The Nomads of Fantasy

Hello nomads and welcome to the next installment of Eric's Anime Corner! This month, we are talking all about My Hero Academia. We cover what it is, why we love it, and who we would recommend it to. I also had a special guest join me this time, Matt St. Jack from Anime Talk. You can find the links to his podcast and social media below here: https://linktr.ee/AnimeTalk Please check out his show...

Should the Blade Runner movies be renowned or retired? Hello nomads, and welcome to our conversation about two movies. That's right, we watched both Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 together for this episode. While the first film may have been a box office flop originally, it did gain a cult following over time, and arguably has one of the best sequels in sci-fi. What makes these movies so i...

Hello nomads and what an episode we just had, eh? Sure it was full of fan service, but everything we saw was fine by us. While it is odd that Boba Fett is taking a backseat to his own show right now, what we are seeing in his replacement is everything a fan of Star Wars could want. We got to see a bunch of Luke Skywalker, along with Grogu, Ahsoka, and R2-D2. And we're introduced to a mysteriou...

Hello nomads and we have an exclusive episode for you. By which, we mean we're talking exclusives and whether they are good or not for the consumer. Sure there is a business side of it. Sure exclusives drive competition. But we're entering a new era where we're seeing massive companies like Disney and Microsoft buying other fairly large IPs. What do you think about exclusives? Do you t...

Hello nomads and welcome to another quick review of The Book of Boba Fett, Chapter 5. So they titled this episode The Return of the Mandalorian and that is exactly what we got. In fact, there was no Boba Fett in this one, only Mando and a brief scene at the end with Fennec. While this one is a little different than the rest of this season, the world building, seeing Mando again, we're excited...

Portal is Still Alive! Hello nomads and welcome to our conversation about one of the greatest little video games ever made. That's right, we're talk about Portal. You know, that little game that Valve made that you thought was just about solving puzzles with a portal gun? Only to find out it has a great story, bad ass villain, and possibly one of the best songs ever in a video game. Is tha...

Hey nomads and welcome to our quick review of Chapter 4 of The Book of Boba Fett. We're a little divided on this episode, but we all can agree that there were some great scene in this one. Bantha's are basically giant puppies. Boba Fett got revenge on that Sarlacc Pit. And how cute was that rat catching droid?! Safe travels, nomads.

Is The Prestige Nolan's Greatest Magic Trick? Hello nomads and we have a special episode for you. We bring special guest Justin from the Wheel of Horror podcast to help us discuss the Christopher Nolan movie, The Prestige. This is one of those films that you want to rewatch over and over, unraveling all the layers and hint's that the Nolan Brothers put in. Who's side do you go with on...

Hello nomads and welcome to a quick review of episode 3, The Streets of Mos Espa of The Book of Boba Fett on Disney+. There is a lot of world building going on with this one and we're very aware some may take issue with it. Heck, even among the nomads we are disagreeing on things from this episode. This is what makes talking about Star Wars fun and frustrating! Goodbye Tuskens for now, hello D...

Interstellar, a Gargantua of a Space Epic! Hang on tight, nomads, we're gonna zip around amongst the stars in this episode. We're talking Interstellar and the Nolan brothers have done it again. But is there more to this movie besides the spectacle? Who knew a sci-fi flick could make you cry a couple times? And why were Eric and Dave so bad at the game at the end of the episode? Safe travel...

Hello nomads and welcome back to another quick review of our mini series covering The Book of Boba Fett. We met a scary looking Wookie, found out Boba Fett is a humorous bike teacher, and even got to appreciate some Tusken Raider culture. Also, what is up with these new Hutts? And how cool was that train heist? So many questions! All we know is we want more. Safe travels, nomads.

Hello nomads! Welcome to the first episode of Eric's Anime Corner! This will be a show dedicated to celebrating some of Eric's favorite anime. The topic for this episode is talking all about the wonderful world of Dragon Ball. Eric discusses what it is, why he loves it, and who it is for. Time to power up and go super saiyan! Safe travels, nomads. YouTube link: https://youtu.be/foBIXWt4-sA

Hello nomads, we are excited to bring to you a mini series talking about The Book of Boba Fett. Being big Star Wars fans, we had to talk about this show. How could we not?! And to make it easy for everyone, we wanted to have a more direct conversation about each chapter and keep the episodes much shorter than our main show. So here we are... we finally got a show about Boba Fett. Let's get int...

Is Home Alone the best holiday classic? Merry Christmas, you filthy Nomads, and a Happy New Year. Yep, we're quoting the holiday classic written by John Hughes and Directed by Christopher Columbus called Home Alone. We'll mostly be talking about the first Home Alone movie, but we lump in the second one time to time since they are so similar. Before we dig deep into this one, we also do a m...

Does The Matrix trilogy get better over time? Welcome, nomads. Please sit in this leather chair next to Morpheus. Do you want to know what made The Matrix franchise so special? Concurrently we ask this question as well as record in anticipation for the 4th installment in the series. Ergo we ask you to ask your own questions, visa vie to understanding why we ask is only part of the equation. Okay,...

Is Skyrim the best RPG ever made? Halt, nomads! Do you have any sweet rolls on you? Also, sit down and listen in and learn about the beautiful and dangerous world of Skyrim and how it is a game that set a new standard in the gaming industry.  Following the release of the 10 Year Anniversary Edition of Skyrim, we talk about the gameplay as well as how the world Bethesda created offers endless adven...

Memento is an unforgettable movie! Hello nomads! We know Christopher Nolan has made some great movies, but we had to introduce Eric to one of his earlier works. In this episode, we discuss the greatness of the 2001 movie, Memento. Listen in as we try to break apart the characters motivations and figure out what is true, and what was a lie. At the end of the episode, Eric hosts our first game "...

Whiplash is just our tempo. Hello nomads and welcome to our deep conversation about the movie Whiplash, which came out in 2014 and was written and directed by Damien Chazelle. We are joined by special guest, Fred Gautier, a fellow podcaster and podcast engineer. Let's get right to it. What makes this movie so great? Will we ever see J.K. Simmons the same? And who the hell stole the folder? Sti...

Falling in love with The Nightmare Before Christmas all over again. He he he, ho ho ho, nomads! We bring the classic holiday merging, genre breaking movie, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sure many of us have traveled to the land of Halloweentown before, but in this episode, we dig deep into the production, story, and legacy of this great family film from the House of Mouse. We al...

Let the games begin, nomads. This episode has us tumbling down the rabbit hole, trying to figure out what we just watched in the first season of Netflix's thriller show, Alice in Borderland. We talk about the plot, the mystery, character arcs, and some of the pacing issues with the first season. Stick around to the end for our first round of Nomad Feud, hosted by Dave. Safe travels, nomads.

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard is beautifully scary. Hello nomads, welcome to one of the scariest episodes yet. We brought our friend Mike from GamesMyMomFound Podcast to discuss our stay at the Baker Estate in Resident Evil 7 Biohazard. Stick around to the end and join us for a round of Word! Safe travels, nomads.

Brandon is out this week and having fun at Disney, so Eric takes up hosting and editing duties. The guys are also joined by two very special guests, the hosts of the Best of the Rest podcast, Chris Logan and Andrew Williams! These guys know their comics and superheroes, so we decided to each rank our top 3 favorite superhero movies of all time. Also, Chris is hot on Hades, Eric and Dave talk about...

Is The Lighthouse a shining light of cinema or a dimly lit mess? Why'd y'spill yer beans, nomads? This episode brings to you a highly produced conversation about Robert Egger's The Lighthouse film which came out in 2019. This movie is not only unique with its story, but also its production. Descend into madness with us as well breakdown the story, characters, and production of this int...

Is Interview with the Vampire the best vampire drama? Hey there nomads and welcome to another vampire focused episode of The Nomads of Fantasy podcast. We promise this is our last one on these blood suckers for a bit, but we do have something to say about Interview with the Vampire. Even though it came out in 1994, this movie is still worth a watch. Find out what it was that we liked and disliked...

The force is strong with this one, nomads. Listen to the boys share their feelings on all episodes of Disney's Visions, the anime short stories that take place in the Star Wars universe. After breaking down the first season, we then move on to ponder the direction of Star Wars and what will this show do for the audience. Stick around to the end to listen to Eric and Brandon go against each oth...