Big Screen, Little Screen: And Everything In Between

We've got another jam packed week for everyone! This week we open the show by discussing some of our favorite teen shows. As per usual, none of us could pick just one. Then we dive into all the new things we've watched, including: Yellowjackets- 6:40Shadow & Bone S2- 11:07John Wick Chapter 4- 16:05School Spirits- 22:30Poker Face- 24:07Picard- 25:52Daisy Jones & the Six- 30:07Chris Rock & Marlon Wayans Specials- 34:11Spotlight of the week on Office Space starts at 40:06! Thanks so much for listening! Give us a like and a share if you enjoy the episode!

This week the BSLS team is honoring Lance Reddick, who recently passed unexpectedly, leaving behind such an incredible body of work. We'll talk a bit about some of our favorite roles from him...spoiler alert it was hard to pick only a few! Then we get into the new stuff- Daisy Jones & The Six - 6:10 65- 9:06Scream 6- 12:53Creed 3- 16:40You S4, Part 2- 21:23The Last of Us Finale- 26:37 and finally our spotlight pick of the week- The Running Man! 

So we had some technical difficulties tonight, but we did our best to still record a reactions episode for you to this year's Academy Awards! What an incredible evening for some of the years best films. The BSLS team started recording with the final 3 awards so you'll hear real time reactions (and tears) on those categories, and then we dive right into all our thoughts! Let us know what you thought of the evening. Any major wins or losses that really shocked you? What did you think of host Jimmy Kimmel? 

It's the newest episode of your favorite movie podcast! "Cocaine Bear" is a fun time, so is "Poker Face", and don't forget our spotlight pick "An American Werewolf in London"! Frank apologizes in advance to Amy Ryan for getting her name wrong as well, plus more reviews and commentary. 

Welcome to episode 2 of season 3! This week the BSLS team shares their most anticipated shows of 2023! Then we'll get into our thoughts on: Antman and the Wasp: QuantumaniaPamela: A Love StoryFull SwingThe TraitorsMagic Mike's Last DanceThe Last of Us (episodes 4 & 5) and then we have our spotlight pick of the week...Guy Ritchie's 2000 film, Snatch! We hope you enjoy the episode! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! 

We are back for season 3! Whether you're watching on youtube or via your preferred podcast channels, we're glad to have you with us for the start of another season of movie reviews and battles amongst friends over what is good, what is bad and what is perfection! This week we open up with our picks for our #1 most anticipated movie of the year. Then we get into reviews for: Knock at the Cabin, TAR, The Last of Us (Episodes 1-3), M3GAN, Pepsi Where's My Jet, All Quiet on the Western Front and more! Then we have our spotlight picks: Willy's Wonderland and I Think We're Alone Now.... two truly wild movies. Don't forget to subscribe wherever you listen and let us know if you agree with our takes! 

Join the BSLS team for a discussion on all of this year's oscar nominations! From the snubs, shocks, and happy surprises, we are discussing all the news from the major categories in this year's Academy Awards! Plus...Francesca poses a challenge to Jeremy...will he accept? For the full list of nominees visit: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2023Don't forgot to follow us on Instagram & Facebook- @BSLSPodcast and let us know if you agree with our thoughts! What nomination are YOU most excited for?

We couldn't let the year end without discussing our favorites of movies and tv from the past year. The BSLS team takes turns here discussing their top 5's, first from movies and then from tv.  Plus we'll have some honorable mentions in there because of course we do! This episode was also recorded on video and is being shared on our new youtube page, so make sure to pop over there to check it out and subscribe to the new channel! 

It's been too long! We know that. Life sometimes has other plans for us all so we had to take a few weeks away.  But before we took a break for the end of the year, we wanted to come back with a final episode of the season to wrap a few things up! While we may have been away for a bit, we did our best to watch as much as we could so there's a lot to cover in this episode! Topics and time stamps below.  We'll be back in 2023 with new episodes! Opening Question: Favorite Tom Hanks Movies: 3:00Greatest Beer Run Ever: 10:37Smile: 14:27Yellowstone: 16:26SheHulk: 17:13Hocus Pocus 2: 21:43Halloween Ends: 23:32The Midnight Club: 24:13Mr Harrigan's Phone: 31:34The Woman King: 33:24Pearl: 35:33Blonde: 40:29Bros: 43:20Don't Worry Darling: 44:50Speak No Evil: 45:15Ticket to Paradise: 46:55House of the Dragon: 52:51Spotlight Movie: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: 59:58

It's a special bonus episode! Frank and Francesca share their thoughts on the 2022 Emmy Awards! What worked...what didn't...and what do they think of this year's winners? Find out here!

Welcome back for another jam packed episode! This week the team will talk about some little known movie facts, and the news out of D23. We'll also discuss some of the new shows and movie of the week and then spotlight the strangest addition to the Halloween franchise...Season of the Witch! We hope you enjoy the episode! Opening Question: Weird Movie FactsBarbarian review: 9:37The Bear- 13:14Abbott Elementary- 19:04Rings of Power- 22:42House of the Dragon- 25:09The Patient- 29:36The Imperfects- 31:19Pinocchio- 34:06D23- 36:34Halloween 3: Season of the Witch- 45:51

This week we start off with a discussion on the massive success of Top Gun Maverick at the box office and if we think it's going to in the discussion come Oscars season.  Then the team shares some of the films we're most excited for this Fall, some thoughts on what we watched this week and finally, our spotlight film- Anonymous! Do you think Shakespeare was a fraud?? We hope you enjoy the episode this week! Opening- Top Gun Maverick & the OscarsFall Movie Preview- 17:38Ms. Marvel- 41:22She-Hulk- 42:15The Sandman- 43:38The Rings of Power- 45:51House of the Dragon- 50:42The Bear- 52:02The Patient- 55:06Anonymous- 56:53

We are back this week with so much to discuss! The BSLS team talks about their favorite TV friendships, the drama surrounding the release of Don't Worry Darling (@ 16:46) which leads to a new battle between our hosts Francesca and Jeremy...We'll also review: House of the Dragon 6:38Jeremy's thoughts on The Offer- 30:06Never Have I Ever 31:27Better Call Saul- 32:40Beast- 35:24Orphan: First Kill- 37:12Woodstock 99 Netflix Doc- 39:11Licorice Pizza- 42:08Me Time- 43:52The 355- 46:15The Invitation- 49:09 Ms Marvel- 51:40...and then we have our WILLOW spotlight at 55:52!  We hope you enjoy the episode! 

Get ready for a jam-packed episode! Seven movies, 6 television shows, 3 hosts and 1 spotlight pick in Taps. We also try to figure out the decisions from WB and Discovery+ with HBOMax. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts and like and follow on social media! 

Packed episode for you once again! This week we discuss new films like Jordan Peele's NOPE, and the new Netflix action flick, The Gray Man. Plus Francesca details her newest obsession with the show, The Summer I Turned Pretty.  The team will also talk about some of the news out of Comic Con this week and much much more! Then we have a really fun spotlight pick...Witness for the Prosecution! Find out if Jeremy and Francesca have to end their friendship over this one! All topics discussed are time stamped below! Opening Question- Actors you can only see as their iconic characters  NOPE Review: 7:29The Gray Man Review: 12:58Persuasion Reaction: 17:23Severance: 20:11Resident Evil Series Reaction: 22:50The Summer I Turned Pretty: 23:57Comic Con News: 32:42Witness for the Prosecution: 43:36 

Francesca and Frank have some spoiler free thoughts on "Where the Crawdads Sing" and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank", although here the review on one might spoil you on the idea of seeing it. We also wrap up "Peaky Blinders", start "Severance", and discuss the latest season finale for "The Umbrella Academy". We then put fashion in the spotlight with Francesca's pick "Sweet Home Alabama". Find us wherever you listen to podcasts and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!  Time Stamps:Peaky Blinders: 7:37; Spoilers start at 8:40Where the Crawdads Sing: 16:21Paws of Fury: Legend of Hank: 21:47The Munsters Trailer: 25:15Handmaid's Tale: 28:08Severance: 30:20

Frank and Francesca have a lot of thoughts on this year's Emmy nominations! Join us for an impromptu breakdown of all the nominees, snubs and surprises! 

Here comes another fabulous episode of Big Screen Little Screen! Francesca and Frank have their initial thoughts on Thor Love & Thunder, spoiler free of course. Then we dive into more Peaky Blinders talk, Jeremy gives us his initial thoughts on The Terminal List, and we wrap it up with Frank's spotlight choice of Snakes on a Plane! Now available wherever you listen to podcasts and be sure to check out our social media accounts and webpage too!

After a week off, we're back with lots to discuss! We've got reactions to the finale of season 4 of Stranger Things, season 3 of Umbrella Academy and all the craziness that it is this season of The Boys! Plus The Deep House and a few other random tangents as always.  Then we have our spotlight film of the week, Primal Fear! Is it as good as we remembered? Find out this week! Time stamps for all topics listed below! Opening Question- Comfort TV Stranger Things- 6:59The Boys- 10:29Umbrella Academy- 16:58The Deep House- 20:33Recap of reactions to Elvis/The Black Phone and Fire Island- 21:44Handmaids Tale- 22:26MCU Discussion- 26:21Top 3 for 2022 so far- 30:09Primal Fear: 33:04Next Spotlight Pick- 54:06

A week away means we've got a lot to cover again this week! We're talking about our favorite animated movie characters to start off, and then we've got some brutally honest takes on Jurassic World Dominion, and the new Netflix show First Kill, plus a lot more.  After all that, we've got spotlights on The Way Way Back and Couples Retreat, two very fun vacation flicks! All the topics/time stamps are listed below! We hope you enjoy!3:22- Favorite Animated Movie Character9:31- JW Dominion15:35- First Kill17:57- Cha Cha Real Smooth21:29- Good Luck to You Leo Grande24:20- Hustle29:12- NBA Finals31:11- Stranger Things S438:12- The Way Way Back49:00- Couples Retreat1:04- Our next spotlight film topic and choice! 

We may not have had a chance to watch as much new content for this week's episode but we still have some fun discussions for you! This week we're discussing our favorite HBO series of all time, as well as more discussion on the Obi-Wan Kenobi series and a few thoughts on recent trailers that have dropped.  Then we have our spotlight pick of the week- the 1996 classic  Independence Day, where we get a peak at just how thirsty Francesca is for Jeff Goldblum.  But does the movie hold up all these years later?? Listen and find out! We hope you enjoy! 

Took a week off but we're back! We've got a lot to discuss this week. With the unfortunate passing of Hollywood legend, Ray Liotta, we decided to open the episode talking about some of our favorite movies of his (aside from Goodfellas because we felt that pretty much went without saying).  After that we talk about some of the upcoming summer tv shows we're excited about, and then we get into our current watches including Senior Year, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Better Call Saul and the first two episodes of Obi Wan! Time stamps for the different topics are listed below! After that we dive into a special double spotlight, discussing Top Gun and the new Top Gun Maverick! We hope you enjoy this one! Topics of Discussion:Ray Liotta movies- 1:00 Anticipated Summer TV Shows: 9:40 Star Trek (& a little bit of Evil): 17:52Senior Year: 22:56 Peaky Blinders: 26:54 Better Call Saul: 29:41The Staircase & Under the Banner of Heaven: 32:05Obi Wan- 35:36 Top Gun: 42:50 

The one where we're all very sleepy... Forgive us if we sound a little all over the place in this one folks.  But we hope you enjoy all the content regardless! This week we all pick our top 3 most anticipated summer movies, and then dive into titles such as Along for the Ride, The Staircase, Under the Banner Heaven, and the new Netflix gameshow Bullsh*t! Then we have our spotlight pick of the week, 2016's The Shallows. Enjoy the show! 

We're back after a week break and there's so much to talk about!  We've got another super sized episode for you thanks to our spoiler discussion on Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness! Other titles discussed include Moon Knight, The John Wayne Gacy Tapes, the end of Ozark, Tokyo Vice and our reaction to the Avatar 2 teaser trailer! Plus, the fate of the podcast may hang in the balance after our spotlight discussion on Eurotrip.... Time stamps for topics are below! We hope you enjoy the episode! Opening Question: Favorite MCU Actor/ActressDr. Strange (non-spoiler discussion): 8:19 Dr. Strange Spoiler Discussion: 14:14 Avatar 2: 34:49Moon Knight: 40:25 (includes spoilers)Tokyo Vice: 49:04Ozark Finale: 52:19 (no spoilers)John Wayne Gacy Tapes: 55:38Peaky Blinders: 58:15 Eurotrip: 1:03:50 

We welcome our first special guest in Season 2 with our fellow movie lover William! We pick our favorite Nick Cage movie, we discuss The Northman, Moon Knight, and the new Tony Hawk doc, plus our first animated spotlight pick, Ratatouille! Buckle up for almost 90 minutes of fun as we bring you some fun takes and fast laughs. Check us out on whatever streaming platform you prefer!

Before we shine the spotlight on John Wick, Francesca and Jeremy almost come to blows over.... Paddington 2?!?!?! Hear this raucous discussion and more on this fun episode! This is not an episode to be missed as we also keep up with Moon Knight, the new Netflix film Metal Lords and the new Amazon Prime Show Outer Range! Please give us a listen, check out our webpage, and follow us on social media!

This week the BSLS team discusses the new Netflix series Pieces of Her and the film The Bubble.  We'll also talk about the finale of The Dropout on Hulu and how we're feeling after episode 2 of Moon Knight.  After that we have our spotlight of the week on the 1992 classic, A Few Good Men, a movie that brings out a lot of love in us. We hope you enjoy the episode, and don't forget to like and subscribe! 

Frank is back in the cutting room! There was not a lot for him to edit this week as we have a fantastic show, but there is definitely SO much to hear about! We have an early review of Everything Everywhere All At Once; we share our initial thoughts on Morbius, plus for television we have Pam & Tommy, Bridgerton, The Dropout & The Girl From Plainville. We spend waaayyyyyy too much time talking about Deep Water, but all that leads to our great spotlight pick from Jeremy 21 Jump Street! Spend some time with us as we talk movies and tv!

Well, we've made it through another awards season folks! Here is our reaction to tonight's Oscars telecast, an evening that will be mostly remembered for one singular moment that left everyone with their jaws on the ground. Let's discuss... 

It's time for us to lock in our picks! The BSLS team bets a delicious steak dinner over who will get the most picks right! Take a listen and see if our picks match up with yours! We'll be back Sunday night with a reactions episode as well! Here's to a great show! 

We watched soooo many movies and shows for this week's episode! We're discussing Peacemaker, I Want You Back, The Adam Project, The Guilty, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.  Plus Jeremy finally saw The Batman!  Then we've got Frank and Francesca talking about Belfast, "X" and we have an early review for THE LOST CITY!!! After all that, we'll have our spotlight of the week- the 1997 dramatic thriller "The Devil's Advocate!" It's an absolutely jam packed episode and we hope you enjoy! 

Welcome to episode 6! We did a lot of catch up this week...discussing films like Death on the Nile and Ghostbusters Afterlife.  Also, Frank and Francesca finally watched Reacher much to Jeremy's delight...but did they enjoy it?!  We also talk about some of our favorite LGBTQ films and Francesca shares more on her new favorite show...The Great! Then we have our spotlight pick of the week...Pump Up the Volume! We hope you enjoy this episode! 

The Batman is officially here, and we're picking our personal favorite Batman movies!  Frank and Francesca give us their thoughts on the latest installment of the franchise and how it measures up.  We also talk about the new Hulu movie, Fresh, as well as the Kanye West doc Jeen-Yuhs and the series The Great.  Finally we'll wrap up with our spotlight pick of the week, The Girl on the Train. Hope you enjoy the episode! 

This week the group talks about some new movies they've watched including CODA, Studio 666 and the newest Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie.  It's a horror heavy episode too because our spotlight pick of the week is the 2006 film, The Descent! Francesca and Jeremy get into quite a spirited debate over this one.  We hope you enjoy the episode! 

This week, to mark Valentine's Day, we'll talk about some of our favorite TV couples of all time! Frank and Francesca will also share their thoughts on the new J Lo and Owen Wilson movie, Marry Me, and the trio will talk a bit about why we haven't been watching the Olympics.  Is there a reason? Spoiler Alert: we're not sure.  Then we'll have a chat on Frank's spotlight pick for the week, the 1995 film, To Wong Foo: Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar! Francesca battles the sniffles throughout the episode but we hope you'll enjoy our discussion despite that! 

Frank and Francesca had lots of thoughts to share on this morning's Oscars nominations so we sat down and did a quick recording! Check it out here and share your thoughts with us! 

This week we talk loads of new stuff! Our reaction to Roland Emmerich's latest disaster flick, Moonfall, plus our thoughts on Amazon's new REACHER series, Netflix's Archive 81 and The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, and Hulu's Pam and Tommy! Francesca also shares her thoughts on the horror comedy, Werewolves Within. Our spotlight pick this week is the 1996 teen thriller, FEAR starring Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon.  Don't forget to follow us on IG @bslspodcast! 

Guess who's back...back again...! That's right, the Big Screen, Little Screen team is finally back at it with season 2! This week we talk some of our TV favorites from the last year, including Yellowjackets, Sex Lives of College Girls, Hawkeye and more! We also talk Scream (2022) and get back to our spotlight picks with Arrival! Join us and don't forget to like & subscribe! 

Marvel and more! In our Season One Finale, we bring in our friend and Marvel expert Marina! We dive deep, and I mean wayyyyy deep into Marvel Phase Four! We Discuss which of the Disney+ shows we love the most, a deeper look at Black Widow, and the upcoming Marvel projects we are most excited for. We have had a fantastic time bringing you Season One, and look forward to future seasons. Please let us know if you like this focused episode format and we can look to provide more in the future!. 

Francesca and Frank head off to their first 4DX movie; will they be going again?!?! We give our initial reactions to Black Widow, as well as Fear Street 1978 and the reboot of Gossip Girl before we discuss to our spotlight pick of the week, End of Watch. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts and make sure to find us on social media!

Loki has us hooked! We dive into episode 4, talk about monumental television shows that we each have missed,  and then we get romanced by Will Smith in Hitch! Also new reviews for Fatherhood, Fear Street 1994, and The Tomorrow War! Check us out wherever you listen to podcasts and find us on social media

Aaaahhhhh Francesca is back! In our regular format, we discuss the new episode of Loki, some of our favorite post-apocalyptic films, and dive into our spotlight pick, Mad Max: Fury Road! Check out this latest episode and find us on social media! 

We've got a mini-sode for you! This week it's just Frank and Jeremy and we talk about current shows we're watching. We have a review on Episode 2 of Loki and discuss the HBOMax series Warrior in more detail. Let us know if you enjoy this abridged format! We'll be back to normal next week with Mad Max Fury Road! 

We're back with episode 19! This week we talk about the new season of Lucifer on Netflix, Rutherford Falls on Peacock, Warrior from HBOMax and of course, LOKI which finally dropped on Disney+! Then we have our spotlight pick of the week, chosen by Jeremy-the 1990 Tom Cruise classic, Days of Thunder. It's a fun episode with lots of differing opinions. We hope you enjoy! Don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you listen.  And follow us on social media- @bslspodcast! 

We have a super packed episode for you guys this week.  The team talks about their favorite time travel movies, and maybe teases each other a bit for our choices.  Then we have reviews on: Cruella, A Quiet Place 2, and In the Heights! We've also got reactions to that HBOMax Friends Reunion special and the new Peacock series, Girls5Eva.   Then we have our spotlight pick, coming to us from a fan- Demolition Man! Lots of fun in this episode so we hope you'll check it out.  Don't forget to like our social media pages- @bslspodcast on IG and twitter! 

We make good on our promise to watch the wild ride of Perfume: Story of a Murderer, recommended by our fabulous guest last week Gino Payne. Also in this episode are our initial reactions to Those who Wish me Dead, The Woman in the Window, and Army of the Dead. Frank and Jeremy also annoy Francesca with the "Fargo" accents after she talks about seeing the film for the first time. Please like our Facebook page and listen anywhere podcasts are available. 

We're back with episode 16! This week we share some "updated"/final thoughts on previously mentioned series..."Invincible" and "Shadow & Bone". We also talk about the incredible new HBO series "Mare of Easttown" and have a few preview thoughts on "In The Heights"!!Our spotlight this week is our interview with filmmaker Gino Payne.  Gino is fantastic and shares all about his experience working on shows like The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, tells us about a super crazy story about a film experience he had, and shares some wise advice about the dedication it takes to continue in the film industry.  We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we enjoyed having him on! 

Before diving in to our spotlight pick of The Social Network, we discuss The Oscars... Was it nice having an in-person awards show? Sure! Was it good? No so sure! Hear all of our thoughts and more on this week's episode, including our new reviews on Shadow and Bone, as well as Lois and Superman.  Head over to our website www.bslspodcast.com for previous episodes!

This week's episode is focused almost entirely on The Oscars, but we also had to include some reactions to the new Mortal Kombat film and the finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier! We review more of the Best Picture nominees, talk about some of our craziest moments in Oscar history, share our predictions for this years winners...and then we have our Spotlight pick of the week...CHICAGO! Make sure to follow us on IG @bigscreen_littlescreen and like is on Facebook! Thanks for listening! Time Stamps:Opening Review- Mortal Kombat 8:37- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Finale  17:46- The Oscars Discussion begins! 18:53- Sound of Metal Review22:45- Minari Review 31:29- Memorable Oscar Moments 50:00- 2021 Oscars Predictions1:02:00- CHICAGO!  

It's lucky number 13!!  This week we talk about some of our favorite animated TV series, and Jeremy shares his thoughts on the new animated Prime show, Invincible.  Then we'll talk about the film Spontaneous and the Netflix true-crime series, This is a Robbery.  Plus we've got a few thoughts on recent movie news and trailer drops. Finally, we've got Frank's spotlight pick of the week...Space Cowboys. Hope you enjoy this one!5:14- Invincible 9:22- Spontaneous 13:04- This is a Robbery17:30- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 24:13- Movie News and Trailers (Fast 9 and Army of the Dead) 31:47- SPACE COWBOYS!

In this episode, we talk about the cult classic films that we just don't get...Then we'll review some new stuff like Netflix's The Irregulars, Yes Day and the latest Falcon and Winter Soldier episode, before sharing some thoughts on all the new movie trailers we've gotten recently. Finally, we'll have our spotlight pick of the week...Blade Runner 2049, which brings lots of spirited discussion!