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

The Break-Up

Proof nothing good ever happens at Wrigley Field

Reviewed Sep 1, 2008
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point. Genres: Comedy, Romance

Disturbia

The Kingdom of the Club Girl Skulls

Reviewed Feb 13, 2024
Kale has a life most teenagers would envy. He spends his days endlessly playing video games, surfing the net, eating junk food and watching cable. He has complete free reign of the house, and a beautiful young hottie named Ashley has just moved in next door. There’s only one problem—he’s not allowed to leave the house. Kale’s under court-ordered house arrest for three months, and if he takes one step beyond a 100-foot perimeter of the house, his next confinement will be in a real prison. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

21

Hit Kevin Spacey. Seriously, smack him upside the head.

Reviewed Aug 27, 2008
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack. Genres: Crime, Drama

WALL·E

Number Five is In Love

Reviewed Dec 1, 2008
After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen. Genres: Animation, Family, Science Fiction