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This week, we review Pete's Dragon and Sausage Party, which are two movies that couldn't be any more different. We also discuss Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Adonis's ill-fated Harry Potter fan theory getting roasted on Snarcasm, and the state of modern film criticism. Don't worry, the segue works. 00:00:00 – Adonis and Jon fight over a Harry Potter fan theory.00:16:54 – Review (Spoiler-free): Harry Potter and the Cursed Child00:23:33 – We talk about how awful film criticism is and isn't. 00:58:30 – Adonis gives us a brief review of Batman: The Telltale Series (episode 1).01:03:03 – Review (Spoiler-free): Sausage Party01:17:06 – Review (Spoiler-free): Pete's Dragon01:32:40 – Feedback: we answer your questions and comments from last week.01:48:15 – Coming Soon: we talk about which movies we want to see next weekend. QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who are your favorite film critics and why? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it! This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Adonis Gonzalez, and Maria Garcia. 

This week on Now Conspiring, we have a clash of opinions here to review and sort of politely discuss the latest DC comics/Warner Bros. film, Suicide Squad. Our conversation is spoiler-free at first, but we jump into a full-spoiler conversation at the time marked in the show notes.SHOW NOTES00:00:00 – Featured Review (Spoiler-free): Suicide Squad 00:31:37 – Spoiler Talk: Suicide Squad01:12:40 – Feedback: we answer your questions and comments from last week.01:24:26 – Coming Soon: we talk about which movies we want to see next weekend.QUESTION OF THE WEEK (and you’re required to answer this): What would you do to fix Suicide Squad? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Adonis Gonzalez, Maria Garcia, and special guest, Will Ashton.

This week on the podcast, the Now Conspiring team does a fine bit of reviewing. We fill you in on all our burning thoughts regarding  Jason Bourne, Nerve, and Batman: The Killing Joke. And as always, we also discuss the latest entertainment and movie news worth conspiring.00:00:00 – Kayla's EA (Electronic Arts) experience.00:08:24 – We talk about the future of Game of Thrones, the first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's new film, Split, and talk briefly about Stranger Things on Netflix.00:37:08 – Adonis gives us a quick rundown of San Diego Comic Con.00:45:40 – Review (Mild Spoilers): Batman: The Killing Joke00:57:51 – Spoiler-Free Review: Nerve01:05:30 – Spoiler-Free Review: Jason Bourne01:21:27 – Feedback: we answer your questions and comments from last week.01:29:33 – Coming Soon: we talk about which movies we want to see next weekend.QUESTION OF THE WEEK (and you’re required to answer this): What's your pitch for a show or movie that could come after Game of Thrones, yet still taking place in the universe of the books? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Adonis Gonzalez, Bridget Serdock, and Maria's sister, Kyle McKee. 

This week on Now Conspiring, we review two movies for the price of infinity. Star Trek Beyond and Sing Street are discussed, along with the new Comic-Con trailers coming out for Justice League and Wonder Woman. 00:00:00 – We discuss the recent news concerning the future of Divergent.00:14:02 – We dissect the new Justice League and Wonder Woman trailers.00:31:26 – There's actually going to be a live-action Pokémon movie. 00:34:00 – Spoiler-Free Review: Sing Street00:40:10 – Spoiler-Free Review: Star Trek Beyond00:50:13 – Feedback: we answer your questions and comments from last week.00:56:10 – Coming Soon: we talk about which movies we want to see next weekend.QUESTION OF THE WEEK (and you’re required to answer this): Which upcoming DC live-action movie will be the best? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, and Maria Garcia. 'hsw6wsi8'  hsw6wsi8

It's time for a brand new podcast episode of Now Conspiring, and all sorts of things happened. We reviewed Ghostbusters, obviously, but we also found time to chat about some of the big movie news of the week.SHOW NOTES00:00:00 – Sam doesn't listen to Now Conspiring.00:01:51 – Sam hates Pokémon GO. 00:07:06 – Sam likes the new Power Rangers character posters.00:09:30 – Sam finds out which Ilvermorny house he belongs to, along with Hogwarts, sort of. 00:18:07 – Sam tunes us out while we talk about the new Rogue One, A Star Wars Story footage.00:27:06 – Sam joins our Spoiler-Free Review: Ghostbusters00:50:37 – Sam kicks off our SPOILER TALK: Ghostbusters01:14:07 – Sam makes snide comments about what's opening in theaters this Friday.QUESTION OF THE WEEK (and you're required to answer this): If you could choose ONE film franchise to never be rebooted (or rebooted again), which would you choose? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Adonis Gonzalez, and Sam Noland.

Everyone has pets, and now pretty much everyone also has Pokémon. In this week's episode of Now Conspiring, we review The Secret Life of Pets and have a lengthy discussion about the Nintendo smartphone game that has resulted in some real life Team Rocket incidents. 00:00:00 – Introduction and show overview00:03:44 - Team Rocket's Blasting Off Again (Pokémon GO discussion)00:26:06 - Maria's "Bucket List" Series of Movies. Check out the video.00:30:30 - Thoughts on early Ghostbusters reviews and how positive they've been.00:35:10 - Adonis teases his upcoming appearance at Comic Con. 00:39:35 - Jon and Kayla briefly talk about Swiss Army Man. 00:45:40 – Spoiler-Free Review: The Secret Life of Pets01:24:20 – Feedback: We address your comments and questions from this past week.01:52:20 – Coming soon: We briefly mention next week’s new movie releases.QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What (or who) is the coolest Pokémon you've captured so far, and how did you catch him/her/it? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Adonis Gonzalez, and Maria Garcia.

This week on the podcast, I'm joined by film critic, Will Ashton (who you can follow on Twitter here, and you should because reasons) to talk about The BFG, Swiss Army Man, The Purge: Election Year, and tons more topics and distractions worth conspiring.00:00:00 - Introduction and show overview00:02:16 – Getting sorted into Ilvermorny (America's Hogwarts)00:04:53 – Wil gives a quick review of The Purge: Election Year00:08:25 – Some early thoughts on Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition00:15:30 - Game of Thrones, Preacher, and other "big" shows worth talking about00:24:12 – Review: Swiss Army Man00:31:37 – Review: The Big Friendly Giant QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Which Ilvermorny house were you sorted in? (or which do you wish you had been sorted in?)Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, and special guest, Will Ashton.

How does Finding Dory fit into the Pixar Theory? This week on the podcast, I'm joined by Jonathan and Ben Carlin (of the YouTube channel, Supercarlinbros) to answer just that question. But we're not in total agreement, so it's a battle of the theorists. 00:00:00 – Introductions and show overview00:02:51 – Main Segment: The Pixar Theory debate, featuring Jonathan and Ben Carlin of the YouTube channel, SuperCarlinBros. This section will feature SPOILERS for Finding Dory.Cool stuff we mentioned: the video that spoofs the Pixar Theory by claiming all the Die Hard movies exist in the same universe as all the Pixar movies (and led to Andrew Stanton placing Die Hard references in Finding Dory). 01:03:28 – Feedback: We address your comments and questions from this past week.01:23:40 – Coming soon: We briefly mention next week’s new movie releases. To get the most out of this debate, I highly recommend that you first check out Jon and Ben's video about Finding Dory and the Pixar Theory, as well as my own write up, The Pixar Theory: Part 4, Finding Dory.QUESTION OF THE WEEK: If you could suggest the next Pixar movie, reaching from your own emotional life stories, what would you pitch to them? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Adonis Gonzalez, Maria Garcia, Jenny Pan, and Sam Noland.

This week on the podcast, I'm joined by a full cast to review Finding Dory, the latest Pixar movie and sequel to 2003's Finding Nemo. We also discuss the latest news coming out of E3, the new Moana trailer, and a lot more. 00:00:00 – Introductions and show overview00:02:36 – We talk about the most interesting video game announcements from E3. 00:23:21 – Spoiler-free Review: Finding Dory01:02:16 –Question of the Week. And a Netflix Recommendation from Sam.01:11:54 – New trailer: Moana01:18:00 – Coming soon: We briefly mention next week’s new movie releases.QUESTION OF THE WEEK: For those of you who've already seen the movie, which of the new characters in Finding Dory did you like best? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Adonis Gonzalez, and Sam Noland. 

This week on Now Conspiring (that other movie podcast), we talk about our impressions after seeing The Conjuring 2, Now You See Me 2, and Warcraft...one. 00:00:00 – Introductions and show overview00:02:30 – Movie News: Indiana Jones 5, the Passion of the Christ sequel, the casting for Captain Marvel, John Lasseter's thoughts on Cars 3 00:27:00 – Spoiler-free Review: The Conjuring 200:33:24 –Spoiler-free Review: Warcraft 00:41:56 – Spoiler-free Review: Now You See Me 2 00:45:00 – Spoiler-free Review: Sam finally shares his thoughts on The Jungle Book.00:55:54 - Main Segment: Actors we used to hate...that we love now. 01:11:51 – Feedback: We read and answer your comments from last week’s episode.01:22:55 – Coming soon: We briefly mention next week’s new movie releases. QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who is an actor you like right now that you used to hate? Let us know your thoughts (and your favorite podcast moments) in the comments, which we may read on next week’s show! Also, don’t forget to follow us on Facebook so you can send us direct messages and get podcast updates crazy fast. And be sure to subscribe on iTunes and/or Stitcher, where you can also rate/review the podcast if you like it!This week’s cast:Jon Negroni, Kayla Savage, Maria Garcia, Mike Overkill, and Sam Noland.