The Running Man (2025)

The Running Man (2025)

Author: Venganza Media, Inc. November 19, 2025 Duration: 2:10:50
America’s Got Tumult Glen Powell (Twisters) follows in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger by continuing the weird flex he began on a lethal reality show called The Running Man. Will TV producer Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame) cancel his star contestant before he sparks a political uprising with prepper Michael Cera (Arrested Development)? And does Stephen King’s downer dystopian novel from 1982 still reward audiences in 2025 when re-told by playful writer/director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead)? Listen Now to hear the podcasters’ final words on this remake. 🎧 Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube Android | Podbean | Tunein | iHeartRadio Pocket Casts | Podchase | Radio.com 🚩 Follow us: TikTok | Facebook | Instagram | Threads | BlueSky, | X (formerly Twitter)   💬 Join the Conversation: Facebook Group | Reddit   ❤️ Support us: Patreon | Patreon Digital Shop

Ever wondered what happens when you follow a film series all the way to its often-ignored third sequel or that straight-to-video spin-off? That’s the entire premise of Now Playing-The Movie Review Podcast. Hosted by three reviewers from Venganza Media, Inc. who blend deep cinephile knowledge with a playful, conversational tone, this show commits to the marathon. They don’t just review the iconic first film; they dedicate a full episode to every subsequent movie in a franchise-every sequel, reboot, and offshoot gets its due. Their in-depth discussions are less like formal critiques and more like the best kind of movie talk with friends, weaving together the production’s backstory, the original literary sources if they exist, industry gossip, and even the weird world of merchandising. They approach each film with both genuine humor and sharp critical insight, treating the beloved and the baffling with equal curiosity. Whether it’s a blockbuster universe or a niche series you forgot existed, no cinematic territory is considered too obscure or too sacred for their analysis. With a library boasting over 1,500 reviews, this podcast offers a uniquely comprehensive and entertaining deep dive into the stories behind the stories on screen.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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300 Review [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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This is Sparta? Because it kinda looks like a place you’d put a dollar in his g-string. Gerard Butler leads 300 Spartans to a glorious seaside death in Zack Snyder’s blockbuster adaptation of a graphic novel by Frank Mil…
Venom: The Last Dance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:52:00
Knull in Void Tom Hardy has a Last Dance with his shadow self Venom as the symbiotic pair hot step across the country evading Chewitel Ejiofer (Serenity) and alien enthusiast Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) in the trilogy’s 2024…
Hellboy: The Crooked Man [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:27
Bad To The Lucky Bone Who is The Crooked Man who dares to make a Hellboy sequel without Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, or even David Harbour? Why it’s creator Mike Mignola, bringing his original comic book vision of th…
Salem's Lot (2024) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:49:22
The Lost Boys Stephen King’s 1975 vampire novel Salem’s Lot won’t stay dead, coming back for a fourth time as a 2024 feature film exclusively on Max. So why did the studio lock this new effort from producer James Wan (Th…
Joker: Folie à Deux [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00:42
Born This Way Joaquin Phoenix indulges in a Folie A Deux (aka “Madness of Two”) by restaging the Joker sequel as a musical duet with psycho fangirl Lady Gaga. Will the jury in his high-profile murder trial plug their ear…
DMZ {DC Comics Series} [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:09
I’d still take 8 years of civil war over 8 hours at the DMV Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka) attempts to mend her broken family and America’s political divide in a post-apocalyptic Demilitarized Zone (aka DMZ) formerly known as M…
Transformers One [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:41
Roll Models The story of Autobots and Decepticons begins with the 2024 animated epic Transformers One. What makes lowly miner droid Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth) so optimistic that he will find the Matrix of Leadership and…
Hearts in Atlantis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:46
The Silence of the Low Men Stephen King tries his hand at touching coming-of-age drama with the 2001 adaptation of Hearts In Atlantis. So why are the Now Playing Podcast hosts so terrified by the stranger danger posed to…
Shadow of the Vampire [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:08
”I’m Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. Murnau” The silent movie Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror may be a counterfeit version of Dracula, but it boasts the most authentic undead performance in cinema history, according to Shadow…