The Mandalorian and Grogu officially kicked off the summer movie season. It's been over 3 years since Season 3 of the show, so fans should be anxious for the next bounty, but the opening box office was muted (For a Star Wars film). But is the movie solid as Beskar steel? Or weak as bantha milk?

ICYMI—you can hear an extended and unedited version of our MANDALORIAN AND GROGU review right now! It’s available for gold patrons on Podbean and Patreon. Support indie podcasting, her over 120 bonus reviews, and early releases like this one! This is the way.

It's the movie everyone is talking about and debating. It's the first Star Wars movie in 7 years. And now our hosts have recorded their review. Our Gold Level patrons on Podbean and Patreon can now hear our UNEDITED thoughts on THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU!

It's a bird! it's a plane! It's...it's.... No, wait, it's birds...lots of birds...and they're going to kill us! Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock followed up his classic Psycho with this flighty film about avian assassins.

NEW BOOK REVIEW! Before Alfred Hitchcock made The Birds a movie, Daphne du Maurier wrote the short story that inspired the master of suspense. With our movie review out today, Arnie dives into the original story, its bleak ending, WWII paranoia,

Preparing for this weekend's release of THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, our review of Season 3 of The Mandalorian is up now. Din Djarin takes a bit of a back seat in the last season of the show. Will he be featured better in the new movie?

The horror.... The horror... The horror of Joey Pants being the "and..." in the SIXTH (and, for now, final) LAKE PLACID film: Legacy. Can this movie break the Legacy of red arrows the series has had?

GET OVER HERE! IT'S SHOWTIME! LET MORTAL KOMBAT BEGIN! Yes, our review of Mortal Kombat II is up at NowPlayingPodcast.com. Yes, of course it's better than Annihilation (while telling a similar story) but is it a FLAWLESS VICTORY? FIGHT!

Well, look what TJ Maxx dragged in--a bonus podcast for free on our main feed! The devil is STILL wearing Prada, and this movie is STILL #1 at the box office, two weeks in a row and is nearing HALF A BILLION DOLLARS in ticket sales.

It's Showtime! This morning Stuart, Justin, and Arnie recorded our Mortal Kombat II review. Was it a Flawless Victory? Fatality? Well if you GET OVER HERE and become a Gold Level Patron on Patreon or Podbean, you can hear their unedited thoughts TODAY before the final edited show on Tuesday.

As you wait for our review of Devil Wears Prada 2 this weekend join Arnie as he reviewed the original 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada! Up now at our site.

Is that a snake in your crocodile or are you just happy for our new podcast? That's right, it's a poorly rendered CGI snake versus a poorly rendered CGI croc when two SyFy "universes" collide in Lake Placid vs. Anaconda.

I’m about to see Mortal Kombat II and I legit don’t know if I bought tickets to a 3D showing or if they’re just handing out Johnny Cage sunglasses

If Arnie seems a little bit…off on the next few shows, he’s starting a new medication. Not sure if the side effects but hopefully it stops the nightmares….

Seeing our new Merch store Brock had a great idea -- so now you can get Now Playing Filmstrip Logo and Now Playing APPROVED graphics as well as our original (Tom Beland designed!) character art! You can find all three designs on our site at nowplayingpodcast.com/get-now-play...

Want to display your love for Now Playing Podcast? Check out our brand new merch store! Shirts, Hats, Mugs, Water Bottles and more! (No, no panties...). Customizable colors and an extensive selection of shirt options! More designs will be coming! nowplayingpodcast.com/get-now-play...

It's May the 4th and since this is the Lucasfilm-approved day to push all things Star Wars, we're giving you a chance to hear our Book of Boba Fett review early! It's not going to be on our podcast feed until tomorrow afternoon, but if you head to our website you can get an early listen now!

Did you sell your Jimmy Choo sole to catch The Devil Wears Prada 2 this weekend? The sequel made a devilish pile of cash, and we’re diving in as part of a bonus retrospective series. Our review of the original Devil Wears Prada is up now, with the sequel review dropping next weekend!

In 2010 horror remakes came nonstop. From Nightmare on Elm Street to The Crazies to Piranha 3D. And today we review perhaps the most controversial of all: I Spit On Your Grave, the 21st Century torture-porn-style remake of the 1978 video nasty.

New Intermission is live! ❤️ Stuart shares a major health update (he just had ANOTHER surgery...and maybe a xenomorph?) 🧠 Listener trivia (with a sneaky Mortal Kombat curveball) 🧟 A trip to the Dawn of the Dead Museum and Mall From arcade nostalgia to real-life stakes, listen now !

16 years ago today a NEW Nightmare on Elm Street hit screens to big box office but lukewarm fan reaction. For that anniversary, Nightmare star Thomas Dekker joins Arnie to discuss the harried behind-the-scenes process, full of studio meddling and second-guessing.

Is The Mandalorian still about Din Djarin… or did Season 2 turn into a greatest hits tour? Boba Fett. Ahsoka Tano. Bo-Katan. Even a certain Jedi shows up. We’re breaking down Season 2 of The Mandalorian. What works, what doesn’t, and whether all those legacy characters help or hijack the show.

Bob Odenkirk trades in suburban dad rage for a badge in Normal… but this “quiet” town is backed by the Yakuza. Think Fargo weird, Hot Fuzz chaos, and a sheriff with a little Al Powell energy. We’re breaking it all down in our latest review.

Today, our Patrons get a review picked by one of you: the 1978 shocker I Spit on Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman), and it’s every bit as uncomfortable and controversial as its reputation suggests.

Star Wars hit new heights, and Disney launched a new streaming service, when Pedro Pascal put on the T-Visor helmet and became THE MANDALORIAN. But the faceless bounty hunter was overshadowed by his adorable co-star, then known only as "Baby Yoda".

The man of your dreams, Robert Englund, is back in another made for SyFy film--the fourth LAKE PLACID, promising to be THE FINAL CHAPTER (though we know there's two more already...) Is it claws vs jaws when Englund's Bickerman goes crock hunting? Or is it just yawns?

With our newly designed website we have a "Staff Picks" section! Think of it like the "Staff Picks" at the old video store. Each member of the Now Playing team has picked 10 favorite movies. You can check this list for gems you may have missed, then join us for our review from our archives!

Fincher. Raimi. Cameron. Spielberg. Tarantino. Craven. It's no surprise that these are among the directors whose work we've covered most on the podcast. But what other directors are covered most? Visit our new site to see the full list, and click through to the reviews of all their films!

With the new Street Fighter movie making the rounds, I thought I'd share this video from far back that shows Dhalsim is a far crazier character than Blanka. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8D...

In the early days of Now Playing Podcast we used to joke about "Golden Headphones"--actors we reviewed a lot. On our new site you can actually see those actors and all the films of theirs we've reviewed! It's no surprise SLJ is number one, but Michael Papjohn and Frank Welker may surprise you

After months of work, we've launched an all-new website for our show! Easier to navigate, better search, easier to find more episodes in the series you want to hear! Check it out! (And since it is new, if you find any bugs, just drop us a note!)

We will be doing some site maintenance this evening and tomorrow (to be completed before our ANDOR: SEASON 2 review drops tomorrow) So if you go to the site and it's not there or things are wonky, don't worry, "Uh, Everything is Under Control, Situation Normal. "

How much for that croc that's in the window? On SyFy's budget? Probably $1.99.... It spoils nothing to say Lake Placid 3 is better than Lake Placid 2. Does this story of a family in crisis (emotional AND of being eaten) hook our hosts enough to recommend? Our review is out for Gold Level donors!

“That's a rich story from a game people love.” That’s Arnie on Super Mario Galaxy. So why does the review sound like a crime scene? Listen now. Up wherever you get your podcasts!

If anyone in the Pittsburgh area is going to Steel City this weekend, Arnie and Marjorie will be there Friday for sure, probably Saturday too. Say "hi" and we're giving out some Now Playing vinyl die-cut stickers! Hope to see some of you there.

The SUPER MARIO GALAXY Movie is scoring big at the box office, but can it win over any of the Now Playing Podcast hosts? Our full, edited review will be out Tuesday for everyone, but Gold Level ($25 or more) Patrons can hear (or see!) the unedited version now!

What's scarier than a giant crocodile? The FX budget given to made for SyFy movies! But Good Ol' Boy John Schneider and comic legend Cloris Leachman do what they can for LAKE PLACID 2. Same lake. Same plot. New cast.

Our second INTERMISSION podcast is out where our hosts talk about whatever's on their mind! This episode, Stuart reviews David Byrne's Interactive Theater Experience in Chicago, Justin has a power play for his love of hockey, and Arnie laments the fall of the video store experience.

If your favorite parts of Star Wars were the Senate speeches, here comes ANDOR! The critically acclaimed Star Wars series that trades out space fantasy adventure for political intrigue and suspense.

A giant crocodile is snacking its way through Maine, and Bridget Fonda is next on the menu. Naturally, Oliver Platt is the guy you send in to handle it. That’s Lake Placid, the horror-comedy with a mean bite from Ally McBeal creator David E. Kelley.

Want to party like it's 2005? Arnie just found a whole slew of TiVo recordings on a hard drive, and he uploaded them to YouTube. Mostly Revenge of the Sith stuff, a little Clone Wars 2008.

Do you sense a disturbance in The Force? Then check your phone because there's a new Now Playing Podcast review! This week, we discuss the 2022 Star Wars miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham are seeking a friend for the end of the world as the bombs fall on 1989's MIRACLE MILE. This apocalyptic romance film sank in the pits of theaters but found cult following on video.

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer is pulling from some of the weirdest comics Marvel ever did. Cocoon rebirth. Organic webs. Spider-Totem stuff. Arnie went frame-by-frame and broke it all down www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lTV...

At the end of our Acolyte review, while thanking our Donors, Arnie made a reference to Conan O'Brien and bidet ads. If you don't know what he was talking about, it wasn't a random swipe at the Oscars host; it's this hilarious clip from Conan's own podcast! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_zA...

The Force is… confused. Our review of The Acolyte is up now. Dark Side intrigue, Jedi drama, witches, twins… and somehow it still ends up cancelled after one season. Was this a hidden gem Disney gave up on too soon, or a misfire that deserved to be cut loose?

So Trick or Treat Studios has started a Kickstarter for a giant Leprechaun "doll" (their word, not mine!). It is $600 and about 30-inches tall... And they had a one-of-one version that cost $10,000 (sold out) with real gold accessories...