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Three playful movie reviewers break down a variety of film franchises by dedicating a podcast to every single sequel, reboot, and spin-off in a series. In-depth conversations cover production history, literary sources, gossip, merchandising, and personal opinion with humor and critical insight. No cinematic universe is too obscure or sacred! Over 1,200 reviews at http://nowplayingpodcast.com
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I wonder if the Roach Motel was a brokered product placement...
7, 8... Better stay up late.
After Dream Warriors turned Freddy into a box office powerhouse, New Line wasted no time bringing him back. Despite a writer’s strike and a rushed production schedule, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master hit theaters in 1988 with a bigger budget, flashier dream sequences, and an even more wisecracking Freddy. With a new group of Springwood teens and a shift toward a lighter, more action-oriented tone, the film became the franchise's top-grossing solo entry. But does commercial success equal quality? The hosts step back into the dream world to decide whether The Dream Master truly earns its crown.
Freddy is back and bigger than ever! (literally. He is taller than a four-story building) And also back are John Saxon and Heather Langenkamp from the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie, and they are set for an epic showdown with the dream stalker. Is this the horror film of your dreams or just another sloppy sequel? In the name of Lowrek, Prince of Elves, listen and find out!
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The only thing that can defeat Freddy is a good mix of hair metal and holy water
5, 6... Grab your crucifix.
Freddy is back, and this time he’s larger than life. Now Playing Podcast continues its retrospective with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, the sequel that pushes the franchise deeper into surreal dream logic and bigger spectacle. Returning from the original are Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon, joining a new group of teens who discover they can fight back inside their nightmares. With Freddy cracking more jokes and the dream sequences growing increasingly elaborate, Dream Warriors aims for an epic showdown between imagination and evil. Does this entry elevate the series into fantasy-horror greatness, or does it tip into camp and excess? In the name of Lowrek, Prince of Elves, listen now to find out!
1, 2, Freddy’s coming for you! The reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street hits theaters April. You can start getting ready now with the hosts of Now Playing as we revisit and review all the films in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. A Nightmare on Elm Street burned up theaters in 1984, so New Line was quick to respond to audience demand with Freddy�s Revenge. Now Freddy uses the body of new Elm Street resident Jesse to find all new victims! But is this movie hot, hot, hot or just another cold shower with coach? Listen to find out!
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Revenge? Really? Seems more like a return or a reprisal...
3, 4… Better lock your door.
As the reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street approaches theaters this April, Now Playing Podcast continues its retrospective with A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. After the original scorched the box office in 1984, New Line rushed out a sequel that takes a very different approach to the dream demon’s return. This time, Freddy doesn’t just haunt dreams; he tries to break into the real world by possessing new Elm Street resident Jesse and turning him into his instrument of terror. With a darker tone, strange subtext, and some of the franchise’s most debated moments, Freddy’s Revenge stands as one of the series’ most controversial entries. Is this sequel blazing with twisted energy, or does it leave audiences wishing for a cold shower with Coach? The hosts step back into the nightmare to decide whether this follow-up fuels the fire or fizzles out.
1, 2, Freddy’s coming for you! The reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street hits theaters April. You can start getting ready now with the hosts of Now Playing as we revisit and review all the films in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. In this first episode, we see Johnny Depp’s big screen debut as Freddy Kruger haunts four teens in this seminal horror classic. Listen now, and whatever you do…don’t fall asleep!
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We're your boyfriends now, Nancy!
1, 2… Freddy’s coming for you.
With the reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street arriving in theaters this April, Now Playing Podcast begins a full retrospective of the franchise that turned sleep into a death sentence. The journey starts with the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, the low-budget shocker from Wes Craven that introduced the world to dream-stalking killer Freddy Krueger. Marking the big-screen debut of Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), the film follows four teens terrorized by a burned man with a bladed glove who can kill them in their dreams. Blending surreal imagery, inventive kills, and a premise that still feels dangerously clever, this original entry became a defining horror classic of the 1980s. Does it still haunt decades later, or has time dulled Freddy’s claws? The hosts revisit the nightmares to find out, and whatever you do… don’t fall asleep.
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are back (as is Leo’s Bah-stan accent) in this noir thriller about an island that serves as a residence for the criminally insane. Scorsese’s most commercial feature since Cape Fear, listen as Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob tell you if this is a movie you’d be crazy to miss!
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Shutter Island? Whaddya wanna go theah foah?
Opening this weekend, Shutter Island reunites Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio for a dark, paranoid descent into madness. Set on a remote island housing the criminally insane, the film follows U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) as he investigates a disappearance that quickly spirals into something far more unsettling. With storm-lashed cliffs, locked wards, and Leo’s revived Bah-stan accent front and center, Shutter Island arrives as Scorsese’s most overtly commercial thriller in years, drawing comparisons to his earlier suspense work like Cape Fear. But is this moody noir a gripping psychological puzzle, or does it lose its footing as the mystery deepens? Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob head to the island to decide whether this is a movie you’d be crazy to miss.
Jack Nicholson. Alec Baldwin. Martin Sheen. Matt Damon. Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s an all-star cast, but how well can these movie icons fake a Bah-stan accent? We get to find out in The Departed, Martin Scorsese’s first organized crime film since Goodfellas. This is the film that finally won Scorsese his Oscar, but does the film deserve it or was Scorsese just given a de facto ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’? Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart have watched the film, so listen and find out!
{Martin Scorsese / Leonardo DiCaprio Series}
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