Hosted by John and John · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 163 episodes
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Each month two old nerds both named John watch a movie they remember being good but haven't seen in years to determine whether or not it... holds up.
John and John hosts The Hold Up, a tv show with 163 episodes published.
No. Not the Woody Allen one. Mixing it up this month, Nelson brings out a bizarre made for TV movie from his childhood: Ants aka It Happened At Lakewood Manor. Will The Johns survive the ant onslaught? Or will they be bu
The Johns catch up on some emails before diving into the trippy, thriller, sci fi, noir, fever dream: Dark City. Will they find Shell Beach? Or will they be put to sleep? Listen and find out!
John has never seen the movie musical, Hair. Other John has also never seen the movie musical, Hair. Author and film historian, Ray Morton, has seen and adores the movie musical, Hair. Hair hair hair hair hair hair hair
It's been a busy month for The Johns. In fact, it's been so busy that they damn near forgot to publish March's episode, Rhinestone. D'oh! Apologies for the delay. Will this NYC meets country romp with Sylvester Stallone
What do you get when you combine 80s Satanic Panic with a low budget, crazy mood lighting and child actors, not to mention some wild stuff with a dog? You get The Gate. This month The Johns delve deep into a big hole in
Happy New... well, let's move on. For the first flick of 2026, the Johns are wandering into chatty 90s indie film territory with "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead!" Will a stacked cast and witty banter give this f
Happy holidays! To ring in the spirit of cheer, The Johns watch the 1994 holiday dark comedy, The Ref. Will this Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis movie escape from the cops? Or will it end up behind bars? Listen
It's time to class up the joint. This month The Johns are joined by two very special guests: Producer/Editor Glenn Morgan and Screenwriter/Film Historian Ray Morton. The Holdup continues its dive into the silent film era
MORGAN! Happy October, Morgan! The annual tradition continues as The Johns are joined by writer/director Alison Star Locke to watch the 60s horror classic, The Last Man On Earth, starring Vincent Price. Will the film end
This month The Johns take a trip down Lover's Lane to watch a formative film in Longino's relationship, Run Fatboy Run. And we take some time to discuss listener feedback to our episode on Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush
Happy 10 Year Anniversary to The Hold Up Podcast! That's right. The Johns have been hosting this show for a decade. To celebrate, Nelson decided to watch a 100 year old film: Carlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush. Will The John
For July, Longino brings forth the Jackie Chan kung fu comedy classic, Mr. Nice Guy. Having never seen it, will Nelson give a thumbs up (after surviving a death defying stunt) or will he simply die in agony? Listen and f
This month The Johns are joined by Editor Josh Lentz and filmmaker Alison Star Locke to watch an artifact from the 80s: The Wraith. Will this Charlie Sheen ghost car chase film of murder and revenge win the race or will
He listened, he emailed, and now he's here! Following our episode on Sister Act last month, Tyler now joins us to watch Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit. Will getting the band back together knock our rosaries off? Or will
After a bit of a delay, our April episode is here! Enjoy as The Johns watch the Whoopi Goldberg 90s comedy, Sister Act. Will it shine like heaven or will The Johns be having nun of it? Listen and find out!
Our April episode is running a little behind and will release later this month. But thankfully we had this special Catch Up episode waiting in the wings, so please enjoy! For the long awaited return of The Catch Up, we c
Bad Lieutenant fever continues for the month of March as The Johns watch Bad Lieutenant Port Of Call New Orleans. Will we go to iguana heaven or overdose on the absurdity? Listen and find out!
This month The Johns forsake decorum, dignity and even Jesus Christ, himself, to watch the 90s Abel Ferrara directed Harvey Keitel bender: Bad Lieutenant. Will the madness live up to Nelson's memory? And will Longino inj
Happy New Year! The Johns ring in 2025 with Hedwig and the Angry Inch! Will this early 2000's tale of gender fluidity prove a story for all time, or does it belong in the past? Listen and find out!
Happy holidays! As a nice bonus we are pleased to present a special episode and longtime listener request where we watch Trancers. Enjoy!
Dolly Parton
musical artist · Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
1 appearance on this show
Sylvester Stallone
actor and filmmaker
1 appearance on this show
Tyler
Pastor · Gym Church
1 appearance on this show
Chris Nelson
Associate Professor and Chair of the Higher Education Department at the University of Denver · University of Denver
1 appearance on this show
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