Marvel is back in 2025 with Captain America and the world in turmoil, and who else could unravel the nonsensical rewrites than Tommy and Gresident of the Pod Regs of The Film Addicts podcast?! (brought to you Birdseye Fish Fingers and Hydralite, the new and slimmer Reich)

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Time Codes:

Intro 0:20

What Have You Been Up To? 8:48

MAIN TOPIC: Captain America Brave New World 28:53

Stupid Plot Summary 29:36

Cast & Crew 30:52

The Many Many Reshoots 34:06

Characters and Actors 53:28

Tones & Themes 1:01:44

3 Best & 3 Worst 1:03:28

Critical Reception 1:08:40

Review Guessing Game 1:09:45

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? 1:12:06

** SPOILERS START ** 1:14:15

** SPOILERS END ** 1:25:56

Trivia True or False 1:25:57

Main Topic:

Captain America: Brave New World is the latest installment of Anthony Mackie's Captain America, where we see the tail ends of The Eternals, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and more semi-influential, partially important Marvel films smashed together to wrap up all these plot lines that we're all conspiring about.

Despite the obvious entendre, the film was fun and Tommy & Regs both enjoyed it. Though the clear recuts and rewrites affected the progression, with the likes of Harrison Ford, Liv Tyler and Anthony Mackie among a bunch of other great cast members, how could you go wrong?!

Is "The Leader" storyline actually going anywhere? Will they ever truly deal with The Eternals cinematic failure? And do you think Sam Wilson needs PEDs just to compare to Chris Evans? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#anthonymackie #captainamerica #hulk #harrisonford #superheroes #marvel

Moon is a cult classic film built on a small budget, and seemed to set up most other space films in the genre - but Tommy & DL aren't convinced! Jump in to hear about Moon, Tommy's partner's thoughts on Heretic and DL's preparations for three weeks away... the night before!

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Time Codes:

Intro 0:24

What's been happening? 2:36

What have you been up to? 7:06

MAIN TOPIC: Moon (2009) 24:40

Stupid Plot Summary 26:12

Cast & Crew 26:56

Plot 29:45

Wow, that was really good! 36:55

The Twist 38:33

Pacing 46:20

Practical Effects 48:42

Tones & Themes 54:17

3 Best & 3 Worst 55:27

Critical Reception 57:50

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? 58:41

Trivia True or False 59:47

Wrap-Up 1:03:05

Main Topic:

"Moon (2009)" is about solitude, commitment, introspection, and collecting moon rocks to sustain the Earth. Low stakes, right? Sam Rockwell plays Sam Bell, a lone miner on the moon sending rocks back to Earth for fuel, support by the robot played by Kevin Spacey (😦). In this moody, moony sci-fi pic, you'll be riveted by the potential and absorbed in the ambience of the low-budget set from back in 2009.

Is Sam Rockwell a secret talent? Were you convinced by Sam Bell's relaxed approach to a short timeline? And could you live on the Moon by yourself for three years? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#samrockwell #sambell #clones #moon

You're probably wondering what you need to watch this year. Don't worry, Tommy & DL have you covered this week with their best picks for movies coming out, with some honorable mentions. Avoid the gambles, and jump on the Podcast Assemble Itinerary for 2025!

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Time Codes:

Intro0:22

What have you been up to?12:04

MAIN TOPIC: Most Anticipated 202529:45

DL #130:23

Tommy #135:43

DL #238:11

Tommy #239:38

DL #343:13

Tommy #346:34

DL #449:35

Tommy #450:34

DL #553:14.180

Tommy #555:45

Honorable Mentions59:07

TV & Video Games1:00:00

Wrap-Up1:04:21

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Main Topic:

You're taking a mystery tour this week, as Tommy and DL make their big predictions for the most anticipated movies to come out in 2025. Vampires, Superheroes, American History, Zombies... all features to help you avoid a gamble on the Kraven's and Venom: Last Dance's of 2024.

What are your most anticipated movies of 2025? We wanna know! Contact us at [email protected] or hit us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#bestmovies #bestfilms #2025 #marvel #dc #bestdirector #

Tommy & DL are back BABY for 2025, and starting off with a modern masterpiece! "Nosferatu" (2024), as a new take on the classic Dracula story, brings a film style not seen for a long time. Dark tones, sexual subtext and great acting - you'll find out why its a good (yet oddly uncomfortable) time with Count Orlok-ula in this week's episode!

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Time Codes:

Intro - 0:24

WHYBUT? - 8:56

Severance Chat - 18:01

MAIN TOPIC: Nosferatu (2024) - 28:22

Stupid Plot Summary - 29:10

Cast & Crew - 30:36

Plot - 31:23

Characters - 34:17

World-Building - 43:27

Tones & Themes - 51:28

3 Best & 3 Worst - 53:14

Critical Reception - 55:20

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? - 56:17

** SPOILERS ** - 57:31

Trivia True or False - 1:03:46

Wrap-Up - 1:06:59

Main Topic:

"Nosferatu (2024)" is a unique take on a classic folk tale about Dracula, but boy is it a horny one! With stellar performances and odd tonal shifts with the introduction of more characters, it becomes a wild journey executed very well!

With a star-studded cast in Bill Skarsgard, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult, Tommy & DL marvel at the subtle sexual references, how the vampire couldn't be called "Count Chocula", and the spiffy Aaron Taylor-Johnson being the perfect patriarchal female subjugator!

Are you sick of Twilight? Did you enjoy the dark tones of the setting? And did you hunger for a box of cereal after watching? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#nosferatu #johnnydepp #vampire #aarontaylorjohnson #willemdafoe #nicholashoult

The big Podcast Assemble Awards are back again! Join Tommy & DL in this special Christmas Episode and hear them separate the wheat from the chaff in the TV & Movie Industry this year!

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Time Codes:

Intro0:24

What have you been up to?7:41

MAIN TOPIC19:04

Razzie Award (Worst Film)20:27

Most Underappreciated23:07

Adam Driver Award25:14

Which Movie We Missed But Would See28:50

THAT came out THIS year?!31:14

Best Rebootuation35:06

Best TV Show36:52

Editor's Choice Mentions40:01

Worst Movie Premise40:28

Media We Wish to Remove From Life43:34

Movies Without Enough Mark Wahlberg44:44

Movie That Wanted a Sequel45:11

Best Show Cancelled by Streamers46:07

Worst Prediction for 202447:43

Best Movie of the Year48:30

Most Aquaman Movie of 201853:49

Wrap-Up56:54

Main Topic:

Awards Season is back again, and Tommy & DL are looking at the best, worst and most average films and tv of this year to see where things landed! Feels like 2024 was a bit of an off-year, despite the absolute bangers that have been released.

How many awards do you agree with? Did you have a favourite that was missed? And what category is a main feature of your own awards? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#awards #bestoftheyear #bestmovie #besttvshow #

The lads take a detour into an animated feature this week! "The Lord Of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" pushes Tommy and DL to get their anime reps in with a feature that challenges the conventional fantasy epic by emphasizing a Japanese style to a Western Audience.

Oh... and a secret Gandalf appears!

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Time Codes:

Intro0:24.520

What Have You Been Up To?10:12.192

MAIN TOPIC: War of the Rohirrim (2024)25:53.102

Stupid Plot Summary26:56.109

Cast & Crew29:02.050

Goofy IMDB Pic29:38.163

Plot32:16.454

Did it enhance the LOTR vibes?40:47.736

Animation44:59.851

World-Building48:23.490

Action51:59.953

Tones & Themes54:25.732

3 Best & 3 Worst54:50.049

Critical Reception57:37.953

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)?59:18.379

** SPOILERS START HERE **1:00:10.860

** SPOILERS END HERE **1:06:52.114

Trivia True or False1:06:52.394

Wrapping Up1:09:19.919

Main Topic:

LOTR War of the Rohirrim shows us a story from a paragraph in the annals and appendices of Tolkien's original work, but Tommy and DL seem to struggle with the animated nature of the work. With a little-known cast, but knowing Peter Jackson is at the helm, it had enough to get them through the door but whether it was an enjoyable experience or not seems to be a balancing act!

Are you the rare breed of Anime-fan/LOTR Lore Nerd? Did the animated NZ landscape put you off the remainder? And do you have a book recommendation for DL? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#lotr #peterjackson #rohirrim #mirandaotto #helmhammerhand #helmsdeep

Sam enjoys Frodo's faces, Aragorn gets a post-war glow-up, Legolas becomes The Riddler and Sauron gets a blinding - what more could you ask for? How about over an hour of Tommy and DL musing on the many endings of the final chapter in the LOTR trilogy?

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Time Codes:

Intro0:23.842

What have you been up to?7:59.839

MAIN TOPIC: LOTR Return of the King18:47.319

Stupid Plot Summary21:22.394

Cast & Crew22:45.886

Plot24:50.293

Trump-Saruman32:26.248

Cinematography and World-Building36:19.292

Alternate Endings?41:28.192

CGI51:02.719

The Ending51:53.367

Tones & Themes1:00:45.301

3 Best & 3 Worst1:01:37.029

Critical Reception1:08:16.450

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)?1:08:49.683

Trivia True or False1:09:13.252

Main Topic:

The Return of the King is the action-packed conclusion of the LOTR film series from the early 2000s, and it doesn't disappoint! Described by Tommy as a seminal conclusion, and better than The Two Towers, the pair go back and forth on the good, the bad and the ugly (looking at you, Frodo!) as they close out one of their many and varied anthologies!

Was the copy-paste CGI of the Rohirrim an issue for you? Who do you think should have earned the most money from the series? And where do you reckon Aragorn found Gondor's hair gel stores? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#ianmckellan #lordoftherings #karlurban #legolas #aragorn #gimli #theodenking #lotr #peterjackson #rohirrim

LOTR The Two Towers is lauded as everyone's favourite movie in the series, but does it hold up 20 years on? This week, Tommy and DL discuss the good, the bad and the wizardly of the classic series from the early 2000s.

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Time Codes:

Intro0:31

What have you been up to?7:08

Red Rising Book 3 *SPOILERS START*11:07

Red Rising Book 3 *SPOILERS END*20:48

MAIN TOPIC: LOTR The Two Towers **FULL SPOILERS**21:03

Stupid Plot Summary23:33

Cast & Crew24:31

Everything just works29:16

CGI34:18

World-Building37:33

Performances38:58

Helm's Deep45:52

Wow, this is really GUD49:34

Tones & Themes53:33

3 Best & 3 Worst55:00

Critical Reception1:00:44

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)?1:02:16

Trivia True or False1:03:04

Wrap-Up1:06:50

Main Topic:

The Two Towers has the fellowship broken, following two pairs of hobbits and the man-elf-dwarf dream team on separate journeys to save Middle-Earth.

The cast couldn't be stronger, and the effects more seamless than in this classic. We could write paragraphs here, but we'd prefer Tommy and DL do their thing to give this epic film justice!

Did the action with the Balrog fight throw you off? Were you distracted by Aragorn's wet dream on a long walk? And did you know they were taking the hobbits to Isengard? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#ianmckellan #lordoftherings #karlurban #legolas #aragorn #gimli #eomer #eowyn #theodenking #twotowers

This week we have Tommy, DL AND Regs to chat about the unanticipated (and perhaps unwanted) sequel to Ridley Scott's classic Gladiator film, Gladiator II! Find out how enamoured, uncaring and disbelieving they are while mispronouncing Paul Mescal's name for the entire episode! You can find Regs at: The Film Addicts Podcast and The Stitch Up.

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Time Codes:

Intro0:21.235

Englishisms6:22.096

What have you been up to?11:41.009

MAIN TOPIC: Gladiator II (2024) *NON SPOILERS*24:07.838

Stupid Plot Summary27:12.172

Cast & Crew30:10.099

Plot31:47.193

The Main Players40:09.369

Costumes and Sets51:25.383

Tones and Themes54:38.437

3 Best & 3 Worst55:20.872

Critical Reception1:01:54.757

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)?1:03:22.156

** SPOILERS START **1:05:12.217

** SPOILERS END **1:12:54.067

Trivia True or False1:12:56.331

Wrapping Up1:16:35.188

Main Topic:

Gladiator II sets itself up to be a better-than-before version of the original classic starring Russel Crowe, but instead the lads find themselves trying desperately to convince themselves that its worth the time and the money to come to the big screen. Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and a star-studded cast feature in Ridley Scott's next big project, and carry the Roman caravan to the end of the empire.

Listen as the pronunciation of names, the justification fo entirely CGI animals and the duplicity of Denzel Washington is discussed by Tommy, DL and Regan as they try to figure out what it was all for.

Did you figure out how these two films are related? Was the hero's journey worth the effort in this repeat of a classic? And did you enjoy Denzel strutting his way through Gladiator II? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#gladiator #paulmescal #denzelwashington #russelcrowe #ridleyscott

This third installment of Chris Nolan's "Dark Knight" series wraps up Christian Bale's Batman, but this week Tommy and Regs (Film Addicts podcast) draw genitals and offensive jokes all over that wrapping to show their love for each other, and this amazing film that ranks highly in the Nolan Anthology. You can find Regs at: The Film Addicts Podcast and The Stitch Up.

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Time Codes:

Intro0:24

What have you been up to?8:52

MAIN TOPIC: The Dark Knight Rises20:26

Stupid Plot Summary22:12

Cast & Crew23:29

Goofy IMDB Picture25:04

Plot27:46

A bit about Bane34:15

Wow, this is really GUD40:49

Setting58:44

The Ending1:04:09

Rankings of Nolan Films1:09:15

Tones & Themes1:12:25

3 Worst & 3 Best1:13:15

Criticval Reception1:21:54

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)?1:22:57

Trivia True or False?1:24:19

Wrapping up1:28:08

Main Topic:

This week, Regan is back with Tommy while DL is away on assignment, and they're talking about one of their favorites: "The Dark Knight Rises" as the third film in Nolan's Batman trilogy. Tom Hardy beefs up as Bane, Michael Caine is back as Alfred (aka Batman's conscience) alongside Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Gary Oldman and a host of other elite actors.

They discuss the true terror of Bane as a character, and the cinematic splendor of a brilliant close-out of an excellent franchise that went out at its peak.

Would you revisit Dark Knight Rises? How about 50 more times? And can you understand Bane when he talks? Let us know by contacting us at [email protected] or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!

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And while we've got you, we'd love it if you gave us a 5 star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and let us know what you think of the show.

#batman #christianbale #filmaddicts #michaelcaine #morganfreeman #garyoldman #jgl