Staff Picks

Personal recommendations from the Now Playing Podcast team.

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Arnie

Brock

Santiago

Stuart

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Drive

Everything Ken wasn’t allowed to do in the pink Corvette

Reviewed Mar 22, 2024
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jason, Santiago

Drew

Jason

Adam

Justin

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Halloween II

Think of the bright side. If he does attack you here, you...

Reviewed Sep 4, 2009
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim. Genres: Horror

Adam

Drew

dusty

Jason

Justin

Drew

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Casino Royale

Call this podcast a Vesper, because once you've listened ...

Reviewed Nov 16, 2012
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Santiago

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Wreck-It Ralph

I’m bad, and that’s good. I will never be good…but ...

Reviewed Nov 20, 2018
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. There, Ralph meets Vanellope von Schweetz who has learned that her game is faced with a dire threat that could affect the entire arcade, and one that Ralph may have inadvertently started. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Adam, Justin

Santiago

Brock

Stuart

Justin

Heath

Adam

Brock

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