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Jakob Conkling

1,064 Episodes
18 Years on Show
1,061 Movie Reviews
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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
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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
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Hellboy

It's a boy meets girl meets demon love story!

Reviewed May 17, 2016
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release
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Men in Black 3

Will Smith has to get back...to the future!

Reviewed May 6, 2016
Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Time Travel
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The Running Man (1987)

Arnold Schwarzenegger, come on down! You're the next cont...

Reviewed May 3, 2016
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Men in Black II

Rip Torn pulls a Keanu and does kung fu! What more do you...

Reviewed Apr 29, 2016
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release
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Men in Black

Now Playing - the first, last, and only defense against b...

Reviewed Apr 22, 2016
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release
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Making Contact

It's Independence Day for the film also known as Joey!

Reviewed Apr 21, 2016
A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate objects with his mind, set things on fire, and even communicate with his dead father. However, not everything is good for Joey as his newly gained powers accidentally awake an evil supernatural force that is contained inside the body of an old ventriloquist's dummy that Joey found in an abandoned house. The supernatural Dummy shows similar powers to Joey's, and soon he puts the lives of everyone near Joey in danger as the evil Dummy has dark plans for Joey's special powers. Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Tell me....do you listen? You will.

Reviewed Mar 29, 2016
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Watchmen (2009)

Who watches Watchmen? We do...and review it too!

Reviewed Mar 22, 2016
In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger. Genres: Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Legends of the Super Heroes

The movie Now Playing Podcast was never meant to review!

Reviewed Feb 23, 2016
The adventures of many of DC Comics greatest superheroes and villains. In the first episode, "The Challenge," the superheroes must race against time to stop the diabolical super-villains' plot to destroy the world. In the second episode, "The Roast," the superheroes pay tribute to Batman and Robin in the form of a roast which even the villains attend. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Superhero, TV Movie