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Best Film EverEpisode 269 - Outbreak (and Five Year BFE Anniversary Musings)(Deep Dive begins at 56:15)
"That monkey’s infected, Sam!" Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian and Liam (B-Tech Kev & Megs are in quarantine) – as we head to the world of deadly diseases, military cover-ups, and Dustin Hoffman yelling at Morgan Freeman in Outbreak (1995). We’re trading in our tiny law office for a hazmat suit and diving into our 269th episode as we discuss:
How Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, and Morgan Freeman bring gravity to this viral thriller.
Kevin Spacey might be a substandard person but he's an exceptional actor
Did this film need a love sto...2025-03-113h 38
Best Film EverEpisode 267 - Cinderella Man (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)(Deep Dive begins at 43:35)
"Every underdog has his day." Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian and BFF of the BFE from The Scuttlebutt Podcast (Megs, B-Tech Kev & Liam are off training for their next big fight) – as we step into the ring for grit, determination, and Depression-era boxing in Cinderella Man (2005). We’re swapping a grimy Edinburgh flat for Madison Square Garden and diving into our 267th episode as we discuss:
How Russell Crowe delivers a knockout performance as James J. Braddock.
Renée Zellweger’s role as the supportive yet strong Mae Braddock – does she get eno...2025-02-253h 51
Best Film EverEpisode 263 - V for Vendetta (w/ BFF of the BFE: Synthia)Check out our partnership with Magic Mind at www.magicmind.com/bfeJAN
Deep Dive begins at 37:00
"Remember, remember the 5th of November!" Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian and Liam (Megs & B-Tech Kev are off plotting revolutions elsewhere) – as we head to a dystopian future to dive into the political thriller V for Vendetta. We're also joined by a new and enigmatic revolutionary in BFF of the BFE: Synthia. We're donning our Guy Fawkes masks and questioning authority in our 263rd episode as we discuss:
The powerful themes of rebellion, freedom, and identity at the heart...2025-01-284h 38
Best Film EverEpisode 260 - Moneyball (w/ BFF of the BFE: Ryan Kuketz)Now you have another reason to get into the summer spirit as we close out 2024! Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, and Megs (we've traded Liam & B-Tech Kev to Detroit) – as we're heading to Northern California to use computers and math to turn the Oakland Athletics into a winning ballclub in Moneyball. We're joined by Best Friend of the podcast and our star trade deadline acquisition in Ryan Kuketz who picked today's film. We're avoiding jinxes and paying a dollar for Cinnamon Cokes in our 260th episode as we discuss:
The challenges of making a film about baseb...2025-01-074h 28
Best Film EverEpisode 259 - In The Heights (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)Now you have another reason to get into the summer spirit as we close out 2024! Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, and B-Tech Kev (we got separated from Liam and Megs at the club) – as we're heading to Washington Heights to pay a champagne debt in the Lin Manuel-Miranda musical theatre adaptation In The Heights. With music in the air and dreams on the line, we're joined by BFF of the BFE, Juleen as we dive into the vibrant 2021 musical. We're belting out tunes and dancing no matter how hot it gets through our 259th episode as we disc...2024-12-314h 08
Best Film EverEpisode 258 - Gremlins (& BFE Christmas Party)Now you have another reason to love Christmas. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew fun-filled Christmas with the TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Megan, and B-Tech Kev (Georgia is off at an inventor's convention) as we review the Patreon pick for this year's Christmas review, Gremlins. Also on tap is the BFE Christmas Party as we exchange a few gifts, open a few Christmas Cards, and meet some carolers whether they be Gremlin or not. We're hankering for some Burger King in our 258th episode as we discuss:
The wonders of practical effects and the appeasements made to the...2024-12-245h 03
Best Film EverEpisode 254 - Dumb and Dumber (w/ BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman)(Deep Dive begins at 48:30)
Do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world? You're in luck! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam and Megs (Kev and Georgia are left to play with their new parakeet) as we're travelling across the American midwest to return a briefcase in Dumb and Dumber. We're sharing our backup gloves in our 254th episode as we discuss:
What is Jim Carrey's appeal?
Which one is dumb and which one is dumber
Do we prefer slapstick or clever writing
What causes things to age badly and why were...2024-11-263h 49
Best Film EverEpisode 251 - 3:10 to Yuma (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)(Deep Dive begins at 1:02:40)
What does it mean to be a man? What kind of man do you want to see in the mirror? Those are some of the questions we're asking ourselves and each other this week.. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian and Liam, (Kev, Megs, and Georgia are off chasing the wrong wagon) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander for the FULL EPISODE as we're off on a BOYS' NIGHT while reviewing a modern western that's also a remake of a classic film. We're not gonna see the sun in o...2024-11-053h 53
Best Film EverEpisode 245 - The Help (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)(Deep Dive begins at 53:00)
Were you dropped on your head as an infant? Or were you just born stupid? Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian and Liam (Megs and Kev have gone to bring Georgia home) as we're heading to Jackson, Mississippi to uncover what really happens in wealthy white households in literary adaptation, The Help. This episode, we're joined by special guest author, Juleen as she brings us a film of her choosing for the deep dive treatment. We're feeding each other chocolate pie in our 245th episode as we discuss:
Does this film suffer f...2024-09-244h 07
Best Film EverBFE Special - Fantasy Football Draft Night (The Patreon League: 2024)Are you ready for some (fantasy) football? We're back with our Patrons once again and invited a returning special guest to join us to fill out the field We've got your BFE favourites - Ian, Liam, KevDog, Georgia and Megs drafting live. We're also joined live by James DeGuzman, and Andy Dickson adding to the merriment.
It's a peak behind the curtain as you catch the BFE group just kicking it as we pretend we know what we're doing with Fantasy Football. In between bites of Pizza and Chicken Nuggets we provide commentary on the picks by our...2024-09-071h 35
Best Film EverEpisode 241 - Chef (w/ BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman)(Deep Dive begins at 36:45)
Welcome to the podcast that's not undercooked, it's molten. Join your ragtag fellowship of TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, and Georgia as we're taking this show back on the road in a beat-up food truck as we review Jon Favreau's ode to working out his own creative issues in Hollywood in the indie darling, Chef. We're also joined by our Sous Chef: BFF of the BFE, James DeGuzman as we serve our hungry customers. We're discussing creativity vs bankability in our 241st episode as we discuss:
Jon Favreau's use of this film as a...2024-08-273h 49
Best Film EverEpisode 239 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (w/ BFF of the BFE James DeGuzman)(Deep Dive begins at 30:50)
We've got a near 5 hour long epic of an episode for the 3 plus hour epic conclusion of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in The Return of the King. Join your ragtag fellowship of TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, and Megan, (Georgia got caught up in a spiderweb) as they're joined by our friendly guide, the greatest LOTR expert of our time, James DeGuzman, as we're heading to the black gate to create a diversion for Frodo in this majestic conclusion to a three year journey for viewers at the time and the BFE a...2024-08-134h 50
Best Film EverEpisode 237 - Nightcrawler (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)(Deep Dive begins at 1:00:30)
If the true value of any item is what someone’s willing to pay, what does it say about our free podcast? Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam and Georgia, as we're staying in Los Angeles and waiting for the police scanner to go off in search of the best lighting in Nightcrawler, brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander of the Scuttlebutt Podcast. We really hope you like long runtimes in our 237th episode as we discuss:
The aftermath of the birthday equinox
Everything we did in ou...2024-07-304h 52
Best Film EverEpisode 232 - Trees of Peace (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen) - WARNING - SENSITIVE SUBJECT MATTERWARNING: POTENTIALLY DIFFICULT SUBJECT MATTER IN THIS EPISODE
(Deep Dive begins at 47:45)
Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, Megan and Georgia, as we're reviewing the 2022 Netflix Original Film on the 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi in Rwanda, Trees of Peace. We're asking some big questions in our 232nd episode as we discuss:
Should snack foods be held accountable for hyperbolic claims of spice
Megs shares a T-Shirt story when wearing her own merch
Why our knowledge on the historical events was lacking and how it's hard to imagine a pre-internet era
We also talk...2024-06-254h 09
Best Film EverEpisode 227 - Logan (w/ BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman)(Deep Dive begins at 37:30)
Don't be what they made you. Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Megan's already set off for the magical Canadian border) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE, James DeGuzman in the supposed Hugh Jackman Wolverine send-off, Logan. We're bringing X-23 to the safe haven in our 227th episode as we discuss:
More hypothetical food tasting by Georgia
What's the backstory of Wolverine
Is this film accessible to those not familiar with any of the X-Men films
Liam expresses significant goldfish energy
We talk about breakfast cereals and c...2024-05-214h 03
Best Film EverBFE Mail Bag (May 2024)We're back with another round of our Mail Call episode. Russell the Postie has dropped off a special springtime delivery and Georgia's working in the mail room to deliver the questions from Friends of the Podcast & The Fledgling Fandom to your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting team. Hear Ian, Liam, and Georgia answer some of your questions in our May 2024 edition. Key questions this time include:
How does the BFE decide which films to do?
Which BFE concepts might come back in the near future? Why have some of them been gone for a while?
Who are our fantasy dream gues...2024-05-121h 40
Best Film EverEpisode 223 - Dave (Nominated by BFF of the BFE: Kirsti)(Deep Dive begins at 38:50)
It's a Tuesday and everybody listens on Tuesdays. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcaster, Ian & Georgia (LIam and Megan are off working Club Med) as we're off to Washington on a walking tour in the Kevin Kline/Sigourney Weaver romcom, Dave brought to us by BFF of the BFE: Kirsti. We're collective souvenirs in our 223rd episode as we discuss:
Why don't Brits know about this film?
A brief history of U.S. Presidents in the late 20th Century / Early 21st century
We talk about some 4 time female contributors and compare that against a...2024-04-233h 00
Best Film EverEpisode 217 - Mystic River (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)(Deep Dive begins at 48:20)
The runtime on this is entirely on Hermes! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcaster, Ian (Georgia, Ethan, Megan and Liam have run off to Vegas) as he's shipping up to Boston in the neo-noir Clint Eastwood film, Mystic River. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and we're getting hit over the head with red herrings in the multiple Oscar Winning Films. We're asking for a Sprite in our 217th episode as we discuss:
Which members of the cast and crew have been massive black holes for the BFE so far
Ian...2024-03-123h 47
Best Film EverBFE Oscar Preview Special (2024)And the Oscar goes to... BFE with our coverage of the 2024 Academy Awards. Join Ian and BFF of the BFE Hermes Auslander as we discuss all things Oscar in our preview special just in time for the big awards show. We talk snubs, flubs and films we'd like to sub as we separate those who should win from those who should be glad just to be nominated.
We break down this year's panel of categories while also discussing the relevance of the Academy and whether or not they're recognizing the industry as it stands or whether they're shap...2024-03-101h 07
Best Film EverEpisode 214 - A Bronx Tale (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)(Deep dive begins at 38:55)
Is it better to be feared or to be loved?. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Megan, (Ethan and Georgia are off at a Yankee game) as we head to the Bronx to determine whether the working man is a sucker or not and we're joined by BFF of the BFE, Juleen who picked this week's selection and talks about her feelings during our endgame. We're shootin' dice in our 214th episode as we discuss:
If this film is a good gateway to the gangster genre for female viewers wh...2024-02-204h 28
Best Film EverEpisode 209 - The Fifth Element (w/ BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman)(Deep Dive begins at 33:50)
Anybody else want to negotiate! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Ethan, and Georgia (Megan and Liam are stuck in a freezer somewhere) as we're heading to the space opera to retrieve some stones from strange places in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element. We're also joined by BFF of the BFE, James DeGuzman to talk about all things in this film. We're flashing our multi-pass in our 209th episode as we discuss
The trappings of a Science Fiction film and if the BFE tends to lean that way
Is Bruce Willis ju...2024-01-163h 46
Best Film EverEpisode 206 - National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (and BFE Christmas Party)Prepare for the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tapdanced with Danny F'n Kaye. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan, Megan, and Georgia with a glass of eggnog as we review the Patreon pick for this year's Christmas review. Also on tap is the BFE Christmas Party as we exchange a few gifts and We're checking bulbs in our 207th episode as we discuss:
What future sitcom stars are hiding in plain sight
Why do the kids' ages not stay consistent from film to film
What causes nostalgia for a film like this
A scene that had...2023-12-243h 31
Best Film EverEpisode 203 - Doubt (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)(Deep Dive begins at 51:20)
Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian and Ethan (we cut Megan, Georgia, and Liam for the runtime) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander as we head to Catholic School in 1968 Brooklyn in the dramatic powerhouse Doubt. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and we're flip-flopping across the wave of subtext as we try to figure out what's being said without being said throughout this one. We're counting feathers in our 203rd episode as we discuss:
Why is Meryl Streep as highly regarded as she is...2023-12-054h 18
Talking The MickeyEp 76 - Elemental (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)No, it's still not the Jungle Book. Sometimes the elements do mix. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, Megan, and Georgia (We're all here for once) as we head to Element City in search of a better tomorrow in the Disney Pixar animated film, Elemental and we're joined by BFF of the BFE, Juleen who picked this week's selection and talks about her feelings during our endgame. We're haulin' glass in our 199th episode as we discuss:
Whether this film needed more intolerance to make the point they're making
If we judge this film more ha...2023-11-083h 17
Best Film EverEpisode 199 - Elemental (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)Sometimes the elements do mix. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, Megan, and Georgia (We're all here for once) as we head to Element City in search of a better tomorrow in the Disney Pixar animated film, Elemental and we're joined by BFF of the BFE, Juleen who picked this week's selection and talks about her feelings during our endgame. We're haulin' glass in our 199th episode as we discuss:
Whether this film needed more intolerance to make the point they're making
If we judge this film more harshly than we should based on some so...2023-11-073h 17
Best Film EverEpisode 196 - The Last Samurai (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)We're here to have a great conversation. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Ethan, and Megan, (Liam and Georgia are searching for the perfect cherry blossom) as they head to Japan to see the meeting of the ancient and the modern in the Tom Cruise epic, The Last Samurai brought to us BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander. We're dressing up in our finest red armour in our 196th episode as we discuss:
If this film is just a remixed Dances With Wolves
Where Ian recognised the American villain of the piece from
Whether Braveheart perfected the...2023-10-174h 51
Best Film EverEpisode 193 - The Hateful Eight (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen from It Goes Down in the PM)You only gotta hang mean bastards, but mean bastards: you gotta hang. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian and Liam (Ethan, Georgia, and Megan are trapped in the blizzard) as they head to Minnie's Haberdashery in remote Wyoming (don't call it Colorado) to join BFF of the BFE, Juleen in reviewing the Quentin Tarantino written & directed Western/Psychological Thriller, The Hateful Eight. We're showing off our Lincoln Letter in our 193rd episode as we discuss:
What appears to be the hierarchy of most grievous acts that we will allow on film
What was this film originally conceived...2023-09-264h 55
Best Film EverEpisode 191 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (feat. BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)The BFE isn't a concept. We're just a [messed] up group of peeps trying to find some peace of mind. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam and for the full episode, BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander. I think we have to acknowledge that our extended runtimes aren't a Megan problem or an Ethan problem; they're a Hermes problem. We're rewriting our own personal histories in our 191st episode as we discuss:
Whether a relationship has to remain active to be considered successful
We talk about why this film couldn't have been made even 5 years later
Li...2023-09-124h 13Best Film EverBFE Special - Fantasy Football Draft Night (The BFE Podcast Invitational: 2023)Are you ready for some (more) fantasy football? Ian's out to defend the good name of the BFE and take on 9 other podcasts for Fantasy gridiron supremacy. He's joined on the live call by Dave from Pop Culture Pastor and Kev from The Podcast that wouldn't die (links below).
We promise it's the last full-out special talking only football this year but see how Ian does against
Kev from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die
Dave from Pop Culture Pastor
David from Scriptical
Stew from Stew World Order Productions
Verne from Cinema Recall
Nick from The F'n Ner...2023-09-101h 19Best Film EverBFE Special - Fantasy Football Draft Night (The Patreon League: 2023)Are you ready for some (fantasy) football? We're back with our Patrons in the mix this year and invited a special guest to join us to fill out the field We've got your BFE favourites - Ian, Georgia and Megs drafting live (Ethan's drafting remotely and Liam's doing the autodraft). We're also joined live by Ensign Ian Davies, James DeGuzman, Andy Dickson and Kevin from "The Podcast That Wouldn't Die" drafting live alongside and adding to the merriment.
It's a peak behind the curtain as you catch the BFE group just kicking it as we pretend we kno...2023-09-071h 42
Best Film EverEpisode 187 - Ford v Ferrari / Le Mans ’66 (feat. BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)On your marks... get set... technical difficulties! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Megan and Ethan weren't Ford type people) as we're heading to rural France in search of a 3 minute perfect lap and do our best to go 24 hours in reviewing it. We're all just trying to keep up with the leader as BFF of the BFE, Hermes Auslander blasts ahead regardless of the RPM count. We don't have Ethan or Megan to blame it on in our 187th episode as we discuss:
Damon vs Bale - who's the better actor?
Why did t...2023-08-154h 40
Best Film EverEpisode 183 - Hail, Caesar! (w/ BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman)Would that it were so simple... (we said that with a mirthless chuckle). Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Ethan, (Megan and Georgia have been kidnapped by communists) as we're heading to the Studio Star System of 1951 to be fixed by Eddie Mannix as he does his thing for Capitol Pictures in Hail, Caesar!. We're engaging in the world's greatest pre-ship out song and dance in our 183rd episode as we discuss:
Our feelings towards the Coen brothers
Are films about filmmaking pretentious or an examination of art itself?
Liam shares a personal story about a...2023-07-183h 42
Burn-out to BossbabeS01: Aflevering 20: Amy Vandeputte: een gesprek met een van de grootste business coaches in België over het flagship programma de "BFE", social media, (durven) falen en hoe we niet alles moeten delen.In dit gesprek spreek ik met Amy Vandepitte, oftewel Fast Forward Amy.
Amy is mijn persoonlijke business coach sins 2020 en ik volgde bij Amy de Business Freedom Elevator (BFE), de Boss up Mentorship (BUM) en nu de CEO Circle. Deze vrouw veranderde mijn leven en gaf me het zelfvertrouwen en netwerk dat ik nodig had om te groeien als ondernemer.
Ik ben dan ook ongelooflijk vereerd dat Amy de laatste aflevering van seizoen 1 van "Burn-out to bossbabe" mee afsluit als gast.
Amy en ik spreken over de...2023-05-161h 15
Best Film EverEpisode 174 - The Boondock Saints (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)Don't forget your rope. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia (Megan's out getting Liam an onion bagel) as we're heading back to Boston, flying on the wings of plot armour (or is that God armour) in The Boondock Saints courtesty of BFF of the BFE, Juleen. It's a Hot Dog of a 163rd episode as we discuss:
Why this film brings new meaning to the term 'hot piece of ass'
Ian says a joke that goes over so well, Georgia pitches that the pod will never surpass it
We get some literal toilet h...2023-05-164h 03
Best Film EverEpisode 170 - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (w/ BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman)We'll geek. We geek. We have the capacity to geek. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman as we're heading to the Great White North of Canada in Winter for the Toronto International Battle of the Bands in Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." We're joined by BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman and are getting our Second Cup orders ready in our 170th episode as we discuss:
The plethora of video game references, indie music, and comic book references in the film
...2023-04-183h 46
Best Film EverEpisode 168 -There Will Be Blood (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)Something about this BFF that always causes a spirited discussion. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Megan (Georgia's catting it up elsewhere) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes as we analyse one of those gritty blokey films in early 20th Century California in There Will Be Blood. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and fashioning very long straws in our 168th episode as we discuss:
The humour present in Standard Oil
Ian shares a story about the worst Shakespeare performance he ever saw
We try to explain pro w...2023-04-043h 52
Best Film EverEpisode 163 - Everything Everywhere All At Once (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)We've never spoken so much about bagels. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Megan, and Georgia (Ethan's stapling a memo to his forehead somewhere) as we're heading everywhere all at once to learn some podcasting skills in order to review Everything Everywhere All At Once courtesty of BFF of the BFE, Juleen. It's a Hot Dog of a 163rd episode as we discuss:
We send a message of love out to our friends over at The Film Effect Podcast
Who the role of Evelyn was originally written for
Ian links the film to an iconic episode of...2023-02-283h 28Best Film EverBFE: Off-Script - March 2023It's the BFE as you've seldom heard them: all tangents and no format sheet. We turned the mics on and let whatever came to the conversation end up on the tape. Ian, Liam, and Georgia are cracking wise and sharing their thoughts and histories as we discuss:
The contents of Ian's fridge & how seasons of binging a specific food is a family legacy
Georgia shares plans for an upcoming trip she's going on with friends
We talk a little bit about The Lost Boys
We talk about how 21st century leaders need to be aware of how to pl...2023-02-101h 14
Best Film EverEpisode 157 - Up in the Air (w/ BFF of the BFE: Rev. Bruce)Anyone who ever built an empire or changed the world sat where you're sitting right now. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian and Liam (Georgia will join us from a connecting flight halfway through - Ethan's been selected for random screening) as we're living out of our respective suitcases in the Jason Reitman film "Up in the Air", brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Rev. Bruce. We're comparing air miles with prospective dates in our 157th episode as we discuss:
If we've ever been laid off
Are men insecure about making less money than their f...2023-01-173h 38
Best Film EverBFE Quiz Night IX: Redemption IslandIt's episode 9 of Quiz Nights under the BFE banner, as we assemble for yet another go around the trivia stratosphere with some top notch quizzletainment with some previous last-place finishers in BFE Quiz Night 9: Redemption Island. Quizmaster Ian welcomes back Griff from the Paul & Griff Show, Brandon from Namely 90s, Kirsti from Canada, Debbie from just down the street, and Georgia from the BFE, each of whom hope to shed their L and find redemption the second time around. Join us for 5 rounds of quizzing fun around the greater cinematic industry. This month's categories are:
Casting Calls: We giv...2023-01-151h 08
Best Film EverEpisode 156 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (w/ BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman)We too want to be mentioned in the same breath as Mona Lisa. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we're heading to a remote Greek Island in the Aegean Sea as we review the Rian Johnson Netflix Original Film, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, brought to us by BFF of the BFE, James DeGuzman. Why is it that BFF selected films cause such divisive analysis? We're cooling our overheated mouths from Jeremy Renner's hot sauce with Jared Leto's loaded kombucha in our 156th episode as we discuss:
The appeal for Benoit Bla...2023-01-103h 49
Best Film EverEpisode 154 - Rocky IV (and BFE Xmas Party)If he can change, and they can change, then maybe everybody can change. No, this isn't another Christmas Carol adaptation but rather Sylvester Stallone ending the cold war all by himself in Rocky IV. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan's programming the robot) as we review perhaps the most 80s film there ever was. We're chopping down trees both literal and metaphorical in our 154th episode as we discuss:
The lengths that Stallone & Lundgren went to in order to ensure legitimacy in the film
Ian hypothesises that a 1972 goodwill ice hockey series may have...2022-12-242h 52
Best Film EverEpisode 151 - Logan Lucky (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes)Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes as we review the West Virginia Ocean's Eleven remix that is Logan Lucky in the 300th ever piece of BFE content. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and we're singing our favourite John Denver songs and mocking people who can't drive stick in our 151st episode as we discuss:
The many, many, many parallels between this film and Ocean's Eleven
Whether this film wasted Seth MacFarlane
If this a fun enough film for a heist movie
The many plot holes i...2022-12-064h 00
Best Film EverEpisode 150 - Malcolm X (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian and Ethan (Georgia & Liam are in counselling) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Juleen for the WHOLE EPISODE as we're recapping the extraordinary life of Malcolm X and celebrate a century-and-a-half of full reviews. We're admiring Juleen's short commute in our 150th episode as we discuss:
The global legacy of Malcolm X
We discuss the contrasting ideologies of Martin Luther King II and Malcolm X
If Denzel was the right choice for the lead role
Whether this film does Dr Betty Shabazz dirty
Who was the first director linked...2022-11-292h 57
Best Film EverEpisode 147- Singin’ In The Rain (w/ BFF of the BFE: Rev. Bruce)Make 'em laugh, make 'em laugh. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we're adapting from silent films to the talkies as we review the Gene Kelly classic, brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Rev. Bruce. We're jumping out of a cake in our 147th episode as we discuss:
The demands made by Gene Kelly of his co-stars
Who are eyes are drawn to every time they're on the screen
A crazy story about Debbie Reynolds singing and spoken dubbing in the film.
Can someone simply not 'get' a musical?
We s...2022-11-083h 30
Best Film EverEpisode 141 - Whiplash (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes)Welcome to our most divisive episode EVER! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we're striving to make first chair in the Shaffer Conservatory Studio Band as we review the independent darling, Whiplash, brought to us by BFF of the BFE, Hermes. Never has a film caused such debate about the overall message of the film and whether a film's plot means an endorsement of the material covered within. We're ducking cymbals while trying to figure out if we're rushing or dragging in our 141st episode as we discuss:
The transformation (both physical and...2022-09-273h 56
Best Film EverBFE Mail Bag 6 - September 2022We're back with another round of our Mail Call episode. Russell the Postie has dropped off a special springtime delivery and Ethan's working the mail room to deliver the questions from Friends of the Podcast & The Fledgling Fandom to your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting team. Hear Ian, Liam, Georgia, and Ethan answer some of your questions in our 5th edition. Key questions this time include:
Who would we book for our dream musical festival?
What nicknames do we have for each other?
What film would we cast ourselves in if time wasn't a factor?
How exactly does Ian teach fil...2022-09-231h 11
Fail To Win: From Passion To ProfitBONUS: Why I'm killing the BFE™, my flagship programI canceled the program that provides 80% of my income. Many people would never dare to do this and stick to something they are not 100% happy with, but that's not why I became an entrepreneur. I became an entrepreneur to be able to live and work according to my passion.In this episode I reveal the reason behind this bold decision and hope to inspire you live and work from your passion.Get your BFE™ ticket: https://fastforwardamy.com/elevator Get more daily tips on mindset and business on my other channels:In...2022-09-1527 minBest Film EverBFE Special - Fantasy Football Draft Night (The Podcasts League: 2022)Are you ready for some (fantasy) football? We've got out Patrons in the mix this year and invited some of our podcast friends to join us to fill out the field We've got your BFE favourites - Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia alongside Stew from "The Stew World Order Podcast", and Kevin from "The Podcast That Wouldn't Die" drafting live alongside and adding to the merriment.
It's a peak behind the curtain as you catch the BFE group just kicking it as we pretend we know what we're doing with Fantasy Football. In between bites of chicken win...2022-09-081h 22
Best Film EverEpisode 137 - Inglourious Basterds (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)They're not in the prisoner-takin' business; they're in the Nazi-killin' business. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia as we're heading to Nazi-occupied France courtesty of BFF of the BFE, Juleen. We're looking to pay off our debt of 100 scalps in our 137th episode as we discuss:
Lists of first thoughts for the roles of Hans Landa, Donny Donowitz, and Archie Hicox
Why is the Netflix logo for IB different from the one on the movie poster
We talk about how this film has not only 1 but 2 all-time great scenes in it
There's a g...2022-08-303h 28
Best Film EverBFE Quiz Night 8: The Fate of the CuriousIt's episode 8 of Quiz Nights under the BFE banner, as we assemble for yet another go around the trivia stratosphere with some top notch quizzletainment in BFE Quiz Night 8: The Fate of the Curious. Quizmaster Ian welcomes back champion Danny from It's A Musical Podcast who defends his crown against 5 eager challengers: Kevin from The Pdocast That Wouldn't Die, Pete from Middle Class Film Class, Stew from Stew World Order, Brandon from Namely 90s podcast and Mindy from Her House. Join us for 5 rounds of quizzing fun around the greater cinematic industry. This month's categories are:
Casting Calls: We...2022-08-191h 41
The Branding For Entertainers PodcastBFE EP28: Could I Reintroduce Myself... AgainSend us a textThe BFE Podcast has been MIA (missing in action) for a few months but we're not gone! Get ready for a brand new listening experience as we move toward seasonal-themed episodes.Listen to this episode so that we can get you up to speed with what's next.2022-08-1606 minThe Branding For Entertainers PodcastBFE EP28: Could I Reintroduce Myself... AgainSend us a textThe BFE Podcast has been MIA (missing in action) for a few months but we're not gone! Get ready for a brand new listening experience as we move toward seasonal-themed episodes.Listen to this episode so that we can get you up to speed with what's next.2022-08-1606 min