The Fantastic Fools Podcast

The Fantastic fools count down numbers 5-1 of their best of the decade list, we recap the back half of the 2010's and go through your list of the best films. What will come out on top? Is Nick alive? Which films will miss out???? 1:47 2015 Recap/#5 Picks 12:16 2016 Recap/#4 Picks 18:46 2017 Recap/#3 Picks 25:00 2018 Recap/#2 Picks 34:35 2019 Recap/20-11, #1 Picks 45:45 Fan-Voted top 10 46:50 Official Overall Top 20     fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

It all comes down to this. The Fantastic Fools count down their best films of the 2010's, with help from your Fantastic Fan votes and a healthy serving of personal bias.  What will come out on top? James also takes some time to recap the years that were from 2010-2019 2:52 2010 Recap/#10 Picks 14:38 2011 Recap/#9 Picks 23:45 2012 Recap/#8 Picks 33:35 2013 Recap/#7 Picks 44:47 2014 Recap/#6 Picks 58:10 The Fantastic Fans 10-6 1:00:10 Reading Emails That We Got 1:01:20 Watchlist (Mission: Impossible, Sex Education season 2)   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

The Fantastic Fools Awards honour the best, worst, and weirdest films of 2019 in the world's most prestigious awards ceremony. Our esteemed panel awards a single chocolate Freddo Frog to the winners at the ceremony, before the best of the best compete for the coveted half-and-half Milky Top.  Skip around to find categories you like or listen to the whole episode to hear James, Thomas, Nick, and Charlie lose their minds.  1:50 Worst Movie 10:42 Best Cameo 14:33 Breakout Year 17:58 Worst Moment/Scene 23:42 Best Part of a Bad Movie 28:14 Best Moment/Scene 34:32 Longest Film 37:20 Most Underrated Film 41:29 Best/Biggest Villain 45:54 Best TV Show 50:34 That was 2019? Wow. 54:10 The Wilson Fisk Honourary Kaiju of the Year 1:03:12 Best Movie     fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

2020 is set to be a big one for blockbuster film releases. With no Star Wars or Avengers films on the slate, a ton of franchises are lining up to be the next billion-dollar big deals.  James is joined by new guests Vitor and Ferg to discuss all of the biggest upcoming releases for 2020.   0:00 The episode starts 1:20 Most Anticipated Films 53:35 Our Top 3 55:20 The Watchlist (The Witcher, Star Wars stuff)   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod    

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker is the long-awaited conclusion to the Skywalker saga, but does it stick the landing? James, Thomas and Nick review all of the ups and downs of the highly anticipated blockbuster in an in-depth review.   1:50 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (NO SPOILERS) 14:30 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILERS) 1:42:30 Fan reviews and comments (SPOILERS) 1:45:43 Watchlist (OG X-Men, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw)   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

We watched the Netflix Original Film Tall Girl. Why? Well, why not? Is Tall Girl a pitifully lame exercise in cliche and trite? Or is it a subversive masterpiece that alters our perception of reality itself? I mean, it's definitely the first one, but let's dive in anyway. Prepare for the most divisive episode of the Fantastic Fools Podcast ever.  0:00 Tall Girl 5:19 Talking Tall Girl 13:21 Even More Discussion About Tall Girl 35:56 Yes, it's still Tall Girl 1:08:20 Girl, Tall   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

Rian Johnson (more like Ruin Johnson amirite?) is back with the star-studded whodunnit Knives Out. Nick and James review the new film in this minisode and give their verdict on the surprise box office hit.    1:37 Knives Out NO SPOILERS 17:15 Knives Out SPOILERS   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

James and Nick get heavily into the news of the week, including the announcement (but not really) of a follow up to Joker, clashing Stargirl reports, Black Adam moving ahead, and Noah Hawley being courted for Star Trek 4. 1:45 Henry Cavill says he's still Superman 6:42 Black Adam continues to move ahead 10:56 Stargirl is also continuing to move ahead, also Crisis on Infinite Earths 16:03 Is there going to be a Joker 2? 23:50 Killing Zac Efron 26:00 Noah Hawley joins Star Trek 4 32:12 Watchlist (The Mandalorian, Last Christmas) 47:03 Reading emails that we got   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod  

With Disney+ dropping The Mandalorian on us, Thomas and James took a look back this week at the history of Star Wars on television, from Droids all the way to Resistance. We also examine big ethical questions about movies we don't care about: Justice League and Sonic the Hedgehog. 2:30 News (Patrick Wilson is Baquaman 2, Snyder Cut, Sonic trailer, Kings Man delay) 27:00 A History of Star Wars TV Shows 1:06:00 Watchlist (Living with Yourself, Mad Max: Fury Road)   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

With the imminent arrival of Disney+ and AppleTV+ set to change the streaming game forever, Thomas and James take a look at the history of the biggest player in the market, Netflix. We pick our favourite Netflix originals and chart the history of the site.  We also get into the news of the week, including Batman casting and the surprisingly verbose Scoob! trailer 1:22 Batman casting, Scoob trailer, Mendo says Spider-Man is a p*rnstar 19:20 The History of Netflix 29:20 Best/Worst Netflix Orignal Series and Movies 1:21:50 Watchlist (Ready or Not, Taskmaster, The Town)   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

HBO have dumped one potential Game of Thrones prequel and picked up another, but are prequels good? We go through the biggest pop culture prequels to find the best, the worst, the ones that also exist.  Also, there's a big development in our Playtime With Pennyworth Season 2 campaign, Ant-Man 3, Spider-Verse 2, and Benioff and Weiss off Star Wars 0:41 Playtime with Pennyworth 4:12 News (Cloak & Dagger cancelled, Ant Man 3, Spider-Verse 2, D & D off Star Wars, GOT Prequel news) 23:47 The Best and Worst Prequels 24:30 Star Wars Prequels 32:10 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 37:15 Prometheus and Alien: Covenant 41:00 Star Trek (2009) 43:50 The Hobbit trilogy 56:00 Fantastic Beasts 1:01:30 X-Men: First Class 1:06:15 Planet of the Apes 1:17:52 Watchlist (Watchmen series, Monsters Inc, Bojack Horseman) 1:19:00 Kaiju of the Week   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod  

With HBO's Watchmen series hitting the small screen, we take a look back at the last adaptation of the iconic comic, Zach Snyder's deeply fascinating 2009 film. James is joined by Nick and... James to discuss the highs and lows of the ambitious film. Also, there's a new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer and Daniel Kaluuya is making a Barney the Dinosaur movie for some unknown reason. I don't even know. 0:00 The start of the episode 1:50 News (Barney, Star Wars trailer, Batman casting and more) 27:40 Watchmen Review and Analysis 1:01:10 Watchmen TV Pilot Review 1:05:15 Watchlist (Green Lantern, American Made, Fleabag Live) 1:10:45 Kaiju of the Week 1:11:40 Reading the Emails that we got   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

With the recent successes of Joker and Venom, the Fantastic Fools are set to look through the history of villainy to find ones worthy of their own film adaptations. From Doctor Doom and Lex Luthor through to Ulysees Klaue and Captain Cold.  There was also a bizarre trailer for Robert Downey Jr.'s Dolittle, Suicide Squad set images and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joins the Matrix 4 Plus, Nick gives some blistering hot takes that nobody asked for or wanted.  1:30 News (John Wick Spinoff, Suicide Squad, Dolittle Trailer, Rick & Morty) 28:38 Villains that should get their own movies! 1:15:00 The episode devolves into flatly ridiculous hot takes from Nick 1:20:10 Playtime with Pennyworth 1:21:10 Watchlist (El Camino, Ingrid Goes West) 1:29:39 Reading emails that we got   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

Joker may well have destroyed the very fabric of the society of which we once lived, but is it any good? We sift through the talking points, the controversies, and all things Joker in this unhinged episode of the Fantastic Fools Podcast. We also get into the news including the Birds of Prey trailer and William Hurt's role in Black Widow. 1:55 News (Death on the Nile cast, Runaways, Free Guy, Black Widow, Birds of Prey & more) 23:08 Joker (no spoilers) 41:10 Joker (SPOILERS) 1:15:40 Emails that we received (fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com) 1:22:40 Playtime with Pennyworth 1:23:20 Kaiju of the Week 1:25:20 Watchlist (Spongebob, Avatar, About Time)     fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

With Todd Phillips' Joker mere days away from destroying civilization as we know it, the Fantastic Fools decided to take a look back in time at the history of Batman's most iconic foe, including Romero, Ledger, Leto, Nicholson, Hamill, and many, many more. News-wise, it's a big week. Spider-Man is back in the MCU, Bojack Horseman season 6 has a premiere date, and its the series finale of Pennyworth, is playtime over? 0:00 The episode starts 1:50 Playtime with Pennyworth 9:45 News! (Bojack season 6, Spider-Man is back, Kevin Feige making Star Wars & more) 28:00 The History of the Joker (from creation to 2019) 1:13:50 Watchlist (Flowers, Parasite, Muriel's Wedding) 1:23:40 Reading Letters that we got   Hot Take of the week: Australians don't care about Jurassic Park   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

On this week edition of "attempting to break down movies that we are not smart enough to break down", Thomas and James take a look at James Gray's Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, and a few surprises. It's a tragic rumination on isolation, fatherhood, and masculinity, but you wouldn't know it from listening to this disaster.  1:00 News (Ash is a Champion, Suicide Squad Casting, RDJ in Black Widow, Emmys) 27:42 Ad Astra (no spoilers) 35:48 Ad Astra (SPOILERS) 50:20 Watchlist (James Acaster's Repertoire, T2 Trainspotting, minor spoilers for Ad Astra)   Hot Take of the week: Two Paul Rudd's is more than One   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod  

Stop the presses! It's an episode of BIG Jeremy Renner news with James, Thomas, and Nick. Plus, we finally get to Amazon's The Boys, the big superhero satire that's been taking the world by storm. There's also Mission: Impossible casting, Tomb Raider 2, and Crazy Eyebrows Kid news.  1:56 News (Creed III, Tomb Raider II, Jeremy Renner) 19:00 Playtime with Pennyworth 21:27 More News (Titans, Joker wins awards & topples society) 26:10 The Boys (spoiler-free) 37:04 The Boys (SPOILERS) 52:30 Watchlist (Fleabag, Aquaman) 1:05:00 Letters that we got this week   Hot Take of the week: All Stand-up is bad (Thomas)   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

We've made it our mission to be the last people ever to cover the new trailer for Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker. We get into all of the big reveals of the trailer, and break it down with the help of YOUR fan theories! We also indulge in some Joker talk, Linklater news and typical Venom-bashing A big thank you to everyone who submitted theories for this episode, and our apologies to everyone we missed.    1:10 News (The Flash, New Mutants, Joker, Pitbull?) 17:10 Playtime with Pennyworth 25:45 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer 44:53 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker FAN THEORIES 58:35 Emails that we got 1:01:00 Watchlist (Things that Edward James Olmos is in, Fleabag)   Hot Take: There is no series that is better to watch (for the first time) in any order but release order   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod

Oh my goodness there is a lot of news. Spider-Man is out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we're getting reboots of both The Matrix and Lizzie Maguire, and there are a whole bunch of new Marvel shows coming to Disney+. There's also some crucial Jeff Goldblum news 1:40 Spider-Man out of the MCU 12:20 Playtime with Pennyworth 12:40 Uncharted movies loses director 12:55 Playtime with Pennyworth (round 2) 14:40 More News! (Bond, Matrix, a long ABC 3 tangent) 24:40 D23 (Muppets, Cruella De Vil, Lizzie Maguire) 27:40 D23 Star Wars (Clone Wars, Rise of Skywalker, Mandalorian Trailer) 41:33 D23 Marvel (Eternals, Moon Knight, Ms Marvel, She-Hulk, What If...? and more!) 1:09:50 Goldblum 1:11:10 Watchlist (Gotti, World's End, Charlie's dad watched Mortal Engines) 1:15:10 Emails   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod    

Quentin Tarantino's latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has finally expanded worldwide, and we have plenty of hard-hitting hot takes about QT's latest excuse to shoot as many feet as humanly possible.  We also farewell our beloved segment, Keeping Up With the Kryptons, discuss rumours of an Obi-Wan series, and details of Disney plus.  Also, we talk about Ray Donovan for about 15 minutes and I honestly cannot remember how or why.    2:10 RIP Keeping Up With the Kryptons 9:52 News (Obi-Wan Series, Birds of Prey re-shoots, Disney+ launch date & more) 28:22 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (spoiler-free) 48:40 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (SPOILERS) 1:15:50 Watchlist (Venom, 12 Angry Men, The Boys)   fantasticfoolspod@gmail.com   https://www.fantasticfools.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticfoolspod https://www.twitter.com/fantfoolspod