The Punching Up Movie Podcast

Episode 7-SHAFT (1971) 

According to the legendary Isaac Hayes, John Shaft is a “Bad Mutha” as well as being a “sex machine to all the chicks,” whilst also being a “complicated man… who will risk his…

Episode 6-Inception (2010)

It’s a Punching Up first!!!!!
Damian has decided to play the bad guy this time and has nominated Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending sci-fi actioner Inception for the Punching…

Episode 5a-KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON AT FREDDY'S

Punching Up is back with a mini episode before we launch Season 2.
It’s Punching Up’s first re-match.

For the second time, Damian and Adam have th…

Episode 5-CAT BALLOU (1965)

You can’t accuse Adam Nightingale of not being objective. 

In this episode, Adam punches up at one of his favourite actors, Lee Marvin for his outrageous Oscar-winning per…

Episode 4: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)

It’s episode 4 and this time Adam Nightingale takes Sergio Leone’s Italian cowboy epic to task for its torturous length and lofty pretensions.
Damian A…

Episode 3: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)

Buggin and mugging with Marty and Gene

The Punching Up Movie Podcast tackles its first comedy, Mel Brook’s 1974 spoof of the classic Universal Frankenstein movies…

Episode 2-RAGING BULL (1980)

Can an actor be too good at their job? Adam Nightingale seems to think so, taking Robert de Niro to task for far too successfully inhabiting the role of the charmless, mi…

Episode 1-2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

“In space, no one can hear you yawn!”

Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 ground-breaking sci-fi classic is Damian Asher’s favourite film of all time. Adam Nightingale thinks…

2001: A Space Odyssey

“In space, no one can hear you yawn!”

Punching Up The Movie Podcast

The Punching Up movie podcast takes to task great films from the canon, both cult classics and beloved popular cinematic movies that Adam or Damian may have a problem w…