Just Play It

Nick and James are thirsty for some 90s Marvel content and this techno-fueled martial-arts movie is just the thing to get our blood pumping. Grab your garlic spray and come along as Just Play It expands their Non-Cinematic-Universe. Time to see what this vampire hunting, one liner sayin', cool-guy bad-ass can add to the NCU saga. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & Yo...

Spooky szn is among us! We finish strong with an absolute classic, John Carpenter's The Thing. This is a monster of a task as James & Nick both watch this 40 year old movie for the first time to decide if this horror flick is outdated & overrated, or if it still got that dog in it - much like the Thing. . Music by these extremely talented artists: "Spooky Swing (Electro Swing Mix...

James & Nick feel pretty safe being virgins - that is - virgins to the Scream franchise... Anyway they aren't dying today, but they're dying to watch this classic 90s slasher flick. It's a killer wave, that's all the rave, directed by the Crave(n). . Music by these extremely talented artists: "Spooky Swing (Electro Swing Mix)" - Captain Matt & Electro Swing Th...

Spooky szn rolls on and we get a crash course in how NOT to direct a movie from Stephen King. This week - Nick loses count of all the bazooka ammo, James recognizes a famous fictional drug lord, and we - as a podcast - maybe hit a new low in the catalog. . . Music by these extremely talented artists: "Spooky Swing (Electro Swing Mix)" - Captain Matt & Electro Swing Thing "Hallow...

It is officially SPOOKY season gang! This week Nick and James see the signs, but naturally look to the corn for answers. Come along as we piece together this M. Night Shyamalan classic sci-fi thriller. "Halloween Party" & "Danger" by the amazingly talented Odd Chap. Check him out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OddChap/featured Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us...

Suburbia. Disturbia. Don't matter, it's all spooky shenanigans in The 'Burbs. This week James and Nick make a trip round the cul-de-sac known as Mayfield Place. We decide if this little known cult classic deserves more credit, James recognizes a famous leprechaun, and Nick can't pronounce Rick Ducommun. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justp...

James and Nick can't turn their necks away from the screen this week as they hop in the Batmobile to witness the Tim Burton twist on Bruce Wayne & the Joker. Hold onto your batarangs, because we discuss our frustration with Warner Bros' execution of DC properties, this movie's imprint on future superhero movies, and the Gotham goon ecosystem in the latest entry of the Just Play...

It's a Just Play It Special as Nick and James hop the Great Wall of politics, at the intersection of government & entertainment. We discuss Chinese censorship in movies, their influence on Hollywood, and discuss what's worse - the power moves or the pandering. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... "Neon Laser Horizon", "Special Spotlight" Kevin MacLeod (incompet...

We spun the wheel o' Disney Channel Original Movies and landed on this vintage Lawrence Brothers movie, Horse Sense, a humble family drama, which also boasts an action movie thriller sequel, Jumping Ship, which makes total (horse) sense. So we decided to watch both in our first ever back-to-back review. Come join us in the horse time jump continuum ship, premiering at 8a/7a central. Thanks fo...

Nick and James correct course back to the road with a PG-13 Max. We duke it out in Thunderdome to decide whether Bruce Spence plays the same character or not, we debate who “THEY” are, and we spin the wheel o’ D.C.O.M.'s to decide what’s on tap for next week’s watch. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

A virgin-viewing of a cult-classic 1980s fever-dream type of movie? You know JPI is DTK (down to Krull). James and Nick get sucked into the world of Krull and find themselves at the identity crisis corner of outer space sci-fi and medieval fantasy. Grab your glaive and krull along as we start krulling all over the place. Just when you think you've krulled it all, Krames and Krick will show yo...

Tommy Lee Jones, Don Cheadle, and the city of Los Angeles fight a volcano! Nick and James are coming in HOT on this under the radar disaster flick from the "greatest year in cinema" 1997. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Nick and James take a trip to the Universal backlot for this big fat nostalgia tour. Not  even the wrath of Marty Wolf can keep us from rocking long sleeves under our short sleeves in this 2002 comedy kid flick. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

This week we're in the trenches with Nicolas Cage and the Navajo code talker operation, but James and Nick are trying to figure out which one of those phenomenons this movie is actually about. We pin the grenade and decide just that in this slow-mo centric WWII film. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Just like Kurt Russell, we are back! Again! Nick and James run it back for season 2 alongside Snake Plissken to escape yet another prison city, again. We experience déjà vu and repetitively ask the question, what the HELL happened in Cleveland?! Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

James, Nick, and Nic Cage get META in this meme movie.  We jump off the cliff of Just Play It in our season 1 finale. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

James and Nick take on another Flop-buster case. We remember Flubber fondly from childhood, but its average score falls below the 40% rating. Is it truly a flop? Or is it ok in our book? A modern day rewatch has Nick questioning the property of flying rubber and James making way too many Marvel movie comparisons to this gooey goofy romp. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram &...

Nick and James grab their console controllers and level up in Just Play It's very first special. Nick gets quizzed on the best & worst rated video game movies of all time, we dive into the phenomenon of movies adapted from video games, and discuss why the major studios can't get them right (and the rare times they do). ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... "Neon Laser Horizon&...

We're back and we're comin' in HOT with an explosive episode fueled by bad CGI flames. James and Nick battle inner demons (and clowns) to take a look at 1997's 'Spawn'. . . Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Nick & James dive head first into the nostalgia pool in this childhood classic to discuss why marine theme parks suck, the art-imitates-life-imitates-art phenomenon, and how one as-seen-on-TV product could have avoided this whale of a plot problem all together. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Omar Epps, Tupac, James & Nick sip the juice in this joint. Just Play It takes a look at Ernest Dickerson's feature directorial debut in 'Juice' 30 years after its release. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod

Ahoy scallywags! Nick & James board the Morning Star in search for treasure with the most physically overpowered character Geena Davis has ever played. What was thought to be a plunderin' pile of pirate's booty ended up being box office booty cheeks. Just Play It takes a look at Renny Harlin's '95 pirate movie in the latest entry of the Bombastic series. Thanks for tuning i...

It's STAR WARS WEEK here at JPI! We're celebrating by diving into the first Filoni feature-length force-wielding adventure that kicked off the popular TV series, The Clone Wars. Come join Jimmy-Juan Jenobi & Count Chocola as they ignite their lightsabers and disembark the LAAT gunship to join the battlefield. Welcome to paradise, rock jumpers! Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow u...

Ghost story? Street racing drama? Coming-of-age action movie? And Charlie Sheen? Don't worry, Nick & James are here to breakdown the movie that is 'The Wraith'. Never heard of it? Well slosh this pig with 15, bud - because you're about to. Let's go cruise! Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @jus...

James & Nick find themselves back on the road in more leather and with somehow even more exposed skin. Will the strange vibes continue or will the Road Warrior help us embrace the W-E-I-R-D  on this Outback journey? Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod