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The Warriors

2022-04-29

The Warriors was a 1979 gang film that had studio expectations as low as its budget. Yet the film's unique style, iconography, and treatment of gang life found its audience and is a cult hit to this day. Why is that? Does the film hold up nearly 40 years later? And what are the plans for the remake of this movie? Patrons of Now Playing's Podbean Campaign pledging $10 or more can listen now and find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 92 MB - Duration: 1:35:17m (128 kbps 22050 Hz)
Hook

2022-04-29

Steven Spielberg enchanted '80s kids with movies he both produced and directed, including E.T., Goonies, and Gremlins. In 1990 that filmmaker who seemed to never grow up made a family film for kids of all ages -- Hook. What happens when Peter Pan comes to Earth and grows up to be Robin Williams? This sequel to J. M. Barrie's book and play has the answers. Did this Hook Now Playing's hosts? Patrons of Now Playing's Podbean Campaign pledging $10 or more can listen now and find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 103 MB - Duration: 1:47:10m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
Coherence

2022-04-29

A group of friends come together for a casual dinner, but when the power goes out is everyone who they seem to be? Have they been drugged? Is it in their heads? Or is the comet overhead opening a door to parallel dimensions? These are the questions asked in the low-budget science-fiction film Coherence. A review picked by a Now Playing Podbean backer and only available for other backers to hear! Join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob now to find out if this plot coheres or not!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 74 MB - Duration: 1:17:59m (128 kbps 22050 Hz)
Monster Trucks

2022-04-29

Cars and monsters. It sounds like a perfectly easy formula for a kid's movie. Kids love cars. Kids love monsters. And yet Monster Trucks became a monstrous loss for studio Paramount Pictures, who took a $115 million loss before the film even came out. Is it truly one of the worst films of all time, or is its hideous reputation undeserved? Arnie, Stuart, and Jerry take the film for a spin. Become a Patron for Now Playing and you can hear their review!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 119 MB - Duration: 1:22:49m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)
Atomic Blonde

2022-04-29

John Wick co-director David Leitch is already best known as the director of next year's Deadpool sequel. But before taking on the Merc with a Mouth Leitch directed a different comic book adaptation: Atomic Blonde, based on the graphic novel The Coldest City. Starring Charlize Theron, Blonde looked to be a female John Wick. Does this '80s period-piece pack the punch of the Wick films? Listen to this bonus episode of Now Playing to find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 90 MB - Duration: 1:34:04m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
The Legend of Hell House

2022-04-29

Based on a novel by Richard Matheson (I Am Legend), The Legend of Hell House tells of three supernatural investigators paid to spend five days in the haunted mansion of the late Emeric Belasco. One investigator uses her psychic power, the other tries science, and the third is just there for the money. Can these three investigators prove the existence of life after death? And can our three reviewers prove a reason why you should watch this 1973 chiller? If you're a Now Playing patron you can listen and find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 74 MB - Duration: 1:17:42m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
Get Out

2022-04-29

Before February, 2017 Jordan Peele was best known as the comedian partner of Keegan-Michael Key. But his unexpected feature directorial debut Get Out--a horror film--was a smash hit that changed how fans thought of Peele. It was a critical success, and broke several box-office records. Now the Now Playing hosts Get In on the conversation. Now Playing Patrons can hear their review of the year's most-talked-about horror film.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 86 MB - Duration: 1:29:53m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
The LEGO Batman Movie

2022-04-29

The LEGO Movie turned plastic bricks into box office gold. Now the world's number one toy maker hopes to build upon that success with an entire LEGO Movie franchise. Its first installment took arguably the best supporting character from that first film and made him the star--Batman. Is this comedic tale of The Dark Knight kiddie-only fare, or is there something Batfans of all ages can appreciate? Become a Now Playing Patron and you can listen and find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 80 MB - Duration: 1:23:53m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
Lord of Illusions

2022-04-29

It took a decade for Hellraiser director Clive Barker to realize the dream of bringing his cursed private eye Harry D'Amour to the big screen. Lord of Illusions was intended to launch Scott Bakula into a new hardboiled horror franchise, but box office black magic quickly shuttered Harry’s detective agency. Will Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart join the character’s small cult of devotees when they exhume Clive’s final film for Now Playing Patrons? Sign up today and find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 93 MB - Duration: 1:34:58m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
The Wizard

2022-04-29

Justin, Stuart, and Arnie have video games on the brain in 2018, and it’s led them back to the 1989 family film The Wizard. Future rocker Jenny Lewis convinces TV star Fred Savage that his special needs half-brother Jimmy has the Nintendo skills to pay their bills. The trio hit the open road hoping to hustle gamers in every arcade from Reno to Los Angeles. But will a bully in a Power Glove stop their winning streak once Jimmy enters a high-stakes Super Mario 3 contest? Sign up today to be a Now Playing Patron and find out!

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 89 MB - Duration: 1:32:19m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)

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