Fred Asquith On Film

This week on FoF we reckon with The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin's spiritual follow-up to The Social Network, discussing why I think Aaron Sorkin may not be the best director for his own writing. We also touch on Verity which came out last week (minor spoilers for Verity) where I fiercely defend the erotic-thriller's right to be actually good. We then have a cracking voice note about the best nightclub scenes in movies where I get over excited about Black Swan, before finishing off with a PSA about the upcoming London Film Festival and what common viral condition to be aware of that I'm coining as "Film Festival-itis"! Timestamps below. 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.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Coming up... (00:13) My Screenplay is shortlisted for a British Short Film Award! (01:53) The Social Reckoning Review https://boxd.it/gFKMIf (20:43) Verity Review - minor spoilers https://boxd.it/gFKJoV (26:42) Update on Thomas (27:56) Tully's Hot Take on Techno in Movies (36:08) LFF Begins - beware of "Film Festival-itis" (39:48) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on FoF I'M NOT HERE!* And yet we STILL dig up Tom Cruise’s new outing DIGGER, one of the toughest movies to review in FoF history... I also give my personal take on Tom Cruise’s filmography and what I see to be 3 clear phases. We then do a Tom Cruise fOfSCARS awarding all your favourite Oscar categories to the Tom Cruise filmography, before finishing off with some really interesting listener voice notes about AI and Objectivity vs Subjectivity. Timestamps below. 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.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Coming up... (00:23) *I’m not here! Check out my Alejandro González Iñárritu interview https://youtu.be/HNtbnL62yqM - DIGGER (01:32) Digger review - no spoilers! (10:22) Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/gybaPp (10:58) The FoF Disclaimer - TOM CRUISE FOFSCARS (11:11) The Tom Cruise fOfSCARS! (12:01) The 3 Phases of Tom Cruise’s Career (16:00) Giving out the fOfSCARS (20:44) Who next? - LISTENER VOICE NOTES (21:11) Finley on AI (24:47) Hannah on Objectivity vs Subjectivity - (29:56) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on FoF we sense a sensible review incoming of the new Jane Austen adaptation Sense & Sensibility. I dive into the performances, cinematography, and whether I felt it landed the emotional plane at the end. I also give a quick nod to Babystar which is a movie I think is worth your acknowledgement. We finally return to the Voice Note Hot Take well and give our favourite listener Thomas some new recommendations - including my favourite film of all time There Will Be Blood. Timestamps below. 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.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (00:16) Sense & Sensibility Disclaimer (02:31) Sense & Sensibility Review. Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/gqym6v (11:35) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (11:57) BabyStar Review. Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/gfYIRh (14:50) The Story of Thomas: Who Has Only Seen 5 Films (20:43) Recommending There Will Be Blood (24:53) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on FoF we sink our teeth into Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil, a movie I have been hotly anticipating ever since Weapons blew me away. I also express my emotional confusion about Danny Boyle using AI in his latest movie. I give you an update on Darling’s newfound love for Dune before finishing off with some of YOUR voice note hot takes! Timestamps below. 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.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (00:23) Resident Evil Review. Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/gmGLMB (11:50) Obsession 4k!!! (12:53) My Darling Wife finally watches Dune (15:04) Danny Boyle’s AI Comments and my Existential Dread Send FoF a voice note! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://memo.fm/fredasquithonfilm/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (23:39) Ben’s Take on the IMAX Bubble (26:52) Bea’s Take on Movie Length (31:06) When do we say Movie vs Film? (32:33) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week on FoF we sit in a sprinkle of rain and a gentle breeze as we review the new WW2 movie Pressure, attempting to contextualise its achievements and drawbacks alongside its peers. I also give you my honest feelings about what I'm calling "The IMAX Bubble" - is the growth sustainable? PLUS I run down what pre-1960s movies I've been diving into recently in what I'm calling my Black & White movie era*. We finish off with 3 really fun Hot Takes from YOU, the lovely FoF listeners. Timestamps below. 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.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (00:32) Pressure Review https://boxd.it/gcNvDd (11:44) I’m Enjoying Black & White Movies* (19:23) I’m Scared about The IMAX Bubble YOUR Voice Note HOT TAKES! (24:49) Isa’s HOT TAKE about Movie Ratings (29:10) Paul’s HOT TAKE on Rustly Snacks (30:58) Shane’s HOT TAKE about Dream Sequences (34:15) Check out my new Sports podcast Fred Asquith On The Ball! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fredasquith.com/fredasquithontheballpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ * For any Pulp Kitchen listeners thinking I copied their segment on Black & White movies, as you all know they’re good friends and I told George (host) about my B&W journey last week at a screening. I’d already recorded this episode. He asked me if he could also use it for a segment with an upcoming guest. I said yeah. Long story short - it was my idea, and therefore IT’S WAR! Jk. Check Letterboxd for my log dates of movies I’m discussing too for further proof it’s been a long time in the making.