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"You Can See Everything" Spoiler-Free Thoughts, "Primetime" Full Review + Early Best Picture Predictions
This week on FoF - I Have Seen Everything. At least, I’ve seen both of the new movies from Lance Oppenheim, one of which is PRIMETIME which we review later in the show, but the other is YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, the incredibly buzzy documenta
LFF 2026 Review: Surprises, Let-Downs, Most Annoying Audience Member and more + "Wildwood" & "Fatherland" Reviews
This week on FoF we mourn (and celebrate) the passing of LFF by doing a nice little debrief of my most overrated, underrated, surprising and disappointing movies at the festival. I also tell the story of the most annoying audience member of
Whalefall Review + Best Ocean-Based Movies, Digger Blowback & Cruise's Oscar Chances
This week on FoF we dive DEEP into the review of Whalefall, watch out for my spoiler-free section of the review in the timestamps before touching on some minor spoilers later on. I then give a run down of some of my favourite Ocean-based mo
The Social Reckoning & Verity Reviews + The Best Movie Nightclubs, LFF "Film Festival-itis" Warning & My Screenplay Gets Shortlisted!
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 las
Digger Review (no spoilers) + Tom Cruise fOfSCARS + Subjective vs Objective Movie Ratings
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
Sense & Sensibility Review + The Guy Who Has Only Seen 5 Films + BabyStar Review
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 t
Resident Evil Review (No Spoilers)
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 a
PRESSURE vs The WW2 Movie Tiers (Review), "The IMAX Bubble" + 3 Cracking Listener HOT TAKES
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 cal
My LFF 2026 Picks + The Death of Robin Hood, Leviticus & I Want Your Sex Reviews
This week on FoF we dive into the freshly ripened programme for the London Film Festival 2026. I run you through some top gala screenings and movies I'm personally excited for. That's after, by the way, I've already told you about my new GI
One Night Only + The Dog Stars Reviews, Inde Navarette's Clever Career Move & YOUR Hot Takes!
This week on FoF we review the new Rom(?)Com(?) One Night Only, and the new Ridley Scott movie The Dog Stars. We also introduce SPOILER ZONE! A new segment at the end of the pod where I dive into spoilers on both movies. I discuss the news
The Ridley Scott fOfSCARS, Camp Miasma Review, My First Letterboxd Hearts + Should Cinemas Have Intermissions?
This week on FoF we celebrate my debut as a Letterboxd Heart-er! I run you through some of my first hearts. I also discuss my experience seeing Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma, before finishing off with a pair of cracking Voice Note Hot
The End of Oak Street Review + Netflix Movie Rant, James Cameron fOfSCARS & Are Creative Degrees Worth It?
This week on FoF we have 2 suburban sci-fi horror movies with The End of Oak Street (no spoilers) coming to cinemas and The Last House on Netflix. One of these absolutely sucks by the way, listen to find out which. We then commemorate the n
The FoF Movie Star Rating Guide + "Tony" Review (No Spoilers), Spider-Man Box Office, Nolan fOfSCARS & James Bond News
This week on FoF we have a BUMPER episode, starting off with the big reveal of The FoF Movie Star Rating Guide. This is intended as a vibes-based bit of fun where I try to explain the logic behind my subjective movie star ratings. I also li
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review (No Spoilers) + Doomsday Trailer Reaction + Your MCU Hot Takes
This week on FoF we dive into the MCU with a review of the new Spider-Man outing Brand New Day, before sharing anguish and hope in response to the Doomsday trailer. We also find time to discuss Ryan Gosling being cast as Ghost Rider (with s
Did I Get Paid To Love The Odyssey? + My Nolan Ranking & Your Hot Takes!
This week on FoF we are discussing the fallout from The Odyssey including whether I got paid to love the movie (spoiler: no) and updating my Nolan Movie Rankings. We also brush over the Dune: Part 3 and Digger trailers before diving into YO
The Odyssey Review (No Spoilers)
This week on FoF we are chatting Movie. Yes THE Movie event of the year (and that's saying something this year) - The Odyssey. We review it in depth and - of course - with NO SPOILERS for those who haven't read the book (like me). My junket
Avengers Doomsday Scoop, Evil Dead Burn Review + The Odyssey Competition!
This week on FoF we are pre-Odyssey. My junket interview with Nolan is out on my YouTube, and I have a competition to win 2 tickets to opening day! Stick around and find out how to win. We also have two, yes TWO scoops on Avengers: Doomsday
Liked THE DRAMA? Say Hello to THE INVITE. [Spoiler-Free Review] + More of YOUR Hot Takes
This week on FoF we are raising a glass to THE INVITE, the spiritual sequel to THE DRAMA, where social etiquette is once again tossed aside at a dinner party in the face of another crazy revelation. I talk through the comedy, aesthetic, and
Your Hottest Takes + The Funniest Comedy of The Year [Never Change! Review]
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
Why Toy Story 5 Broke Me [Spoiler-Free Review]
This week on FoF we tentatively turn to the world of Toy Story in hope that a 5th movie can recapture the magic of the original trilogy. I talk through how it hit me as a new Dad, and whether I thought it was successful on par with the prev
Disclosure Day Review (No Spoilers) & Scorsese AI Rant
This week on FoF we are reviewing Disclosure Day, the new blockbuster movie from Steven Spielberg about government extra-terrestrial cover ups. We discuss comparisons to his own movies Close Encounters and War of the Worlds (and…Crystal Sku
“Masters of the Universe” Put Me To Sleep + “Power Ballad” is the Ultimate Dad Movie [Spoiler-Free Reviews]
Today on FoF we discuss 2 Dad movies of differing quality. In the case of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE I have not had a more baffling, disorientating cinema experience in quite some time, so we have a nice big giggle about that in my first EVER
Unpacking BACKROOMS (Spoiler-Free), Ranting about BOND Casting + Mini Darling gets Letterboxd!
Today on FoF we enter the BACKROOMS, a new horror(?) movie directed by Kane Parsons off the back of a very successful YouTube mini-series of the same name. I review it's visual and tonal strengths, whilst discussing why I think it is lackin
The Mandalorian, Grogu, and 1 Huge Rant (Spoiler-Free Review)
Today we return to a galaxy far, far away to review (SPOILER-FREE) The Mandalorian & Grogu, the new anxiously anticipated big screen spin-off of the previous Disney+ streaming spin-off. So we’re spinning off the spin-off. I walk you through
Rom-Coms are BACK! (Finding Emily) + Crime-Capers are Cool Again (Tuner) - REVIEWS
This week on FoF we indulge in 2 types of movies Hollywood does not make anymore…except they just did! Finding Emily (which is a British Rom Com tbf and not Hollywood), and Tuner (a cool Crime-Caper) both pleased me on different levels and
How I Cracked The Odyssey Code (Secret Discord) + 5 Huge Rants (The Sheep Detectives, Star Ratings & more)
This week on FoF I CRACKED NOLAN’S ODYSSEY CIPHER BEFORE ANYONE ELSE ON EARTH and discovered a secret Discord group chat. We then go baaaaa-rmy for The Sheep Detectives, but maybe not in a good way, maybe in a baaad way. Speaking of which,
2 New Horrors, 1 Perfect Movie. (Obsession vs Hokum Reviews)
This week on FoF a Horror Double-Bill, OBSESSION vs HOKUM, and ONE of them is an instant classic (which may or may not be getting a 5 star treatment). The other is, well, just ok (or maybe worse) - but I might be in the minority on that, so
All Devil, No Prada: Anne Hathaway’s 2026 Just Went 0/2 (Prada & Mother Mary REVIEWS) + Pitching Classic Rom-Com Sequels
This week on FoF it's Anne Hathaway's comeback, Anne she does Hathaway of coming up with 2 movies in 1 week, doesn't she! We review "The Devil Wears Prada 2" which you will be all too aware of, and also her art-house outing in David Lowery'
Everything You Missed at CinemaCon 2026 ft. Dune 3 Rant, Tom Cruise's Oscar Grab + Hunt for Gollum Doubts
This week on FoF we round up all the important news from CinemaCon 2026, the annual movie tradeshow. We delight at the incoming Tom Cruise Oscar campaign, throw some anxious shade on the Hunt for Gollum and get jealous of people with Dune:
The Best Movies Directed by Actors + James McAvoy's CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'
This week on FoF we honour the release of James McAvoy's directorial debut CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' by ranking The Best Movies Directed by Actors. Largely a subjective list of 19, but with some input from you guys from the group chat. Expect men
