Frame 70 Reviews

Fraser & Darryl
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Frame 70 Reviews is a movie and television review podcast for people who love great stories. Every episode answers one simple question. Is it worth your time? From new cinema releases and streaming premieres to full TV season recaps and films from the vault, we review the stories worth watching, and help you decide what deserves your time. Most episodes are under 20 minutes, making them perfect for your morning commute, lunch break or drive home. Hosted by Fraser and his father Darryl. Every review in full at frame70.com, including the story of how Frame 70 started. Get in touch at hello@frame70.com

  1. 1d ago

    Pressure (2026) • Review • Spoiler Free

    In the tense seventy-two hours before D-Day, the fate of the largest seaborne invasion in history came down to something nobody could control: the weather. Pressure, the 2026 drama from director Anthony Maras, stars Andrew Scott as Group Captain James Stagg, the Scottish meteorologist entrusted with the most consequential forecast ever made, and Brendan Fraser as General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the man who had to act on it. Adapted from David Haig's acclaimed stage play, with Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damian Lewis rounding out the cast, it tells the one D-Day story the movies had never touched. A lifelong reader of everything Second World War, Darryl went into this advance screening with high hopes — and came out with his heart in his mouth. He shares why a film built on weather charts and quiet rooms gripped him harder than most action pictures, which two performances he can't stop thinking about, and the true story that has him planning a return trip to another wartime classic. Coming Up Next 🎬 From the Vault Next Review: Interstellar (2014) Fraser takes us back to Christopher Nolan's space odyssey about a father crossing the galaxy to save his children. A decade on, does the film that divided audiences over its science and its sentiment still soar? Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Pressure (2026) • Review • Spoiler Free

  2. 3d ago

    Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) • Review • A Tribute to Sam Neill's Kiwi Heart

    Directed by Taika Waititi and starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the 2016 comedy adventure that became the biggest homegrown hit in New Zealand cinema history — the story of a rebellious foster kid and a grumpy bushman who become the unlikely targets of a national manhunt. One month on from the passing of Sam Neill, Fraser marks the loss of a New Zealand legend the only way that felt right: with Sam's most Kiwi film and a glass of Sam's own wine. In this review, Fraser shares why he waited a month before recording this tribute, cracks open a bottle of Two Paddocks Pinot from Sam's own winery to toast the man while reviewing the movie, and explains why grumpy Uncle Hec is the polar opposite of the warm, silly, endlessly charming bloke who played him. Plus the hut scene that has Fraser howling on every single rewatch. 🎬 COMING UP NEXT Next Review: Pressure Darryl takes on Pressure, the 2026 World War Two drama starring Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon. With the fate of the free world resting on a weather forecast, can Brendan Fraser's Eisenhower make the impossible call in the seventy-two hours before D-Day? And does this tense, stripped-back take on history's biggest gamble deliver? Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) • Review • A Tribute to Sam Neill's Kiwi Heart

  3. 5d ago

    Contact (1997) • From the Vault • Still One of Sci-Fi's Smartest Conversations

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, Contact is the 1997 sci-fi classic based on Carl Sagan's novel — the story of a SETI scientist who picks up a signal from the star Vega and discovers there are layers upon layers of information buried inside it, including the blueprints for a machine built to carry a single passenger. In this From the Vault episode, Fraser winds the clock back nearly thirty years and talks through the whole film, start to finish. In this review, Fraser shares why a film that felt painfully slow to a much younger him has become one of his favourite slow burns, the stunning one-take mirror shot that remains his standout moment of the entire movie, the surprising musical connection between Contact and Forrest Gump that turned out to be true, and how a certain billionaire character feels eerily ahead of his time watching it in 2026. 🎬 COMING UP NEXT Next Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople Fraser takes on Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the 2016 comedy adventure from Taika Waititi starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. One month on from the passing of a New Zealand legend, Fraser pours a glass of Sam's own Two Paddocks Pinot and revisits his most Kiwi film for a special tribute episode. Why did one grumpy bushman and one rebellious foster kid capture an entire country? And is this the finest performance of Sam Neill's career? Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Contact (1997) • From the Vault • Still One of Sci-Fi's Smartest Conversations

  4. Aug 3

    Dutton Ranch (2026) • Review • Yellowstone's Sequel Finds Its Own Voice

    Created by Chad Feehan and starring Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Annette Bening, Dutton Ranch is the 2026 Paramount+ series that continues the Yellowstone story, following Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler as they leave Montana behind to build a new cattle empire in South Texas — straight into the path of a ruthless rival ranching dynasty. In this review, Fraser shares why he went into this one nervous about spending nine full episodes with a character he only ever enjoyed in small doses, how a midway-season turn completely changed what he thought this show was, and why Annette Bening's Beulah Jackson might be the best new addition to this entire universe. 🎬 COMING UP NEXT Next Review: CONTACT Fraser takes on Contact, the 1997 sci-fi drama starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. A SETI scientist finally gets proof of extraterrestrial life when a signal from deep space arrives carrying blueprints for a mysterious machine, one built to send a single passenger across the galaxy. Is this still the smartest movie ever made about first contact? And can a story built on the clash between faith and science hold up decades later? Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Dutton Ranch (2026) • Review • Yellowstone's Sequel Finds Its Own Voice

  5. Jul 31

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) • Review • The Most Emotional Spidey Movie Yet?

    Join Fraser as he reviews Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), digging into Destin Daniel Cretton's take on Tom Holland's Spider-Man four years after Peter erased himself from the world's memory, and whether this bolder, more mature chapter earns its place as one of the best entries in the franchise. This one's completely safe to listen to whether you've already seen it or you're still deciding. This episode is completely spoiler free. In this review, Fraser shares why Tom Holland's more isolated, grown-up take on Peter Parker might be his best performance in the role yet, how Mark Ruffalo and Jon Bernthal's scenes with Spider-Man became instant highlights for him, and why he's already planning a second and third watch just to catch every Easter egg hidden throughout the film. Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) • Review • The Most Emotional Spidey Movie Yet?

  6. Jul 28

    Outbreak (1995) • From the Vault • A 90s Thriller That Got Scarier With Time

    This week Darryl pulls a modern classic down off the shelf: Wolfgang Petersen's 1995 pandemic thriller Outbreak. When a deadly, Ebola-like virus is smuggled out of Africa and turned loose in a small California town, it falls to an army virologist (Dustin Hoffman) and his CDC ex-wife (Rene Russo) to stay one step ahead of it, and one step ahead of the people who would rather bury the truth than cure it. With Morgan Freeman, Donald Sutherland, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Kevin Spacey rounding out one of the great thriller ensembles of the decade, this is a film that plays very differently now than it did thirty years ago. Darryl first caught this one on the big screen back in 1995, and coming back to it after the world went through a pandemic of its own, he found a film that had quietly grown into something far closer to home. He digs into Petersen's masterful command of tension, that extraordinary cast, and the real villain hiding underneath all the hazmat suits, before landing on a Frame 70 verdict that might just send you back to it yourself. This is a conversation, not a conclusion. Have a listen, and let us know how Outbreak lands for you. 🎬 COMING UP NEXT Next Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day Fraser takes on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the 2026 superhero film starring Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal. Can Peter Parker's fresh start deliver after the world forgot who he was? And does a new director swing the franchise somewhere it's never been? Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Outbreak (1995) • From the Vault • A 90s Thriller That Got Scarier With Time

  7. Jul 26

    Backrooms (2026) • Review • Worth the Journey?

    Directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Lukita Maxwell and Mark Duplass, Backrooms is the 2026 A24 horror film that grows out of Parsons' own viral YouTube series. A furniture store owner falls through a crack in his own wall into an endless maze of yellow rooms that get everything almost right, and never quite manage to be real. The deeper he goes, the harder it becomes to tell which world he actually belongs to. In this review, Fraser shares why the film's central idea, that the Backrooms builds its rooms the way someone draws a dog they've never seen, completely rewired how he watched every frame after hearing it. He talks through the dining table scene where Chiwetel Ejiofor sells a man who has lost his grip on reality, and admits that spending two hours deep diving the original YouTube lore before watching may have cost him the sense of discovery the film was built to give. This review contains Light Spoilers. 🎬 COMING UP NEXT Next Review: OUTBREAK Darryl takes on Outbreak, the 1995 medical thriller starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman. When a deadly virus makes the jump from a smuggled monkey to a small California town, a team of Army doctors races to find a cure before the military decides the town itself is the problem. Just how far will the people in charge go to keep a secret buried? And three decades on, does this From the Vault pick still hold up as a genuine nail biter? Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Backrooms (2026) • Review • Worth the Journey?

  8. Jul 23

    Rooster (2026) • Season 1 Review • Contains Spoilers

    Created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses and starring Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster and John C. McGinley, Rooster is the 2026 HBO comedy series that became the network's most watched new comedy in over a decade. Carell plays Greg Russo, a bestselling novelist who lands at a New England college campus to support his daughter through a very public marriage breakdown, and ends up staying for the semester. In this review, Fraser shares why the show's best dynamic isn't the one on the poster, the on-screen moment that sent him straight back down The Office rabbit hole, and the piece of real-life Steve Carell trivia that makes one late-season scene land even better. 🎬 COMING UP NEXT Next Review: Backrooms Fraser takes on Backrooms, the 2026 horror film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass. Can a YouTube sensation's feature debut really live up to the internet's scariest idea? And how did a film this small become A24's biggest hit ever? Thanks for listening to Frame 70 Reviews. New reviews every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, along with classics revisited in From the Vault. Every review in full at frame70.com

    Rooster (2026) • Season 1 Review • Contains Spoilers
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Frame 70 Reviews is a movie and television review podcast for people who love great stories. Every episode answers one simple question. Is it worth your time? From new cinema releases and streaming premieres to full TV season recaps and films from the vault, we review the stories worth watching, and help you decide what deserves your time. Most episodes are under 20 minutes, making them perfect for your morning commute, lunch break or drive home. Hosted by Fraser and his father Darryl. Every review in full at frame70.com, including the story of how Frame 70 started. Get in touch at hello@frame70.com

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  • Creator
    Fraser & Darryl
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    26
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