The Beta Report

The Beta Boys are back for round 2 of their Covid Quarantine Adventure. In this episode, the boys talk about what they’ve been up to during their quarantine stays at home. They also look into their crystal ball and each predicts whether the current shutdown of all theaters and movies going straight to digital will be how we experience new releases in the future. Will all new releases be put on dig...

Never in the history of this show have we ever been more relevant. After years and years of spreading our mantra, now, in this global time of need, The Beta Report is here to save us all. As the future seems uncertain and with everyone quarantined at home, you have no choice but to: Waste Some Time With Us!!! The Beta Boys are back with a brand new episode for your time wasting pleasure. The Boys...

It's a special Throwback Episode with our friend Gabasonic! Our dear friend is moving to Las Vegas, Nevada so we thought it would be great to revisit one of our favorite guests. So sit back and relax and let the Governator join your social distancing! ******The new trailer for X-Men: Dark Phoenix just dropped, and The Beta Boys react to the second onscreen appearance of the Phoenix and her friends...

Please note: This episode contains remarks and statements that may be controversial and/or upsetting. Namely, the fact that the Bay Area doesn’t serve barbacoa, but rather, barba-CACA! Listener discretion is advised. This week, The Beta Bros feasted on the new Netflix show Gentefied (Currently #8 on the streaming service’s Top 10 List). The bros discuss the show’s characters, its depiction of Los...

The Streaming War continues to tirelessly rage on as the various platforms that we love continue to vie for our attention. Netflix has just recently dropped a bomb in the form of a new update giving us “blind bingers” a little help. It just released a Top 10 List that spans the wide and varied library of films and TV shows that occupy its digital vaults. It takes original and licensed content alik...

Episode 68! Miley Cyrus, Erik Estrada, and Conchas...what do all of these things have in common? They are our: GUILTY PLEASURES! That's right, we'll be diving in to The Beta Report's deepest, darkest, most revealing secrets to date. And, we've brought on one of our oldest friends and faithful listener, Diego Jimenez, to further embarrass us with stories about Rosas, Conchas, and Sexy Comedias?!?!...

There’s nothing more soothing, calming and refreshing than a good banjo serenade. And, there’s no better time to bust out our string plucking picks than after the Super Bowl for a brand new Trailer Park. We look at some amazing new footage for the upcoming EPIC, Disney’s live-action Mulan, as well new scenes from a couple of covert crime-fighting spy flicks: Marvel’s Black Widow and the new Bond a...

The Beta Report is live once again from Gnomon College in Hollywood CA hosted by Artisan Social Club. In part 1 of this episode we interview Christian Gossett who is an amazing guy and one of the most down to Earth guest we've had! We talk about his experience working at Lucasfilm, how he came up with the concept of the double bladed lightsaber which was then used for Darth Maul! We also get his p...

Should we snub the Oscars or have they already snubbed us? Are you still watching this award show? The Beta Boy’s practice their acceptance speeches and breakdown whether you should still be watching Hollywood’s most prestigious night. The Beta Bro’s also take down Bad Boys For Life in the first GO/NO GO of the year.

It’s 2020 people! [Fireworks, champagne, that old song no one but Uno really knows the words to…] Its another year, which means a whole new season of The Beta Report. This week we’re taking a look at the last decade and searching deep for all of the Golden Nuggets of the time. We also choose our favorite films and TV shows of the decade. We then flash forward and look at what we’re most looking fo...

All TBR wants for Christmas is…YOU! to listen to this podcast. Oh, and them shiny, shimmering, warm little candle wick flicker five star reviews on Apple Podcast, Stitcher, Google Play and everywhere else you get your podcasts. But, its that time again, as the days get shorter and the nights get colder, its the miracle that is Christmas and The Beta Boys are feeling a little frisky and festive. Co...

The KON and Jay are ready to complete your training. Come, fulfill your destiny and listen to their brand new episode to become a Jedi and bring balance to the force and peace to the Galaxy! Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is finally here and your Jedi Masters, The KON and Jay, are force pushing their way through all of the spoilers to bring you their best spoiler-free preview of Episode IX, the...

Please, give us a second as we brush the yellow snow off of our shoulders…from the rust of not doing an episode for a while! The Beta Bros are back, just like good’ol Saint Nick himself, for another episode of The Beta Report. This week, The Boys twirl their peppermint stripped mics and tell daddy not to get drunk on Christmas again (Yes, that’s a real Christmas song, Thanks John Denver), as they...

What better way to celebrate Jay’s birthday than with…BABY YODA!!! The Mandalorian on Disney+ has been fantastic so far. Just two episodes in and we’re all enthralled by its immersive and utterly warm and familiar Star Wars feel. But, that might not be because of The Mando himself. There’s a little green bundle of adorable joy that has won the hearts of all the TLJ haters and Star Wars detractors,...

Maybe its just the initial gleam and shine of our new toy. Perhaps we’re all just intoxicated by the nostalgic haze of our childhoods digitally laid out on our screens. But, Disney+ is FANTASTIC! Just sitting and scrolling through all of the amazing shows, movies, documentaries, cartoons, original series, etc…GUYS, DISNEY+ IS WORTH EVERY PENNY! The Beta Bros go through the new streaming service an...

The Beta Report is LIVE from Gnomon, School of Visual Effects, Video Games & Animation in Hollywood, CA for Creature Night, hosted by Artisan Social Club. The KON and Jay had the pleasure of interviewing three amazing artists, the likes of which have worked on things like: Stranger Things, God of War, Ready Player One, Ninja Turtles, Justice League, and Star Wars, just to name a few. Gary Vill...

There’s a saying i love to drop every time I talk about female heroes in movies and TV.: The Future is Female! And nothing fills me with more joy than seeing that come to fruition. As films shift their gaze towards strong, intelligent, fearless females, we, I, proud father of a budding female hero in the making aka my daughter, i revel in the new of a brand new group of female fighters that Hazel...

The Beta Bros review one of the most highly anticipated films of the year: Joker. They discuss the movies darker tone, the brutal violence, and whether the final scene worked or not. They also discuss different theories swirling around about the ending and the Joker’s origins. The Beta Bros also take down the John Wick extended universe and whether we need that or not. Finally, The Beta Boys get p...

Back to the Future, Die Hard…Blood Sport? There are a few movies out there that should never be remade. And, one of those films is, The Princess Bride. It’s just inconceivable! But, of course, rumors are swirling that this might be the next classic film in line for a new adaptation. The Beta Bros weigh in on the classic debate: TO Reboot or NOT to Reboot? But what about parody? TBR also dives into...

As an entertainment podcast its our job…NAY! Our duty, to be well informed and to watch EVERYTHING. Well, that ain’t happening! We got kids! #Toddlers We got regular jobs! #MogulLife And, growing up, Citizen Kane was just the VHS tape in front of Schwarzenegger’s Commando and Conan The Barbarian at our local movie rental spot, Video Max. So, yeah, we missed a few things. Now with streaming network...

It goes without saying that Joaquin Phoenix’s performance of the Joker looks fantastic. The tense anticipation surrounding this film is reaching meteoric levels, but has this new trailer actually hurt the hype? The Beta Boys dive into the twisted madness of Gotham and the Joker and its latest trailer and try to figure out if the Joker and its promotion has done enough to keep us excited. TBR also...

Are you really safe? After Mindhunter Season 1, this question shouldn’t really be rhetorical. Can we really feel safe after this show let us peek inside the mind of these serial killers as effectively as it did? Ummm, NOPE! Season 2 of Mindhunter is here and The Beta Boys discuss why this show continues to be a Gold Medal/Top Tier Netflix Original.

If we’re making a list of all of the underrated actors in Hollywood, you guessed it, Karl Urban would be on it. He amassed an incredible filmography, and yet, i still feel like we’re just getting to know the scowled faced Aussie. So, we’re giving him his shine in this episode after another tremendous turn as Billy Butcher on The Boys. We also review the next best action franchise: Hobbs & Shaw. We...

Is the hype surrounding Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actually hurting the film? Uno’s seen Tarantino’s 9th film and his thoughts might surprise you. We also celebrate a hero, an icon and frequent guest of the show. It was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s birthday so we had to throw him his own Beta Bash. We have all that and so much more on this week’s episode of The Beta Report.