What about an episode all about tacos? Well although it starts off that way we do talk about other stuff than just tacos! Join us as we discuss the show by the creator of The Office called Upload. We also talk about the excellent season 2 of The Umbrella Academy, the very unconventional dating reality show, Love on the Spectrum and we also talked how you can help those in need in Beirut after the tragic explosion. This and so much more on this week's episode of The Beta Report!
By now, I’m sure you all already know, but we’ll go ahead and restate it here…We’re pretty amazing at what we do! Don’t believe us? Check out the latest list of Emmy nominations. Anything look and sound familiar? It’s basically every show we’ve ever talked about. Yeah, we’re nice like that!
Okay, okay…really though, The Emmys has just released its list of nominations and it’s like seeing all your friends again on a Zoom call. From Stranger Things to Watchmen, Unbelievable and The Mandalorian, we make our predictions for all the winners in all the major categories as well as revisiting some shows you may not be watching but you should be. All that and so much more on this week’s episode of The Beta Report.
I’m back, baaaay-beeee!!! After the longest hiatus of my life, I am glad to say, I’m back with my Beta Bros!!! Listen in as I catch you all up on my journey to become a future made for TV movie teacher star a la Dangerous Minds style. I already know I’m sexier than Michelle Pfeiffer, though. We also talk about what I’ve been watching and how amazing reality to TV has been for me to fill my short bits of free time. We got all that and so much more on this week’s episode of The Beta Report.
The Beta Bros take a look at the new Tom Hanks Apple + exclusive Greyhound! We also discuss some other shows on Apple's streaming platform and we also review The Old Guard with Charlize Theron. Best Netflix Original? You're going to have to listen to find out! We also have our Pick of the Week and so much more!
An arrow explodes through the eye of a cavernous skull, exposing a wound that bleeds a beautiful bouquet of flowers. A butterfly perches on the arrow, spreads it’s wings and pollenates the air with its effervescent majesty. As the arrow sinks deeper into the skull and the flowers bloom in an incandescent splendor, at the top of the skull, a tampon appears adorning it like a crown and the image disappears…this is where Gary Villarreal wants you and his art to meet. This week, The Beta Bro’s take a deep dive into the fantastical mind of one of our favorite artists and guests: Gary Villarreal. We talk about his creative process and his upcoming book of sketches available for purchase on his website.
As we face these unprecedented times, we know that as men of color, as entertainers, as humans, The Beta Report has an obligation to stand in solidarity with our African-American and black brothers and sisters who are being unjustly murdered and mistreated in our country. As a team, The Beta Report wants to use our “language” and our platform, to measure, value and acknowledge the lives that are afflicted with the pain and terror that unfortunately plague black lives on a daily basis. We understand that it is important to talk about these issues and to continue to shed light on them as well.
So, as we pause from our usual escapism, today, we choose to be present and talk about the systematic inequity that continues to take hold of our country.
“ We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.” -Toni Morrison.
The Beta Vault has briefly closed its doors for this week to make way for another Beta-ford contraption: a Time Traveling Hot Tub Beta Machine! The Beta Boys welcome John back for another episode and spare no time to strip him down and get him in their time traveling hot tub. On this episode we dive deep into Christopher Nolan’s new film Tenet. Is it a time travel movie or can it be something completely different? The Boys also discuss TBR’s Best Time Travel Movies and Movie moments. Will your choice make the list? Listen in to find out.
It’s time to a sharpen your swords and comb your bigote as The Beta Report swashbuckles it’s way through the California country side to talk about a real hidden gem: The Mask of Zorro. Never before has The Beta Report been more macho, suave or debonair than on this week’s episode with special guest and friend of the show: John Hernandez! Join The Beta Boys as they chop things up and discuss the legend of the Mexican Batman and the magnetic allure of the man, the myth, the macho: Antonio Banderas.
Again, The Beta Vault has been demak’d wide open as we continue our classic movie marathon for the month of May.
The Beta Boys have searched the streets of Hong Kong, wandered into some dark alley’s and stepped over Jean-Claude Van Damme’s legs as he does the splits to find this week’s Beta Vault Movie: Bloodsport! From Hiroshima tragedies to The Triads, secret deadly martial arts competition, and the first Captain America…who isn’t from America…this movie has it all!
If you guys want to join the fun, head to @netflix to watch this movie.
The Beta Vault is now officially open! And, there is no better way to kick-off this series than with a movie that is as pure and joyful as Johnny 5 himself. The first movie out of the vault this week is: Short Circuit. If you love E.T., Gizmo, Sloth or any of the other quintessential 80’s buddy companions that we all loved and wished we had growing up, then this is the movie for you…that is, of course, if you could look past the blatant brown face, skunk dinners, and steamy sexually charged robot to human chemistry.
Next week, we’ll open the vault once again for another 80’s Classic! Next, we’ll be watching: Blood Sport. Make sure and check it out before next week’s episode so you can give us your thoughts and opinions on this essential piece of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s library of classics.
The Beta Report dives into their central core memory system to provide bingeing aid to your now calloused thumbs. Stop scrolling! And listen to this episode where The KON, Uno and Jay dig up a tv show and movie that are currently streaming on all the major streaming sites that have now become hidden gems, forgotten friends, or old companions reaching out to rekindle past memories of non-quarantine times. So pack your nostalgia bags to the brim, and follow The Beta Boys down our favorites, revisited.
The KON, Uno and Jay explore how Sam Raimi, the mastermind of several horror and super hero classics, will affect and shape the future of the MCU, reveal a huge Mandalorian announcement coming May 4th, and review LA Originals on Netflix and Trolls 2: World Tour now streaming on demand everywhere.
The Beta Boys also uncover their own guilty pleasures they’re watching as the quarantine and offer their Picks of the Week.
The Beta Bros are back with another quarantine episode! HBO is free for the month of April so we got you covered on the best all time shows to watch and our current picks! We also draft our favorite fictional characters for our Quaran-Team!
Tigers, murder plots, and pizza: Oh My!!! TBR has gone wild for Netflix’s new hit docu-series: Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. The Beta Boys react to the thrilling and all out insanity of this story, offering their most shocking moments of the series, their favorite characters, least favorite characters and what unanswered questions we may still have.
The Beta Boys are back for round 2 of their Covid Quarantine Adventure. In this episode, the boys talk about what they’ve been up to during their quarantine stays at home. They also look into their crystal ball and each predicts whether the current shutdown of all theaters and movies going straight to digital will be how we experience new releases in the future. Will all new releases be put on digital now? Or is the theater experience still to important to shutdown completely?
Wondering who and where you can find new movies? Uno offers up a comprehensive list of streaming services that offering great deals to help you through your stay home stay safe tour.
Never in the history of this show have we ever been more relevant. After years and years of spreading our mantra, now, in this global time of need, The Beta Report is here to save us all. As the future seems uncertain and with everyone quarantined at home, you have no choice but to: Waste Some Time With Us!!!
The Beta Boys are back with a brand new episode for your time wasting pleasure. The Boys offer up their quarantine streaming picks to help everyone get through their social distancing. They also look to the future and predict how this whole Covid-19 pandemic will end, with a little Hollywood twist. All that and so much more on this week’s episode of The Beta Report.
Please note: This episode contains remarks and statements that may be controversial and/or upsetting. Namely, the fact that the Bay Area doesn’t serve barbacoa, but rather, barba-CACA! Listener discretion is advised.
This week, The Beta Bros feasted on the new Netflix show Gentefied (Currently #8 on the streaming service’s Top 10 List). The bros discuss the show’s characters, its depiction of Los Angeles, and the wider issue of gentrification. Is Gentefied delicious authenticity or bitter appropriation?
TBR also has a new GO/NO GO as Pixar’s first foray into the mystical world of elves, trolls, and trash eating unicorns in ONWARD, hits theaters this week.
The Streaming War continues to tirelessly rage on as the various platforms that we love continue to vie for our attention. Netflix has just recently dropped a bomb in the form of a new update giving us “blind bingers” a little help. It just released a Top 10 List that spans the wide and varied library of films and TV shows that occupy its digital vaults. It takes original and licensed content alike and puts up a fresh update every 24 hours, giving the casual thumbnail surfer a chance to see what the rest of the country is watching and helping us make some fresh new finds in places we might have never looked…Yeah, i’m looking at you “Gentefied”. The Beta Bros break it down and let you know if its a useful tool, while making a few off topic pit stops along the way.
They also give their Netflix TOP 10 List and the choices might surprise…
