- Best Irish Films
Will Collins and Kevin Lehane, writers of Irish films like Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers and Grabbers, discuss their favourite Irish films ahead of this St Patrick's Day. This episode was suggested by listener Micháel. If you would like to recommend a future episode, email the show at bestbitspodcast.com/contact with your suggestion.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 30m | Mar 13, 2024 - EXCLUSIVEMini Bits #71 - Dune: Part Two, Madame Web, Shōgun + Mr and Mrs Smith
Will and Kevin chat Dune: Part Two! Skip to the 32:30-minute mark for their review, which contains slight spoilers. Will also caught up with the Aussie horror Talk to Me, the '90s set drama A Thousand and One, and the three-part docu-crime series American Nightmare on Netflix. Kevin watched the first episode of Shōgun on Disney+, started Strange New Worlds on Paramount Plus, and has seen most of the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith show on Amazon Prime.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy55m | Mar 5, 2024 - Best Underwater Scene
For this episode, Will and Kevin dove deep into a scene topic suggested by listener Jules: Best Underwater Scene! If you would like to recommend a scene theme, you can do so at www.bestbitspodcast/contact
A complete list of films discussed on this episode can be found on The Best Bits Letterboxd.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 21m | Feb 28, 2024 - EXCLUSIVEMini Bits #70 - LA Rain, an Earthquake, the Vision Pro and a Break-In
Will is back from LA, where it didn't just rain; it poured, figuratively and literally.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 0m | Feb 13, 2024 - Best One-Character Film
It may take a village to make a film, but sometimes it can be a one-man show on screen, and for this episode, Will and Kevin share their favourite films that feature (for the most part) just one character. Whether the hero is stranded on a desert island, lost in space, or buried alive...
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 15m | Feb 7, 2024 - EXCLUSIVEMini Bits #69 - The Beekeeper, Van Damme, Final Draft Woes + Traitors
Will and Kevin discuss David Ayer's new film, The Beekeeper, starring Jason Statham. Plus, Will shares his thoughts on Traitors Australia S2, while Kevin has been watching many Jean Claude Van Damme actioners for the first time.
*Kevin forgot to mention he watched Andrew Haigh's All of Us Strangers and loved it, so here's a link to his Letterboxd review: https://letterboxd.com/bestbitskevin/film/all-of-us-strangers/
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy36m | Feb 3, 2024 - EXCLUSIVEMini Bits #68 - Traitors, RoboDoc, Dicks + Listener Questions
It's their longest Mini Bits ever as Will and Kevin answer listener questions and share their thoughts on the ever-brilliant Traitors UK S2 (with some light spoilers for last week). Also, Will caught up with Larry Cohen's Dicks: the Musical, and Kevin enjoyed the superb four-part series RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop on Amazon Prime.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 18m | Jan 23, 2024 - Best Coming-Of-Age Scene
Will and Kevin delve into the films that tackle the rites of passage of teenagers and young adults as they bump heads and sometimes uglies with mentors and MILFs. From Rebel Without a Cause on...
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 15m | Jan 17, 2024 - EXCLUSIVEMini Bits #67 - Zone of Interest, Saltburn, Full Time + Ferrari
Happy New Year! Will watched the new Jonathan Glazer film Zone of Interest, Godzilla Minus One, and caught Michael Mann's Ferrari. While Kevin watched Emerald Fennell's Saltburn and a fantastic French film called Full Time. It's another new spoiler-free episode with two fun guys!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy48m | Jan 4, 2024 - The Best Picks of 2023
Will and Kevin list their ten favourite new films of 2023. You can view a video version of this episode on their Patreon. For a list of Will's Best Picks of 2023 and Kevin's Best Picks of 2023, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 58m | Dec 20, 2023 - EXCLUSIVEMini Bits #66 - Favourite First Watches of 2023
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals. For their final paywalled pod of 2023, Will and Kevin recap their favourite first watches of the year in the spirit of The Second Rate Show.
You can view a complete list of our picks on Letterboxd via https://letterboxd.com/bestbitspod/list/best-first-watches-of-2023/
The Best Picks of 2023 episode listing their top ten new release films of the year, a video episode, will be out next week! But for now from both Will and Kevin: thank you for being an Apple Subscriber. Your support has given us the means to make the best show we can with every penny going into the show. We feel so lucky to have you in our corner, and you've helped us take pride in the podcast, which is a mortal sin!
Have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 3m | Dec 18, 2023 - Best MacGuffin (Plot Device)
From spy flicks to quests, heists and whodunits, Will and Kevin dig into the films whose plots run on MacGuffins — in a topic chosen by Patrons.
Whether a plot device or narrative decoy, MacGuffins can be found in everything from The Maltese Falcon to A New Hope.
So, what is a MacGuffin? How does it work? And who are the filmmakers who have deployed it, toyed with it, and even Artoo'd it?
For a full list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 37m | Dec 13, 2023 - EXCLUSIVEMini Bits #65 - The Killer, The Creator, Napoleon, Squid Games: The Challenge, Invincible, The Boy and the Heron + Killers of the Flower Moon
Will and Kevin are back with a backlog of recently released films and TV; the title just about says it all. Spoiler-free throughout (aside from The Killer)!
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 0m | Nov 27, 2023 - Best Guilty Pleasure Films
Will and Kevin list their favourite films that constitute guilty pleasures, the films that others dismiss but they unabashedly love.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 41m | Nov 22, 2023 - EXCLUSIVEOuttake: Best Death Scene
The next main show episode from Will and Kevin was meant to be Best Death Scene, but they hit a snag after recording the show with a guest. Unfortunately, their audio was lost. That left them with an incomplete taping. Rather than try and do it over, Will and Kevin have decided to come back to it in the future.
Instead, they will record an episode on a topic suggested by one of their Discorder Patrons, Lara. Best Guilty Pleasure Films! In the meantime, enjoy this "outtake" release that hopefully serves as a suitable farewell for what would have been a brilliant episode.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy14m | Nov 11, 2023 - Best Undercover Scene
Will and Kevin dive into the scenes of characters keeping a secret and carrying off a persona, whether masquerading in disguise or cavorting out in the open as they go undercover.
For a full list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 29m | Nov 8, 2023 - EXCLUSIVEOuttake: Best Undercover Scene - Cruising (1980)
Next week, Will and Kevin will release their 53rd main show (Best Undercover Scene), and right now, it's a long episode. Whenever they have recordings like this, they try to whittle them down to get them to a listenable length. When they do make edits, those moments are consigned to the bin, but as Will is putting the final touches to the next ep, he has put together an outtake from the coming episode. In this outtake, Will and Kevin talk about William Friedkin's Cruising from 1980—a controversial film at the time, but one that they found plays a lot more conventional now.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy9m | Nov 6, 2023 - 31 Days of Horror #31 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Silver Shamrock!
For October, Will and Kevin (and special guests) have been releasing an episode per day as part of their 31 Days of Horror series, recommending a different genre film for listeners. However, to avoid gumming up the main feed or spamming subscribers, the remaining episodes have been available FOR FREE via their Patreon feed. By joining their community, you get all episodes without a subscription, with no strings attached. Just click the link, and enjoy: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast
There could only be one franchise to bring this series home, and as Will and Kevin began the season with a John Carpenter/Debra Hill film, they ended it with a John Carpenter/Debra Hill sequel.
In 1982, Tommy Lee Wallace spun off the Halloween franchise into a standalone film with the Michael Myers-less Halloween III: Season of the Witch. At the time, it was written off as a misfire, but today, it stands proud for many as the second-best Halloween film.
It's Kevin's final pick and the last film of this Horror October. Happy Halloween!
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The opening theme of "Stop Look and Listen, It's Halloween" is from Pete Antell. All episodes are written, produced, and edited by Will and Kevin.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy23m | Oct 31, 2023 - Best Time Travel Scene
Will and Kevin tackle Time Travel in more ways than one, from films focusing on characters going back in time, forward in time, messing around with time, or being trapped in time.
For a full list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd.
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Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy1h 18m | Oct 17, 2023 - 31 Days of Horror #1 - The Fog (1980)
Thirty more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween!
For the entire month of October, Will and Kevin (and special guests) will be releasing an episode per day as part of their 31 Days of Horror series recommending a different genre film for listeners. However, to avoid gumming up the main feed or spamming subscribers, the remaining episodes will be available FOR FREE via their Patreon feed. By joining their community, you will get all episodes without a subscription, no strings attached. Just click the link, and enjoy: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast
The opening theme of "Stop Look and Listen, It's Halloween" is from Pete Antell. All episodes are written, produced, and edited by Will and Kevin.
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