Storybeater

To mark the return of the Matrix movies to our screens, Anthony and Andrew revisit the original movie to see how it holds up, how it shaped our culture, and what sort of story decisions the Wachowskis made.

Direct download: storybeater-ep105.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:54pm EST

Anthony and Andrew break down the story choices in the final Daniel Craig Bond movie, No Time To Die. Warning: This discussion contains spoilers!

Direct download: storybeater-ep104.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:22pm EST

This year's Halloween episode looks at witches in fiction, from children's entertainment to folklore to our own storytelling choices!

Direct download: storybeater-ep103.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:29pm EST

Anthony and Andrew look at the storytelling choices in the latest Marvel movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, including how it expands and diversifies the MCU and how it navigates some potential bombs!

Direct download: storybeater-ep102.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am EST

Anthony and Andrew check out the new Netflix series Masters of the Universe: Revelation and talk about the history of He-Man and what the franchise represents.

Direct download: storybeater-ep101.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:38pm EST

Anthony and Andrew look back on seven years of Storybeater as they celebrate their 100th episode! They talk about what they've been writing since the podcast started, their favourite conversations from the last 99 episodes, and what they've been reading that shaped and influenced their work!

Direct download: storybeater-ep100.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am EST

To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Anthony and Andrew look at what makes the movie such an enduring classic, some of the awkward ways it's showing its age, and how Indiana Jones breaks some familiar storytelling "rules".

Direct download: storybeater-ep99.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am EST

To mark 20 years since the release of the original The Fast & The Furious movie, Andrew and Anthony reexamine that movie's appeal and look at how the franchise has evolved and expanded its world over the past two decades!

Direct download: storybeater-ep98.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:59am EST

Anthony and Andrew offer their thoughts on this year's Academy Awards screenplay nominees, including:

Minari
Judas and the Black Messiah
Trial of the Chicago 7
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal

Nomadland
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
The White Tiger
One Night in Miami

Direct download: storybeater-ep97.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:29pm EST

The Marvel Cinematic Universe returns with its first Disney+ TV show, WandaVision. Anthony and Andrew unpack the grief, the villainy, the sitcom tropes, the twists, the fan theories, and the future for Wanda and Vision!

Direct download: storybeater-ep96.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:12pm EST

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Anthony and Andrew revisit the greatest love story ever told, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. But is it actually a great love story, or just a tale about two stupid kids?

Direct download: storybeater-ep95.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:03pm EST

Anthony and Andrew look at the choices, subversions, and conventions explored in the new Netflix regency romance series Bridgerton. Plus, what we're writing and what we're reading!

Direct download: storybeater-ep94.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:25pm EST

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