Movie Review Archives

Thor: Ragnarok

Hey, man. I'm Korg. We're gonna listen to this podcast. W...

Reviewed Nov 7, 2017

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Hellraiser (1987)

You opened the box, Now Playing Podcast came.

Reviewed Nov 3, 2017

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Jigsaw

I bet this film's writers think our podcast is on the Dar...

Reviewed Oct 31, 2017

Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

Cult of Chucky

Find out if the Now Playing Podcast hosts drank the Kool-...

Reviewed Oct 27, 2017

Confined to an asylum for the criminally insane for the past four years, Nica is wrongly convinced that she, not Chucky, murdered her entire family... until a string of grisly deaths occur after her psychiatrist introduces a new group therapy tool -- a "Good Guy" doll. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Thriller

Leatherface

Call me Leatherface again… I dare you… I double dare ...

Reviewed Oct 24, 2017

A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on the road trip from hell. Pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge, one of the teens is destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, moulding him into a monster named Leatherface. Genres: Crime, Direct to Video/Streaming, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Phantasm: Ravager

The most demented Phantasm of all!

Reviewed Oct 20, 2017

Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time. Genres: Action, Direct to Video/Streaming, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Zombie

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Death Wish 3

This time Kersey tries the subtle approach--with a rocket...

Reviewed Oct 17, 2017

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Get Out

No, get in! Get in the Now Playing Podcast Patron program...

Reviewed Oct 15, 2017

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

Because "Phantasm: Phour-Ever" is just too cute a title.

Reviewed Oct 13, 2017

Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time he tries to find the origins of his enemy, and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles the spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Science Fiction, Zombie

Blade Runner 2049

With Ford revisiting so many characters I'm waiting for F...

Reviewed Oct 10, 2017

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

Oh Reggie, this podcast is so...BIG!

Reviewed Oct 6, 2017

The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two continue their hunt for the mysterious figure and in his path of destruction encounter a variety of dangerous situations, friends and enemies. Genres: Action, Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror, Science Fiction, Zombie

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Death Wish II

Coast to coast, Kersey kills the most!

Reviewed Oct 3, 2017

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Phantasm II

This time the Tall Man has bigger balls!

Reviewed Sep 29, 2017

Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does. Genres: Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Zombie

Bloody Birthday

Did you dismember what these kids wanted as a birthday gift?

Reviewed Sep 26, 2017

In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent facades. A boy and his teenage sister become endangered when they stumble onto the bloody truth. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Patience maketh podcast.

Reviewed Sep 24, 2017

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Theatrical Release

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Phantasm

Do you have the balls to support indie podcasting? If so,...

Reviewed Sep 22, 2017

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Zombie

Death Wish (1974)

Before New York had Giuliani, Paul Kersey was there to cl...

Reviewed Sep 19, 2017

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release

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Happy Birthday to Me

Find out if we skewer this slasher classic!

Reviewed Sep 12, 2017

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

The Legend of Hell House

This house don't want no short, short man!

Reviewed Sep 8, 2017

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

Inhumans: The First Chapter

We Don't Like Ike!

Reviewed Sep 5, 2017

An isolated community of superhumans fight to protect themselves. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, TV Movie

Radio Free Albemuth

You can't say it...but should you see it?

Reviewed Aug 29, 2017

Record store clerk Nick Brady begins to experience strange visions from an entity he calls VALIS that cause him to uproot his family and move to Los Angeles where he becomes a successful music company executive. Nick finds himself drawn into a dangerous political-mystical conspiracy of cosmic proportions. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Total Recall (2012)

Maybe next Colin Farrell can star in a more-true-to-the-s...

Reviewed Aug 22, 2017

Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins forces with a rebel fighter to stop the evil Chancellor Cohaagen. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Annabelle: Creation

How many demons does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Reviewed Aug 15, 2017

Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Atomic Blonde

She's Blonde, James Blonde

Reviewed Aug 11, 2017

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release, Thriller