A few friends dissect pieces of Western culture that have been left unexamined for too long;
S01: Mr. Bean - Robyn Avery, Jack Rudden, and Jack "Butch" Holman committed to watching a film from the Bean film trilogy once a week, every week, on a rotation for the entire calendar year of 2020.
S02: Here We Go Again! - Jack Rudden, and Jack "Butch" Holman committed to watching a Mamma Mia film every week for 52 straight weeks, because they hadn't learnt their lesson yet.
S03: The 365 Days of Salad - Butch introduces Jack to a world of extreme and strange cinema in an attempt to break his brain.
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This movie is like the coronavirus. It's bad, originates from China, it might kill a weaker person, and you're gonna be hearing about it for the rest of the year.
Post-modernism, "business expenses", passion plays, and molluscs. The boys and special guest Gavin Lawless settle in for the theory filled second watch of Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007).
It's the first repeat of the year as the boys sit down once again to watch Bean (1997). Jack continues his religious analysis, 'Butch' reveals a "business expense", and we finally solve the enigma of the mysterious "employee washroom".
Week three and the boys are up for their biggest challenge yet with Top Funny Comedian: The Movie (2017). A film that tells without showing, in a language none of the boys understand. Allow us to explain why the film is actually a dissection of China's history of human rights violations.
Week two and the lads are tackling Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007). The boys talk film history, French comedians, the afterlife, Willem Dafoe, and that bit... and THAT bit...
Week one and the boys are talking Bean (1997). There are theories of religious undertones, speculations of drug use and copious questions as to Bean's professional skill set. [Originally published 06/01/2020]