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FIRST 27:50 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 27:50 it's a full spoiler review

It's another Sunday edition of See It Or Skip It and this time we're talking about Marvel's Eternals.  Liam, Georgia and Ian discuss the latest in Kevin Feige's masterplan. Was this a good film?  Are there too many new characters to keep track of?  Are we ready for a less comedic Marvel film? Are there too many Game of Thrones references in this film? Did Eternals bear a striking resemblance to a popular computer game? How much realism do we want in our superhero films?  We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Eternals and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

It's a tale as old as time and a tune as old as song, but what happens when you get both the tale and the tune wrong?  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia - Ethan's stuck in an enchanted wardrobe - as we review the first animated movie to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Beauty and the Beast as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.  We're hoping to find something there that wasn't there before in our 72nd episode as we discuss:

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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/

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What's This? What's This? There's powder everywhere. Join your favourite Disney podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia - as we review the most popular film that intersects the Venn Diagram of Christmas and Halloween in The Nightmare Before Christmas.  We're taking 12 photographs a second in this episode as we discuss:

Support the BFE with a donation at https://linktr.ee/bestfilmeverpod

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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:

FIRST 27:30 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 27:30 it's a full spoiler review

Three members of the BFE went to see Shang-Chi (that all rhymed) - 1 was excited, 1 was pessimistic, and 1 was ambivalent.  How did we come out though? Georgia, Liam and Ian are here to run through their first feelings on Marvel's first film to feature an overwhelmingly Asian cast in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. How did all that kung fu measure up when put inside a Marvel movie? How did this compare to another family-based Marvel film in Black Widow? Was the villain a step too far in believability? Which Marvel cameos were here and how did we feel about them? What is Disney's next marketing tool fresh out of this film? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Shang-Chi and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

FIRST 29:00 are a spoiler-free review with our See It/Skip It verdict

AFTER 29:00 it's a full spoiler review

For a film that was delayed on 3 separate occasions, it’s only fitting that we had to record this episode twice. Liam and Ian went and saw Black Widow (one in the Cinema, one on Disney Plus) .What is it like to have a first viewing of a Marvel film on the small screen?  Was it worth the wait? Is it necessary as a Marvel film? Did the knowledge that Natasha survives everything ruin the ability to build tension in this film? How did the supporting cast handle the film? And what percentage of the time is Ray Winstone actually trying a Russian Accent? We answer all these questions and more in our "See It or Skip It" review of Black Widow and then we tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

We're sitting across a table talking to each other about an episode where the characters spent the episode sitting across a table from each other and talking. We’re back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 6 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "Journey into Mystery.” Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam, Ian and Georgia for a conversation about a captivating performance from Jonathan Majors and if we can rank this alongside the other Disney Plus MCU series as this one had a significant key element different.

We’re back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 5 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "Journey into Mystery.” Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam, Ian and Georgia for a fitting reunion on a divisive episode as they discuss fan service vs quality, has the show jumped the shark (or alligator) and a fun conversation on what’s padding and what’s character development.

We’re back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 4 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "The Nexus Event” Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Liam and Ian for a rather flat-looking roundtable as Ethan’s been pruned and Georgia's in a time-loop cell to discuss what it’s like to love yourself, parallels with The Last Jedi and just when on earth (or Lamentis) this ending is leading.

This week we're Keeping It Lo-Three as we're back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 3 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "Lamentis."

Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Liam and Ian for a roundtable as we discuss Doctor Who audition tapes, whether we witnessed a progressive moment for Disney/MCU or just lip service, what love is, which parts of this felt like a video-game cut-scene and whether this episode was merely filler or actual character development?

We're back with glorious purpose with our analysis of Episode 2 of Disney's 'Loki' original series, "The Variant." Keeping It Loki is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types). Join Ethan, Georgia, Liam, and Ian for a roundtable as we discuss the storytelling shortcuts, a hotly debated fight scene, renaissance fairs and Ethan picks a new introductory line for episode 2.