Fred Asquith On Film

This week on FoF we are pre-Odyssey. My junket interview with Nolan is out on my YouTube, and I have a competition to win 2 tickets to opening day! Stick around and find out how to win. We also have two, yes TWO scoops on Avengers: Doomsday, followed by your Voice Note HOT TAKES, before finishing with a review of Evil Dead Burn (Spoiler Free). Timestamps below. SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family! R...

This week on FoF we are raising a glass to THE INVITE, the spiritual sequel to THE DRAMA, where social etiquette is once again tossed aside at a dinner party in the face of another crazy revelation. I talk through the comedy, aesthetic, and emotional beats of the movie - SPOILER FREE! We also return to the well of Voice Notes from the FoF community! We discuss the greatness of THE LAST JEDI, Spiel...

This week on FoF we open the floodgates to VOICE NOTES from the FoF community! I asked you to send in your hot takes and you didn't disappoint. We run through discussions about banning popcorn, Monster Movies, Classic Movies and the age-old star rating system debate. You can send me a voice note HERE: https://memo.fm/fredasquithonfilm/ I also vent about The Odyssey ticket release panic, before...

This week on FoF we tentatively turn to the world of Toy Story in hope that a 5th movie can recapture the magic of the original trilogy. I talk through how it hit me as a new Dad, and whether I thought it was successful on par with the previous classics. This review is SPOILER FREE, meaning anything that is shown in the trailer is fair game. SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family! RATE & REVIEW! (&...

This week on FoF we are reviewing Disclosure Day , the new blockbuster movie from Steven Spielberg about government extra-terrestrial cover ups. We discuss comparisons to his own movies Close Encounters and War of the Worlds (and… Crystal Skull ), as well as Arrival from Denis Villeneuve. I go through what works, what doesn’t work, and whether Spielberg did enough Spielberging to make this worth a...

Today on FoF we discuss 2 Dad movies of differing quality. In the case of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE I have not had a more baffling, disorientating cinema experience in quite some time, so we have a nice big giggle about that in my first EVER non-Review Movie Review. Moving onto POWER BALLAD (via a little OBSESSION update) I talk about how it tapped into my new Dad perspective, made me realise Nick J...

Today on FoF we enter the BACKROOMS , a new horror(?) movie directed by Kane Parsons off the back of a very successful YouTube mini-series of the same name. I review it's visual and tonal strengths, whilst discussing why I think it is lacking in the scares department. This review is SPOILER FREE, but in this case that means providing context on what you may already know from the general YouTub...

Today we return to a galaxy far, far away to review (SPOILER-FREE) The Mandalorian & Grogu , the new anxiously anticipated big screen spin-off of the previous Disney+ streaming spin-off. So we’re spinning off the spin-off. I walk you through my snap reaction to the film (because they have barely given us any time to gather our thoughts) before descending into an impassioned rant to Star Wars f...

This week on FoF we indulge in 2 types of movies Hollywood does not make anymore…except they just did! Finding Emily (which is a British Rom Com tbf and not Hollywood), and Tuner (a cool Crime-Caper) both pleased me on different levels and for different reasons which we will go into in full FoF depth, with laughs along the way. We discuss the return of the Rom-Com and why being a "Sunday Afte...

This week on FoF I CRACKED NOLAN’S ODYSSEY CIPHER BEFORE ANYONE ELSE ON EARTH and discovered a secret Discord group chat. We then go baaaaa-rmy for The Sheep Detectives , but maybe not in a good way, maybe in a baaad way. Speaking of which, I address the reaction to my bad review of Hokum last week as well as my glowing review of Obsession , what it shows about movie discourse and how I determine...

This week on FoF a Horror Double-Bill, OBSESSION vs HOKUM , and ONE of them is an instant classic (which may or may not be getting a 5 star treatment). The other is, well, just ok (or maybe worse) - but I might be in the minority on that, so I explain why I think that is. Have a listen to find out which is which! (Spoiler Free reviews for both btw). We also revisit the discussion around 25+ Year O...

This week on FoF it's Anne Hathaway's comeback, Anne she does Hathaway of coming up with 2 movies in 1 week, doesn't she! We review " The Devil Wears Prada 2 " which you will be all too aware of, and also her art-house outing in David Lowery's " Mother Mary ". Both are fraying at the seams for different reasons. We also find time for a giggle as we pitch other 9...

This week on FoF we round up all the important news from CinemaCon 2026, the annual movie tradeshow. We delight at the incoming Tom Cruise Oscar campaign, throw some anxious shade on the Hunt for Gollum and get jealous of people with Dune: Part 3 tickets. We also touch on Ben Stiller's new Focker movie, Bradley Cooper's Oceans prequel, why Dwayne Johnson is moving mad with Jumanji 3, and M...

This week on FoF we honour the release of James McAvoy's directorial debut CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' by ranking The Best Movies Directed by Actors. Largely a subjective list of 19, but with some input from you guys from the group chat. Expect mentions of Favreau, Stiller, Gerwig, Wilde and more. Oh, and of course Clint. I then review CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' and discuss how it's themes of nor...

This week on FoF there’s some drama, in particular THE DRAMA, the new ambiguously marketed movie starring Zendaya and R-Patz as a husband and wife to-be troubled by…something. I open with a quick Spoiler-Free review for those wondering whether or not to go see it, before diving into a full Spoiler Review where I am able to discuss the aspects hidden from the marketing. For those of you have seen t...

This week on Fred On Film we bask in the warm afterglow of Project Hail Mary’s brilliant box office opening. We then dive into new trailers for Dune: Part Three and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, leading me to officially declare: MOVIES ARE BACK! The Spider-Man trailer rant is worth sticking around for, btw. Actually, the whole Ep is decent. We then get stuck into a review of THE IMMORTAL MAN (the new...

This week on FoF we chat to the team at Dolby. You may or may not be aware of Dolby Atmos, Dolby Cinema, plus other Dolby offerings via Apple Music, Netflix etcetera. In this interview we dive into all the above, whether it’s bs or legitimately better, plus discuss building relationships with filmmakers (Sam Mendes! Edgar Wright!) and more in this all-round lovely convo. Ironically, my interview w...

It’s the morning after the Oscars 2026 and my TV debut as a co-panelist on the ITV Live Oscars Show. I sit here in my One Battle robe fresh off 3 hours sleep with much to discuss about possibly the most perfect Academy Awards in recent memory. Shocks, surprises, and history being made. Check the timestamps below for more info... Let's do this. SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family! RATE & REVI...

Yeah, you heard me right. Just little old me dropping in on the feed here to tell you that I will be LIVE on ITV this Sunday 15th from 10.15pm as a panelist on the official ITV Oscars coverage!!! Hosted by Jonathan Ross, I'll be alongside Elle Osili-Wood and Samson Kayo discussing the nominations and narratives before reacting live to the awards as they are handed out. Needless to say, since we ar...

This week on FoF we venture into the unknown with PROJECT HAIL MARY , Ryan Gosling’s new Sci-Fi Epic that is so sweet and funny you’d forgive yourself for calling it the Rom Com of the Year. I discuss why the comedy is landing, why it’s Gosling’s most complete performance in years, and whether it matches up to Interstellar for pure spectacle. I also give you an adults POV on the new Pixar movie HO...

I'm a time traveller. Hello from March 16th. Here's what happened at the 2026 Academy Awards! We run through the 10 biggest battles at this year's Oscars, making a prediction for each (which will definitely be correct). We then have THE CHAOSCARS! - Your audience submissions; unhinged predictions, wild theories and alternative takes for what will happen next Sunday. Who will cry first? What jokes...

On this bonus episode of Fred Asquith On Film we have a very special collab feature with my good friends James & George of Pulp Kitchen (fellow London-based movie podcast)! In anticipation of the 2026 Oscars, we run through the Best Picture battles and winners from 2000-2025, debating ALL the highs, lows, Gladiators and Green Books, in order to determine: What is the BEST Best Picture of the 2...

This week on Fred On Film we deep-dive into the weird, wonderful and yet awfully dull BAFTAs ceremony. I discuss why the show feels so flat, the big surprises and shocks, and the impact on the Oscar race. I also take you into my two starriest Premieres yet (Baz Luhrman afterparty, anyone?) before reviewing both movies: EPIC - a new Elvis concert movie - and MAN ON THE RUN - the new Paul McCartney...

This week on Fred On Film, my Darling Wife is in the studio as producer! And she only has one thing to say… ANYWAY, first we dive straight into the mud (and other fluids) of Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights. Is it just trash fan fiction, or something more? I discuss the discourse, the dirty deeds, and my delight with the movie. Plus, with the news that Brad Pitt’s F1: The Movie is getting a seq...

This week on Fred on Film I explore, or you could say rant about, the recent use of AI in Netflix Documentaries, my reaction to it and what we - the audience - should be doing about all this. We then get stuck into a review CRIME 101, the new heist thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Monica Barbaro in the most odd and boring on-screen relationship in recent memory. But is it ALL bad? We also run...