Thinner has 15% on rotten tomatoes. Is it that bad? Michael and I discuss how this film fails and how it actually succeeds, and they place it on their on-going ranked list of the Stephen King canon. Stephen King once again proves himself as the master of Americana horror, even though this film never resonated with audiences. Also, we talk about our thanksgiving dinners because we didn’t talk to eac...
2020-11-29 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Production note: This episode was recorded before the election.
BOLD is a podcast about race and justice in America, and a collaboration between Small Beans and Showing Up For Racial Justice, produced by White People 4 Black Lives. In this special Mailbag Episode, co-hosts 2020-11-23 17:50:47 +0000 UTC
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In this episode, the franchise finishes its run with a $250 million movie and with it, the technical completion of this podcast. Bridgett and Sarah cover the movie and say farewell… OR DO THEY?! Actually, we have plans for Hobbes and Shaw, so it’s not really over, but let us all congratulate Sarah on becoming a fury-head like the rest of us. They both offer final thoughts on the main canon, look ...
2020-11-17 14:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Our patrons have spoken! This episode covers films that are improved by a second watching. Adam’s approach examines how films seen in the right state of mind alters how it resonates with you. Maggie touches on how the marketing and expectation of a film will tarnish your initial viewing. This description writer’s takeaway is that we should never market films and only watch them when they’re rel...
2020-11-13 17:47:25 +0000 UTC
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In a rare TV-based Frame Rate, Alex Schmidt, host of the Secretly Incredibly Fascinating podcast, joins Michael and Abe to discuss the British sitcom Peep Show. We chose the secretly incredibly funny episode “Wedding.” The gang discusses how this show influenced their own comedy and why if you haven’t seen it, you probably should.
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Alex Schmidt: 2020-11-09 14:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Hiya, beans! It's beans!
We've been loving streaming games recently and wanted to do more of that. We recently streamed Jackbox Games and Among Us. We'd like to know what you, the beans, prefer!
So vote on either of the two options: Among Us or Jackbox.
If you want to be contrarian, post in the comments another game that both supports a larger group with several platforms and would be fun to watch. Who knows? Maybe you'll be instrumental in giving a group o...
2020-11-08 13:33:29 +0000 UTC
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Last month we talked with Bridgett’s parents so it’s only fair that we investigate Sarah’s youth by talking to the Griffiths. Bridgett takes over the podcast and discusses from whence Sarah was forged. We learn that all Griffiths are thespians, all very talented, and Sarah severely wanted to be a mail carrier before she found her true calling. Sarah’s parents determine that their child has no...
2020-11-06 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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On Halloween, many beans convened as a team to play a meme!
Including Michael Swaim, Adam Ganser, Abe Epperson, Moana Sherrill, Alebrelle, DJ Danl, Katie Goldin, Tom & Marina Reimann, David Bell, and Starline Hodge!
Who is best at murdering their friends and lying to them?
2020-11-05 04:44:22 +0000 UTC
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Adam and Abe discuss Sam Raimi’s Drag Me To Hell. Abe walks us through a few sequences and the tactics Raimi uses to spook us time and time again. Adam asks the very important question: what’s with all the mouth stuff? Abe doesn’t so much answer as continue to talk about cool tricks one could use to make their own Raimi homage.
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Adam Ganser: 2020-11-02 14:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Mike got to be on IGN's flagship pod GameScoop again, and this time, on video! Check out his rad mage costume and revel in some pleasant chat about horror-themed video games.
2020-10-30 20:38:43 +0000 UTC
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The Shining tale continues with writer/director/editor Mike Flanagan’s Doctor Sleep. We didn’t know all along it’s Stephen King’s X-Men! Seriously, Danny and Abra running around solving ghost crimes and killing psychic vampires would be amazing. Michael and Abe breathe deep of the delicious movie steam and discuss what makes this film a success, how it differs from Kubrick’s The Shining, an...
2020-10-27 13:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The Race Wars are back, baby! Join Sarah and Bridgett in their examination of the 7th installment of the Fast and Furious franchise: Furious 7. Sarah argues that these are Star Wars movies. Bridgett realizes the podcast is entering the final stretch and Sarah will be just as Furious-knowledgeable as she is. Also, they’re making 11 of these movies. THE FURY WILL NEVER STOP.
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2020-10-23 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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"Bridgett Greenberg and Abe Epperson help us flee from a chitinous terror, a ten-legged devilish decapod, a creepy crustacean crawling closer and closer! ATTACK! OF THE KILLER CRAAAAABS!" Katie Goldin's podcast Creature Feature covered the horrid and continuous evolution of things into crab.
And Small Beans was there to witness it! SPOOOKY!
2020-10-21 17:43:21 +0000 UTC
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Jason “David Wong” Pargin joins Abe and Michael to discuss 2014’s Nightcrawler. Jason brings his knowledge of working for local news affiliates and the boys discuss the finer nuance of the sociopath Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal). Written and directed by Dan Gilroy, the film takes a snapshot of pure ambition, opportunism, and ultimately how they benefit abusers and destroy those in their wake. Als...
2020-10-19 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Y'know, sometimes a podcast is just talkin'. Just two folx catchin' the fux upp. That's what Swaim did with host and pal Kevin Anderson for a Quarantine Quickie episode of Bleak in Review. Check it out for some pr0n-talk, insider info about this business we call show, and friends bein' friendly.
2020-10-16 18:49:25 +0000 UTC
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Abe walks us through the early 2000's and the development of that era’s neo-noir look, how technology facilitated its dominance over the box office, and why Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was both an adopter and a trailblazer in this visual movement. Also, Jim Broadbent was a chair in this movie. Name another movie that’s true. Thought so.
The book that Abe references in the episode...
2020-10-16 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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See above flier. It's pretty self-explanatory, babyyyyyy!
2020-10-13 20:36:04 +0000 UTC
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Maggie and Adam dig deep and muster a couple of films that they love to hate and explain why they deserve such vitriol. Do you agree or do you love the films they love to hate? Or rather, do you hate that they love to hate them? Wait, do you hate-love, no. That’s not it. Jeepers, you got it the first time. Listen in and find out what the films are! Adam’s is Signs! Dag, I screwed up again.
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2020-10-12 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Right before Swaim left Cracked, he was asked to translate the Does Not Compute formula into podcast form. Instead he did whatever this is, twice. This is the second one.
2020-10-10 17:54:28 +0000 UTC
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Right before Swaim left Cracked, he was asked to translate the Does Not Compute formula into podcast form. Instead he did whatever this is. It's dated! It's rough! It's something we worked hard on that you statistically speaking probably haven't heard!
2020-10-10 17:52:32 +0000 UTC
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Brooks returns to discuss Charlie Kaufman’s second film as a director: “Anomalisa.” The gang tries to decipher its thesis and stacks it up against his other work. There’s a lot to love in this film: the voice acting, the stop-motion, and the production design, but all take a back seat to the story and meaning of the film. Does it work? Did you enjoy watching it? Is Abe an absolute snob?
2020-10-09 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Context note: This episode was recorded on Sep 19, 2020.
BOLD is a podcast about race and justice in America, and a collaboration between Small Beans and Showing Up For Racial Justice, produced by White People 4 Black Lives<...
2020-10-05 17:34:04 +0000 UTC
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Michael was rummaging around an old chifforobe and chanced upon the final export of the final episode of Final Bosses, the final thing he and Adam collaborated on at Cracked before both of them separated from the company! That pod eventually went on to relaunch as the 1Upsmanshow you know and love, but we figured we may as well let our Patrons listen in to the O.G. unaired pilot if you wanna. It's about Breath of the Wild.
Yes, Cracked could technically sue us for posting this, but we f...
2020-10-05 04:34:02 +0000 UTC
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If you've enjoyed Vanessa Gritton on 1Upsmanship and Tales from the Pit, make sure you check out her new pod Kicking and Screaming, where each episode covers both a Kung Fu Klassic and A Horror Hasterpiece! Swaim was their very first guest and things got a little awesome.
2020-10-02 19:06:41 +0000 UTC
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The casting of Ace Ventura was essential in building the insane rules and tone of the world, and while Jim Carrey is why the film worked, folks may overlook how the casting of everyone else was equally important. Adam elucidates how this was accomplished and what roles were key in the development of a narrative where the audience wouldn’t think about the fact that the main character is an absolute ...
2020-09-28 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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You read that right. It’s time to hear the rough stuff from the parents of your own Rough Stuff co-host, Bridgett Greenberg! Sarah takes over the podcast and has a little chat with Missy and David about their little bundle of joy. What could possibly go wrong? We reached out for a quote from the Small Beans management and they responded: “we didn’t ask them to do this.” Frankly, we’re all b...
2020-09-25 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Cronenberg and Walken. What can go wrong? Michael and Abe take a look at the story of a man who resurfaces from his coma only to find that he has psychic powers. He saves kids, solves crimes, and prevents nuclear war. The boys also discuss what makes for a good Stephen King premise and whether or not The Dead Zone is up to snuff.
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Michael Swaim: 2020-09-21 13:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Bridgett Greenberg arrives on the scene to give us the perspective of being in high school during its premiere. Its impact on comedy and adolescents are undeniable. The gang talks about how it influenced their comedy, timing, and editing. What’s the structure of this movie? How does Tina Fey’s screenplay work? Is it an homage to teen movies or just a series of sketches? Bridgett points out exactl...
2020-09-18 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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What films contributed to your sexual awakening? What film did you exclaim loudly to yourself, “Oh, dear. Oh, yes,” and clutch your pearls? Maggie and Adam discuss their love of pills, mask-donning crusaders, and slippery, greasy Kevin Costner. Listen at your own peril… or arousal.
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2020-09-15 11:55:30 +0000 UTC
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Cody Johnston of Some More News pops in to tell us his thoughts about John Carpenter’s The Thing. The director regards this as his favorite of his films. It did terribly at the box office, but has since become a cult film, generating video games and board games in its image. Abe tries to explain why it’s his favorite horror film. The others see his point, but I don’t know, it’s good, but best...
2020-09-11 13:00:05 +0000 UTC
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