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‘Deadpool’ Will Start Shooting This Week
From Jay Jason at Comicbook.com: …filming is set to begin this week on Deadpool for Morena (Baccarin) and star Ryan Reynolds. The latter recently took part in an official photoshoot for the film....
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Anyone Else Getting Sick of Deadpool?
I forget where I read it first (it was probably a Tweet), but yes, Deadpool (Fox’s apology movie for the popular anti-hero being butchered in X-Men Origins: Wolverine) will be rated “R.” I’m glad, but...
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Is ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ About to Become The Best Movie of 2015?
I knew something was up when film reviewer Chris Stuckmann awarded the fourth Mad Max movie an “A+.” And when The Dissolve gave its second ever 5 star rating to the Tom Hardy/Charlize Theron film. Now...
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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’— Mini Review
I’m still processing Mad Max: Fury Road. I’m still wrapping my head around the visuals, the world-building, the bold color palette, and what everyone else in the world is talking about right now: the...
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Mad Max: Fury Road, Pitch Perfect 2, Movie News This Week
https://jonnegroni.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/mad-max_-fury-road-pitch-perfect-2-movie-news-this-week.m4a This week on the podcast, we review Mad Max: Fury Road and Pitch Perfect 2. Now that I think...
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‘Inside Out’ Is Getting Rave Reviews
Pixar’s latest film recently debuted at Cannes Film Festival in France, and the reception so far has been overwhelmingly positive. Kenneth Turan during an interview about the film with NPR’s Steve...
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Disney’s Tomorrowland — Mini Review
Tomorrowland is the kind of movie you watch as a kid and love for your whole life, even though adults hated it when it came out. It’s very imperfect, and the ending is truly atrocious and mishandled....
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Robert Rodriguez is Directing a ‘Jonny Quest’ Remake
I’m not that big a fan of “Jonny Quest” or even Robert Rodriguez, but many of you know that The Mask of Zorro is my favorite film of all time. Knowing that Terry Rossio is working on this new project...
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Thoughts on the First Teaser for ‘The Good Dinosaur’
It’s been a busy week, so I’m just now getting a chance to share my thoughts on The Good Dinosaur teaser that came out this week. And I have a lot to say for a teaser barely a minute long. This is a...
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‘Jurassic World’ Mini Review — They Spared No Expense
Jurassic World is the fourth movie in the overall Jurassic Park franchise that kicked off 22 years ago. We’ve been waiting 14 years for a new movie, but does this return to Isla Nubar satisfy? Turns...
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Ted 2 Review, Movies We’ve Walked Out of the Theater On
https://jonnegroni.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/ted-2-review-movies-weve-walked-out-of-the-theater-on_.m4a In this week’s podcast, we judge how bearable Ted 2 is and do a late review on Me, Early, and...
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Pixar’s ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ Is Charming Everyone at Comic-Con
Say what you will about Pixar releasing two original films in one year, but you can’t deny how great it is that they’re also giving us two original shorts on top of those films. Lava (the short...
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‘The Witcher’ Could Be Hollywood’s Next Billion Dollar Franchise
Adapting movies from video games is no easy thing. It sparks fear and discord among burned Hollywood executives who’ve had to throw money in the trash for Super Mario, the Prince of Persia, and Hitman...
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‘Ant-Man’ Mini Review — Huge Expectations
Part of the Marvel storytelling rulebook is to take a certain character and spin their weaknesses into massive strengths. Their powers are always paradoxes of who they are, from Iron Man’s sarcasm/mad...
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‘Trainwreck’ Was Impossible For Me to Like
Trainwreck could just as easily be titled, “The Amy Schumer Movie.” It encompasses the comedy, writing, and tone of her projects in a way that not even Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Funny People) could...
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‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ Review — I Spy a Franchise
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. was directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, and Hugh Grant. It’s an adaptation of the TV series of the same name, and...
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Hitman: Agent 47 Review — This Is Not a Game
Hitman: Agent 47 was directed by Aleksander Bach and written by Michael Finch and Skip Woods. It stars Rupert Friend as Agent 47, Hannah Ware as Katia van Dees, and Zachary Quinto as John...
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Which Movie Is The Most ‘Rewatchable?’
https://jonnegroni.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/nowconspiring3.m4a For the first time in the history of Now Conspiring, we completely botched the recording of an episode. The original episode featured...
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First Thoughts: ‘The Jungle Book’ Trailer
The Jungle Book is Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of the 1967 animated film of the same name. This, of course, is not a surprise due to the successes of Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent. And...
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Which YA Dystopia Movie Franchise is the WORST?
https://jonnegroni.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/scorch.m4a This week on the podcast, the Now Conspiring team reviews Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Black Mass. We also play a new game called “Was...
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