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Ghostbusters

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

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, 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: Comedy, Fantasy

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, Thriller

Ghostbusters

Who ya gonna donate to? NOW PLAYING!

Reviewed Jul 8, 2016

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Short Circuit 2

It's Droid and the City!

Reviewed Jul 7, 2016

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction

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, 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

Short Circuit

Do you think we are doing this for our own self gratifica...

Reviewed Jun 30, 2016

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth. Genres: Comedy, Family, Science Fiction

The Bourne Identity

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, Mystery, 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

The Bourne Identity

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

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

The Conjuring 2

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the basem...

Reviewed Jun 14, 2016

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits. Genres: Horror

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

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

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

Brown Arrow

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, Fantasy, Science Fiction

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

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

Invaders from Mars

Rebel against all the aliens around you and donate to Now...

Reviewed May 20, 2016

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

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

Critters

I can't wait for the southern spin-off Varments

Reviewed May 13, 2016

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Captain America: Civil War

This is one Civil War Axl Rose MIGHT want...

Reviewed May 10, 2016

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction