Movie On Up

Abracadabra - pull up a chair, four reviews will appear from out of thin air! 'Now You See Me Now You Don't', 'Predator: Badlands', 'The Choral' and 'A Very Jonas Christmas Movie' are on the agenda this week. There's also a fantastic sound game courtesy of Lenny and a NIGHTMARE cinema experience, as shared by Josh. Share the podcast with your friends and fam...

Frankenstein and The Creature… we’ll let you decide which of our hosts is which.  Reviews for two new releases this week and the lads seem to be in good favour for both.  Hot off the media embargo lifting, the boys review The Running Man, the newest flick from Edgar Wright, starring Glenn Powell, Coleman Domingo, Josh Brolin and a whole host of A List Star talent. Based on the 1986 Stephen King no...

Welcome back to Ghouly On Up - mwahahahahaHAHAHAH!! In this week's episode, the lads review 'I Swear', 'Good Fortune' and 'Boots' before discussing some of the best spooky films, whipping out their Nosferatu impressions and sharing what scares them the most. There's also a wonderful email from listener Jenna. It brings a few tears to Adam & Alfie's eyes. Sha...

Five bumper reviews for your listening pleasure this week. Alfie is back and joined Adam for the Saturday showcase at the London Film Festival. Together they caught the new gay romance The History of Sound, starring man of the moment Paul Mescal and cheeky chappy Josh O’Conor. They also caught a screening of Robert Pattinson and J Laws new film, from MUBI the studio that brought you The Substance,...

Adam & Josh attend more screenings at the 69th London Film Festival with reviews for the hugely praised 'Hamnet', 'Train Dreams', 'The Mastermind', '& Sons' and 'Sirāt'. The guys also loose their minds over Oscar Isaac and Josh O'Connor - who wouldn't, to be fair? Keep an eye out for more LFF coverage coming soon! :) Share the podcast with yo...

In this bonus episode, Adam is on the ground at the 69th London Film Festival, joined by friend of the show and honorary MOU reporter, Josh Brooker. They review 'Sentimental Value', 'Jay Kelly', 'The Testament of Ann Lee' and 'H is for Hawk'. Keep an eye out for more LFF coverage coming soon! :) Share the podcast with your friends and family and get in touch: Instag...

The 69th London Film Festival is well underway and Adam is in the thick of it! On the ground, being a film journalist, watching too many films - kidding, that's not a thing. But it's certainly a feat. The MOU boys are back to discuss Rian Johnson's third Knives Out Mystery, 'Wake Up Dead Man' and you do NOT want to miss it. There are also reviews of 'The Smashing Machine&#3...

This week, Adam reviews Paul Thomas Anderson's 10th film, 'One Battle After Another', while Alfie makes the bold claim that Apple TV might just be the best streaming service out there. Movie On Up also get a shout-out on EMPIRE's official podcast, an invite to a multimedia screening of 'Roofman', Adam experiences the woes of paparazzi when he meets Radio 1's Greg James...

This week, Adam reviews 'The Long Walk' - a Stephen King adaptation which stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill - and 'Sorry, Baby', the directorial debut of Eva Victor. One of them earns a perfect 5/5... but which one? Keep listening to find out! Meanwhile, Alfie is ecstatic because 'The Muppets Show' is finally returning next year, let's just say, Movie...

This week, Adam reviews 'On Swift Horses', a romance set in the 1950's that has snuck under the radar but stars a strong trio comprised of Daisy Edgar-Jones, Will Poulter and Jacob Elordi. Josh (friend of the show) sends in a review of 'Honey Don't' while the lads discuss Indiana Jones and the greatest adventure movies of all time. Share the podcast with your friends and fa...

The Movie On Up boys have FOUR reviews this week for you lucky listeners! A wickedly funny comedy called 'The Roses', starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Coleman, Netflix's adaptation of Richard Osman's book 'The Thursday Murder Club', 'Paul & Paulette Take A Bath', a unique French-British romcom and 'Hostage', a gripping political drama. They even...

We thought about making a gross podcast thumbnail of us blended together like in the film we're reviewing this week... but for the sake of giving you a sleepless night, we decided not to. This week Alfie reviews the new Substancesque body horror, Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie. Adam caught an early screening of Darren Aronofsky's newest flic: Caught Stealing, starring Elvis...

Ari Aster is back and as controversial as ever with a pandemic-set film called 'Eddington' that stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Austin Butler and Emily Stone... talk about a hot cast! Meanwhile 'Nobody 2' is described by Adam as being irksome. You win some, you lose some. Play along with Alfie's excellent game: Pedro Pascal's Poignant Performances™ and tell us your dre...

Two opposite ends of the spectrum on the podcast this week and were not talking about the boys undiagnosed autism. Some of the absolute best cinema has to offer in the form of Zach Cregger's Barbarian follow up: Weapons, starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich and Benedict Wong. The legacy sequel no one saw coming, Freakier Friday, with returning stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay...

In this week's episode, Adam reviews three films (you'll be surprised by which he enjoyed the most) and Alfie picks his dream trio of actors for a romcom. Sir Tom Jones and Warwick Davis are added to the A-List Star In Our Impressions Repertoire™. The Cbeebies' show, 'Rastamouse' also gets a name-drop, don't ask. Share the podcast with your friends and family and get in tou...

It's episode 75! There's a cake, a confetti cannon, three reviews, three games and (as ever) a whole loads of laughs. The MCU is back with the excellent 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' while Leslie Nielsen would be proud of the 2025 legacy sequel to 'The Naked Gun'. Finally, the lads also discuss season 4 of 'The Bear'. Thank you to each and every one of you for tunin...

DC has been struggling with their big screen ventures but now we have James Gunn's 'Superman', a hilarious, inspiring romp that has caught everyone by surprise and restored hope in a DCU reboot. David Corenswet, take a bow. Adam is joined by a guest host, Lewis Eyre. Follow Lewis' film blog here Share the podcast with your friends and family and get in touch: Instagram:  @movieonup...

In Jurassic Park, scary in the dark, I'm so scared that I'll be eateennnn... This week, Adam, Alfie and a special guest review the latest entry in the 'Jurassic' franchise, 'Jurassic World Rebirth'. There are some spoilers ahead, so you've been warned. All three of the lads are huge fans of these movies, even when they're a bit rubbish - does 'Rebirth' give...

If I had a penny for every time Adam says Frankie Boyle rather than Danny Boyle, I would have around four pence… which isn’t enough to buy a Freddo, but it is enough times to embarrass him.  This week the lads tackle 3 huge films! With Alfie having seen 28 Years Later, the boys talk SPOILERS and discuss this long awaited sequel… and yes, they do talk about THAT ending.  Adam traveled up to London...

This week, Adam and Alfie debut a brilliantly silly jingle for their new game, 'The Peter SerafinoList'. They also give an overview of their thoughts on the 28 Days/Weeks/Years Later franchise - stay tuned for a full review of '28 Years Later' next week. Adam reviews a charming British film that stars Tim Key and Tom Basden: 'The Ballad of Wallis Island'. He also checked ou...

Two action packed packages this week... and we're not talking about Adam and Alfie. This week the lads talk about the newest Live Action Remake, this time from DreamWorks, How to Train Your Dragon - has this remake been pumped out of the same Hollywood schlock machine that Disney's have or does this one offer something new? Adam also reviews From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, the newe...

Wes Anderson has been a unique filmmaker since the 90's and his latest film, 'The Phoenician Scheme' is about as Wes Anderson as you can get - but is it any good? Does he feel pretentious? Should he try something fresh? The Movie On Up lads discuss it all. There's also a review of 'The Salt Path', a rant about burgers and a reaction to that new 'Wicked: For Good' tr...

After a week away - Alfie was poorly - Movie On Up is back in full-force with a review of Disney's newest remake, 'Lilo & Stitch' (2025). It's surprisingly not too bad?! Meega, nala kweesta! Alfie also reviews season 2 of 'Andor' while Adam shares his experience of visiting Clarkson's Farm. Stay tuned for a sound game, BIG QUESTION and A-List Star. Share the podcast...

Movie On Up managed to secure a couple of tickets to the UK Press Screening of the eighth instalment in the Mission Impossible series, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. In this episode you can hear Adams review of Tom Cruise's newest entry into the action packed finale for Ethan Hunt. A huge thank you to Paramount Pictures for inviting us to the screening! You can catch Mission: Impos...

'Thunderbolts*' is the hot new Marvel film to discuss this week (and not just because of its cast) but it goes by two names so here's your full SPOILER WARNING. Adam also got totally tipsy before going to see 'Hundreds of Beavers'. That's not as dodgy as it sounds, silly. Share the podcast with your friends and family and get in touch: Instagram:  @movieonup TikTok:  @movie...