Movie Review Archives

The Shining

Heeeeere's...that one guy from Wings!

Reviewed Dec 17, 2013

A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter. Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Shining

We're the podcast hosts here. We've ALWAYS been the podca...

Reviewed Dec 10, 2013

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Salem’s Lot

It's on TNT! Is it dynamite?

Reviewed Dec 3, 2013

A dark terror has come to the picture-perfect town of Jerusalem's Lot, and it's up to a writer with a haunted past to uncover the horror that has taken over the town. Genres: Drama, Mystery

A Return to Salem’s Lot

It's Thanksgiving week, so let's carve up this turkey of ...

Reviewed Nov 26, 2013

Anthropologist Joe Weber takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's Lot, unaware of its vampire population. When the inhabitants reveal their secret, they seek Weber to write a bible for them. Genres: Comedy, Horror

Salem’s Lot

That master wants you...to listen to this podcast now!

Reviewed Nov 19, 2013

Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning them into an army of undead slaves. Genres: Mystery

Thor: The Dark World

Thor comes in like a wrecking ball...oh, wait, that song'...

Reviewed Nov 12, 2013

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Return of Swamp Thing

The funniest joke is the Motley Crue one..

Reviewed Nov 5, 2013

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object of affection. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Fright Night 2: New Blood

Join the podcast that has no fright of the night!

Reviewed Oct 31, 2013

By day Gerri Dandridge is a sexy professor, but by night she transforms into a real-life vampire with an unquenchable thirst for human blood. When a group of high school students travel abroad to study in Romania, they find themselves ensnared in her chilling web of lust and terror. Charlie and 'Evil' Ed must stop Gerri from drinking and bathing in the blood of a 'new moon virgin', who just so happens to be Charlie’s ex-girlfriend. Genres: Comedy, Horror

Swamp Thing

Only a vegetable wouldn't listen to this show

Reviewed Oct 29, 2013

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing, a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...even if it costs him his life. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Psycho

No, this will not be a shot-for-shot remake of our first ...

Reviewed Oct 25, 2013

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Curse of Chucky

Warning: This podcast contains A. Martinez.

Reviewed Oct 22, 2013

After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the mounting bloodshed and chaos. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Carrie

They're all going to remake you

Reviewed Oct 21, 2013

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home. Genres: Drama, Horror

Psycho IV: The Beginning

Not everyone is having fun at Universal Studios Florida

Reviewed Oct 18, 2013

When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Carrie

They're all going to laugh at you...after this commercial...

Reviewed Oct 15, 2013

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake. Genres: Horror, Thriller, TV Movie

Bates Motel

No, this isn't the Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore series....

Reviewed Oct 11, 2013

A mentally disturbed man who roomed with the late Norman Bates at a psychiatric facility inherits the infamous Bates Motel after his death and attempts to fix it up as a respectable business. Genres: Drama, Horror

The Rage: Carrie 2

Carrie doesn't live here anymore.

Reviewed Oct 8, 2013

A horrible massacre strikes up after an outcast teenage girl is taunted by a group of high school jocks, all of them unaware of her cutthroat telekinetic powers. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Psycho III

Psycho Killer. Qu'est-ce que c'est? No-No-No-No, No-No-No...

Reviewed Oct 4, 2013

When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Carrie

If you don't get this series at nowplayingpodcast.com THE...

Reviewed Oct 1, 2013

Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Psycho II

Guess who's back? Back again? Norman's Back. Tell a Friend.

Reviewed Sep 27, 2013

Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again? Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The Lords of Salem

In this episode we learn not all nudity is good nudity...

Reviewed Sep 26, 2013

Heidi, a radio DJ, is sent a box containing a record - a "gift from the Lords". The sounds within the grooves trigger flashbacks of her town's violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the Lords back to take revenge on Salem, Massachusetts? Genres: Horror, Thriller

Insidious: Chapter 2

No humans were harmed in the making of this film. Or the ...

Reviewed Sep 24, 2013

The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Psycho

A boy's best friend is his podcast donor

Reviewed Sep 20, 2013

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Insidious

Now Playing Podcast goes FURTHER than ever before!

Reviewed Sep 17, 2013

A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Attack the Block

This is too much madness to explain in one podcast!

Reviewed Sep 13, 2013

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion. Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction