Individual Movie Reviews

206 movies in this series

Now Playing Podcast s known for deep dives. Retrospectives. Franchise marathons where we watch every sequel so you don’t have to.

But sometimes… it’s just one movie. Just a single film that demands a review all on its own. Maybe it’s a new release. Maybe it’s a cult oddity. Maybe it’s something too big, too weird, or too interesting to wait for a series around it.

These are our one-off reviews. Standalone episodes for standalone films. No homework required. Just press play.

Movie Reviews

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Commando

He’s The Boss

Reviewed Aug 23, 2022
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed. Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Making Contact

It's Independence Day for the film also known as Joey!

Reviewed Apr 21, 2016
A nine year old boy named Joey, who after the tragic death of his father, begins to experience psychic powers such as allowing him to move inanimate objects with his mind, set things on fire, and even communicate with his dead father. However, not everything is good for Joey as his newly gained powers accidentally awake an evil supernatural force that is contained inside the body of an old ventriloquist's dummy that Joey found in an abandoned house. The supernatural Dummy shows similar powers to Joey's, and soon he puts the lives of everyone near Joey in danger as the evil Dummy has dark plans for Joey's special powers. Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

The Golden Child

The podcast is good to keep the yang up!

Reviewed Sep 8, 2011
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen." Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Adventures in Babysitting

Slip us the cash and we’ll slip you the podcast

Reviewed Jul 15, 2022
When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more. Genres: Comedy