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 ⁠⁠⁠ break down the intense hype for Tom’s July double header: The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Alex and Manish first dive deep into Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of the epic The Odyssey: the gargantuan and accomplished cast, the various online reactions, and speculations fo...

In this episode of the It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast, hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ are traveling to fair Verona to discuss Tom’s return to the West End as Romeo in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The production was directed by Jamie Lloyd and was sold out for its entire three-month run. Franceca Amewudah-Rivers stars alongside Tom as Juliet, with Freema...

In this episode of the It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast, hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ continue their coverage of Apple TV+’s limited series The Crowded Room , with a discussion of the final five episodes of the series. They dive into the overlapping storytelling and courtroom chaos of the controversial second half of the series, where the plot thickens with mor...

In this episode of the It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast, hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ enter darker psychological-thriller territory with Apple TV+’s limited series The Crowded Room . Covering the first five episodes — “Exodus,” “Sanctuary,” “Murder,” “London,” and “Saviour” — the hosts unpack Holland’s performance as Danny Sullivan, a young man arrested after a...

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 tal...

In this episode of It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast, hosts ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ tackle one of the biggest movies of Tom’s career: Spider-Man: No Way Home! The 2021 movie stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, and Rhys Ifans, with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield! ...

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 Wal...

In this episode special bonus episode of It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast, hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ do a deep dive on the trailer to Spider-Man: Brand New Day! After months of anticipation, the trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day dropped, and it exceeded Alex & Manish’s expectations! From the epic visuals to the emotional beats, it’s clear this film i...

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...

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ dive into an underrated movie in Tom’s career: Antonio Campos’ The Devil All The Time! The 2020 Netflix film stars Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Harry Melling, Mia Wasikowska, Riley Keough, Bill Skarsgard, Haley Bennett, Eliza Scanlen, and Jason Clar...

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 Unde...

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ dive into one of the worst movies in Tom’s career: the 2020 family film Doolittle starring Robert Downey Jr., Jessie Buckley, Michael Sheen, Antonio Banderas with the voices of Emma Thompson, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Rami Malek, Octava Spencer, Selena Gomez, Tom H...

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 a...

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Podcast,' hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ explore the battle for electricity in Alfonso Gomez Rejon’s long delayed The Current War! Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, Nicholas Hoult and Tom Holland, the film depicts the rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse d...

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...

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ return to the MCU with an in depth discussion on Avengers: Endgame. This film hit theaters in April 2019 and delivered one of the most critically and commercially successful films in history. Directed, once again, by Joe & Anthony Russo and written by screen...

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,...

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: A Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ discuss one of Tom’s least known films: the religious epic Pilgrimage. Released in 2017 but shot much earlier, the film stars Jon Bernthal, Richard Armitage, John Lynch, and Staley Wbber. Directed by Brendan Muldowney, the film is intense, violent, but perhaps m...

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 Downe...

In this episode, hosts ⁠Alex Marcus and Manish Mathur delve into the viral Lip Sync Battle moment that solidified Tom Holland's status as an internet icon. They discuss the cultural impact of Holland's fearless and committed performance of Rihanna's 'Umbrella,' exploring how it showcased his unique blend of talent, charisma, and willingness to subvert traditional masculine norm...

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...

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 Rob Connolly! This film follows a teenage Tom Holland and his younger brother, played by Percy Hynes White, as they are forced to survive a snow storm in the woods with their increasingly unhinged, estran...

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, Dani...

In this episode of the 'It's Tom-plicated: Tom Holland Film Podcast,' hosts ⁠⁠ ⁠ Alex Marcus ⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠ ⁠ Manish Mathur ⁠⁠⁠ analyze the 2015 action adventure film In the Heart of the Sea directed by Ron Howard! Featuring an ensemble cast including Chris Hemsworth, Ben Walker, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland, Brendan Gleason, and Michelle Fairley, the movie is the origin story...

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 t...