Better Than Speed

Surf's up BTS fans! After an extended hiatus, we're back. To get us started off with a bang, we're going to pit Keanu against Keanu. That's right - we're going to see if the 1991 action classic POINT BREAK is better than, equal to, or worse than our beloved SPEED. Time to sit back, listen, and ask yourself: if you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love. Vaya con Dios!

Thanks as always to the unbeatable Andrew Elmore for the incredible intro music. Check out more of his amazing music here.

Erin Larson's Better Than Speed Letterboxd archival project can be found here.

The other great SPEED podcast we mentioned, 50 MPH, can be found here.

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See you next time!

Never get them wet. Never feed them after midnight. Never go below 50. Make sure to take good care of your pet Keanus this holiday season. Special guest A.J. LoCascio (the voice of Gizmo in the upcoming HBO Max series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai) joins us to compare Gremlins 2: The New Batch to Speed. How does this podcast even exist?

Click here to check out Ted Turner's real world doomsday tape that Daniel Clamp paid homage to. SUPER CREEPY!

Thank you as always to the talented Andrew Elmore for his amazing theme song. Check out his bandcamp page and support his music!

Thank you to Erin Larson, as well, for the BTS letterboxd page tracking all our vote tallies. Your efforts are truly appreciated!

There's a chill in the autumn air, but we brought the fire! Join us for Stephen King's Bressonian slow cinema "classic" FIRESTARTER, starring Drew Barrymore. With special guest, the incredible Isla Hinck from Easy Allies! She helps us decide if this gem is better than SPEED, or is simply a dumpster fire. Plus, we talk MATRIX RESURRECTIONS.

Happy Halloween!

Thank you as always to Andrew Elmore for the righteous jam.

(If you downloaded this episode at midnight on Monday, it was missing the second half. Apologies for the error. This episode should contain the full content!)

Back in the Speed cave after a year, the gang venture into the nightmarish world of David Lynch's ERASERHEAD. Without Sandra Bullock's top-notch driving and Keanu Reeve's expert marksmanship, how will they ever find their way home? Hold onto your hats. It's another wild episode of Better Than Speed.

Better than Speed is Back from the Dead! The boys take a stab at George Romero's Dawn of the Dead. Does it rise to the occasion? Is it a dead-end bore? Lock the doors, board the windows, hide in the basement and listen in! Bonus - we offer our thoughts on the Kean'ews of 2020 - Bill & Ted Face the Music. (This episode was originally recorded in September of last year, so pandemic references and Bill & Ted excitement are out of date.)

Thanks to Andrew Elmore for the theme song!

Join us for a special episode with Carlos Carrasco, the actor who played Ortiz (aka Gigantor) in the film SPEED and Popeye in BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT, among many others (including THE FISHER KING and CROCODILE DUNDEE 2)! Hear all about SPEED's infamous script rewrites and death-defying stunts. Plus, Carlos gives great advice to young actors and filmmakers while discussing representation in Hollywood.

Thank you to Andrew Elmore for the official Better Than Speed theme song!

Never has the screen brought you a more shocking revelation. Out of World War III came ... The Creation of the Humanoids. Special guest Dawn Garcia joins us in the virtual Speed cave and gives Keanu Reeves a run for his money with an influential sci-fi cult film that asks the question: "How do you apologize to someone for killing them?"

Next episode's selection is Dawn of the Dead, which is also streaming for free in glorious 4K on YouTube.

Thanks to Andrew Elmore for the amazing opening theme.

Until next time, keep your bus above 50!

For a refreshing change of pace, who's in the mood for a desert apocalypse? We crawl across the barren landscape of Ana Lily Amirpour's sophomore film, The Bad Batch, and perform our task once again: compare every movie to Speed. With Keanu Reeves as a charismatic cult leader nicknamed "The Dream," what could possibly go wrong?

Looking for Ana Lily Amirpour's debut vampire film, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night? It's free on Kanopy with a local library card.

Join us next episode for Andy Warhol's favorite film, The Creation of the Humanoids. It's currently streaming for free on YouTube!

Shout out to Andrew Elmore for the great theme song. Feel better, pal! Shout out to Ryan for the ukulele tutelage.