The Hold Up

To celebrate one year of The Hold Up we have a bonus Grab Bag episode! John and John discuss films that will never be a Hold Up episode, and field tons of listener questions, all for funzies! Enjoy this not so bite sized birthday treat to tide you over until next month!

This month film historian and author, Ray Morton, joins the Johns in a viewing of Beverly Hills Cop. Get the f**k outta here!!! Listen as Ray drops some sick wisdom on these podcastin' fools. Will the movie that shot Eddie Murphy into super-stardom stand the test of time? Or will it fizzle out like a banana-filled tailpipe? Listen and find out!

The Johns venture into their first SNL Hold Up and dust off A Night At The Roxbury. Longino shares his doubts about his adolescent love of the film while Nelson prepares for a fresh take with his first viewing. Will one of Will Ferrell's first screen performances live up to his comedic legacy? Did Chris Kattan really get top billing? Does A Night At The Roxbury actually hold up? No...... YEEEEESSS...

Autobots roll out! This month the John's take on Transformers: The Movie. Nelson takes a trip down memory lane and talks about the toys, TV series and star studded movie... as well as the insane death of Optimus Prime. And Longino sidebars to break down what's great and terrible about the Michael Bay counterparts. Is this childhood classic everything we remember and more? Does it still have the to...

For April, The Hold Up is trying something new and doing two movies in two parts. Mount up, Regulators. We're watching Young Guns 1 and 2! In Part 2 Longino delves deeper into his family legacy surrounding Young Guns II while Nelson plays history professor comparing the real life of Billy The Kid to the movies. Will an injection of competent camerawork, and a killer Bon Jovi score make the sequel...

For April, The Hold Up is trying something new and doing two movies in two parts. Mount up, Regulators. We're watching Young Guns 1 and 2! In Part 1 Nelson discusses Young Guns as his gateway drug into the western genre, while Longino confesses his dark secret of having only ever seen the sequel. Will this 90s heart throb vehicle of mass murder and MTV nostalgia stand the test of time? Listen and...

Listening to this podcast episode will change your life. John and John tackle another listener request and take on Garden State. Will years of backlash and hate from friends sway The Johns' fond memories? Is Zach Braff's magnum opus a well shot, cutesy masterpiece or indie stock trash? Find out as we stare into the infinite abyss. Warning: Longino gets super serious and personal and may or may not...

Two households, both alike in nerdity, In fair Los Angeles, where we lay our scene, From ancient mics break new technology, Where civil discussion makes civil ears unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two Weinsteins, A trio of star-cross'd podcasters talk to death. Huzzah from John, John and special guest, Alison! Happy February and with it, Happy Valentine's Day! This month we shift gears...

Grab your Mickey Dee's and hunker down with John and John as they take on the 1995 Sinbad master-work, Houseguest. From zany mafia avoiding antics to pretending to be a dentist while your arms are numb with novocaine you thought was soap hilarity, we've got it all! This one holds up like the rock solid foundation of a brick... hoooooouuuuussssseeee!* *The previous statements only reflect the opini...

Happy Holidays! Get that gun out of your mouth, and join John and John as they take on Lethal Weapon. Are they getting too old for this sh*t? Is Lethal Weapon actually a Christmas movie? Does John L. even remember the right director? Listen and find out! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_Weapon https://holdup.simplecast.fm/ Email us: holduppodcast@gmail.com

In their innocence, John and John believe only goodness exists in the world. Together they will learn there can be no good without evil... No love without hate... No heaven without hell... No light without darkness. The Hold Up of the Universe depends upon an eternal balance. Out of the struggle to maintain this balance comes the birth of LEGENDS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_(1985_film) h...

Happy Halloween! This month The Johns take on The Blair Witch Project. Is the movie as incredible as John L. insists? Will John N. sooner die of boredom than fear? And what the hell was really in that bundle of sticks? Listen to find out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project https://holdup.simplecast.fm/ Email us: holduppodcast@gmail.com

This month the Johns tackle the Tom Hanks classic, Big. Time to make a wish on Zoltar... or was it Zoltan? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_(film) https://holdup.simplecast.fm/ Email us: holduppodcast@gmail.com

The Hold Up is starting with The Last Starfighter? You bet your asteroids! Join John and John as they revisit the 80s classic and discover just how inaccurate human memory can be. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Starfighter https://holdup.simplecast.fm/ Email us: holduppodcast@gmail.com

John and John introduce themselves and explain the concept behind The Hold Up. Each month we pick a movie one of remembers fondly but hasn't seen in years. We talk about it. Then we go watch it and come back to discuss whether or not it... holds up. https://holdup.simplecast.fm/ Email us: holduppodcast@gmail.com