Daniel “007” Craig loses faith in his abilities to solve a third Knives Out Mystery after murdered monsignor Josh Brolin rises from the grave in Wake Up Dead Man. Is Sheriff Mila Kunis right to slap the cuffs on Josh O’Connor after the doubting priest confesses to a violent past?  Or should she be looking at suspicious parishioners like bitter Glenn Close, jilted Jeremy Renner, blocked writer Andrew Scott, grabby groundskeeper Thomas Haden Church, resentful lawyer Kerry Washington, and handicapped cellist Cailee Spaeny? Listen Now to this miraculous podcast!

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Nicole Kidman wonders if she’ll ever prescribe psychiatric medicine again after space spores start changing her emotionally dysregulated patients into pacifistic Pod People. Can doctors Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) and Jeffrey Wright (TV’s Westworld) pull an all-nighter and find an immunity to this 2007 Invasion before Washington DC succumbs to a body-snatching plant?  And do the Wachowski reshoots inject Matrix energy into the movie after test audiences found the first cut too sleepy? Donate now to hear if this fourth installment sickens the hosts.

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Robert Pattinson spent the last two years suiting up as The Batman so that he might score a hit movie for DC, and rescue a Gotham City drowning in drugs, violent crime, and political corruption. Will his plans for urban renewal be thwarted by unhinged assassin The Riddler (Paul Dano), or mob henchman Oz “The Penguin” Cobblepot (Colin Farrell)? Or will Zoe Kravitz steal the show as a limber cat burglar with a soft spot for strays?  Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie can help you crack the code on this dense new Caped Crusader adventure.  Listen Now!

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Diamonds may be forever, but Daniel Craig only has one more shot at bringing James Bond to life in No Time To Die. Will longtime nemesis Blofeld (Christoph Waltz) ruin the superspy’s chances at Happily Ever After by blowing up his Italian holiday with Lea Seydoux?  Or will Rami Mallick prove to be the bigger threat as he uses nanotechnology and a Zen Garden of Death to poison the world? Find out if Brock, Stuart, and Arnie are shaken or stirred by 007 replacement Lashana Lynch, or any of the other surprises in this epic conclusion, when you Listen Now!

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Make America Enslaved Again

Most Americans remember the First Gulf War as a quick and decisive U.S. victory, but director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) sees it as the beginning of a White House corporate takeover in his 2004 version of Manchurian Candidate. Should shellshocked Denzel Washington get back on his meds, and stop accusing fellow soldier Liev Schrieber of being a sleeper agent? Or is this Vice Presidential hopeful really in the pocket of Big Pharma, or worse; his mother Meryl Streep!? Find out if this remake truly is a dream by Listening Now! https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n6es8p/NPPMC02.mp3

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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 going sideways? Or will Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob be forced to tear apart the Story like a pack of wild Scrunts?  Donate Today and find the hidden messages in this unofficial remake of Splash!

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The rebellion against President Snow and the Capital has reached its zenith. Under the leadership of President Coin, and inspired by The Mockingjay Katniss Everdeen, the districts have joined forces and are fighting for their own freedom. But all is not what it seems, and it’s time for The Girl on Fire to face one final Hunger Games. Is this final installment in The Hunger Games film series a worthy conclusion? Thanks to your donation to Now Playing Podcast you can listen to this bonus movie review podcast and find out!

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​Last night The Hunger Games film series reached its conclusion as Mockingjay Part 2 was released in theaters. Prepare for that ultimate conclusion by joining Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie as they review Mockingjay Part 1 in this podcast. Did Suzanne Collins’ third book need to be split into two movies? And how does a Hunger Games movie work with no games? Donate to Now Playing Podcast, support the Podcasting rebellion, then you can join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob to find out!​

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The 2012 Hunger Games movie proved Katniss and her games could be as successful on screen as they were on the page. Color Force and Lionsgate wanted to ensure continued success with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Released over a year later, the second film established Hunger Games as a November release staple. And with this sequel there’s a new director, new writers, and almost double the budget. Did more money mean a better film? Thanks to your donation to Now Playing Podcast you can join Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob to find out!

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In 2006, we got a new take on an old hero with James Bond in Casino Royale, but while the film told of the spy’s first adventure, questions were left unanswered. Who were the mysterious people to whom Le Chiffre owed money? Who is the mysterious employer behind Mr. White? These answers were to be revealed two years later in the follow-up film Quantum of Solace. With Daniel Craig returning and a title taken from an original Fleming story, can this film live up to the high praise given to Casino Royale? Listen to Arnie, Stuart, and Brock’s review to find out in Now Playing Podcasts’s penultimate James Bond review leading directly to this year’s blockbuster Skyfall!

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