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The Andromeda Strain

🎝 How do you solve a problem like Andromeda 🎜

Reviewed Apr 21, 2020

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form, unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents. Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Panic in the Streets

Take an old school remedy for what plagues today’s movi...

Reviewed Apr 7, 2020

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway. Genres: Crime, Thriller

Risky Business

Sometimes you gotta say, “What the heck” and support ...

Reviewed Mar 27, 2020

Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Us

What's with those red robes, are the tethered coming to c...

Reviewed Mar 13, 2020

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited. Genres: Horror, Mystery

Kong: Skull Island

Ape-pocalypse Now

Reviewed Mar 3, 2020

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Bad Boys for Life

Boys II Good Men

Reviewed Jan 21, 2020

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel. Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Amadeus

Well, there it is.

Reviewed Jan 17, 2020

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Genres: Drama, History, Music

King Kong Escapes

Will work for blondes

Reviewed Jan 14, 2020

An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower. Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

King Kong vs. Godzilla

Not another boring science show!

Reviewed Jan 7, 2020

When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for when the gigantic ape attacks an unsuspecting village and an enormous octopus. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Misery

Look what you made us do!

Reviewed Dec 31, 2019

After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off. Genres: Drama, Thriller

King Kong

No chains will ever hold THIS!

Reviewed Dec 3, 2019

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world. Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Badlands

What began in the alleys and backways of a quiet town wil...

Reviewed Nov 1, 2019

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands. Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance

Zombieland

Time to Nut Up...and Donate!

Reviewed Oct 18, 2019

Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other. Genres: Comedy, Horror

Taxi Driver

Yes, Now Playing Podcast is talkin’ to you!

Reviewed Oct 11, 2019

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. Genres: Crime, Drama

Joker

Do you know how I got these emotional scars?

Reviewed Oct 8, 2019

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

It

You mean that wasn’t a washed up Boy George hanging out...

Reviewed Sep 3, 2019

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise. Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

sex, lies, and videotape

You should never take movie recommendations from someone ...

Reviewed Aug 30, 2019

Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage. Genres: Drama

Parenthood

When you donate for a show, and the laughter starts to fl...

Reviewed Aug 23, 2019

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers. Genres: Comedy, Drama

When Harry Met Sally…

I’ll have what Donors are having

Reviewed Aug 16, 2019

Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other? Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Boogie Nights

Got to keep on dancin’... keep on dancin’

Reviewed Aug 9, 2019

In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality. Genres: Comedy, Drama

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

When you come to the end of the line, with a buddy who is...

Reviewed Aug 2, 2019

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski… Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Once Upon a Time in America

Let’s Go For A Swim 

Reviewed Jul 26, 2019

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. Genres: Crime, Drama

Once Upon a Time in the West

♪ She’ll be burying her new family when she comes (wh...

Reviewed Jul 19, 2019

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life. Genres: Drama, Western

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Don’t think about ghosting Now Playing Podcast!

Reviewed Jul 9, 2019

Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction