He-Man, Paul Rudd & the Summer Blockbuster Scorecard with Adam Holtz of Plugged In

Adam Holtz is back from a 2,500-mile California-to-Colorado road trip and ready to talk summer movies. First up: Masters of the Universe, the new He-Man origin story that proves Gen X nostalgia is still driving Hollywood — but like the Transformers franchise before it, it's been dialed up with unnecessary profanity and violence that didn't need to be there. Then a Paul Rudd movie about a wedding band musician whose song gets stolen by a Jonas brother, which sounds charming and mostly is, except for the R-rated language count that pushes it out of range for a lot of viewers. Adam also breaks down why Backrooms — the low-budget YouTube horror film that's made over $100 million — might be the most interesting story of the summer, what it says about audience hunger for original storytelling, and why Spider-Man will probably still take the title. Find full reviews at pluggedin.com before you head to the theater this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.