return to theaters. That’s thrown the Now Playing […]
Now Playing Podcast enters its 14th year in 2021 and still hasn’t run out of movies to talk about. The first month of the new year is very much like many months in 2020 – devoid of new theatrical releases, save for the latest effort from Resident Evil duo Milla Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson. But the month will […]
It’s been a long and exhausting year, but Now Playing Podcast is leaving 2020 on a positive note, with nineall-new episodes for listeners and supporters. It’s a good thing December has 31 days. Here’s everything coming to Now Playing Podcast in December 2020. December 1 – 48 Hrs. December was supposed to be the month of Eddie Murphy, with our […]
In a crowded field of competing film-focused podcasts, Now Playing Podcast has managed to separate itself from the pack via its acclaimed retrospective format, keeping listeners engaged week after week as the show’s panel of critics chronicle decades of Hollywood franchise hits (and misses). But it wasn’t always the plan. Now Playing Podcast launched in 2007 as a short-form, […]
By Heath Chamerski On August 1 1986, Walt Disney released Flight of the Navigator. Considered a seminal family sci-fi flick, it grossed $18 million at the box office on its way to becoming a cult hit on VHS and cable. Navigator is the story of 12-year-old David Freeman, who mysteriously disappears in 1978 only to return […]
Despite all that’s happened in 2020, there’s a lot to be thankful for at Now Playing Podcast. This year, we’ve launched our IN FOCUS newsletter, hosted a series of summer watch parties, started up a Letterboxd channel, and we never missed a week of podcasting. That last part is only possible because of the support of our listeners, and so […]
Do you remember which film gave you the biggest jump scare of your life? All of us can point to at least one example of, “The scariest movie I ever saw!” but as we all know, one person’s nightmare fuel is another person’s fandom. For every viewer so freaked out by Freddy Krueger that they can’t […]
At last, October has arrived, and we can take a break from the horrors of reality to enjoy make believe scares. This month, Now Playing Podcast is serving up some laughter alongside buckets of blood, with Tremors on the main feed and two long-requested retrospectives on their way to supporters of the show’s bi-annual donation drive. Here’s […]
For the first time in months, multiple major releases will be in movie theaters as the industry attempts to win back audiences following the pandemic shutdown. Would-be blockbusters on the September calendar include Bill & Ted Face the Music, eternally-delayed The New Mutants, and Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. Of the three, only Bill & Ted is being released simultaneously on video-on-demand […]
The pandemic may have spoiled the summer movie season, but that doesn’t mean there are no summer movies.
Stephen King movies, a new Deep Blue Sea, Cast Away, Sleepaway Camp sequels, and one Excellent Adventure. Here’s everything coming to Now Playing Podcast in August 2020.
Summer movie season is still on hold at America’s multiplexes, but Now Playing Podcast comes to the rescue in July with two long requested retrospectives, a trifecta of live watch parties, and one surprising listener-supported review.
Having wrapped its Viral Outbreak retrospective, a last minute programming shift prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, Now Playing Podcast is easing back into familiar territory in the month of June. While theaters remain closed, at least until Christopher Nolan’s Tenet arrives in July, Now Playing is continuing its long-running Stephen King retrospective, plotting an “escape” with filmmaker John Carpenter, […]
For the first time since 2009, Now Playing Podcast is going back to Crystal Lake. It will be a brief return, because we’re then hopping a boat for the Big Apple! On Friday, May 1 at 9 p.m. EST, Now Playing will host a LIVE Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan watch party on Hot Mic, […]
Moviegoing looked much different at the start of 2020, with Marvel’s Black Widow and the Chris Rock-led Spiral: From the Book of Saw among the films Now Playing Podcast was set to review in the month of May. With at least one major movie theater chain vowing to keep its doors closed until there is new Hollywood product to […]
Grab your flashlight and sleeping bag, because Now Playing Podcast is returning to Camp Crystal Lake. For the first time in 11 years, the show will revisit its first retrospective series when it hosts a live Friday the 13th watch party via Amazon Prime Video on Friday, May 1 at 9 p.m. EST. Now Playing […]
With movie theaters around the globe shuttered and the COVID-19 pandemic postponing new releases for months, the Now Playing Podcast team has been rearranging its April 2020 (and beyond) schedule in order to keep up with the changes. The fourth month of 2020 will see Now Playing Podcast debuting its “Viral Outbreak” retrospective, a deep […]
As governments work to contain the global pandemic caused by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Hollywood studios are swiftly reorganizing their release schedules, postponing anticipated new releases indefinitely and locking down new dates later in 2020 and 2021. As of March 12, major releases including the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, Disney’s The New Mutants, Paramount’s A Quiet […]
Everything Coming to Now Playing Podcast Jordan Peele. John Krasinski. Uwe Boll. Not only are you reading those names in the same paragraph for the first (and probably last) time in your life, you’ll also be hearing about them throughout the month of March on Now Playing Podcast. With the major franchise releases looming in […]
If you’ve ever wanted to watch the Academy Awards with the hosts of Now Playing Podcast, this is your chance! On Sunday, February 9 at 8 p.m. EST, Arnie, Stuart, and Brock will be streaming LIVE on your phone, as Now Playing Podcast partners with Hot Mic to host our first Oscars viewing party. While […]
While Han’s return should be a celebratory moment, it raises an important question: What happens when there are no stakes left in this series?
If there’s one thing we love about February 2020, it’s an extra day (thanks Leap Year!) to listen to Now Playing Podcast. The month features a pair of new theatrical releases, bookended by new entries in the show’s King Kong retrospective, and the final episode in Now Playing’s 2019 Fall/Winter Donation Drive. Mark your calendars, listeners, here’s […]
It seemed in 2019 I was anxious each month for a new film. From Glass (a super-villain team-up!) to Avengers: Endgame (how can they follow up infinity war?) to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Tarantino back with DiCaprio and Pitt in a Charles Manson story!) to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (can they […]
If you're a completist, here's where you can watch all of the Ju-On and Grudge films online.
For those listeners who are always looking forward to Tuesdays and Fridays, here’s a look at what’s coming to Now Playing Podcast in January 2020.
I keep reading articles and posts about how movies aren’t what they used to be. From Martin Scorsese, bitter about his Irishman distribution woes, to Spielberg decrying the “movie-ness” of streaming services, to box office reports of lower attendance. Yet I maintain the 2010s have had as many great films as any decade before. When […]
As we approach New Year’s, it’s a time to look back at what 2019 brought…and that means best of/worst of lists. I readily admit my movie watching in 2019 was dominated by Now Playing Podcast’s calendar. Many of the films in this list were reviewed on that podcast. Now to the list: 10. Between Two […]
Need a soundtrack to fuel your Halloween festivities? The Now Playing Podcast team did the work for you! To celebrate the spooky season, and one of our favorite times of the year, we’ve compiled a collection of our favorite tracks from our favorite horror and slasher flicks. This playlist, which you can find on the […]
By Curtis Stevenson “I’m not such a bad pilot myself. “ -Luke Skywalker We all have seen the great pilots — Luke, Vader, Han, Kylo, Boba Fett, Rey, Anakin, and Chewbacca — on the big screen. Now, with the newest wave of pre-painted miniatures from Fantasy Flight Games, you can fly with all of them in X-Wing Miniatures […]
We didn’t see that coming. Marvel Studios dropped a poster and second trailer for Avengers: Endgame on Wednesday morning; dialing the hype machine up to 22 for fans still floating on air following Captain Marvel’s mid-credits tease. The blockbuster (and it will be) arrives in theaters April 26, and while the gap between Captain Marvel […]
by Arnie Carvalho “No matter how much you love the original films in the Friday the 13th series, it’s virtually indisputable that the 2009 remake/reboot/re-imagining is far and away the best made of all of them.” — Adam-Troy Castro, Syfy.com “Can we now admit ‘Friday the 13th’ 2009 was damn good?” — Michael White, Bloody-Disgusting.com “It is one of the best film franchise reboots put out in theaters in the past 15 years.” — Jason Parker, Friday The 13th Franchise.com “I’ve always been of the mind (and it’s a hill I’ll die on), that it kinda just makes no sense to be a fan of the original Friday the 13th movies and yet not a fan of Friday the 13th ’09” — John Squires, Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting.com, on Twitter “Stay away from this movie. It really is one of the bad ones…Run from this movie. Do not reward the makers with your money” — Arnie, Now Playing’s 2009 Podcast review “In three years no one, absolutely no one, will remember that they saw it, that they liked it, it will have no aftertaste whatsoever. People will remember the original, they will not remember this movie.” — Stuart, Now Playing’s 2009 Podcast review Still Now Playing 10 Years Later… Today is a momentous day in my life. It’s a birthday of sorts. While Now Playing Podcast started in 2007 it (like many shows, TV, radio, podcast, […]
Star Wars Action News Photo Editor Curtis Stevenson shows you how With Sideshow finally finishing the Empire Strikes Back bounty hunter series, many collectors had already broken out their old Hasbro figures to see what could be salvaged and upgraded with a little paint or some simple mods to display with their other figures. Curtis: After Sideshow […]
Friday’s Child’s Play teaser drop left plenty of wanting, and not much to unpack. Those hoping for a full reveal of a reanimated Chucky doll will have to wait for the next trailer to arrive, which will come sometime between now and June 21. The few clues dropped in the 60-second ad hint at a […]
Dwayne Johnson saved Universal’s flagship franchise once before. Now he’s turned it into a full-blown superhero spectacle. By Jason R. Latham “I’m trying to save the world, which, for the record, will be my fourth time,” boasts Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs in the debut trailer for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, the spinoff […]
Justin, Arnie, and Stuart use the 42nd installment of the Now Playing Arcade to celebrate being 47… that is, video game Hitman: Codename 47. Die Hard 4 villain Timothy Olyphant hoped to make a killing at the box office when he suited up to play this mysterious baldie with a barcode back in Thanksgiving 2007. But can his follically-challenged […]
Are you entertained watching ungrateful children sass their parents in public places? Check out After Earth – M. Night Shyamalan’s documentary on the trials and tribulations Will Smith goes through trying to turn son Jaden into a movie star. (Ostensibly, it’s also a sci-fi saga about a father and son marooned on inhospitable future Earth, working together […]
Are you entertained watching ungrateful children sass their parents in public places? Check out After Earth – M. Night Shyamalan’s documentary on the trials and tribulations Will Smith goes through trying to turn son Jaden into a movie star. (Ostensibly, it’s also a sci-fi saga about a father and son marooned on inhospitable future Earth, working together […]
The Last Knight left many Transformers fans feeling stung, but Hasbro hopes to reawaken nostalgia for the 1980s toy line with their retro-minded solo film Bumblebee. Can the lovable VW bug connect with a grieving gearhead teenager (Hailee Steinfeld) using only a car radio to speak? And will Sector 7 jarhead John Cena, or Decepticons […]
Our review of Bumblebee will be out for everyone on Totally Free Tuesday, January 1. This is an early, (mostly) unedited release for our Gold level patrons of $25 and higher. If you want to hear this and many other shows early, plus get access to over 20 exclusive bonus shows, join our Patron campaign […]
M. Night Shyamalan’s career continued to deflate as he turned The Last Airbender, a beloved Nickelodeon cartoon series, into the Razzie award-winning Worst Film of 2010. Are podcasters Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob ready to tattoo red arrows on their foreheads and go to war with this sham cinematic genius? Or can they bend the rules for […]
DC Comics invites audiences to dive under the sea and get chummy with Aquaman – a character who got a lot of sand kicked in his face back in the days of Superfriends. Now tough guy Jason Momoa is on the hook to win the bastard Atlantean some cinematic justice. Will he stop half-brother King Orm (Patrick […]
Our review of Aquaman will be out for everyone on Totally Free Tuesday, Chrismas — December 25th. This is an early, (mostly) unedited release for our Gold level patrons and higher. If you want to hear this and many other shows early, plus get access to over 20 exclusive bonus shows (including next week’s A […]
Everybody out of the swimming pool! There’s a Lady in the Water who keeps insisting M. Night Shyamalan is the most important and inspirational writer of the 21st Century… even after making this flop fairy tale! Can schlubby building superintendent Paul Giamatti set sea nymph Bryce Dallas Howard straight, and keep this vanity project from […]
Note: This podcast is available to Now Playing Podcast Patrons of $25 or more. This podcast will only be available until March 31, 2019, so be sure to listen (and, if you want to listen after, to download) before that date! You can also get this podcast through the Now Playing Spring 2018 Donation Drive, or individually for a small […]
Our review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse will be out for everyone on Totally Free Tuesday, December 18th. This is an early, mostly unedited release for our Gold level patrons and higher. If you want to hear this and many other shows early, plus get access to over 20 exclusive bonus shows, join our Patron […]
Everybody out of the swimming pool! There’s a Lady in the Water who keeps insisting M. Night Shyamalan is the most important and inspirational writer of the 21st Century… even after making this flop fairy tale! Can schlubby building superintendent Paul Giamatti set sea nymph Bryce Dallas Howard straight, and keep this vanity project from […]
Note: This podcast is available to Now Playing Podcast Patrons of $25 or more. This podcast will only be available until March 31, 2019, so be sure to listen (and, if you want to listen after, to download) before that date! You can also get this podcast through the Now Playing Spring 2018 Donation Drive, or individually for a small […]
Everybody out of the swimming pool! There’s a Lady in the Water who keeps insisting M. Night Shyamalan is the most important and inspirational writer of the 21st Century… even after making this flop fairy tale! Can schlubby building superintendent Paul Giamatti set sea nymph Bryce Dallas Howard straight, and keep this vanity project from […]
Mark Wahlberg aimed to please fans of the popular shooter Max Payne, but his 2008 movie adaptation missed its target audience and clipped the wings of a potential franchise. Will this vigilante cop have better luck scoring points with Now Playing Arcade hosts Justin, Arnie, and Stuart? And can they coherently link the man who murdered […]
M. Night Shyamalan built a wall between himself and some of his fan base when he set his encore to Signs in a 19th Century Village full of superstition and suppressed passion. Can podcasters Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob turn a blind eye to a controversial twist that makes a fool out of Adrien Brody? Or […]
M. Night Shyamalan built a wall between himself and some of his fan base when he set his encore to Signs in a 19th Century Village full of superstition and suppressed passion. Can podcasters Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob turn a blind eye to a controversial twist that makes a fool out of Adrien Brody? Or […]
The Rocky series continues to go the distance with its eighth installment: Creed II. But is this really Adonis Creed’s story, or is it Rocky’s, as old nemesis Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) brings his son Viktor to the US for a fight? Will history repeat itself? And can Creed II still pack a punch when Creed writer/director Ryan Coogler is replaced with […]
Unbreakable showed no Signs of derailing M. Night Shyamalan’s plans to reclaim summer box office glory with another story of spiritual crisis, suspense, and unseen supernatural forces. Was it coincidence or an act of God that brings Mel Gibson to the role of a troubled holy man turning the other cheek to mysterious crop circles […]
Wreck-It Ralph not only Breaks The Internet with his second movie, he shatters Thanksgiving box office records. But never fear… it’s Tech Support Tuesday, and hosts Justin, Arnie, and Stuart have the antivirus to all the holiday weekend hype. Will entering a violent racing game help glitchy Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) connect with her […]
May the Savings be with you on this Cyber Monday where, finally, there are some great bargains to be had on Black Series and Vintage Collection Hasbro Toys, LEGO, and more! Black Series/The Vintage Collection Hasbro Toys The best bargain at Amazon today is the Black Series Force FX Z6 Riot Control Baton. This $200 […]
For Thanksgiving Arnie, Justin, and Stuart watched and reviewed the second Wreck-It Ralph movie. Did they wreck this blockbuster sequel? The fully edited show will be on our main feed Tuesday, for everyone, for free! But Now Playing Patrons who are at the $25 level or higher for early show releases can hear the (mostly) unedited, […]
The bond between writer/director M. Night Shyamalan and superstar Bruce Willis was Unbreakable in 2000, as the Dynamic Duo quickly reunited for another tale of secret supernatural powers. Yet their brooding comic book movie didn’t come close to shattering Sixth Sense box office records, and a sequel sat in movie jail for nearly twenty years. Before Sam “Mr. Glass” […]
Good video games typically “go Turbo” and become crummy movies, but Walt Disney animators try to “Fix-It” with Wreck-It Ralph – a love letter to classic coin-ops. Can an 8-bit villain voiced by John C. Reilly step into a first person shooter and rebrand himself a hero? And do Arnie, Justin, and Stuart get a sugar rush […]
Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie have a mission for all listeners this November: become a Now Playing Patron and enjoy an epic review of 1979 ‘Nam classic Apocalypse Now. Martin Sheen put his life on the line to play a shell-shocked soldier traveling a war-torn river on the hunt for rogue colonel Marlon Brando. Is this boat trip into […]
Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie have a mission for all listeners this November: become a Now Playing Patron and enjoy an epic review of 1979 ‘Nam classic Apocalypse Now. Martin Sheen put his life on the line to play a shell-shocked soldier traveling a war-torn river on the hunt for rogue colonel Marlon Brando. Is this boat trip into […]
This week Now Playing starts its M Night Shyamalan Thrillers Retrospective series of podcast movie reviews. M Night is a director Stuart has long wanted to cover on Now Playing and now, with the upcoming release of Glass, the third part in Shyamalan’s Eastrail 177 Trilogy, he’s getting the chance. Here Stuart has a message for […]
It’s homecoming weekend in Silent Hill, as teenage runaway Sharon reunites with her darkside doppelganger Alessa for a 2012 sequel in 3-D! Will the Revelation that cultists have kidnapped adoptive father Sean Bean provide a good reason for moviegoers to head back into the fog and solve new puzzles? And is Game of Thrones hunk Kit Harington much […]
This podcast was released early for Now Playing Patrons of $25 or more. It will be made publicly available on our usual “new podcast” day, Tuesday, November 13. It’s homecoming weekend in Silent Hill, as teenage runaway Sharon reunites with her darkside doppelganger Alessa for a 2012 sequel in 3-D! Will the Revelation that cultists […]
40 years after Dario Argento burned down Tanz Academy, the school for dancing and occult sciences is open again in divided Berlin for an epic 2018 remake of Suspiria! Can 50 Shades star Dakota Johnson keep pace with all the new steps that Oscar nominee Luca Guadagnino has added to this horror exercise? And is witchcraft, delusion, or […]
40 years after Dario Argento burned down Tanz Academy, the school for dancing and occult sciences is open again in divided Berlin for an epic 2018 remake of Suspiria! Can 50 Shades star Dakota Johnson keep pace with all the new steps that Oscar nominee Luca Guadagnino has added to this horror exercise? And is witchcraft, delusion, or […]
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 […]
Before she battled David Bowie in the Labyrinth, Jennifer Connelly fought off a deformed serial killer at her Swiss boarding school in Dario Argento’s demented fantasy Phenomena. Better known as Creepers in the States, the movie finds the teenage beauty using paranormal powers to befriend flies, lightning bugs, and swarms of flesh-eating insects (not to mention crippled entomologist Donald […]
Before she battled David Bowie in the Labyrinth, Jennifer Connelly fought off a deformed serial killer at her Swiss boarding school in Dario Argento’s demented fantasy Phenomena. Better known as Creepers in the States, the movie finds the teenage beauty using paranormal powers to befriend flies, lightning bugs, and swarms of flesh-eating insects (not to […]
Because we consider you family, Now Playing is releasing a bonus podcast review of Hereditary for your Halloween enjoyment. Will Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob lose their heads over what’s become the most hyped horror flick of 2018? Or is the sight of Toni Collette’s model household going insane more likely to induce headaches than heart […]
Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie tried to Runaway from their Stephen King duties in 2018, but the tenth installment of Children of the Corn has found its way onto the Now Playing calendar in time for Halloween! Join these podcasters as they catch up with Ruth – a fugitive of the Gatlin corn cult who is […]
All aboard Terror Train – the final stop on Jamie Lee Curtis’ world tour as Scream Queen of 1980. The horror icon now finds herself stalked on a steam-powered locomotive by a fraternity pledge in a Groucho Marx mask. Donate at the Platinum Level and watch magician David Copperfield’s acting career disappear before you eyes! Marvel at the […]
Return to Haddonfield with Brock, Arnie, and Stuart as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of Halloween with a podcast review of the blockbuster 2018 requel (rebooted sequel)! Former babysitter Laurie Strode is the one stalking Michael Myers this time, as the captured killer is transferred to a new sanitarium. Can Jamie Lee Curtis’s pistol-packin’ grandma hit the […]
The Theta Girl Director: Chris Bickel Writer: David Axe Starring:Victoria Elizabeth Donofrio, Shane Silman, Darelle D. Dove Studio: Barron Perter Productions Release Date: October 13, 2017 The Theta Girl is a psychedelic horror/thriller made for $14,000 by first-time filmmakers. Director Chris Bickel stated his main goal was just to finish the project no matter what the final product was. […]
The New Halloween film broke records for its box office, and Stuart, Arnie, and Brock broke a record for one of our longest recordings — nearly 2.5 hours discussing this sequel/Reboot. The edited, much shorter, show will be on our main feed Tuesday for everyone for free! But Now Playing Patrons who are at […]
Fans crowned Jamie Lee Curtis a Scream Queen on Halloween, but the actress didn’t receive her tiara until she walked the catwalk on Prom Night. Is the actress playing another innocent high school student under attack? Or could Curtis be the one under that glittery ski mask, slicing up the bullies responsible for her […]
Notorious filmmaker Uwe Boll has gone Postal – firing back at his many critics with a raunchy adaptation of one of the most offensive video games ever made. Can one unlucky Dude with a shotgun (Zack Ward) stop a Taliban plot to spread bird flu, and earn the respect of his trailer park? Or will […]
Jamie Lee Curtis kicked off 1980 by re-teaming with Halloween director John Carpenter for a tangle with zombie lepers in The Fog. Does accepting rides from crusty Tom Atkins successfully change the actress’ image from virginal babysitter to promiscuous hitchhiker? Or will our Scream Queen be upstaged by Carpenter’s busty wife Adrienne Barbeau, making her big screen debut […]
WE are Now Playing, and this week WE are watching Venom – the gooey space alien who tries to survive a new movie without Spider-Man as his host. WE will see if reporter Tom Hardy and his black-and-white parasite can bring down unethical tech guru Riz Ahmed, repair a broken relationship with lawyer/fiancee Michelle Williams, […]
Now Playing’s review of Venom will be on our main feed Tuesday, June 19, 2018 — for free, for everyone, forever. But patrons of $25 or more can enjoy this early unedited release. Being a (mostly) unedited podcast. It has no opening or closing credits and will contain background noises, misspeaks, and other errors. Also a couple corrections […]
Now Playing Patrons have damned podcasters Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob to make sense of The Witch, the spooky 2016 indie that divides genre fans over the label “elevated horror”. Is black magic at work when baby Samuel goes missing, and a 17th Century family of Salem exiles start blaming each other for their sudden streak […]
Now Playing Patrons have damned podcasters Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob to make sense of The Witch, the spooky 2016 indie that divides genre fans over the label “elevated horror”. Is black magic at work when baby Samuel goes missing, and a 17th Century family of Salem exiles start blaming each other for their sudden streak […]
Now Playing Patrons have damned podcasters Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob to make sense of The Witch, the spooky 2016 indie that divides genre fans over the label “elevated horror”. Is black magic at work when baby Samuel goes missing, and a 17th Century family of Salem exiles start blaming each other for their sudden streak […]
Uwe Boll’s reviled adaptation of Sega’s House of the Dead video game won’t stay dead, lumbering back to life with a SyFy Channel sequel. AMS agents Nightingale (Saw 2 babe Emmanuelle Vaugier) and Ellis (Ed Quinn) lead a team of soldiers into a college campus overrun with “hyper-sapiens”. Can they retrieve a blood sample from Patient Zero, and […]
30 years after Suspiria put Italian splatter movies on the map, Dario Argento completes the Three Mothers trilogy with an apocalyptic 2007 finale. Museum curators unseal an ancient urn, and unwittingly unleash a kinky witch named Lachrymarum (Moran Atias) onto the streets of Rome. But if she’s the Mother of Tears, why can’t podcasters Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob stop laughing? […]
Note: This podcast is available to Now Playing Podcast Patrons of $10 or more. This podcast will only be available until March 31, 2019, so be sure to listen (and, if you want to listen after, to download) before that date! You can also get this podcast through the Now Playing Spring 2018 Donation Drive, or individually for a small […]
30 years after Suspiria put Italian splatter movies on the map, Dario Argento completes the Three Mothers trilogy with an apocalyptic 2007 finale. Museum curators unseal an ancient urn, and unwittingly unleash a kinky witch named Lachrymarum (Moran Atias) onto the streets of Rome. But if she’s the Mother of Tears, why can’t podcasters Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob stop laughing? […]
30 years after Suspiria put Italian splatter movies on the map, Dario Argento completes the Three Mothers trilogy with an apocalyptic 2007 finale. Museum curators unseal an ancient urn, and unwittingly unleash a kinky witch named Lachrymarum (Moran Atias) onto the streets of Rome. But if she’s the Mother of Tears, why can’t podcasters Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob stop laughing? […]
The second chapter in Dario Argento’s wicked witch trilogy finds Suspiriorum’s younger sister Mother Tenebrarum (Veronica Lazar) working her black magic in the flooded basement of a New York highrise. Can music student Mark Elliot (Leigh McCloskey) stop his sibling Rose (Irene Miracle) from falling under the spell of this Mother of Darkness? And is […]
The 1996 shooter House of the Dead invited gamers to pick up light guns and mow down scores of charging zombies. But the 2003 movie adaptation has podcasters Justin, Arnie, and Stuart taking aim once again at immortal writer/director Uwe Boll. Should bad movie lovers take that boat ride with Clint Howard, and attend a Sega-sponsored rave […]
The second chapter in Dario Argento’s wicked witch trilogy finds Suspiriorum’s younger sister Mother Tenebrarum (Veronica Lazar) working her black magic in the flooded basement of a New York highrise. Can music student Mark Elliot (Leigh McCloskey) stop his sibling Rose (Irene Miracle) from falling under the spell of this Mother of Darkness? And is […]
30 years after his foul-mouthed mercenary Hawkins was slaughtered in a South American jungle, actor Shane Black returns to write and direct the fourth installment in The Predator franchise. Will audiences be missing Arnold when sniper Boyd Holbrook (Narcos), his autistic son Jacob Tremblay (Wonder), and a busload of looney war vets tangle with the space hunter? […]
Note: This podcast is available to Now Playing Podcast Patrons of $10 or more. This podcast will only be available until March 31, 2019, so be sure to listen (and, if you want to listen after, to download) before that date! You can also get this podcast through the Now Playing Spring 2018 Donation Drive, or individually for a small […]
Before producing Dawn of the Dead and Demons, Italian horror master Dario Argento shocked the world with Suspiria – the first installment in a feverish trilogy of witch films known as The Three Mothers. Is American ballerina Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) cracking under the high demands of a prestigious German dance academy? Or are her grueling new instructors really part of […]
Are podcasters Arnie, Marjorie, and Stuart ready to put their faith in The Nun after spitting on most of The Conjuring universe? The latest installment in the franchise traces the origins of demon-in-a-wimple Valak to a war-torn monastery in Romania. Can a free-spirited novitiate (Vera’s little sis Taissa Farmiga), and a guilt-ridden exorcist (Oscar nominee […]
Open your eyes and take another look at Vanilla Sky, the much-maligned puzzle movie that Tom Cruise and director Cameron Crowe made as an encore to Jerry Maguire. Audiences in 2001 thought the toothy mega-star would always play handsome, infallible heroes, and recoiled when the fantastical melodrama remade Cruise into a disfigured murderer. Will podcasters […]
D.O.A. brought a healthy dose of T&A to fighting games in 1996, and the same holds true for the campy 2006 movie adaptation. Everything jiggles when a trashy American wrestler (Jamie Presley), shinobi ninja princess (Devon Aoki), and slinky British cat burglar (Holly Valance) compete in the lucrative Dead Or Alive competition. Will the vixens […]
The prospect of seeing Al Pacino and Robert De Niro shoot up the screen together still generated enough box office heat in 2008 to earn them a Righteous Kill. Now the iconic duo work side-by-side as police detectives on the trail of a demented poet who targets the crooks they weren’t able to put behind […]
Note: This podcast is available to Now Playing Podcast Patrons of $50 or more. This podcast will only be available until August 31, 2018, so be sure to listen (and, if you want to listen after, to download) before that date! You can also get this podcast through the Now Playing Spring 2018 Donation Drive, or individually for a small […]
The prospect of seeing Al Pacino and Robert De Niro shoot up the screen together still generated enough box office heat in 2008 to earn them a Righteous Kill. Now the iconic duo work side-by-side as police detectives on the trail of a demented poet who targets the crooks they weren’t able to put behind […]
The prospect of seeing Al Pacino and Robert De Niro shoot up the screen together still generated enough box office heat in 2008 to earn them a Righteous Kill. Now the iconic duo work side-by-side as police detectives on the trail of a demented poet who targets the crooks they weren’t able to put behind […]
Before it became one of the most beloved movies of all time, The Godfather was a blockbuster novel with characters and plot points that never made it to the screen. Join long lost podcaster Stuart as he comes home to his Books & Nachos family and parses out all the changes made to Mario Puzo’s […]
Because the first Tekken movie didn’t prove fatal, podcasters Arnie, Justin, and Stuart must now survive Kazuya’s Revenge! But could the emotionless amnesiac drifting through this low budget prequel be the same Kazuya who so rashly seized control of the Iron Fist Tournament last time? And what good could possibly come from partnering with future […]
Johnny Depp stars as a real life FBI agent who spent six years infiltrating the New York mafia as Donnie Brasco. Will a close friendship with veteran gangster “Lucky” Ruggiero, played by veteran actor Al Pacino, convince the fresh-faced lawman to fuhgetabout his wife, daughters, and Uncle Sam and switch allegiances to The Family? Or […]
Ben’s three-year-old brother Eric disappeared five years ago, but Ben continues to search. When Ben takes a job at the store where Eric vanished things are not all that they seem. Join Brock for his spoiler-free review of Bad Man to see if this is the perfect thriller to cap off your summer reading list!
Arnie, Justin, and Stuart climb into yet another arcade arena for a round with Tekken – the classic 1996 fighting game that inspired a not-so-classic 2010 science fiction flick. Can lowly thief Jin Kazama (John Foo) hold his own in a “kill or be killed” cage match with eight corporately-sponsored gladiators? Or will he take […]
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Al Pacino and Robert De Niro both appeared in Godfather Part 2, but they never had a scene together until they faced off in Heat. Michael Mann’s 1995 heist epic finds the iconic Italian actors giving it all they’ve got – Al is an LAPD detective better at catching bad guys than holding on to good women, […]
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro both appeared in Godfather Part 2, but they never had a scene together until they faced off in Heat. Michael Mann’s 1995 heist epic finds the iconic Italian actors giving it all they’ve got – Al is an LAPD detective better at catching bad guys than holding on to good women, […]
The 1994 strategy video game Warcraft expanded into the worlds of novels, trading cards, and online multiplayer spin-offs before finally reaching movie screens in 2016. The long awaited battle between orcs, elves, and humans was a massive hit with international audiences, but bombed big time in the States. Will Yank podcasters Arnie, Justin, and Stuart have more […]
Now Playing is looking for some New Jack patrons to join them for a New Jack gangster flick. Let Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart sex you up this August with an exclusive podcast dedicated to the 1991 hood classic New Jack City! Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) thinks “the world is mine” now that Al Pacino’s Scarface […]
Al Pacino and director Brian De Palma reunited 10 years after Scarface for another movie about a legendary Latino gangster. But penitent Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante goes a different direction than bloodthirsty Cuban Tony Montana – refusing to deal drugs once he’s sprung from jail on a technicality. Will corrupt lawyer Sean Penn obstruct Carlito’s Way out of a […]
Marvelicious Toys is Back–and LIVE! Welcome to the All-New, not All-Different Marvelicious Toys collecting show! There’s new music, there’s video content, and it is broadcast LIVE. But it’s still Justin, Arnie, and Marjorie bringing you the news and reviews of Marvel toys, statues, and more. So join them on this first episode as they reflect […]
Al Pacino and director Brian De Palma reunited 10 years after Scarface for another movie about a legendary Latino gangster. But penitent Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante goes a different direction than bloodthirsty Cuban Tony Montana – refusing to deal drugs once he’s sprung from jail on a technicality. Will corrupt lawyer Sean Penn obstruct Carlito’s Way out of a […]
Note: This podcast is available to Now Playing Podcast Patrons of $50 or more. This podcast will only be available until August 31, 2018, so be sure to listen (and, if you want to listen after, to download) before that date! Al Pacino and director Brian De Palma reunited 10 years after Scarface for another movie about a legendary […]
Al Pacino and director Brian De Palma reunited 10 years after Scarface for another movie about a legendary Latino gangster. But penitent Puerto Rican Carlito Brigante goes a different direction than bloodthirsty Cuban Tony Montana – refusing to deal drugs once he’s sprung from jail on a technicality. Will corrupt lawyer Sean Penn obstruct Carlito’s Way out of a […]
As Halloween fans wait patiently for this year’s John Carpenter-endorsed sequel, word comes that a bonafide Carpenter original is coming back to the big screen with a full 4K restoration. Rialto Pictures will showcase the director’s Halloween follow-up, 1980’s The Fog, in a limited run beginning October 26 at New York’s Metrograph theater, Landmark’s Nuart […]
Robin is tired of being Batman’s sidekick, so he and the other Teen Titans are taking their hit Cartoon Network show To The Movies. Trouble is, Hollywood still doesn’t consider the Boy Wonder, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, or Beast Boy to be big screen stars. Does picking a fight with Slade, a “Deadpool rip-off” voiced by […]
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Al Pacino earned his sixth Oscar nomination playing Big Boy Caprice, the manic mobster who comes down hard on comic strip cop Dick Tracy. Warren Beatty’s big-budget 1990 summer movie was considered a disappointment when its box office didn’t match Tim Burton’s Batman. But will podcasters Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart find it to be the better film? And […]
Tom Cruise recovers from the Fallout of recent flops, and a shattered ankle, by leaping back to the top of the box office with his tried and true Mission: Impossible franchise. The daredevil actor saves the world for the sixth time by once again teaming with techie Benji (Simon Pegg), hacker Luther (Ving Rhames), and […]
Al Pacino took a four year break from movie stardom before diving into Sea of Love in 1989. The steamy thriller has Detective Frank Keller – Al’s third incarnation as a New York cop – pursuing a female serial killer who stalks men that advertise in singles magazines. Is it poetic justice that the lonely […]
Al Pacino took a four year break from movie stardom before diving into Sea of Love in 1989. The steamy thriller has Detective Frank Keller – Al’s third incarnation as a New York cop – pursuing a female serial killer who stalks men that advertise in singles magazines. Is it poetic justice that the lonely divorcee falls […]
Electronic Arts was eager to get racing game Need For Speed into multiplexes after watching Vin Diesel’s family of car thieves make bank. But can Aaron Paul break box office records with rapper Kid Cudi, Mr. Robot, and hottie Imogen Poots in his pit crew? They’ll all burn rubber crossing the country in a bid to land […]
Treasury Officer Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) creates an elite task force of axe-wielding Prohibitionists, set on bringing down murderous bootlegger Al Capone (Robert De Niro), in the 1987 blockbuster The Untouchables. Will Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob find director Brian DePalma’s second movie about a hood nicknamed Scarface – now made “the Chicago way” – to […]
Al Pacino was back in full gangster mode in 1983, starring as Cuban “political refugee” Tony Montana… better known as Scarface! The Brian De Palma cult classic charts the rise and fall of a cocaine kingpin – from his arrival in America and first job burying a Castro commie, to a final standoff with Bolivian […]
Al Pacino was back in full gangster mode in 1983, starring as Cuban “political refugee” Tony Montana… better known as Scarface! The Brian De Palma cult classic charts the rise and fall of a cocaine kingpin – from his arrival in America and first job burying a Castro commie, to a final standoff with Bolivian […]
Al Pacino was back in full gangster mode in 1983, starring as Cuban “political refugee” Tony Montana… better known as Scarface! The Brian De Palma cult classic charts the rise and fall of a cocaine kingpin – from his arrival in America and first job burying a Castro commie, to a final standoff with Bolivian […]
Cinemaware turned to 1950s monster movies for inspiration when developing a 1989 computer game about giant ants attacking small town America. Now It Came From The Desert comes full circle as a 2018 feature film! An arrogant motocross racer and his shy mechanic must stop genetically modified insects from feasting on friends attending their victory […]
San Diego Comic-Con starts tomorrow! So be prepared for a deluge of news and reveals from your favorite toy and collectible companies. Arnie, Marjorie, Justin, Daryl, and Berent will be there bringing you all the Star Wars news there is. To prepare for the con Marjorie and Arnie bring you this SDCC Pre-Game show. They look […]
After a short break, Star Wars Action News is back with Arnie and Marjorie looking at the state of collecting. They discuss why Star Wars sales are down, why Barge sales were up, and what’s coming with SDCC and SWCC! Hear this show to catch up, and then join them TUESDAY July 17th for a […]
Justin, Marjorie, and Arnie are back with a brand new Marvelicious Toys! On this show we recap where we’ve been, and then talk about where we’re going: San Diego! SDCC is next week. What are the must-haves? Listen to find out about all the Marvelicious goodness! SDCC Exclusives: Kotobukiya: Nothing Deadpool 2: Booth 3529 Exclusive […]
Exorcist director William Friedkin pushed the boundaries of what an R-rated movie could show when he ordered cop Al Pacino to start Cruising the leather bars of New York City in this notorious slasher. Will the Serpico star have any better luck earning a detective shield, or keeping a girlfriend, now that he’s posing as a gay S&M enthusiast intent […]
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Exorcist director William Friedkin pushed the boundaries of what an R-rated movie could show when he ordered cop Al Pacino to start Cruising the leather bars of New York City in this notorious slasher. Will the Serpico star have any better luck earning a detective shield, or keeping a girlfriend, now that he’s posing as a gay S&M enthusiast intent […]
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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 […]
How do you convince New Yorkers to vote for a chaotic night of mass death, theft, and vandalism? Tell ‘em it only hurts Staten Island. The fourth Purge film traces the origins of the 12-hour “murder holiday” back to the neglected borough. Will shrink Marisa Tomei allow the New Founding Fathers to turn her psychological […]
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How do you convince New Yorkers to vote for a chaotic night of mass death, theft, and vandalism? Tell ‘em it only hurts Staten Island. The fourth Purge film traces the origins of the 12-hour “murder holiday” to the neglected borough. Will shrink Marisa Tomei allow the New Founding Fathers to turn her psychological experiment […]
After seven films, there’s a case to be made that it’s time to reboot Child’s Play. However, an examination of how far Chucky has come shows an equally strong case for staying the course.
Podcasters Justin, Arnie, and Stuart are still shooting daggers at notorious filmmaker Uwe Boll, this time for making them watch a sequel to reviled video game movie Alone in the Dark. Christian Slater dodged a bullet when he passed off the role of paranormal investigator Edward Carnby to Die Another Day villain Rick Yune. Can […]
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Three years after the Indominus Rex broke out of its cage and brought down Jurassic World, political activist Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) and raptor wrangler Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) return to the Fallen Kingdom to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from an erupting volcano. Can they also protect these dino refugees from a nefarious plot […]
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 […]
The 40th anniversary "Halloween" convention, “Forty Years of Terror,” is set for Oct. 12-14 at Pasadena Convention Center, just blocks from where John Carpenter’s original film was filmed in 1978.
Entertainment Earth has a huge selection of exclusives at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con International. Now Marvelicious Toys is excited to bring you the exclusive reveal of their next item: The Deadpool with Baby Cable Wooden Push Puppet! These Push Puppets stand like wooden figures, but when you push the bottom they crumble to the […]
U.S. politicians will worry less about hanging chads in the Election Year 2039, and far more about getting hung from a tree, after Purge Night rules are modified to allow government officials to be hunted. The only way Presidential hopeful Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell) will evade assassination, and reach the White House, is to let […]
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U.S. politicians will worry less about hanging chads in the Election Year 2039, and far more about getting hung from a tree, after Purge Night rules are modified to allow government officials to be hunted. The only way Presidential hopeful Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell) will evade assassination, and reach the White House, is to let […]
It took 14 years for Pixar and director Brad Bird to create a sequel for popular superhero family The Parrs. Now mother Helen (Holly Hunter) steps back into the role of Elastigirl to lead a global PR campaign championing superpowers. But how easily can she change minds on the supers ban when new villain Screenslaver […]
Now Playing’s review of The Incredibles 2 will be on our main feed Tuesday, June 19, 2018 — for free, for everyone, forever. But patrons of $25 or more can enjoy this early unedited release. Being a (mostly) unedited podcast. It will contain background noises, misspeaks, and other errors. Also a couple corrections or “inserts” may be in […]
Writer/director James DeMonaco is takin’ it to the streets for the quickie sequel to his surprise hit The Purge. Tough guy Frank Grillo and poor waitress Carmen Ejogo are among the unlucky folk caught up in the Anarchy of downtown Los Angeles on Purge Night 2023. Do podcasters Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart cleanse their souls, or just empty […]
Writer/director James DeMonaco is takin’ it to the streets for the quickie sequel to his surprise hit The Purge. Tough guy Frank Grillo and poor waitress Carmen Ejogo are among the unlucky folk caught up in the Anarchy of downtown Los Angeles on Purge Night 2023. Do podcasters Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart cleanse their souls, […]
George Clooney and his crew are sitting out the latest caper so that little sister Debra (Sandra Bullock) and seven criminally-minded gal pals have a chance to steal the spotlight. Ocean’s 8 finds the girl gang attempting to lift a $150 million diamond necklace, worn to a glitzy red carpet gala by annoying Hollywood starlet Anne Hathaway. […]
It sure looked like Liu Kang (Robin Shou) won the Mortal Kombat tournament last film, but that’s not stopping his demonic foes from continuing their assault on Earth. Now the only way our heroes can stop mankind’s Annihilation is to challenge Outworld emperor Shao Kahn (Brian Thompson) to a rematch. Is new director John Leonetti […]
Kung Fu films have a storied history, but Americans would likely be unaware of it were it not for one man–Bruce Lee. The martial arts virtuoso and actor brought this Hong Kong style to the United States with his breakout film Enter the Dragon. Sadly, Lee would not live to see his biggest film released, but […]
The new "Halloween" trailer shows that its filmmakers are wiping the slate clean when it comes to the series' tangled canon, but you can still spot the homages and Easter eggs if you're paying attention.
Release The Beast, and let podcasters Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart bring The Purge franchise into your home tonight! Ethan Hawke stars as a security systems specialist who got rich in near-future America when crime became legal for one night a year. He’ll find out just how safe his family really is when a homeless man takes refuge […]
Release The Beast, and let podcasters Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart bring The Purge franchise into your home tonight! Ethan Hawke stars as a security systems specialist who got rich in near-future America when crime became legal for one night a year. He’ll find out just how safe his family really is when a homeless man […]
Video games finally broke through at the box office in 1995 with the release of Mortal Kombat – director Paul WS Anderson’s cinematic take on the popular Midway fighting game. Earth will fall under the control of demons unless Thunder god Raiden (Christopher Lambert) can assemble a team of human martial artists that rivals end […]
Before creating The Purge franchise, James DeMonaco broke into the home invasion genre by writing a remake of Assault on Precinct 13. Ethan Hawke is now the cop who must protect a condemned Detroit police station – and prisoners Ja Rule, John Leguizamo, and crime boss Laurence Fishburne – from heavily armed mercenaries swarming the doors and windows […]
Before creating The Purge franchise, James DeMonaco broke into the home invasion genre by writing a remake of Assault on Precinct 13. Ethan Hawke is now the cop who must protect a condemned Detroit police station – and prisoners Ja Rule, John Leguizamo, and crime boss Laurence Fishburne – from heavily armed mercenaries swarming the […]
One of the most popular characters in the Star Wars universe has gone Solo. Harrison Ford earned fame and fortune playing an irascible space bandit in four sci-fi blockbusters. Now rising star Alden Ehrenreich inherits the iconic role in a prequel that dramatizes Han Solo’s first mission in the Millennium Falcon. He joins Chewie, Lando, […]
This is a (mostly) unedited podcast. It will contain background noises, misspeaks, and other errors. Also a couple corrections or “inserts” may be in the final version and not in this release. But we are releasing this for our Patrons of $25 or more who want the fastest access to the show! One of the […]
Before he was a Master of Horror, Halloween director John Carpenter transplanted the Western genre to South Side Los Angeles for the explosive action flick Assault on Precinct 13. Austin Stoker stars as a newly promoted cop babysitting a condemned police station on its last night of operation. Can he shield the few remaining employees, as well as […]
Before he was a Master of Horror, Halloween director John Carpenter transplanted the Western genre to South Side Los Angeles for the explosive action flick Assault on Precinct 13. Austin Stoker stars as a newly promoted cop babysitting a condemned police station on its last night of operation. Can he shield the few remaining employees, […]
This show description is guest written by Deadpool. You know who’s big? I am! Not in that way, get your mind out of the gutter! (Okay, I’m big in that way too.) But my first movie was more popular than Jesus! So take that John Lennon! But even with my healing factor I’m not immune […]
This is a (mostly) unedited podcast. It will contain background noises, misspeaks, and other errors. Also a couple corrections or “inserts” may be in the final version and not in this release. But we are releasing this for our Patrons of $25 or more who want the fastest access to the show! Ryan Reynolds made […]
Al Pacino is best known for playing gangsters, but this summer Now Playing Platinum Level donors will discover how explosively the actor administers justice in five major cop roles. The fun starts with the 1973 biopic Serpico. Al stars as a real life New York City police officer who got a bullet in the face […]
Al Pacino is best known for playing gangsters, but this summer Now Playing Platinum Level donors will discover how explosively the actor administers justice in five major cop roles. The fun starts with the 1973 biopic Serpico. Al stars as a real life New York City police officer who got a bullet in the face […]
Game developer Chris Roberts was on course to deliver the first major science fiction film of 1999 when he personally piloted his massively popular flight simulator Wing CommanderPhantom Menace and The Matrix. Do fighter pilots Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard offer a new hope for genre fans as they clean the cat box of feline space invaders The Kilrathi? […]
20 years after computer programmer Jordan Mechner released Prince of Persia for the Apple IIe, the Disney Company paid the kingly sum of $200 million to launch his video game swashbuckler Dastan on the big screen. A Middle Eastern Jake Gyllenhaal looks for a way to turn back time after he’s framed for the murder […]
The Godfather enjoyed the reputation of being the greatest gangster film ever made for nearly 20 years before director Martin Scorsese ordered actors Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci to dig a hole and bury Pacino’s dark tragedy. 1990 mob epic Goodfellas looks at Family life from the purview of low level hoods who will never […]
The Godfather enjoyed the reputation of being the greatest gangster film ever made for nearly 20 years before director Martin Scorsese ordered actors Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, and Joe Pesci to dig a hole and bury Pacino’s dark tragedy. 1990 mob epic Goodfellas looks at Family life from the purview of low level hoods who will never […]
The Now Playing hosts may wish to be out, but Al Pacino pulls them back in for one more Godfather installment. Part III marks the final screen appearance of aging gangster Michael Corleone, now eager to cut a deal with the Vatican and legitimize his family business. Was he wise to to hand the puppet […]
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The Now Playing hosts may wish to be out, but Al Pacino pulls them back in for one more Godfather installment. Part III marks the final screen appearance of aging gangster Michael Corleone, now eager to cut a deal with the Vatican and legitimize his family business. Was he wise to to hand the puppet […]
The Now Playing hosts may wish to be out, but Al Pacino pulls them back in for one more Godfather installment. Part III marks the final screen appearance of aging gangster Michael Corleone, now eager to cut a deal with the Vatican and legitimize his family business. Was he wise to to hand the puppet […]
Ten years ago Marvel Comics gambled their entire existence, using all their remaining IP as collateral, on the idea that they could make superhero films better than anyone else. 18 movies later, Marvel Studios makes their biggest bet yet – a billion dollars that audiences will love “the most ambitious crossover event in history” and […]
This is a (mostly) unedited podcast. It will contain background noises, misspeaks, and other errors. Also a couple corrections or “inserts” may be in the final version and not in this release. But we are releasing this for our Patrons of $25 or more who want the fastest access to the show! Ten years […]
Two years after The Godfather won Oscars and big box office, director Francis Ford Coppola and his loyal star Al Pacino used all their power to create an even more ambitious sequel. Part II retraces the footsteps of father Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) from Sicily to America, contrasting his rise to power with son Michael Corleone losing Family […]
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Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob are making listeners an offer they can’t refuse: a retrospective of Al Pacino’s greatest gangster performances, kicking off with the Francis Ford Coppola classic The Godfather. Did Al have to cut the head off a horse in order to land the star-making role of Michael Corleone? And does Pacino, then an untested […]
Two years after The Godfather won Oscars and big box office, director Francis Ford Coppola and his loyal star Al Pacino used all their power to create an even more ambitious sequel. Part II retraces the footsteps of father Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) from Sicily to America, contrasting his rise to power with son […]
No one was better suited to convert the role playing mechanics of the best-selling Final Fantasy series into stirring cinema than game creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. But dreams of writing and directing the world’s most photorealistic animated movie crashed to earth like a meteor when The Spirits Within landed in theaters in summer 2001. Gaia only […]
Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob are making listeners an offer they can’t refuse: a retrospective of Al Pacino’s greatest gangster performances, kicking off with the Francis Ford Coppola classic The Godfather. Did Al have to cut the head off a horse in order to land the star-making role of Michael Corleone? And does Pacino, then an untested […]
32 years after making its debut as a city-leveling coin-op video game, Rampage bursts onto the big screen as a brand new movie. So why are Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Joe Manganiello so eager to shut down the Chicago block party being thrown by giant gorilla George, mutant crocodile Lizzie, and massive wolf Ralph? Join […]
It’s showtime once again for Betelgeuse… better known as Beetlejuice. (Just don’t say his name thrice!) The fast-talking “bio-exorcist” made the heads of millions of moviegoers spin when he debuted in theaters 30 years ago this month. Now “co-hosts with the most” Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart dig up this first collaboration between Batman star Michael Keaton and director Tim […]
Long before he took on a Rampage of giant gorillas, wolves and lizards, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson led a squadron of Doom-ed Marines to Mars for another blowout with video game baddies. The 1993 first-person shooter Doom changed the way millions looked at their PCs. So why wasn’t the 2005 movie adaptation a similar success? Join Justin, Arnie, and Stuart […]
Get ready to “clan up” with Arnie, Justin, and Stuart for a podcast review of Ready Player One. Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi adventure imagines the future of entertainment to be pop culture icons of the past populating a massive cyber playground. Should viewers cough up the coins it takes to slip on a pair of 3D […]
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Today Star Wars Action News was privileged to be one of only three fan sites participating in a Q&A with the Star Wars Brand Team at Hasbro. The topic was, of course, their current crowdfunding project for the Khetanna — Jabba the Hutt’s Sail Barge playset that measures 4-feet long. Participating in the conversation were our long-time […]
It’s been 15 years since Lara Croft last raided movie theaters, but now a new Oscar-winning actress is picking up the controls and racing into action. Tomb Raider 2018 – an origin story for the scrappy video game heroine – finds Danish Girl Alicia Vikander tracking her missing father Lord Richard Croft (Dominic West) to […]
For the last several sequels, the Hellraiser franchise has been chewing through bad scripts and vomiting the pages all over Jakob, Arnie, and Stuart. Now 10th chapter Judgment aims to break this cycle by employing a kooky new collective of Cenobites – including a nebbish Auditor, a glutinous Assessor, a cleaver-wielding Butcher, and a recast Pinhead (Paul T. Taylor). […]
Angelina Jolie reprised her role as England’s most scantily clad excavator for her second and final Tomb Raider adventure. Cradle of Life finds Lady Croft diving into sunken ruins with Greek sailors, motorcycling across the Great Wall of China with Gerard Butler, and ascending African peaks with Djimon Hounsou. All in the hopes of beating […]
America wasn’t the only country to produce torture porn this millennium. Piranha 3D director Alexandre Aja first made a name for himself with the 2003 Gaelic slasher Haute Tension. Will Yank audiences be able to translate this ultraviolent tale of a deranged mechanic stalking two college girls in the French countryside? And can Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart make […]
The biggest movie of 2017 comes home this month! Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi is available in HD and Ultra HD 4k digitally via Movies Anywhere on March 13. Physical Blu-ray and 4k discs will be released March 27.This marks the first 4k releases of a Star Wars film, and it is Disney’s first […]
Movies with action heroes from the 1980s die pretty hard at the box office these days, but Bruce Willis aims to change all that with a 2018 reboot of Death Wish. The aging tough guy stars as a Chicago surgeon who goes from saving lives in the ER to taking lives on crime-ridden streets, after […]
Diamond Select Toys have long been the go-to company for Marvel fans who like highly-articulated, finely detailed figures with their Marvel Select line. And for fans of articulated mini-figs, the Diamond Select Minimates are up to Assortment 76! But the past couple of years Diamond has expanded their Marvel offerings with the Diamond Gallery PVC statue […]
The clear winner of Best in Show for Toy Fair 2018 is Mezco. Their One:12 series of Marvel figures is entering its third year, and Mezco unveiled some truly awesome and surprising upcoming releases! On display at the Javitz center were some figures we’d seen before at San Diego Comic-Con, such as the Gladiator Hulk and […]
Monogram International was out in full force during February’s Toy Fair International! Of course, for collectors the hot item from Monogram is their blind-packaged foam keyrings, and they had two new sets on display. More, they were one of the only companies showing their new Infinity War merchandise–including a new set of keyrings with a blonde-haired Black […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Justin Kozisek, and Marjorie Carvalho 2018 is a big year for Marvel fans. Infinity War, Deadpool 2, Ant-Man and The Wasp…and there’s comic books too! All these will have toy tie-ins, and they were revealed at Toy Fair 2018! So join the Marvelicious Toys team for this episode to see the newest […]
Hosted by Justin Kozisek, Stuart Atkinson, and Arnie Carvalho Five years after busty British archaeologist Lara Croft stole the hearts of PlayStation owners, the planets aligned to bring the video game vixen to the big screen in the skin of Oscar-winning bad girl Angelina Jolie. The 2001 Tomb Raider movie finds Lara racing against the clock to […]
Hosted by Jakob Conkling, Stuart Atkinson, and Arnie Carvalho A new Day has come! The third installment of George Romero’s Living Dead saga rises from the grave once more (despite Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart repeatedly shooting the hyper 2008 Day of the Dead remake in the head). Official reboot Bloodline finds a virginal med student […]
The original Deep Blue Sea didn’t sink when released in 1999–but it didn’t thrive either, barely breaking even. Yet nearly 20 years later comes the direct-to-video sequel Deep Blue Sea 2, coming to Blu-Ray, DVD, and VOD on April 17, 2018.This sequel follows shark conservationist Dr. Misty Calhoun (Danielle Savre) as she is invited to consult on […]
Hosted by Jakob Conkling, Arnie Carvalho, and Stuart Atkinson Chadwick Boseman bounds to the screen as Black Panther – the latest Marvel superhero to leap from comic pages into his own blockbuster movie. Will the newly crowned African Avenger continue to hide his technologically-advanced kingdom from the exploitative Western world? Or will Oakland militant Killmonger […]
Facebook is changing its News Feed so you see less news (ironically). There will be less videos, less news articles, and more items that your friends have commented on. But there is a way to keep your favorite Pages (like Now Playing Podcast) in your feed. Below you will find instructions how to do […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho and Marjorie Carvalho Toy Fair international begins TOMORROW! In this episode Marjorie and Arnie discuss the things they hope, and expect, to see at this weekend’s show. Listen now, and then follow Star Wars Action News on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter for live VIDEO updates from the show! Also in this […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Justin Kozisek, and Stuart Atkinson It took 15 years for filmmakers to hit the reset button on Street Fighter, with a second movie ditching JCVD’s paramilitary squad in favor of an origin story for kung fu pianist Chun-Li. Does Smallville star Kristin Kreuk prove legendary in the title role? Is Oscar-nominated […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Marjorie Carvalho, Daryl Whitlow, Andrew Harrison, Brock, and more! This weekend is Toy Fair International 2018! Tons of new Star Wars collectibles will be revealed (including, likely, the first look at SOLO toys)! Star Wars Action News will be there to cover all the releases. But before Toy Fair, here’s a […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Justin Kozisek, and Stuart Atkinson Podcasters Justin, Stuart, and Arnie have been taken hostage by Street Fighter, the infamous 1994 movie adaptation of the popular arcade fighting game. How much Van Damme-age can the boys withstand when the “Muscles From Brussels” goes American in a blue beret to beat down villainous megalomaniac […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Justin Kozisek, and Stuart Atkinson Motown founder Barry Gordy made a movie like no other when he produced the 1985 musical curiosity The Last Dragon. Frustrated martial artist “Bruce” Leroy Green searches the Big Apple for a new master, and winds up defending a beautiful VJ (Vanity) from a cadre of […]
Facebook is changing its News Feed so you see less news (ironically). There will be less videos, less news articles, and more items that your friends have commented on. But there is a way to keep your favorite Pages (like Now Playing Podcast) in your feed. Here’s instructions how to do it on iPhone, Android, […]
Hosted by Justin Kozisek, Arnie Carvalho, and Stuart Atkinson The fly-kicking Lee Brothers were quick to mimic Mario’s leap from coin-ops and cartoons to a live-action feature film… and just as quick to fail. The 1994 action flick Double Dragon finds video game heroes Billy Lee (Party of Five heartthrob Scott Wolf) and Jimmy Lee (martial artist Mark […]
This morning Toys ‘R’ Us announced their plans to close several of their stores. Other stores will become combined Toys ‘R’ Us/Babies ‘R’ Us locations. Per court documents filed, the company may close as many as 182 stores as part of its bankruptcy reorganization process. That would be up to 20% of Toys ‘R’ Us’s […]
No matter how far you run, the past will always catch up to you. That is the tagline for Children of the Corn: Runaway — and the same could be said for this franchise. Stephen King’s eponymous short story, originally published in a 1977 issue of Penthouse magazine, has now spawned ten movies–the first starring Linda Hamilton in […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Justin Kozisek. Pixelated plumbers Mario and Luigi spent a decade warping through various video games, cartoons, and comic books before finally arriving on the big screen as Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo in the 1993 live action adventure Super Mario Bros. Hosts Justin, Stuart, and Arnie dredge up this […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Marjorie Carvalho The Creeper is changing his tune. “I Want To Hold Your Hand” might be a more appropriate theme song for the amputated monster as he circles back to the farmland where he lost a limb 23 years before, and tries to stop Meg Foster and a […]
Are you suffering from “Movie Tie-In Fatigue?” Per a Bloomberg article, Star Wars toy sales are down. Specifically adult collectors are still buying (but, judging by some “fan” sites, they’re complaining the entire time they shop); however, kids have less interest in the Star Wars toys. The article states: “While ‘Star Wars’ was still the […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho In the tenth HELLRAISER film a new actor gets nailed with the starring role — Paul T. Taylor. In this video Taylor discusses his acting past, how he got the role, how the production went, and his hopes on how the new HELLRAISER: JUDGMENT is judged by fans! Join Arnie and […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Justin Kozisek The Now Playing Arcade is now open! Justin, Stuart, and Arnie are reviewing every movie based on a video game in a new retrospective that kicks off with The King Of Kong. Is this 2006 documentary about the heyday of coin-op machines (and the geeks who never […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Justin Kozisek Justin, Stuart, and Arnie have video games on the brain in 2018, starting with the 1989 family film The Wizard. Future rocker Jenny Lewis convinces TV star Fred Savage that his special needs half-brother Jimmy has the Nintendo skills to pay their bills. The trio hit […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Marjorie Carvalho Fans of The Creeper didn’t have to wait 23 years to see the monster renew his hunt for body parts on the big screen. Jeepers Creepers 2 was quick to put a brokedown bus full of high school jocks and cheerleaders on the menu. But did […]
Marvel’s God of Thunder will roar in your home starting next month! One of 2017’s biggest super hero movies, and recipient of three green arrows from the Now Playing Podcast critics, Thor: Ragnarok will strike digitally in HD and 4K Ultra HD on Feb. 20. The 4k Ultra HD and Blu-ray discs will follow on March […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Marjorie Carvalho, and Stuart Atkinson Before elderly psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) faced her mortality battling “Veilhead” in Insidious, she had to confront literal and figurative skeletons in her family closet. New prequel The Last Key shows the Spectral Sightings team going back to Elise’s childhood home and taking on “Keyface”, […]
Lionsgate continues to breathe life into seemingly dead franchises. First Day of the Dead: Bloodline, now they bring us the first footage from Hellraiser: Judgment. This new direct-to-video Hellraiser was filmed in 2016 but only recently completed post-production. It was written and directed by Gary J. Tunnicliffe, writer of Hellraiser: Revelations and make-up designer on the Hellraiser series since 1992’s Hellraiser III: […]
Lionsgate has announced their new Day of the Dead: Bloodline will be released on DVD and Blu-ray February 6. The film is described as a “terrifying retelling of George A. Romero’s zombie horror classic” starring Jonathon Schaech (Prom Night, Ray Donovan) and Sophie Skelton (Another Mother’s Son, Outlander). Romero’s Day of the Dead was previously remade in a […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Marjorie Carvalho, and Stuart Atkinson Arnie, Marjorie, and Stuart have caught the scent of a new horror icon… The Creeper! And Jeepers, the lengths this supernatural scavenger will go to get some new eyes! Will road-tripping siblings Justin Long and Gina Phillips stay ahead of the monster truck driver and avoid a psychic’s […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Marjorie Carvalho, Daryl Whitlow, Andrew Harrison, Justin Kozisek, Curtis Stevenson, Steve Nixon, and Chris. Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi has earned a billion dollars, is loved by critics, but also seems to divide fans online. Now the Star Wars Action News team comes together to give their reviews–and they’re divided […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Cult audiences love midnight movie The Room for being crazy melodrama, but the story of how it got made might be even more nuts. Does James Franco show his talent, or just his ass, stepping into the skin of wannabe writer/director/actor Tommy Wiseau? And will Arnie, […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho and Stuart Atkinson This year’s Twin Peaks: The Return revival polarized audiences and seemed to ask as many questions as it answered. With that series complete, series writer Mark Frost is free to discuss it all in Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier — the intended final book based on Twin Peaks. Join Stuart and Arnie […]
by Marjorie Carvalho 10. Kong: Skull Island I expected not to like this movie and was pleasantly surprised. A nice action film with some solid acting, it’s interesting enough to keep you watching. It seems as if they played fast and loose with the historical accuracies, and some of the characters actions don’t […]
by Jakob Conkling I feel I’ve never seen an adequate number of films to declare of “best of” until at least half way into the next year. As of writing this, I haven’t seen many of the films I’ve been anticipating in 2017, such as The Shape of Water, Phantom Thread, and Baywatch. Rather, here […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling A weekend in Tijuana goes to hell when two LA party boys open the infamous Cenobite puzzle box. Relatives back home try to piece together their missing sons’ fate by perusing footage found on a camcorder, but the real Revelations come when fans get a good look at […]
by Arnie Carvalho 2017 was a bit of a rough year for blockbusters, but I did see some all-time great films. As archived per my ratings on Letterboxd, here are the 10 best new films I saw this year. 10. The LEGO Batman Movie In January this year DC superheroes seemed doomed. Other than the […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling It took a decade for Hellraiser director Clive Barker to realize the dream of bringing his cursed private eye Harry D’Amour to the big screen. Lord of Illusions was intended to launch Scott Bakula into a new hardboiled horror franchise, but box office black magic quickly […]
by Stuart Atkinson This whole year seemed riddled with animosity, upheaval, and social breakdown – qualities reflected in most of my favorite 2017 films. 10. Downsizing – Hang the marketers for pushing this apocalyptic sci-fi story as a broad comedy. It’s fairly short on jokes once Matt Damon gets small, and definitely leaves audiences […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Audiences have been tearing delusional actor/writer/director Tommy Wiseau apart for the last 14 years over his self-funded melodrama The Room. Can you ever really trust anyone who would recommend a movie this preposterous? Oh hi Jakob! Three’s a crowd when the die hard Room-mate, his best friend […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling The eighth chapter of Hellraiser breaks the internet as it invites five online gamers (including Man of Steel Henry Cavill) to an all-night rave to the grave. Party favors include roofies with Lance Henriksen, blow jobs from Butterface, and selfies with the Cenobites. Donate now […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Episode VIII finds General Leia (Carrie Fisher), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega), and a dwindling number of Resistance fighters beating a hasty retreat from the rising armies of Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis). Their only hope lies with recently located Luke Skywalker […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Former MTV personality Kari Wuhrer’s career was Deader than the doornails in Pinhead’s face when she hopped a party train to Budapest, and signed up for the lead in a seventh Hellraiser movie. But should the self-proclaimed crack whore put her faith in a cult leader […]
In the latest terrifying installment of the legendary SAW series, law enforcement find itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that’s only just begun. Has John Kramer, the infamous Jigsaw Killer, returned from the dead to commit a series of murders and remind the world to […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and special guest Matt Wessel In 12 Monkeys Bruce Willis plays James Cole – a man from the future who’s come to witness the start of an extinction-level pandemic. Or he’s insane, filled with a Cassandra complex. He encounters Brad Pitt’s Jeffrey Goines, who is insane, but also may know more […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and special guest Matt Wessel In 12 Monkeys Bruce Willis plays James Cole – a man from the future who’s come to witness the start of an extinction-level pandemic. Or he’s insane, filled with a Cassandra complex. He encounters Brad Pitt’s Jeffrey Goines, who is insane, but also may know more […]
Because listeners demanded it! To celebrate Now Playing’s 10th Anniversary we are releasing our second DVD-ROM set! This set contains every podcast we’ve done from 2013-2017. This is all regular feed shows, all bonus shows, all donation shows, all Patron shows…and even the 4 Kickstarter exclusive reviews of Shocker, A Clockwork Orange, Super 8, and […]
The sixth installment of Hellraiser goes searching for the series’ original Last Girl, Ashley Laurence. But no one has seen Kirsty Cotton-Gooden since her shady husband Trevor (Dean Winters) drove their car off a bridge. Eels and sex tapes are among the treasures that Hellseekers Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart dredge up as they mine the […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling The sixth installment of Hellraiser goes searching for the series’ original Last Girl, Ashley Laurence. But no one has seen Kirsty Cotton-Gooden since her shady husband Trevor (Dean Winters) drove their car off a bridge. Eels and sex tapes are among the treasures that Hellseekers Arnie, […]
MARVEL TO LAUNCH NEW ANIMATION FRANCHISE ‘MARVEL RISING’ Feature Length Film And Six, Four-Minute Digital Shorts Set to Debut the Property Key Voice Cast Includes Dove Cameron, Chloe Bennet, Tyler Posey, Kim Raver and BooBoo Stewart Among Others (Glendale, CA) December 7, 2017 – Marvel Entertainment announced today, “Marvel Rising,” a brand-new, multi-platform animation franchise […]
To mark the anniversary of his 500th show, Now Playing Podcast co-host Jakob Brewster talks "Hellraiser" sequels and why "Justice League" triumphs over Marvel.
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Saw director James Wan wished to leave the horror genre behind when he signed on to adapt Death Sentence – author Brian Garfield’s previously unmade sequel novel to Death Wish. A buttoned-down Kevin Bacon cuts loose, kicks off his Sunday shoes, and follows in the footsteps of Charles Bronson’s pistol […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Q: What’s a seven letter word for a diminished movie series? A: INFERNO. The fifth installment of the Hellraiser franchise returned to Earth, bypassed theaters, and banished Pinhead to a DVD box. But the Cenobite still hopes to make legendary suffering by collaborating with future Sinister and Doctor Strange director Scott […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Fledgling spy Eggsy Unwin (Taron Egerton) barely had time to assume his place as Galahad before chirpy drug czar Poppy Adams (Julianne Moore) reduced the whole Kingsman Round Table to rubble. Now the English gentleman must dust off his suit and accept assistance from newfound American […]
There’s a couple big pieces of news for Now Playing Podcast listeners! First, the movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle is now available through Video on Demand, and its Blu-Ray release is set for December 12. To coincide with this release, Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob’s review of the second Kingsman film will be released on our main […]
It was Charles Bronson’s wish to never reprise the role of vigilante Paul Kersey after Death Wish IV. So movie producers found $5 million reasons for the 72 year old actor to star as their Face of Death one last time. This fifth chapter sends Kersey into the underbelly of New York City’s garment district, […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Humble 18th Century toy maker Phillip L’Merchant put a curse on his Bloodline the day he manufactured a puzzle box that opened a portal to Hell. Now it falls to L’Merchant’s descendants in modern day New York, as well as on a futuristic space station, […]
Hosted by Justin Kozisek, Arnie Carvalho, and Marjorie Carvalho Happy Thanksgiving, Marvelicious Toys listeners! And welcome to our 8th Annual Holiday Shopping Guide! In this issue Marjorie, Arnie, and Justin run down all the major Black Friday toy sales. Find out where to get Marvel Legends, movies, games, and other toys with the biggest savings! […]
Hosted by Marjorie Carvalho and Arnie Carvalho Video by Berent Lawton and Daryl Whitlow Happy Thanksgiving to all our listeners from the entire Star Wars Action News Team! It’s time for Star Wars Action News’13th annual Black Friday sale report, and holiday gift guide! Join Arnie & Marjorie as they tell you where the […]
Hosted by Jakob Conkling, Stuart Atkinson, and Arnie Carvalho How does a DC Comics super-team come together when the Man of Steel is dead, Batman is suicidal, Wonder Woman won’t lead, and the most promising recruits are an aloof Merman, a renegade robot, and a neurotic runner who’d rather eat than fight? It will take […]
Hosted by Jakob Conkling, Stuart Atkinson, and Arnie Carvalho How does a DC Comics super-team come together when the Man of Steel is dead, Batman is suicidal, Wonder Woman won’t lead, and the most promising recruits are an aloof Merman, a renegade robot, and a neurotic runner who’d rather eat than fight? It will take […]
Hosted by Jakob Conkling, Stuart Atkinson, and Arnie Carvalho Pinhead is back and ready to turn New York City into a HELL ON EARTH! But first the Cenobite will need to convince a sadistic nightclub owner to free him from the carbonite confines of a modern art sculpture. Meanwhile a leggy TV journalist with […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling The LEGO Movie turned plastic bricks into box office gold. Now the world’s number one toy maker hopes to build upon that success with an entire LEGO Movie franchise. Its first installment took arguably the best supporting character from that first film and made him the star–Batman. Is this […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho Continuing his look at nonfiction Hellraiser books, Arnie is back with a review of The Hellraiser Chronicles–a 1992 behind-the-scenes look at the first three Hellraiser films. But seeking even more pleasures Arnie continues on to look at Damnation Games which also gets under the skin of those first three films. Are either or both of these worth a […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Paul Kersey gets topical with his fourth killing spree in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown! This time he’s going to whack the crack dealers in Los Angeles. It’s the type of film only Cannon Films could make. But is it any good? Join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling. For its second film the Hellraiser series was Hellbound, bringing back Pinhead and the Cenobites from the first film, and adding a few new twists. The mythology deepened, but the central struggle remained between Julia (Clare Higgins) and step-daughter Kirstie (Ashley Lawrence). Is this labyrinthine vision of hell pain […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling The God of Thunder was ready to change his image after Now Playing and so many others hammered his solo films as the silliest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Third effort Ragnarok not only puts Thor in the arena with longtime frenemies Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Loki (Tom […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho Clive Barker’s Hellraiser and it’s immediate follow-up Hellbound: Hellraiser II were low-budget productions, shot in the UK. Despite their small beginnings their impact was global, skyrocketing Clive Barker to fame and fortune and terrifying a generation. How did that happen? The book Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson, and Jakob Conkling Clive Barker exploded onto the horror scene in the mid ’80s, bringing a fleshy physicality to his tales and pushing body horror to new extremes. His landmark creation is Hellraiser — his directorial debut. 30 years later it stands as a seminal horror film and Barker’s greatest achievement. […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Marjorie Carvalho Seven Year’s Later…it’s again Halloween; it’s again Now Playing reviewing Saw! The “torture porn” genre had fallen out of vogue, and Saw‘s grosses fell to match. Now, not quite a decade later, is the world ready for more traps and (plot) twists? Does the Saw cut as deep in its […]
Download this episode (right click and save) Hosted by Arnie Carvalho In 1987 Clive Barker took the world by storm with his film Hellraiser, but his first draft of that movie wasn’t in screenplay form–it was a short story. Written with the express intent of being a low-budget movie, Barker explores the concepts of love, […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson and Brock Guess who’s back? Back again? Chucky’s back! With his friends! It’s the Cult of Chucky…but what does that mean? Our Now Playing hosts examine this second direct-to-video movie in the Child’s Play series. With Chucky creator Don Mancini again writing and directing, do our hosts join the Cult? Find out by […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson and Brock Texas Chainsaw 3D was a success in 2013, but the fast-tracked sequel got mired in studio bureaucracy and changes in creative teams. Finally, nearly five years later, comes Leatherface–a prequel to Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It has been available to DirecTV customers for the past month, […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson After nearly 20 years dormant the Phantasm series was resurrected for one last time. Filmed shortly before Angus Scrimm’s death, his Tall Man has one last hurrah with his spheres and dwarfs going against the freedom fighters Reggie and Mike. Yet this Phantasm returns to the original where you’re left questioning […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Paul Kersey has returned to New York (or London). He didn’t come intending to fight a gang war, but he finds his war buddy gunned down. It’s a fight Kersey didn’t start, but he intends to finish it in Death Wish 3. It’s the first Death Wish that is […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson The fourth Phantasm film was shaping up to be major. Written by Pulp Fiction Academy Award Winning writer Roger Avary, the film would be a post-apocalyptic action film starring Bruce Campbell! But…that’s not the film that was made. Unable to find the money for that film, Don Coscarelli and company […]
Hosted by Brock, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson In the early ’80s, the dawn of home video, it would be easy to think movies had a lifespan of only four years. But Ridley Scott’s creation Blade Runner escaped box-office failure to find its own life. Its imagery still influences artists 35 years after being released, and it’s spawned […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson After Phantasm II the series’ theatrical releases came to an end, but that didn’t stop The Tall Man’s plot. Here in the third Phantasm the cast has grown, the gore is more graphic, and original star A. Michael Baldwin is back. Is the third time the charm for this sci-fi […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Paul Kersey has lived a peaceful life for years in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, his daughter, and his housekeeper. Yet his tranquil existence will once more be shattered by a group of criminals who will assault his family. Now Paul is back on the streets, […]
Hosted by Marjorie Carvalho, Arnie Carvalho, Justin Kozisek, and Daryl Whitlow This weekend is New York Comic-Con…or it might be called a mini Star Wars Celebration! There are dozens of Star Wars guests including Mark Hamill, Felicy Jones, Ashley Eckstein, plus Star Wars comic creators, artists, and more! On this Star Wars Action News, Marjorie […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Nine years had passed since Mike’s first dream of The Tall Man in 1979’s Phantasm. Now, thanks to the seemingly endless appetite of fans for horror franchises, “the ball is back”–with a 10x bigger budget! Under Universal Pictures there was more money, and a new actor as […]
Hosted by Justin Kozisek, Arnie Carvalho, and Marjorie Carvalho Video by Daryl Whitlow HASCON — it was Hasbro’s first attempt at running their own convention. But now it’s Hasbro’s game…Hasbro’s rules. What is a convention like without any vendor booths? What do you do at a Hasbro-con? And what does Flo Rida have to do […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Three children were all born during the solar eclipse. Does that mean these little sociopaths have no soul? Their birthday wish…is for you to die! That’s the plot of Bloody Birthday, a 1981 film “so shocking” it couldn’t see wide release until 1986! How does this Birthday surprise stack […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Phantasm was a horror hit in 1979, standing out among a slew of Halloween horror trend followers. But Phantasm‘s success belied its indie production, shot on weekends for a meager $300,000 budget. The film’s legacy endures nearly 40 years later with a fifth film recently released. Does this first movie […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson In 1974 Charles Bronson made his entry in the self-defense/revenge genre with Death Wish. The film is a gritty look at a New Yorker who is pushed to the breaking point by the city’s rampant crime. Based on a novel, is this just another grim exploitation flick, […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson First came Halloween. Then Friday the 13th. Soon after, no holiday was safe! New Year’s Evil, Mother’s Day, Graduation Day. Prom Night…all became occasions for slasher fests. Then in 1981 it was time to blow out the candles with Happy Birthday to Me, a murder-mystery slasher starring Little House on the […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson and Marjorie Carvalho Based on a novel by Richard Matheson (I Am Legend), The Legend of Hell House tells of three supernatural investigators paid to spend five days in the haunted mansion of the late Emeric Belasco. One investigator uses her psychic power, the other tries science, and the third is […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-five years ago Laura Palmer was killed…or was she? Did she die, or did she ever live? It’s Twin Peaks meets Mulhollad Drive’s Lost Highway in Showtime’s final episode of Twin Peaks: The Return. Join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob for their theories and reactions to Lynch’s […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-six years ago the final episode of Twin Peaks aired on ABC. This week what happened again ended again. On the final night of Showtime’s Twin Peaks Returns event two episodes were aired back-to-back. But why is it that the climax seems to come in this […]
Hosted by Marjorie Carvalho, Arnie Carvalho, Justin Kozisek, and Daryl Whitlow This weekend was like Black Friday for Star Wars fans. Force Friday II — the weekend where Hasbro, Sideshow, Hot Toys, and every other company unleashes their new products for the first time! New figures were found in 6-inch and 3.75-inch…plus some super-articulated figures […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Marvel’s Inhumans are the result of combining alien DNA with humans. In that way they’re neither human nor alien, they’re inhuman. Likewise Marvel’s Inhumans is a halfbreed–it’s neither television nor film. It is the TV series pilot premiering this weekend on IMAX screens. Is it worth the IMAX ticket price […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-five years ago FBI Agent Dale Cooper walked into the Black Lodge and what came out looked like Coop, but wasn’t. Now, finally, Agent Cooper is back and he’s ready to take action. There’s only two hours left of Twin Peaks’ season on Showtime, and the […]
Hosted by Brock, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Philip K. Dick’s novel Radio Free Albemuth was published in 1985, three years after the author’s death and nine years after the book was written. Yet with the author’s name as propellant, this discarded novel was optioned for a low-budget movie. After lengthy post-production the film Radio Free Albemuth was released […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-five years after Nadine recovered from amnesia, we, the Twin Peaks fans, have wondered how the Norma-Ed-Nadine love triangle resolved. Lynch and Frost have made us wait fifteen episodes into the new series, but now that answer is given! And players align for a final confrontation […]
Hosted by Justin Kozisek, Arnie Carvalho, and Marjorie Carvalho Video by Daryl Whitlow Hasbro Legends, Hot Toys, Sideshow Statues, Kotobukiya exclusives, and more are the topics for today’s Marvelicious Toys Podcast! Arnie, Marjorie, and Justin reflect on all the new merchandise hitting shelves, and the massive amounts of upcoming Marvel toys shown at SDCC! All […]
Hosted by Stuart Atkinson, Brock and Jakob Conkling Do you remember Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1990 movie Total Recall? If not, Columbia Pictures will remind you with their wholesale retelling of that film. Featuring Colin Farrell in the lead this movie was quickly forgotten in theaters. But now, after much listener demand, the Now Playing hosts give Len Wiseman […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-five years after Major Briggs was presumed dead in a fire, his son Bobby takes his fellow officers into the forest to find what his father left for them. Answers are found, but do we know the right questions? With major events for Gordon Cole, Sarah […]
by Arnie Carvalho Though the service is six years old, MoviePass has become a hot topic for theater goers this week, from the take-over by Helios and Maheson Analytics, to the price drop from $30 to $9.95 per month, to AMC Theaters pursuing legal action to stop the service. But should you buy in? What […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho Gunslinger Roland Deschain had a long quest in his search for The Dark Tower. So too did filmmakers toil long to transform Stephen King’s eight-novel series to the big screen. This journey is chronicled in pictures and prose in the book The Dark Tower: The Art of the Film. Join Arnie […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Stuart Atkinson and Marjorie Carvalho Annabelle was a prequel to The Conjuring. Now we go even further back in time with Annabelle: Creation–the story of the doll’s manufacture and first possession. These films hit big at the box office, but can this demonic doll break the curse of getting no recommends from the Now Playing […]
Hosted by Marjorie Carvalho, Arnie Carvalho, Justin Kozisek, and Daryl Whitlow Force Friday is a few short weeks away and (aside from a few leaks) Star Wars fans have little idea what to expect. But some news was had at the two big Star Wars events in July — D23 and SDCC! On this new […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Justin Kozisek John Wick co-director David Leitch is already best known as the director of next year’s Deadpool sequel. But before taking on the Merc with a Mouth Leitch directed a different comic book adaptation: Atomic Blonde, based on the graphic novel The Coldest City. Starring Charlize Theron, Blonde looked to be a female John […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Many lives have changed in the last 25 years in Twin Peaks, WA. Sarah Palmer, now widowed and alone, watches boxing on a loop while getting drunk. Norma has franchised the RR diner, but is the pie as good? And Nadine has been given a […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Over the span of 34 years Stephen King wrote his Dark Tower saga of books, amassing more than 4,000 pages of lore. The story features the last legendary Gunslinger on a quest to ward off evil forces and reach The Dark Tower. The story has often been called […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-five years (give or take) after the Little Man from Another Place said “Let’s Rock” the town of Twin Peaks hasn’t stopped rockin’. Perhaps it’s because a certain key to the Great Northern hotel has returned to the town. Or perhaps it’s because Billy is still […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Christopher Nolan’s latest film tells of the English army’s rescue from German assault at Dunkirk. The director is relying on visual spectacle over star power, choosing mostly unknown actors for many of the lead roles. But what can Nolan’s unique film-making and storytelling style add to distinguish Dunkirk from […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-five years after Agent Cooper ate some damn fine cherry pie in Twin Peaks, WA, he again dined on the confection–this time in the company of Las Vegas casino owners. Can popping another cherry in his mouth restore his memory? Also this week in Twin Peaks […]
by Arnie Carvalho Did James Cameron wait too long for his Avatar sequels? It seems that by the time Avatar 2 is released (optimistically scheduled for 2020) the 3D format utilized by that 2009 original may be a thing of the past. IMAX Announces 2D “Preference” IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond announced this week that the company […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Twenty-five years after Agent Cooper ate some damn fine cherry pie in Twin Peaks, WA, he again dined on the confection–this time in the company of Las Vegas casino owners. Can popping another cherry in his mouth restore his memory? Also this week in Twin Peaks […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Trainspotting was a breakthrough film, gaining acclaim for both director Danny Boyle and star Ewan McGregor. Now, twenty years after their original tale of Scottish heroin addicts, the stars and director come together to catch up on the lives of Rent Boy, Spud, Sick Boy, and Franco. […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson Kirk. Picard. Janeway. Taggart? Galaxy Quest is a loving spoof of Star Trek, but it’s also a true space-faring adventure. The cast is comprised of stars including Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver, plus respected character actors like Tony Shalhoub and Sam Rockwell. It was a modest success in ’99, but […]
Hosted by Arnie Carvalho, Jakob Conkling and Stuart Atkinson 25 years after Laura Palmer was murdered she showed up in the doorway of FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole. Or did she? Perhaps it has something to do with Mr. C and his mysterious text messages to Diane. Or is the answer held in Twin Peaks […]
In 1996 director Danny Boyle exploded on the indie film scene with his octane-fueled heroin comedy-drama Trainspotting. Based on the eponymous novel by Irvine Welsh, the film has a unique vibe, a killer soundtrack, and turned Ewan McGregor into a star. Can the 20-year-old film give the Now Playing hosts the same high it once did? […]
The horror-comedy film The Cabin in the Woods is coming to 4k Blu-Ray on September 5th. Produced and co-written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, this film brings to the big screen the meta comedy and horror that was Buffy‘s trademark. You can hear our full review of this movie in the Now Playing Podcast archives. […]
Hail Caesar! The smart ape and his herd return to the big screen for the final battle: War for the Planet of the Apes. Starring Woody Harrelson as a human Colonel who spent years hunting the apes…but may have a secret mission besides. Fans seem to be going ape for this latest film in this prequel […]
Review copy provided courtesy of October Coast Publicity I like zombies. I like strippers. So it seems zombie-strippers would be (pardon the pun) a no-brainer. But 2008’s Jenna Jameson/Robert Englund film Zombie Strippers fell in its high heels. 2012’s Zombies Vs Strippers failed to get a rise out of me. And defying my expectations, Sevé […]
25 years after Laura Palmer’s body washes up on shore (or is that 26 years? Or 27?) the evil Agent Cooper doppleganger continues his criminal activities. Will he bring about an end for Las Vegas idiot Dougie Jones? And what happened to Ike the Spike after his attempt to kill Dougie backfired? Perhaps the answers […]
25 years after Laura Palmer’s body washes up on shore (or is that 26 years? Or 27?) the evil Agent Cooper doppleganger continues his criminal activities. Will he bring about an end for Las Vegas idiot Dougie Jones? And what happened to Ike the Spike after his attempt to kill Dougie backfired? Perhaps the answers […]
25 years after Laura Palmer’s body washes up on shore (or is that 26 years? Or 27?) the evil Agent Cooper doppleganger continues his criminal activities. Will he bring about an end for Las Vegas idiot Dougie Jones? And what happened to Ike the Spike after his attempt to kill Dougie backfired? Perhaps the answers […]
San Diego Comic-Con is one week away. Soon Funko, LEGO, Hasbro, Diamond Select Toys, Kotobukiya, eFX Collectibles, and many more toy companies will reveal new products. Plus…exclusives! On this episode of Marvelicious Toys, Justin, Marjorie, and Arnie give you the run-down of what you’ll need to get!
Plus, this past weekend another hit Marvel […]
Spider-Man has finally come home! While Marvel Studios started without its most popular characters, an agreement between studios (aided by some North Korean hackers) has now made it so Marvel’s most super of heroes, Spider-Man, can stand alongside the other cinematic Avengers. But this is this third big-screen incarnation of the wall crawler in 10 […]
As Now Playing Podcast approaches its 700th episode, the hosts discuss their time behind the mics and what’s changed during the last 10 years.
No, Baby Driver is not about an infant taking his parents’ car for a spin. Baby Driver is the latest film from Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Shaun of the Dead auteur Edgar Wright. For his fifth studio film Wright brings his unique take to the car chase genre. Or is it the musical? No matter. Load up your iPod Classic, pop in your […]
Cars and monsters. It sounds like a perfectly easy formula for a kid’s movie. Kids love cars. Kids love monsters. And yet Monster Trucks became a monstrous loss for studio Paramount Pictures, who took a $115 million loss before the film even came out. Is it truly one of the worst films of all time, or is […]
Cars and monsters. It sounds like a perfectly easy formula for a kid’s movie. Kids love cars. Kids love monsters. And yet Monster Trucks became a monstrous loss for studio Paramount Pictures, who took a $115 million loss before the film even came out. Is it truly one of the worst films of all time, or is […]
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise. To commemorate, Paramount and Bay have released the fifth movie in the series: The Last Knight. And this seems to be Bay’s last go-round with these Autobots and Decepticons. The box office is soft, but could Bay have possibly saved the best for last? And where does […]
25 years after Leland Palmer was arrested for the murder of Jaques Renault the Twin Peaks police department find new evidence connected to the case. Will the town ever escape the shadow of Laura’s murder? Doc Hayward did…but to where? And what does Diane know about the Mr. C who is in that South […]
25 years after Leland Palmer was arrested for the murder of Jaques Renault the Twin Peaks police department find new evidence connected to the case. Will the town ever escape the shadow of Laura’s murder? Doc Hayward did…but to where? And what does Diane know about the Mr. C who is in that South Dakota […]
25 years after Leland Palmer was arrested for the murder of Jaques Renault the Twin Peaks police department find new evidence connected to the case. Will the town ever escape the shadow of Laura’s murder? Doc Hayward did…but to where? And what does Diane know about the Mr. C who is in that South Dakota […]
Bad Boys exploded in 1995. The career surge it caused for both stars Smith and Lawrence, as well as for director Bay, meant an eight-year wait for the sequel. In 2003 the Boys were back and it was bigger, badder, and much longer. But was it better? Join the bad boys of Now Playing Podcast for their review to […]
25 years after FBI Agent Dale Cooper disappeared into the Black Lodge, his oft-mentioned, never-seen assistant Diane appears on screen. Can she provide the insight to diagnose the jail-bound Mr. C’s possession? No answers are in this episode but we do see more of Richard Horne, and some surprising Fire Walk With Me cameos! Plus […]
25 years after FBI Agent Dale Cooper disappeared into the Black Lodge, his oft-mentioned, never-seen assistant Diane appears on screen. Can she provide the insight to diagnose the jail-bound Mr. C’s possession? No answers are in this episode but we do see more of Richard Horne, and some surprising Fire Walk With Me cameos! Plus […]
A group of friends come together for a casual dinner, but when the power goes out is everyone who they seem to be? Have they been drugged? Is it in their heads? Or is the comet overhead opening a door to parallel dimensions? These are the questions asked in the low-budget science-fiction film Coherence. A review […]
25 years after FBI Agent Dale Cooper disappeared into the Black Lodge, his oft-mentioned, never-seen assistant Diane appears on screen. Can she provide the insight to diagnose the jail-bound Mr. C’s possession? No answers are in this episode but we do see more of Richard Horne, and some surprising Fire Walk With Me cameos! Plus […]
A group of friends come together for a casual dinner, but when the power goes out is everyone who they seem to be? Have they been drugged? Is it in their heads? Or is the comet overhead opening a door to parallel dimensions? These are the questions asked in the low-budget science-fiction film Coherence. A review […]
In 1995 Will Smith was a sitcom star with a rap career. Martin Lawrence was host of HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, and his own show Martin where he would cross-dress to play Sheneneh. And Michael Bay was an unknown, save for a few stylish music videos. Their careers all blew up, as did several cars and an airplane, […]
In 1995 Will Smith was a sitcom star with a rap career. Martin Lawrence was host of HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, and his own show Martin where he would cross-dress to play Sheneneh. And Michael Bay was an unknown, save for a few stylish music videos. Their careers all blew up, as did several cars and an airplane, […]
This summer Ridley Scott returned to his Alien franchise for the third time with the thriller COVENANT. Arnie, Stuart, and Brock reviewed this film, continuing the Alien Review Series they started in 2012 with the release of Prometheus. On this preview hear clips from the entire Alien Retrospective Series, and learn how you can hear […]
Fans of the 1975 Wonder Woman series have to be excited for the Wonder-ful release from La La Land records: The Wonder Woman 3-CD set. This release has music cues and score from all three seasons of Wonder Woman’s run from composers Charles Fox, Artie Kane, Robert Prince, Johnny Harris, Robert O. Ragland, Angela Morley, […]
25 years after BOB vacated the body of Leland Palmer, Dougie Jones vacated his bladder. That’s right, Dale Cooper is still stuck in Dougie mode, trying to make his way through a day as an insurance claims adjuster. How in the world will this Las Vegas storyline tie into the drugs in Twin Peaks? And […]
25 years after BOB vacated the body of Leland Palmer, Dougie Jones vacated his bladder. That’s right, Dale Cooper is still stuck in Dougie mode, trying to make his way through a day as an insurance claims adjuster. How in the world will this Las Vegas storyline tie into the drugs in Twin Peaks? And […]
25 years after BOB vacated the body of Leland Palmer, Dougie Jones vacated his bladder. That’s right, Dale Cooper is still stuck in Dougie mode, trying to make his way through a day as an insurance claims adjuster. How in the world will this Las Vegas storyline tie into the drugs in Twin Peaks? And […]
Wonder Woman beat every box office prediction and broke opening weekend records. Its second weekend is expected to continue the trend as it buries The Mummy tomorrow. But after you’ve seen the film several times, and listened to Now Playing Podcast’s review, how can you celebrate your love for the hero? Warner Bros and DC Collectibles […]
Sometimes a movie becomes something more than a film–it becomes a movement. That seems to be the case with Wonder Woman. It has become celebrated as not only a great DC movie but also the first wonder-ful female-led superhero film, and a breakthrough for a female director. Beyond the politics, though, how much does this […]
Marvelicious Toys is back! Join Arnie, Justin, and Marjorie for the latest Marvel Legends news — including the SDCC Exclusives! Plus a look at Sideshow’s 12-inch Thor, the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Toys R Us Legends 2-Pack and more.
Also on this episode, Guardians of the Galaxy…is it the best movie of 2017? The hosts discuss […]
25 years after Laura Palmer’s body was found washed ashore the cops of Twin Peaks are still looking at the evidence. Is there a missing piece that can be provided by Laura’s old boyfriend, now Deputy, Bobby Briggs? What does that have to do with Dougie Jones and his family in Las Vegas? Perhaps answers […]
25 years after Laura Palmer’s body was found washed ashore the cops of Twin Peaks are still looking at the evidence. Is there a missing piece that can be provided by Laura’s old boyfriend, now Deputy, Bobby Briggs? What does that have to do with Dougie Jones and his family in Las Vegas? Perhaps answers […]
25 years after Laura Palmer’s body was found washed ashore the cops of Twin Peaks are still looking at the evidence. Is there a missing piece that can be provided by Laura’s old boyfriend, now Deputy, Bobby Briggs? What does that have to do with Dougie Jones and his family in Las Vegas? Perhaps answers […]
There still be some wind left in the sails of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow coasted back into theaters last weekend for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. It’s been six years since the Lothario captain last graced the big screen. How does this new adventure compare to the original trilogy? […]
There still be some wind left in the sails of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow coasted back into theaters last weekend for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. It’s been six years since the Lothario captain last graced the big screen. How does this new adventure compare to the original trilogy? […]
There still be some wind left in the sails of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow coasted back into theaters last weekend for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. It’s been six years since the Lothario captain last graced the big screen. How does this new adventure compare to the original trilogy? […]
There still be some wind left in the sails of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow coasted back into theaters last weekend for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. It’s been six years since the Lothario captain last graced the big screen. How does this new adventure compare to the original trilogy? […]
There still be some wind left in the sails of the Black Pearl as Captain Jack Sparrow coasted back into theaters last weekend for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. It’s been six years since the Lothario captain last graced the big screen. How does this new adventure compare to the original trilogy? Come on […]
At 2:53 p.m. long away from Twin Peaks, it seems BOB’s time on Earth has come to an end, and it’s time for the good Dale Cooper to return. But “Mr. C” has a plan. What does this have to do with Las Vegas resident Dougie Jones? Perhaps the key to everything is a missing […]
At 2:53 p.m. long away from Twin Peaks, it seems BOB’s time on Earth has come to an end, and it’s time for the good Dale Cooper to return. But “Mr. C” has a plan. What does this have to do with Las Vegas resident Dougie Jones? Perhaps the key to everything is a missing […]
At 2:53 p.m. long away from Twin Peaks, it seems BOB’s time on Earth has come to an end, and it’s time for the good Dale Cooper to return. But “Mr. C” has a plan. What does this have to do with Las Vegas resident Dougie Jones? Perhaps the key to everything is a missing […]
Cathy Lee Crosby’s Wonder Woman series didn’t take off. But one year later ABC was ready to try again with The All-New Original Wonder Woman. It was a huge success and this is the series everyone remembers. Starring then-unknown Lynda Carter as the titular superhero, how does Wonder Woman work in a movie made in the […]
25 years after the events in Twin Peaks, WA: Things get even weirder. What connection does “Mr. C” have with Garland Briggs and Phillip Jeffries? And how does an arm evolve from a little man into a sycamore? With the return of Shelly, Bobby, and…Jean Renault? It’s all in the second episode of Showtime’s premiere […]
25 years after the events in Twin Peaks, WA: Things get even weirder. What connection does “Mr. C” have with Garland Briggs and Phillip Jeffries? And how does an arm evolve from a little man into a sycamore? With the return of Shelly, Bobby, and…Jean Renault? It’s all in the second episode of Showtime’s premiere […]
25 years after the events in Twin Peaks, WA: Things get even weirder. What connection does “Mr. C” have with Garland Briggs and Phillip Jeffries? And how does an arm evolve from a little man into a sycamore? With the return of Shelly, Bobby, and…Jean Renault? It’s all in the second episode of Showtime’s premiere […]
Five years after the divisive Prometheus original Alien director Ridley Scott has returned to the franchise with its sixth installment Covenant. Fan response to the 2012 film changed Scott’s plan for this next film, including putting Alien back in the title. Is this film really Alien 5 or Prometheus 2? And does the return of the original xenomorph also mean a return to the frighting […]
Five years after the divisive Prometheus original Alien director Ridley Scott has returned to the franchise with its sixth installment Covenant. Fan response to the 2012 film changed Scott’s plan for this next film, including putting Alien back in the title. Is this film really Alien 5 or Prometheus 2? And does the return of the original xenomorph also […]
Five years after the divisive Prometheus original Alien director Ridley Scott has returned to the franchise with its sixth installment Covenant. Fan response to the 2012 film changed Scott’s plan for this next film, including putting Alien back in the title. Is this film really Alien 5 or Prometheus 2? And does the return of the original xenomorph also […]
Five years after the divisive Prometheus original Alien director Ridley Scott has returned to the franchise with its sixth installment Covenant. Fan response to the 2012 film changed Scott’s plan for this next film, including putting Alien back in the title. Is this film really Alien 5 or Prometheus 2? And does the return of the original xenomorph also […]
Steven Spielberg enchanted ’80s kids with movies he both produced and directed, including E.T., Goonies, and Gremlins. In 1990 that filmmaker who seemed to never grow up made a family film for kids of all ages — Hook. What happens when Peter Pan comes to Earth and grows up to be Robin Williams? This sequel to […]
Steven Spielberg enchanted ’80s kids with movies he both produced and directed, including E.T., Goonies, and Gremlins. In 1990 that filmmaker who seemed to never grow up made a family film for kids of all ages — Hook. What happens when Peter Pan comes to Earth and grows up to be Robin Williams? This sequel to […]
Forty years ago today blockbuster movies jumped to hyperspace. Science fiction was forever changed, as were the lives of millions of moviegoers. Over the four decades since Star Wars’ popularity has only grown, as have the collections of fans.
On this Star Wars Action News Marjorie and Arnie discuss the few 40th Anniversary […]
25 years after the events in Twin Peaks, WA: Agent Cooper is still trapped in the black lodge. His evil double “Mr. C.” beats people with abandon. But what does this have to do with the college student in New York hired to watch a glass box? Or the murdered woman in South Dakota? Twin […]
25 years after the events in Twin Peaks, WA: Agent Cooper is still trapped in the black lodge. His evil double “Mr. C.” beats people with abandon. But what does this have to do with the college student in New York hired to watch a glass box? Or the murdered woman in South Dakota? Twin […]
25 years after the events in Twin Peaks, WA: Agent Cooper is still trapped in the black lodge. His evil double “Mr. C.” beats people with abandon. But what does this have to do with the college student in New York hired to watch a glass box? Or the murdered woman in South Dakota? Twin […]
When you think of Wonder Woman on ABC in the ’70s no doubt you think of Lynda Carter in her red, white, and blue outfit, spinning through costume changes. But do you remember ABC’s first Wonder Woman played by Cathy Lee Crosby? Based on DC Comics’ “Diana Prince” era of comics, this made-for-TV movie introduces Wonder Woman […]
This podcast will be released for everyone on Tuesday, May 23rd. For our Patrons of $25 or more this is being released early. When you think of Wonder Woman on ABC in the ’70s no doubt you think of Lynda Carter in her red, white, and blue outfit, spinning through costume changes. But do you remember […]
Before the new season of Twin Peaks started on Showtime, series co-creator Mark Frost wrote a book to tide over anxious fans. That book was The Secret History of Twin Peaks. An in-universe history of this fictional town finds its citizens have ties to Lewis & Clarke, the Masons, the Illuminati, and events at Rosewell and Area 51. […]
After four years lost at sea Jack Sparrow returned for 2011’s On Stranger Tides. Gone are many of his compatriots, including Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner. Also gone is series director Gore Verbinski, replaced by Rob Marshall–a director known for his work on musicals like Chicago. With new baddie Blackbeard and a totally new adventure, […]
After four years lost at sea Jack Sparrow returned for 2011’s On Stranger Tides. Gone are many of his compatriots, including Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner. Also gone is series director Gore Verbinski, replaced by Rob Marshall–a director known for his work on musicals like Chicago. With new baddie Blackbeard and a totally new adventure, […]
Before the new season of Twin Peaks started on Showtime, series co-creator Mark Frost wrote a book to tide over anxious fans. That book was The Secret History of Twin Peaks. An in-universe history of this fictional town finds its citizens have ties to Lewis & Clarke, the Masons, the Illuminati, and events at Rosewell […]
After four years lost at sea Jack Sparrow returned for 2011’s On Stranger Tides. Gone are many of his compatriots, including Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner. Also gone is series director Gore Verbinski, replaced by Rob Marshall–a director known for his work on musicals like Chicago. With new baddie Blackbeard and a totally new adventure, […]
After four years lost at sea Jack Sparrow returned for 2011’s On Stranger Tides. Gone are many of his compatriots, including Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner. Also gone is series director Gore Verbinski, replaced by Rob Marshall–a director known for his work on musicals like Chicago. With new baddie Blackbeard and a totally new adventure, […]
As Inland Empire hit theaters Lynch was also prepping a big release…for the bookstores. Catching the Big Fish is Lynch’s combination of autobiography and advertisement for his Transcendental Medication. Join Arnie and Stuart to find out what insights Lynch’s writing may provide into the man, his works, and his meditations.
Listen to this book […]
In 2006 David Lynch finally completed and released Inland Empire — an experimental film that took him nearly three years to create. If it isn’t the largest of Lynch’s strange and surreal visions, it is his longest, coming in at three hours. And recently Lynch announced this is the final movie of his career. With talking […]
Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy ends with 2007’s At World’s End. With new additions to the cast and an enormous final battle the film did not lack for spectacle. But does this third Pirates film sink or sail? Listen to Now Playing’s donation episode to find out! This podcast is not available for […]
Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy ends with 2007’s At World’s End. With new additions to the cast and an enormous final battle the film did not lack for spectacle. But does this third Pirates film sink or sail? Listen to Now Playing’s donation episode to find out! NOTE: This listing is for annual subscribers […]
Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy ends with 2007’s At World’s End. With new additions to the cast and an enormous final battle the film did not lack for spectacle. But does this third Pirates film sink or sail? Listen to Now Playing’s donation episode to find out! NOTE: This listing is for Patrons of […]
James Gunn defied all expectations. 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy was the first Marvel studios film to go cosmic, and with stars like a raccoon and a talking tree, it could have easily crashed. Instead it has become many fans’ favorite entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now Gunn is back, as are all the Guardians. […]
Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy ends with 2007’s At World’s End. With new additions to the cast and an enormous final battle the film did not lack for spectacle. But does this third Pirates film sink or sail? Listen to Now Playing’s donation episode to find out! NOTE: This Podcast is released as part […]
With the original Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow sailed into the top echelon of box-office heroes. But now he rides the wave of Hollywood movie trends, making not one but two sequels back-to-back. The first part of this epic was 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest. Does this Pirates‘ course stay straight and true? Listen to this episode […]
With the original Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow sailed into the top echelon of box-office heroes. But now he rides the wave of Hollywood movie trends, making not one but two sequels back-to-back. The first part of this epic was 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest. Does this Pirates‘ course stay straight and true? Listen to this episode […]
With the original Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow sailed into the top echelon of box-office heroes. But now he rides the wave of Hollywood movie trends, making not one but two sequels back-to-back. The first part of this epic was 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest. Does this Pirates‘ course stay straight and true? Listen to this episode […]
With the original Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow sailed into the top echelon of box-office heroes. But now he rides the wave of Hollywood movie trends, making not one but two sequels back-to-back. The first part of this epic was 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest. Does this Pirates‘ course stay straight and true? Listen to this episode […]
By the time Welcome to Twin Peaks was released ABC was already telling that town “Goodbye.” The series’ cancellation had been announced but the tie-in merchandising continued with this pamphlet that is a guidebook to the sights, places, flora, and fauna of Twin Peaks. What does this book add to the mythology of the series? And does its […]
After Twin Peaks’ inglorious end it seemed a safe assumption that David Lynch and the ABC network were through with each other. Yet in the late ’90s ABC hired Lynch to make a pilot for a new TV series–Mullholland Dr. The series wasn’t picked up, but Lynch filmed a new ending and the result was […]
By the time Welcome to Twin Peaks was released ABC was already telling that town “Goodbye.” The series’ cancellation had been announced but the tie-in merchandising continued with this pamphlet that is a guidebook to the sights, places, flora, and fauna of Twin Peaks. What does this book add to the mythology of the series? […]
This podcast will be released for everyone on Tuesday, May 2nd. For our Patrons of $25 or more this is being released early. After Twin Peaks’ inglorious end it seemed a safe assumption that David Lynch and the ABC network were through with each other. Yet in the late ’90s ABC hired Lynch to make […]
Johnny Depp has long been a respected actor, but with 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl he became a box office draw. His performance as Jack Sparrow is one of Hollywood’s most iconic recent performances, alongside Sean Connery’s James Bond, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, and Harrison Ford’s […]
Johnny Depp has long been a respected actor, but with 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl he became a box office draw. His performance as Jack Sparrow is one of Hollywood’s most iconic recent performances, alongside Sean Connery’s James Bond, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, and Harrison Ford’s […]
Johnny Depp has long been a respected actor, but with 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl he became a box office draw. His performance as Jack Sparrow is one of Hollywood’s most iconic recent performances, alongside Sean Connery’s James Bond, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, and Harrison Ford’s […]
This podcast will be released for everyone on Tuesday, April 25th. For our Patrons of $25 or more this is being released early. For several films where Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto was a car-driving superhero. Now, in The Fate of the Furious he’s back on the wrong side of the law, working for a mysterious hacker […]
Old Man Logan, Colossus, Polaris, and Dazzler–these are just four of the eight mutants released in Hasbro’s new wave of Marvel Legends figures. On this episode of the Marvelicious Toys podcast Arnie, Marjorie, and Justin unbox and review the seven basic figures and the build-a-figure: Warlock!Also on this week’s show, Toy Biz Spider-Man figures from…Hasbro? […]
Star Wars Celebration is one week away and each day closer brings more announcements. Join Marjorie and Arnie on this podcast to run down the news. Exclusives from mainstays LEGO, Funko, Gentle Giant, Hallmark, ThinkGeek and Hasbro, plus oddballs like Nissan and WonderWorld Comics are discussed.
On this show you can also hear interviews […]
Star Wars Collecting Fan Sites and Podcasts have again combined Forces at 2017’s Star Wars Celebration Orlando! Visit the Celebration Collecting Track Social Lounge (Room W305) to meet the faces behind top Star Wars collecting sites and receive and get exclusive swag! Jedi Business (JediBusiness.com), Jedi News (JediNews.co.uk), Jedi Temple Archives (JediTempleArchives.com), Star Wars Action […]