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The People Under the Stairs

2025-09-28

Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction) takes child star Brandon Adams (The Sandlot) on his first house burglary, only to learn that the gold coins they covet are guarded by The People Under The Stairs. Was Wes Craven wise to change neighborhoods from Elm Street suburbia to an inner city victimized by kinky cannibalistic Conservatives? And can twisted Twin Peaks couple Everett McGill and Wendy Robie displace Freddy Krueger and Ghostface as the director’s freakiest slashers ever? You’d be a Fool not to become a September 2025 Patron and Find Out Now!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 238 MB - Duration: 1:38:42m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
Inside Out 2

2025-08-16

Riley wrestles with all-new emotions as she enters her teenage years in Inside Out 2. Is there still a place for Joy (Amy Poehler) in the control room once a hectic hockey camp prompts the arrival of spastic Anxiety (Stranger Things’ Maya Hawke), hulking Embarrassment (Cobra Kai’s Paul Walter Hauser), wide-eyed Envy (The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri), and withering Ennui (Blue Is The Warmest Color’s Adele Exarchopolos)?  Find out what feelings Brock, Arnie, and Stuart have about the 2024 sequel when you become a Now Playing Patron in August 2025!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 236 MB - Duration: 1:38:11m (320 kbps 44100 Hz)
Inside Out

2025-08-16

Brock, Stuart, and Arnie are helping July Patrons get into their feelings with a podcast review of Inside Out.  How well does the 2015 Pixar film explain the inner workings of an 11-year-old girl’s mind during her stressful relocation from hockey-loving Minnesota to broccoli pizza-eating San Francisco?  And what happens when Joy (Amy Poehler) is no longer the driving force in the moody tween’s day, and negative emotions Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling) take control? Become a Now Playing Patron to find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 229 MB - Duration: 1:35:21m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

2025-08-16

I Know What You Did Last Summer was Sony’s quick attempt to snag some of Scream’s box office blood money. So it feels fitting that this fishy franchise is once again following in Scream’s footsteps, coming back with a legacy sequel that recycles the original title. (Just like Halloween, Candyman, The Thing…) Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. return to face off against a new fisherman, but does the new cast and mystery hook our hosts? It’s the final installment in our 2025 I Know What You Did Last Summer donation series, so support indie podcasts and donate today to find out if this movie is slicker than the original!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 312 MB - Duration: 2:09:51m (320 kbps 48000 Hz)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)

2025-08-16

Just when you thought this franchise was dead in the water, Amazon Prime dredges it back up for the streaming generation. I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Series trades in rain slickers and fishhooks for influencers, secrets, and enough teen angst to fill an entire clambake. There’s no fisherman, hook, or even a kid on a bike, but for the first time in the franchise, there’s an actual whodunnit. Did this eight-episode reboot reel in something fresh, or is it just chum in the water? Donate to support Now Playing Podcast and hear the full review now!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 366 MB - Duration: 2:32:19m (320 kbps 44100 Hz)
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

2025-07-14

Where do horror franchises go to die? Straight to DVD… and straight to hell. I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is the third wheel nobody asked for, ditching the original cast, crew, and common sense. The setting moves from North Carolina to Colorado, and the writing moves straight into the trash. It’s got new teens, no thrills, and one absolutely bonkers twist that might actually make you laugh more than scream. Want to know what bait the killer fisherman’s dangling now? Donate to Now Playing Podcast and reel in our review of this flailing, failing sequel.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 108 MB - Duration: 1:25:14m (168 kbps 48000 Hz)
Superman (2025) -- Extended Podcast Review for Supporters

2025-07-14

Director James Gunn leaves Guardians of the Galaxy behind to launch DC Studios, starting with the 2025 resurrection of Superman. But can David Corenswet be a Man of Steel to Metropolis after Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) smears his good name in a social media campaign that questions why dad Bradley Cooper sent him to Earth? And is the narrative even harder to control when reporter-girlfriend Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) challenges the way “Big Blue” protects foreign countries from invasion? Get the full scoop as the Now Playing Gang reunites.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 207 MB - Duration: 2:49:50m (161 kbps 44100 Hz)
Femme Fatale

2025-06-27

Rebecca Romijn (X-Men) looks like just another Femme Fatale in a sleazy Brian De Palma thriller as she seduces and robs a bejeweled woman walking the red carpet at a glitzy movie premiere. But can the vixen wash away her sins and adopt a “good girl” identity after she falls for French ambassador Peter Coyote (E.T.)? Or will paparazzo Antonio Banderas spoil her image makeover by publishing a revealing picture that brings unwanted attention from criminals she left for dead? April Patrons don’t have to pay a $10 million ransom to find out now!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 141 MB - Duration: 1:44:12m (178 kbps 48000 Hz)
Weird Science

2025-06-27

After the heavy events of the past few weeks, Arnie, Marjorie, and Justin lighten things up with a look at John Hughes’ teen sex comedy, Weird Science. Following The Breakfast Club, Hughes takes a wilder approach to high school misfits—this time with a hacked-together dream woman played by Kelly LeBrock. The film features early Robert Downey Jr. as a high school jerk, Bill Paxton in his unforgettable role as big brother Chet, and even Mad Max-style bikers led by Vernon Wells and Michael Berryman. But does Lisa’s magic still work 40 years later? Find out in this Patron-exclusive review!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 108 MB - Duration: 1:47:30m (132 kbps 44100 Hz)
Congo

2025-06-27

Congo had the pedigree of a blockbuster: based on a Michael Crighton novel, produced by Kathleen Kennedy, directed by Frank Marshall, and featuring creatures by Stan Winston. It wanted to be the next Jurassic Park. And with a budget nearly as big, it sure tried. But instead of dino-sized success, we got killer gorillas, laser guns, and Tim Curry doing... whatever that accent was.  Now, 30 years later, Congo is back in the spotlight with Now Playing Podcast’s new Patron-exclusive review. Is it a misunderstood adventure classic or just monkey business?

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 113 MB - Duration: 1:29:05m (166 kbps 48000 Hz)

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