Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the tropes that really make this a bona fide film genre? Let’s find out! Features: Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/abethemighty David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com...
Feb 03, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Michael and Abe jump back into independent cinema and stitch together a convo about Patchwork, a film about three women being turned into a Frankenstein (monster). This episode is brought to you by Wesley and Holly. You can be like them by heading over to the Small Beans patreon and pledging for the Pick the Flick tier. You can choose which movies we cover on this here Frame Rate! Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small...
Jan 31, 2024•59 min
Michael asks Adam Ganser, fellow Small Bean, to discuss his relationship with death. They discuss their faith and assumptions, and the development of death in their lives. There’s also some stories from the community that spark some further introspection. Buy Michael’s book: https://www.patreon.com/smallbeans/shop Support Small Beans: https://www.patreon.com/smallbeans Features: Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Check our store to buy Smal...
Jan 27, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Bridgett and Sarah continue their discussion of the Cornetto trilogy (aka The Three Flavours Cornetto”) by Edgar Wright! This time it’s Hot Fuzz. Next stop, The World’s End. Huzzah! Features: Bridgett Greenberg: https://twitter.com/BridgettTweets Sarah Griffith: https://www.tiktok.com/@sk_griffith Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store?ref_id=22691
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Michael and Abe are joined by Gamefully Unemployed’s David Bell to discuss the 1997 thriller The Game, directed by David Fincher. Michael Douglas finds himself in an expensive and existential game of cat and mouse. The gang talks about how they’re terrible at escape rooms! This episode is brought to you by Bender Bending Rodriguez. You can be like Bender by heading over to the Small Beans patreon and pledging for the Pick the Flick tier. You can choose which movies we cover on this here Frame Ra...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, the only way to do that is to explore our cultural obsession with multiverses, alternate timelines and parallel worlds, and tie it all into a conversation about post-modern art, pop culture, and the lessons these stories teach us. Also, each episode, one of them is an asshole who will probably sabotage the whole thing. This week we discuss 2016’s Arrival. Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter....
Jan 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Michael and Abe are joined by Gamefully Unemployed’s Tom Reimann to discuss the 1989 sci-fi body horror film, Tetsuo: The Iron Man. It’s a horrifying tale of a kind of metal contagion that turns people into hideous metal monsters. There’s a drill dick in it! This episode is brought to you by Theo. You can be like Theo by heading over to the Small Beans patreon and pledging for the Pick the Flick tier. You can choose which movies we cover on this here Frame Rate! Features: Tom Reimann: https://tw...
Jan 13, 2024•58 min
Ander’s Sons returns! Our deep dive of Wes Anderson and P.T. Anderson continues: this time we discuss the 2009 film Fantastic Mr. Fox which tells the story of the Fox family as they nearly are killed by Mr. Fox’s attempts to relive his glory days. Michael and Abe discuss the beautiful sets and stop-motion, Wes Anderson’s character tendencies, and the director’s trademarks that show up in the film. Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMig...
Jan 06, 2024•1 hr 19 min
The chaperones, the awkward standing around, and of course, the grinding. Follow Bridgett and Sarah as they share their own school dance horror stories. We’re pretty sure you’ll be able to relate to this rough stuff. Rough Stuff: https://twitter.com/roughstuffpod Email us your horrible tales: roughstuffpod@gmail.com Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store...
Dec 30, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Let’s finish this. 2023 has been said to be potentially the best year of gaming ever. Why is that? What games have really stood out this year? Do Michael and Adam think that the crown should go to Balder’s Gate? Zelda? An indie game? Another Mario? You have to listen to find out in this special year-ending episode of 1Upsmanship. Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/th...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Michael and Abe are joined by friend of the pod Vanessa Guerrero to discuss 1971’s Wake In Fright. It’s an Australian movie that follows a school teacher as he kind of descends into the madness of the outback and it’s a pretty unforgettable film (and free on youtube)! This episode is brought to you by Theo. You can be like Theo by heading over to the Small Beans patreon and pledging for the Pick the Flick tier. You can choose which movies we cover on this here Frame Rate! Features: Vanessa Guerr...
Dec 23, 2023•55 min
Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the tropes that really make this a bona fide film genre? Let’s find out! Features: Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/abethemighty David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 24 min
In a never-ending quest to both sell books and ruin his own passions and pastimes, Michael Swaim has invited fellow author Jason Pargin (John Dies at the End, Zoey Ashe series) to break down all the hardest aspects of maintaining a career as a novelist, and learns lessons that apply to all of us, especially the ones with jobs or who want things. Buy Michael’s book: https://www.patreon.com/smallbeans/shop Support Small Beans: https://www.patreon.com/smallbeans Features: Jason Pargin: https://twit...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, the only way to do that is to explore our cultural obsession with multiverses, alternate timelines and parallel worlds, and tie it all into a conversation about post-modern art, pop culture, and the lessons these stories teach us. Also, each episode, one of them is an asshole who will probably sabotage the whole thing. This week we discuss 1997’s Event Horizon. Features: Michael Swaim: https://tw...
Dec 09, 2023•1 hr
We have another patron-chosen episode! This episode covers Adam and Maggie’s picks for movies that exude female empowerment. Maggie talks about her new cat backpack (she now has a backpack to hold her cat in). They also reveal more details about their new video podcast that will soon release on Maggie’s YT channel. Vote every month on our poll for the topic of the next episode! Email us suggestions for episodes at magsandganz@gmail.com as well. Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Maggie...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Michael and Abe are joined by Cody Johnston to discuss 1986’s True Stories, directed by David Byrne. They discuss how David Byrne is an alien, how the movie is an ASMR-like experience, and how great the music is. Features: Cody Johnston: https://twitter.com/drmistercody Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Abe and Mike discuss the 1994 drama The Shawshank Redemption! Our kings discuss perhaps our most anticipated movie yet! Will it dethrone The Shining on the top of our list? Has Frank Darabont etched his way into the title of Best King Director? Will Red ever learn the harmonica? These things are more, right now! Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBea...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Michael and Abe are joined by Katy “Big Stollhouse” Stoll to discuss 2002’s Bowling for Columbine, directed by Michael Moore. They discuss propaganda, America, and sadly, the enduring legacy of its topic. Features: Katy Stoll: https://twitter.com/katystoll Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic....
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Sarah and “The Bridge'' have a new trilogy to cover. This time it’s the Cornetto trilogy (aka The Three Flavours Cornetto”) by Edgar Wright! Let’s kick things off with 2004’s Shaun of the Dead! Features: Bridgett Greenberg: https://twitter.com/BridgettTweets Sarah Griffith: https://www.tiktok.com/@sk_griffith Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store?ref_id...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Michael and Abe are joined by Jason Pargin to discuss 2013’s Enemy, directed by Denis Villeneuve. It’s the clone movie with Jake Gyllenhaal that has spiders! What does it all mean? The boys unpack the movie’s metaphors and land on that it probably shouldn’t be taken literally. Features: Jason Pargin: https://twitter.com/JasonKPargin Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.c...
Nov 04, 2023•59 min
Adam and Abe talk about how movies with one location run the risk of becoming stale. John Hughes and his Breakfast Club makes the case for how a visually simple movie can become a classic. Features: Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store?ref_id=22691
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the tropes that really make this a bona fide film genre? Let’s find out! Features: Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/abethemighty David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com...
Oct 28, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Michael and Abe are joined by Billy Wayne Davis to discuss 2004’s Napoleon Dynamite. They discuss how culturally influential this movie was for about six months, the interesting backstory of its marketing, and how 2004 was stacked for comedies. Features: Billy Wayne Davis: https://twitter.com/BillyWayneDavis Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our s...
Oct 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Abe and Mike discuss the 1995 drama Dolores Claiborne! Our kings discuss its similarity to Gerald’s Game, the impressive acting chops of Kathy Bates, and the ever elusive Maine accent. Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store?ref_id=22691
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The day you’ve been waiting for has arrived. 1Upsmanship returns! New season, new place! This show’s new home is on the Small Beans patreon channel. For a few bucks a month, you will get 2 episodes of 1Ups every month! Pretty cool! The show returns with an episode about games that formed the hosts’ form and shape of what “games should be.” A look into the gaming brains of one Michael Swaim and one Adam Ganser. Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/thereal...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, the only way to do that is to explore our cultural obsession with multiverses, alternate timelines and parallel worlds, and tie it all into a conversation about post-modern art, pop culture, and the lessons these stories teach us. Also, each episode, one of them is an asshole who will probably sabotage the whole thing. This week we discuss 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Features: Michael ...
Oct 14, 2023•53 min
AN EXCLUSIVE EPISODE ON THE FREE FEED?!?! What will we do next? If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which works surprisingly well. This episode covers Futurama episode “Crimes of the Hot.” This show exclusively releases every other episode here on the Small Beans patreon. Wimmy Wam Wam Wozzle! Features: Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan Check our st...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Michael and Abe are joined by Vanessa Guerrero to discuss 1974’s Phantom of the Paradise, directed by Brian De Palma. All three weigh in on this cult classic and bask in the glory of Beef. If you enjoy the campy, wild style of films like Rocky Horror Picture Show or Eraserhead, you should watch this movie. Features: Vanessa Guerrero: https://twitter.com/nessguerrero Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additio...
Sep 27, 2023•56 min
Adam and Abe talk about how the fight scenes in Kingsman: The Secret Service serve as a kind of state of the union of action films, combining multiple genres. They also look at how director Matthew Vaughn puts his unique spin on the action sequence. Just like the movie, it ends in anal. Features: Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy S...
Sep 23, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Our new limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the tropes that really make this a bona fide film genre? Let’s find out! Features: Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/abethemighty David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min
