“Make a mark... and then fade away.” Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Megs & Liam (B-Tech Kev had to see a man about an elephant) – as we trade our spy gear for trumpets, film reels, and copious amounts of debauchery for our 275th episode covering Babylon (2022).

We’re swapping Chimera viruses for jazz-fueled chaos and slow-motion gunfights for full-blown cinematic mayhem as we discuss:

• How Babylon might be the most Damien Chazelle movie that ever Damien Chazelle’d.
• Does this film capture the magic and madness of early Hollywood—or is it just chaotic noise?
• Is Manny Torres a true dreamer… or just a wide-eyed bystander to Hollywood’s self-destruction... or is he a corrupted soul that we overlook?
• Apparently there's a rule about taking Class-A drugs with company (well, in Act I anyways)
• How large is the demand for sweeping, three-hour epics about the birth of movies?
• Which Babylon character we’d most likely be—and who’s definitely channeling peak "trainwreck energy"
• Is this an underappreciated masterpiece—or an overindulgent fever dream of excess?
• Is Babylon a love letter to cinema or a cautionary tale wrapped in champagne and elephant dung?
• We’ve got questions about giant parties, sudden snake fights, drug-fueled breakdowns, and how much elephant content is too much.
• At what point is the film in on the joke it's making and at what point does that film become the joke?
• We're joined by BFF of the BFE: James DeGuzman who tells us why this film is so much more than the punchline film critics have mmade it out to be
• Whether Babylon is the Best Film Ever.

Another bonus episode as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment. Ian, Liam, Megan, and KevDog and revisit the filmography of Pixar Animation Studios. Comments, banter, and an appreciation of crying as adults can be found as we discuss:

• The seal of quality that Pixar Animation used to stand for and why has that depreciated over time
• How much of a marvel was Toy Story and why can't they let it go
• Did the success of Pixar result in the death of traditional hand-drawn animation?
• Are Pixar films meant for adult audiences over child audiences?
• We present the audience and BFE Top 10 lists for the best Pixar films ever ever

If you have any ideas about future actors/actresses or topics for future roundtables, we’d love to hear from you. Hit us up at @BestFilmEverPod on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

FIRST 31:30: Spoiler-Free Review with our See It/Skip It Verdict AFTER 31:30: Full Spoiler Review

It’s another Sunday edition of See It or Skip It and this time Ian is taking on Sinners (2025), Ryan Coogler’s dark new thriller starring Michael B. Jordan. Was this a smart reinvention of classic genre tropes or just another stylish slow-burn? Does Coogler bring something deeper to a story about survival and temptation—or is it all atmosphere without enough bite? Is Michael B. Jordan believable as a pair of men wrestling with his their legacies and reinventing themselves? You can see the material it draws from. Does Sinners do something new with it though or is it just a retread of places we've already been? Does Sinners lean too much into moody tension, or does it actually deliver emotional payoff? Is Sinners a future genre classic—or just an ambitious but uneven swing? Finally, does the movie stick the landing or does it just kind of suck?

Ian tackles all these questions and more in this week's See It or Skip It review of Sinners—and then tells you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

“This message will self-destruct in five seconds…” Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Megs & Liam (B-Tech Kev said something about needing to catch a flight to Atlanta) – as we don our sunglasses, rev up the motorcycles, and flip our hair in the wind for our 275th episode covering Mission: Impossible 2 (2000). We’re trading thermal vision for Chimera viruses and slow-motion stunts as we discuss:

• How Mission: Impossible 2 became the most John Woo movie that ever John Woo’d.
• Does this sequel hold up as a stylish thrill ride—or is it just all style, no substance?
• Is Ethan Hunt a superspy… or just a shampoo commercial with explosives?
• What exactly does an audience want to see out of a Mission: Impossible film exactly
• Which member of Ethan’s crew we’d most likely be – and who’s clearly channeling peak Dougray Scott vibes.
• Is this the weakest link in the franchise—or an underappreciated relic of early-2000s action excess?
• Is Ethan Hunt a character or just an avatar for Tom Cruise to do James Bondesque films
• Speaking of gripes—what exactly was Ambrose’s plan again?
• We've got questions about masks, voice strips, motorcycles, and why no one seems fazed by endless slo-mo doves.
• We talk flamenco espionage, face-swapping twists, and the importance of always removing your sunglasses dramatically.
• Just how many actors were only in this film for the paycheck?
• Was Thandiwe Newton bad in this or is she just poorly written for and poorly directed?
• Is this the lustiest film in the Franchise?
• Whether Mission: Impossible 2 is the Best Film Ever.

You know we love our wrestling here at the BFE (well… some of us do). Join Ian as we once again break the BFE format—this time to take a deep dive into WrestleMania 41 (Night Two).

We’re asking the big questions: how long can you keep someone a heel when the crowd is clearly with them? Was Bayley hard done by? Did WWE finally get held to account tonight after tempting fate for 20 years? Can you assign Travis Scott as a proxy for The Rock? What happens if the audience don't know your pop culture references or personalities? Is the Main Event the right time for a live read for a sponsor? Did AJ Styles just give Logan Paul his worst WrestleMania match ever? And is there a ceiling on what you can do with Drew McIntyre? Plus, what wrestling pet peeves does Ian disclose tonight?

We’ll tackle all of that and more from WrestleMania 41 (Night Two)—and of course, we’ll tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

You know we love our wrestling here at the BFE (well… some of us do). Join Ian as we once again break the BFE format—this time to take a deep dive into WrestleMania 41 (Night One).

We’re asking the big questions: what do you do when a wrestler really isn't making progress, is there a babyface team worth cheering for on Raw, without strong babyfaces how do you make believeable heels? Should WWE stop mentioning Big E if there's no chance of him being active in any capacity, is Tiffany Stratton ready for her spot? Was Charlotte Flair trying to sabotage her own match? Will Chad Gable ever get a match now that newcomers Rey Fenix and El Grande Americano have made their WrestleMania debuts and what did Paul Heyman do in the Main Event?

We’ll tackle all of that and more from WrestleMania 41 (Night One)—and of course, we’ll tell you whether you should SEE IT or SKIP IT.

FIRST 19:30: Spoiler-Free Review with our See It/Skip It Verdict AFTER 19:30: Full Spoiler Review

Give em' the old Razzle Dazzle, Razzle Dazzle 'em. This week, we dive into The Last Showgirl (2024)—a poignant and surprisingly intimate drama that shines a spotlight on the final curtain call of a forgotten performer. Starring Pamela Anderson in a career-redefining role, the film follows a seasoned Las Vegas showgirl grappling with what comes after the music fades and the makeup comes off.

We’ll examine the storytelling—Does The Last Showgirl speak to something deeper than a typical showbiz redemption arc? How does Pamela Anderson anchor the film with surprising depth, vulnerability, and quiet power? And perhaps most importantly: how does it explore the things we tell ourselves to keep going—the inner monologues we cling to when chasing the happy endings we think we deserve?

We’ll also break down the film’s tone and presentation—Is it a loving tribute to old-school showbiz, or a eulogy for what was left behind? Do the glimmers of glamour still matter when they’re tinged with loneliness and longing? And is this a film that requires nostalgia for the past—or is it more about the universal fear of being forgotten? Finally, could this film have been made with anyone else in the lead role or is the whole film a reflexive meta-narrative on the lead actress herself?

We’ll tackle all these questions as we dissect the film and tell you if we think you should SEE IT or SKIP IT!

You know we love our wrestling here at the BFE (well some of us...). Join Ian from Best Film Ever and Stew from The Stew World Order podcast as we break the BFE format by looking ahead to WrestleMania 41 which Stew will watch from Reliant Stadium in Las Vegas and Ian will watch from his couch at a horrendous time difference. We discuss whether the build has been good this year? Did that car crash of a segment help or hurt the Flair/Stratton feud? Why do so many of the booking decisions feel so predictable (and is that a bad thing?) We'll preview each match on the card as well as try to find space for Randy Orton among the festivities as we discuss how to build a character, how to build a feud, and where WWE goes after the big weekend. Catch more of Stew on his own podcast: Stew World Order at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stew-world-order/id1559913522 You can also catch him at his website where he writes about all sorts of fun things: https://swoproductions.com/