Best Film Ever

FIRST 23:40 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict AFTER 23:40 it's a full spoiler review You know the BFE is getting up there in years when we're doing a SIOSI that's a sequel to an earlier film that we also did a SIOSI on.  Join us as we look at the sequel to a legacy sequel in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. We discuss whether Paul Rudd is being over-exposed? Are there too many...

(Deep Dive begins at 32:30) It's WrestleMania week and the BFE are doing their annual tradition of finding something wrestling-related for the  someone asks if you're a god, you say yes. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian and Liam (Georgia, Megs, and Ethan aren't booked so they're not showing up) as we're heading from bingo halls to the Royal Rumble and everywhere in between in the...

We usually go king sized on the BFE but perhaps brevity truly is the source of wit.  Welcome to Three Act Structure: the BFE review show where we have to pass judgment on films but this time, we can only use 3 words or less - wait, should that be 'or fewer?' This month we're reviewing the global box office champion from 1977 to 2023.  How will films like Star Wars, Back To The Future, Jurassic Par...

(Deep Dive begins at 25:20) If someone asks if you're a god, you say yes. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, Megan and Georgia (Ethan's locked out of his apartment) as we're heading to New York City and craving Marshmallows in the Dan Aykroyd/Ivan Retiman penned megahit, Ghostbusters, on account of its 40th anniversay.  We ain't afraid of no ghosts in our 219th episode as we...

Are you ready for some football?  Ian from Best Film Ever is joined by fellow Patriots fan, Ryan Kuketz and Pats hater Hermes Auslander from The Scuttlebutt Podcast to focus on all things Foxboro as we close the playbook on Apple TV's "The Dynasty" with episode breakdowns for "Breaking Point" and "End Game".  We discuss all things NFL, The New England Patriots, and our own nostalgia as we tackle t...

(Deep Dive begins at 43:40) We have just met you and we already love you. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, Georgia, and eventually Megan (Ethan's run off with some balloons and an air blower) as we're heading, well, up in the Pixar animated film, Up.  We're looking to invest in talking collars for our 218th episode as we discuss:  What is it that makes this film such a tear...

Are you ready for some football?  Ian from Best Film Ever is joined by fellow Patriots fan, Ryan Kuketz and Pats hater Hermes Auslander from The Scuttlebutt Podcast to focus on all things Foxboro as we review Week Four from Apple TV's "The Dynasty" with episode breakdowns for "Under Pressure" and "Score To Settle".  We discuss all things NFL, The New England Patriots, and our own nostalgia as we t...

(Deep Dive begins at 48:20) The runtime on this is entirely on Hermes!  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcaster, Ian (Georgia, Ethan, Megan and Liam have run off to Vegas) as he's shipping up to Boston in the neo-noir Clint Eastwood film, Mystic River. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and we're getting hit over the head with red herrings in the multiple Oscar Winning Films.  We...

And the Oscar goes to... BFE with our coverage of the 2024 Academy Awards.  Join Ian and BFF of the BFE Hermes Auslander as we discuss all things Oscar in our preview special just in time for the big awards show.  We talk snubs, flubs and films we'd like to sub as we separate those who should win from those who should be glad just to be nominated.   We break down this year's panel of categories wh...

Are you ready for some football?  Ian from Best Film Ever is joined by fellow Patriots fan, Ryan Kuketz and Pats hater Hermes Auslander from The Scuttlebutt Podcast to focus on all things Foxboro as we review Week Three from Apple TV's "The Dynasty" with episode breakdowns for "Torn" and "At All Costs".  We discuss all things NFL, The New England Patriots, and our own nostalgia as we tackle the fo...

(Deep Dive begins at 30:05) It's Been Emotional. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Megan, and Georgia (Ethan and Megan are off buying fertilizer) as we tackle Guy Ritchie's debut gangster film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. We're shooting people with air guns in our 216th episode as we discuss: Guy Ritchie and if his films are essentially comedies masquerading as Gangs...

FIRST 32:20 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict AFTER 30:45 it's a full spoiler review I'd argue we're likely done with the Oscar frontrunners now but we couldn't miss out on the Jeffrey Wright fronted Best Picture nominated American Fiction, and so we are giving it the See It or Skip It treatment. We discuss counter-stereotypes and anti-stereotypes and when does allyship ove...

Are you ready for some football?  Ian from Best Film Ever is joined by fellow Patriots fan, Ryan Kuketz and Hermes Auslander from The Scuttlebutt Podcast to focus on all things Foxboro as we review Week One from Apple TV's "The Dynasty".  We discuss all things NFL, The New England Patriots, and our own nostalgia as we tackle the following from Episode 2 The build-up to the first Patriots win and w...

(Deep Dive begins at 33:55) The past is a story that we tell ourselves, or so I was told by my Operating System.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Megan, and Georgia (Liam and Ethan are on dates with their phones at the beach) as we tackle the Spike Jonze Sci-Fi film about loving your technology and your technology loving you right back, Her.  We're questioning the very natu...

FIRST 30:45 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict AFTER 30:45 it's a full spoiler review Leonard Bernstein says that a work of art should not answer questions, it should provoke them; I'd say we've done Leonard Bernstein proud as we gave his biopic, fronted by Bradley Cooper, Maelstro, the See It or Skip It treatment. What was our background knowledge of Bernstein going in? Do...

Are you ready for some football?  Ian from Best Film Ever is joined by fellow Patriots fan, Ryan Kuketz and Hermes Auslander from The Scuttlebutt Podcast to focus on all things Foxboro as we review Week One from Apple TV's "The Dynasty".  We discuss all things NFL, The New England Patriots, and our own nostalgia as we tackle the following from Episode 1 How much of the Patriots lore that Ian and R...

(Deep dive begins at 38:55) Is it better to be feared or to be loved?.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Megan, (Ethan and Georgia are off at a Yankee game) as we head to the Bronx to determine whether the working man is a sucker or not and we're joined by BFF of the BFE, Juleen who picked this week's selection and talks about her feelings during our endgame.  We'r...

FIRST 22:30 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict AFTER 22:30 it's a full spoiler review It's time for the Steel Cage Rematch as we're back and giving the Zac Efron fronted wrestling biopic, The Iron Claw, the See It or Skip It treatment.  Is the Von Erich name a big enough one to draw an audience? Was there a wrestling cameo that Ian picked up on? Does the film stay true to wr...

(Deep Dive begins at 34:30) Can one misstep taint an entire film?  That's the question of this episode.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Megs is still Master Building somewhere else while Ethan is missing his own Valentine's nomination) as we tackle our Valentine's Day Patreon Vote winner, Crazy, Stupid, Love.  We're shooting our shot in our 213th episode...

FIRST 29:15 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict AFTER 29:15 it's a full spoiler review We're back again and this time we're giving the period character study The Holdovers, the See It or Skip It treatment.  Is Paul Giamatti Best Actor material? Did this film borrow from other educational-based films? Does the film ignore its own presented growth in favour of a tighter plot? ...

(Deep Dive begins at 31:45) Everything is Awesome.... but if everything is awesome can anything truly be awesome... or special? Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Megs and Ethan are Master Building somewhere else) as we tackle the Danish toy company's entry into the feature film industry with 2014's The Lego Movie.  We're claiming victory on our first try in...

FIRST 35:10 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict AFTER 35:10 it's a full spoiler review We're back again and this time we're giving the Martin Scorsese Best Picture nominee, Killers of the Flower Moon, the See It or Skip It treatment.  Are Martin Scorsese's epic runtimes a barrier for his audience? Is he retreading material we've already seen from better films starring Leo &am...

(Deep Dive begins at 28:45) It's wonderful to have a friend. It might just be our favourite word in the world. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Ethan on a BOYS NIGHT (Georgia and Megs are opening up a business across town) as we tackle Lina Oberholzer's winning entry into our Patreon Lottery, the Sidney Poitier film, A Patch of Blue. Ian serenades Ensign Ian across...

FIRST 30:10 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict AFTER 30:10 it's a full spoiler review We're back again and this time we're giving the Emma Stone Best Picture nominee, Poor Things, the See It or Skip It treatment.  Does this film exploit Emma Stone throughout with all the nudity and sex? Why did this film remind us so much of The Favourite? How does it stack up against other...

Happy New Year!  Another bonus episode for your listening enjoyment as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion.  Ian, Liam, Ethan, Megan, and Georgia look back on the films they've reviewed in 2023 and have some less prestigious awards to hand out this week in the form of The Resties.  We all try to stay friends as we debate the worst that we saw in the year that was.  A reminder: just bec...