We're back with our Oscar tradition this year! As we have in the past, we're bringing together a panel of movie experts to discuss this year's Oscar nominees and make their predictions. Join Rafe along with Thomas Mariani, Emily Slade, and Mel

Beyond the Screens: Oscar Movies 2023

Feb 9th, 2023 15m 2s

Rafe jumps beyond the screens to talk about last week's lack of episode and a temporary new format for the podcast's release schedule. Then he gives his thoughts on this year's batch of Oscar nominations, as well as spoiler-free mini reviews of

88. Short Term 12 (2012) with Thomas Mariani

Jan 26th, 2023 1h 6m

Rafe is joined by last-minute fill-in Thomas Mariani, who has previously discussed films ranging from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story to Green Room to The Muppets Take Manhattan. This selection is unlike any of those others! Short Term 12 is a s

87. The Proposition (2005) with Adam Thomas

Jan 19th, 2023 1h 5m

Adam Thomas returns to the show. What does the returning guest, who previously picked heady sci-fi like Dark City and The Jacket bring to the table this time? Why, a western, of course. Rafe and Adam talk about Adam's hot takes on popular movie

Beyond the Screens: Disturbing Movies

Jan 16th, 2023 8m 13s

Getting back into our regular routine means the return of the Friday Inquiry, where we ask a question related to the movie of the week on our social media. This week the question was inspired by Rafe's desire not to watch Se7en again after he o

86. Se7en (1995) with Joe McDonnell

Jan 12th, 2023 1h 19m

This week's movie is the first film picked for the podcast that Rafe swore he would never watch again. But the rules of the podcast are very simple: the guest picks the movie and Rafe has to watch it. Join Rafe with returning guest Joe McDonnel

Beyond the Screens: The Return

Jan 9th, 2023 4m 31s

Yes, it's been quite a while since we've done one of these, but we're back. Or at least we're attempting to be. In this Beyond the Screens, Rafe talks about his hope for the return of the show, trying to find balance, and previews this week's n

SPECIAL: Oscar Predictions 2022 with Thomas Mariani, Emily Slade, and Mel Gore

Mar 23rd, 2022 1h 53m

We're continuing a tradition we started last year on Have Not Seen This, and bringing together a panel of movie experts to discuss this year's Oscar nominees and make their predictions. Join Rafe along with Thomas Mariani, Emily Slade, and Mel

85. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) with Joe Gallant

Jan 13th, 2022 1h 17m

This week's movie selection was a bit of a concern for Rafe, who has voiced his issues with comedies in the past. Thankfully, guest Joe Gallant quickly turned him around on this silly, plot-light - and yet perfectly enjoyable - '70s comedy, Smo

84. The Last Unicorn (1982) with Sara Sorrentino

Jan 6th, 2022 1h 5m

Happy New Year! We're back to kick off the new year with a full episode, discussing The Last Unicorn with Sara Sorrentino. Like many others, we were both traumatized by this movie as a child, but revisiting it as an adult yields a lot of intere

83. The Fly (1986) with Drew Meyer

Oct 28th, 2021 1h 18m

We're closing out our "spooky season" with David Cronenberg's 1986 remake The Fly, courtesy of Drew Meyer who has been on previously to discuss The Thing and The Blob. While it isn't exactly an autumnal horror movie that brings thoughts of Hall

Beyond the Screens: Remakes and Dune

Oct 25th, 2021 13m 2s

Last week we talked the Night of the Living Dead remake and we have another remake coming this week, so it seemed the perfect time to talk about remakes online. Rafe polls Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit to see what people's favorite and least fa

82. Night of the Living Dead (1990) with Adam Thomas

Oct 21st, 2021 1h 8m

Adam Thomas returns to the show with his pick for this year's "spooky season" and it's a movie that really surprised Rafe: the remake of the horror classic Night of the Living Dead. Rafe and Adam talk about remakes in general, Patricia Tallman

Beyond the Screens: Menacing Movie Performances

Oct 18th, 2021 5m 55s

Last week's look at Green Room led us to asking over the weekend about other menacing movie performances. We talk about the ones our community recommended in this backstage episode. Rafe also talks a little about Netflix's Squid Game and then s

81. Green Room (2015) with Thomas Mariani

Oct 14th, 2021 1h 5m

We're kicking off our "spooky season" a little late, but still starting with quite a bang. Thomas Mariani returns to the show for a fourth time to talk about Green Room, a movie that has the tragic status of being actor Anton Yelchin's final, a

Beyond the Screens: Podcasts! Podcasts! Podcasts!

Oct 11th, 2021 8m 26s

Happy October everyone! The spooky season is upon us and it's time to talk about some spooky movies. In this "Beyond the Screens" Rafe gives updates on his various podcast projects and then talks about Disney's Muppets Haunted Mansion, a projec

80. Don Verdean (2015) with Price Ashe

Sep 23rd, 2021 1h 5m

Price Ashe returns to the podcast with another comedy in tow, this time one you probably Have Not Seen: 2015's Don Verdean from Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). Rafe and Price discuss Hess's varied career, hypothesize over Rafe's aversion to com

79. Summer of 84 (2018) with Soup from Nazaria

Sep 16th, 2021 1h 6m

Rafe has mentioned on several different episodes over the past few months about joining in on several audio drama projects. This week sees the man in charge of one of those projects, an entity known as "Soup," joining the podcast to discuss his

Beyond the Screens: Movie Food and The Matrix Resurrected Trailer Reaction

Sep 13th, 2021 13m 38s

Rafe is finally settled into his new house and is ready to record! This week Rafe talks about last week's Friday Inquiry about favorite movie food, reacts to The Matrix Resurrection trailer, gives an update on his other podcast project that was

78. Ravenous (1999) with James Rodrigues

Sep 9th, 2021 1h 4m

James Rodrigues returns with yet another movie Rafe was unaware of before it being picked for the podcast: 1999's Ravenous which stars a heck of a cast including Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, and Jeffrey Jones. We discuss visiting movies with pro

77. Necessary Roughness (1996) with Joe McDonnell

Sep 2nd, 2021 1h 11m

We're talking football this week with Joe McDonnell, who previously appeared to talk about Batman Returns. This time Joe picked the 1996 football comedy Necessary Roughness. Listen as Joe and Rafe bond over their appreciation of Scott Bakula, r

Beyond the Screens: Explaining Episode Delays and The Suicide Squad

Aug 16th, 2021 8m 22s

We had another absentee week last week and Rafe is here to explain why the show may be a little irregular for August. Please stick around though, because we'll be back on a regular schedule as soon as we can be! Rafe also talks about his upcomi

76. The Way, Way Back (2013) with Mike Burton

Aug 5th, 2021 1h 14m

For a while, it seemed that Fox Searchlight could do no wrong, and The Way, Way Back is part of that winning streak. Guest Mike Burton joins the podcast to talk about this excellently assembled independent film with Rafe. They talk about their

Beyond the Screens: Turning Around on Actors and Disney/Fox Rant

Aug 2nd, 2021 8m 35s

We're back after an absentee week to talk about actors people have turned around on and have a brief rant about Disney's inconsistent approach to streaming their Fox library of films. We'll be back again on Thursday with a great movie discussio

75. The King of Comedy (1982) with Thomas Mariani

Jul 22nd, 2021 1h 6m

Thomas Mariani returns to the podcast. Previously we've talked about Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and The Muppets Take Manhattan. This time Rafe and Thomas talk about an underappreciated Martin Scorsese film, The King of Comedy, which was dri