Fred Asquith On Film

• Brad Pitt "F1" PREVIEW, Why Willem Dafoe SHOULDN'T play Scrooge + Remember when movies weren't 3hrs?

  Watch this episode on YouTube! 👉 HERE.This week, we return to THE FOFSCARS stage to give our alternative awards to Brad Pitt's surprisingly remarkable filmography. We also discuss news of a Robert Eggers-directed "A Christmas Carol" and the rumour Willem Dafoe may play Scrooge, as well as rant about UK/US release dates and why movies are so long nowadays.Check the timestamps below...If you're enjoying it, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE @fredasquithYTAnd check out the FoF socials via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta01:56 A "Sunshine" TRILOGY?03:04 The Materialists chat03:52 UK/US Release Date Disparity in 2025??05:18 The Materialists is OUT in the US - first reactions06:25 Pedro Pascal is THE guy atm07:04 RomComs lack repeatable IP12:16 Remember when 2hrs30 was a LONG film? Ha14:08 How come the studios can afford such long movies?21:09 Surely shorter movies on average will make MORE money?24:13 Robert Eggers' "A Christmas Carol"25:44 Please not Willem Dafoe as Scrooge27:14 Incredibles 327:29 Upcoming PREMIERES!!28:35 The Brad Pitt FOFSCARS!!!!29:42 Is Brad Pitt's Filmography underrated?30:49 Most Rewatchable Pitt Movie32:43 The One That Doesn't Fit (Pitt)33:50 Swing and a Hit (Pitt)35:03 Swing and a Miss37:19 Most Underrated Pitt Movie38:49 Best Pitt Scene39:42 Best Brad Hair39:55 The Role He Should Have Played42:56 Peak Brad44:09 Best Pitt Performance45:53 Best & Most Overrated Pitt Movie47:48 Some surprising votes, new Pitt appreciation48:45 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta

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• The Danny Boyle FOFscars! + "How To Train Your Dragon", "Mountainhead" & singing "Wicked: For Good"

  Watch this episode on YouTube! 👉 HERE.This week, we introduce THE FOFSCARS! A Fred On Film-themed alternative awards ceremony for topical *things*. For the first instalment it is Danny Boyle, in anticipation of the upcoming 28 Years Later. We also review "How To Train Your Dragon" & "Mountainhead" as well as react to the "Wicked: For Good" trailer and MORE. Check the timestamps below...If you're enjoying it, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE @fredasquithYTAnd check out the FoF socials via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta02:05 “Wicked: For Good” Trailer REACTION03:17 Movies are BACK08:10 “MobLand” Finale SLAPPED11:37 Darling insulting 2 of my favourite films13:38 The Cooking of Roger Deakins and the coward Robert Ford16:06 “Diary of a Ghost” (short film DM!)17:36 “How To Train Your Dragon” REVIEW26:13 Nick Frost canot play Hagrid: CONFIRMED28:36 “Mountainhead” REVIEW30:31 ANY opinion on ANY movie is OK34:17 THE FOFSCARS!!!!: Danny Boyle37:59 Best Danny Boyle Opening39:47 Most Rewatchable Danny Boyle42:09 The Danny Boyle that No-One Saw45:19 The One That Doesn’t Fit On Danny Boyle’s CV46:17 Danny Boyle’s BIGGEST SWING47:30 Favourite Danny Boyle Character48:29 Best Danny Boyle Scene50:04 The Most Danny Boyle Moment51:40 Best Danny Boyle Movie - AUDIENCE VOTE!!53:23 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta

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• The case for “28 Years”, INCOMING RomCom Renaissance, reluctant “Fountain of Youth” Review & MORE

  Watch this episode on YouTube! 👉 HERE.This week, we're deep-diving into 28 Years Later and why it might just become the best in the franchise, plus discuss if Danny Boyle something to prove. We also foresee a RomCom Renaissance with the incoming Materialists by Celine Song and I'm not mad about it. There's also a reluctant (and slightly exhausted) review of Fountain of Youth, some Ryan Reynolds saturation chat and an unhinged development about The Office. Come for the cinema chat, stay for me nearly passing out. It’s a frantic one.Check the timestamps below...If you're enjoying it, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE @fredasquithYTAnd check out the FoF socials via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta01:02 Golden Globe for Best Podcast right here01:49 Apparently I look like the Police Officer in the Fred West docco04:21 F1 tickets BOOKED06:56 28 Years Later - most anticipated film of the year07:29 I get a delivery08:28 Has Danny Boyle still got it09:16 What intrigues me about 28 Years Later12:59 28 Years could easily become the best in the franchise14:23 Recent rewatches - follow me on Letterboxd!14:47 “Fountain of Youth” REVIEW20:38 John Krasinski doing a Ryan Reynolds impression22:13 Chris Evans doing Ryan Reynolds in Honey Don’t trailer22:54 An incredibly convoluted point about Ryan Reynolds27:09 “The Paper” - a televisual universe for…The Office???30:18 The Materialists - Rom Coms are BACK33:09 Tom Cruise loves popcorn36:32 Cruise got Barbenheimered and now he got Sinner & Stitched42:22 I am exhausted after this hahahha43:26 What shall we RANK?

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• "Mission: Final Reckoning" HONEST Review, Stunts RANKED, Tom Cruise getting clapped at & MORE!

  Watch this episode on YouTube! 👉 HERE.This week we have a Mission and we are all choosing to accept it. We have no choice but to accept actually. And this message will not self destruct in 5 minutes but more like 45 minutes of chaotic, deep and thoughtful discussion around Mission: Impossible Final Reckoning, including a full review, a ranking of all the Mission stunts, a thought shower about Tom Cruise including how he acts when he gets sung Happy Birthday, thoughts on Tom's future and MORE on this wonderful Mission Episode of FoF!Check the timestamps below...If you're enjoying it, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE @fredasquithYTMore via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta01:07 Mission Review begins: I SAW IT BEFORE YOU, SO03:45 My Mission-fan credentials07:32 The Strength of Mission as a franchise08:53 Final Reckoning Exposition Dumping13:57 I don't need the action justified by plot16:22 Are the supporting characters that important?17:59 Tom Cruise fills the movie with LOVE20:30 Final Reckoning's stunts21:53 Final Reckoning FINAL VERDICT22:43 Rough Mission Ranking24:24 RANKING Mission STUNTS35:17 Tom Cruise COOKED on this press tour36:30 Weird Cruise Interview in London37:10 tom cruise before Tom Cruise38:50 Tom Cruise Getting Clapped And Not Looking Awkward42:40 Tom Cruise for the Oscar 2027 (heard it here first)45:45 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta

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• "Mission" Ticket MAYHEM, why does "The Accountant 2" even exist, Hollywood 2015 vs 2025 & MORE!

  Watch this episode on YouTube! 👉 HERE.This week we're diving into "The Assembly" and why it might just be the best neurodivergent TV ever. We also spiral into a "Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning" ticket frenzy, mourn missing the release in favour of my honeymoon, and unpack whether "The Accountant 2" is actually a modern "The Third Man". PLUS a trip through Hollywood past and present, a junket update, and a wildly unhinged rant speculating about Tom Cruise's private life. All that and more in your favourite chaos capsule — FoF!Check the timestamps below...If you're enjoying it, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE @fredasquithYTMore via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta01:19 Todays Agenda01:55 The Assembly review03:29 Other TV shows about neurodivergence04:56 The Assembly does it better07:33 Mission Impossible Ticket Frenzy08:39 On my Honeymoon during Mission Release ARRGHHH10:37 Does Tom Cruise eat food15:03 Accountant 2: The history of vigilante action21:36 The State of Hollywood 2015 vs 202524:29 Junket Update24:59 Subscribe! @fredasquithonfilm on TT&Insta

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