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The Strangers

The night Tamara came home

Reviewed Aug 20, 2021

After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive. Genres: Horror

Straw Dogs

No honey, it's just the neighbors dropping by to borrow a...

Reviewed Aug 17, 2021

David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Conversation

The proof that Shirley was cheating on Laverne

Reviewed Aug 13, 2021

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Suicide Squad

Dumb friends get nom nom podcast!

Reviewed Aug 10, 2021

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Gone Girl

...or Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married 3

Reviewed Aug 6, 2021

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Green Knight

Gawain vs Groot

Reviewed Aug 3, 2021

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men. Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Double Dragon

Reviewed Jul 16, 2021

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Con Air

Forget Bastille Day--July 14 is Con Air Day!

Reviewed Jul 14, 2021

Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure predators”, to a new super-prison. Poe faces impossible odds when the transport plane is skyjacked mid-flight by the most vicious criminals in the country led by the mastermind — genius serial killer Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, and backed by black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam. Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

The Forever Purge

And they all lived Homicidally Ever After...

Reviewed Jul 9, 2021

All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end as they chase a group of immigrants who they want to punish because of their harsh historical past. Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Open Outlook Express and donate today!

Reviewed Jun 25, 2021

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Reviewed Jun 18, 2021

Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Vanishing

Like you needed another reason to avoid truck stop bathrooms

Reviewed Jun 11, 2021

Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation when they stop at a busy service station. Saskia is abducted in broad daylight and three years pass with no answers or closure surrounding her disappearance. Rex has nearly given up all hope when he suddenly begins receiving letters from her abductor. Genres: Mystery, Thriller

Zodiac

This is exactly why Dirty Harry carries a .44 Magnum and ...

Reviewed Jun 4, 2021

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Panic Room

Keep the change, ya filthy animals!

Reviewed May 28, 2021

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Se7en

What's in the box? Support indie podcasting and you can o...

Reviewed May 14, 2021

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Thanking of Now Playing Podcast Patrons by the Podcas...

Reviewed May 7, 2021

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. Genres: Drama, Western

Titanic

Celine's song will never let go

Reviewed Apr 30, 2021

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912. Genres: Drama, Romance

Godzilla vs. Kong

Whoever wins, movie theaters lose 

Reviewed Apr 6, 2021

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Magnum Force

You have the right to remain silent forever punk

Reviewed Apr 2, 2021

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Dirty Harry

When Harry Met Scorpio...

Reviewed Mar 26, 2021

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

WandaVision

"Here's the story of a lovely lady, who was grieving 'bou...

Reviewed Mar 16, 2021

Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Coming to America

Trading Places 2: Finding Umfufu

Reviewed Mar 2, 2021

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble. Genres: Comedy, Romance

Olympus Has Fallen

We've just opened the gates of hell!

Reviewed Feb 26, 2021

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. Genres: Action, Thriller

White House Down

Flags Of Our Daughters

Reviewed Feb 19, 2021

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller