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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
May 17, 2024
Planet of the Apes Series Episode 10
Friends, Romans, Chimpanzees… lend Now Playing your ears!
Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob have come to bury Caesar and see if his Kingdom of the Planet of Apes remains a praise-worthy movie experience in 2024. Will new chimp Noa (Owen Teague) live up to Andy Serkis’ legacy as he struggles to bring home friends and family kidnapped by ruthless bonobo Proximus Caesar (Kevin Durand)? And what is human Freya Allen (The Witcher) not saying about the seaside bunker that this monkey king is so desperate to raid? Hear the hosts opine on the eeeevil-ution of this entire franchise when you Donate Today!
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, apes are now the dominant species and live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes…
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Black Ops specialist Connor Gibson infiltrates a maximum security prison to take down legendary driver Frankenstein in a violent and brutal car race.
- May 14, 2024
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Death Race: Inferno
Carl Lucas / Frankenstein has won four of his races and needs to win one more to win his freedom. Before his final race, Lucas and his team, car and all, are transferred to another prison where they will compete…
- May 07, 2024
- Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
The Nice Guys
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Death Race 2
In the world’s most dangerous prison, a new game is born: Death Race. The rules of this adrenaline-fueled blood sport are simple, drive or die. When repentant convict Carl Lucas discovers there’s a price on his head, his only hope…
- Apr 30, 2024
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who’s been training him…
Death Race
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates,…
- Apr 23, 2024
- Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on…