Hanging with Becky

Becky D'Anna
  • 5.0 (11)
  • Film Reviews
  • Updated Weekly

Join movie studio marketing veteran, Becky D'Anna each week as she talks the latest movie release with one of her amazing friends and then puts them through a custom Becky Challenge

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Finding Your People with Adam Rackoff — TOY STORY 5 | The Becky Challenge: In the Frame

    Documentary and animation producer, Adam Rackoff returns to Hanging with Becky for a very different conversation. This week, Becky and Adam discuss TOY STORY 5 and the surprisingly powerful themes at the heart of Pixar's latest adventure. Together, they explore parenting, technology, loneliness, rejection, self-worth, and what it means to find your people and embrace who you are. As parents of only children whose daughters are navigating many of the same challenges explored in the film, Becky and Adam find that TOY STORY 5 hits much closer to home than either expected. Along the way, they reflect on their history with Disney and Pixar, the growing role technology plays in kids' lives, and why some stories continue to resonate no matter how old we get. Naturally, the conversation also finds its way back to T2. Then it's time for The Becky Challenge: In the Frame (57:50)! Becky tests Adam's knowledge of filmmaking terminology, cameras, aspect ratios, animation, and movie-making magic. What starts as a game quickly turns into a mini filmmaking master class as Adam explains the answers along the way. Will Adam become the first two-time Becky Challenge champion and earn Master Filmmaker status? Never stop imagining and hang out with Becky! Host: Becky D'Anna Guest: Adam Rackoff Producer: Kyle Reardon Produced and Edited By: KPR Media Subscribe to Hanging with Becky on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HangingwithBecky Follow Hanging with Becky: Instagram: @hangingwithbecky Twitter: @hangwithbecky BlueSky: @hangingwithbecky TikTok: @hangingwithbecky Letterboxd: @hangwithbecky Follow Adam Rackhoff: Twitter: @AdamRackhoff

    1h 42m

  2. 2d ago ·  Bonus

    You Might Also Like: The Oprah Podcast

    Introducing Domestic Violence Crisis Now Impacts 1 in 2 Women, with Oprah and author Rachel Louise Snyder from The Oprah Podcast. Follow the show: The Oprah Podcast When Oprah first addressed the topic of domestic violence back in 1986, one out of four women in the United States was impacted by domestic violence. Today, that number has escalated to one out of two women who will experience sexual violence, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. In this episode Oprah talks with journalist, writer and professor Rachel Louise Snyder. She is the author of the award-winning bestseller, No Visible Bruises, where she explores the domestic violence epidemic and how to combat it. She explains why domestic violence is becoming more prevalent, why a better term for it is “intimate partner terrorism,” the signs to look out for and what steps women can take to protect themselves and their families. Oprah and Rachel are joined by Susan, a former Oprah Show guest, who endured 17 years of physical and emotional abuse by her former husband - some of which her husband forced her then 13-year-old son to record on video. Also, in the fatal Ohio home invasion that grabbed headlines, the sister and brother-in-law of married couple Spencer and Monique Tepe join to talk about how Monique had experienced years of threatening behavior and emotional abuse from her surgeon ex-husband before he killed them both in their home in December 2025. BUY THE BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/No-Visible-Bruises-Domestic-Violence/ 00:00:00 - Welcome Rachel Louise Snyder, author of “No Visible Bruises” 00:03:40 - Types of domestic violence 00:06:45 - Domestic violence vs. intimate terrorism 00:12:20 - The question: Why do you stay 00:14:57 - Seeing the signs 00:17:33 - Last act before homicide 00:19:00 - Rachel’s observation of abusive men 00:20:30 - Violence and addiction 00:24:24 - Susan’s story from The Oprah Winfrey Show 00:28:20 - Survivor Susan joins 00:35:20 - Susan’s son Dazmann joins 00:42:00 - Susan’s message to other women 00:43:10 - A DV tragedy rocked couple’s life 00:49:45 - What couple wants others to know 00:51:10 - Rachel’s personal connection to DV NEED HELP? If you or someone you know needs support, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available for anonymous, confidential help 24/7. Call 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) or visit the website below. https://www.thehotline.org/ Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/ Listen to the full podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

  3. 6d ago

    Bonus Episode! HOKUM with Kyle Reardon — The Lost Pilot Episode

    This wasn't supposed to be an episode. A week before recording the first official episode of Hanging with Becky, Becky D'Anna and producer Kyle Reardon got together to test the show's format, work out the kinks, and make sure everything was ready for the upcoming BACKROOMS episode. The plan was simple: record a full episode exactly as if it were going to be released. What they didn't expect was that it would turn out this well. In this special bonus episode—the lost pilot of Hanging with Becky—Becky and Kyle discuss HOKUM, one of their favorite horror films of the year. Together, they discuss why people love being scared, Damian McCarthy's remarkable ability to create terror in a single shot, and how HOKUM feels like a timeless horror tale that blends haunted house thrills with classic folklore and witchcraft. Then it's time for the very first Becky Challenge (35:30). Welcome to: YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER QUIZ. Kyle is a filmmaker, location manager, producer of Hanging with Becky, and perhaps most importantly, a devoted JAWS superfan with a JAWS tattoo to prove it. Becky puts his shark knowledge to the test in a trivia challenge that begins in the shallow end before venturing into much deeper waters. Will Kyle emerge as an Actual Shark, or sink like the Orca? And remember: if you're listening to this episode, Becky and Kyle decided it was good enough to release. Check into the Bilberry Woods Hotel and hang out with Becky! Host: Becky D'Anna Guest: Kyle Reardon Producer: Kyle Reardon Produced and Edited By: KPR Media Subscribe to Hanging with Becky on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HangingwithBecky Follow Hanging with Becky: Instagram: @hangingwithbecky Twitter: @hangwithbecky BlueSky: @hangingwithbecky TikTok: @hangingwithbecky Letterboxd: @hangwithbecky Follow Kyle Reardon Twitter: @kylereardonfilm

    52 min

  4. Jun 16

    Beyond Disclosure with Adam Rackoff — The Becky Challenge: First Contact

    Documentary and animation producer Adam Rackoff joins Becky for Episode 3 of Hanging with Becky! As Executive Producer of the new documentary ACCIDENTAL TRUTH: NEXT — BEYOND UFO DISCLOSURE, Adam is the perfect guest to discuss Steven Spielberg's DISCLOSURE DAY. Together, Becky and Adam explore the film's themes of UFO disclosure, government secrecy, and why stories about the unknown continue to fascinate us. Along the way, they discuss their favorite Spielberg films, the power of empathy in storytelling, and a question neither of them can quite shake: What if Spielberg has spent decades gently preparing audiences for an eventual disclosure event? Becky and Adam dive into UFOs, first contact, Star Trek, and some of science fiction's biggest ideas in a conversation that is equal parts movie discussion and cosmic speculation. Then it's time for The Becky Challenge: First Contact (1:00:06)! Becky tests Adam's knowledge of science fiction movies, television, and UFO lore in a challenge inspired by some of the greatest stories the genre has ever produced. Will Adam achieve Science Fiction Legend status, or will he be reassigned to monitor deep-space communications from an abandoned outpost at the edge of the galaxy? Look to the skies and hang out with Becky! Host: Becky D'Anna Guest: Adam Rackoff Producer: Kyle Reardon Produced and Edited By: KPR Media Subscribe to Hanging with Becky on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HangingwithBecky Follow Hanging with Becky: Instagram: @hangingwithbecky Twitter: @hangwithbecky BlueSky: @hangingwithbecky TikTok: @hangingwithbecky Letterboxd: @hangwithbecky Follow Adam Rackhoff: Rent ACCIDENTAL TRUTH: NEXT BEYOND UFO DISCLOSURE:  https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/accidental-truth-next-beyond-ufo-disclosure/umc.cmc.2q6ap7pfj8elqrp3ih7qvjx2m Twitter: @AdamRackhoff

    1h 24m

  5. Jun 9

    Back to Eternia with James Hancock — The Becky Challenge: Masters of the '80s

    Longtime friends Becky D'Anna and James Hancock reunite in New York City for an in-person episode of Hanging with Becky! Together, they discuss MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, sharing their thoughts on the film's casting, score, world-building, and why they were both pleasantly surprised by the latest trip to Eternia. Along the way, they revisit memories from nearly three decades of friendship, including James introducing Becky to Ingmar Bergman films in the early 2000s, a song once written by a fan about the two of them, and other unexpected detours. Then it's time for The Becky Challenge: Masters of the '80s (44:46)! Becky puts James's childhood memories and pop culture knowledge to the test with questions about movies, television, music, toys, and more. Will James earn the title of Master of the '80s, or will he be sentenced to rewinding VHS tapes for eternity? Plus: a shocking revelation involving a supposed MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE tattoo and a very suspicious set of muscles. Host: Becky D'Anna Guest: James Hancock Producer: Kyle Reardon Produced and Edited By: KPR Media Sponsored by: Geekin' with James Hancock Subscribe to Hanging with Becky on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HangingwithBecky Follow Hanging with Becky: Instagram: @hangingwithbecky Twitter: @hangwithbecky BlueSky: @hangingwithbecky TikTok: @hangingwithbecky Letterboxd: @hangwithbecky Follow James Hancock: Subscribe to Geekin' with James Hancock on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekinwithjameshancock Twitter: @colebrax

    1h 17m

  6. Jun 2

    BACKROOMS with David Booher — The Becky Challenge: From Console to Cinema

    Writer and filmmaker David Booher joins Becky for the very first episode of Hanging with Becky! Together, they venture into BACKROOMS, discussing the film's unique horror roots, internet mythology, and what makes the Backrooms phenomenon so unsettling. Along the way, they chat about horror movies, storytelling, Gen Z filmmaking, and the stories that stick with us long after the credits roll. Then it's time for The Becky Challenge: From Console to Cinema (39:11)! Becky tests David's knowledge of video game movie adaptations, from classic franchises to modern favorites, in a battle for gaming glory. Will David achieve Final Boss status, or will he be doomed to wander the Backrooms forever? Grab some popcorn and hang out with Becky! Host: Becky D'Anna Guest: David Booher Producer: Kyle Reardon Subscribe to Hanging with Becky on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HangingwithBecky Follow Hanging with Becky: Instagram: @hangingwithbecky Twitter: @hangwithbecky BlueSky: @hangingwithbecky TikTok: @hangingwithbecky Letterboxd: @hangwithbecky Follow David Booher: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmbooher/?hl=en BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidbooher.bsky.social Produced and Edited By: KPR Media

    1 hr
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Join movie studio marketing veteran, Becky D'Anna each week as she talks the latest movie release with one of her amazing friends and then puts them through a custom Becky Challenge

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    Becky D'Anna
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