Announcing our Winter Schedule!

The BTS team discusses the film's decades-long development, its rich story world, and ultimately how inconsistencies in pacing, character motivation, and tone keep it from feeling like a cohesive narr...

27 Jun 20251h 31min

The BTS team discusses the construction of a modern musical with a small cast, the central's character's choices and motivations, and how the opening musical number sets the stage for the rest of the ...

20 Jun 20251h 23min

The BTS team discusses the film's grounded central relationship, ambitious plot mechanics, and masterful blending of the two at the story's midpoint.Big Swing Summer Schedule: https://www.patreon.com/...

13 Jun 20251h 50min

We're launching our summer season, "Big Swing Summer" with a new episode releasing every Friday! We'll be taking a look at ambitious movies where the filmmakers reached for the stars and discussing wh...

11 Jun 20253min

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on The Last of Us (Season 2), the BTS team discusses a crucial scene in the game and how it compares to the series.Listen to the full episode over on th...

6 Jun 20257min

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film.Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the ...

3 Jun 20252min

In this preview of our patron-exclusive episode on The Last of Us (Season 1), the BTS team shares their initial reactions to the film.Listen to the full episode over on the Beyond the Screenplay Patre...

30 Apr 202512min

In this episode, the team discusses the premiere of The Last of Us Season 2, exploring themes of character development, the adaptation process from video game to television, and the balance between na...

14 Apr 202551min