The Best Bits

Will and Kevin discuss a scene theme chosen by their patrons—the watercooler cappers and ambiguous endings which linger long after the credits have rolled. From cliffhangers and ironic conclusions to open-ended resolutions, whether wonderful or bewildering. For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will and Kevin dive into a topic suggested by their Patrons for their sixtieth episode. Whether it's good cop/bad cop routines, grandstanding face-offs, or the unexpected mind games of characters negotiating with the truth, it's the Best Interrogation Scene! For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will Collins and Kevin Lehane, writers of Irish films like Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers and Grabbers, discuss their favourite Irish films ahead of this St Patrick's Day. This episode was suggested by listener Micháel. If you would like to recommend a future episode, email the show at bestbitspodcast.com/contact with your suggestion. For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it through your recommendation. If you would like to hear over 100 bonus shows, you can do so and also help support the show through Patreon by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast or by subscribing to the exclusive content on RedCircle. Happy St Patrick's Day, and thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For this episode, Will and Kevin dove deep into a scene topic suggested by listener Jules: Best Underwater Scene! If you would like to recommend a scene theme, you can do so at www.bestbitspodcast/contact A complete list of films discussed on this episode can be found on The Best Bits Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It may take a village to make a film, but sometimes it can be a one-man show on screen, and for this episode, Will and Kevin share their favourite films that feature (for the most part) just one character. Whether the hero is stranded on a desert island, lost in space, or buried alive... For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will and Kevin delve into the films that tackle the rites of passage of teenagers and young adults as they bump heads and sometimes uglies with mentors and MILFs. From Rebel Without a Cause on... For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will and Kevin list their ten favourite new films of 2023. You can view a video version of this episode on their Patreon. For a list of Will's Best Picks of 2023 and Kevin's Best Picks of 2023, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review on your podcast app of choice. It helps the show grow and helps others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From spy flicks to quests, heists and whodunits, Will and Kevin dig into the films whose plots run on MacGuffins — in a topic chosen by Patrons. Whether a plot device or narrative decoy, MacGuffins can be found in everything from The Maltese Falcon to A New Hope. So, what is a MacGuffin? How does it work? And who are the filmmakers who have deployed it, toyed with it, and even Artoo'd it? For a full list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 80 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will and Kevin list their favourite films that constitute guilty pleasures, the films that others dismiss but they unabashedly love. For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will and Kevin dive into the scenes of characters keeping a secret and carrying off a persona, whether masquerading in disguise or cavorting out in the open as they go undercover. For a full list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Silver Shamrock! For October, Will and Kevin (and special guests) have been releasing an episode per day as part of their 31 Days of Horror series, recommending a different genre film for listeners. However, to avoid gumming up the main feed or spamming subscribers, the remaining episodes have been available FOR FREE via their Patreon feed. By joining their community, you get all episodes without a subscription, with no strings attached. Just click the link, and enjoy: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast There could only be one franchise to bring this series home, and as Will and Kevin began the season with a John Carpenter/Debra Hill film, they ended it with a John Carpenter/Debra Hill sequel. In 1982, Tommy Lee Wallace spun off the Halloween franchise into a standalone film with the Michael Myers-less Halloween III: Season of the Witch. At the time, it was written off as a misfire, but today, it stands proud for many as the second-best Halloween film. It's Kevin's final pick and the last film of this Horror October. Happy Halloween! ~ The opening theme of "Stop Look and Listen, It's Halloween" is from Pete Antell. All episodes are written, produced, and edited by Will and Kevin. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. If you enjoy this episode, please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 80 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will and Kevin tackle Time Travel in more ways than one, from films focusing on characters going back in time, forward in time, messing around with time, or being trapped in time. For a full list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 80 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thirty more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween! For the entire month of October, Will and Kevin (and special guests) will be releasing an episode per day as part of their 31 Days of Horror series recommending a different genre film for listeners. However, to avoid gumming up the main feed or spamming subscribers, the remaining episodes will be available FOR FREE via their Patreon feed. By joining their community, you will get all episodes without a subscription, no strings attached. Just click the link, and enjoy: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast The opening theme of "Stop Look and Listen, It's Halloween" is from Pete Antell. All episodes are written, produced, and edited by Will and Kevin. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 80 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Will and Kevin return to show out and throw down with a topic chosen by their Patreon subscribers. Be it duels, confrontations, climaxes, or face-offs, there have been too many to choose from, but they took it on to pick their Best Showdown. For a full list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 80 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"Kevin here. I made this yesterday while sweating my backside off in the September heatwave and avoiding several important tasks and a tricky edit of an upcoming main show. I like making shite to put on the Mini Bits over on our Patreon/Apple Subscription, but this one ran away from me, so I decided to commit to the bit and see if I could do it to the best of my limited abilities with no proper software. I did this live in Garageband, trying my best. I have no real clue how this will sound to your ears, but I had fun making it and am sharing it in the hope it will also be fun to listen to." You can contact the show with comments, questions, or scene suggestions via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 60 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For nearly two years, Will and Kevin have produced The Mini Bits, a bonus podcast for Apple Podcast paid subscribers and Patreon backers. After sixty-one shows, these are some of the best bits. You can get all sixty-one bonus shows and support the podcast directly on Patreon by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast. You can contact the show via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this spoiler-free pop-up episode of The Best Bits (...or Whatever), Will and Kevin countdown their top ten of the year across film and TV. You can contact the show with comments, questions, or scene suggestions via bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 60 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For Grabbers tenth anniversary, Kevin did a commentary with some special guests (supposedly). **This commentary is available for a limited time and will then be returned back within the Patreon paywall vault. You can contact the show with comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 70 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this spoiler-free episode of The Best Bits (...or Whatever), Will and Kevin discuss The Flash, The Bear, Poker Face, Asteroid City and Secret Invasion. You can contact the show with comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 60 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this spoiler-free episode of The Best Bits (...or Whatever), Will and Kevin discuss Across the Spider-Verse, BlackBerry, The Idol, the Arnold Schwarzenegger documentary on Netflix, The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel and Silo. You can contact the show with comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 60 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy