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The Nightmare Before Christmas

What’s this? What’s this? A new Patron bonus podcast!

Reviewed Dec 24, 2018

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans. Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Ralph Breaks the Internet

I’m gonna Rick it!

Reviewed Nov 27, 2018

Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

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

Incredibles 2

Suit up. It might get weird.

Reviewed Jun 19, 2018

Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family

Brown Arrow

Super Mario Bros.

No leak too small!

Reviewed Jan 23, 2018

Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only hope to save our universe from invasion by the dino dictator, Koopa. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The Wizard

It's not sexist, it's romantic. Like Legend of Zelda.

Reviewed Jan 14, 2018

A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video game championship. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family

The Lego Batman Movie

"If you want to make the world a better place, take a loo...

Reviewed Nov 15, 2017

A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick. Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy, Family

Hook

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Reviewed May 25, 2017

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Short Circuit 2

It's Droid and the City!

Reviewed Jul 7, 2016

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction

Short Circuit

Do you think we are doing this for our own self gratifica...

Reviewed Jun 30, 2016

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Come on...how is this not "Out of their Shells"?

Reviewed Jun 7, 2016

After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

Labyrinth

The quest to save Now Playing Podcast from the Goblin Kin...

Reviewed Jun 3, 2016

Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers. Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

SpaceCamp

In Space, no one can hear you camp!

Reviewed May 27, 2016

Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One night during an engine test, Andie and four teenage campers are accidentally shot into space. Together, the group -- which includes Kathryn, a pilot-in-training, and Tish, a ditz with a perfect memory -- must work together to operate the spacecraft and return home. Genres: Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

Stardust

From the podcast that won't behave.

Reviewed Feb 9, 2016

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity. Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance

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The Star Wars Holiday Special

The more Lucas tightened his grip, the more copies of the...

Reviewed Dec 29, 2015

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year! Genres: Adventure, Family, Science Fiction, TV Movie

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

By the power of Endor...I have the podcast!

Reviewed Oct 13, 2015

The army of the Marauders, led by King Terak and the witch Charal, attack the Ewoks village, killing Cindel's family. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket escape and meet Teek in the forest, a naughty and very fast animal. Teek takes them to a house in which an old man, Noa, lives. Like Cindel, he also crashed with his Starcruiser on Endor. Together they fight Terak and Charal. Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie

The Ewok Adventure

It's Lord of the Ewoks - The Two Terrors!

Reviewed Oct 6, 2015

Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents. Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie

The Goonies

Find out if this movie is Good Enuff for our hosts!

Reviewed Jun 26, 2015

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Incredibles

Now Playing Podcast's Terrific Three review the Incredibl...

Reviewed Feb 27, 2015

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family

Big Hero 6

We say Marvel in our description more times than any Big ...

Reviewed Nov 18, 2014

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

The Hobbit

At least Rankin and Bass didn't make it three movies...

Reviewed Aug 22, 2014

The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place called Middle-Earth before he is compelled to go on a quest to find a treasure buried deep in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie

TMNT

You don't have to wait 3,000 years for the stars to align...

Reviewed Jul 29, 2014

After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

It's Cowabunga to the future!

Reviewed Jul 22, 2014

The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Go podcast! Go podcast! Go! Podcast, podcast, rap!

Reviewed Jul 15, 2014

The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants. Meanwhile Splinter is coming... to a decision. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction