Episodes
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Adaptation 2: Ideation
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
The twisted headspace of Charlie Kauffman and Spike Jonze is our destination for this week, as we look back on the brilliant meta-comedy Adaptation, featuring a remarkably restrained dual performance from Nicholas Cage.
Tune in to hear our thoughts on sibling rivalry, the joy of trippy Meryl, the crocodile moment and much more, plus drinking games, listener reviews and our 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: Harry reckons his version of this movie would've been better...
37.55: Adaptation Drinking Games
44.20: Adapting The King
57.50: Adaptation 2: Ideation
1.06.45: Episode 169 Preview & Listener Submissions
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
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Ed Wood: The Softcore Years
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
An avowed lover of classic horror and campy 50s B-movies, it's difficult to imagine anybody but Tim Burton pulling off an Ed Wood biopic. Released at the height of his early 90s powers - directly between The Nightmare Before Christmas and Mars Attacks! - the film makes the inspired choice to celebrate Wood's spirit and sincere love of filmmaking, rather than sneer at his directorial shortcomings.
The film also features a career-best performance from Johnny Depp in the title role, with sterling support from Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray and Martin Landau, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of faded horror icon Bela Lugosi.
In this week's podcast, we take a closer look at the real-life Ed Wood's career after he wrapped on the infamous Plan Nine from Outer Space. His filmmaking career continued, though it's probably safe to say there's a reason why his later films aren't quite as well-known...
We also discuss our thoughts on Burton's interpretation of the Ed Wood story, pitch some movie drinking games and check in with our regular listeners to see what creative elevator sequel pitches they managed to come up with. Are any of them worthy of the Ed Wood seal of approval? Tune in to find out...
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast with a difference. Each week, we review a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch the most ridiculous sequels, prequels and spin-offs to bring them back to the big screen. Think of it as putting a fresh twist on some old favourites... and please don't call in the lawyers - it's all just for fun!
If you enjoy the show, hit subscribe to receive a new episode direct to your inbox every Monday morning, and please consider leaving us a positive review on your preferred podcatcher - it really does help us to reach new listeners.
We also offer a wide range of incentives for dedicated listeners over on Patreon - including extended episodes, bonus shows, promo slots, crossover opportunities and much more - all for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Remember when Johnny Depp wasn't annoying?
18.15: Ed Wood Drinking Games
27.38: Necromania! Revenge of the Virgins... and other Ed Wood classics
50.00: Episode 167 Preview & Listener Submissions
Monday May 11, 2020
The Prestige 2: Smoke & Mirrors
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Warring magicians, mind-bending plot twists and wandering accents galore - we're back in Christopher Nolan territory this week as we pitch sequels to THE PRESTIGE, a mind-bending thriller starring Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman...
Tune in as we share our thoughts on cat cloning, unconvincing disguises, what we'd do if we had our own identical doubles and much more - plus drinking games, listener submissions and sequel pitches.
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Beyond The Box Set is a tribute to standalone cinema with a creative twist. Each week, we take a look back at a notable one-off movie and compete to pitch the most ridiculous sequels, prequels and spin-offs to bring them back to the big screen. We've recorded over 160 episodes, so find a film you love and dive in to discover a new twist on some old favourites...
If you enjoy the show, hit subscribe to receive a new episode direct to your inbox every Monday morning, and please consider leaving us a positive review on your preferred podcatcher - it really does help us to expand our listenership.
We also offer a wide range of incentives for dedicated listeners over on Patreon - including extended episodes, bonus shows, promo slots, crossover opportunities and much more - all for as little as $2 per month.
00.00: The stealth sci-fi debate
43.10: The Prestige Drinking Games
50.55: The Prestige 2: Smoke & Mirrors
1.04.10: The Prestige 2: The Final Act
1.20.00: Episode 166 Preview & Listener Submissions
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Lucy Goosey & The Jang Gang (feat. How to Survive Your Twenties)
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Luc Besson's Lucy is a wild 90 minute rollercoaster that starts off as a standard issue crime thriller before taking a hard left turn into sci-fi, time travel and dinosaurs.
Clearly, this was going to take a little bit of extra help to unpack, so on this week's podcast, we're joined by Joe & Jonah from How To Survive Your Twenties. Tune in to hear our thoughts on Scarlet Johansson's questionable moral compass, Morgan Freeman doing a TED Talk, bizarre phrasing choices and much more... plus sequel ideas, drinking games and all your usual faves...
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Beyond The Box Set is a hit British movie podcast with a difference. Every week, we don't just review a classic movie - we pitch a full blown sequel idea to bring it back to the big screen. Featuring special guests, listener interaction and a bunch of fun regular features, we're aiming to change the way you look at some of your favourite films...
If you enjoy this week's episode, please hit subscribe to receive a brand new episode every Friday morning. A positive review on your preferred podcasting app also really helps us out, and if you really like us, you can sign up to our Patreon for as little as $2 per month to access a host of exciting incentives including bonus episodes, extended episodes, a regular 30 second ad slot, crossover opportunities and much more!
00.00: The Superman problem...
58.15: Lucy Drinking Games
1.03.15: The ScarJo Cinematic Universe
1.10.45: Lucy Goosey & The Jang Gang
1.28.45: Lucy 2.0
1.41.15: Episode 159 Preview & Listener Submissions
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Out of Sight 2: The Buddy System
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
The dust may have settled on this year's Oscar drama, but we're still not ready to let go of J.Lo's outrageous snub in Best Supporting Actress. So this week, we're going all the way back to one of most acclaimed breakout performances in 1998's steamy thriller Out of Sight.
Tune in to hear our thoughts on car boot meet cutes, Goldfish rights, George Clooney's questionable bank robbing strategy 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.
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: Harry has some things to say...
41.50: Out of Sight Drinking Games
45.15: Out of Sight 2: Out of Office
58.25: Out of Sight 2: The Buddy System
1.09.40: Episode 155 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
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Goodfellas 2: Mob Wife Beauty Shop
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
With Martin Scorsese's The Irishman racking up an impressive 10 Oscar nominations this month, we thought we'd look back at one of his most beloved gangster classics, the stylish, sardonic and endlessly quotable Goodfellas...
Tune in for our thoughts on mobster logic, DeNiro's questionable crying game, a Wig Watch round for the ages and much more. Plus drinking games, listener submissions and of course our eternally-in-production-hell sequel pitches! You'd be a schmuck to miss it!
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Every week on Beyond The Box Set, we take a forensic look at a classic movie standalone movie, before competing 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, on Apple Podcasts as a Binge-Worthy podcast and in over 150 five-star listener reviews.
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: Harry's questionable nicknames...
30.15: Goodfellas Drinking Games
37.15: Goodfellas 2: Good Gals
49.55: Goodfellas 2: Mob Wife Beauty Shop
1.02.36: Episode 152 Preview & Listener Submissions
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Christmas With The Kranks 2: Ripping off The Kranks
Friday Dec 27, 2019
Friday Dec 27, 2019
For our final festive selection of 2019, our Patreon supporters have inflicted a real turkey on us. Released in 2004, Christmas With The Kranks is a dire yuletide comedy in which wealthy boomers Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis battle an insane horde of Santa obsessives while attempting to skip out on the Holiday season for a year. If that sounds like a fun premise, trust us, we're over-selling it...
Tune into this week's podcast to hear our thoughts on feline cruelty, out-of-place cancer sub-plots and a level of unexamined privilige and flagrant over-spending that makes The Holiday look like a Ken Loach movie...
As always, we've also got drinking games, listener submissions and our own sequel ideas to give this cinematic lump of coal some kind of redemptive quality. The perfect antidote to Festive fatigue!
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Every week on Beyond The Box Set, we compete to pitch sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring classic one-off movies back to the big screen. 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 is this family so wealthy when Jamie Lee Curtis never seems to work?
26.10: Christmas With The Kranks Drinking Games
32.10: A Kranky Toys Christmas Story
43.50: Christmas With The Kranks 2: Ripping Off The Kranks
51.55: Episode 149 Preview & Listener Submissions
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Bridesmaids 2: Maid of Honor
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
In a strange quirk of podcast timing, Harry found himself forced to watch three romantic comedies in as many days the week we recorded this episode. Will this have any bearing on his reaction to Bridesmaids, the Oscar-nominated 2011 smash from Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo?
Tune into this week's edition of Beyond The Box Set to hear our thoughts on rom-com fatigue, unsupportive friends, swearing at teenagers, the comedy powerhouse that is Melissa McCarthy and much more, plus drinking games, sequel pitches and all the other regular features. You know the drill.
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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: Maya Rudolph's wedding was a complete shitshow
48.25: The Terminal Drinking Games
55.40: Bridesmaids 2: Maid of Honor
1.06.40: Bridesmaids 2: Rita & Becca's Lesbian Road Trip
1.16.00: Episode 145 Preview & Listener Submissions