Ethan Hawke

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

People who live in glass onions shouldn’t throw murder ...

Reviewed Dec 27, 2022

World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Moon Knight

Egypt’s first superhero… or a Chicago gangsta stuck i...

Reviewed Jul 5, 2022

When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt. Genres: Action & Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Dead Poets Society

O Captain, My Captain, our fateful trip’s begun!

Reviewed Apr 19, 2019

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster. Genres: Drama

The Purge

Blessed be the Now Playing Podcast Donors for letting us ...

Reviewed Jun 8, 2018

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Assault on Precinct 13

Bishop takes pawn (using Molotov cocktails)

Reviewed Jun 1, 2018

On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop. Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller

Total Recall

Maybe next Colin Farrell can star in a more-true-to-the-s...

Reviewed Aug 22, 2017

Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins forces with a rebel fighter to stop the evil Chancellor Cohaagen. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Sinister

It's Podcast Party '16!

Reviewed Oct 23, 2016

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Boyhood

Mason, congratulations -- you're having the best 12 years...

Reviewed Feb 10, 2015

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows. Genres: Drama

Before Midnight

It's not the love of one other person that matters, it's ...

Reviewed Feb 3, 2015

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk. Genres: Drama, Romance

Before Sunset

We probably wouldn't have finished this podcast if we wer...

Reviewed Jan 27, 2015

Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more. Genres: Drama, Romance

Before Sunrise

It's a love story!

Reviewed Jan 20, 2015

An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together. Genres: Drama, Romance