No, Baby Driver is not about an infant taking his parents' car for a spin. Baby Driver is the latest film from Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Shaun of the Dead auteur Edgar Wright. For his fifth studio film Wright brings his unique take to the car chase genre. Or is it the musical? No matter. Load up your iPod Classic, pop in your ear buds, and join the hosts of Now Playing for this revved up movie review!
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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Forty-four years before the death of Laura Palmer, the first nuclear weapon was detonated in White Sands, New Mexico. How is it possible that act had a direct impact on the small town of Twin Peaks, Washington? Maybe this episode explained that in forty minutes of trippy, black and white, mostly silent film. All that is discussed, plus the shocking turn for Mr. C, and the performance by The Nine Inch Nails. Hear it all on this Now Peaking!
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This year marks the 10th anniversary of Michael Bay's Transformers franchise. To commemorate, Paramount and Bay have released the fifth movie in the series: The Last Knight. And this seems to be Bay's last go-round with these Autobots and Decepticons. The box office is soft, but could Bay have possibly saved the best for last? And where does the franchise go from here? ROLL OUT with the hosts of Now Playing to hear their thoughts!
25 years after Leland Palmer was arrested for the murder of Jaques Renault the Twin Peaks police department find new evidence connected to the case. Will the town ever escape the shadow of Laura’s murder? Doc Hayward did...but to where? And what does Diane know about the Mr. C who is in that South Dakota prison? All this, plus Dougie vs Ike the Spike in this episode of Now Peaking!
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Bad Boys exploded in 1995. The career surge it caused for both stars Smith and Lawrence, as well as for director Bay, meant an eight-year wait for the sequel. In 2003 the Boys were back and it was bigger, badder, and much longer. But was it better? Join the bad boys of Now Playing Podcast for their review to find out!
25 years after FBI Agent Dale Cooper disappeared into the Black Lodge, his oft-mentioned, never-seen assistant Diane appears on screen. Can she provide the insight to diagnose the jail-bound Mr. C’s possession? No answers are in this episode but we do see more of Richard Horne, and some surprising Fire Walk With Me cameos! Plus someone does die in “Don’t die”. Find out who in this episode of Now Peaking!
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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! Patrons of Now Playing's Podbean Campaign pledging $10 or more can join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob now to find out if this plot coheres or not!
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In 1995 Will Smith was a sitcom star with a rap career. Martin Lawrence was host of HBO's Def Comedy Jam, and his own show Martin where he would cross-dress to play Sheneneh. And Michael Bay was an unknown, save for a few stylish music videos. Their careers all blew up, as did several cars and an airplane, when they teamed up to make Bad Boys. Now join the bad boys of Now Playing for their review of this action classic!
This summer Ridley Scott returned to his Alien franchise for the third time with the thriller COVENANT. Arnie, Stuart, and Brock reviewed this film, continuing the Alien Review Series they started in 2012 with the release of Prometheus. On this preview hear clips from the entire Alien Retrospective Series, and learn how you can hear the full reviews! Plus reviews for Planet of the Apes and Pirates of the Caribbean. All donations help keep Now Playing operating becuase, without donors... no one could hear Now Playing.
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