It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast

In this episode of the It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast, hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ explore the video game adaptation Uncharted from director Ruben Fleischer. The film stars Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas. Joining the podcast is Dave Giannini from Pop Culture Case Study and InSession Film!In the episode, they talk about how the movie fares as an adaptation of the popular game. They talk about casting decisions, including Tom himself as the game’s lead Nathan Drake. Further discussion includes which sequences work and which don’t, and how the movie plays to audiences who don’t game. Uncharted was also a surprise hit in post-pandemic 2022, but instead led to a surprising hiatus for its star. In two weeks, Alex and Manish cover Tom’s foray into prestige TV with Apple TV+’s The Crowded Room. In part one, they discuss the first five episodes of the dramatic miniseries co-starring Amanda Seyfried. Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ crash land into Doug Liman’s YA action movie Chaos Walking starring Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelson, Cynthia Erivo, David Oyelowo, Damien Bichir, and Nick Jonas! The 2021 film is based on the Patrick Ness novel The Knife of Letting Go, part of the Chaos Walking trilogy. In the episode, they talk about the premise of the movie and its potential. They also explore the charms of the lead paid Ridley and Holland as well as the overqualified supporting cast. But the movie stumbles in the execution of the premise, playing into some icky and uncomfortable arenas. In two weeks, Alex and Manish cover Tom’s interactions with other webbed heroes in the iconic Spider-Man: No Way Home with a special guest! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ go to war and come back worse for the wear in the 2021 addiction crime drama Cherry! Starring Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Michael Rispoli, Michael Gandolfini and Damon Wayans Jr.In the episode, they explore Tom Holland’s strong performance of a character that’s a bit hard to pin down. Topics also include the bizarre structure, supporting characters, and narrative twists. The hosts also discuss the movie’s poor critical reception within Tom’s career and the Russos’ legacy as filmmakers and whether that reception is fair or not. In two weeks, Alex and Manish cover Tom’s role in the YA sci-fi movie Chaos Walking co-starring Daisy Ridley! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ follow a quest with Tom Holland in the fantasy adventure Onward! Released immediately before the Covid shutdown, the Dave Scanlon Pixar movie stars Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer. Joining the episode is Derrick McDuff from the Underrated podcast!In the episode, they chat about how this movie is underrated, features intriguing world-building, and an has impressive voice cast. The episode also goes into how the lockdown affected the movie’s reputation, and where Onward fits into Pixar’s canon. There’s also discussion about MCU co-stars in other projects together. In two weeks, Alex and Manish cover Tom’s role in The Devil All The Time, now streaming on Netflix! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ answer the question no one was asking, what would happen if Tom Holland turned Will Smith into a pigeon? In the podcast, they review the film’s high concept premise, it’s lofty ambitions to craft a family friendly spy thriller with a message about police brutality and why being more proactive at avoiding the use of lethal force should be a virtue. They also wonder if Tom is getting type cast as a beta millennial soy boy, whether Reba was the producers’ first choice for not-CIA Director, and why people may have overlooked this the first time around. The 2019 Christmas box office is also discussed!In two weeks, Alex and Manish cover Tom’s second consecutive voice over performance in Dolittle, now streaming on Peacock! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ take a trip with Tom all the way to Europe for the Spider-Man MCU sequel: Far From Home! Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson, this Jon Watts 2019 superhero comedy takes our Peter Parker out of his element in more ways than one. In the podcast, Alex and Manish talk about Jake Gyllenhaal’s iconic performance, the post-Snap MCU world, and the Nick Fury characterization. Also, they dive into the MJ/Peter romance, the emotional impact of life after Mr. Stark, and just how rich the supporting cast is. But most of all, the podcast explores just how entertaining and hilarious Far From Home can be. Also, Manish quizzes Alex on some Avengers Abroad movie trivia!In two weeks, Alex and Manish cover the long-awaited and infamous Oscar hopeful The Current War! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ analyze one of the biggest movies in Tom’s career and Hollywood as whole. Avengers: Infinity War hit theaters in April 2018 and shocked audiences all over the world. Starring a massive number of MCU stars like Josh Brolin, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillian, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Danai Gurira, Chadwick Boseman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and of course Tom Holland. We’re missing a lot of people of course, but the Joe and Anthony Russo epic is packed with stars and supes. And yet it all works.On the podcast, Alex and Manish discuss their first time seeing the movie and their reactions to the devastating finale. They talk about how all the cross-cutting works for the movie, how the movie handles all of its sub-franchises, and the varied reactions to the movie. What makes this movie so rewatchable? Is this the ultimate Tom being sad moment? How does The Snap work almost a decade later?In two weeks, Alex and Manish cover the thrilling, crowd-pleasing Avengers: Endgame! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ analyze Tom’s breakout hit Spider-Man: Homecoming from 2017. The MCU teen movie was Tom’s first major starring role, and he knocked it out of the park. Co-starring Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Zendaya, Job Favreau, and Robert Downey Jr., the movie is a landmark movie for the MCU, Tom, Zendaya, and Spider-Man himself. Alex and Manish dive into the movie, its high school comedy charms, charming cast, and place in th larger MCU. They talk about Tom Holland’s winning performance and where this movie fits into his career as a whole. Alex and Manish discuss Spider-Man movies as a whole, and how this unique take ranks amongst the other movies. In two weeks, the podcast will take on one of Tom’s least seen movies but one that has some interesting things to say: the religious epic Pilgrimage! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ analyze the 2016 family thriller Edge of Winter directed by James Gray! This film follows the adventures of Percival Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) as ventures into the Amazon to improve his rank by proving a discovery of an advanced society deep in the rain forest. The film also features scene stealing supporting performances from Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson and a Young British Performer of the Year Award Nominated performance by Tom Holland as Fawcett’s sensitive and often neglected eldest son.Joining the pod to break this modern art house classic down, Alex’s former co-host of the Cinema Joes podcast and current host of The Pop Break’s Black Sabbath discography podcast Pod of Doom, Justin ManciniJustin helps Alex and Manish deep dive on this arthouse favorite. Topics include Sienna Miller’s underappreciated turn as Nina Fawcett, James Gray’s difficulty breaking out of the film twitter bubble of relative popularity and successful, Tom’s growing importance to the film as the story progresses, whether Robert Pattison is better suited to lead or supporting roles, and whether Charlie Hunnam had what it took to transition to lead actor during this period of his career and how that parallel’s Tom’s own journey through Hollywood.In two weeks, the podcast will be taking a break from Tom Holland’s filmography to celebrate Tom in all his meme-lord glory, as we look back fondly at his 2017 Lip Sync Battle appearance where he performed Rihanna’s Umbrella and stole the internet’s heart forever! Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ arrive at the MCU with Tom Holland’s first appearance as Peter Parker in Captain America: Civil War. The 2016 film was directed by Joe and Anthony Russo. The cast is massive but includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Bruhl, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Marisa Tomei, Jeremy Renner, William Hurt, Alfre Woodard, and a host of others. Alex and Manish explore the complex moral and ethical dilemmas in the film, especially as it relates to the controversial Sokovia Accords and the relationship between the Avengers and the government. There is also discussion on how the movie introduces iconic characters, brilliant actors, and emotional subplots all without losing control of the central conflict. Tom Holland's performance and role in the film is also discussed, especially how it sets up his future trilogy. In two weeks, Alex and Manish return for one of Tom’s lesser known projects The Edge of Winter co-starring Joel Kinnaman, which is streaming on Tubi!

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts⁠⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠⁠ analyze the filmed production of the West End musical Billy Elliot! Based on the Oscar winning Stephen Daldry film, Billy Elliot: The Musical premiered in London in 2005 to both critical and commercial success including 4 Olivier awards. The musician transferred to Broadway to further acclaim. In 2014, the production was filmed live which is what this podcast is about. Tom Holland played the title role in London from 2008 to 2010 before his career on film, and he returns along with all the previous Billys for an extended dance finale. Alex and Manish discuss the musical’s strengths, especially the outstanding musical numbers, heartwarming story, and insightful take on the 1980s Miners’ Strike. They further dive into the changes from movie to musical, and imagine what Tom Holland might have been like in the role. They will be back in two weeks to discuss the 2015 Ron Howard directed film In The Heart of the Sea starring Chris Hemsworth!Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠⁠.

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts⁠ ⁠Alex Marcus⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Manish Mathur⁠⁠ delve into Tom Holland's second ever film performance in the 2013 film 'How I Live Now,' starring Saoirse Ronan and George MacKay. They discuss the film's controversial themes, including the problematic cousin romance and the abrupt shift from bucolic life to apocalyptic chaos. The episode covers general thoughts, critical reception, what Zendaya might think, most emotional moments, important collaborators, classic film pairings, and whether Tom Holland's talents were well-used. Highlights include critiques of the film's world-building and narrative coherence, as well as its curious decision-making regarding character dynamics.They will be back in two weeks to discuss 2014’s Locke, currently streaming on VOD and tubi.Don't forget to subscribe to⁠⁠ It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast⁠⁠ on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you don't miss future episodes of the show!Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠.

In the inaugural episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts Alex Marcus and Manish Mathur introduce their ambitious plan to cover every movie featuring Tom Holland. They explore his journey from 'Billy Elliot' understudy to Hollywood superstar, discuss his unique persona and career choices, and outline their approach for future episodes. With a special focus on his transition from Peter Parker to diversified roles, the podcast promises in-depth analysis, fun segments, and insights into Tom Holland's evolution as an actor. Future episodes will delve into his films, TV appearances, stage performances, and viral moments, beginning with his debut film 'The Impossible.'Podcast artwork courtesy of ⁠Rohitha Brahmandam⁠.The Rundown: (00:30) Welcome to the Tom Holland Film Podcast(00:59) Why We Love Tom Holland(02:13) Tom Holland's Unique Public Persona(04:43) Tom Holland's Career Journey(06:59) Exploring Tom Holland's Filmography(11:39) Segments and Special Features(15:24) Final Thoughts and Upcoming Episodes