Armed with a special guest, our heroes deconstruct a bizarrely anti-action action movie.

We Just Watched... Those Who Wish Me Dead (With Jason Pargin)

Our heroes watch a silly remake about demonic space genies.

We Just Watched... Hellraiser (2022)

Our heroes watch a hard-to-find (but worth finding) Australian noir thriller.

We Just Watched... The Square (2008)

Abe and Mike discuss the John Cusack vehicle, 1408! It’s about a haunted hotel room and features a tiny Samuel L. Jackson! Let’s see how it ranks with other King adaptations!

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547. Kings of King: 1408

Our heroes discover a 2011 comedy that held up way better than you'd expect.

We Just Watched... Goon

Adam and Abe talk about 2003’s Love Actually. They pick apart the general tactics of Christmas movies and how the director distracts and emphasizes beats in order to make you feel things. 

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552. Directorpiece Theatre: How Love Actually Tries Very Hard Not to Ruin Christmas

Happy New Year! Woah, 2023 has arrived! Beans! Everyone, get in here! Okay, great. Alright, everyone be quiet, we have something to say… we create avatars of each other in our minds and imprison them with expectation without their consent! Yeah! It’s depressing! Let’s all think about sads and listen to this podcast while Brooks is here! 

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554. Frame Rate: I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Feat. Brooks Brown)

In this episode of Tales, Michael invites friend and longtime collaborator Daniel O’Brien to discuss the healing properties of meditation and its role in both of their lives.

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565. Tales from the Pit: Sit Down and Shut Up (Feat. Daniel O’Brien)

Joined by a special guest co-host, our heroes discuss a classic dark comedy and how it almost didn't get made.

We Just Watched... American Psycho (With Jason Pargin)

Our new 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 bonafide film genre? Let’s find out!

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572. Inside Dads: The Judge, and other Law Dramas

Michael and Abe are joined by the DOB to discuss 1997’s Men in Black. They discuss how it came to be an instant classic, the wild pre-production, and the incredible performance of Vincent D’Onofrio.

This episode is brought to you by VeryBakedPotato. You can be like VeryBakedPotato by heading over to the Small Beans patreon and pledging for the Pick the Flick tier. You can choose which movies we cover on this here Frame Rate!

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615. Frame Rate: Men in Black (Feat. Daniel O’Brien)

Small Beans Podcasting is a place for beans of every sort to come bean it up. Free your soul, eh? Be a frijole.

554. Frame Rate: I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Feat. Brooks Brown)

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