Does It Hold Up?

One of the greatest tv shows of all time graced us with a feature length film in the mid-2000s. The Simpsons is an iconic show in every way possible and the movie had a lot to live up to. Did it live up to all the hype? Emily and Adam are here to discuss. This week we revisit 2007's The Simpsons Movie, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clickin...

"Hello Clarice"...is never once said in this movie but it doesn't stop us all from hearing that line. What was in the movie though? Lets do a breakdown of one of the best thrillers of the 90s to see if it still holds up in 2026. Or is it just Hannibal Lecter is so iconic? This week we revisit 1991's The Silence of the Lambs, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us...

After Emily and Adam have a quick check in to discuss how they think movies are doing so far for 2026 (it's been a decent start), Emily sits down with actress and soon to be writer/producer Nicole Alyse Nelson to talk about her start with Nickelodeon and what it's like to star in an Oscar nominated movie. Hoope you enjoy.    Find Nicole on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thenicolenelson/...

Looney Tunes and basketball, two things that had nothing in common, until Michael Jordan teamed with Bugs Bunny for a Nike commercial. Then, spun from that, came an ambitious project named Space Jam. Every kid of the 90s knows this movie and the soundtrack that came with.  This week we revisit 1996's Space Jam, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places b...

Who won big on the night? Who was upset? And how well did we do with our picks? Find out now.    Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there is extremely helpful.  Follow Emily on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ladyemily11/ Follow Adam on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/adam...

It's that time of the year again. The Academy of Motion Pictures is back to hand out awards for the "best" movies of the year and for any cinephile it's their Super Bowl. Emily and her sidekick are here to give out their predictions for all 24 categories. After a record breaking 16 nominations, how many awards do we think will Sinners will win, find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support...

We begin another episode of Does it Hold Up with your hosts Emily and Adam in 3...2...1... Brought to you by Geritol.  This week we revisit 1994's Quiz Show, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there is extremely helpful.  Follow Emily on Letterbo...

Racism and prejudice have always existed. But what happens when it's not directed towards people of the same species, but to those from another planetary body completely. Neill Blomkamp explores this idea in his debut sci-fi feature. This week we revisit 2009's District 9, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and...

A quarter of the century is done. 2000-2025 had some ups and downs for movies and this week we take a look at our personal ups. We went through every year and each picked our favortite movie of that year. Come with us on this ride of revisiting the last 26 years of movies.  Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are curren...

Have you ever had the feeling of Deja Vu? Wait, didn't we just do this movie. This week we revisit 1993's Groundhog Day (we think for the first time) does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there is extremely helpful.  Follow Emily on Letterboxd: http...

Let's stay in Room 237 inside The Overlook Hotel, I'm sure nothing can go wrong. Oh no, where did the axe go?    This week we revisit 1980's The Shining does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there is extremely helpful.  Follow Emily on Letterboxd: h...

Somewhere over the rainbow there's a classic movie has been talked about for nearly 90 years. Everyone knows the story of Dorothy, Toto, and their band of Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. Let's jump in a tornado and watch it again.    This week we revisit 1939's The Wizard of Oz does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links be...

Half man. Half machine. All crime fighter. We are ready to suit up and take to the streets alongside one of the best cops ever, Murphy. RoboCop is the future of crime fighting, but is it still as good as it was in 1987?   This week we revisit 1987's RoboCop does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are whe...

Every year we take guesses at what some of the most anticipated movies of the year will make at the domestic box office. 2025 was no different. So let's take a look back and see how well (and in some cases how poorly) we did for the year. But that's not all. After we wrap up 2025, we give you our best predictions for 20 movies coming out the first half of 2026. Hope you enjoy the ride. Thanks for...

We aren't fully done looking back at the movies from 2025. On this episode we hand a few awards known as The Uppies to some of the best and worst movies of the year. Who will win Breakout Star of the Year, Biggest Disappointment, Biggest Surprise? Find out now. Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized...

Happy New Year! We have been asked quite a few times why we haven't covered *certain* movies yet. So this week we are explaining why. And giving you a whole list of movies that we may never cover. But remember, never say never. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us...

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! This week we have a little fun with movie franchises. Emily made a tournament featuring 32 of the biggest franchises of all time. Now it's time for Adam to pick winners until there is only ONE! Hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting u...

You have heard of us. We may be just the best podcast you've ever listened to. But honestly, we just want to know why's the rum gone? This week we revisit 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporti...

Sometimes the game changes in ways that no one expects. Sometimes the new works better than the old. When it comes to baseball tradition always beats progress, until the 2002 Oakland Athletics changed everything.  This week we revisit 2011's Moneyball, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we...

Imagine your father drops you at a boarding school to go fight in World War I. Then he never comes back, you go broke, and become a servant to a mad headmistress. That's the start of some crazy horror movie type stuff, just kidding. That's just the story of the movie we watched this week that was made for children.  This week we revisit 1995's A Little Princess, does it hold up? Find out now.   Th...

We are back! Shia LaBeouf was a megastar in the making. Especially with his breakout role in this 2003 movie based on a book of the same name. This was a childhood staple for many, but 22 years later is it as good as you remember? This week we revisit 2003's Holes, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook...

This week Adam revisits all 12 movies directed by Christopher Nolan to tell you which is his favorite.    Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there is extremely helpful.  Follow Emily on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ladyemily11/ Follow Adam on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd...

The 80s were an iconic time for slasher movies and Freddy Kreuger might be the scariest of them all. But was his first outing a dream or a nightmare? This week we revisit 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there...

Horror movies come in all shapes and sizes. On this week's episode Emily and Adam tackle the task of ranking 11 different horror movie subgenres to come to the conclusion of what scares us most.  Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there is extremely helpful.  Follow Emily on Let...

Walt Disney took a big risk combining animation with classical music, did it pay off? At the time maybe it didn't but over the years the appreciation has come.  This week we revisit 1940's Fantasia, does it hold up? Find out now.   Thanks for listening. Please support us other places by clicking the links below. TikTok and Facebook are where we are currently monetized so supporting us there is ext...