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The Hold Up

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.

Ranked #1

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07 - Shakespeare In Love

07 - Shakespeare In Love

Two households, both alike in nerdity, In fair Los Angeles, where we lay our scene, From ancient mics break new technolo... Read more

5 Feb 2016

58mins

Ranked #2

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47 - Gone With The Wind

47 - Gone With The Wind

Yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaawwww! Hope y'all are ready for some good old fashioned blockbuster movie watchin'. Never mind the t... Read more

1 May 2019

1hr 27mins

Ranked #3

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51 - Popeye

51 - Popeye

It's time to set sail for Sweethaven! For September the Johns are watching Robert Altman's Popeye. Will this children'... Read more

3 Sep 2019

57mins

Ranked #4

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50 Pt 1 - Mad Max

50 Pt 1 - Mad Max

Welcome to the special 50th episode of The Hold Up Podcast! This month we are celebrating our 4th anniversary and 50th ... Read more

1 Aug 2019

1hr 9mins

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05 - Lethal Weapon

05 - Lethal Weapon

Happy Holidays! Get that gun out of your mouth, and join John and John as they take on Lethal Weapon. Are they getting... Read more

17 Dec 2015

1hr 6mins

Ranked #6

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54 - Death Becomes Her

54 - Death Becomes Her

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! And what better way to celebrate than... a Robert Zemeckis movie about und... Read more

2 Dec 2019

59mins

Ranked #7

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46 - Unbreakable

46 - Unbreakable

Trevor Carlee, the hero we all deserve, returns to The Hold Up Podcast to discuss his love for M. Night Shyamalan's soph... Read more

1 Apr 2019

1hr 22mins

Ranked #8

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52 - The Others

52 - The Others

This podcast... is ours! Happy Halloween season! This year The Johns are joined by their wives, Ali and Sujata, to wat... Read more

1 Oct 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #9

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48 - Buffy The Vampire Slayer

48 - Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Every generation a slayer will rise, and sometimes she may even become... Movie Trivia Schmoedown Champion. This month ... Read more

4 Jun 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #10

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50 Pt 3 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

50 Pt 3 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

This car chase ain't even close to over, suckaaaas! Welcome back to Part 3 of our 50th Episode, Mad Max: Beyond Thunder... Read more

15 Aug 2019

1hr 2mins

Ranked #11

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50 Pt 2 - The Road Warrior

50 Pt 2 - The Road Warrior

The madness continues as we celebrate 4 years of The Hold Up Podcast and our 50th episode. In part 2 we drive onward in... Read more

7 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #12

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49 - Vision Quest

49 - Vision Quest

What do you get when you combine a feel good 80s high school wrestling saga with a beatnik, coming of age poetry odyssey... Read more

1 Jul 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #13

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53 - Top Gun

53 - Top Gun

Yep. It's Top Gun.

1 Nov 2019

1hr 12mins

Ranked #14

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45 - Red Rock West

45 - Red Rock West

With a car running on fumes and a wallet down to it's last five dollars, The Johns pull into the town of Red Rock. They... Read more

1 Mar 2019

1hr

Ranked #15

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02 - Big

02 - Big

This month the Johns tackle the Tom Hanks classic, Big. Time to make a wish on Zoltar... or was it Zoltan? https://en.w... Read more

23 Sep 2015

1hr 2mins

Ranked #16

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06 - Houseguest

06 - Houseguest

Grab your Mickey Dee's and hunker down with John and John as they take on the 1995 Sinbad master-work, Houseguest. From... Read more

25 Jan 2016

1hr 10mins

Ranked #17

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03 - The Blair Witch Project

03 - The Blair Witch Project

Happy Halloween! This month The Johns take on The Blair Witch Project. Is the movie as incredible as John L. insists? ... Read more

19 Oct 2015

36mins

Ranked #18

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50 Pt 4 - Mad Max Fury Road

50 Pt 4 - Mad Max Fury Road

It is time to rise from the ashes of this world and conclude Episode 50 with Part 4 - Mad Max: Fury Road. Will Longino ... Read more

22 Aug 2019

1hr 19mins

Ranked #19

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44 - The Cable Guy

44 - The Cable Guy

What better way to celebrate the month of love than with a film about stalking? Join The Johns for their discussion of ... Read more

1 Feb 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #20

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60 - Excalibur

60 - Excalibur

Join the Johns for a special listener request as we watch the swords and sorcery classic: Excalibur. Will this film of ... Read more

1 Jun 2020

1hr 5mins

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