Beyond The Frame
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.
Beyond The Frame
Latest Episodes
'Disclosure Day' And The Ethics of Withholding Information
Disclosure Day (2026) asks a simple question: if you found out we weren't alone, would you want to know? In this episode of Beyond the Frame, Joe, Ryan, and Heidi break down Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi blockbuster — but more importantly, t...
'I Love Boosters' And The Cultural Significance of Satire
⚠️ Full spoilers ahead. I Love Boosters (2026) might be the most important movie of the year — and in this episode of Beyond the Frame, Joe, Ryan, and Heidi dig into why Boots Riley's wild, color-saturated, satirical fever dream is...
'Remarkably Bright Creatures' And The Power of Work Perspective
Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) is more than a Sally Field movie about an octopus — it's a quiet meditation on work, purpose, and the perspective shift that changes everything. In this episode of Beyond the Frame, we break down the film's bi...
'I Swear' And Seeing Someone As More Than Their Label
In this episode, we break down I Swear through the three people who changed John Davidson's life: Murray, the friend who didn't need an explanation; Dottie, the woman whose patience never flinched; and Tommy, the boss who saw a worker, not a di...
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