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Arnie Carvalho

1,602 Episodes
21 Years on Show
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Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland

An experiment in sharing, caring, and impairing

Reviewed Jul 24, 2020
Psychotic Angela is itching to do what she does best: slaughter dozens of teenage campers. As luck would have it, the previous site of her murders has been renamed and converted into an experimental summer camp meant to bring together privileged and lower-class teens. On the day the youths are boarding the buses to camp, Angela runs over a potential camper with a garbage truck and assumes her identity. Once she has infiltrated the camp, the real terror begins. Genres: Comedy, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror

The Sum of All Fears

Good Nuke Hunting

Reviewed Jul 21, 2020
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians. Genres: Action, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller
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Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

Uncle John is going to hear about this!!!

Reviewed Jul 17, 2020
Angela Baker escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at a summer camp as a counselor who lectures her teenage charges on proper moral behavior. Those teens who break her strict rules -- from the camp chatterbox or a sex-obsessed girl to the boys who are peeping Toms -- are murdered by the impostor in various gruesome ways. As more campers go missing, intrepid counselor Molly begins to piece together the truth. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Theatrical Release
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Clear and Present Danger

Just Say No Recasting

Reviewed Jul 14, 2020
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible. Genres: Action, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller
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The Hunt for Red October

Sonofabitch, I found Red Sonja instead!

Reviewed Jun 30, 2020
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on! Genres: Action, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Breakfast Club

To celebrate Now Playing Podcast’s 1000th Show… Deten...

Reviewed Jun 23, 2020
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Theatrical Release