Will Collins

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  1. Our New Podcast is Out Now!

    09/07/2025

    Our New Podcast is Out Now!

    We're back with a brand-new podcast: Screen, Play. You can hear the new show by searching 'Screen, Play' in your podcast app of choice. This time, the format’s a little different. Every couple of weeks, we’ll take a topical subject and count down our top three films that relate to it in some way, with new episodes dropping on Mondays. Think of it as The Best Bits — but sharper, looser, and even more conversational. Our first episode is out now, where we kick things off with our favourite back-to-school films, from Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) to The Holdovers (2023). Listen and subscribe wherever you like. Just search Screen, Play. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    3 min
  2. Best World War II Scene (with Jamie Hannigan)

    09/21/2021

    Best World War II Scene (with Jamie Hannigan)

    It was one of the greatest conflicts in world history and it inspired some of the greatest filmmakers to make some of the greatest films ever made. This was a job too big for two podcasters and so for this episode, Will and Kevin have drafted in Irish screenwriter Jamie Hannigan (Pilgrimage) to join them on what proves an epic quest to find the Best World War II Scene! Oh, and Kevin's parents pop in. Follow Jamie Hannigan on Twitter here. You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! Merch is available on RedBubble. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps us out and allows others to discover us. Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 36m
  3. Second Rate Review: Electric Dreams (1984)

    07/26/2022

    Second Rate Review: Electric Dreams (1984)

    “Hello and Welcome to The Best Bits: Second Rate Show where we flashback to a random week of release and give a second chance to a film we didn't see the first time.” Will and Kevin return to the summer of “Gremlins”, “Ghostbusters” "Beverly Hills Cop", and “Temple of Doom”, and take a chance on Steve Barron’s 1984 music video influenced romcom. Loosely inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac, San Francisco architect (Lenny Von Dohlen) woos a cellist (Virginia Madsen) who lives next door with the help of his sentient home computer Edgar. You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It genuinely helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. And now you can support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 25 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and mini-episodes by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    49 min
  4. Star Trek Picard - Võx (S3E09)

    04/13/2023

    Star Trek Picard - Võx (S3E09)

    This episode contains spoilers. After having a photon torpedo blast doing Best Star Trek Scene - Part I and Part II, Will and Kevin have picked up where they left off for the final adventure of the Enterprise D crew — a soft reboot of Picard and a loose sequel to Star Trek Nemesis. This is their review/reaction to Star Trek Picard Season 3, Episode 9 — Võx. A devastating revelation about Jack alters the course of Picard's life forever – and uncovers a truth that threatens every soul in the Federation. You can contact the show with comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or bestbitspodcast.com/contact. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It genuinely helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 50 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    44 min
  5. Best Buddy Comedy

    09/17/2024

    Best Buddy Comedy

    Will and Kevin dive into the hilarious world of buddy comedies to explore how dynamic duos bring humour, heart, and hijinks to the big screen. From unlikely partnerships to unforgettable chemistry, they break down what makes some iconic pairings so timeless and entertaining. For a complete list of films discussed on the show, check out The Best Bits on Letterboxd. Music is from Epidemic. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 100 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 19m
  6. Best Battle Scene

    09/27/2022

    Best Battle Scene

    From "Alexander" to "Zulu", Will and Kevin charge once more into the breach for Best Battle Scene. Music is provided by Epidemic. You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or directly via bestbitspodcast.com/contact Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It genuinely helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 50 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 13m
  7. Second Rate Review: Volunteers (1985)

    08/09/2022

    Second Rate Review: Volunteers (1985)

    “Hello and Welcome to The Best Bits: Second Rate Show where we flashback to a random week of release and give a second chance to a film we didn't see the first time.” Will and Kevin return to the summer of “Back to the Future”, “The Goonies” and “Jewel of the Nile”, and take a chance on Nicholas Meyer's Volunteers. In 1962, after graduating from Yale, womanizing slacker Lawrence (Tom Hanks) flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay and takes his roomie's place as Peace Corps Volunteer in Thai Golden Triangle with 2 other PCVs . You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It genuinely helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show on Patreon and get 30 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and mini-episodes all for the price of a cup of coffee a month by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    48 min
  8. Highlander Commentary (with Jamie Hannigan)

    03/15/2022 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Highlander Commentary (with Jamie Hannigan)

    Jamie Hannigan is back for his third outing to help us close out the series of "All the Best Bits" audio commentaries ahead of season three. Moving forward, we'll be substituting these shows with something new and different. For now, however, enjoy this commentary on one of Will's favourite films with a very merry Jamie and a bamboozled Kevin.

    2h 1m
  9. Mini Bits #90 - Traitors, Beast Games, Say Nothing + The Agency

    01/08/2025 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Mini Bits #90 - Traitors, Beast Games, Say Nothing + The Agency

    Traitors is back, and Will and Kevin love it!

    49 min
  10. Mini Bits #82 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Penguin, Agatha All Along + The Substance

    09/22/2024 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Mini Bits #82 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Penguin, Agatha All Along + The Substance

    Will watched Only Murders in the Building Season 4, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2. Kevin continued his English Teacher watch-along, checked out the new Demi Moore body horror The Substance, and watched Agatha All Along and The Penguin. It’s a spoiler-free chat, and a loooong one!

    1h 7m
  11. 31 Days of Horror #20 - Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    10/19/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    31 Days of Horror #20 - Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    Eleven more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween! Today, Will and Kevin have a recommendation from filmmaker Jen Handorf, a writer, director and a prolific producer who produced two must-see horror films in her own right: Prevenge and Borderlands. She knows the business inside and out and is a connoisseur of the genre. Her selection is the Polanski masterpiece Rosemary's Baby from 1968.

    7 min
  12. Night Teeth Commentary (with Adam Randall)

    02/09/2022

    Night Teeth Commentary (with Adam Randall)

    For the final "All The Best Bits" audio commentary on the main feed, Will and Kevin are joined for the first time by the director of the film they're doing. Returning special guest Adam Randall is back to break down his hit Netflix LA vampire movie "Night Teeth". You can follow Adam on Instagram @adamrandalll and on Twitter @adrandall Music is provided by Epidemic. You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email us at bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! If you enjoy this show, please consider leaving us a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps us out and allows others to discover us. And you can support the show directly on Patreon and get extra "All the Best Bits" episodes (with special guests) along with Mini-Bits round-up shows where Will and Kevin discuss their favourite TV shows they're watching and new release films they've seen -- all for the price of a pint -- by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 48m
  13. Die Hard Commentary (with Stephen Shields)

    12/01/2021 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Die Hard Commentary (with Stephen Shields)

    As Christmas is fast approaching, we thought we'd kick off with one of the greatest Christmas movies ever made and for it, we have roped in returning guest Stephen Shields from our ATBB episode for John Carpenter's Halloween. In the meantime, thank you so much for backing the show! Your support means the world to us and we hope you enjoy this episode. In the coming weeks we'll be back with another guest for Die Hard 2, but for now, welcome to the party, pal!

    2h 19m
  14. Mini Bits #11 - The Oscars, The Razzies, The Card Counter

    02/08/2022 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Mini Bits #11 - The Oscars, The Razzies, The Card Counter

    It's been a busy week. The Best Bits are doing a live show at the Dublin International Film Festival! Come along if you can! Tickets are on sale HERE. The nominations for the Oscars were announced today and Will and Kevin weigh in (as much as Will is allowed to as an Academy voter). And to the surprise of some, the Razzies were announced yesterday and Kevin has been nominated for Worst Screenplay. Huzzah!

    39 min
  15. Stone Cold Reaction Commentary (with Pierce Ryan)

    01/19/2022 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Stone Cold Reaction Commentary (with Pierce Ryan)

    For the first time ever, we've done a reaction commentary for a film we have not only never seen but were unaware of until we hit play, and for it, we roped in three-time returning special guest Pierce Ryan (Standby, Black '47) to help us out. This is Stone Cold from 1991, an action film from legendary stunt coordinator Craig R Baxley starring Brian Bosworth and executive produced by Michael Douglas. Although you might not know this fact as he took his name off it and fired his producing partner when he saw the resulting film. We think, however, that this is a movie that should be better known because it is, by any measure, a stone-cold action classic.

    1h 38m
  16. Mini Bits #51 - Random, Raw and Unedited

    02/09/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Mini Bits #51 - Random, Raw and Unedited

    Will and Kevin squeezed in a quick mini waffle pod and left it raw and unedited. Somewhat.

    36 min
  17. Star Trek Picard - Disengage (S3E02)

    02/23/2023

    Star Trek Picard - Disengage (S3E02)

    This episode contains spoilers. After having a photon torpedo blast doing Best Star Trek Scene - Part I and Part II, Will and Kevin have picked up where they left off and begun watching the final adventure of the Enterprise D crew — a soft reboot of Picard and a loose sequel to Star Trek Nemesis. This is their review/reaction to Star Trek Picard Season 3, Episode 2 — Disengage. Aided by Seven of Nine and the crew of the U.S.S. Titan, Picard makes a shocking discovery that will alter his life forever – and puts him on a collision course with the most cunning enemy he's ever encountered. You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or directly via bestbitspodcast.com/contact Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It genuinely helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 50 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    26 min
  18. Mini Bits #62 - Past Lives, Ahsoka, and Only Murders in the Building S3

    08/27/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Mini Bits #62 - Past Lives, Ahsoka, and Only Murders in the Building S3

    Will and Kevin got on mic as summer wraps to discuss The Bear S2, Only Murders in the Building S3, Disney's live-action Ahsoka show, The Sixth Commandment BBC mini-series, and Kevin sang the praises of his favourite film of 2023 so far: Celine Song's Past Lives.

    45 min
  19. Best Star Trek Scene - Part II

    01/18/2023

    Best Star Trek Scene - Part II

    Will and Kevin continue to boldly go where no feen has gone before as they warp through the Star Trek universe and reveal their favourite scene from the Golden Age and Silver Age of Trek films. Music is provided by Epidemic. You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or directly via bestbitspodcast.com/contact Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It genuinely helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. You can also support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 50 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and our Mini Bits podcast by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 17m
  20. Best Video Game Scene

    05/24/2022

    Best Video Game Scene

    Will, a gamer, and Kevin, an NPC, power up for a chat about video game adaptations and films inspired by game mechanics. From arcade games to mobile games, 'cut scenes' to scenes that should've been cut, and from ludonarratives to MMORPGs, has there ever been a great game adaptation? Music is provided by Epidemic. You can contact the show with any comments, questions, or scene suggestions through Twitter or email bestbitspodcast@gmail.com! Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts if you enjoy this episode. It really helps the show grow and allows others to discover it. And now you can support the show directly on Patreon and get an extra 30 bonus shows like film reviews, commentaries, and mini-episodes by clicking this link: patreon.com/bestbitspodcast Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-best-bits/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 11m
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