Fred Asquith On Film

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 finishing off with my review of the funniest comedy of 2026 - Never Change! SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family!RATE & REVIEW! ("FoF IS ON THE UP")Send FoF a voice note! https://memo.fm/fredasquithonfilm/EXPLORE the FoF socials via my creepy website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fredasquith.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Intro & HELLO ALAN(01:13) Send FoF a voice note!!! https://memo.fm/fredasquithonfilm/(02:02) YOUR Hot Takes!!!(02:17) Jack’s HOT TAKE on Dunkirk & Nolan https://letterboxd.com/fredasquith/list/fred-ranks-christopher-nolan/(03:54) Dalton’s HOT TAKE on the next James Bond(04:53) David’s HOT TAKE on cinema snacks(06:56) Jaime’s HOT TAKE on 2001 A Space Odyssey(08:37) Shiv’s HOT TAKE on Tarantino & Kill Bill(10:47) Julia’s HOT TAKE on Star Ratings(18:39) Jordan’s HOT TAKE on Monster Movies & Depth in Blockbusters(23:52) Igor’s HOT TAKE on Classic Movies(25:59) Tyler’s HOT TAKE on The Godfather Trilogy(28:54) seriously tho...Send FoF a voice note!!! https://memo.fm/fredasquithonfilm/-(30:17) Missing Jackass & Supergirl :((31:45) NEVER CHANGE! Review (OUT NOW on Disney+) https://boxd.it/eJ9Q8L(38:28) Mini Darling says hello

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 will Conan make? Who will be there to just promote their upcoming movie about the fashion world?!We round off with another edition of Forrest Grump and this time it's the Everyman Cinema chain coming under my scrutiny. Why ARE their side tables SO small?SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family!RATE & REVIEW! ("FoF IS ON THE UP")EXPLORE the FoF socials via my creepy website ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fredasquith.com⁠⁠⁠⁠TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro-01:23 Oscar Predictions!!02:36 Best Cinematography06:33 Best Original Screenplay07:43 Best Adapted Screenplay09:11 Best Supporting Actor12:06 Best Supporting Actress19:08 Best Actress22:10 Best Actor26:14 Best Casting29:08 Best Director30:53 Best Picture36:14 Run-through of predictions-37:00 THE CHAOSCARS (Alt-predictions inc. YOUR submissions!)-43:36 Forrest Grump RANT about Everyman Cinemas48:04 Next week!!!

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 doc. We finish off with the much-demanded return of Forrest Grump (3 things that annoyed me in cinemas this week) and another little snippet from my 15 year old movie journals. SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family!RATE & REVIEW! ("FoF IS ON THE UP")EXPLORE the FoF socials via my creepy website ⁠⁠https://fredasquith.com⁠⁠TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro-The BAFTAs!00:53 Why does the BAFTA Ceremony always feel so…stale?06:55 Is the Sinners late surge happening?08:11 Sean Penn winning the BAFTA changes everything…09:49 Robert Aramayo BEAT the A-Listers?! (and thanked Ethan Hawke)11:15 A moment that made me laugh12:00 Our FoF Community Predictions need work…12:53 Oscar predictions incoming!!-13:06 The Elvis & Paul McCartney Premieres were STARRY 18:21 “EPIC: ELVIS IN CONCERT ” Review! https://boxd.it/d6Qo5V21:05 “MAN ON THE RUN” (Paul McCartney Doc) Review https://boxd.it/dcocAZ-27:04 Forrest Grump (3 Annoying Things In Cinemas this week)31:05 15yo Fred reviews The Hurt Locker in 201032:38 NEXT WEEK - OSCARS PREDICTIONS!!!!

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 through the key Movie Trailers that dropped at the Super Bowl, discussing why Mando & Grogu are coming to the big screen, why you should avoid the Project Hail Mary Trailers, and why Tarantino & Fincher is a match made in heaven. We finish off with my Darling Wife's take on Saving Private Ryan and I reveal how she has managed to turn our Wuthering Heights double date into a Galentine's affair. SUBSCRIBE and join the FoF Family!RATE & REVIEW! ("FoF IS ON THE UP")EXPLORE the FoF socials via my creepy website https://fredasquith.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro 00:35 AI on Netflix: PANIC07:28 CRIME 101 Review (no spoilers!) ⁠https://boxd.it/d38kvl-18:35 Superbowl Trailers!19:12 Mandalorian & Grogu - why is this in cinemas?23:16 Project Hail Mary - avoid!24:59 Disclosure Day - cmon Spielberg, gimme something27:20 The Adventures of Cliff Booth - QT+Fincher=Perfect Movie-33:19 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN feels cliche now (rewatch thoughts)35:34 WUTHERING HEIGHTS: Hype & Darling's Galentines39:14 NEXT WEEK!

On the new ep of Fred Asquith on Film I’ve got some Oscar Nom thoughts, questions and hot takes. Was Paul Mescal snubbed for Hamnet? Is Sinners in the driving seat? And how the fork did F1 get a nom?! I then review PRIMATE, a new comedy-horror about a chimp going bananas (incredibly, was it cliche?). We’re also getting controversial because I watched The Godfather Part II for the first time, and I don’t think you’re gonna like my opinion. But thanks to your listener submissions of GOAT Movies You Love To Hate, I might be ok? Lastly we take a little spin through my 2008 movie journal, where I reviewed Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs on the SAME DAY. P.S. I called The Traitors finalé WEEKS ago. Explore the FoF socials/YT via my creepy website https://fredasquith.comTIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro-00:36 My Oscar Nominations HOT TAKEAWAYS (predictions coming soon)01:02 Sinners - is it in the Best Picture Driving seat?02:48 This makes the Netflix purchase of Warner Brothers even more depressing. 04:37 F1 got a Best Picture nomination??!?!07:35 Chase Infiniti got snubbed, but I found out why09:45 No nomination for The Rock11:15 Paul Mescal’s iPhone face was NOT snubbed. -12:28 Just so you know, I predicted The Traitors. Stick with me. -13:41 PRIMATE Review (no spoilers)14:50 The cast looked awkward at the premiere15:34 I was willing to get on board with the cliche, but17:30 It’s far funnier than it is scary, and that’s a problem18:45 The plotting felt far too paint-by-numbers. No surprises. 20:01 It betrayed horror logic. 20:58 It isn’t entirely unsuccessful.21:40 Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/cP5B7j-22:47 My Godfather 2 crisis and YOUR most hated All-Time Classic Movies!!-31:05 A new hilarious snippet from my Movie Journal (Pulp Fiction)