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Beyond The Frame

Beyond The Frame

By: Ryan Vanderhei Joe Parente & Heidi Roodvoets
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The self improvement podcast for lovers of film and TV! Our favorite fictional movies and tv shows can teach us valuable life lessons. Join Ryan Vanderhei, Joe Parente, and Heidi Roodvoets weekly as they explore the newest and most popular movies and shows and how the lessons they teach us can be applied to our own lives.

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  • 'Stand By Me' And Living In Someone Else's Shadow

    'Stand By Me' And Living In Someone Else's Shadow
    Apr 2 2026

    SPOILERS! In this video we break down and discuss the 1986 film 'Stand By Me' based on the novel by Stephen King, directed by Rob Reiner, and starring River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O-Connell. We talk in depth about how the film analyzes four young boy's different reactions to living in the shadow of something or someone, which, unfortunately very ironically, is what both Rob Reiner and his son Nick Reiner felt. Rob chose to channel that feeling into his art, and Nick channeled it into something horrific.

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    45 mins
  • 'Project Hail Mary' And The Definition of Bravery

    'Project Hail Mary' And The Definition of Bravery
    Mar 30 2026

    SPOILERS! In this video we break down and discuss the 2026 sci-fi film ‘Project Hail Mary’ based on the novel by Andy Weir, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller, and James Ortiz. We talk in depth about how bravery is represented in the film through it's three main characters in Ryland Grace, Eva Stratt, and of course... Rocky!

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    47 mins
  • 'Hoppers' And The Importance of Awe

    'Hoppers' And The Importance of Awe
    Mar 18 2026

    SPOILERS! In this film breakdown we do an analysis on the 2026 animated movie 'Hoppers' directed by Daniel Chong and starring characters voiced by Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Dave Franco, and many more. We focus our discussion on the big question that the movie raises: What role does nature play in human life?

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    38 mins
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