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Gladiator 2 is coming to cinemas.. and not the proposed Nick Cave version, (some would say fortunately). Join co-hosts Tommy and DL as we journey back to the year 2000 yo talk about how we got here.***********************Time Codes:Intro - 0:25How are you doing? - 4:42What have you been up to? - 11:07MAIN TOPIC: Gladiator (2000) - 21:29Stupid Plot Summary - 23:48Cast & Crew - 24:42Djimon Honsou Cinematic Universe - 28:27Plot - 29:47Red Rising Bk3 Spoilers - 35:05History and Accuracy - 43:49Action - 46:51World-Building - 48:37Performances - 52:04Original Script - 54:06Tones & Themes - 57:363 Best & 3 Worst - 57:50Critical Reception - 1:01:49Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? - 1:02:53Trivia True or False - 1:04:02Main Topic:This week we're discussing Ridley Scott's 'swords and sandals' epic, starring Russel Crowe and a Hanz Zimmer score as epic as the acting. But we really want to talk about, is David Hemmings’s eyebrows! This one is an absolute favourite. Make sure you rewatch it before the sequel hits screens!Are you excited for Gladiator 2? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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 #Gladiator2 #RidleyScott #RusselCrowe #JoaquinPhoenix

Keep those spooky vibes rolling with the special Halloween Episode of Podcast Assemble where the lads talk about... well... Halloween! John Carpenter's classic 1978 thriller occupies most of their chat, as DL was embroiled in podcasts, and Tommy just played video games all weekend. *ahem*.... yep.TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:25.035What have you been up to? 6:21.638MAIN TOPIC: Halloween (1978) 18:05.323Stupid Plot Summary 19:08.383Cast & Crew 21:55.597Goofy IMDB Pic 22:27.751Plot 24:13.951Music 28:55.374Pacing 29:41.759Cinematography & World-Building 33:29.686Action 40:08.583Tones & Themes 44:48.1143 Best & 3 Worst 45:15.350Critical Reception 49:44.281Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? 51:24.071Trivia True or False 51:49.058Wrapping Up 54:21.051Main Topic:Halloween is seen as a classic that set up 25 (?) more films to follow, and set a new foundation for horror films from that point onwards! The prestige of this film is sometimes overcome by the "hokeyness" of the scenes, and some plot devices not quite working as we expect. Surely home owners in middle America would open their door to a screaming teenager... right?Nevertheless, Tommy and DL had a great time with the first appearance of the "Michael Myers" character, and how this film generated ridiculous sums of money on a low budget while also setting up the rest of the industry for decades to follow.Could you walk past Jamie Lee Curtis as a teenager? How was your "fear-o-meter" tuned for this film? How many children have terrified you enough to inspire a film? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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.#halloween #michaelmyers #jamieleecurtis #lexfridman #joerogan #shoreditch #sohohouse

Back in their regular, warm, comfy movie seats on either side of the planet, Tommy & DL jump back into the latest streaming film in "Wolfs" with Brad Pitt and George Clooney. They also chat more about Red Rising as Tommy jumps into Book 3, how Agatha All Along suprised everyone and how Tommy will record an entire album of him singing DL's favourite songs to remind him of home.TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:28.627What have you been up to? 7:42** RED RISING SPOILERS START ** 11:54** RED RISING SPOILERS ENDS ** 12:53MAIN TOPIC: Wolfs (2024) **NON-SPOILERS 16:37Stupid Plot Summary 17:41Cast & Crew 18:21Plot 20:51Acting 27:19Music 32:23Tones & Themes 33:563 Best & 3 Wrost 35:12Critical Receptionn 37:43Better or Worse than Aquaman (208)? 39:39** FULL SPOILERS START ** 40:08** FULL SPOILERS END ** 46:39Trivia True or False 46:39Wrapping Up 51:06Main Topic:In tribute to Tarantino and Bonnie & Clyde, "Wolfs" includes Brad Pitt and George Clooney as competing Fixers in New York City, brought together through less than likely circumstances and them grumbling all the way. Tommy and DL weren't grumbling! In fact, they could out a podcast or two for saying this movie is terrible...It turned out great, as a delightful straight-to-streaming romp with some big names, and they try as hard as they can not to mentioned the *ahem*.... Brad Pitt thing!Did Wolfs tickle your pickle, or where you left with an empty bag? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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.#wolfs #bradpitt #georgeclooney #tarantino #pulpfiction #redrising #agathaallalong

Finally, DL is back on the mic and this week Tommy and his favourite LOTR Nerd (now across the pond) discuss the big move, Rings of Power, Sugar, KAOS and share their thoughts on the second installment of Todd Phillips' Joker franchise!TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:21.361What have you been up to? 6:32MAIN TOPIC: Joker Folie a Deux (2024) 33:44Stupid Plot Summary 36:03Cast & Crew 36:48Comparing the Joker 40:09Pacing 48:29How was Gaga Quinn? 54:41Tones & Themes 55:533 Best & 3 Worst 56:51Critical Reception 59:50Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? 1:00:40** SPOILERS START HERE** 1:01:35** SPOILERS END HERE ** 1:10:07Trivia True or False 1:10:07Wrapping Up 1:13:10Main Topic:Joker: Folie à Deux - the anticipated follow-up to Jaoquin Phoenix's Joker from 2019 seems to have fallen flat, and the lads think so too! Their interest was piqued by the idea of building on the character into a broader Batman/Gotham universe, but discovered a musical with an on-brand Gaga as Harley Quinn.While Tommy and DL seemed to enjoy the watching experience, I think they now understand why the collective opinion seems to be that it's a waste of time and money...Have you caught Joker 2 yet? Were you impressed by Jaoquin's skinny legs and white underpants? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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.#Joker2 #JokeFolieaDeux #jaoquinphoenix #ladygaga #harveydent #chrisnolan #batman

With DL in still setting himself up with a local cinema across the planet, Tommy has enlisted the help of Gresident of the Pod, Regs, and Podcast Editing Extraordinairre, Matthew Bliss, to unpack the masterful, befuddling middle-finger to the movie-making world: Megalopolis! All the while discussing the alure of Colin Farrell, the draw of Jon Hamm's hog, Penguins, Hobbits and Merpeople!TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:31What is your 3rd Favourite Dinorsaur? 4:02What Have you Been Up to? 10:23Main Topic: Megalopolis (2024) *FULL SPOILERS* 29:24Stupid Plot Summaries 32:45Cast & Crew 33:51World Building 51:18Design and Aesthetics 57:57Pacing 1:07:05Ending of the Film 1:10:293 Best & 3 Worst 1:16:51Critical Reception 1:19:53Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? 1:21:15Trivia True or False 1:22:54Wrapping Up 1:27:05Main Topic:This week, Megalopolis hits our lips, as we discuss the almost 3-hour long, 40-year project of Francis Ford Coppola and the befuddlement inside! It's tough to wrap it all into a neat bow - suffice to say, with a film buff in our midst, we get to explore the glory of the message and the "quick tour of the museum" that is this soon-to-be infamous masterpiece!Were you able to sit through the whole film? Did you even try? And what was the old couple sitting behind you in the theatre up to? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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.#Megalopolis #AdamDriver #FrancisFordCoppola #Fable #LaurenceFishbourne #AubreyPlaza #podcast #review

With DL in the midst of settling across the pond, Tommy welcomes friend (and Gresident) Regs of Film Addicts podcast, to discuss his third favorite dinoSAW, The Penguin, Netflix's KAOS and so much more. Before our Exciting main topic! You can find Regs at: The Film Addicts Podcast and The Stitch Up.***********************Time Codes:Intro - 0:20How have you been? - 2:17What's been happening? - 9:17TOPIC: True Lies (1994) - 20:48Memories of True Lies - 22:17Stupid Plot Summary - 23:57Cast & Crew - 26:19Goofy IMDB Picture - 27:44What worked in True Lies - 30:32Safety First, Guys - 37:10Pacing - 39:49Performances - 45:23Action - 54:58Tones & Themes - 56:273 Best & 3 Worst - 57:30Critical Reception - 1:04:23Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? - 1:06:17True or False Trivia - 1:06:49Wrapping Up - 1:09:53Main Topic:This week's main topic is the beginning of yet another anthology for the pod - Action Comedies. We topple head first into what can only be described as “f*cking unhinged”, (and has, by Regs!). This week we're discussing James Cameron's 'True Lies' (1994).The movie is very much of it's time, and definitely would not get made today.. but it somehow... still works!?Do you think this movie would be better with Mark Wahlberg? Are the stereotypes in this too much to enjoy the movie? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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.#TrueLies #JamesCameron #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #Action #Comedy #Romcom #podcast #review

With DL moving across the pond, Tommy welcomes friends of the show Juan and Kike of Till the End Of The Line podcast, to discuss your third favourite dinosaur, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and much more. Before getting to our exciting main topic! You can find Juan and Kike on Youtube at Till the End Of The Line podcast: and their Instagram at @till_the_end_of_the_line128.Also checkout Victor (@barefoot_vic), who created the boy's logo's! ***********************With the Fox X-Men universe getting a farewell(?) in the recent Deadpool & Wolverine, and what better time to bring the connoisseur’s of nerd culture Till the End Of The Line podcast to discuss X-Men: 97 (2024)! ***********************Time Codes:Intro - 0:24Tell Us About the Podcast - 3:47What's your 3rd Favourite Dinosaur? - 6:42What have you been up to? - 12:54MAIN TOPIC: X-Men '97 (2024) - 27:59Stupid Plot Summary - 29:30Director Scandals - 30:13Plot Themes - 36:39Favourite X-Men? - 44:42Returning for 2nd Season - 47:45Catty & Sexy? - 54:48Action - 55:54How can MCU improve using X-Men '97 as a guide? - 1:06:02Tones & Themes - 1:08:253 Best & 3 Worst - 1:11:19Critical Reception - 1:15:30TTEOTL: Stones Rating System - 1:16:47Trivia True or False - 1:19:41Wrapping Up - 1:23:52Main Topic:We're discussing the rebootuation/ continuation of the X:Men animated show from the 90's, till the end of the line.... and who better to deep dive the latest from Marvel Animation - Kike & Juan!?The show brings back all the nostalgia you could wish for. So get your favourite sugary cereal, put on your jammies - it's Saturday morning cartoons time!What elements of this should Kevin Feige bring when they decide to fold the X-Men into the MCU? Did you watch X-Men back in the 90's? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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.#XMen #XMen97 #Wolverine #deadpool #MCU #Marvel #Deadpool&Wolverine

With DL moving across the pond, Tommy welcomes friend of the show Angus Brown and one half of the Sequels Suck Podcast, to discuss Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, horror movie scores and Terminator: Day Zero. Before getting to our exciting main topic! You can find Regs at the Sequels Suck Podcast: and his comedy on Instagram at @gusgusbrown.***********************We're getting more pumped for 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' to reboot Marvels first family, so to set up our Sequels Suck brethren, we follow on from the 2005 iteration last week with Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)! ***********************Time Codes:Intro - 0:22What have you been up to? - 10:09MAIN TOPIC: F4 ROTSS (2007) *SPOILERS* - 23:13Stupid Plot Summary - 26:04Cast & Crew - 28:13Plot - 30:10(No) Action - 43:36Tones & Themes - 47:22Who's the biggest piece of shit? - 49:143 Best & 3 Worst - 50:08Critical Reception - 1:00:37Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)? - 1:02:19Trivia True or False - 1:03:36Outro - 1:08:09Main Topic:After the original, came the sequel that sucked! And who better to discuss the follow-up to 2005's Fantastic Four.. ahem.. classic, than Angus Brown of the Sequels Suck podcast?!Tim Story the is back in the directors chair, for 2007's Rise of the Silver Surfer! Tommy and Angus as we discuss the state of superhero movies in 2007 and whether this is better or worse than Aquaman (2018).Is this the best version of Marvel's first family we've seen on screen? Should Julian McMahon be returning as Doctor Doom instead of Robert Downey Jr.? Let us know by contacting us at thepodcastassemble@gmail.com or hitting us up on socials, and we'll give you a shout-out on the pod!Website || Instagram || Twitter || YouTube || EmailAnd 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.#FantasticFour #RiseoftheSilverSurfer #RobertDowneyJr #FirstSteps #MCU #Marvel #DoctorDoom #chrisevans #review #jessicaalba #Galactus