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?

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

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01:23 Oscar Predictions!!

02:36 Best Cinematography

06:33 Best Original Screenplay

07:43 Best Adapted Screenplay

09:11 Best Supporting Actor

12:06 Best Supporting Actress

19:08 Best Actress

22:10 Best Actor

26:14 Best Casting

29:08 Best Director

30:53 Best Picture

36:14 Run-through of predictions

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37:00 THE CHAOSCARS (Alt-predictions inc. YOUR submissions!)

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43:36 Forrest Grump RANT about Everyman Cinemas

48:04 Next week!!!

On this bonus episode of Fred Asquith On Film we have a very special collab feature with my good friends James & George of Pulp Kitchen (fellow London-based movie podcast)!

In anticipation of the 2026 Oscars, we run through the Best Picture battles and winners from 2000-2025, debating ALL the highs, lows, Gladiators and Green Books, in order to determine: What is the BEST Best Picture of the 21st Century?

Let me know your thoughts on our decision AND if you wanna hear more collabs/features like this!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:24 Intro

02:21 The Evolution of Best Picture

04:48 Gladiator (2000)

06:47 A Beautiful Mind (2001)

08:03 Chicago (2002)

09:57 The Return of the King (2003)

14:36 Million Dollar Baby (2004)

14:58 Crash (2005)

16:25 The Departed (2006)

19:07 No Country For Old Men (2007)

20:51 Slumdog Millionnaire (2008)

22:47 The Hurt Locker (2009)

25:27 The Kings Speech (2010)

26:06 The Artist (2011)

26:58 Argo (2012)

29:26 12 Years A Slave (2013)

32:00 Birdman (2014)

36:15 Spotlight (2015)

37:28 Moonlight (2016)

38:54 The Shape of Water (2017)

41:20 Green Book (2018)

44:08 Parasite (2019)

46:35 Nomadland (2020)

47:20 CODA (2021)

47:45 Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

49:38 Oppenheimer (2023)

51:53 Anora (2024)

54:43 DECISION TIME! The BEST-Best Picture of the 21st Century!!

57:01 Rotten Tomatoes Ranking GAME!

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.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

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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 laugh

12:00 Our FoF Community Predictions need work…

12:53 Oscar predictions incoming!!

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13:06 The Elvis & Paul McCartney Premieres were STARRY

18:21 “EPIC: ELVIS IN CONCERT ” Review! https://boxd.it/d6Qo5V

21:05 “MAN ON THE RUN” (Paul McCartney Doc) Review https://boxd.it/dcocAZ

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27:04 Forrest Grump (3 Annoying Things In Cinemas this week)

31:05 15yo Fred reviews The Hurt Locker in 2010

32:38 NEXT WEEK - OSCARS PREDICTIONS!!!!

This week on Fred On Film, my Darling Wife is in the studio as producer! And she only has one thing to say…

ANYWAY, first we dive straight into the mud (and other fluids) of Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights. Is it just trash fan fiction, or something more? I discuss the discourse, the dirty deeds, and my delight with the movie.

Plus, with the news that Brad Pitt’s F1: The Movie is getting a sequel, I read out your hilarious suggestions for title ideas (2 F 2 Furious anyone?). Probably my favourite time of 2026 so far hahaha

I then struggle through the Testament of Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried’s…musical??) and alongside it launch a new segment: Forrest Grump (cinema rants).

We finish another excerpt from my Teenage Movie Journals, another certain Amanda Seyfried musical from 2008…cmon, Take A Chance On Me and stay till the end to find out which one, and what 15yo me had to say about it.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

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00:36 WUTHERING HEIGHTS Review! (Mild Spoilers)

01:30 My relationship to the book and the interpretation in general

07:07 The Naughty Bits

08:34 Performances are strong within the world of THIS version

11:49 Striking (but inconsistent?) visual style

13:16 Charlie XCX’s soundtrack has way less presence than I expected

14:31 Poissibly a 2nd Act pacing issue

14:56 It is trash, but I think it landed the plane on being slightly more than that

16:42 Summary & Letterboxd Rating https://boxd.it/d73uAr

18:06 The FoF Disclaimer

18:19 DARLING IS HERE! Her review…

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19:06 LOLLING at possible titles for the F1 sequel (LISTENER SUGGESTIONS!)

24:43 THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE Review! (No Spoilers) https://boxd.it/d6Q89H

29:47 Forrest Grump: Cinema Rants Ep1

31:46 My Teenage Movie Journals - Amanda Seyfried/Accent Edition!

34:11 NEXT WEEK IS VERY EXCITING

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.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

00:35 AI on Netflix: PANIC

07:28 CRIME 101 Review (no spoilers!) ⁠https://boxd.it/d38kvl

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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 something

27:20 The Adventures of Cliff Booth - QT+Fincher=Perfect Movie

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33:19 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN feels cliche now (rewatch thoughts)

35:34 WUTHERING HEIGHTS: Hype & Darling's Galentines

39:14 NEXT WEEK!

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