'The Alto Knights' And How A Shared Past Doesn't Make You Friends

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame host Joe Parente and Ryan Vanderhei discuss the 2025 mob film 'The Alto Knights' and how it teaches us that just because you share a past with someone, doesn't mean you're friends. We try our best to take a lesson from a film the two of us rather disliked, break down at least one scene from the film, talk about our personal tumultuous friendships, and give some proper mob movie recommendations. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 4:42 What Constitutes A Friendship?
• 12:06 DeNiro x2
• 15:57 Joe's Friendships
• 22:20 Bad Guy Break
• 24:31 Were Frank & Vito Actually Friends?
• 27:36 Did Vito Even Know Frank?
• 32:22 Are They Your Friend Or Just Sharing Space?
• 37:00 The Dalai Lama On Friendships
• 40:52 Vito Didn't Have Friends
• 41:46 Top 5 Recommendations
• 43:33 Outro