Category: Podcast
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Ep56 | COMPANION, THE LAST SHOWGIRL, LOVE HURTS, BLITZ & BIRD
Happy Valentine’s Day! The theme this week? Love, England and spinning plates… three things that don’t usually go hand in hand. The boys are ploughing through that awards season nominees with five films to review this week. Adam caught two of the Outstanding British film nominees at the BAFTAs to review this week: Bird and…
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Ep56 | COMPANION, THE LAST SHOWGIRL, LOVE HURTS, BLITZ & BIRD
Happy Valentine’s Day! The theme this week? Love, England and spinning plates… three things that don’t usually go hand in hand. The boys are ploughing through that awards season nominees with five films to review this week. Adam caught two of the Outstanding British film nominees at the BAFTAs to review this week: Bird and…
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Ep55 | SEPTEMBER 5, HARD TRUTHS and Joanna Lumley <3
‘Things will never be the same again!’ Both Adam’s reaction to Sonic 3 and listeners’ reactions to learning that Joanna Lumley holds a special place in his heart. This episode has reviews for nominated films ‘September 5’, ‘Hard Truths’, ‘The Substance’ and ‘Conclave’ along with some hilariously random tangents. The boys also discuss the new…
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Ep54 | Our Review of THE BRUTALIST – 2025’s Best Picture or a 3.5-Hour Slog?
The 2025 Oscar race has been a turbulent one already and in Movie On Up’s pursuit to predict the winners, they must watch each nominee! This week, The Brutalist takes centre stage. With a mammoth runtime and a 15-minute interval, does Brady Corbet’s ambitious film collapse under its own weight or does it deliver something…
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Ep53 | EMILIA PÉREZ, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, NICKEL BOYS and SATURDAY NIGHT Reviews
This episode truly has it all! Bob Dylan impressions, hot takes, Timothée Chalamet adoration and a futile attempt to understand how Emilia Pérez has 13 Oscar nominations. It’s a goodun. Featuring reviews for Best Picture noms Emilia Pérez, A Complete Unknown and Nickel Boys along with Jason Reitman’s frenetic new comedy: Saturday Night. Share the…
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BONUS – 2025 Oscar Nominee Shortlist Reaction and AI Wallace & Gromit
The shortlisted nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have been revealed. Adam and Alfie unpack the biggest categories and question why Challengers is without any nods AGAIN. Oh, there’s also a one-man play from Adam (with the help of AI) that imagines what could happen if Wallace & Gromit were to become auteur directors. Don’t…
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Ep52 | BABYGIRL Review and Nosferatu Drinks a Capri-Sun
In this week’s episode, the lads face the awkward job of reviewing Babygirl, an ‘erotic thriller’ from director Halina Reijn. Will it dominate the box office or submit to mixed reviews? Spicy. …Do podcast descriptions need intimacy coordinators? Anyway! Adam also braved Nosferatu and reports that he BLOODY loved it. Get it?! You can share…
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BONUS – 2025 BAFTA Nominee Shortlist Reaction
Challengers snubbed! In this bonus episode, Alfie & Adam chat about the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominees. The shortlist is mostly unsurprising but what’s been overhyped and what’s been forgotten!? Share the podcast with your friends and family and get in touch: Instagram: @movieonup TikTok: @movieonup Send us your questions: hello@movieonup.com (Music by Coma-Media via Pixabay)
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Ep51 | NOSFERATU and A REAL PAIN Reviews
Two strong films (both sure to be Oscar-tipped) are the subject in this episode. Alfie braved the latest horror from Robert Eggers, Nosferatu, while Adam joined Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin on a cathartic, family trip in A Real Pain. The MOU boys also discuss the 2025 films that pique their interest. Share the podcast…
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Ep50 | OUR TOP 5 FILMS OF 2024 and reviews of BETTER MAN & MUFASA: THE LION KING
Two instalments of unwanted CGI animals this week and Adam was lucky enough to go watch both! The Robbie Williams biopic Better Man and Mufasa: The Lion King from Oscar winner Barry Jenkins. This week on episode 50 the lads also dive into the past 12 months and talk about the best, worst and down-right…