Beyond the Big Screen is a podcast about the true story behind the movies you love. We will talk about history, philosophy, religion, art, sports, literature and much more. Movies and media only tell you a small part of the story. In this podcast we will look into a wide variety of topics on the big screen and beyond!
Inside L.A. Confidential (1997): Policing, Politics, and Power Plays
L.A. Confidential (1997) · Feb 13, 2025
Rush (1991): The True Cost of Undercover Policing
Rush (1991) · Jan 30, 2025
Passengers (2016) Again: Steve vs the Chris's!
Passengers (2016) · Jan 2, 2025
Passengers (2016): A Journey Beyond Redemption
Passengers (2016) · Dec 26, 2024
Why the Godfather (1972) is Overrated: A Controversial Breakdown
The Godfather (1972) · Dec 19, 2024
Mafia Moviemaking: The High-Stakes Gamble of The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972) · Dec 12, 2024
Total Recall (1990) Revisited: Dream or Reality?
Total Recall (1990) · Nov 28, 2024
Crazy Joe (1974) - The Birth of the Legend of Crazy Joe Gallo
Crazy Joe (1974) · Oct 31, 2024
Donnie Brasco (1997) Exposed: From FBI Infiltration to Film Legend
Donnie Brasco (1997) · Oct 10, 2024
The Dreamworld of Twin Peaks: An Exploration of Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) · Aug 29, 2024
The Worst Remakes
Psycho (1998) · Aug 22, 2024
The Worst Remakes
Total Recall (2012) · Aug 22, 2024
The Worst Remakes
Point Break (2015) · Aug 22, 2024
Mob Masterpiece: The Enduring Impact of Goodfellas (1990)
GoodFellas (1990) · Aug 8, 2024
The Infamous Lufthansa Heist: Goodfellas In Real Life
GoodFellas (1990) · Aug 1, 2024
Sylvester Stallone’s Departure, Ray Liotta’s Finest: Cop Land (1997)
Cop Land (1997) · Jul 25, 2024
The Legacy of AI (2001): Spielberg, Kubrick, and the Future of Humanity
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) · Jul 4, 2024
Deciphering The Big Short: A Deep Dive into the 2008 Financial Crisis
The Big Short (2015) · Jun 13, 2024
Bodies Frozen in Time: The Iceman (2012)
The Iceman (2012) · Jun 6, 2024
Beyond the Thin Blue Line – More of Our Favorite Cop Movies
The Departed (2006) · May 16, 2024
Beyond the Thin Blue Line – More of Our Favorite Cop Movies
The Pledge (2001) · May 16, 2024
Beyond the Thin Blue Line – More of Our Favorite Cop Movies
Lone Star (1996) · May 16, 2024
Beyond the Thin Blue Line – More of Our Favorite Cop Movies
Dragged Across Concrete (2019) · May 16, 2024
The Valachi Papers: The End of Omerta
The Valachi Papers (1972) · May 2, 2024
An Immortal Classic: Highlander (1986)
Highlander (1986) · Apr 11, 2024
Beyond the Hunt: Unveiling the Art of Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter (1986) · Mar 28, 2024
One Man’s Hero is Another Man’s Traitor
One Man's Hero (1999) · Mar 16, 2024
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon: The Triumph of Mediocrity
Napoleon (2023) · Feb 8, 2024
Looper: Time Travel, Action, and Philosophy
Looper (2012) · Jul 26, 2023
Jake LaMotta: A Raging Bull in the Ring and on Screen
Raging Bull (1980) · Jun 1, 2023
Even More Underrated Movies featuring Pretty Poison
Pretty Poison (1968) · May 25, 2023
The Last Valley Part 2 – A Modern Story as Old as Time
The Last Valley (1971) · Apr 20, 2023
The Last Valley - Entering the Modern Era
The Last Valley (1971) · Apr 13, 2023
Lone Wolf McQuade: Texas History by Chuck Norris
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) · Mar 23, 2023
The Crusades Fact Fiction and Post Modernism in Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) · Mar 16, 2023
Exodus: The Bible, History and Story Telling Collide
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) · Mar 9, 2023
Clash of the Titans: History, Myth and Legend
Clash of the Titans (1981) · Mar 2, 2023
Clash of the Titans: History, Myth and Legend
Clash of the Titans (2010) · Mar 2, 2023
Amistad: When a Slave State Takes on The Institution of Slavery
Amistad (1997) · Feb 23, 2023
They Live: Body Slamming Science Fiction, Social Commentary and Aliens
They Live (1988) · Feb 9, 2023
Narc – Bad Cop, Bad Cop
Narc (2002) · Nov 17, 2022
Pirates Save the Day!
The Buccaneer (1958) · Nov 10, 2022
Vampires Taken Seriously – Fright Night
Fright Night (2011) · Oct 27, 2022
Sci-Fi Meets Horror: The Thing
The Thing (1982) · Oct 20, 2022
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) · Sep 1, 2022
Remember the Alamo!
The Alamo (2004) · Aug 25, 2022
The Surprising Untold Story of Dracula
Dracula Untold (2014) · Aug 22, 2022
A Live Streaming Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage (2017) · Aug 4, 2022
Pope Joan, a Woman Pope for All and In All Ages
Die Päpstin (2009) · Jul 28, 2022
The Woman, the Myth, The Legend – Pope Joan
Die Päpstin (2009) · Jul 25, 2022
An Unbreakable Sequel or Its Own Thing - Split
Split (2016) · Jul 18, 2022
Unbreakable – Breaking the Comic Book Movie Genre
Unbreakable (2000) · Jul 14, 2022
Going Onward: A Modern Classic
Onward (2020) · Jul 11, 2022
Special Bonus: More on the Manson Family and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Outtakes
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Jul 7, 2022
Total Recall: Memories are not Cheap
Total Recall (1990) · Jun 16, 2022
The Last of the Mohicans Walks the Gauntlet
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) · Jun 9, 2022
Breaking the Hard Deck on Top Gun
Top Gun (1986) · May 30, 2022
Reinventing History and Film with Django Unchained
Django Unchained (2012) · May 23, 2022
The Thin Red Line: The Best World War 2 Film Ever?
The Thin Red Line (1998) · May 9, 2022
Gettysburg in Literature, Film and History: The Battle Heats Up on Day 1
Gettysburg (1993) · Apr 21, 2022
Coming to and Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) · Apr 11, 2022
Akira – More than Manga
Akira (1988) · Mar 28, 2022
One Man’s Hero is Another Man’s Traitor
One Man's Hero (1999) · Mar 17, 2022
Gung Ho and the Story of Marine Raiders
Gung Ho (1986) · Mar 10, 2022
A Taste of the Future of Law Enforcement: RoboCop
RoboCop (1987) · Mar 3, 2022
A Taste of the Future of Law Enforcement: RoboCop
RoboCop 2 (1990) · Mar 3, 2022
The Hateful Eight, a Reinvented Western
The Hateful Eight (2015) · Feb 17, 2022
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino and a Hollywood Fairy Tale
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) · Feb 14, 2022
Diving Off the Top Rope: The Wrestler (2008)
The Wrestler (2008) · Feb 3, 2022
Blade Runner 2049 – Reimagined and as Relevant as Ever
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Jan 24, 2022
Blade Runner (1982) – Lost In Time, Like Tears in Rain
Blade Runner (1982) · Jan 20, 2022
Blade Runner (1982) – Reinventing Science Fiction
Blade Runner (1982) · Jan 17, 2022
Coco Chanel, Nazi Occupation, Collaboration and Historical Fiction
Coco Chanel (2008) · Jan 10, 2022
Noah: More than Just an Ark
Noah (2014) · Jan 3, 2022
Chekov’s Gun, Alien Fails and Prometheus
Prometheus (2012) · Dec 30, 2021
Prometheus – Recreating Science Fiction
Prometheus (2012) · Dec 27, 2021
Coming Soon - Prometheus and Ancient Aliens
Prometheus (2012) · Dec 24, 2021
Hollywood Hates the Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1995) · Dec 20, 2021
Glory with James Early
Glory (1989) · Dec 13, 2021
The Lives of Others – Everyone is Watching
The Lives of Others (2006) · Dec 6, 2021
Not Quite Elizabeth's Golden Age Yet
Elizabeth (1998) · Nov 29, 2021
Hollywood Hates History: Agora (2009) with Scott Rank
Agora (2009) · Nov 25, 2021
Playing Tricks on The Prestige
The Prestige (2006) · Nov 4, 2021
Family, Tradition, Dia de los Muertos and Coco!
Coco (2017) · Nov 1, 2021
Black Robe, New France and the Jesuits
Black Robe (1991) · Oct 18, 2021
Pat Garrett, Billy the Kid and Kris Kristopherson
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) · Oct 7, 2021
Mad Max: Feminist Icon?
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Sep 23, 2021
On The Road with Mad Max
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Sep 20, 2021
Coming Soon - The Dive
The Dive (2023) · Sep 10, 2021
Coming Soon - The Dive
The Dive (2023) · Sep 10, 2021
Does Hollywood Hate El Cid?
El Cid (1961) · Sep 6, 2021
Does Hollywood Hate The American Revolution?
The Patriot (2000) · Aug 30, 2021
Wonder Woman and Literature
Wonder Woman (2017) · Aug 12, 2021
The Apocalypse of Mel Gibson and the Maya
Apocalypto (2006) · Aug 2, 2021
The Many Pictures of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) · Jul 19, 2021
Coming Soon - Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021) · Jul 16, 2021
The Legend of 2001 A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Jul 12, 2021
John Wayne the Conqueror with Scott Rank
The Conqueror (1956) · Jun 28, 2021