Happy New Year! To celebrate the start of 2021, The Johns decided to get CRAZY!!!! Strap the F in because we're... flipping a coin. That's right, a coin toss will determine if we're watching Crash (2004) or Crash (1996). There can be only one Crash. Which will win this most epic battle? Listen and find out!

We did it. Another year in the books. Come celebrate with some light hearted fun as we watch the 1992 whodunnit comedy, Once Upon A Crime. Is this piece of Longino's childhood a hidden gem of the 90s, or is it dead on arrival? Listen and find out!

It's election time again so hold on to you butts. The Johns jump back into the political fire and watch Wag The Dog. Recorded before the November 3rd, 2020 US Presidential election, be fully warned that this episode gets very political. Will this 90s Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman political dark comedy pack the same punch today? Or will it lose in the electoral college of Longino and Nelson? Listen and find out!

What better way to celebrate the Halloween season than deep, scarring psychological trauma? Join the Johns and special guest Alison Star Locke as they watch The Last House On The Left. Trigger warning: the film being discussed involves many difficult subjects, including rape, violence and torture. This is not a light episode. Ali and Longino confess how the movie deeply disturbed them on first viewing. But will it pack the same emotional punch decades later? Listen and find out!

What's better than two Johns? How about THREE?!? This month Jon Caligiuri joins The Hold Up Podcast to watch Rodney Dangerfield's Back To School. Exactly how will a wealthy, privileged white man bribing his way through college play in 2020? Will we dance the night away to Twist And Shout after pulling off a Triple Lindy? Or will we vomit up our European style sandwiches in a belly flop? Listen and find out!

Welcome to a very special 5th anniversary episode of The Hold Up! To commemorate this glorious occasion, we decided to watch a film Nelson saw and spoke to Longino about at our first recording session: Killing Them Softly. Will this Brad Pitt crime drama's stock continue to soar? Or will it crash and burn in economic collapse? Listen and find out!

Our friend, Tyler, requested we watch a silent film to distract us from the crushing depression of isolation. Hoping it was just what the doctor ordered, we chose the 1924 Buster Keaton comedy: Sherlock Jr. Can Keaton crack the case without cracking his skull? Is he the modern day Tom Cruise? And will this near century old movie rescue us from the modern horrors of life? Listen and find out!

We're back, baby! This is Part 2 of the first episode of our new spinoff podcast special, The Catch Up, where we watch a universally loved movie that one of us has never seen. Last time we gushed over the Paul Newman classic, The Hustler. And this time we continue the Fast Eddie saga with Martin Scorsese's The Color Of Money.

Welcome to our new spinoff of The Hold Up called The Catch Up where we watch a universally beloved film that one of us happens to have never seen. Occasionally we'll post these as bonus episodes to enjoy. And we're starting off with a two part episode! In part one, Longino will finally see The Hustler. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we watch The Color Of Money. Enjoy!

Join the Johns for a special listener request as we watch the swords and sorcery classic: Excalibur. Will this film of legend, directed by John Boorman, shine brightly like the holy grail? Or will its creepy, nasty and dirty side encase us in stone for ages until someone can pull us out? Listen and find out!