"The Fantastic Four: First Steps"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Josh Parham, Ema Sasic, Sara Clements & Joselyn Safadie join me to review the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Julia Garner, Ralph Ineson, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser & Sarah Niles. Directed by Matt Shakman, this is the second reboot of the "Fantastic Four" film series and the first time Marvel's first family has entered the MCU. What did we think of the 1960s-inspired retro-futuristic design, the score, casting, story, and the visual effects? Please tune in as we discuss these elements, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of the Fantastic
0:05.3	Four of Steps.
0:07.0	Wow, folks, we all know the story.
0:10.6	Four brave astronauts head up into space and come back forever changed.
0:16.6	This car?
0:18.5	This car? Our city, our planet, owe a debt to these intrepid souls.
0:26.6	And while we can never repay them, we can certainly celebrate them.
0:30.6	Thank you, Fantastic Four.
0:31.6	Thank you.
0:32.6	Thank you, Fantastic Four.
0:34.6	Please welcome the Fantastic Four.
0:36.6	The Fantastic Four! Please welcome the Fantastic Four. Ah!
0:38.3	Hurti!
0:39.3	How's that sauce looking?
0:44.3	Okay.
0:47.3	That's fantastic.
0:49.3	You're late?
0:50.3	What do you mean?
0:51.3	What do I mean?
0:52.3	What do I mean?
0:53.3	You're late for dinner? Yes, we are.
1:12.0	You're late? I just said that. Are you pregnant? What? You're going to be the best mom in the world. And you are going to be the best dad. Just kidding. You are out of your death. We are going to be the best uncles ever. We can do this. Nothing's going to change.
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