Small Beans

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The film is Stalker (1979), famous Russian sci-fi film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. It features several men making a pilgrimage to a supernatural zone that gives you your greatest desire. I can speak for all the Small Beans and say that if it was your greatest desire, it’d probably be this podcast. Amiright? Am I right? Right, guys?

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Adam and Abe continue 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 2000: to the tale of a man who uses neat clues to murder indiscriminately.

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Michael and Abe discuss the 2004 film starring Johnny Depp at the height of his fame! Nope! Not the pirate one, unless you consider director David Koepp’s theft of John Turturro’s performance from O Brother Where Art Thou? a form of high sea pillaging. Burn, Koepp! Suck it, Koepp! Small Beans forever!

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In a similar vein to our guest’s new book, out now (There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs), Jason Pargin joins the boys to discuss the 2026 comedy-horror film Over Your Dead Body. Written by friends of the pod, Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher. The boys talk about sketch comedy, comedy trends in movies, and how proud they are of their peers.

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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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