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Each week, hilarious and bickering best friends Angus Roberts and Will Lawler share the films and tv shows they love and hate—going against the grain of critics and fans—as well as covering all things awards season each year. Asking themselves one main question: What deserves to be thrown into the fleapit, and what deserves to be taken out and given more praise? Also each week are mini-episodes all the way film recasting, quizzes, stories about famous Hollywood moments, and more.

Location:

Australia

Description:

Each week, hilarious and bickering best friends Angus Roberts and Will Lawler share the films and tv shows they love and hate—going against the grain of critics and fans—as well as covering all things awards season each year. Asking themselves one main question: What deserves to be thrown into the fleapit, and what deserves to be taken out and given more praise? Also each week are mini-episodes all the way film recasting, quizzes, stories about famous Hollywood moments, and more.

Language:

English


Episodes
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38 - 2024 Oscars Final Predictions

3/8/2024
In their returning episode, the boys cover the nominees at the upcoming Academy Awards, as well as their predictions for who'll take home the golden statue for each category.

Duration:01:51:30

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37 - Barbenheimer

8/20/2023
For this main episode, Angus and Will cover the two most successful and acclaimed films of the year and the circumstances behind their strange pairing— Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer,' also with a star studded cast. How did the two come together to form the internet and cultural phenomenal now known as "Barbenheimer"? Has their pairing caused a jump in ticket sales for both? The boys answer these questions and more.

Duration:01:18:34

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Fleapit Mini - Top 5 Film Posters

8/16/2023
For this mini-episode, Angus and Will pick and rank their five favourite film posters of the 21st-century.

Duration:00:28:14

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Fleapit Mini - The Wilhelm Scream

7/19/2023
For this mini-episode, Will shares with Angus the history behind the most recognisable stock sound in cinema—the Wilhelm scream. He also tests him on whether or not the iconic scream has appeared in a variety of films and tv shows; all the way from the Star Wars franchise to Tarantino's films.

Duration:00:37:25

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36 - Meeting Cate Blanchett?

7/16/2023
The boys are back with a main episode wrapping up everything they've seen over the past month or so, as well as other film/tv news that has interested them. And yes, you read the title correctly, they also talk about what it was like attending the Australian premiere of Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy' which held a Q&A afterwards with the star and absolute icon, Cate Blanchett.

Duration:01:04:46

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Fleapit Mini - Ranking the Highest Grossing Films

5/31/2023
In this mini-episode, the boys take the ten highest grossing films of all time (when adjusted for inflation) and rank them from worst to best. They also take a look at the highest grossing films without inflation and how Marvel and Disney seem to dominate the industry.

Duration:00:30:02

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Fleapit Mini - Recent Movie Trailers

5/28/2023
For this mini-episode, Angus and Will take a look at a handful of recent trailers for movies that are set to release this year in 2023 from Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon' all the way to Jennifer Lawrence comedy 'No Hard Feelings,' and more. What is your most anticipated film for the year, and has its trailer made you more excited, or killed the buzz for you?

Duration:00:42:50

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Fleapit Mini - Trivia Round 2

5/14/2023
This week's mini-episode is more trivia! Angus quizzed Will last time; this time the tables have turned and Will is quizzing Angus by naming four films in ten categories, and asking him to order them from the earliest released, to the newest.

Duration:00:36:26

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35 - The God Blacklist Part II

4/30/2023
In this weeks episode, the boys cover two different, but in strange ways, similar stories of corruption and politics. Will takes us back to the 40s and 50s of Hollywood, where screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and nine other industry professionals—now dubbed 'The Hollywood Ten'—were charged and sentenced for refusing to testify about whether they were affiliated with the Communist party, resulting in the first major Hollywood Blacklist. Angus tackles what many consider to be one of the greatest films of all time, but one that he finds is overrated and snooze-worthy, 1974s 'The Godfather Part II.'

Duration:01:44:49

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Fleapit Mini - Trivia

4/16/2023
For this mini-episode, Angus quizzes Will on some general (or not so general) movie knowledge that seems to get more unhinged as the questions go on.

Duration:00:32:55

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Fleapit Mini - Ranking Tarantino's 9 Films

4/9/2023
For this mini-episode, Angus and Will do their best to order Quentin Tarantino's 9 feature films from worst to best, according to writing, direction, acting, and of course, personal preference.

Duration:00:36:25

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Fleapit Mini - Recasting Notting Hill

4/5/2023
For the first mini of the week, the boys recast one of their favourite rom-coms, 1999s 'Notting Hill'; a classic with a crude sense of humour that is now considered one of the best British rom-coms of all time.

Duration:00:29:15

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34 - 2023 Oscars Winners

3/22/2023
The 95th Academy Awards took place earlier this month, and Angus and Will are here to talk about the snubs, surprises, awkward moments, and highlights of the ceremony; as well as all the controversies and social media response since.

Duration:01:10:47

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33 - 2023 Oscars Final Predictions

3/12/2023
For this weeks main episode, the boys deviate from their normally scheduled programming and spend their time going through their final predictions for the 95th Academy Awards which will take place tomorrow, on the 13th. Things have certainly gotten interesting over the past few weeks, so in their predictions, Angus and Will also consider the recent British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award winners.

Duration:01:29:18

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Fleapit Mini - 2023 Recasting Best Actor/Actress Nominees

3/5/2023
In this mini-episode, the boys continue their award season hype by revisiting the best actor and actress nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, except this time, they recast their roles to see if anyone else could replicate the acclaimed performances.

Duration:00:34:43

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Fleapit Mini - Nepotism Baby Battle

3/1/2023
For this weeks first mini-episode, Angus and Will play a game where Hollywoods most notable and favourite nepotism babies (actors/actresses with famous parents or siblings in the industry) face off all in the name of finding out the very best of the best.

Duration:00:35:06

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32 - Mary Gump Returns

2/26/2023
In this weeks episode, Angus covers the underrated sequel which came 54-years after one of his favourite childhood films, 2018s 'Mary Poppins Returns.' Will talks about a film he recently rewatched and found entertaining, but can't understand the hype and popularity behind it, especially considering its endless problematic content, 1994s 'Forrest Gump.'

Duration:01:42:25

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Fleapit Mini - Most Anticipated Films of 2023

2/22/2023
For this weeks mini-episode, the boys pick their top 5 most anticipated movies for the year, ranging from blockbusters that are expected to win over audiences and box-offices like 'Barbie,' 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' and 'Oppenheimer,' all the way to Cannes and Sundance favourites waiting for release dates like 'Showing Up' and 'Eileen.' What film are you most excited for in 2023?

Duration:00:38:54

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Fleapit Mini - Adapting Telltale's The Walking Dead Pt. 2

2/19/2023
This mini-episode concludes the two-parter of Angus and Will adapting Telltale's 'The Walking Dead' into a mini-series after HBO's 'The Last of Us' has proved that good video game adaptations can happen!

Duration:00:41:06

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Fleapit Mini - Ranking the 2023 Best Picture Nominees

2/15/2023
For this mini-episode, Angus and Will take the list of ten films nominated for best picture this year, and rank them from least to most favourite. As well as mentioning some films that they would have liked to see nominated, but were snubbed by The Academy.

Duration:00:29:59