This week on Fred on Film I’m fresh off my 2nd EVER celeb interviews, chatting to stars Rachel McAdams & Dylan O’Brien, director Sam Raimi and producer Zainab Azizi, about their new black-comedy survival-gore oddity SEND HELP!

Then I review whether it’s funny/edgy enough (NO SPOILERS), whether we’re getting Evil Dead Sam Raimi or MCU Sam Raimi, and go on a deep dive into why I think Rachel McAdams is underrated.

Plus: First-look thoughts on The Beatles movie(s?) press pics, starring Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson and Joseph Quinn, and a quick laugh/cry at the newly announced Fast & Furious 11 title.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

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SEND HELP!

00:40 Send Help - Intro / Synopsis

02:33 Sam Raimi (director) & Zainab Azizi (producer) INTERVEW

07:15 Rachel McAdama & Dylan O’Brien (stars) INTERVIEW!

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SEND HELP Review (no spoilers)

12:19 Send Help REVIEW

12:33 Really enjoyed the opening set up of themes & tone

13:06 Sam Raimi is the OG of black comedy/horror

15:35 It’s lacking a sense of place. Was it shot in a studio?

18:13 Less than the sum of it’s parts?

19:03 A Post-MCU Sam Raimi rather than Evil dead Sam Raimi

20:14 Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/cWqFJ7

20:47 Graham Norton was in my screening

22:57 Rachel McAdams has a fascinatingly underrated filmography

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26:28 Beatles Biopic First Images Released! My Thoughts

33:28 Fast & Furious 11 HAHAHAHAH (mention The Beatles Doc)

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35:42 Coming up 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.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

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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 why

09:45 No nomination for The Rock

11:15 Paul Mescal’s iPhone face was NOT snubbed.

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12:28 Just so you know, I predicted The Traitors. Stick with me.

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13:41 PRIMATE Review (no spoilers)

14:50 The cast looked awkward at the premiere

15:34 I was willing to get on board with the cliche, but

17:30 It’s far funnier than it is scary, and that’s a problem

18:45 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

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22:47 My Godfather 2 crisis and YOUR most hated All-Time Classic Movies!!

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31:05 A new hilarious snippet from my Movie Journal (Pulp Fiction)

This week on FoF I breakdown how they could make The Traitors EVEN BETTER. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been loving this series, but it could be INCREDIBLE with these tweaks. Imagine if you actually wanted to watch the missions?!

Plus; I’m excited by Steven Knight’s (Peaky Blinders) new Bond script teaser, Hans Zimmer is scoring the new HBO Harry Potter series… or is he? And I breakdown some of your reactions to 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

To finish off, I take you into the mind of 2008 Fred as we look at my then-list of top 100 movies, and leaf through my hilarious movie journal. And don’t miss the now-trademarked FoF disclaimer.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

00:38 How can we fix The Traitors? My 4 Step Plan.

07:07 New Bond Script Teaser from Steven Knight!

10:14 Hans Zimmer to score HBO’s Harry Potter…or is he?

14:09 Bone Temple REACTION has got me thinking… (SPOILERS!!!)

20:18 THE RIP Review (no spoilers) and why you should watch it regardless

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24:33 Fred’s Favourite Movies 2008 (Time Capsule!!!)

31:08 What I’ve learnt about movie criticism & subjectivity from looking back at this list

32:30 My 2008 Film Journal!!!!! (Hilarious 15 year old reviews)

44:49 THE FOF DISCLAIMER

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45:12 Please rate and review! + Next Week’s HUGE ANGENDA