Best Film Ever

HawkGuys (Ep 5) - Ronin

Ready your bow and refill your quiver as the Best Film Ever team come round the table this Christmas to discuss Episode 5 of Disney+’s “Hawkeye”, “Ronin”. Hawkguys is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan and Ian as they discuss if this is a filler episode, a heated debate on box Mac and cheese, Ethan gives Ian a quick recap on Kingpin

Episode 101 - Love Actually

What could be worse than the total agony of being in love? Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we review what Working Title told us was The Ultimate Romantic Comedy in Love Actually. We're going to give this film our absolute truth because at Christmas you tell the truth.  Love actually is all around in our 101st episode as we discuss:

• The mash-up that inspired this story
• Some of the personal circumstances that inspired one actor's performance in the film
• Which two actors/actresses are only 1 day apart in age
• Which actors from this film are second cousins
• What is the genius of the comedy in this film
• Who is eating all the garlic that Jamie is bringing home
• What's with all the fat shaming in this movie
• We get into a debate about Mark's ethics in this film
• Whether or not Love Actually is the Best Film Ever

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  9:58 - Shoutouts
  18:00 - Deep Dive
  2:07:40 - Endgame

See It Or Skip It? - Spider-Man: No Way Home

FIRST 28:15 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 28:15 it's a full spoiler review

It's an edition of See It Or Skip It 19 years in the making. because this time we're talking aout the pop-culture event that is Spider-Man: No Way Home.  Join Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam as we make our way through the following questions: Was this a good film or just a collection of fan-service and easter eggs?  Do you have to have seen all the Spider-Men films to appreciate the returning villains?  Is there anything fun beyond the nostalgia and callbacks in this thing to cling onto?  Has Spider-Man figured out its post-Tony Stark surrogate dad problem for Peter Parker? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Spider-Man: No Way Home and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

BFE Quiz Night V - Our Nightmare Before Christmas

We're now up to a quuintolgy of quizdom under the BFE banner, as we assemble for the Festive Season with BFE Quiz Night 5: Our Nightmare Before Christmas.  Ian is joined by defending champion Kevin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die as he tries to defend his title against Stew from SWO Productions, Ed from The Film Effect Podcast, Griff from the Paul & Griff Show, and former champion, Danny from It's A Musical Podcast. Join us for 5 rounds of quizzing fun on:

• Casting Calls: We give 3 actors, you tell us which film it is
• Christmas Shopping: We give you the gift they wanted, you say what film it's from.
• Who's That Santa: We give you the film, you tell us who played Santa in it
• Christmas Pot Pourri: Any sort of Christmassy quizzing goodness could show up here.
• The Eliminator - Kind to many, savage to some, the game is never over with THE ELIMINATOR still to come

If you want to join us on a future quiz night, please get a hold of us on our Twitter account (@bestfilmeverpod) and let us know that you'd like to be on our waiting list.

 

 

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 9) - The Waters of Mars

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week Ethan and Ian are about to change time as they cover the second special of 2009 “The Waters of Mars” as they discuss: the villain that is water, one of the Doctor's single-episode companions and the culmination of the Time Lord Victorious.

BFE Mail Bag 4 - Do We Know It‘s Christmas?

We're back with another round of our Mail Call episode.  Russell the Postie has dropped off a special delivery just in time for Christmas and Ethan's working the mail room to deliver the questions from the Fledgling Fandom to your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting team.  Hear Ian, Georgia, Liam, and Ethan answer some of your questions in our 3rd edition.  Key questions this time include:

• What foods do we associate with Christmas, based on our respective homelands?
• At what age did we learn 'the truth about Christmas?'
• What do we have planned to buy for our pets for Christmas?
• What movie props would we want to have?
• What are the best (and worst) gifts we've received?
• Do teachers hang onto the gifts that students give them?
• What films are we looking forward to reviewing in the future?

If you have a question for the next time the mailbag is open.  Catch us on Twitter at @bestfilmeverpod and use the hashtag #AskBFE or #BFEMailCalld

Episode 100 - The Matrix

Is it the Red Pill or the Blue Pill? Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we review the DVD classic that had us all convinced that we might just be a Duracell battery in The Matrix.  There is no spoon in our 100th episode as we discuss:

• The inspiration for this story
• The personal journeys by the Wachowskis in the years since this film
• Where was the film shot, why was that the case, and what's the one dead giveaway?
• What is real and how do we ever know?
• Ian rants about weddings for a bit
• Georgia just can't get past that the Matrix shouldn't work
• We count down our top 100 films
• We have a special musical performance by Ethan and Georgia
• Whether or not The Matrix is the Best Film Ever

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  6:38 - Shoutouts
  24:00 - Deep Dive
  2:20:00 - Endgame

HawkGuys (Ep 4) - Partners, Am I Right?

Ready your bow and refill your quiver as the Best Film Ever team come round the table this Christmas to discuss Episode 4 of Disney+’s “Hawkeye”, “Partners, Am I Right?”. Hawkguys is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Ian and Georgia as they discuss Spider-Man booking issues, is Clint and Kate’s dynamic becoming boring?, Who is Pugh? and do we have time for this?

HawkGuys (Ep 3) - Echoes

Ready your bow and refill your quiver as the Best Film Ever team come round the table this Christmas to discuss Episode 3 of Disney+’s “Hawkeye”, “Echoes”. Hawkguys is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Ian and Georgia as they discuss spin-offs of spin-offs, detour for some pizza talk, is Maya’s uncle over the hill?

Watch Along 02 - Father Christmas Is Back (Fixed Audio)

THE GREMLINS HAVE BEEN DEFEATED WITH THIS RE-UPLOAD.  THANKS RUSSELL & HULK HOGAN.

Come join us as the BFE tries to get in the Christmas Spirt with a Watch-Along of the Netflix Original Film, "Father Christmas Is Back."  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian and Georgia - and push play in unison with us on your own Netflix and listen to us extol the virtues (there aren't very many), and slam the criticisms.  Join us as we discuss:

• The legacy of Kelsey Grammar and if he's actually good in it
• Ian ages during the viewing as he realises where he knows a couple of the actors from
• We discuss the tradition of the British nativity play
• How big does a manor have to be
• Georgia namedrops a film she wished she'd watched instead
• What were our feelings on John Cleese and his performance in this

Episode 99 - Jerry Maguire

Are we all heart or no heart? Is it 'you complete me' or 'show me the money?' Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan - Georgia's on a scouting trip - as we review the redemption story of sports' number one agent in Jerry Maguire.  You had us at hello in our 99th episode as we discuss:

• The inspiration for this story
• Two guys named Woody who were considered for the titular role
• We wax poetic big time over the entire cast in this one
• How much of this film became soundbytes in the mainstream consciousness
• Why Rod Tidwell should never have been going through a contract dispute
• We discuss the worst British accents ever put on screen
• Liam has some fond words about Kelly Preston
• Ethan has some fond words about Regina King
• We reveal what will be our 100th full review
• Whether or not Jerry Maguire is the Best Film Ever

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  17:55 - Shoutouts
  32:30 - Deep Dive
  1:52:45 - Endgame

HawkGuys (Ep 2) - Hide and Seek

Ready your bow and refill your quiver as the Best Film Ever team come round the table this Christmas to discuss Episode 2 of Disney+’s “Hawkeye”, “Hide and Seek”. Hawkguys is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Ian and Georgia as they discuss the youth of the MCU, LARPing while a superhero, a weird knowledge of Olympics Controversies and talk a little bit about Hawkeye

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 9) - The Stolen Earth/Journey‘s End

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y" 

Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022.

This week Ethan and Ian are stranded as the Earth has vanished as they discuss the Series 4 finale two parter “The Stolen Earth” and “Journey’s End” as we discuss: Does this finale get too namey-wamey? What do we think about the three quickly resolved cliffhangers? Bugbears of Sarah Jane and her sonic lipstick Can Ethan get Ian to love Donna or is he bovvered?

See It Or Skip It? - Ghostbusters: Afterlife

FIRST 25:00 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 25:00 it's a full spoiler review

It's a nostalgia fuelled edition of See It Or Skip It and this time we're talking about the latest reboot/sequel (don't talk about 2016), in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.  Liam and Ian are kicking it old-school to discuss a new-school approach to an 80s classic. Was this a good film?  Should you have to be a fan of the original to access or enjoy the new film?  Is there anything fun beyond the nostalgia and callbacks in this thing to cling onto?  Why is the kid from Stranger Things here?  Would we want another film in the series? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 98 - Ocean‘s Eleven

The house always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet big, then you take the house. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan - Georgia's been flagged by Terry Benedict - as we review a 21st century remake of the classic Rat Pack crime caper.  It's like playing with loaded dice in our 98th episode as we discuss:

• The original choice to play Danny Ocean
• Just how many shrimp Brad Pitt ate while filming one scene in particular
• Why "A Little Less Conversation" was chosen over more typical Elvis Vegas tune, "Viva Las Vegas"
• How much George Clooney paid Julia Roberts to meet her going rate
• Can we overlook the Stockholm Syndrome of the film
• We go through a plethora of plot holes
• Ian tries to explain the appeal of Bernie Mac to a British audience that never saw his sitcom
• Were there any side effects to Lennox Lewis' participation in the film?
• Whether or not Ocean's Eleven is the Best Film Ever

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  9:33 - Shoutouts
  29:50 - Deep Dive
  2:00:00 - Endgame

 

 

HawkGuys (Ep 1) - Never Meet Your Heroes

Ready your bow and refill your quiver as the Best Film Ever team come round the table this Christmas to discuss Episode 1 of Disney+’s “Hawkeye”, “Never Meet Your Heroes”. Hawkguys is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Ian and Georgia as they discuss opinions on Hawkeye the character, Disney’s credit controversy, get off-topic one too many times and celebrate an appearance of friend of the podcast Simon Callow back on our screens.

See It Or Skip It? - Eternals

FIRST 27:50 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 27:50 it's a full spoiler review

It's another Sunday edition of See It Or Skip It and this time we're talking about Marvel's Eternals.  Liam, Georgia and Ian discuss the latest in Kevin Feige's masterplan. Was this a good film?  Are there too many new characters to keep track of?  Are we ready for a less comedic Marvel film? Are there too many Game of Thrones references in this film? Did Eternals bear a striking resemblance to a popular computer game? How much realism do we want in our superhero films?  We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Eternals and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Reel Roundtable #17 - Best War Films

Do you love the smell of napalm in the morning?  How about a glass of milk?  We can offer another bonus episode as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ian and Liam dial back the clock and have a 2 person conversation with Georgia on fact-check corner and Ethan stuck behind enemy lines.  W discuss the best of war films, from life in the trenches to the war at home and everything in between.  Comments, banter, and an appreciation for bannermen can be found as we discuss:

• Just how broad this topic is
• What is the appeal of war films
• Should films about great men at home (Darkest Hour, Imitation Game) be considered eligible
• How do we feel about fictionalised history war films
• Do we need distance between ourselves and a war film?
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best war films ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Episode 97 - Beauty & The Beast (1991)

It's a tale as old as time and a tune as old as song, but what happens when you get both the tale and the tune wrong?  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia - Ethan's stuck in an enchanted wardrobe - as we review the first animated movie to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Beauty and the Beast as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.  We're hoping to find something there that wasn't there before in our 97th episode as we discuss:

• Just how early it was when Walt Disney wanted to try his hand at Beauty & The Beast
• A member of the BFE makes a link between Rocky & this film that you're going to have to hear to believe
• Do we glamourise Gaston and only remember the version of him from the song, and ignore the rest?
• What trend does this film begin that still occurs to this day
• Can we overlook the Stockholm Syndrome of the film
• We suggest some gruesome alternative endings
• Who exactly is Mrs Potts singing to in Be Our Guest?
• Is there a better first song than 'Belle'?
• There's a great back story about the title song (yes, it is the title song)
• Whether or not Beauty & The Beast is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  12:48 - Shoutouts
  27:25 - Deep Dive
  2:07:00 - Endgame

Who Do You Think You Are (Ep 8) - Voyage of the Damned

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're headed on board the Titanic just in time for Christmas and saying hello to Kylie Minogue's Astrid.  Join us as we discuss:

• The internal logic of a debuting Wilf remembering the past two Christmases
• The number of ways the plan to crash the Titanic could have happened so much easier
• Why did the Titanic commit to early 20th century weaponry
• What's the difference between fraud and space fraud?
• How does an intergalatic time travelling ship get an official exchange of currency?
• We compare Kylie Minogue's Astrid to the other 'shoulda been' companions

BFE Quiz Night 4: A New Hope

We're now up to a quadrology of quizdom under the BFE banner, it's BFE Quiz Night 4: A New Hope.  Ian is joined by defending champion Kevin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die as he tries to defend his title against Vern from Cinema Recall, Brandon from Namely 90s, Debbie from just down the street and a random member of the BFE crew. Join us for 5 rounds of quizzing fun on:

• Casting Calls: We give 3 actors, you tell us which film it is
• Movie Golf: We give you a film, you say which year it came out. Least combined years off wins the round
• Macguffin' It - We name the MacGuffin from a film and you name that movie
• Here's My Resume: We give you 3 films an actor has been in and you tell us which actor is the common link
• The Eliminator - Kind to some, savage to others, the game is never over with THE ELIMINATOR still to come

If you want to join us on a future quiz night, please get a hold of us on our Twitter account (@bestfilmeverpod) and let us know that you'd like to be on our waiting list.

Episode 96 - Little Miss Sunshine

There's two types of people in this world: winners and losers. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review the most warmest dark comedy you'll ever lay eyes on in the 2006 indie darling, Little Miss Sunshine.  We're somewhere on the road between Albuquerque and Redondo Beach in our 96th episode as we discuss:

• The development hell this film was subjected to and why you couldn't have shot it in Canada, as a studio had previously wanted
• The amazing story of screenwriter Michael Arndt
• Who did the studio have cold feet about initially
• Which member of the cast joined film musicians Devotchka on a future project
• How the film plants seeds 20 minutes in advance and banks on you forgetting them to draw the biggest laughs
• We break bad about a couple of cameo parts
• If anything of us understand the appeal behind child pageants
• We go to some real places and share some stuff
• We discuss the fallout from Nightmare Before Christmas
• Whether or not Little Miss Sunshine is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  10:10 - Shoutouts
  32:05 - Deep Dive
  2:20:07 - Endgame

Episode 95 - The Nightmare Before Christmas

What's This? What's This? There's powder everywhere. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review the most popular film that intersects the Venn Diagram of Christmas and Halloween in The Nightmare Before Christmas.  We're taking 12 photographs a second in this episode as we discuss:

• The sheer amount of work this film was to make
• Why the first screenwriter had to be replaced
• Why Disney switched this to the Touchstone brand
• Why this film is remembered so fondly
• Exactly how long the love story is in this film
• Ian suggests an alternate title for this movie
• Georgia talks more about Jim Cavaziel and his ordeal in The Passion of the Christ
• Who should take the credit for this film? The producer (Burton) or the director (Henry Selick)
• We try and discuss the difference between fate and free will
• Which actor steals a key scene by not saying a word
• We reveal Tier 2 of the BFE Patreon
• Whether or not The Nightmare Before Christmas is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  13:55 - Shoutouts
  25:20 - Deep Dive
  1:24:25 - Endgame

Who Do You Think You Are (Ep 7) - Blink

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're with briefly with Ten and Martha but mainly with Sally Sparrow for the iconic introduction to the Weeping Angels with “Blink” as we discuss:

• Steven Moffat’s original story for the Angels
• Lamenting over the era of DVD extras
• The convolution of a bootstrap paradox
• The quality of a doctor-lite episode
• How badly the series ripped off Martha Jones
• How unfortunate Billy Shipton really was

Cleared For Takeoff - Will & Grace

Your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew continue to try their hands at a little TV Pilot Analysis by playing The $25,000 Pyramid with lifelong friends, Will & Grace.  Ian is in the captain's chair and Georgia's in the jumpseat as she's never seen the show.  We're waiting for a flight in the late 1990s as we discuss:

• The real-life inspiration for the show
• What other programme had the executives at NBC concerned
• We talk about the power of television to bring about positive changes
• Charles Burrows and the legacy he has as a television director
• We ask which show had the better pilot script, Will & Grace or Cheers
• Ian makes some commentary on physical acting - not usually his go-to
• We remark about how much plot they're able to cover in 22 minutes and why that is
• Georgia gives us an update on if she's still watching Cheers or Spin City
• Would we ground the Will & Grace pilot or is it Cleared for Takeoff?

 

 

Episode 94 - Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Never was there a tale of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review arguably the most popular Shakespeare adaptation of all time in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.  We're all applying to be co-writers in our 94th episode as we discuss:

• Our feelings towards Romeo and Juliet as a play
• How easy it is to get a co-writing credit
• How do each of us feel about Luhrmann's hyperreal style of filmmaking
• If this is anyone's favourite Luhrmann film?
• We all lose our minds trying to say the name of a specific actor
• Ian goes mega-English-teacher on this one
• We try and discuss the difference between fate and free will
• Which actor steals a key scene by not saying a word
• Just how far does Georgia's face blindness go
• Ian proposes contextual reasons to justify Lord Capulet's freakout in the 2nd act of the film
• Whether or not Beetlejuice is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  15:00 - Shoutouts
  28:50 - Deep Dive
  2:14:45 - Endgame

Reel Roundtable #16 - Masters of Disguise

Another bonus episode as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam discuss the films that revolve around the protagonist hiding their true identity from other characters. Comments, banter, and an appreciation of reading, writing, and arithmetic can be found as we discuss:

• Just how broad this topic is
• Why do we enjoy this topic so much
• Whether body swap movies count as being a literal 'disguise'
• What is it about Mrs Doubtfire that rings so true with the populace?
• The disguises that we can't talk about without ruining the film
• What is it about a gender disguise that seems so funny so often
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best back disguise films ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Episode 93 - Beetlejuice

It's Showtime! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review the winner of the Fledgling Fandom Halloween Episode Poll, the 1988 Tim Burton classic, Beetlejuice.  We're firing up the Harry Bellafonte in our 93rd episode as we discuss:

• Our feelings towards Tim Burton films on the whole
• Some of the darker elements of early drafts and how thankful they didn't get into the final cut
• A theory about who works for the civil service in the afterlife in this film
• Which actor didn't think they were very good in this film (and we agree with them)
• Whether or not people give Danny Elfman enough credit
• How long did it take Georgia to realise that Geena Davis was Dottie from A League of Their Own 
• Ethan continues to reveal that he knows absolutely nothing about geography
• What one of our regular listeners has done to draw the ire of Georgia this week
• We discuss the tragic events of the past week on the set of Alec Baldwin's current film, Rust
• Whether or not Beetlejuice is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  11:55 - Shoutouts
  30:00 - Deep Dive
  39:35 - The Tragic Events of 'Rust'
  1:46:45 - Endgame

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 6) - Army of Ghosts / Doomsday

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're with Ten and Rose for the last time together in the Series 2 finale two parter “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday” as we discuss:

• Is Jackie Tyler too perverted?
• Russel T Davis’ return to Who
• The toy box dream that is the battle of Canary Wharf
• Billie Piper really did choose to break our hearts with her final performance

Fun Sized Films - High Maintenance

We're back with our newest concept here at the BFE. We're reviewing short films as we bring you 'Fun Sized Films'.  This week we bring you Philip Van's 2006 short, "High Maintenance" (available on YouTube).  

Not only do we review the film but we also review our favourite fun-sized chocolate bars.  Do you agree with our review?  Do you agree with our chocolate bars?  Let us know on Twitter @bestfilmeverpod

Episode 92 - Cool Hand Luke

What we've got here, is failure to communicate. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan - Georgia got put in the box - as we review the 1967 Paul Newman classic, Cool Hand Luke.  We're looking to eat 50 eggs in our 92nd episode as we discuss:

• The original format of the story and how it presented itself here.
• Ethan's got a theory about the chain gang that made Ian and Liam do a literal double-take
• Georgia passes on her thoughts on the film in a 3 minute manifesto that has us rolling in the aisles
• What happens to the brain when you eat too much sushi
• How much Cool Hand Luke made in the international market
• How we even begin to consider the role of women in this film
• Ian pitches a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut"
• We reveal what film we're reviewing for our Halloween week episode
• Whether or not Cool Hand Luke is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  9:15 - Shoutouts
  20:35 - Deep Dive
  1:21:50 - Endgame

BFE Mail Bag 3 - Mail Bag With A Vengeance

We're back with another round of our Mail Call episode.  Russell the Postie has dropped off a special summer delivery and Ethan's working the mail room to deliver the questions from the Fledgling Fandom to your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting team.  Hear Ian, Liam, and Ethan answer some of your questions in our 3rd edition.  Key questions this time include:

• What do we do with movies that might be too triggering to enjoy?
• What food do we hate?
• If we had a time machine, where and when would we choose to visit
• What do we feel each member of the podcast does really well?
• What line in a movie makes us laugh every time
  • What are our comfort flicks?
• What are our go-to television recommendations

If you have a question for the next time the mailbag is open.  Catch us on Twitter at @bestfilmeverpod and use the hashtag #AskBFE or #BFEMailCall

Episode 91 - That Thing You Do

How did we get here? I led you here for I am Spartacus.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan - Georgia got held back by security - as we review the 1996 Tom Hanks penned film as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.  We're still wondering what happened to the Oneders it our 91st episode as we discuss:

• When Tom Hanks found the time to write That Thing You Do
• The plethora of Beatles references present here
• What George Harrison did for Ringo Starr after the Beatles' drummer was away for a bit and how Oasis paid reference to it
• Are Guy and Tina a believeable couple?
• Why did the film cut so much material and how does it hurt the film
• If Rita Wilson is the most attractive woman in this film
• We've got an exciting announcement for the new year
• Whether or not That Thing You Do is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  10:30 - Shoutouts
  24:40 - Deep Dive
  1:36:45 - Endgame

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 5) -The Christmas Invasion

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're with Ten for the first time with Rose to tackle the series two Christmas Special “The Christmas Invasion” as we discuss:

• Our history with David Tennant
• How good is a doctorless doctor who episode?
• Has Rose become unlikeable?
• The powerhouse that is Harriet Jones
• Is this a good regeneration episode?

Fun Sized Films - The Gunfighter

We're back with our newest concept here at the BFE. We're reviewing short films as we bring you 'Fun Sized Films'.  This week we bring you Eric Kissack's 2014 short, "The Gunfighter" (available on YouTube).  

Not only do we review the film but we also review our favourite fun-sized chocolate bars.  Do you agree with our review?  Do you agree with our chocolate bars?  Let us know on Twitter @bestfilmeverpod

Episode 90 - Mean Girls

On Wednesdays we wear pink but on Tuesdays we release new content.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie and Georgia as we review the 2004 teen comedy that made Fetch happen in Mean Girls.  It's not Robin Sparkles but we're still headed to the mall in Canada in our 90th episode as we discuss:

• Some alternate castings that would've changed the entire tone of the film
• Which actor Tina Fey had to go to war in order to cast
• Who came up with 'Fetch' anyways
• What rewrites were necessary in order to ensure a PG-13 rating
• Ellie has an announcement to share with the group
• Is Janis Ian actually the worst character in the film and why do we laugh off Damian refusing to leave the ladies room?
• We've got an exciting announcement for the new year
• Whether or not Mean Girls is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  12:05 - Shoutouts
  29:30 - Deep Dive
  1:53:50 - Endgame

See It Or Skip It? - No Time To DIe

FIRST 26:00 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 26:00 it's a full spoiler review

We started the week off with Daniel Craig's first and we're giving you a special Sunday edition of See It Or Skip It to talk through Daniel Craig's last go as James Bond. Ethan Georgia, and Ian are once again joined by our resident Bond expert, Richard as we tackle our thoughts on No Time To Die less than an hour after seeing it. Was this a good film?  What is the legacy of Daniel Craig as James Bond?  If this is a good movie is it still a fun movie? With the end of Daniel Craig is it the end of all the other actors in the current Bond universe? Did they just out a character in this film?  Where does the theme song fit in the grand scheme of Bond songs?  Is Rami Malek a good Bond villain? Is this the best Daniel Craig Bond film?  How severe is Georgia's face blindness? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of No Time To Die and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Fun Sized Films - One Minute Time Machine

We're back with a new concept here at the BFE. We're reviewing short films as we bring you 'Fun Sized Films'.  This week we bring you Devon Avery's 2014 short, "One Minute Time Machine" (available on YouTube).  

Not only do we review the film but we also review our favourite fun-sized chocolate bars.  Do you agree with our review?  Do you agree with our chocolate bars?  Let us know on Twitter @bestfilmeverpod

Episode 89 - Casino Royale (with Richard)

That last episode nearly killed us but we're back at it.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia - Ellie's still working on her 2nd kill - as we joined by Friend & Neighbour of the Podcast, Richard to discuss all things Bond in Casino Royale. We've got an itch we could use a little help scratching in our 89th episode as we discuss:

• Where Daniel Craig was when we learned he was going to be James Bond
• Which director offered to do the film and how manic it would have been
• Ian does a little poker-for-dummies explanations and rants about how unrealistic the Texas Hold' Em is in this film
• Where does Le Chiffre fit in with the great Bond villains?
• We all get nostalgic about something very odd
• We debate whether it's possible that sucking someone's fingers is NOT a sexual act
• Georgia sums up all Bond films in about 30 seconds
• Where do we all rank Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name" as a Bond theme
• Whether it's possible for a film to feel bloated and rushed simultaneously
• We all share the first album we ever bought
• Whether or not Heat is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  10:25 - Shoutouts
  24:15 - Deep Dive
  2:10:00 - Endgame

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 4) - Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're with Nine for the final time with Rose to tackle the series one finale double episode “Bad Wolf” and “The Parting of the Ways” as we discuss:

 

• Should the first part have been a mid series episode?
• How much we appreciated Lynda with a Y
• The workings of previous episodes that led to the finale
• Does Rose being Bad Wolf make sense?
• A complete reflection on our time with the Ninth Doctor

Reel Roundtable #15 - Back To School

Another bonus episode as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam discuss the films that revolve around education. Comments, banter, and an appreciation of reading, writing, and arithmetic can be found as we discuss:

• The most inspirational of the inspirational teacher movies
• The glossy teen comedies that were often based on timeless literary classics
• The movies we grew up with and if a film we enjoy is necessarily a great film
• Georgia reveals she forgot about half of the films on our lists
• The raunchy Judd Apatow-esque school films
• If it's more effective to have wacky kids against a straight teacher or straight kids against a wacky teacher
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best back to school films ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Episode 88 - Heat

It's like Point Break grew up and bought some really stylish suits.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - Ellie's headed to New Zealand - as we review the audience pick for #HotFilmSummer, Heat  We're headed to Los Angeles to pursue graphic design in our 88th episode as we discuss:

• Whether the opening set piece made us think this was going to be more of an action film
• Some classic Al Pacino adlibs
• Georgia has a face-blindness story that puts the rest to shame
• We ask if this is the most macho film ever made
• Liam has a regrettable idea for next week's episode
• Whether the conclusion is underwhelming
• If the film bloated at 2 hours and 45 minutes
• Whether or not Heat is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  10:05 - Shoutouts
  28:18 - Deep Dive
  1:53:36 - Endgame

Quiz Night #3 - Quiz Night With A Vengeance

We're now up to a trilogy of quizdom under the BFE banner, it's BFE Quiz Night 3 Quiz Night With A Vengeance.  Ian is joined by Carlo from The Movie Loot, Stew from SWO Productions, Kevin from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die, Sister of the Podcast: Kirsti and our two-time defending champion, Danny from It's A Musical Pod.  Join us for 5 rounds of Quizzing Fun including rounds on:

• Casting Calls: We give 3 actors, you tell us which film it is
• The Oscar Losers Round - We name the losing nominees in the category, you tell us who won
• The Sports Round - We name the movie, you say which sport it was about
• Sequences - We give you 2 films in a sequence, you tell us what the 3rd is 
• The Eliminator - Kind to some, savage to others, the game is never over with THE ELIMINATOR

If you want to join us on a future quiz night, please get a hold of us on our Twitter account (@bestfilmeverpod) and let us know that you'd like to be on our waiting list.

Episode 87 - Forrest Gump (with Northwood Pie‘s Jay Salahi)

Our name is Best Film Ever. People call us Best Film Ever.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia as we're joined by Friend of the Podcast and Director of Northwood Pie, Jay Salahi as we review the 1994 classic, Forrest Gump.  We're headed to Greenbo, Alabama; Vietnam, New York City, and running long in our 87th episode as we discuss:

• The financial compensation received by the book's author, Winston Groom
• Some outstanding alternate castings that we definitely want to see
• We wax poetic on the beauty of the score
• Georgia has a confession to speak
• Jay shares invaluable insight from a director's perspective on editing and cinematography
• We hotly debate if Jenny is cruel to Forrest by leading him on throughout the film
• We question whether the film's magic requires contextual knowledge of late 20th century American history and what it means if you don't know these facts
• We discuss which is the most magical scene in a film full of them
• We find out what the audience selection for Hot Film Summer will be
• Whether or not Forrest Gump is the Best Film Ever.

Watch Northwood Pie on Amazon Prime at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Northwood-Pie-Todd-Knack/dp/B08F3ZYPM3

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  10:40 - Shoutouts
  18:55 - Deep Dive
  2:19:30 - Endgame

BFE Special - Fantasy Football Draft Night (The Podcasts League)

Are you ready for some (fantasy) football?  We've gone from 8 to 12 teams this year and invited them to draft live with us on the air.  We've got your BFE favourites - Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia alongside Amanda from "The Sip List", Shawn from "Cheap Seat Reviews" and our defending champion Alex from "Main St. Finance"

It's a peak behind the curtain as you catch the BFE group just kicking it as we pretend we know what we're doing with Fantasy Football.  Ethan is also along for the ride as we provide commentary on the picks by the teams drafting over distance - Ed from 'The Film Effect Podcast', 'Dude Loft Mountain', 'The F'n Nerds' and 'Defining Disney'

There's pizza, banter, and a behind-the-scenes perspective that might help you know your BFE peeps a little bit better.

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 3) - The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're with Nine and Rose to tackle the double parter “The Empty Child” and “The Doctor Dances” as we discuss: - The quality of Stephen Moffat’s writing for a first episode - The introduction to Captain Jack Harkness - How well does this episode do horror? - Is there a satisfying payoff to a cliffhanger?

 

 

 

 

 

 

See It Or Skip It? - The Suicide Squad

FIRST 24:15 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 24:15 it's a full spoiler review

Let's be honest, The Suicide Squad is James Gunn's middle finger to the Walt Disney Corporation.  Ian and Liam are here to run through their first feelings on the kinda sequel, kinda reboot that is The Suicide Squad.  Was Idris Elba better than Will Smith?  How good was John Cena?  Does James Gunn start to get predictable? If this loses its shirt at the box office, will WB order a 3rd? Is Harley Quinn's characterisation comparable to Birds of Prey?  What's the only sequel to this film we'd want to see? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of The Suicide Squad and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

See It Or Skip It? - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

FIRST 27:30 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 27:30 it's a full spoiler review

Three members of the BFE went to see Shang-Chi (that all rhymed) - 1 was excited, 1 was pessimistic, and 1 was ambivalent.  How did we come out though? Georgia, Liam and Ian are here to run through their first feelings on Marvel's first film to feature an overwhelmingly Asian cast in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. How did all that kung fu measure up when put inside a Marvel movie? How did this compare to another family-based Marvel film in Black Widow? Was the villain a step too far in believability? Which Marvel cameos were here and how did we feel about them? What is Disney's next marketing tool fresh out of this film? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Shang-Chi and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 86 - Four Weddings and a Funeral (feat. Interview with Simon Callow)

Let us all say in our dotage that we were adored once too.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia for a TransAtlantic Romantic Comedy that is nearly 30 years old but remains timeless. We've got Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and the film's 'Gareth', Simon Callow joining us for 30 minutes at the end of our review and it is a MUST LISTEN. Be prepared to say 'I do' to our 86th episode as we discuss:

• What was the inspiration for the film itself
• What mega-franchise film did director Mike Newell direct years after this
• Which actor did Richard Curtis want in the role of Charles
• Who was originally cast as Carrie, and who turned the role down after the initial actress had to leave the production
• Ian shares a story about his own worst wedding attended
• Simon Callow shares 30 minutes with us and floors us with a thimbleful of stories from his extended career
• We hotly debate whether some of the characters deserved the ending of the movie they received.
• There's a pair of stories about awkward funerals
• We find out who is the Poet Laureate of the BFE
• Whether or not Four Weddings and a Funeral is the Best Film Ever.

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  9:30 - Shoutouts
  25:36 - Deep Dive
  2:02:10 - Interview with Simon Callow
  2:37:20 - Endgame

See It Or Skip It? - Free Guy

FIRST 21:40 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 21:40 it's a full spoiler review

Imagine WestWorld, Truman Show, Deadpool, and Red Dead Redemption put into a blender and you've probably got a good idea what Free Guy might be around.  Georgia and Ian are here to run through their first feelings on the 20th Century Films' production, "Free Guy"  Should we expect Ryan Reynolds to try and do something different? How good is Jodie Cromer at playing essentially 2 roles? Did all the plots fee, organic? Does Taika Waititi try and hide his Kiwi accent? How great is Disney's ability to put their hands into their chest of intellectual property? What is the point of Rabbit's character? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Black Widow and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 85 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

If it's one ring to rule them all; one ring to find them; one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, Is it the same for Podcasts? 

Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Ethan and Georgia as we form our own fellowship to march towards Mount Doom while reviewing The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.  It's a eagle's flight (without the plotholes) in our 85th episode as we discuss:

• The extensive backstory to this film and an unfortunate name that must be mentioned repeatedly
• Some staggering names on early producer wishlists for the iconic roles. 
• You won't believe who New Line Cinema thought the movie star of the final cast was.
• We cast ourselves as members of the Fellowship
• We discuss which cast members barely met the others.
• Which cast member was so afraid of flying that he would walk a 2 hour hike up the mountain to avoid the helicopter
• Ellie has a new dreamboat to pine over and makes an apology
• What drastic cost cutting measure did Miramax suggest early in pre-production?
• Which cast member joined the group after filming had already begun
• How much does this film miss the presence of Gollum?
• We have the first ever BFE Poetry Slam. Who will be the BFE's first Poet Laureat?
• Whether or not Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the Best Film Ever.

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• Welcome & Banter - 0:00
  Reflections & Corrections - 6:30
  Shoutouts & The Fledgling Fandom - 10:25
  BFE Poetry Slam - 19:25
  Deep Dive - 27:45
  Endgame - 2:00:22

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 2) - Dalek

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are here to bring you "Who Do You Think You Are"; a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're with Nine and Rose to tackle “Dalek” as we discuss:

• Whether or not the title ruins the reveal
• Was Van Statten’s inspiration accurate at all?
• The history of changes made to modernise the Daleks
• How much we love Ecclestone’s performance this episode
• Rose having a morning jog fleeing from a Dalek

Reel Roundtable #14 - Hanks For The Memories

Another bonus episode as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam revisit the career of Tom Hanks.  Comments, banter, and an appreciation of set pieces can be found as we discuss:

• Whether Tom Hanks is a great actor or if he's a movie star
• Is it possible to see what Tom Hanks would become in some rather nothing roles in the 1980s
• Does Tom Hanks elevate those around him
• Which of the Meg Ryan trilogy do we most prefer
• Whether Hanks robbed of a 3rd Oscar when he acts opposite nobody else but a volleyball for over an hour and we're all just enthralled
• Which role led to Ian comparing Hanks as 'Cosplaying as Colonel Sanders'
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best Tom Hanks Performances ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Norman Kent: A BFE Interview

We were delighted to bring you an abridged version of our interview with aerial cinematographer Norman Kent in our review of Kingsman: The Secret Service but we're thrilled to make the full interview available here today.  Catch Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we were lucky enough to sit down with an extremely talented filmmaker  and inspirational human being whose professional credits range from Kingsman to Get Smart, from Star Trek: Generations to Cliffhanger, and from world records to multiple Olympic Games. Revelations from the interview include:

• Hearing how Norman got his start in both photography/videography and skydiving
• Audibly walking us through what he experiences when he jumps and when he knows it's time to pull the chute.
• If he had to choose one between photography and skydiving, which would he choose
• How much freefall time do you get when you jump out of a car
• Some specifics on Kingsman: The Secret Service and how quickly things can change 'on the fly'
• Just how fast do you fall when you chuck your body out of an airplane
• An amazing story about how Norman chose to celebrate his 60th birrthday
• Whether he's concerned about green screen technology replacing the organic act of skydiving

Check out many of Norman's jumps and professional work on his YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NORMANKENTdotCOM/videos

Norman Kent Productions - "Never Give Up" - https://youtu.be/ltsF1fA5k5Y

Norman Kent Productions - "Moments Lived" - https://youtu.be/pDznSXzm9RM

 

 

 

Episode 84 - Kingsman: The Secret Service (feat. Interview with Aerial Cinematographer, Norman Kent)

Manners Maketh Man - and nothing proved that as much as our very special guest this week.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we venture to qualify from Harry's plucky underdog (more on that later), to full fledged agent in Kingsman: The Secret Service.  We are beyond privileged to welcome the aerial cinematographer for this motion picture, Norman Kent (see links below), as he shares stories of his own start in cinematography and skydiving as well as his involvement with Kingsman and what the day of shooting ended up feeling like.   It's Oxfords before Brogues in our 84th episode as we discuss:

• The pacing of the film and how an A and B plot can be manoeuvred successfully 
• Why it was so important to set this film in the UK and not in the US
• We each reveal our respective go-to McDonalds order
• One of the panel has a real issue with the scene regarding the order to harm a dog
• Should Harry and the Kingsman have done more to protect Eggsy and his mum in the wake of his father's death while training
• We have a debate about which scene is iconic
• Norman Kent joins us and discusses his own start in photography & videography which should be a film in its own right
• Norman Kent further discusses the logistics of jumping out of an airplane and how the creative process behind a skydiving scene can change on-the-fly if you pardon our pun
• We ask if Kingsman suffers on repeated viewings due to its reliance on expectation subversion
• Whether or not Kingsman: The Secret Service is the Best Film Ever

You can catch a large sample of Norman's work on his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/NORMANKENTdotCOM 

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• Welcome & Banter - 0:00
  Reflections & Corrections - 5:10
  Shoutouts & The Fledgling Fandom - 8:05
  Deep Dive - 22:00
  Interview - 2:05:50
  Endgame - 2:19:50

See It Or Skip It? - Black Widow

FIRST 29:00 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 29:00 it's a full spoiler review

For a film that was delayed on 3 separate occasions, it’s only fitting that we had to record this episode twice. Liam and Ian went and saw Black Widow (one in the Cinema, one on Disney Plus) .What is it like to have a first viewing of a Marvel film on the small screen?  Was it worth the wait? Is it necessary as a Marvel film? Did the knowledge that Natasha survives everything ruin the ability to build tension in this film? How did the supporting cast handle the film? And what percentage of the time is Ray Winstone actually trying a Russian Accent? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Black Widow and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 83 - Before Sunrise

Can the perfect relationship begin and end in one night? How about the perfect podcast episode? Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ellie (Georgia got pulled into passport control) - while they traverse the streets of moonlit Vienna as Hot Film Summer continues with Liam's 2nd pick of the summertime in Before Sunrise.  It's a mix between romanticism and cynicism in our 83rd episode as we discuss:

• The inspiration behind the film, including a melancholic footnote
• How much adlibbing were the actors allowed in this film
• Which member of the BFE crew is afraid of flying?
• Why is Jesse so cynical when he's having the most magical night of his life?
• How important is career to us in the face of love?
• Ian waxes nostalgic about the fashion and overall aesthetic of the 90s again
• Liam chooses a random word that will go do in infamy
• We push the button mid-pod on someone who makes a mistake in the middle of the review
• What does it mean to be a good feminist?  Can you still be a feminist and fall head-over-heels in love with a man?
• Ian discusses how this film lines up with other Linklater films
• We pitch ideas for a 4th film in the series 
• Whether or not Before Sunrise is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Who Do You Think You Are? (Ep 1) - Rose

It's Sonic Saturday which means it's about to get all wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey up in here and we think that's fantastic. So grab your fez, your sonic sunglasses and "allons-y"  Ethan and Ian are "Who Do You Think You Are" is a retrospective look at Doctor Who's best moments in preparation for Jodie Whittaker's departure and inevitable successor in Autumn 2022. This week we're starting at the very beginning of the saga with "Rose."  It's a heck of a 1st journey into the Tardis as we discuss:

• Our respective Doctor Who fandoms
• We discuss the production values the Russell T. Davies era had (especially in Eccleston's season) versus those that would follow him
• Ian wants to know what makes Billie Piper all that special
• Ian doesn't really care for Mickey or Jacqui 
• We would've preferred Clive to also show some still photos of previous doctors
• We debate whether the Doctor's low-key entrance makes him feel anti-climactic
• Ian argues this series doesn't really know what it wants to be or even who it wants its audience to be at this point.

Cleared For Takeoff? - Spin City

Your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew continue to try their hands at a little TV Pilot Analysis by working at the New York mayor's office alongside Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty in Spin City.  Ian is in the captain's chair and Georgia's in the jumpseat as she's never seen the show.  We're waiting for a flight amid strike fears as we discuss:

• What was the inspiration for the show
• Georgia has her mind blown by 2 different castings on the show
• We ask if a TV series can both be a relationship sitcom and a workplace sitcom if the characters don't work together?
• We discuss some early symptoms of MJF's Parkinson's disease
• Which member of the cast pitched his own role?
• Does the series stray too far with the plot suggesting a character falsely come out to help with a scandal?
• How important is the character of Carter Heywood?
• Georgia gives us an update on if she's still watching Cheers and we compare Spin City's pilot to Cheers' and Friends' respective pilots.
• Would we ground the Spin City pilot or is it Cleared for Takeoff?

Episode 82 - Steel Magnolias (w/ Kirsti)

Shelby would rather have 30 minutes of something wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special. Well, she's in luck because we've got over 2 hours of wonderful headed your way. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia - as we're joined by Ian's sister, Kirsti, as we're heading to small-town Louisiana for the holidays. Which holidays? All the holidays!  There are so many things we'll have you know in our 82nd episode as we discuss:

• The history of Steel Magnolias as a play before it was a film
• The real life inspiration for the writing of the story
• The clashes between the director and his leading ladies during filming
• Whether we should judge Jackson more harshly than the film tells us too?
• The tradition of the groom's cake in North America
• We discuss our favourite Weezer songs
• We ask why M'Lynn & Drum don't have any scenes where they speak to each other and who came up with these names anyway?
• We discuss some casting of minor roles that were done in the name of tonal authenticity
• Who got nominated for awards and who was robbed on that front
• What should we make of the fact that the writer and director of such a female-driven story were both male?
• Ian shares his reason for picking this film and Kirsti joins him in some backstories on the subject
• Whether or not Steel Magnolias is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

BFE Mail Call #2 - Mail Call Boogaloo

We're back with another round of our Mail Call episode.  Russell the Postie has dropped off a special summer delivery and Ethan's working the mail room to deliver the questions from the Fledgling Fandom to your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting team.  Hear Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia (and Ethan) answer some of your questions in our follow-up edition.  Key questions this time include:

• Which movie snack do we think should be banned?
• Which movie that we used to love have we since soured on?
• If each person could appear on screen in a film, which role would they like to play?
• Which movie would we recast a character with a WWE wrestler?
• Have we met any celebrities in our lives?
• Which overused movie trope cause our respective blood to boil?
• If we were in Hamilton, which characters would we be?
• Who in our actual lives know that we host a film podcast?
• What are our respective favourite meals?
• What's our favourite Samuel L Jackson film that's NOT a Tarantino film?
• Do we have any favourite video games?

If you have a question for the next time the mailbag is open.  Catch us on Twitter at @bestfilmeverpod and use the hashtag #AskBFE or #BFEMailCall

Episode 81 - Monty Python & The Holy Grail

Ni!  We demand a sacrifice of.... a shrubbery!  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we're up for facing a little bit of peril in search of Camelot in Monty Python & The Holy Grail.  We question your parentage using accusations of hamsters and elderberries in our 81st episode as we discuss: 

• How the Python crew decided to divide the parts up between themselves
• Just how much adlibbing occurred on set
• Who some of the surprising financiers of the film were
• What can happen if you just rock up to the film set
• The benefits and drawbacks to shooting outside
• Which Python member played the most parts?
• Which Python member died on screen the most
• Ian talks about Postmodernism and how this film is one of the earliest champions of it in film
• We share our own participation in the stage musical, Spamalot
• We recite far too many lines after promising we wouldn't do that exact thing
• What one line could Ian not make out as a young man due to the accent and foreign expression
• How did the disruption of expectations - which the Pythons were famous for - work in this film, given it's a long-form version of storytelling?
• Whether or not Monty Python & The Holy Grail is the Best Film Ever
• Now go away or we shall taunt you a second time!

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Reel Roundtable #13 - Best Sports Films

Another bonus episode as we bring you our latest Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ellie, Georgia, Ian, and Liam are feeling sporting thanks to the Olympic games and turn our attention towards the best of Sports Movies. Comments and banter can be found in equal measure as we discuss:

• Our own sporting aptitudes, in both participatory and spectating capacities
• Which sports tend to lend themselves better to the silver screen
• The difference between comedies and biopics
• Why the sporting field of battle is a great storytelling device
• A very surprising formula that's repeated in two films released 3 decades apart (although set simultaneously)
• A truly bizarre casting choice for a sports film given the lead's country of birth
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best sports films ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Episode 80 - The Notebook

What do you want?  We hope it’s a film podcast because that’s what we’ve got for you.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as Ellie’s pick sends us to South Carolina 6 decades apart with The Notebook.  I’ve got more notes in my notebook than Duke does in our 80^th episode as we discuss:

• Who was lined up to play the parts of Noah and Duke in earlier treatments
• The early chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams (or lack thereof)
• We discuss the role of Allie’s mother and if she’s just a one-dimensional villain or if there’s more there
• Just exactly how much story is there in this film
• Is this the best Nicholas Sparks adaptation
• Georgia uses her fake-doctor credentials to ask some questions about the film’s finish
• Is it still nepotism if it totally pays off?
• We discuss the costumes to some degree and someone was not a fan
• Do we prefer Britney Spears or Christian Aguleira (trust me, this is relevant)
• Whether or not The Notebook is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

 

Episode 79 - Northwood Pie (feat. Interview with Director Jay Salahi)

We've got a 2nd full film review for you this week featuring a very special guest. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie and Georgia as we review the independent film Northwood Pie (available on Amazon). It's a delightful slice as after our review we're joined by the film's director, Jay Salahi, who candidly discusses his experiences as an independent filmmaker.  It's a certified fresh 79th episode as we discuss:

• Biases against independent films by the general moviegoing public
• The economics of the various distribution methods available to aspiring filmmakers
• Which members of the cast aren't even aspiring actors
• Jay describes key story and cinematography decisions while Ian tries to give him credit additional genius-level decisions that may or may not have happened
• Jay discusses his upcoming plans
• We all discuss our favourite pizza choices and Ian has some questions regarding the validity of a few choices
• A particular burger franchise gets almost as many mentions as the pizza company itself
• Whether or not Northwood Pizza is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Episode 78 - To Sir, With Love

Mr Thackeray believed one should fight for what one believes. Provided one is absolutely sure one is absolutely right - he's clearly never met Ian.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ellie (Georgia's away in detention) as Liam's pick sends us back to school with To Sir, With Love.  It's a cram session of a 78th episode as we discuss:

• Our respective performances as students in high school
• Why Columbia Pictures sat on this film after being completed for more than a year
• Liam asks Ian some questions about what it's like to be a teacher, and shares some stories about his own troublemaking school days
• How little the budget for this film was and how it paid off big for two of the principal players
• Where the clearly obvious romantic storyline between Thackeray and Gillian disappeared to half way through 
• We discuss the iconic title song and draw comparisons to Breakfast at Tiffany's in its implementation
• We again discuss Steve Neale's three states of viewing as one of the panel almost resigns themselves to an oppositional reading of the film
• We find out a crazy filmography note for one of the actors in the film
• Ian compares Denham to another character from a recent BFE review
• Whether or not To Sir, With Love is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Keeping It Loki (Ep 6) - For All Time. Always.

We're sitting across a table talking to each other about an episode where the characters spent the episode sitting across a table from each other and talking. We’re back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 6 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "Journey into Mystery.” Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam, Ian and Georgia for a conversation about a captivating performance from Jonathan Majors and if we can rank this alongside the other Disney Plus MCU series as this one had a significant key element different. 

See It Or Skip It? - Bo Burnham: Inside

FIRST 30:00 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 30:00 it's a full spoiler review

 Ethan, Georgia, and Ian watched Bo Burnham's most recent Netflix special, Inside .  Was it an honest account of an artist suffering for his art as well as just suffering in general or a self-indulgent commercialisation of the mental health pandemic we're collectively in or perhaps a little bit of both?  Which songs and sketches did we like the best? Which moments felt authentic and which only 'felt' authentic. We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Bo Burnham: Inside and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 77 - Point Break (w/ Em from Verbal Diorama)

If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price - Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we welcome the Beyonce of the Film Podcast world, Em from Verbal Diorama as we're heading to the beach in search of big waves as we train for the 50 year storm in Point Break.  It's a freefall of a 77th episode as Em provides so many interesting notes as we discuss:

• Who the studio originally wanted for the role of Johnny Utah
• Some of the horrendous other names for this film
• We play BFE bingo as some familiar names pop up in alternate universe casting
• Some directing choices that surprised us coming from a female director
• Lori Petty and try to figure out why it doesn't go quite right for her here
• Some of the measures that resulted in some truly amazing cinematography
• How we don't believe Keanu Reeves as an FBI agent
• If John C McGinley just always plays Dr Cox
• Which key scene resulted in a backup being called in to play the role due to actor absence
• Whether or not Point Break is the Best Film Ever

Catch so much more of Em on her podcast, Verbal Diorama at https://verbaldiorama.com

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Keeping It Loki (Ep 5) - Journey Into Mystery

We’re back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 5 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "Journey into Mystery.” Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam, Ian and Georgia for a fitting reunion on a divisive episode as they discuss fan service vs quality, has the show jumped the shark (or alligator) and a fun conversation on what’s padding and what’s character development.

Episode 76 - Independence Day

Welcome To Earth - Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ellie as we're heading back to 1996 in search of Fruitopia and chess metaphors in the undisputed summer blockbuster, "Independence Day."  We're saying 'Hello boys, I'm back' in our 76th episode as we discuss:

• The original choice for President Thomas Whitmore and if that guy ever made it to the White House
• Where did the producers of ID4 get those White House sets from anyways?
• We have a divide among gender lines regarding a couple of scenes
• We do a deep dive on Whitmore's big speech rallying the troops
• We question many of the decisions made by and regarding Randy Quaid in this film
• We've got some very minor characters who are actually BFE/TTM alumni if you look close enough
• We ask if David Levinson is still a way cooler guy that Steven Hiller
• We ask if a stripper is technically considered a sex worker
• We ask how does Jeff Goldblum have chemistry with everyone in this film
• We regret how Connie disappears in the 3rd act
• We hope that the President's daughter is supeaking in metaphor and we tell you who she grew up to be
• Liam is equally stunned by who played Jimmy as who was supposed to play him but dropped out - so much for always being there for us!
• We have some aftershocks from Liam's 10 for Grease last week
• We celebrate passing 20,000 downloads and Ian makes his next wager on a milestone celebration film
• Whether or not Independence Day is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Keeping It Loki (Ep 4) - The Nexus Event

We’re back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 4 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "The Nexus Event” Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Liam and Ian for a rather flat-looking roundtable as Ethan’s been pruned and Georgia's in a time-loop cell to discuss what it’s like to love yourself, parallels with The Last Jedi and just when on earth (or Lamentis) this ending is leading.

Quiz Night 2 - Quiz Night Boogaloo

The first one was Facebook only but Round 2 is up on the main feed, it's BFE Quiz Night 2: Quiz Night Boogaloo.  Ian is joined by Debbie, Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM, Alex from Main St. Finance, Ed from The Film Effect Podcast, and our defending champion Danny from It's A Musical Pod.  Join us for 5 rounds of Quizzing Fun including rounds on:

• Casting Calls: We give 3 actors, you tell us which film it is
• The Copyright Friendly Music Round: We name the movie, you tell us which real/fictional musical act does the film feature
• Sequences - We give you 2 films in a sequence, you tell us what the 3rd is 
• Taglines - Can you identify the film by its marketing slogan
• The Eliminator - Kind to some, savage to others, the game is never over with THE ELIMINATOR

If you want to join us on a future quiz night, please get a hold of us on our Twitter account (@bestfilmeverpod) and let us know that you'd like to be on our waiting list.

Episode 75 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Come with us, if you want to live - Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we're heading back to 1991 in search of easy money and John Connor in the unqualified Summer Blockbuster, Terminator II. We're saying 'gimme five' in our 75th episode as we discuss:

• Whether it is necessary to see T1 to appreciate T2
• The wage disparity between Linda Hamilton & Arnold Schwarzenegger when they agreed to repeat their roles
• Who turned down the role of Miles Dyson
• Why does the film look so wonderful in some of these numbers?
• Who's a worse actor: Edward Furlong or Linda Hamilton
• How much did Pepsi pay for all the Subway (and Pepsi) product placement
• Why are Canadian 'gimme fives' more profane that their British counterparts
• How long did it take for the first draft of the script to be written and does it show
• We explore the bootstrap paradox
• We have some aftershocks from Liam's 10 for Grease last week
• We reveal the audience pick for our July 4th themed next episode
• Whether or not Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Keeping it Loki (Ep 3) - Lamentis

This week we're Keeping It Lo-Three as we're back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 3 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "Lamentis."

Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam and Ian for a roundtable as we discuss Doctor Who audition tapes, whether we witnessed a progressive moment for Disney/MCU or just lip service, what love is, which parts of this felt like a video-game cut-scene and whether this episode was merely filler or actual character development?

Reel Roundtable #12 - Tom Cruise

Another bonus episode as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam revisit the career of Tom Cruise.  Comments, banter, and an appreciation of set pieces can be found as we discuss:

• When Tom Cruise wanted to be a great actor and when he asked Hollywood to Show Him The Money
• The decision to pair Tom Cruise alongside grizzled acting veterans
• Some fun cameos where he went distinctly against type
• Do we prefer shouty Tom Cruise or mellow Tom Cruise
• Ethan and Liam don't see eye-to-eye about anything
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best Tom Cruise Performances ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Episode 74 - Grease

You can't walk out of a drive-in.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we're heading back to high school in the 1950s to get our faces on American Bandstand. We're racing for pinks in our 74th episode as we discuss:

• Who turned down Danny Zuko and which actor played the part in the stage show
• Who are two actresses rumoured to have turned down Sandy before Olivia Newton-John got the role
• How does the film look with 2021 sensibilities and should that matter? 
• Why does the film look so wonderful in some of these numbers?
• Is Olivia Newton John a bad actress or is it just bad writing
• There's a great story about Stockard Channing's name
• Whether Sandy is the good person she presents herself as
• We share some anecdotes about our personal histories with the film and stage show
• Which song was supposed to be sung by a different character until a bigger star played the diva card
• Which fact about the film frustrates Liam because he's heard it so much
• Which BFE alum appears in Grease in an uncredited role and blows Liam's mind
• Whether or not Grease is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Keeping It Loki (Ep 2) - The Variant

We're back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 2 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "The Variant." Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Georgia, Liam, and Ian for a roundtable as we discuss the storytelling shortcuts, a hotly debated fight scene, renaissance fairs and Ethan picks a new introductory line for episode 2.

BFE Mail Call: June 2021

We're back and trialling a new format this time round, the BFE Mail Call.   Russell the Postie has dropped off a special delivery and Ethan's going to moderate a series of questions from the Fledgling Fandom to your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting team.  Hear Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia (and Ethan) answer some of your questions in the debut edition.  Key questions this time include:

• What's everyone's guilty pleasure film
• What type of music does the group listen to in their spare time
• If each person could appear on screen in a film, which role would they like to play
• What does the group think about wrestling
• We discuss if emotions have ever run high during a recording session
• There's some food related questions 
• Someone wants to know what is it about Moulin Rouge that we all love
• We're asked what our favourite episode of the pod has been so far

If you have a question for the next time the mailbag is open.  Catch us on Twitter at @bestfilmeverpod and use the hashtag #AskBFE or #BFEMailCall

Episode 73 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Ethan, and Georgia as we're heading to Chicago for a day skipping school with Ferris Bueller - whether he's a teenage philosopher or a dangerous psychopath is all a matter of interpretation. We're rolling the miles backward in our 73rd episode as we discuss:

 

• Which two actors turned down the two lead male roles
• Liam is an absolute savant with the context this week
• We learn a lot about the Ferrari used in the film
• What is the deal with Ferris' parents having Georgia's face blindness?
• Why John Hughes likes shooting in Chicago so much
• Where Matthew Broderick got those dance moves for the parade scene
• We compare Ferris Bueller to other 80s juggernauts, The Breakfast Club and Back To The Future
• Which album did John Hughes listen to every day of the shoot
• Which scene did early audiences vote as their least favourite, necessitating a reshoot?
• The legacy of the music from this film
• You won't believe a spin-off from this film and who starred in it
• What is it about Ferris that makes our contributors use profanity in their responses
• Whether or not Ferris Bueller's Day Off is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Keeping It Loki (Ep 1) - Glorious Purpose

We're back with glorious purpose reviewing a Marvel Original Series on Disney Plus in Marvel's "Loki", with our analysis of Episode 1, "Glorious Purpose." Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan,  Georgia and Ian for a roundtable as we discuss the TVA, diminishing returns on infinity stones, if Marvel cheated on time travel and character development and we come up with some pseudonyms for the 2012 Loki character.

Sean Persaud: A BFE Interview

We were delighted to bring you an abridged version of our interview with Mank actor Sean Persaud in our review of Mank but we're thrilled to make the full interview available here today.  Catch Ian, Liam, Ellie, Ethan, and Georgia (who was only in about 90% fangirl mode) as we were lucky enough to sit down with an extremely talented actor, writer, and producer whose credits range from Mank to Shipwrecked Comedy to podcasting and even all the way to Cougar Town.  Revelations from the interview include:

• Hearing how Sean got his start in Los Angeles
• Sean talks about the development of the podcast he does with his sister, Sinead: Make Sean & Sinead Love Movie (link below)
• Sean discussing the difference between being a producer on his own material and a day player on a big tv or film project
• A small anecdote about what Gary Oldman is really like
• Sean discusses his writing process and how it differs depending on the project
• We learn about how to shoot in black and white
• The BFE lot pitch their own film choices that most people hate but we can't help but love
• Sean reveals his best film ever and cuts down someone for hating a classic film
• Whether Sean would turn down a call from Marvel boss, Kevin Feige
• Pets on both side of the video call make their presence known
• Sean teases a big announcement dropping for Shipwrecked Comedy on June 15th

Subscribe to Shipwrecked Comedy at their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShipwreckedComedy

Check out Sean Persaud on his new film review podcast (with his sister, Sinead at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/make-sean-and-sinead-love-movie/id1568374864

Episode 72 - Mank (feat abridged interview with Sean Persaud)

We'd like to promote this podcast in the way it was recorded. That is to say in the complete absence of Orson Welles. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Georgia, Ellie, and Ethan as we're heading back to the golden age of Hollywood (albeit in Black and White).  We're joined on our journey to Tinseltown with Mank cast member (and star/writer of Shipwrecked Comedy's 'The Case of the Gilded Lily"), Sean Persaud.  It's an organ grinder's monkey of a 72nd episode as we discuss:

• The screenwriter of Mank and how this was in many ways a labour of love for David Fincher.
• Who was initially the first choice for the part of Herman Mankewicz in its original late 90s treatment
• Whether it's possible to enjoy Mank independent of Citizen Kane or if it's largely a companion piece
• Gary Oldman and David Fincher's face-off regarding a century of takes for one scene
• Whether Amanda Seyfried is any good in this movie
• Ian has something to say about Mank having more Oscar wins than Citizen Kane
• We also have excerpts from our interview with Sean Persaud (full interview to be released June 12) where he discusses:
  • The story of how he was cast in the film
  • Some anecdotes about his time with Gary Oldman
  • How Mank's success affected his Oscar night experience
  • The creation of his new podcast "Make Sean and Sinead Love Movie"
  • His vote for Best Film Ever
• Whether or not Mank is the Best Film Ever

Subscribe to Shipwrecked Comedy at their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/ShipwreckedComedy

Check out Sean Persaud on his new film review podcast (with his sister, Sinead at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/make-sean-and-sinead-love-movie/id1568374864

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

 

 

Episode 71 - The Rock

Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and.... listen to Rocket Man on the roof of their apartment building.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan as we're heading to The Rock on a BOYS NIGHT in search of misguided military vets and glass encased toxic gas. It's a (only borrowed) Hum-Vee of a 71th episode as we discuss:

• How a member of the panel needs to be convinced that kidnapping makes you a villain
• Who was initially the first choice for the part of John Mason
• You won't believe who the ghostwriters on this film were
• What theory is there about Mason's backstory
• Why does the film forget all about Ed Harris and his men for 45 minutes?
• Why Michael Bay was so adamant about shooting on location
• If we're really supposed to believe that Stanley Goodspeed is a nerdy guy and why that makes no sense whatsoever
• The plothole that Michael Bay discovered and his feelings about it
• How easily General Hummel and his men could have won the film
• Which part made Michael Bay walk off set and which sequence was the hardest for him to shoot
• One of the panel can't say 'Alcatraz'
• We reveal the results of our series of "Which Friend would we all be" polls from last wee
• Whether or not The Rock is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

See It Or Skip It? - FRIENDS: The Reunion

FIRST 25:40 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 25:40 it's a full spoiler review

Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam watched the reunion special to FRIENDS .  Was it a welcome does of nostalgia, heavily underwhelming or perhaps a bit of both?  Which of the cast look like timeless and which look like they should have had a little less work done?  Which cast members seem to have loved the show and which seem like they didn't give it a thought after they left the show?  Finally, how did James Corden do as host? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of FRIENDS: The Reunion and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 70 - Citizen Kane

We can remember everything about the films we watch, some weeks it's the greatest curse that's ever been inflicted on the human race but some weeks it's a delight.  Which is it this time?  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we head to Xanadu in search of the meaning behind the elusive Rosebud.  It's a campaign of a 70th episode as we discuss:

• How Orson Welles was lured to Hollywood from the stage and the radio
• The backstory behind the writing of the screenplay and how it plays into next week's bonus episode
• The fantastic cinematography throughout the film
• Is Orson Welles a good looking man?
• What did we think of the musical number and Susan Alexander's opera voice
• What trademarks of Welles' theatre background made its way onto the screen
• Why is this film so highly renowned
• What was the reaction to this film at the 1941 Oscars
• Who was Citizen Kane based off of and how did the inspiration try and stop the film from being made
• What's the impact of too much caffeine 
• We discuss our own backgrounds with cigarettes
• Whether or not Citizen Kane is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Reel Roundtable #11 - Nicole Kidman

Another bonus episode as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ellie, Ethan, Ian, and Liam revisit the career of Nicole Kidma.  Comments, banter, and a more than slight dose of musical fandom and appreciation can be found as we discuss:

• Is Nicole Kidman a great actress or a great movie star
• Does she make those around her better or is she outperformed by those she's in
• We do go off on a bit of a tangent regarding the Tom Cruise trilogy
• Whether Kidman deserved to win her Oscar for The Hours
• Why doesn't Kidman have a plethora of catchy soundbytes like other actors/actresses
• One of the panel goes off on Paddington
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best Nicole Kidman Performances ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Episode 69 - Mission: Impossible

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to download our most covert of episodes. This week we're heading to the English Chunnel via Langley, Virginia and Prague in search of NOC lists, both real and counterfeit.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Ethan (Georgia is away on assignment) - as we try to find more creative cover names that the IMF might come up with.  It's a mole hunt of a 69th episode as we discuss:

• The production cycle for this film and what it means to Tom Cruise's legacy as Hollywood's ultimate stunt man
• Why was Emilio Estevez so heavily featured in the first Act
• We introduce ourselves to each other needlessly
• Whether or not Kittrich is the hardest working man in all of government
• Which member of the panel would struggle with code names and probably get outed pretty quickly.
• The necessity for the magic do-hickey and where we can get one of those
• One simple change that would have made the film so much better
• Why the second IMF team in Prague is completely useless
• 2 cheap fixes that would have made the vault at Langley completely impenetrable
• A 2 pound solution to a concussion sized problem for Tom Cruise
• Why Ethan Hunt is the last guy you want breaking bad news to you
• Whether or not Mission: Impossible is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

See It Or Skip It? - Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

FIRST 24:00 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 24:00 it's a full spoiler review

Ellie, Georgia, and Ian got together to talk about a little Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.  What parts worked?  What parts didn't?  Is this a short film? A mini-series? A musical? or something greater than the sum of its parts?  We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 68 - Shrek

SOMEBODY once told me the world was gonna roll me. This week we're heading to Duloc in search of princesses, talking Donkeys and the ultimate payback by embittered former Disney employees in the 2001 Dreamworks classic, Shrek.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia - as we try to figure out what's so bad about a Canadian accent.  It's an all-star of a 68th episode as we discuss:

• Early casting choices for Shrek (there's at least 2 you don't about)
• What was the inspiration for the physical appearance of Shrek?
• Which actor recorded lines for almost the whole film before tragedy set in, necessitating a re-record
• Which member of the cast was fired only to never find out why
• Which line is an example of the Mandella Effect
• We have a Gingy-off
• Ian might be an ogre or the voice of reason
• Whether or not Shrek is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Cleared For Takeoff? - Cheers

Your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew continue to try their hands at a little TV Pilot Analysis with Boston watering hole where everybody knows your name.  Ian is in the captain's chair and Georgia's in the jumpseat as she's never seen the show.  We're waiting for a flight with a beverage in hand as we discuss: 

• The casting of the key roles and who almost got the gig as Sam
• Which Hollywood actor turned down the role of the Coach?
• Ian and Georgia discuss the difficulty in creating genuine warmth in a show
• Why was the show set in Boston?
• Which member of the cast pitched his own role?
• What's the genius of the joke writing behind the series?
• Georgia gives her first impressions of the series, having never seen it before
• Would we ground the Cheers pilot or is it Cleared for Takeoff?

Episode 67 - Twister

Catch the wind!  This week we're heading to rural Oklahoma and in search of storms and chasing dreams. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia - as we're trying to make Dorothy fly.  It's a whirlwind of a 67th episode as we discuss:

• The early casting choice for Bill Paxton's role
• What Paul Reiser did to help Helen Hunt's schedule line up with Mad About You
• We find out about how much Michael Crichton was paid for the script and how much a famous name was paid to try and fix the product
• Which giant shot was missed the first time around resulting in a $500,000 reshoot
• Is the the flying cow disturbing or funny?
• Georgia's face blindness might be catching
• We have a return of our Nana Speaks segment
• Whether or not Twister is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Cleared For Takeoff? - Arrested Development

Your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew continue to try their hands at a little TV Pilot Analysis with the Ron Howard narrated story of the Bluth Family.  Ian is in the captain's chair and Liam's riding the jumpseat as he's never seen the show - and it's another Jason Bateman production.  We know there's money in the banana stand but we're hosting an intervention (or is that imposition?) as we discuss: 

• What's gotten in the way of Liam watching any more of Ozark
• Which member of the cast was the first one to get the gig
• Ian shares some information about comparing Arrested Development to The Office or Friends from a writing perspective
• Which member of the cast had to go to Tijuana for work purposes?
• Who is the narrator and how did he get the job?
• Which jokes made us want to set ourselves on fire with laughter
• Liam gives his first impressions of the series, having never seen it before
• Would we ground the Arrested Development pilot or is it Cleared for Takeoff?

Episode 66 - The Empire Strikes Back

Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth Be With You! This week we're heading to Cloud City in search of an old friend. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia - and Ethan from Talking The Mickey - as we're trying to fix the hyperdrive and avoid getting eaten.  It's a Mandela Effect of a 66th episode as we discuss:

• How the sequel came abou
• The Mandela effect of the most famous line in the film. 
• We moan a bit about the CGI that's been inserted into the film
• Which famous line from the film was ad-libbed
• Whether or not this is the best film in the Star Wars Franchise
• Which face of the franchise was different due to an automotive accident
• Who was most angry at not being clued in to the twist ending
• We have a challenging discussion about fandom, nostalgia and a sense of ownership over media products
• Whether or not The Empire Strikes Back is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

See It Or Skip It? - Coming 2 America

FIRST 30:30 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 30:30 it's a full spoiler review

It's another BOYS NIGHT as Ian, Liam, and Georgia (she counts) are talking about the Amazon Original Movie "Coming 2 America." What parts worked?  What parts didn't?  Was there any substance beyond the callbacks and cameos and does there even need to be?   We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Coming 2 America and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Episode 65 - Howl's Moving Castle (w/ Ethan)

This week we've gone from an underground bunker to a ramshackle moving castle. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Georgia - and Ethan from Talking The Mickey - as we're turning the dial on the front door and seeing where we've found ourselves today.  It's an Oscar Winner of a 65th episode as we discuss:

• The global lineage of the film
• Which company was responsible for the high quality dub and which big names lend their voices to this film
• We discuss our various loves and potential hangups with anime as a medium
• Georgia has a key piece of information that sheds some light on the conclusion
• Is this film saying that poor people are bad
• We find out how to pronounce Ghibli
• Whether or not Howl's Moving Castle is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Falcon & The Weekly Soldier (Ep 6) - One World, One People

We're back for the final episode reviewing Marvel's "The Falcon & The Winter Solider", with our analysis of Episode 6, "One World, One People" Falcon & The Weekly Soldier is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam and Ian for a roundtable as we discuss Sam's makeover, Karli vs Walker in character writing and just where exactly do we see this leading.

Reel Roundtable #10 - Best Picture Winners

Another bonus episode for your listening enjoyment as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion.  Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam are getting dolled up and headed to Tinseltown as we crash the Oscars and talk about the greatest Best Picture Winners.  Comments, banter, and flat out disagreements can be found as we discuss the respective quality of Oscar's very best followed by the definitive BFE Top Ten List.  You'll love it folks!

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you.  Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

Episode 64 - Parasite

This week we're stowing away inside an underground bunker of the hyperich in Parasite. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia - as we're getting jobs under pseudonyms so we can stop folding pizza boxes.  It's an Oscar Winner of a 64th episode as we discuss:

• What inspired Boon Joon Ho to make his eventual Best Picture winner
• Ian somehow finds a way to link Cheers, Birdman, and The Cabin in the Woods to Parasite
• We all share our relative predilections for reading 
• We discuss whether we're all just too lazy to read a foreign language film
• What exactly happened with the end of the film
• Is this film saying that poor people are bad
• If there's a likeable character in the bunch
• Whether or not Parasite is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Falcon & The Weekly Soldier (Ep 5) - Truth

We're back with another episode reviewing Marvel's "The Falcon & The Winter Solider", with our analysis of Episode 5, "Truth" Falcon & The Weekly Soldier is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam and Ian for a roundtable as we discuss boats and bros, did Sokovia get an awful memorial and just when will Elaine tell me to shut up