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Jul 2025
1h 21m

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

MAD ABOUT MOVIES
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2025 has brought us another Fantastic 4 movie. Is this one good, though? We're talking all things F4 and MCU this week on the main feed!Happy Gilmore 2 talk coming to the VIP, too! madaboutmoviespodcast.com/vipFollow on IG: @madaboutmoviespodcastFollow on X: @madaboutmovies 
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