Why "Titanic" Is Still GOATed & "Die My Love" Needs a Trigger Warning + 2 Major Invites!
This week on FoF I’m telling you why Squid Game: The Challenge is better than it's parent series, and "Titanic" is the greatest major movie accomplishment of our lifetime. But not before revealing 2 HUGE invites I got this week for FoF related events you will be hearing far more about. I'm also reviewing the new Jennifer Lawrence movie "Die My Love", which is a Stealth Horror movie let me tell you (no spoilers for that one), including a new addition into the list of annoying things someone can do in a cinema near you. Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Intro ft. Pxssy Palace(01:13) Squid Game: The Challenge is BACK. Here’s why it’s better than the full series. (04:11) I was also nearly ON the first Challenge series. ANNOYING(06:44) I’m going to The Traitors Castle with TikTok!!!!!!(09:52) I’ve been invited to the Wicked: For Good PREMIERE!!!!(15:05) Rewatched Titanic and it's SO GOOD (LETTERBOXD)(18:27) One (of many) reasons why Titanic is so good(22:24) Why I’m missing Bruce Springsteen, Black Phone 2 and Now You 3 Me. (25:43) Predator: Badlands review coming next week-(26:42) Die My Love REVIEW - no spoilers(28:55) Synopsis / Set up(30:15) 4:3 Square Format doesn’t feel as much of a CHOICE anymore(31:17) Striking imagery and style from Lynne Ramsey(33:33) This is Jennifer Lawrence at FULL J-Law(34:53) The movie needs a trigger warning(36:50) Most annoying guy in my cinema(37:53) MILD SPOILERS - The premise wears thin towards the end(39:05) Summary & LETTERBOXD RATING -(39:33) Next week is a big one!!!!!
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2 Cosy Reviews + 1 Rant With Zero Chill: FoF From Under A Blanket
This week on FoF I’m under two blankets, spiralling into a myriad of rants, and reviewing two brand new films: the tense, lo-fi "Bugonia" (no spoilers) and the sweaty, twitchy "Ballad of a Small Player" (spoilers!).Elsewhere: I talk Celebrity Traitors, why I pulled down a reel, and how Stranger Things has somehow invented cinema! WOW! I also make a public plea for an "Aftermath" poster at Stratford station.Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) TikTok/Insta @fredasquithonfilm - THANKS FOR 15k!(00:05) I started, then regretted, advertising on other podcasts (01:28) I WANT THE AFTERMATH POSTER AT STRATFORD (03:26) Spotify listeners (04:58) I am obsessed with Mark from Celebrity Traitors (05:40) I took my Traitors Reel down (06:44) Potential future guests on Celebrity Traitors (08:49) Stranger Things Invents Movies! OMG! (14:52) I’m under two blankets right now – (15:54) "BUGONIA" REVIEW – no spoilers (16:58) Plot line (17:20) The lo-fi premise really works and reminded me of my favourite book (19:04) An Accessible Yorgos Lanthimos movie (22:01) No redeemable / appealing characters but that’s ok, unlike "Eddington" (22:49) Rating + Letterboxd Review – (23:59) "BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER" REVIEW – spoilers!!! (25:20) There’s a lot of tension and sweating (26:03) Colin Farrell’s bad accent was forgivable (26:50) Gambling Addiction depictions (27:56) It’s a lean and fun story (28:36) Questioning my Letterboxd Rating… (29:24) It feels a bit inconsequential – (30:27) Coming soon! (31:17) "Wicked: For Good" INCOMING
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6 Scenes That Genuinely Disturbed Me (Birth→Present Day) 🎃 + Celebrity Traitors RANT & "House of Dynamite" REVIEW
This week on FoF: we discuss more of your suggestions for Imperfect but 10/10 movies, I also run through the 6 times in my life I've felt genuinely scared by a movie or scene, starting with my first sleepless night at 6 years old. We have a run through of my recent TV viewing including a protracted RANT about why I'm disappointed by the Celebrity Traitors series. I also review the new Kathryn Bigelow political thriller "A House of Dynamite" starring Rebecca Ferguson, coming soon to Netflix.Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) TikTok/Insta @fredasquithonfilm - THANKS FOR 15k!(01:37) More of your Imperfect 10/10s!(08:40) The ULTIMATE Imperfect 10/10 to shut down the whole discussion(10:15) Let’s think of the next discussion! - DM me @fredasquithonfilm on Instagram!(10:31) Why I don’t really engage with Halloween(11:30) Unfortunately I won’t catch Black Phone 2 in cinemas-(12:31) The 6 Times I’ve Been Most Scared By A Movie(13:40) The Witches 1990(15:48) Martyrs 2008(17:43) The Blair Witch Project - spoilers!(18:57) The Sixth Sense(19:41) Silence of the Lambs inc. Buffalo Bill impressions(20:58) Suspiria 2018-(25:02) TV Update starting with John Candy: I Like Me (on Prime)(26:40) Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)(28:14) Celebrity Traitors RANT (BBC)(34:13) The Perfect Neighbour (Netflix) was amazingly candid-(37:26) "A House of Dynamite" review - SPOILERS!(37:58) Has Rebecca Ferguson market-corrected Jessica Chastain?(38:48) The Premise(40:06) I have to review this with SPOILERS(40:30) The first 30 minutes of control room thriller GOT ME(41:37) But then…(45:39) Idris Elba’s US accent is nowhere near as good as everyone claims(47:35) So much potential(48:25) Summary & LETTERBOXD RATING-(49:15) Send me the next discussion question!(49:36) Coming up next week…
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LFF Chaos: Red Carpet DENIED & Meditating With Spielberg... + "After The Hunt" & "Frankenstein"
This week on FoF: a play-by-play of how I was invited, denied and then finally admitted onto the BFI London Film Festival Red Carpet. PLUS, I tell a hilarious anecdote about Chloe Zhao leading me and Steven Spielberg in some group meditation, I also review "Frankenstein" and "After The Hunt", which are wildly related movie titles now I think about it. Also - a shoutout for more of YOUR Imperfect 10/10s - DM me @fredasquithonfilm on Instagram!Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) TikTok/Insta @fredasquithonfilm - THANKS FOR 10k!(01:10) Imperfect 10/10s - your initial submissions!(06:03) Some thoughts on Diane Keaton’s passing(07:30) More Imperfect 10/10s(09:50) I watched loads of movies in my teens that I couldn’t digest(12:06) The London Film Festival has been a bit exhausting?!?! Haha(15:40) A hopefully humorous LFF anecdote(17:36) Spielberg, Zhao, and the weird LFF Hamnet introduction(22:44) My LFF Red Carpet experience!!!!! inc. getting denied by security hahahaha-(32:10) After The Hunt REVIEW - spoilers throughout!!!(33:44) Synopsis & Themes discussed(34:53) I am a Luca Guadagnino lover, possibly more than most(38:09) Great moments of allegory(39:25) Progressive in its exploration, but not it’s conclusion (41:59) It’s got a Fincher / Social Network aesthetic(43:09) Summary & LETTERBOXD RATING-(43:57) Frankenstein REVIEW - spoilers throughout!!!(45:00) In the shadow of Nosferatu(46:55) Guillermo didn’t strike his Pan’s Labyrinth balance here(49:01) The length, structure and pacing is an issue(52:05) Summary & LETTERBOXD RATING-(52:45) Next week...
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FoF Meetup! + "Monster", NEW Alan Partridge & Why "One Battle" Doesn’t Feel Long
This week on FoF: a thank you to everyone I met at the Pulp Kitchen event. Plus, my theory on the excellent pacing of “One Battle After Another”, the longeivity of Alan Partridge as a character, and a rundown of the London Film Festival so far including the earliest screening ever of a very special upcoming movie. And MORE!Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website HERE.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) TikTok/Insta @fredasquithonfilm - THANKS FOR 10k!(00:50) Mailbag/Questions from you guys(01:28) Pulp Kitchen 200 - congrats!(02:15) I met loads of you there and that was lovely(02:49) What will I do for 200 eps??(04:48) It’s weird to meet listeners in person in a good way(06:40) IMPERFECT 10/10 movies - send in your suggestions!(09:34) “One Battle After Another” Box Office thoughts(11:25) Theory on One Battle/PTA’s perfect pacing - SPOILERS!(18:54) One Battle’s PTA ranking confirmed(19:49) You might be listening to the Creator of the Year(20:21) Running through some recent TV/Streaming watches(21:09) Why Alan Partridge as a character in the new series still works(24:00) Other TV including “Celebrity Traitors”(25:30) Quick thoughts on “Monster” starring Charlize Theron(26:50) Not keen on the new “Monster: Ed Gein” series on Netflix (29:45) My London Film Festival Press Screenings!(31:05) Quick thoughts on “Wake Up Dead Man” (Knives Out 3)(34:25) Coming up NEXT WEEK
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