Just Play It

It's Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man and Cap'n Pop and the Corndog himself! Here on a whacky 90s adventure. Crank your hog into the not so distant future of 1996 to drop some Crystal Dream, mack on some macho man cheese, and see Daniel Baldwin in a Japanese Kevlar trench coat. Just Play It gives its review after a first watch of this Mickey Rourke meets Don Johnson ride. Thanks for...

Before they brought you Sharknado, the guys at The Asylum decided to become 'The Quick and the Angry' with a knock off Paul Walker, an acidic Doc Hudson, the most corrupt small time parole officer ever and MICKEY F***IN' STYLES. James and Nick go straight to video this week reusing cars and passing by in a red Taurus 3 times. They couldn't BUST the BLOCK, so they said "wel...

Nick and James wandered into a store just looking for some Old E, instead they found themselves as accomplices to movie snackin' and a car jackin'. We give Menace II Society a first watch, review, and what we took away from the ending. Get ready, it's going to be a ruthless ride, you strapped? Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast &a...

Happy Star Wars week, part III! Just Play It goes Rogue and watches the best Star Wars Story LucasFilm has to offer. We discuss if it can go head-to-head against Empire and what makes this movie stand out. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Ronin De Niro has got one more score to settle before he hits his angry dad phase in his career. Just Play It discovers this little known action movie with a killer cast, excellent stunt driving, and good ole fashioned twists. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Baby Mac, Big Mac, Mac Daddy, Mickey Deez, don't matter, this movie DELIVERS not quality, but content. What started as an idea to bring the late 80s its "own version" of a classic Steven Spielberg story, ends in a fiery explosion caused by tasteless misfires, bad effects, and a priceless 'so bad that it's good' experience. James, Nick, and Ronald McDonald invite you t...

What do you get when you combine Tupac, Janet Jackson, and the United States Postal Service? You get road trip featuring romance, fighting, and a very confusing route from Los Angeles to Oakland. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Surfs up! It's CLOBBERIN' time as Nick and James got some serious double duty this episode. We take a look at Tim Story's two Fantastic Four movies from the 2000s to highlight their triumphs and study their missteps. We also reveal the results from the blind Oscar's predictions and check in with our multiversal-selves. Another pair of textbook "NCU" movies to add to t...

Oscars Week is here! As we prepare for the 97th Academy Awards this weekend, we do our annual tradition of a Best Picture review. Our Wheel-o-Best-Pictures landed on the 78th Academy Awards, which means we watched, reviewed, and totally broke down Crash. We were not ready for this kind of content. Get ready for a crash-course on a car-crash of a movie trying(?) to tackle a topic for some not-so-go...

You'll never guess that there's a huge problem in the small Chinese area of San Francisco. Good thing ole Jack Burton is here to do absolutely nothing, and ask 'what the hell?'. James, Nick, Wang, and Egg Shen are here to actually do something about it. A fresh look, a deep dive, and a full review that's all in the reflexes is here! Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow u...

We are so BACK for 2025 as we jump in Doc Brown's DeLorean to head back in time 40 YEARS to look at the wildly successful, impossibly produced, and absolute masterpiece, Back to the Future. This is our franchise of year for twenty-twenty five so squeeze in as we hit the road. But ya know, eventually we won't need roads, amirite? Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram &amp...

We've primed ourselves for this moment. Corndogs have been dipped, the kernels have been popped, the game has been preee'd. The epic stage is set for Just Play It to announce the winners for the 2nd annual Poppys & Cornys, to crown the biggest piece of crap fictional character via a divisional bracket, and to decide who is coming out on top of the first ever cinematic crossover of ch...

Merry Christmas you filthy corndogs. You get one more present to unWRAP. Our end of the year, end of the season bash is here and lucky all of us, we get it in two parts. We welcome you to pregame with us where we do the ultimate quiz gauntlet with high prize stakes, the logline AI image generator is back, we jump into the Bargain Bin to finalize a few questionable movies review scores, and we do n...

Jack is BACK for Just Play It. Upon Nick's confusion from last year of which late 90s Jack Frost movie we were watching, it's official - the chiller killer's time has come. We discuss Michael Cooney's wacky, campy Christmas killer snowman movie after a first watch. It flopped with critics, went straight to video, and is giving us the holiday fear almost 30 years later. The only...

Nick & James be hoppin' trains, planes, and switchin' lanes as we head towards the end of the year at 78 miles per hour in a burnt Chrysler. #HOBOlife. It's a first watch for Jimmy Crack Corn & a first watch (in about 15 years) for ole Nickers. Come along and join the trip, we got a seat saved for ya in Doobby's Taxiola. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Thanks for tuning in...

Nick and James reach their destiny this week. It's the end of the franchise of the year as it is also the end for Indy, or is it? No it probably is. We dive into Dial on a first watch, discuss its place in the franchise and determine if this movie is really as bad as they say. Hop in an old airplane with us and take a plunge back in time as we take a look back at the entire franchise we enjoy...

James & Nick drive Uncle Ben's Oldsmobile Delta 88 into the creepy woods to find themselves at the end of the road for spooky szn. What lies ahead is evil, it is dead, and it is downright hilariously messed up. Slap a chainsaw to your arm & call me George of the Jungle, because we gotta watch out for that tree! Music by these extremely talented artists: "Spooky Swing (Electro Swi...

Killer Klowns attacked us where it hurt, at the concession stand. We won't stand for weaponizing popcorn around these parts. And by these parts we mean NOT Capitola. James & Nick get cotton-candied by Killer Klowns during a first watch and a first REWATCH of the late 80s cult classic movie. Strap in, it's gonna be a sticky ride. Music by these extremely talented artists: "Spooky...

Just Play It hits a climax of scary season in the middle of October as the the spooky times ramp up with a real freakish thinker. We go all in! Answer all questions. Explore all avenues of theories and deep dive the instant classic movie, It Follows. Come along and follow us as James & Nick get followed this week by a freaky ahh monster. The bad part is that we didn't even get to smash an...

Spooky season rolls on with scares on wheels this week. James and Nick take Steven Spielberg's first ever feature film of 'Duel' for a joy ride to see if he's truly been the goat of filmmaking from the jump. Tune in to be frightened and enlighten. Check out our YouTube channel for the FULL VIDEO PODCAST of this episode for even more. Music by these extremely talented artists: &...

Spooky, scary, scandalous! Welcome to spooky season '24 and round these parts, we absolutely love it. We ease into the murderous month with a classic. Come along with Nick & James to "just have some dinner because we're all adults here" and unpack the Oscar nominated 1980s thriller - Fatal Attraction. In this episode we discuss the difficulty in getting this movie made, the...

Wait a minute man, is this is rom-com? Heck no, it's a time traveling DCOM and it's MINUTEMEN. Our annual stop on the Disney channel lands on a 2008 joint with Emmy nominated Nicholaus Braun of Succession, Jason Dolley from Simi Valley, and Ariel Winter's boyfriend. Don't forget Fake Dean from Community. James & Nick leap off a diving board into a CGI vortex to see if Disne...

19 years after his last adventure, James & Nick find themselves knocking on Indy's door for one more ride (for now), no matter how ridiculous the sci-fi shenanigans may be. Just Play It continues it's journey with the franchise of the year to give Crystal Skull a fair shot and lend a crystal clear definition on the reputation of the 4th one. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us...

Welcome back(?) to the marvelous land of Oz! We peer behind the curtain on Walter Murch's faithfully book-adapted and terrifyingly good/bad forbidden sequel to Victor Fleming's 'The Wizard of Oz'. All the info, back story, movie trivia, and more along this broken yellow brick road in Just Play It's review of 'Return to Oz'. And if you had any doubt if this was a...

The yellow brick road awaits. Celebrating its 85th anniversary this month Just Play It rewatches, reviews, and breaks down all the behind the scenes blood, sweat, burns, tears, fears, recklessness, and groundbreaking ingenuity it took to create one of Hollywood's greatest films. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @just...