Episodes
Monday Nov 23, 2020
As Good As It Gets 2: Melvin & Maude
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Back in 1997, Titanic broke records, L.A. Confidential was the critics choice and Good Will Hunting was the feel-good underdog success story - but it was As Good As It Gets that snuck past them all to take home both of the lead acting Oscars at the following year's ceremony.
In this week's podcast, we discuss the Academy's love of a middlebrow love story, the ineffable allure of Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt's Hollywood moment and much more, as we break down the film and pitch some sequels!
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Beyond The Box Set is a move review podcast with a difference. Every week, we take a look back at a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back the big screen.
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00.00 Theory: Helen Hunt is a secret racist
50.45 As Good As It Gets Drinking Games
1.05.20 As Good As It Gets Sequel Pitches
1.24.35 Listener Submissions and Episode 194 Preview
Monday Jul 27, 2020
In & Out 2: Hollywood Howard
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Do you dress well, enjoy poetry and ride a bike to work? According to 90s comedy laws, this means you're gay!
Despite some rather questionable stereotyping, Frank Oz's In & Out is a likeable, genuinely funny comedy that certainly has its heart in the right place. On this week's podcast, we break down the shots fired at Barbra Streisand, the sweet-smiling savagery of Debbie Reynolds, Joan Cusack's Oscar-nominated meltdown and much more.
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Every week on Beyond the Box Set, we take a look back at a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequels, prequels and spin-offs to bring them back to the big screen. Recorded from our humble home town of Leeds, our show has popped up everywhere from The Guardian to Apple Podcast's 'Binge worthy listens' page. We're a movie review show with a creative twist, and after almost four years and over 150 episodes, we're virtually guaranteed to have put a fresh spin on one of your favourite movies!
00.00: Harry is personally threatened by this movie
39.30: In & Out Drinking Games
50.00: Out & In
1.00.00: In & Out 2: Hollywood Howard
1.10.00: Listener Submissions & Episode 178 Preview
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Survive Style 5+
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
In this week's podcast, long-time friend of the show Nathaniel De Bell joins us to discuss a Tarantino-inspired Japanese comedy that you may not have seen, but that you should absolutely check out.
Join us as we discuss pigeon acting, inexplicable Vinnie Jones cameos, jokes getting lost in translation and much more as we discuss the cult Japanese classic Survive Style 5+
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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 Nathaniel De Bell. Check out his Letterboxd profile at...
https://letterboxd.com/numbertwo/
If you want to watch this week's movie, it's available for streaming at
https://youtu.be/uLx7-jrji9o
00.00: The Tarantino Factor
31.50: Survive Style 5+ Drinking Games
43.15: Survive Style 20+ Years Later
51.35: Bus Panic Meets The House of Abandoned Businessmen
1.04.25: Survive Style 5+: Blink And You'll Miss It
1.10.15: Listener Submissions & Episode 177 Preview
Monday May 25, 2020
The Perfection 2: Encore
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
Is Netflix the new spiritual home of trash-tactic B-movies? We could be OK with that if they reach the glorious heights of insanity achieved by The Perfection.
Written and directed by Richard Shepard (The Matador, Dom Hemingway), The Perfection stars Allison Williams and Logan Browning as a pair of classical music prodigies whose road trip across China goes horribly wrong in some very unexpected ways...
To say more would be spoiling it, so catch the movie now on Netflix and then download this episode to hear our thoughts on crazy twists, choice dialogue, the most upper-class heavies in movie history and much more - plus our usual blend of drinking games, listener reviews and fantasy sequel pitches!
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Here at Beyond the Box Set, we're putting a creative twist on the movie podcast format. Each week, we watch a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch the most ridiculous sequels, prequels and spin-offs to bring them back to the big screen. It may not be perfection, but it's a lot of fun - and we might even change the way you look at your favourite movie!
If you enjoy this episode please hit subscribe for a new instalment of the show every Monday morning, totally free and direct to your podcast feed. You can also show us some support on Patreon.com, where we offer a wide variety of incentives including extended episodes, a weekly bonus show, a regular promo slot to promote anything you like (within reason) and much more - all for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Why John almost bailed on this movie 15 minutes in (but is glad he didn't...)
32.15: The Perfection Drinking Games
40.05: The Perfection: Encore
51.30: The Perfection 2: The Perfect Spy
1.05.25: Episode 168 Preview & Listener Submissions
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
The Favourite 2: Blood Feud
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
With all due respect to Glenn Close, Olivia Colman's surprise Best Actress win was one of the clear highlights of last year's Oscars. So, as the dust settles on this year's ceremony, we decided to revisit the film that made it all possible - Yorgos Lanthimos' delightfully odd historical romp The Favourite.
Tune in for our thoughts on tantrums, tiaras, towering wigs and much more as we pitch sequel ideas fit for a queen.
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Each week on Beyond The Box Set, we compete to pitch sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas for classic standalone movies. We've been rated as a binge-worthy listen by Apple Podcasts, recommended a Podcast of the Week by The Guardian and we've achieved five-star reviews from over 150 global listeners.
If you enjoy the show, please hit subscribe to receive a new episode every Friday morning, and consider leaving us a rating or review - it really helps us to build our audience and improve our visibility.
00.00: How many royals can Harry name?
22.00: The Favourite Drinking Games
30.45: The Favourite 2: Blood Feud
50.10: The Second Favourite
1.04.20: Episode 154 Preview & Listener Submissions
Friday Aug 16, 2019
The Shawshank Redemption 2: Shawshank Resurrection
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Thinly veiled Jesus allegory? Platonic gay love story? The greatest movie of all time? Depending on who you ask, The Shawshank Redemption could be any and all of the above. One thing everybody can agree on - this adaptation of Stephen King's short story is a very popular film, despite the fact that virtually nobody originally saw it in the cinema.
In this week's podcast we're joined by Harry's brother Sam to discuss the mysterious appeal of Shawshank, Morgan Freeman's iconic narration, the mysterious heteronormative power of IMDB voters and much more, before subjecting this screen classic to the greatest test of all - trial by theoretical sequel!
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Beyond The Box Set is a British movie podcast that puts a creative twist on your favourite movies. Each week, we take a look at a classic piece of standalone cinema and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel or spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. We've been as a Guardian Podcast of the Week, a Podbean Recommended Podcast and you can currently find us under 'Best-selling Movie Podcasts' on Apple Podcasts.
If you enjoy the show, please hit subscribe to receive a new episode every Friday morning, and leave us a rating and review to help us spread the word to a wider audience. We really appreciate it, so let us know and we might even give you a little shout-out!
00.00: IMDB's top 250 'films that straight white men like'
30.00: The Shawshank Redemption Drinking Games
44.15: The Shawshank Resurrection
56.00: The Shawshank Renaissance
1.04.00 The Shawshank Strikes Back
1.11.45: Episode 130 Preview & Listener Submissions
Friday Jul 12, 2019
The Further Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Sharpen your nails and dust off your wittiest one-liners! This week, we're heading off on the road trip of a lifetime with a look back at The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert!
An outrageously camp Australian comedy shot on a minimal budget, TAO Priscilla, Queen of The Desert was an unlikely box office hit back in 1994, even picking up an Academy Award for Costume Design. It also made stars of Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, while Terrence Howard's turn as world-weary transgendered woman and reluctant drag queen Bernadette must go down as one of the most unlikely comeback performances in Hollywood history.
In this week's podcast, we discuss camp classics, lip sync extravaganzas and some... unfortunate racial stereotyping before pitching some sequel ideas that imagine how Bernadette, Felicia and Mitzi Del Bra might have fared in the modern LGBTQ+ culture. Hold onto your wigs!
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast with a difference. Each week, we discuss a classic standalone movie that for whatever reason never received a sequel. Then we compete to pitch our own spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen - with bizarre, baffling and occasionally inspired results!
We've been recommended by numerous sources including The Guardian, Apple Podcast and the Podbean network. If you enjoy our show, please hit subscribe to hear a new episode every Friday morning, and leave us a rating or a review if you'd like to help us to reach the ears of new listeners.
00.00: Every friendship group contains a Felicia...
48.45: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Drinking Games
1.00.45: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert
1.17.25: Priscilla Rides Again
1.30.45: Episode 125 Preview & Listener Submissions
Tuesday Feb 19, 2019
BONUS | Oscar Best Picture Nominees 2019 - RANKED!
Tuesday Feb 19, 2019
Tuesday Feb 19, 2019
It's the most wonderful time of the year - Oscar Season! Eight movies have been nominated for the prestigious title of Best Picture of 2018... and having watched them all, we have some opinions!
In this very special bonus episode of Beyond The Box Set, we rank this year's Best Picture nominees from worst to first, and predict who we think will be taking home Oscar Gold on Sunday night...
The contenders (in alphabetical order)
- Black Panther
- Blakkklansman
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Favourite
- Green Book
- Roma
- A Star is Born
- Vice
Friday Jan 04, 2019
BONUS | Movies of 2018 Reviewed... With Sequels! (Part Two)
Friday Jan 04, 2019
Friday Jan 04, 2019
In the second half of our epic 2018 review, we look back at the movies we watched between July and December and deliver our final verdicts - complete with increasingly drunken and dissolute sequel ideas... enjoy!
Remember, you can enjoy full-length reviews of all of these movies by signing up to our Patreon at https://patreon.com/beyondtheboxset
0.30: Skyscraper
4.45: Incredibles 2
8.50: Mission Impossible - Fallout
13.00: Mamma Mia 2
16.00: Hotel Artemis
20.05: The Meg
25.55: BlacKkKlansman
27.10: Crazy Rich Asians
31.30: Searching
37.50: The Predator
44.20: Venom
48.45: Bad Times At The El Royale
57.15: First Man
1.04.25: A Star is Born
1.12.50: Bohemian Rhapsody
1.19.10: Widows
1.25.10: Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald
1.30.15: Robin Hood
1.33.15: Spiderman - Into The Spiderverse
1.35.55: Mortal Engines
1.38.00: Mary Poppins Returns
1.40.35: Final Rankings + 2019 Preview
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
BONUS | Movies of 2018 Reviewed... With Sequels! (Part One)
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
In addition to pitching sequels to old films, we also watched a lot of new releases in 2018. So we thought we'd end the year with a look back at everything we caught at the cinema over the past 12 months, while also attempting to pitch some very quick sequel ideas for them.
This was a very silly idea that turned into a literal all-nighter, so we've split the results into two parts. Here's part one, in which we ran down everything we saw between January and June. Spoilers abound, obviously!
You can listen to full-length review episodes for all of these films by subscribing to our Patreon for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Molly's Game
04.55: The Post
07.25: Downsizing
12.35: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
16.08: The Greatest Showman
20.50: Phantom Thread
25.40: Call Me By Your Name
30.55: Black Panther
36.45: Darkest Hour
38.25: The Shape of Water
41.25: Coco
45.30: Ladybird
49.00: I, Tonya
52.35: Red Sparrow
55.30: Tomb Raider
58.30: Ready Player One
1.05.55: Love, Simon
1.08.50: Isle of Dogs
1.11.30: A Quiet Place
1.13.40: Deadpool 2
1.19.45: Avengers: Infinity War
1.24.40: Solo - A Star Wars Story
1.26.10: Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom
1.29.30: Hereditary
1.33.55: Ocean's Eight
1.36.30: Leave No Trace