Bad boy Bill Skarsgard trades in his clown shoes and blood-filled balloons for face tats and a mullet as he joins the murder of actors who’ve starred as The Crow. The 2024 reboot brings Eric Draven back from the dead to stop Satanist Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) from whispering homicidal enchantments in the ears of impressionable folk like British pop star FKA Twigs. But is director Rupert Sanders’ comic book vision pure enough to survive comparisons to the iconic Brandon Lee original? Find out when you Donate to support Now Playing Podcast!

Clive Owen (Bourne Identity) experiences some pretty intense labor pains while smuggling the world’s last pregnant woman across war-torn England in the 2006 dystopian thriller Children of Men. Will this new bundle of joy convince the masses that decades of unexplained infertility are over, and they can stop being savages and restore civilization? Or would it be safer to entrust the kid’s care to storks rather than a drunk, his terrorist ex-wife Julianne Moore, and his pot farmer bestie Michael Caine?  Time is running out for you to Donate for Gold and Listen Now!

Gerard Butler may have saved London and the White House in previous adventures, but this so-called Guardian Angel Has Fallen in the eyes of the FBI after evidence links him to a Russian plot to assassinate President Morgan Freeman. Did the series fall along with the Angel? All your prayers will be answered when you Donate for Now Playing Podcast’s Spring Platinum series and Listen Now.

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 movie improve the Snyder-verse of DC Comics films? Join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob to find out!

Hugh Jackman steps out on his own in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel tracing Logan’s life from 19th-century Canada through wars, Weapon X experiments, and the events leading to his memory loss. While there’s no Xavier’s School, there’s still a slew of fan-favorite mutants like Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), Blob (Kevin Durand), and a very different take on Deadpool. But does this deep dive into Logan’s past add meaningful layers to the character? Join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob as they revisit Wolverine’s first solo outing and decide whether these origins sharpen the claws or dull the legend.

Now Playing Podcast turns its attention to The Aviator, Martin Scorsese’s lavish biopic chronicling the rise and unraveling of aviation pioneer and Hollywood mogul Howard Hughes. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic) in a physically and emotionally demanding role, the film charts Hughes’ ambition, innovation, romance, and growing battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder. With sweeping production design, old-Hollywood glamour, and high-stakes business drama, The Aviator arrived as prestige filmmaking in full throttle. But does Scorsese’s grand scale storytelling soar, or does the film get lost circling its own excess? The hosts examine the performances, the technical tricks, and whether this biographical epic truly flies.