Episodes
Monday Feb 10, 2020
BONUS | Oscars 2020 Reaction!
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
The Academy Awards and all other award shows this year are done! Finally!! Let's break it down.
You can hear full reviews of all of this year's major nominees over on our Patreon bonus show. Because we're feeling generous, we've made them all available subscription free for a limited time only, so tune in at patreon.com/beyondtheboxset and maybe consider dropping us some pennies to help keep the lights on...
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Les Miserables 2: The Wretched
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
It's our 150th episode! We knew we had to do something special to celebrate this landmark, so tune in as Harry forces John to relive the worst cinema experience of his life - Tom Hooper's musical extravaganza Les Miserables!
Join us as we discuss bizarre sound cues, Russell Crowe's inability to sing and act at the same time, why Éponine deserved better than that soppy pratt Marius and more - plus drinking games, listener submissions and of course, sequel pitches!
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast with a twist. Every week, we take a look back at a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel or spin-off ideas to bring them back onto the big screen. We're 150 episodes deep already, and looking forward to 150 more!
If you enjoy this week's episode, hit subscribe to receive a new episode every Friday morning and please consider leaving a rating or review on your preferred podcatcher. You can also gain access to a range of incentives - including bonus shows, extended episodes, a 30 second ad slot and opportunities to choose the films we discuss in the future - by supporting us for as little as $2 per month on Patreon.
00.00: Eddie Redmayne is a Grade-A prat.
43.00: Les Miserables Drinking Games
47.25: Les Miserables 2: Here We Go Again!
59.40: Les Miserables 2: The Wretched
1.17.00: Episode 151 Preview & Listener Submissions
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
BONUS | The First Annual BOXIE Awards
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
What's our favourite season? Awards, obviously! That's why, with the Golden Globes and the Oscars just around the corner, we decided the time was right to launch the first annual BOXIE awards - honouring the performances - and wigs - that really mattered to us in 2019.
Find out who won in the all-important categories such as 'Best Exposition', 'Most missable gay representation' and 'Best Performance by a Chris' as we take one last look back at our favourite film moments of 2019...
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
BONUS | Reviewing The Movies of 2019 - Part Two
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
From Joker and Judy to Star Wars and Cats, we present the concluding chapter of our exhaustive review of 2019 in cinema...
1.00: Joker
4.10: Judy
7.00: Ready or Not
9.30: Terminator: Dark Fate
14.45: Doctor Sleep
18.45: Countdown
21.15: The Good Liar
23.40: Le Mans 66
25.45: Knives Out
31.30: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker
35.40: Jumanji - The Next Level
39.20: Lady & The Tramp
41.40: 21 Bridges
43.45: The Irishman
47.00: Cats
50.35: Men In Black International
55.30: Yesterday
59.35: Blinded By The Light
1.01.30: Six Underground
1.03.05: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
1.03.55: Marriage Story
1.07.15: El Camino
1.12.30: The Day Shall Come
1.17.05: Rocketman
Friday Nov 22, 2019
The Terminal 2: Escape From Krakozhia
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Tom Hanks has starred in five movies directed by Steven Spielberg to date. Of those five, The Terminal is arguably the least-loved. Not only did it gross a modest (by Spielberg/Hanks standards) $77 million at the US box office, it is also the only one of their collaborations to secure zero Oscar nominations.
Does this black sheep of their creative partnership deserve to languish in relative obscurity, or is it due for some timely re-evaluation? In this week's episode, we decided to find out - with mixed results all round.
Tune into this week's podcast to hear our thoughts on unnecessary sub-plots, a tragic waste of Catherine Zeta Jones, a mind-boggling romance with Zoë Saldana and why we feel Spielberg films are often critic-proof. We also pull together some drinking games, share some reactions to this film from our listeners and of course pitch our sequel ideas to bring The Terminal back to the big screen.
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast with a twist. Every week, we take a look back at a classic standalone movie, and compete to pitch sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. Mainstream acclaim includes a front page feature on Apple Podcasts and being recommended as a Podcast of the Week by The Guardian.
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 out audience and improve our visibility.
00.00: A Tragic Death in the Family
56.20: The Terminal Drinking Games
1.07.20: The Terminal 2: Escape From Krakozhia
1.23.40: The Terminal 2: Illegal Aliens
1.32.45: Episode 144 Preview & Listener Submissions
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Lesbian Vampires Killed Our Careers!
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Before James Corden found fame in the USA, he teamed up with his 'Gavin & Stacey' co-star Matthew Horne for Lesbian Vampire Killers, a crude and ill-conceived Shaun of the Dead knock-off that almost buried his career for good.
The film is considered so irredeemably awful that Corden himself has spent the rest of his career publicly apologising for it. But could it really be as bad as its reputation suggests?
Turns out the answer is a fairly definitive yes, because this movie is garbage. In this week's episode, we reluctantly conduct a thorough post-mortem on everything from the nonsensical plot, the robotic acting, the dreadful special effects and the constant flurry of sexist, homophobic and generally laugh-free alleged jokes that pepper the mercifully brief 87 minute running time.
No sequel for this film will or should ever be made, so our challenge this week was to consider any acceptable way that this movie could theoretically be brought back to the big screen. Did we succeed? We'll leave the final judgement up to you...
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Beyond The Box Set is the hit British movie podcast in which we take a look at classic standalone movies before attempting to pitch fantasy sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. We're currently in the middle of our annual Halloween season, this time focusing on classic (and questionably classic) Vampire movies.
If you enjoy the show, please hit subscribe for a new episode every Friday morning, and don't forget to leave us a rating or a review on your preferred podcasting app - it really helps us to connect with new listeners and build our audience.
00.00: When James Corden is the best part of a movie...
45.00: Lesbian Vampire Killers Drinking Games
56.55: Lesbian Vampire Killers 2: Hot Fuzz
1.07.00: Lesbian Vampires Killed Our Careers!
1.15.35: Episode 139 Preview & Listener Submissions
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Stand By Me 2: The Sign
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Our Stephen King mini-season kicks off this week with a quintessential coming of age classic, Rob Reiner's heartstring-tugging boys adventure tale Stand By Me.
Adapted from King's short story The Body, Stand By Me stars a lineup of child stars - all of whose lives and careers eerily echoed their fates in the movie. In this week's podcast we discuss misleading titles, traumatic leech incidents, Keifer Sutherland perfecting the peroxide 80s asshole look and much more.
With the surviving actors now in their mid-late forties, is there any mileage in a middle aged Stand By Me sequel? That's the task we set ourselves this week as we pitch concepts to bring this iconic movie back to the big screen. Let's face it, most of these actors would probably be glad of the work...
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast with a twist. Each week we take a look at a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch fantasy sequel, prequel or spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. We're currently front-page on Apple Podcasts as a best-selling film review podcast, and we've been listed as a 'Podcast of the Week' by The Guardian.
If you enjoy the show, please hit subscribe to receive a new episode every Friday morning, and if you'd like to leave us a little rating and review, it'd truly warm our cold, dead hearts - and possibly help some future listeners to discover our show too.
00.00: The kids aren't alright
27.15: Stand By Me Drinking Games
34.40: Stand By Me 2: The Sign
46.45: Stand By Me 2: Go Your Own Way
1.01.00: Episode 129 Preview & Listener Submissions
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Welcome To Marwen 2: Beyond The Valley of the Dolls
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Friday Aug 02, 2019
A new movie from Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis is generally a buzz-worthy event, but Welcome To Marwen alienated critics and died a swift death at the box office when released earlier this year.
Starring Steve Carrell as a traumatised man living out his fantasies via a meticulously constructed model town populated by kick-ass female soldiers based on his real-world friends and colleagues, Welcome To Marwen is easily one of the oddest movies we've ever discussed on this podcast.
Tune into this week's episode to hear our thoughts on documentary vs Hollywood, some re-castings that might have improved this movie, the very broad accent work of Gwendoline Christie and more.
As always, we also pitch up some good old fashioned drinking games in our efforts to make sense of this movie, and of course we round off with some of our own sequel ideas. Full disclosure - this week was a real challenge!
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Each week on Beyond The Box Set, we take a look at a notable standalone movie and come together to pitch fantasy sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. From timeless classics to forgotten flops, we believe every movie deserves the chance to become a disappointing franchise!
If you enjoy the show, please hit subscribe for a new episode every Friday morning, and if you're feeling generous, leave us a rating or a review. It really helps us to reach out to new listeners.
00.00: Not every story justifies a Hollywood ending...
23.00: Welcome To Marwen Drinking Games
35.50: Toy Story: A Very Marwen Prequel
47.50: Welcome To Marwen 2: Beyond The Valley of the Dolls
53.10: Episode 128 Preview & Listener Submissions
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
The Day After Tomorrow 2: The Decade After Tomorrow
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Our disaster movie season wouldn't be complete without a look back at Roland Emmerich's The Day After Tomorrow. Will this once-silly climate change thriller now read as a sobering warning from history in the cold light of 2019? Well... not exactly.
Tune into this week's episode to hear our thoughts on sentient ice, Tornadoes voiced by pissed-off failed actors, offensive British stereotypes 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 the most ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. We've been featured in The Guardian as a 'Podcast of the Week' and recommended as a 'Binge worthy Podcast' by Apple.
We upload a new episode every Friday morning so please hit subscribe on your preferred podcasting app to stay up to date. While you're there, please take the time to rate or review us, it really does help us to attract new listeners and keep the show alive.
00.00: The role of the tornado shall be played by Meryl Streep...
40.00: The Day After Tomorrow Drinking Games
47.30: The Year Before Geostorm
57.00: The Decade After Tomorrow
1.10.10: Episode 124 Preview & Listener Submissions
Thursday May 24, 2018
The Royal Tenenbaums 2: All About Margot
Thursday May 24, 2018
Thursday May 24, 2018
Whether you love or loathe his signature brand of whimsical storytelling and themes of upper middle-class ennui, Wes Anderson is one of the most recognised and decorated auteur directors currently working in Hollywood. Inspired by the realisation that neither of us had really seen a lot of his work, we decided to dive into his 2001 breakthrough hit The Royal Tenenbaums - in many ways the quintessential Wes Anderson movie.
Featuring an A-list cast that inclues Gene Hackman, Angelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller and Luke Wilson, The Royal Tenenbaums tells the story of a family of burned-out eccentrics who reunite after their long-estranged father returns claiming he has just weeks to live and wishes to make amends with his suspicious children.
Join us as we discuss American royalty, inconsistent narration and Gwyneth's impeccable smoky eye while attempting to determine whether the Anderson brand is a taste we can see ourselves acquiring in the long term. We also create some drinking games and of course pitch our own sequel ideas for the movie - a surprisingly challenging proposition that leads to some out-of-the-box ideas including a gameshow, a reality TV crossover and the first ever Beyond The Box Set Board Game.
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00.00: Everyone must have terrible body odour in this movie...
25.25: The Royal Tenenbaums Drinking Games
35.00: The Royal Tenenbaums 2: The Royal Kardashians
54.45: The Royal Tenenbaums 2: All About Margot
1.07.15: Listener Submissions & Episode 66 Preview