From Matt Damon to Tom Holland, our hosts discuss the on screen magic at play in this classic epic tale. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

It dominated premium format screens, and launched a million memes...but how is the movie? And what does it all mean? Join the Now Playing Podcast hosts now for their breakdown of Nolan's ODYSSEY.

Nolan cannot be stopped. After taking home Oscar gold with Oppenheimer, his new film THE ODYSSEY took home another kind of gold, being the first live-action film this year to open over $100m.

Something new is coming..... (No, it's not a podcast and it's not a book...)

Join us at the Gold level on Patreon or Podbean and start listening today.

The Unedited podcast is available NOW. Hear the full conversation before it's trimmed down for Tuesday's public release. This exclusive early-access version disappears once the final edited episode goes live on Tuesday, so don't wait!

Stuart, Justin, and Arnie just finished a colossal task -- recording our review of Nolan's THE ODYSSEY! Now Arnie has the Sisyphean task of editing the show...but our Gold Level patrons can hear our review of The Odyssey RIGHT NOW!

Evil Dead Burn didn't exactly set the box office aflame last weekend, but this cult series never was about box office, it was about blood, splatter, humor, and deadites! How does this sixth entry in what's become mostly an anthology series hold up? Our review is up now for donors and patrons!

Which format(s) will you be seeing Odyssey in this weekend?

Wakanda Forever! Our hosts open the EYES OF WAKANDA this week and review the animated, 4 episode Disney+ Miniseries. Has Marvel found a footing for a Wakanda without Chadwick Boseman? Listen to our review and find out! Avaiable now wherever you get your podcasts!

So who would YOU like to play Freddy? (I know Kevin Bacon and Jim Carrey are bandied about a lot, but I think we need someone younger... I'm thinking Nicholas Hoult, Barry Koeghan, Jack Quaid...maybe Caleb Landry Jones.)

Sylvester Stallone is known for over the top performances, but can he go even more OVER THE TOP as an arm-wrestling truck driver trying to connect with his stuck-up, spoiled son? Turn your hat around and become a Now Playing Podcast patron to hear our hosts (arm) wrestle with this film!

Iron Man is dead, but can an Ironheart clean up Chicago? And is this MIT reject ready to face not just a technological enemy, but a supernatural one? Suit up for Justin, Arnie, and Stuart's review of the Disney+ Miniseries IRONHEART! The show is up now wherever you get your podcasts!

Making progress…. The sorting is taking a lot longer than building the shelves did. (And why did I own four copies of Westworld???) Anyone have ideas what I should name this room? #physicalmediaforever #moviecollector #movies

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Working on my 4th of July weekend project. Sort of coincidental due to all the talk of physical media. I’ll probably talk this room and physical media on the next Intermission. (I’m hoping for this room to also become my new recording studio so no more virtual backdrops…just a lot of discs)

All those great ingredients came together and set a bonfire.... But is the movie as bad as its reputation? Or does it deserve a second look? Our review of BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES is out now for our Gold Level patrons and donors!

A director coming off the smash hit Untouchables. Stars all at the tops of their game, Hanks riding high off a BIG Oscar nomination, Willis showing he can DIE HARD on TV and film. A novel that satirized New York's 80s culture from top to bottom and was a critical and commercial smash.

Lauren Weisberger finally changes the formula. When Life Gives You Lululemon leaves Andy Sachs behind and puts Emily Charlton front and center in a story of celebrity scandals, Connecticut suburbs, and Miranda Priestly's latest cameo.

Before the hit movie sequel, there was the forgotten book sequel. Arnie dives into Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns, asking why Miranda Priestly barely appears, why nothing seems to happen for hundreds of pages, and why Disney (wisely) ignored this novel when making The Devil Wears Prada 2.

It's Backrooms v Supergirl at the box office, and the verdict is rendered by Gen Z! On the new Now Playing Podcast INTERMISSION episode we talk about the winds of change at the box office. Plus the pros and cons of audiobooks, the World Cup, community theater, America's 250th, and more!

It seems the only green SUPERGIRL saw this weekend was kryptonite as her movie didn't QUITE open as bad as MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE...but it was close. Did James Gunn fly too close to the sun with his relaunch of DC movies? Or is this (LIKE MOTU!) a gem that people will discover too late?

It was Hanks' first film in the 1990s, still riding high on the success of BIG, but soon to take a BIG fall... And it's the start of our GOLD LEVEL Summer/Fall donation drive covering 13 Tom Hanks movies: his 1990s hits and then his team-ups with director Steven Spielberg!

Tom Hanks. Meg Ryan. You love them both. You love them together! Sleepless In Seattle! You've Got Mail. Joe Versus the Volcano! What?? You haven't seen Joe Versus the Volcano?! now!!

Our TOY STORY 5 review is out now for everyone! Hear Brock, Stuart, and Arnie dig deep into Jesse's trauma, Bonnie's emotional damage, and Woody's mid-life crisis. Plus an army of zombie Buzz Lightyear's! It's all kid's stuff, right?

We had a LOT to say about #ToyStory5. Our recording ran nearly 2½ hours! The final review coming Tuesday will be trimmed substantially, but Gold-level supporters on Patreon and Podbean can hear the FULL, mostly unedited discussion right now.

TODAY IS DISCLOSURE DAY! Up now for our most avid supporters, Stuart, Justin, and Arnie reveal all about what Spielberg describes as the end of a trilogy he started with CLOSE ENCOUNTERS and continued with E.T.

And will it finally feature Mephisto? The spell is cast wherever you get your podcasts, so listen now!

Now Playing Podcast is getting back in the swing of Marvel Comics as we lead up to Spider-Man: Brand New Day. On that Witches' Road we will be covering several Disney+ Marvel miniseries, starting with AGATHA ALL ALONG. The song was a hit, but can this WandaVision baddie carry her own series?

DISCLOSURE DAY is dividing audience opinion. Our review will be out Friday! Prepare by listening to our reviews of Spielberg’s previous alien films: CLISE ENCOUNTERS, ET, and WAR OF THE WORLDS all available now as part of our summer donation drive! Nowplayingpodcast.com/donate