The Class of ’92: extended collector’s edition – review
As the resident Upodcasting sport fan and thankfully for this release, long time Manchester United fan it was an absolute pleasure to see this for review. This is the story of how six 14 year-old...
View ArticleBlack Sea: review
Warning, review contains mild spoilers Black Sea, is the latest from director Kevin MacDonald (Last King of Scotland). It features Jude Law (Sleuth, Dom Hemmingway) as submarine captain Robinson, on...
View ArticleBroken Horses: review
In cinemas today, Broken Horses is Vinod Chopra‘s debut Hollywood feature and makes him the first Indian filmmaker to write, produce and direct a Hollywood film Set in the shadows of the US-Mexico...
View ArticleThe longest ride, preview clip
Coming to UK cinemas from 19th June, THE LONGEST RIDE centres on the star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is...
View ArticleDaredevil – suit close-ups
As long as you’ve not been living under a rock recently, you’ll know Daredevil has started on Netflix. Or quite possibly you’ll know exactly that and also have watched all of the first series by now!...
View ArticleFar from the madding crowd
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different...
View ArticleSan Andreas: review
San Andreas is the new film starring Dwayne Johnson and imagines what would happen if the biggest earthquake ever recorded struck in California, devastating Los Angeles, before travelling along the San...
View ArticleSurvivor: The Watchmaker clip, sneak preview
We’re really up for the new film with Pierce Brosnan – Survivor – and this is a great preview clip showing why Pierce can still mix it with both good and bad characters. And given there isn’t really a...
View ArticleThe Overnight: review
This is the latest film by director Patrick Brice and executive produced by Jay and Mark Duplass and Adam Scott. Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) have recently moved to LA with their son...
View ArticleIn the heart of the sea: review
Revealing the true story and inspiration behind Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, the new film from Ron Howard recounts the tale of the Essex, a whaling ship from New England. Based on a book by Nathaniel...
View ArticleAdverts that really p*ss me off; part 327
Although this has been running for a while and I thought nothing of it, something has changed recently to make me wholeheartedly despise the advert that I will outline below. Maybe it’s the fact it’s...
View ArticleThe Wire characters what happened next: Marlo Stanfield
Here at Upodcasting we more than loved The Wire. We adored The Wire…knelt down at its altar and prayed for more of the goodstuff. Not that we were alone in this of course. And now, as times have...
View ArticleThe Shadow Line: released on DVD
With the current glut of American TV shows that continue to dominate the comedy / drama landscape, both in the US and here in the UK, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are high quality...
View ArticleComing soon: The Hour, BBC2
New to the BBC this summer is a 6 part drama, The Hour, written by Abi Morgan. Set in 1956 on a British topical news programme (think Panorama in a prior incarnation perhaps) at the time of the Suez...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe top 10 jokes 2011
Since its inception in 1947, as an alternative (on the fringe of) to the Edinburgh International Festival, the Fringe has grown to such gargantuan proportions that it is reportedly the largest arts...
View ArticleIn praise of Pulp
It’s been fully 33 years since the UK band Pulp formed and 33 years since I’ve been around. A coincidence? I think not. Perhaps the most misunderstood of the successful Britpop bands in the ’90s,...
View ArticleClint (Harry) rocks it in our first ever COW
Not much to say other than I think this is a fine way to get our COW (clip of the week) series up and running. Remember kids, the next time you’re in a hostage situation, just keep pouring that sugar...
View ArticleCOW on a Friday – Wiley, Numbers in Action
Moooo, this COW is great This week’s cow comes from Wiley, a UK hip-hop artist. In the running for Best Video at the 2011 MOBOs this is a really clever video, perfectly complementing the lyrics....
View ArticleCOW – Justice feat. Simian
Clip of the week, Moooooo! So, another week, another clip. This is a particularly fine example of some excellently staged destruction, albeit in a quite arty way. This clip by Justice featuring...
View ArticleDrive – quite possibly movie of the year
Having heard a lot about The Pusher and having seen Bronson, I’m not sure why I was quite as surprised as I was by how damned fine the film is. It’s a pretty easy plot – stunt driver in the movies has...
View ArticleThe Artist
The Artist is the latest film from director Michel Hazanavicius. Re-uniting Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo (also from Hazanavicius’ hilarious OSS117: Cairo, nest of spies) the Artist tells the story...
View ArticleLego The Movie
Some interesting news greeted my inbox today and I’m not at all sure of where I stand on this one. In fact, even thinking of standing on Lego brings back painful childhood memories – especially when...
View ArticleThe Random Adventures of Brandon Generator
The renowned illustrator for Marvel and Lucasfilm, Tommy Lee Edwards, has joined forces with Edgar Wright, – award-winning director of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz – to create a world first...
View ArticleMel Gibson’s summer vacation with pizzas
Lights, camera, action! Or in Upod’s case: pizza, ice cream, movie! The venue? Martin’s flat, London. The food? Domino’s meat-based pizzas and Ben and Jerry’s Vermonster and Cookie Dough ice cream. The...
View ArticleDead man down
DEAD MAN DOWN exploding into cinemas on May 3 When the body of a gang member is discovered in the freezer of crime boss Alphonse’s (Terrence Howard) mansion – a clear message has been sent… or has it?...
View ArticleDragon (Wu Xia)
Coming out this Friday, a new (but 2 years old…) Donnie Yen movie: Dragon / Wu-Xia. We love Donnie Yen at Upod so getting to see this was a treat. Spoilers below; you have been warned 🙂 Liu Jin-xi...
View Article4th Rendez-vous with French cinema
Never let it be said Upod lacks flair, sophistication or an eye for the unusual. Starting today, April 4th, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema is back in London for its 4th edition, with fantastic films...
View ArticleI’m so excited! Trailer & poster
…A NEW FILM BY PEDRO ALMODÓVAR, OPENING MAY 3RD IN THE UK Usually I wouldn’t care too much for the darling of Spanish cinema, but on this occasion I’ll waive my usual cynicism. I can only hope the...
View Article21 and over – new preview clip
Upod are pleased to make show you a new clip from 21 and Over, the upcoming comedy from the writers of The Hangover; Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Straight-A college student Jeff Chang has always done...
View ArticleThe East is coming
THE EAST starring Brit Marling (ANOTHER EARTH), Alexander Skarsgård (TRUE BLOOD), Ellen Page (JUNO) and Patricia Clarkson (STATION AGENT) will be released in cinemas across the UK & Ireland on June...
View ArticleWay cool video: Is Tropical – The Greeks
Check out this video of The Greeks by Brit band Is Tropical. It’s ages old (2011), but worthy of a post I’d say. In fact, the video is so bloody good I can’t tell you anything of any note about the...
View ArticleHighly odd but highly brilliant: Without You – Lapalux
If in my last post I said that the video was way cool, then this video has to be way weird. It’s brilliant…but ever so weird. Directed by Nick Rutter and featuring Natalia Tena (better known for...
View Article300: Rise of an empire
The stylistically-gory trailer for 300: Rise of an empire has just been released and Upod has also been given some cracking new posters for it. Sequel to the hugely successful 300, these posters...
View ArticleCuttooth by Cuttooth
For those of you who’ve seen the video I posted on here last week – Without You by Lapalux – that may give a clue as to the music I like to listen to. Down-tempo, not with a 4:4 (or, even worse, 4 to...
View ArticleThe Heat
The Heat is the latest movie from Paul Feig, director of the acclaimed and universally adored Bridesmaids. Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy (also in Bridesmaids), The Heat is about an...
View ArticleThe Evil Dead: coming to your home from August 12th
Released this Monday, August 12th, the DVD and Blu-Ray of Evil Dead, one of my movies of the year so far. A fitting remake for the 21st century, this has some things the original lacks: consistently...
View ArticleSky Share
Got Sky, love Facebook and want to keep your mates up to speed on the latest and greatest that you’re watching? Sky Share is probably the thing for you in that case. Well, I say that, but you don’t...
View ArticlePain and Gain review: Michael Bay’s best film?
A good title for this movie I have to say. Adapted from a truly horrific real life story Michael Bay‘s newest on screen adventure is a crime-comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony...
View ArticleAbout Time: Review
About Time is the latest film from British director Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Four Weddings). A great cast of Brits, plus of course Rachel McAdams and Margot Robbie (Neighbours and...
View ArticleDial M for Murder 3D – a review in 2 dimensions
Dial M for Murder 3D. During what has become my unofficial Hitchcockathon at the British Film Institute this month, I had the chance to watch a restored version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1950s classic in...
View ArticleRush: out this Friday
In cinemas this Friday is the new film from Ron Howard and normally, I’d not be arsed to be honest. HOWEVER…Rush is a re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between two Formula 1 drivers: James...
View ArticleRobocop: The New Trailer
The long-awaited (?) Robocop re-vamp has finally come to life with this trailer for the 2014 release of Paul Verhoeven‘s mid-80s sci-fi cult classic. 25 years or so really is a long time, so we can’t...
View ArticleBlue Jasmine review: Jasmine is truly Blue in Woody’s latest bid for another...
A Woody Allen movie, despite the annual appearance, is always an event. Upod casts its eye over Blue Jasmine, his latest release. Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) is a former New York socialite, broke...
View ArticleReview: Anchorman 2 – does the legend continue?
Joy of joys in the season of goodwill, my co-host Asim was unable to attend our screening of Anchorman 2. One man’s pain is another man’s gain. It is a hard life, but sometimes you just have to take...
View ArticleJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – review
Warning, contains plot spoilers. A film right up my street to almost kick-off the year with. An interesting one this as Chris Pine is now the 4th incarnation of the seemingly evergreen Tom Clancy...
View ArticleCuban Fury
If ever there was a perfect role for Nick Frost, then surely being Cuban Fury is it. Beneath Bruce Garrett’s shabby, flabby exterior, beats the heart of once great Salsa king! Only one woman can...
View ArticleThe Machine: review
The Machine is a British indie sci-fi movie, first screened last year before its general release in 2014. Set in the near future, the West is in the midst of a new cold war with China that has sent...
View ArticleAfter the night (Ate ver a luz): Review
After the night is a portrayal of life in the slums of Lisbon. Directed by Basil da Cunha we see life through the eyes of Sombra, who returns to his life as a drug dealer after coming out of jail. His...
View ArticleThe Vault: a missing John Carpenter
What a great little (under 90 minutes) movie this is! Is it one of these movies that will herald the rebirth of the long lost & last seen in the 90s, genre movie? I’m not so sure, but it fits the...
View ArticleDennis Skinner: nature of the beast // A portrait of one of the UK’s most...
At a time when trust in politicians, in pretty much all countries is eroding to the point it may never return in a meaningful sense, it is refreshing to say the least, to be made aware of how...
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