Fred Asquith On Film

This week on FoF I’m reviewing 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (no spoilers) and explaining why it’s my favourite 28 movie yet. From Nia DaCosta out Danny Boyle-ing Danny Boyle and bringing back the human threat, to Ralph Fiennes absolutely stealing the show in a way that feels genuinely awards-worthy.I also go on a (deeply necessary) rant about the latest Traitors chaos and my big prediction for potential finalist, before taking you on a mini tour of Dolby HQ in Soho where I got a proper Atmos/Vision education and started plotting a potential listener-invite Dolby day.Plus: physical media regrets, my home cinema setup, showing my Darling Wife The Sixth Sense, and my obsession with those “how have I never heard of this?” movies that somehow exist in major actors’ filmographies.Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website https://fredasquith.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 Hello - please rate and review, FOF IS ON THE UP!01:25 Agenda01:46 Blu-ray, 4K & Physical Media Update03:23 My Home Cinema Setup04:33 THE SIXTH SENSE twist with my Darling Wife!!!!! https://boxd.it/cxKGYH07:07 REMINISCENSE, Hugh Jackman, and hidden movies in Movie Star filmographies https://boxd.it/cxHUfl11:09 MYSTIC RIVER and Adult Dramas That Your Parents watched https://boxd.it/cyY5tJ13:09 My Trip to Dolby HQ, what I learned, Tom Cruise and A POTENTIAL DOLBY / FOF GIVEAWAY!!22:22 THE TRAITORS my observations, frustrations and predictions-28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE Review - no spoilers!!29:47 You may already suspect my opinion on this movie…31:36 This felt spiritually closer to 28 Days Later34:34 Ralph Fiennes is a GOAT36:49 Spike (Alife Williams) is more in the background, this is a good thing38:04 Grisly, but fun, with depth if you want to look for it39:21 I was gripped throughout, watch checks: zero40:25 This is a good cinema movie, watch it with an audience40:55 I love how each of these movies feels different to the other43:36 Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/bZVqnV-44:42 NEXT WEEK!

Welcome back to reality then, my little Christmas hams. On this week’s FoF: I’m reviewing the finale of Stranger Things. You may know, I think Stranger Things is sheet, but did the finale win me over?The Traitors has a new “Secret Traitor” twist, but is it ACTUALLY fun not knowing who a traitor is?I’m sorting 2026 films into categories of “GO AWAY”, “CURIOUS” and “MOST ANTICIPATED”, looking at movies like “The Social Reckoning”, Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”, “Devil Wears Prada 2”,  “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Dune: Part 3”. And to fight back against January’s bleakness I bought a load of Blu-Rays (HELLO 2009), so I’ll take you through them.Oh, and I’m reviewing Hamnet, the one where Paul Mescal is Shakespeare, but did he pull it off? Have a watch and find out.Timestamps:00:00 Intro-STRANGER THINGS FINALE https://boxd.it/cnLN9j02:26 Overall thoughts and ranting about the 50 minute epilogue09:12 The Cinema Release and My Prediction for Netflix Cinema Ownership-14:06 New TRAITORS!! Successes & failures of the Secret Traitor concept-BLU RAY HAUL16:11 The Haul Begins17:43 Thoughts on Extended & Directors Cuts (Nosferatu, Amadeus, LOTR)22:30 Sunshine and how I used to lack Cinema Etiquette in my youth24:42 My Darling Wife DOESN’T KNOW THE SIXTH SENSE TWIST????27:49 Inception 4K, and why I’m not the biggest fan-29:25 The Godfather REWATCH, and why it is indeed 5 stars https://boxd.it/cmIjMb34:01 Marty Supreme REWATCH and why it is still 4 stars for me (SPOILERS!) https://boxd.it/cqayNr-LOOKING AHEAD TO 2026 MOVIES38:28 Intro39:15 These 2026 movies can GO AWAY41:25 I’m CURIOUS about these 2026 movies 47:49 My MOST ANTICIPATED 2026 movies-51:24 HAMNET REVIEW - not strictly spoilers here, but skip if you are gonna see the movie https://boxd.it/bmjVRP-59:14 NEXT WEEK! Is a big one. 

It’s Chrimbo limbo. Life is desolate. You’re busy flogging stuff to CeX, I get it. So this is a brief, uplifting pod where I’m reviewing one of my favourite films of recent months and basically crying my eyes out on the Pod. PLUS we’ll be running down movies you can watch after Christmas in the limbo and all the way till February. We’re talking New Years Movies, we’re talking Snowy Movies, we’re talking… well watch the forking pod and find out.Timestamps: (00:00) Agenda-(01:20) The Best Crimbo Limbo Movies(01:37) When Harry Met Sally(02:18) The Holdovers still counts(03:00) The Best January Movies (Criteria & List)-(05:24) SONG SUNG BLUE Review (this is important) - no spoilers(05:59) Set Up for this review(06:38) I have been waiting SO LONG to hype this movie(07:01) Worried they were sweeping the preview screening under the rug(07:43) Synopsis(07:56) So much was telling me this was about to be bad(08:42) Muted reception for Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson(10:36) I FEEL EMOTIONAL.(11:56) If ONLY I love this movie, that’s ok(12:37) This doesn’t PRESENT as a good movie. But stick with it. (13:39) The lead performances and chemistry are sublime. (14:26) This is a deeply optimistic, happy movie to spend time with. (15:40) I am now a Neil Diamond jukebox(17:04) Step by step this completely won me over until I was sobbing (I’m emotional again)(18:55) You know when a movie has you by the b@lls(19:17) One ESSENTIAL PIECE OF INFO before seeing this movie(20:45) Summary & LETTERBOXD RATING https://boxd.it/bN9hJT-(22:27) Coming up! 

It's a late-Christmas surprise from Santa Fred! A bonus episode of FoF to warm your toes by the fire to. In this episode, I start off with a rundown of some very exciting trailers, including my worries for Disclosure Day and my excitement for The Odyssey. I then dive into THE FOFSCARS! Your definitive, alternative movie awards for 2025, including fun categories such as "Most Tears Shed", "Best Needle Drop", "Swing And A Miss", plus a few categories suggested by YOU the listener. Stick around till the end where I run through my Top 10 Movies of 2025, with some surprises along the way. As discussed in the group chat via @fredasquithonfilm, I have included some 2026 releases in my Top 10 to stay true to what I've seen this year, but kept the categories and deeper discussions to 2025 releases only. Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website https://fredasquith.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 Agenda-TRAILER NEWS01:25 DIGGER Trailer -  new Tom Cruise movie is a COMEDY!03:28 ANIMAL FARM Trailer - an abomination04:09 AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Trailer - like going to a Dad Rock concert07:22 DISCLOSURE DAY Trailer - some worries about new Spielberg UFO movie 13:10 THE ODYSSEY Prologue - I saw it!! And…17:09 Never doubt Nolan. -18:12 THE FOFSCARS!18:45 Criteria of Eligibility20:08 The 2 WORST Movies of 202522:20 The Trailer So Good It Made Me Go To The Cinema23:39 SURPRISE of 202524:44 DISAPPOINTMENTS of 202527:52 The Biggest “Swing and a Hit” of 202529:06 The Biggest “Swing and a Miss” of 202531:00 Most Underrated Movie of 2025 32:13 The 2 Most Overrated Movies of 202534:24 The Best Ensemble Casting35:27 My Favourite Performances of 202536:41 The ‘You Did All You Could’ Award for Best Performance in a Bad Movie38:13 Best Needle Drop39:17 Most Tears Shed39:35 The Best Jump Scare39:59 The Winners and Losers of 202541:06 The Lesson of 202542:11 Peak Era42:58 Shot of 202543:47 The One That Doesn’t Feel Like a 2025 Movie44:26 The Paycheck Award45:00 Screening of 2025-45:34 THE FOF TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2025 - set up & one that missed out47:10 Number 1047:37 Number 948:01 Number 848:19 Number 749:01 Number 649:32 Number 550:23 Number 450:57 Number 351:31 Number 252:19 Number 1 aka THE BEST MOVIE OF 2025-54:43 A thank you to YOU. 55:59 A teaser…  

This week on FoF it’s a quickfire pre-Christmas review episode of 3 movies that are all interesting for very different reasons; Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value (a cosy-but-devastating father/daughter story that I may need to rewatch), Josh Safdie’s manic Marty Supreme (think Anora meets Catch Me If You Can meets Whiplash), and the twisty, seggsy, slightly deranged popcorn thriller The Housemaid (fundamentally ball sheet, but…..)Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website https://fredasquith.comTIMESTAMPS(00:00) Agenda-(00:50) SENTIMENTAL VALUE Review - no spoilers(02:22) I will give this movie another chance.(03:20) A hilarious amount of production companies(04:10) A great opening sequence(04:40) I’m not keen on movies about making movies(05:18) Brilliant performances(05:40) It felt a bit ponderous. But I need to double check.-(06:43) MARTY SUPREME Review - no spoilers(07:24) I worked out the perfect reference points for this movie.(09:40) This feels closer to the Safdie Brother movies than Smashing Machine(10:18) Timothee Chalamet becomes a man in Marty Supreme.(11:26) This is enthralling and anxiety-inducing but not annoying or insidious(12:39) It has a threatening edge(13:18) Does it justify the runtime? (long)(13:45) Surprisingly optimistic, made my mate cry(14:14) Summary and LETTERBOXD RATING! https://boxd.it/c0cLzx-(14:46) THE HOUSEMAID Review - no spoilers(15:12) I worked out the reference points for THIS movie too!!(15:36) I had no idea what I was in for.(16:00) It was bad and YET…I was loving it. Intentionally funny??(18:00) Here’s why it works.(18:35) This is a GREAT cinema movie. I love that.(20:04) Keep expectations low and go have a good time.(20:26) Make sure you see it on a busy weekend night! Context is everything.(21:17) Summary and LETTERBOXD RATING! https://boxd.it/bZVagJ(21:33) THE FoF DISCLAIMER-(21:44) Go eat something