Best Film Ever

Have you met Miss Jones?.  This week we go Mid-Atlantic with Ellie’s wild card choice in Bridget Jones’ Diary.  Join your favourite transatlantic (Mid-Atlantic?) film review crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia – as we head to the bustling streets of London (where only 12 people live) to write crap in our audio diary.  It’s a fun 32nd episode as we discuss: The many similarities between this and t...

His whole life was a million to one shot.  This week we go the distance with Liam's choice of Rocky.  Join your favourite transatlantic film review crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia – as we head to the bustling streets of Philadelphia to catch oranges and run some steps.  We're in deep training for our 31st episode as we discuss: The backstory behind how the financing for Rocky came out How man...

What's in the box?  We get ahead of the game by reviewing what is arguably David Fincher's masterpiece in Se7en on it's 25th anniversary.  Join your favourite transatlantic film review crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia – as we head to the thriving metropolis of "City Limits."  We think outside of the box in our 30th episode as we discuss: How stupid the spelling is for this film's title How dif...

So they put Deadpool and Nick Fury in a film together but they're not playing Deadpool or Nick Fury... kind of. Georgia's wild card pick brings us to 2017 and "The Hitman's Bodyguard": a film that wanted all the James Bond with all of the Deadpool 2 different actors doing their best Samuel L. Jackson impression (hint: one of them is Samuel L. Jackson).  Join your favourite transatlantic film revie...

FIRST 24 MINUTES are a spoiler-free review AFTER 24 MINUTES full spoiler review The whole BFE/TTM gang are back from seeing Bill & Ted Face The Music and we're here to hold them to that title.  What did we think about it?  What parts worked?  What parts didn't?  Who showed up and who just showed up for a paycheque?  What does this newest entry do for the legacy of Bill & Ted and their excellent ad...

Podcasters… Assemble!  We were remarkably good and held off on any Marvel content for over half a year.  So now we’re breaking the seal and giving our full attention to the film that started it all in back in 2008 with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man .  Join your favourite transatlantic film review crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia – as we head to Burger King in our Audi in search of a classic American...

Every man dies; not every man truly lives - They make take our lives but they will never take our freedom! - The almighty says he can get me out of this but he's pretty sure you're f------d!  It's been 25 years since the UK release of Mel Gibson's opus, Braveheart, and if you're like us, you can still say all the lines.  Join your favourite transatlantic film review crew – Ian, Liam, and Ellie – a...

Another bonus episode as we bring you another Friday Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment.  Ethan, Ellie, Ian, and Liam revisit the career of the legendary tour-de-force that was Robin Williams.  Comments, banter, and a more than slight dose of nostalgia and appreciation can be found as we discuss: Why did Robin Williams effect so many in such a profound way How large a part of...

We’ve got a most un-heinous line-up for this week’s review of the film that Keanu Reeves was afraid would be etched on his tombstone in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.  Due to the imminent premiere of Bill & Ted 3, we felt it fitting to head back into the circuits of time and revisit not only Bill & Ted but our past us’s Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ellie –...

Who is Keyser Söze?  Is Keaton alive or dead?  Where is Kobayashi's accent from?  Are we still allowed to love this movie?  All very good questions and ones that we dive into as we tackle the Christopher McQuarrie penned script that had 'the best plot twist of all-time' according to the voters at IMDb, in "The Usual Suspects."  Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam – as we...

Pop quiz, hot shot - You hear that and instinctively know that we're talking about the 1994 public transit thriller, Speed.  Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam – as we take a look at a film that was likely much bigger (and better) than it had any reason to be.  Also on the bus we've got Ellie in fact-check corner, and Ethan is our replacement Bus Driver.  It's an adrenal...

Did a Swedish Book released in 2008 really need 2 films based on the same novel released just 2 years apart, both based in Sweden but one in Swedish and one in English?  That's the question we ask as we look extensively at the 2011 English language Daniel Craig fronted version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.  Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam – as we take a look at...

Some bonus content for you this week as we dust off the Roundtable discussion we had in support of Pod vCon (where the V stands for virtual).  Ethan, Ellie, Ian, and Liam flip the gimmick on its head as we talk about what elements make up terrible films.  Comments, banter, and disagreements can all be found inside as we discuss Which actors tend to show up in bad movies What genres are most guilty...

WE ARE SO SORRY FOR THE MISTAKES IN THE ORIGINAL DANGEROUS MINDS EPISODE.  I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED.  THE UPDATED FILE IS FREE OF ANY CONTENT FROM OTHER EPISODES.   Admit it, you've seen the poster and Gangsta's Paradise is already going through your head.  Join your favourite transatlantic tambourine men - Ian & Liam – as we take a look at the Michelle Pfeiffer teacher pseudo-biopic "Dang...

To infinity and beyond!  Catch us on a very exciting crossover episode this week as the BFE & TTM teams combine to provide a deep dive into the toy box for the 25th birthday of Toy Story later this year.   Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam – as we try and figure out how Toy Story could possibly be anywhere near that old.  We’re joined by our party guests from Talking Th...

Last week we called The Crow, “perhaps the most 90s movie ever made.”  This week, Clueless says “that’s totally harsh.”  Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam – as we return to the mid-nineties for an Amy Heckerling picture that simultaneously satirises 90s culture amongst the ‘it crowd’ while also acting as a faithful adaptation of a 19th Century Jane Austen piece.  We’re...

Eric Draven tells us that nothing is trivial.  Keep that in mind when we start talking about the perfect way to assemble a hot dog.  Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam – as we return to perhaps the most 90s film ever in Brandon Lee’s final film, The Crow.  We’re joined on our mission by our permaguest Ellie as we discuss one of the most bizarre films we’ve looked at yet....

Wes Anderson is like marmite; you either love him or you hate him.  The question is, "what did we think?"  Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we take up residence in the 2014 Wes Anderson critical favourite, The Grand Budapest Hotel.  We're joined in the lobby by our two would-be lobby boys Ellie and Georgia to discuss an audience request which had us asking some ra...

Houston may have a problem but for us, failure is not an option.  Join your favourite transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we blast off on the 1995 Ron Howard spectacular, Apollo 13.  We're short a permaguest as Georgia is off this week but we've got Ellie riding shotgun to discuss a film with 2 distinct takes (and we discuss them both in depth).  It's a 17th Episode that shoots us aroun...

 Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we take the 1990 NASCAR-based sequel to Top Gun, Days of Thunder, around the track for a couple of hours.  This week we're delighted to have BFE's resident gearhead, Richard, joining us and riding shotgun.  We've got our permaguests, Ellie & Georgia, hunkering down the team in pit lane to discuss a movie that proved as divisive as...

Rule #1: You do not talk about Fight Club.  Rule #2. You do not talk about Fight Club.  Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - as we break these two rules all over the place as we look at David Fincher's Counterculture Classic, Fight Club.  We're joined once again by our permaguests, Ellie & Georgia to discuss a movie that we hold near and dear to our hearts and view it ag...

We've only got 1 question for you: Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe? Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - to review what has been called the quintessential film of the 1980s and the birth of the modern teen movie genre, The Breakfast Club on the 35th anniversary of its UK release. We're joined once again by our permaguests, Ellie & Georgia to discuss a...

This week it's all about what Simon Says as we discuss perahps the most fun film in the Die Hard fracnhise in Die Hard With A Vengeance. Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - to review the first film in the Die Hard franchise where John McLane is home in New York.  We're joined once again by our permaguests, Ellie & Georgia to discuss the movie that had a script that was...

Are you not entertained? If so, feel free to leave us a 5* review - but we digress. Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - to review our second Best Picture winner to date in Ridley Scott's 2000 Roman war epic, Gladiator.  We're joined once again by our permaguests, Ellie & Georgia to discuss the movie that single-handedly revived the 'sword & sandles genre.  It's a 12th e...

AUDIO GREMLINS AGAIN - LIAM'S MIC VANISHES FOR 90 SECONDS BUT I PROMISE IT DOES COME BACK I Wanna Be Loved By You - no that's not us begging for a 5* review, that's Marilyn Monroe in the 1959 classic, Some Like It Hot.  Join your favourite Transatlantic podcasting duo - Ian & Liam - to review our oldest film to this point.  This week we're delighted and honoured to welcome Marshall & Dan from the...