Episode #105 is the final part of our Christmas Spectacular 2022 and is all about one of the most strange and iconic films of the 1980s, Gremlins. Scott and Tom are joined by Justin and there’s talk about the film’s unique change of tone, it’s immoral cast of human characters, if Barney is the best ever dog actor, being shocked ...
Episode #103 is the final part of our Halloween Spectacular 2022 and it’s all about one of the most iconic parody movies of all time. Scott and Tom are joined by Rob to talk about it’s use of early 2000s cultural references, being a parody to a film that’s already a homage, the strong opening scenes, if the comedy still ...
New York is always depicted on TV and Film as if it’s full of alleyways when actually there’s only about a dozen of them. This is because of their famous grid system which completely redesigned the city with it’s newly arranged streets and avenues after The Commissioners’ Plan of 1811. This means that most of the ones that are left ...
Join Scott and Robb in the virtual RN Screen 1 foyer for this retro review of the iconic 1978 horror movie, Halloween. Check out our Halloween watch along: https://youtu.be/XedN4XeKsj0 ...
The Michael Myers character has been slashing his way through iconic scenes for over 40 years but it all started on one fateful Haddonfield night in 1978. Join Scott and Rob as they watch this classic movie from start to finish, giving thoughts and opinions on each of the iconic slasher film’s scenes along the way. There will be instructions ...
Episode #101 of Talk and Beans is the 2022 Bromance Valentine’s Special as Scott and Tom find out from Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott how to be a Role Model. We talk about how weird it is to see child actors swear, the movie being a snapshot of it’s time, the presentation of LAIRE and how the film does ...
Episode #99 is the final part of our Christmas Spectacular 2021 and is all about one of the most popular festive films of the modern era. Scott and Tom talk about Buddy’s weird background story, Peter Dinklage’s performance, New York being synonymous with Christmas, the film’s use of special effects and thoughts on the films musical themes. Plus, why promotional ...
Episode #97 is a deep dive into the long awaited return of the Ghostbusters franchise. Scott and Tom discuss the film’s Egon centric plot, attempts to fill in the story’s 32 year gap, the use of Shandor’s Summerville location, reactions to the incredibly emotional moments, believability issues, the film’s attempt to establish new characters and the heavy reliance of properties ...
Episode #96 is a look back at the controversial 2016 attempt to revive the Ghostbusters franchise. Scott and Tom discuss the film’s clear identity crisis, it’s use of cameos, the fan backlash, great scenes & performances that get overlooked, the hit & miss homages to the originals, problems with the plot, the use of modern CGI/3D effects and the incredible amount of ...
Episode #95 is the final part of our Halloween Spectacular 2021 and is all about the film that revived the slasher genre in the 90s. Scott and Tom are joined by Rob to talk about Scream using horror clichés, it’s great use of misdirection, the impactful opening scene, questionable characters, 90s tech nostalgia and debating the film’s fine line between ...