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The Wizard of Oz (1939)

There’s No Place Like Now Playing Podcast

Reviewed Oct 10, 2025

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them. Genres: Adventure, Christmas/Holiday, Family, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

The Toxic Avenger (2025)

Body By Junko

Reviewed Sep 19, 2025

When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community. Genres: Action, Christmas/Holiday, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

The Long Walk

Step Brothers

Reviewed Sep 16, 2025

In a dystopian near-future America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Nobody 2

Nobody Asked for This

Reviewed Aug 19, 2025

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss. Genres: Action, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Lost In Translation

Reviewed Aug 15, 2025

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. Genres: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Nobody

Nobody Copies John Wick and Gets Away With It

Reviewed Aug 12, 2025

Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind. Genres: Action, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Inside Out 2

Goal, Interrupted

Reviewed Aug 8, 2025

Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Theatrical Release

Inside Out

The Life of Riley

Reviewed Jul 31, 2025

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home. Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Theatrical Release

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Baby Bunch 

Reviewed Jul 29, 2025

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Thunderbolts*

What About Bob?

Reviewed Jul 22, 2025

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)

We’ll let you off the hook if you didn’t see this

Reviewed Jul 18, 2025

In a sun-soaked Hawaiian town with a mysterious past, a group of friends is left with a dark secret after a tragic accident. One year later, a member of the group receives a threatening message, and the friends now know that someone intends to make them pay for last summer. Genres: Drama, Mystery, TV Series

Superman (2025)

At last, I finally understand the dangers of investing in...

Reviewed Jul 15, 2025

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release

Jack Reacher

He's an expert at finding a parking spot in Pittsburgh. W...

Reviewed May 27, 2025

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Weird Science

The Breastfed Club

Reviewed May 23, 2025

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Final Destination Bloodlines

Blood is thicker than water, but both make a mess when yo...

Reviewed May 20, 2025

Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Theatrical Release

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

The Bots And The Hound

Reviewed May 9, 2025

Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me." Genres: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Apollo 13

Houston, we have a podcast!

Reviewed May 6, 2025

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy. Genres: Drama, History, Theatrical Release

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Enter the Matrix four years before the Neo-lithic Era

Reviewed May 2, 2025

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster. Genres: Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Sinners

From cotton fields to coffin lids

Reviewed Apr 29, 2025

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Genres: Action, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

How To Overfeed Your Dragon

Reviewed Apr 22, 2025

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Theatrical Release

Snowden

Natural Born Leakers

Reviewed Apr 18, 2025

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press. Genres: Crime, Drama, History, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Brown Arrow

Showgirls

Saved By The Pole

Reviewed Mar 14, 2025

Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release

Ouija: Origin of Evil

Goodbye Friend

Reviewed Mar 11, 2025

In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release

Brown Arrow

Hackers

Worm, Interrupted

Reviewed Mar 7, 2025

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release, Thriller