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 #98 of Talk and Beans is the sixth annual Christmas Special and Part One of our Christmas Spectacular 2021. Scott and Tom are joined this year by Jamie to talk about memories of Scott’s childhood stories but from his perspective, experiences from last years Christmas in lockdown, awkward gift misunderstandings, fancy restaurants trying to cash in on the festive ...
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 ...
Episode #94 is the first part of our Halloween Spectacular 2021 and is the sixth annual Halloween Special. Scott and Tom are joined by Rob to talk about the tactics he uses to hide from Trick or Treaters, his beef with certain costumes, how to modernise Frankenstein, Rob’s biggest fears, stories about scaring innocent people at Halloween and more spooky ...
Episode #92 is on all the recent big events from the world of Pro Wrestling. Scott and Tom talk about CM Punk’s AEW debut, Becky Lynch’s bittersweet return, the new Lesnar/Reigns dynamic, Karrion Kross’ weird booking, annoyingly tribal wrestling fans, if really NXT needs it’s revamp and Edge getting broody. Plus, fantasy booking AEW debuts for Bryan Danielson, Bray Wyatt ...
Episode #91 is on all the big events from this past week in WWE. Scott and Tom talk about who had the best gear, the crowd struggling to get involved, NXT having a different presentation, hilarious Broken Skull Sessions moments, why the HOF was awful, the future of Women’s Wrestling being crowned, awful fan conspiracies and if WWE are lowering ...
Episode #90 of Talk and Beans is the 2021 Bromance Valentine’s Special as Scott and Tom have the time of their lives talking about Dirty Dancing. There’s talk about the incredible soundtrack, Hollywood casting older actors, the long list of sub-plots, why a period piece set just 20 years earlier worked better then than it would now, the skill to ...
Episode #89 of Talk and Beans is on the 2021 Royal Rumble and all the big stories from 2020. Scott and Tom talk about Thunderdome returns, the Mysterio family having a sponsorship party, Rumble fashion watch, unexpected fallout from the IIconics split, Christian being IC no. 1 contender for 7 years and a load of nonsense about sexy theme songs ...