When you wake up, well you know we're gonna be, we're gonna be the pod that did a couple of charcoal sketchings of you while you sleep. We know at almost 4 hours this episode might come off a little over-indulgent but this charming little film asks some big questions of its audience.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Megan (Georgia and Ethan are off searching for Tapioca pudding) as we're headed to Spokane, Washington to practice our Buster Keaton routine in Benny & Joon. We're playing poker for unusual stakes in our 169th episode as we discuss:

• Why Aidan Quinn wasn't the first actor cast as Benny

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:

• Rev Bruce

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/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  

FIRST 24:00 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 24:00 it's a full spoiler review

This week we're grabbing wrench, our controller and a hand full of mushrooms (not that kind) as we're headed down warp pipes to save a kingdom in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.  Ian's joined by The Yeetmeister as we look at a franchise that had to make a decision between nostalgia or growing a children's audence and certainly made a choice.  Was the Chris Pratt controversy worth all the hassle?  Which voice actors did a good job?  How did the animation hold up?  Did Illumination studios utilise the rich catalogue of Mario lore or did it fall to lazy extremes of childern's animated movies of the last decade?  Find out the answers to these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

FIRST 31:45 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 31:45 it's a full spoiler review

This week we're grabbing our character sheets, multi-sided dice (aren't all dice multi-sided?) and our lute and we're headed to the inside of a Dungeon Master's head while we all eat stale pizza in their basement as we saw Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.  Do you have to be familiar with the source material to enjoy this film?  If not, is this a faithful adaptation of all things D&D?  Does Michelle Rodriguez have range?  What other franchises has Chris Pine been in? Has a film ever had so many magic do-hickeys and if not, does the fantasy genre forgive these sins?  Find out the answers to these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

Something about this BFF that always causes a spirited discussion. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Megan (Georgia's catting it up elsewhere) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes as we analyse one of those gritty blokey films in early 20th Century California in There Will Be Blood. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and fashioning very long straws in our 168th episode as we discuss: 

• The humour present in Standard Oil

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)

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:

• Rev Bruce

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/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  

How you doin?  We're back with FRIENDS of the Podcast: our Friends retrospective and could we be any more excited? Ian and Georgia are here on a Central Perk Sunday to discuss all things Season 1 of the hit 90s sitcom as we discuss Season 1, Episode 14: The One with the Candy Hearts. We try to figure out who's got the keys this week as we discuss:

• Lisa Kudrow's backstory playing Ursula on Mad About You

We're so thrilled with our theme music by Baltic House Orchestra.  Catch their stuff over at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baltic.house.orchestra

If you want to get in on the discussion, you can do so over at our Patreon page - patreon.com/bfe

Next up: The One with Two Parts (1.16/1.17)

We are here to chew bubblegum and host a podcast - and we're all out of bubblegum. It's WrestleMania week and while we get ready for the granddaddy of them all, join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, and Liam, (Ethan's and Georgia are training for a tag team match) as we're heading to Los Angeles and fighting way too hard not to wear a pair of sunglasses as we review They Live.  Joining us as our mystery tag team partner is our friend Stew from Stew World Order productions.  We're 

• The short story this film is based off of

Catch more of Stew at SWO Productions at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stew-world-order/id1559913522

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/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  

Would you like to make a dinner reservation? Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia (Ethan's back on the job) as we're heading to New York City and being shot in blue and gray as we review John Wick before the 4th in the series drops in cinemas.  We're mistakenly monologuing in front of our captive in our 166th episode as we discuss:

• How shaky the financing was for the film

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/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  

How you doin?  We're back with FRIENDS of the Podcast: our Friends retrospective and could we be any more excited? Ian and Georgia are here on a Central Perk Sunday to discuss all things Season 1 of the hit 90s sitcom as we discuss Season 1, Episode 14: The One with the Candy Hearts. We try to figure out who's got the keys this week as we discuss:

• The relative merits of beloved (by some) Irish band, the Cranberries

We're so thrilled with our theme music by Baltic House Orchestra.  Catch their stuff over at:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baltic.house.orchestra

If you want to get in on the discussion, you can do so over at our Patreon page - patreon.com/bfe

Next up: The One with Two Parts (1.16/1.17)

All for one, and one for all!  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Megan, and Georgia (Ethan's being rescued from a tower) as we're heading to 17th Century France and keeping our native accents because it really didn't matter back then as we review The Man in the Iron Mask on its 25th anniversary and our 3rd birthday.  We're ending riots in the streets in our 165th episode as we discuss:

• Leo's schedule between this film and Titanic

Catch more of Kevin at The Podcast That Wouldn't Die at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-that-wouldnt-die/id1477564319

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/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  

FIRST 26:35 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 26:35 it's a full spoiler review

This week we're grabbing the keys to the Vista Cruiser and cruising the vista all the way back to Point Place, Wisconsin and Red & Kitty Foreman's basement in That 90s Show.  How does the writing hold up from the original?  Is Leia too young for the hijinks they get into?  Would these people actually hang out together?  Who is the audience for this show?  How far can sitcom hyperbole help forgive some social ills?  Find out the answers to these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of That 90s Show and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.