The Hold Up

The Hold Up is pleased to welcome Bob Longino, many years film critic and father of John Longino, to the podcast as our special guest.  This month we're watching 1958's The Vikings, starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, and Janet Leigh.  Will this star studded epic of violence and lust make it to Valhalla?  Or will it drown in the tide?  Listen and find out!

Our special guest has unfortunately been delayed to next month, so to ring in 2023 we had to pivot quick.  This month we will be watching Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore's The Wedding Singer.  Will this late 90s throwback to the 80s still make us giggle, or will apathy crash the wedding?  Listen and find out!

When you think A Simple Plan, the last thing on your mind is a happy ending.  But Nelson has a different experience.  Having seen a test screening with a completely different ending than what was theatrically released, Nelson finally gets to watch the real version of Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan.  Will the actual film hold up to what Nelson remembers about the book?  And will Longino's brother ever f...

This month the Johns get back to basics and watch an obscure film from Longino's childhood: Used Cars.  Will this early Robert Zemeckis directed comedy starring Kurt Russell drive off the lot with zero issues?  Or will it be a full blown lemon?  Listen and find out!

Halloween never stops here at The Hold Up.  Join us for a record breaking month of releases as we do a special Catch Up episode for 1987's neo western horror: Near Dark.  Will Longino think this Kathryn Bigelow cult vampire classic is smokin' or bites? Listen and find out!

Happy halloween!  We're proud to have the return of writer/director, Alison Star Locke, to The Hold Up to watch the 1981 horror film, Alison's Birthday.  GET IT?!?  We're also very pleased to discuss Alison's upcoming film, The Apology, releasing on December 16th in theaters and streaming on Shudder/AMC+.  Enjoy our annual horror Halloween episode and check out the links below. You can learn more...

There's a slight delay in our regular monthly episode, so in the meantime please enjoy this bonus episode of The Catch Up.  The Johns are joined by Trevor Carlee to catch him up on Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic: Brazil.  But what exactly does Zach Snyder's Sucker Punch have to do with all this?  Listen and find out!

We're back with another listener request, this time from our friend Tyler, to watch The Last Boy Scout.  Will this 90s Shane Black buddy action flick land a touchdown?  Or will it get sacked for a turnover?  Listen and find out!

As summer draws to a close, the Johns are joined by special guest, Jon Caligiuri, to watch the 1995 pseudo anthology film: Four Rooms.  Join us as we check into the hotel with all its wacky hi jinx and 90s musk. Will this half forgotten Tarantino, Rodriguez and friends collaboration  be a night to remember?  Or will we check out with a 0 stars yelp review?  Listen and find out!

The 90s had a whole lot of action films.  But surely one starring John Lithgow as the villain has to be good?  That's what The Johns intend to find out as we fire up 1993's Sylvester Stallone rock climbing thriller: Cliffhanger.  Will the Italian Stallion knock us out off the mountainside?  Or will an avalanche of garbage bury us?  Listen and find out!

Yeeeeeehaaaaaaa!  Howdy folks.  This month we're saddling up and watching the Billy Crystal, Jack Palance cowboy comedy: City Slickers.  Will our mid life crisis get the better of us?  Or will we find hope at the end of the trail?  Listen and find out!

This month the Johns put on their scrubs and suspicions to watch the Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman thriller: Malice.  Will this somewhat forgotten 1993  film  remain in critical condition?  Or will it be bigger than God?  Listen and find out!

Friend and listener, Tyler Wong, challenged The Hold Up to watch a foreign language film and The Johns took him up on his offer.  This month we are watching the French film, Diabolique from 1955.  Nelson has never seen this classic mystery/thriller.  Will it be bien or mal?  Listen and find out.

Thanks to our dear listener, Robin, welcome to the first Catch Up listener request: Dirty Dancing.  Longino has somehow never seen this 80s bedrock.  Will the Patrick Swayze Jennifer Grey dance classic give Longino the time of his life?  Or will it put him in a corner?  Listen and find out!

This month the Johns are joined by special guest Nick North to watch a staple of his childhood: 1990's Dick Tracy.  Will this star studded kinda not for kids but definitely marketed to kids oddity of the 90s crack the case of quality, or will it die in a hail of gunfire?  Listen and find out!

This month The Johns are watching the 1992 crime drama "Deep Cover" starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum and directed by Bill Duke.  Longino has never seen this movie and Nelson only remembers one single scene involving a murder in the bathroom.  Will he uncover a hidden gem of the 90s newly added to the Criterion Collection, or will The Johns run for cover?  Listen and find out!

Welcome to Part 3 of Episode 4 of The Catch Up.  Nelson is showing Longino the Richard Linklater Before Trilogy, concluding with Before Midnight.  They are joined by filmmaker Alison Star Locke , editor Josh Lentz and movie producer Stacy Jorgensen .

Welcome to Part 2 of Episode 4 of The Catch Up.  Nelson is showing Longino the Richard Linklater Before Trilogy, continuing with Before Sunset.  They are joined by filmmaker Alison Star Locke , editor Josh Lentz and movie producer Stacy Jorgensen .

Welcome to Part 1 of Episode 4 of The Catch Up.  This time around Nelson is showing Longino the Richard Linklater Before Trilogy, starting with Before Sunrise.  They are joined by a full crew of special guests: filmmaker Alison Star Locke , editor Josh Lentz and movie producer Stacy Jorgensen .

Happy New Year!  The John's are in for a HELL of a time as they commit their SOULS to watching Needful Things.  We chat all things Stephen King and debate if this 1993 entry from Castle Rock Entertainment is one to remember or one to forget.  Will it be a DEVIL of a film or will it suck... for ETERNITY?  BWAHAHAHAHA!!!  Listen and find out!

Happy Holidays!  Please enjoy this bonus special episode of The Hold Up where we are joined by Ray Morton , author and film historian, to watch The Star Wars Holiday Special.  Can we survive Wookie groans, totally out of place musical numbers, and the worst attempts at comedy this side of the galaxy?  Listen and find out!   Ray also recently contributed to "Secrets of the Force: The Complete, Unce...

Welcome to December 2021.  Nothing really brings out the holidays like expanding your mind with psychedelics , drinking whiskey 24/7, a death wish, blood orgies and rock and roll.  Looks like Jim Morrison is coming to town as Nelson and Longino watch Oliver Stone's The Doors.  Will this star studded film crown itself the lizard king, or will it stumble drunk at a kid's birthday party?  Listen and...

The season of giving begins as The Johns take on a listener request and watch 1997's Breakdown.  Will this Kurt Russell, JT Walsh thriller about kidnapping, gaslighting and murder cruise at a smooth 90 mph, or will the engine stall out on the side of the road?  Listen and find out!

Ready for a heaping spoonful of space madness?!?  This month for scary October and Halloween The Johns are joined by horror writer/director Alison Star Locke to watch Event Horizon.  Does this Paul W. S. Anderson haunted spaceship flick still drive the view to the edge of insanity, or will it be stalled at the launchpad?  Listen and find out!

What happens when two grown men get into a car accident and spiral into an obsessive conflict filled with screaming, scheming and even violence?  Why, the go start a podcast of course and yell at each other every month.  Funny enough, that's how Nelson and Longino met.  Oh yeah, and this month they're watching Changing Lanes.  Wonder what it's about.  Listen and find out!