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 following from Episode 3

• Is Matt Cassel's success the beginning of the end for Tom Brady's relationship with Bill Belichick?

Catch so much more of Hermes on his podcast, The Scuttlebutt Podcast at . https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/2n9CNB9X6QXnmvn78HBEoJ?si=ca1784afd4874ff3 (Spotify)

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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 Gangster films

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

• Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

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 overpower the voices that matter? Should Jeffrey Wright be discussed in the Best Actor shortlist? What is the unique angle for this film on this year? Where have we seen Monk's brother before? Now that we've seen the frontrunners, where do we sit with The Oscar categories this year? We'll answer all these questions on American Fiction and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

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 when is it called a Dynasty?

Catch so much more of Hermes on his podcast, The Scuttlebutt Podcast at . https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/2n9CNB9X6QXnmvn78HBEoJ?si=ca1784afd4874ff3 (Spotify)

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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 nature of existence in our 215th episode as we discuss: 

• Joaquin Phoenix and why some viewers struggle with watching his films

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

• Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

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 we sometimes give directors credit for decisions that should go to other members of the creative team? Does Carey Mulligan pass the Barbie or Bust test? What did we think of Cooper's likeness to Bernstein through the prosthetics? Was Leonard Bernstein ever not smoking? We'll answer all these questions on Maestro and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

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 Ryan are familiar with was common knowledge to an outsider like Hermes?

Catch so much more of Hermes on his podcast, The Scuttlebutt Podcast at . https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/2n9CNB9X6QXnmvn78HBEoJ?si=ca1784afd4874ff3 (Spotify)

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• If this film is a good gateway to the gangster genre for female viewers who might be offput by gangster films

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

• Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

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 wrestling history? Which member of the cast made it right by us until the credits? Which of the wrestling impressions were the best? Is Zac Efron channeling Troy Boulton with that haircut? We'll answer all these questions on The Iron Claw and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

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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 as we discuss: 

• The foods and drinks we have when we're not feeling well

Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE

We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

• Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM

Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/