Jakob Conkling

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Demons 2 (aka Demoni 2)

Evil spreads via television again

Reviewed Sep 2, 2016

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Stand by Me

This is big time, baby!

Reviewed Aug 30, 2016

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives. Genres: Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release

Demons (aka Demoni)

Popcorn, punks, and possession

Reviewed Aug 26, 2016

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Apt Pupil

Stephen King was a teacher...but who is the Apt Pupil?

Reviewed Aug 23, 2016

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Shawshank Redemption

Get busy listenin', or get busy dyin'.

Reviewed Aug 16, 2016

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope. Genres: Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release

Suicide Squad

Harley's shorts are short, but this podcast isn't!

Reviewed Aug 9, 2016

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Jason Bourne

Yes, Matt Damon is back. Is he re-Bourne?

Reviewed Aug 2, 2016

The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ghostbusters (2016)

I aint 'fraid of no trolls

Reviewed Jul 22, 2016

Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat. Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Bourne Legacy

Jeremy Renner is the Bourne loser.

Reviewed Jul 19, 2016

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne. Genres: Action, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ghostbusters II

Too hot to handle, too cold to hold, so donate to Now Pla...

Reviewed Jul 15, 2016

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business. Genres: Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Bourne Ultimatum

Damon is a natural Bourne killer!

Reviewed Jul 12, 2016

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him. Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ghostbusters (1984)

Who ya gonna donate to? NOW PLAYING!

Reviewed Jul 8, 2016

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Bourne Supremacy

Matt Damon is Bourne again!

Reviewed Jul 5, 2016

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive. Genres: Action, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Independence Day: Resurgence

Roland Emmerich strives to make sure Godzilla isn't the ...

Reviewed Jul 1, 2016

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Parkour solves everything

Reviewed Jun 28, 2016

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for? Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Independence Day

Today we celebrate our independent podcast!

Reviewed Jun 24, 2016

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Bourne Identity (1988)

A film from before Matt Damon was Bourne!

Reviewed Jun 21, 2016

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for? Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, TV Movie

Night of the Creeps

Zombies. Exploding Heads. Creepy Crawlies. And a bonus mo...

Reviewed Jun 17, 2016

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Zombie

Big Trouble in Little China

Want to hear this show? SOB must pay!

Reviewed Jun 10, 2016

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

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, Superhero, Theatrical Release

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, Theatrical Release

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X-Men: Apocalypse

APOCALYPSE -- the mutant who Walks Like an Egyptian!

Reviewed May 31, 2016

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

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, Theatrical Release

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Proof that del Toro would rather hang out with creatures ...

Reviewed May 24, 2016

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release