The Fantastic Forum Podcast

Official, spoiler free review of, "Alien: Romulus," from the Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA

Ulie and panelists Drew Bittner, Julian Lytle and Philip "Black Gorbachev" Jean Pierre discuss the announcement of Ming-Na Wen's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Image Comics leaving Diamond Comics Distributors.  Featuring the official FF review of, "The Little Mermaid." 

UIie and panelists Roberto Ortiz, Camille Richardson and Josh Pritchett discuss fan attitudes to Star Trek/Star Wars.

May 6, 2023 - SpaceX Test Launch, Dune 2 Trailer, Iron Man 15th Anniversary

Ulie and panelists Julian Lytle, Mike Lunsford and Philip "Black Gorbachev" Jean Pierre discuss Carrie Fisher's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Featuring the official FF review of, "Guardians of the Galaxy, vol 3." 

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole, Drew Bittner and Mike Lunsford discuss the 85th anniversary of Action Comics number 1 featuring Superman's first appearance and the new trailer for American Born Chinese.

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz, Camille Richardson and Phillip "Black Gorbachev" Jean-Pierre discuss Star Wars: Visions vol. 2 and the latest episode of The Mandalorian.

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole, Julian Lytle and Mike Lunsford discuss new trailers for Blue Beetle, and news coming out of Star Wars Celebration Europe.

Official, spoiler-free FF review of, "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," from the Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Official, spoiler free review of Denis Villenueve's, "Dune: Part Two," from the Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Official FF review of, "Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom," from the Fantastic Forum radio show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Official FF review of, "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes," from the Saturday, November 18, 2023 episode of the Fantastic Forum radio show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Spoiler-free review of Gareth Edwards' "The Creator" from the Saturday, September 30, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz, Bryan Lyles and Camille Richardson discuss the cancellation of E3, recent dismissals of Ike Perlmutter and Victoria Alonso at Marvel, and the return of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus.  

Ulie and panelists Camille Richardson, Julian Lytle and Philip "Black Gorbachev" Jean Pierre discuss the life and career of actor Lance Reddick, the online leak of the script for, "Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania," and the first season finale of HBO's, "The Last of Us."

Ulie and panelists Drew Bittner, Sherin Nicole and Mike Lunsford discuss the ISS Crew 6, Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy rights, Daredevil: Born Again.

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz, Sherin Nicole and Julian Lytle discuss Marc Guggenheim's rant about having been excluded from the new DC Studios projects, Crew 6 arrival at the ISS and Dilbert creator Scott Adams rant against black people.  Featuring the FF review of, "Cocaine Bear." 

Ulie and panelists Emily Whitten and Phillip (Black Gorbachev) Jean-Pierre discuss the particulars of A.I. generated artwork.  Featuring the official FF reviews of, "Cocaine Bear," and,"Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania."

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole, Julian Lytle and Mike Lunsford discuss the announcement of the new slate of movies from DC Studios.

Official, spoiler free FF review of, "Blue Beetle," from the Saturday, August 19, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA

Spoiler free, FF review of, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," from the Saturday, July 29, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA

Spoiler-free, FF review of, "Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny," from the Saturday, July 1, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

FF review of, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," from the Saturday, June 10, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

FF review of, "The Flash," starring Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton and Sasha Calle from the Saturday, June 10, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

FF review of, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," from the Saturday, June 3, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Spoiler-free, FF review of Disney's, "The Little Mermaid," from the Saturday, May 27, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Ulie and panelists Drew Bittner, Bryan Lyles and Warren Bernard discuss the $53 billion debt from the Warner Bros. Discovery merger and how it continues to influence decision making at DC Studios.

Ulie and GGR's Mike Lunsford discuss the recent ruling that movie studios can be sued for making deceptive movie trailers and more news items.  Featuring the official FF review of, "Avatar: The Way of Water."

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz, Emily Whitten and Julian Lytle discuss news that Henry Cavil will not return to the role of Superman and the social and cultural impact of art generated by Artificial Intelligence.  Featuring the FF review of, "Avatar: The Way of Water"

Ulie and panelists Drew Bittner, Camille Richardson and Julian Lytle discuss announcements of ongoing changes under James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC Films and the latest developments at Marvel Studios impacting the MCU going forward.

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz and Philip "Black Gorbachev" Jean-Pierre discuss the new trailers for, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," and, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," as well as the season finale for, "Star Wars: Andor," on Disney Plus.

Spoiler-free, FF review of Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3" from the Saturday, April 29 episode of the Fantastic Forum radio show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Saturday, November 26, 2022 "Bob Iger Back at Disney, Andor Season Finale" Ulie and panelists Drew Bittner, Camille Richardson and Mike Lunsford discuss Bob Iger's return to the position of CEO at Disney Co. and the season one finale of, "Star Wars: Andor," on Disney+

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz and Drew Bittner discuss the successful launch of NASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion Crew Capsule on the Artemis 1 mission. Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review of, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

Ulie and panelists Julian Lytle and Phillip "Black Gorbachev" Jean-Pierre discuss Marvel Studio's, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review of the movie.

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz and Mike Lunsford discuss the installation of filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran as co-chairmen and chief executive officers of DC Studios. Featuring the official, spoiler-free review of, "Black Adam," starring Dwayne Johnson.

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole and Julian Lytle discuss, "Black Adam," starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge and Quintessa Swindell. Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review.

Spoiler-free FF review of, "Cocaine Bear," from the Saturday, February 25, 2023 episode of The Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Spoiler-free, FF review of, "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania." From the Fantastic Forum radio show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz, Julian Lytle and Mike Lunsford discuss Dennis Tito's contract with SpaceX for a lunar flight as well as the burgeoning space tourism service.  The panel also talks about what got them interested in the genres.

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole, Roberto Ortiz and Julian Lytle discuss, "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law," and, "Star Wars: Andor," on Disney Plus. 

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz and Mike Lunsford discuss the retirement of actor James Earl Jones from voicing the character Darth Vader, the career of Louise Fletcher, burglary at Victory Comics and The Multiverse.

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole, Drew Bittner and Julian Lytle discuss the newly released trailer for, "Black Adam," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and the 30th Anniversary of the debut of, "Batman: The Animated Series."

Ulie and panelists Bryan Lyles, Jake Bozek and Mike Lunsford discuss Alex Ross' Fantastic Four Full Circle graphic novel and what it is about the genre projects that engages fans and keeps them coming back for more.

Spoiler-free review of, "Avatar: The Way of Water," from the Saturday, December 17, 2022 episode of the Fantastic Forum Radio Show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.

Ulie and panelists Drew Bittner, Julian Lytle and Mike Lunsford discuss funeral showings of, "Batgirl," on the Warner Bros. lot as well as the decision making process which led to the cancellation of the film.

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole, Julian Lytle and Mike Lunsford reflect on the life and career of Nichelle Nichols. Discussion on Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to cancel the Batgirl movie starring Leslie Grace. Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review of, "DC League of Superpets."

Ulie and panelists Emily Whitten, Mike Lunsford and Jake Bozek discuss the career of actor David Warner and the movie trailers coming out of San Diego Comic Con. Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review of, "DC's League of Super Pets."

Ulie and panelists Sherin Nicole, Phillip "Black Gorbachev" Jean-Pierre and Mike Lunsford discuss the latest trailer for, "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and recent dramatic events at Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group. Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review of, "Thor: Love and Thunder," from Marvel Studios.

Ulie and panelists Roberto Ortiz, Drew Bittner and Mike Lunsford discuss the 65th anniversary of the founding of Hanna-Barbera Studios and rumors of Namor, The Sub-Mariner appearing in, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." Featuring the official, spoiler-free FF review of, "Thor: Love and Thunder," starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman.

Spoiler-free, FF review of Marvel Studio's, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," from the Saturday, November 12, 2022 episode of The Fantastic Forum radio show on WERA 96.7 FM in Arlington, VA.