Small Beans

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This film, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car, 2021), looks at a fictional rural village in Japan, as it’s attempted to be gentrified, and the locals that are reluctant to open their livelihood to city residents.

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Adam and Abe have officially started their Christopher Nolan watch-through. We’re not going chronologically: we’ve devised a complex system of time to manipulate your emotions. So now we’re going back to 2020: to the tale of a man who stops another man who is trying to end the world with reverse.

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The hosts discuss formative (for them) 2001’s parody of summer camp teen films, Wet Hot American Summer. The conversation discusses the performance and comedy stylings of the team behind the film, the comedy-generational impact of the success of the film, and sucking your own dick.

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Michael and Abe discuss the 1995 TV miniseries about interdimensional meatballs cracklin’ their way through liminal time spaces. It’s well known for not being the best adaptation of Stephen King’s works. But maybe… just maybe… the boys rank it at the top of the list! Let’s see!

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Adam and Abe have officially started their Christopher Nolan watch-through. We’re not going chronologically: we’ve devised a complex system of time to manipulate your emotions. So now we’re going back to 2006: to the tale of two scumbag magicians who try to one up each other with neat tricks.

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Director/Writer/Rapper Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You, I'm a Virgo, I Love Boosters) graciously lets Michael pick his brain for an hour about his latest film, working methods, and motivations writ large. A very special Frame Rate too good to paywall. Enjoy this conversation with one of our favorite auteurs working right now!

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If you recall, we covered 2022’s Influencer a month ago. This is the squeak-quel! What new horrors await our socially literate and pretty friends? It’s probably not going to go well for them. But damn, those deaths rack up those impressions.

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Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the tropes that really make this a bona fide film genre? Let’s find out!

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Bridgett and Sarah continue their travel through the classic Zemeckis trilogy. Let’s see what the hosts think of this installment! Great Scott!

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This episode concludes our coverage of the 8 episode run of season 1’s It: Welcome to Derry (2025). This episode covers the seventh and eighth episodes of the show along with our thoughts on season 1 overall!

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