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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

Bumblebee

The Last Knight

Reviewed Jan 1, 2019

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

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, Christmas/Holiday, Family, Fantasy, Halloween, Theatrical Release

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Maybe you shouldn’t cancel that apocalypse just yet...

Reviewed Mar 27, 2018

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Brown Arrow

Monster Trucks

You can listen to this podcast on a full seat...but you'l...

Reviewed Jun 30, 2017

Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Transformers: The Last Knight

About Last Knight....

Reviewed Jun 27, 2017

Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Transporter Refueled

Rule #4: Never review a series you can't finish

Reviewed Sep 8, 2015

The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin is known as The Transporter, because he is the best driver and mercenary money can buy. In this installment, he meets Anna and they attempt to take down a group of ruthless Russian human traffickers who also have kidnapped Frank’s father. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Transporter 3

Rule #3: Never Look at the Arrows

Reviewed Sep 1, 2015

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Transporter 2

Rule #2: Recommend or not...No middle-ground

Reviewed Aug 25, 2015

Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy director and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnappers. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

The Transporter

Rule #1: The review is the review

Reviewed Aug 18, 2015

Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective. Genres: Action, Crime, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys

We discuss if this documentary is plastic fantastic!

Reviewed Nov 14, 2014

Plastic Galaxy explores the ground breaking and breathtaking world of 'Star Wars' toys. Through interviews with former Kenner employees, experts, authors, and collectors, the documentary looks at the toys' history, influence, and the passions they elicit today. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Documentary

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Marky Mark and the Robo Bunch!

Reviewed Jul 1, 2014

As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from Cade Yeager, Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Pacific Rim

Rock-em Sock-em Robots vs Godzilla

Reviewed Jul 16, 2013

Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

or How We Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love The Rock

Reviewed Apr 2, 2013

Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

After Darkman and The Mummy is Arnold Vosloo typecast as ...

Reviewed Mar 26, 2013

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

G.I. Joe: The Movie

Fa, a long, long way to run. So, a needle pulling thread....

Reviewed Mar 19, 2013

G.I. Joe faces a new enemy as an ancient society of snake people known as Cobra-La try to forcefully take back the earth from those who drove them underground eons ago. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Watch as Michael Bay and co. transform world history!

Reviewed Jul 5, 2011

The Autobots continue to work for NEST, now no longer in secret. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Oh robot giiiiiirlfriend

Reviewed Jun 27, 2011

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Transformers

More oil was used on Megan Fox than all the automobiles i...

Reviewed Jun 21, 2011

Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Transformers: The Movie

You're not fooling anyone, Hot Rod. The next screw that f...

Reviewed Jun 14, 2011

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons. Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release