Episodes
Monday Feb 08, 2021
The Greatest Showman 2: The People vs P.T. Barnum
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
The Greatest Showman - aka the story of how an able-bodied white man crawled over the backs of the less fortunate on his way to fame and fortune... with songs!
Tune into this week's episode to hear our full, unfiltered take on this musical sensation from 2017 - including Hugh Jackman's indeterminate age, world-conquering Soprano singers who sound suspiciously like Kelly Clarkson impersonators, another thankless wife role for Michelle Williams and many, many hat switches!
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Beyond the Box Set is a movie podcast with a twist. Each week we take a look at a well-known standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
If you enjoy this week's show, please hit subscribe to receive a brand new episode every Monday morning. You can also sign up to our Patreon to help support our show and access a number of incentives, including a weekly bonus show, extended episodes, a regular on-air promo slot and much more, all available for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Forgive the lack of clips this episode... we couldn't afford the rights
45.50: The Greatest Showman Drinking Games
55.15: The Greatest Showman sequel pitches
1.19.15: Listener Submissions & Episode 204 Preview
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Episode 200 | Titanic Revisited
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
For our 200th episode spectacular, we're going back to where it all began! Join us as we revisit the first movie we ever covered on this podcast - James Cameron's epic romance Titanic.
Four years after our last viewing, does one of the most popular but divisive movies of all time still hold up - and more importantly, do our sequel pitches? Tune in to find out...
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Beyond the Box Set is a movie podcast with a twist. Each week we watch a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
If you enjoy this week's show, please hit subscribe to receive a brand new episode every Monday morning. You can also sign up to our Patreon to help support our show and access a number of incentives, including a weekly bonus show, extended episodes, a regular on-air promo slot and much more, all available for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Beyond The Box Set is a Titanic Stan Podcast
1.26.45: Titanic Drinking Games
1.32.05 Titanic sequel pitches
2.12.30 Listener Submissions & Episode 201 Preview
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Tokyo Godfathers 2: Dreaming Machine
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Christmas may be over, but we've got one last festive movie for you! Friend of the podcast Nathaniel returns to the show with Tokyo Godfathers, a classic slice of Japanese animation from the legendary director Satoshi Kon.
Tune in to hear our thoughts on cartoons for adults, babies in peril, self-inflicted hit & runs and much more, as we break down the plot, brainstorm some drinking games and pitch our sequel ideas!
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Beyond the Box Set is a movie podcast with a twist. Each week we watch a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
If you enjoy this week's show, please hit subscribe to receive a brand new episode every Monday morning. You can also sign up to our Patreon to help support our show and access a number of incentives, including a weekly bonus show, extended episodes, a regular on-air promo slot and much more, all available for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Why this cartoon is decidedly not for children...
48.30: Tokyo Godfathers Drinking Games
55.35: Tokyo Godfathers sequel pitches
1.20.55: Listener Submissions & Episode 199 Preview
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Winter's Tale 2: A Henchman's Tale
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
When Martin Scorsese declares your movie's plot to be 'unfilmable', it's generally not a good sign. So it was with Winters Tale' - a well regarded 1983 novel that turned out to be a truly disastrous 2014 movie.
In this week's podcast, we break down one of the most bizarre big screen follies we've ever encountered - from the impenetrable back story, to Russell Crowe's ludicrous Irish accent to Colin Farrell's ever-changing hairstyle and a bewildering cameo from Will Smith.
Along the way, we'll also brainstorm some drinking games, check in with out listeners and pitch some sequel concepts that should absolutely never be considered in real life. All in a week's work, in other words!
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast with a difference. Every week, your intrepid hosts (us) watch a classic slice of standalone cinema, then compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
If you like this week's show, please hit subscribe to receive a brand new episode every Monday morning. You can also sign up to our Patreon to help support our show and access a number of incentives, including a weekly bonus show, extended episodes, a regular on-air promo slot and much more, all available for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Seriously, is Russell Crowe OK?
59.15: Winter's Tale Drinking Games
1.08.25: Winter's Tale sequel pitches
1.25.40: Listener Submissions & Episode 198 Preview
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Insomnia 2: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Released between the indie-breakout success of Memento and global blockbuster Batman Begins, Insomnia could be considered the forgotten Christopher Nolan movie.
The only film that the infamously oblique director didn't write himself, the movie is a remake of a gritty Norwegian crime thriller. While it doesn't quite reach the head-scratching heights of the director's later work, it still boasts many classic Nolan signifiers, in addition to a brace of strong performances from Oscar winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank.
Tune into this week's episode to hear our thoughts on anti-typecasting, un-mourned murder victims, driftwood parkour and much more as we break down the plot and pitch some sequel ideas - with the help of special guest star Ross Burton!
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Beyond The Box Set is a British movie podcast with a twist. Each week, we take a memorable standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
If you enjoy the show, please consider hitting subscribe to receive a new episode every Monday morning - and don't forget to leave us a review on your podcaster of choice - it really helps us to attract new listeners!
If you really want to get closer to the show, we also offer a range of bonus incentives for as little as $2 per month over on our Patreon page - including extended episodes, bonus shows, crossover opportunities and much more.
00.00: Robin Williams gave good villain...
32.45: Insomnia Drinking Games
47.00: Leon sequel pitches
1.05.30: Listener Submissions & Episode 185 Preview
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
A Simple Favor 2: Single White Favor
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
One of our favourite subjects here at Beyond The Box Set is a micro-genre we like to call 'Bitches be crazy' - and we've got a doozy for you this week!
Directed by Paul Feig of Bridesmaids and ill-advised Ghostbusters remake fame, A Simple Favor is a wacky, wig-heavy odyssey of unlikely plot twists and jaw-dropping fashion choices that was recommended to us by our podcasting cousins over at One Good Thing.
Tune into this week's episode to hear our thoughts on Blake Lively's outfits, bewildering timelines, Anna Kendrick going full Lannister and much more - including drinking games, listener reviews and sequel pitches!
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00.00: No taxis after 1am in LA.
57.00: A Simple Favor Drinking Games
1.08.35: A Simple Favor Sequel Pitches
1.29.00: Episode 183 Preview and Listener Submissions
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Hancock 2: Tides of Change
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Our Will Smith season continues with Hancock, a comic book action thriller that escaped development hell to the tune of over $550 million worldwide box office.
In this week's episode we discuss drawn out twists, Jason Bateman's terrible business model, the evolution of flawed superheros and more, plus listener submissions, drinking games, sequel pitches and much more...
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Each week on Beyond the Box Set, your two intrepid hosts take on a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. From Oscar-winning gems to misbegotten bombs, we've reimagined them all in our own unique way.
00.00: Will Smith's explosive spunk...
44.45: I Am Legend Drinking Games
55.55: I Am Legend sequel pitches
1.12.30: Listener Submissions & Episode 181 Preview
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
I Am Legend 2: Legends Never Die
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Our Will Smith season continues this week with with post-apocalyptic drama I Am Legend. It took a number of compromises to get this film to the big screen, but was the final result worth the negotiations?
In this week's episode of Beyond The Box Set, we break down poor canine training, the perils of focus-grouping, post-apocalyptic insanity and much more, plus drinking games, sequel pitches and much more!
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Each week on Beyond the Box Set, your two intrepid hosts take on a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. From Oscar-winning gems to misbegotten bombs, we've reimagined them all in our own unique way.
00.00: Will Smith should lean into his insanity...
51.45: I Am Legend Drinking Games
59.10: I Am Legend sequel pitches
1.17.15: Listener Submissions & Episode 181 Preview
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Wild Wild West 2: The Mild, Mild North
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
We had a realisation last week that in almost four years of podcasting, we've never covered a Will Smith movie. Obviously, this had to be rectified, and what better start for the king of franchise movies than a rare, notorious misfire like Wild, Wild West?
Tune into this week's podcast to hear our thoughts on weird racial humour, Kenneth Branagh going full Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek in the most thankless role of her career and much more, plus all our usual drinking games, listener submissions and drinking games!
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Each week on Beyond the Box Set, your two intrepid hosts take on a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. From Oscar-winning gems to misbegotten bombs, we've reimagined them all in our own unique way.
00.00: This movie featured way more drag queens than we were expecting...
55.15: Wild Wild West Drinking Games
1.01.25: Wild Wild West: The Mild, Mild North
1.12.00: Wild Wild West Side Story
1.18.30: Listener Submissions & Episode 179 Preview
Monday Jul 13, 2020
The Girl With All The Gifts 2: Revenge of the WHO
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Despite being adapted from a successful novel, The Girl With All The Gifts failed to connect at the box office in 2016 - and passed us by completely. Which is a shame, as it's one of the best and most thoughtful British horror movies of the past few years, and one that definitely merits exposure to a wider audience.
Tune into this week's podcast as we break down the plot, play a merry round of drinking games and pitch the fantasy sequel ideas that this movie surely doesn't really need. We also reach out to our regular listeners for their thoughts, while Harry is forced to reckon with the return of his greatest cinema nemesis...
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Every week on Beyond The Box Set, we look back on some classic one-off cinema moments and compete to pitch the most ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. After three years and over 170 episodes, we may take the occasional Zombie bite, but we always seem to rise from the dead...
Among our many plaudits, Beyond The Box Set has been rated 5 stars by over 100 listeners around the world and featured as a 'Podcast of the Week' by sources including The Guardian, Apple Podcasts and Podbean. We release a new episode every Friday morning, available totally free to anyone who hits subscribe on their preferred podcatcher.
This week's movie was kindly suggested by our pal Julio from The Contrarians Podcast. Check them out...
http://www.wearethecontrarians.com/
00.00: The joys of context-free movie viewing
30.50: The Girl With All The Gifts Drinking Games
39.00: The Girl With All The Gifts 2: The Dog With All The Treats
45.20: The Girl With All The Gifts 2: Revenge of the WHO
53.15: Listener Submissions & Episode 176 Preview