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The trailer for Dune: Part Three got us thinking about one of cinema’s most curious traditions: the third instalment. From triumphant finales to bizarre tonal pivots, Part 3 is often where franchises either reach their peak or go completely off the rails. In this episode we discuss some of our favourite third films along with a few infamous entries that didn’t quite stick the landing. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

With Academy voting now closed — and Will officially having cast his ballot — we turned our attention to the Oscars and chose our top three Best Picture winners from almost a hundred years of cinema. As always, we’d love to hear your take. What are your favourite Best Picture winners? Share your rankings in the comments or jump into the Discord to keep the debate going. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Want to hear the rest of this episode? It’s available in full over on our Patreon and also for paid subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Just search Screen, Play on patreon.com to find us.You can get in touch with us via the contact page at bestbitspodcast.com.In the meantime, check out our other film podcast, The Best Bits. With over 300 episodes, from Best Action Scene to Best Guilty Pleasure Films, there’s plenty to binge.If you enjoy what you hear, please leave a five-star review. It helps others discover the show. 

With the release of Send Help, we went deep into the gloriously unhinged filmography of Sam Raimi to rank his movies — from the splatstick horror that made him a cult hero to the blockbuster superhero films that redefined the genre (and everything in between). You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Inspired by YouTuber Markiplier's success at the US box office with his debut film Iron Lung, we discuss YouTube's growing influence in the film industry, the emergence of YouTuber filmmakers, the changing landscape of the entertainment industry, and pick our top three favourite content creators of the platform. Here is a list of all the YouTube Channels discussed in the episode: ALM FAB ASMRSense BBC Archive Blacktail Studio Bobby Fingers Bricks and Disorder Captain Disillusion Captain Midnight Chicken Shop Date Chris Hytha Danny O'Dwyer Foureyes Furniture Fortress Fine Woodworks Jenna Phipps Kev Collins Markiplier Marques Brownlee Nerdwriter1 NoClip Outsidexbox Paul Plays Minecraft Piercefilm Productions Red Letter Media Simon’s Cat Veritasium VlogBrothers Vsauce WheezyWaiter Ziwe Screen, Play Podcast You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Want to hear the rest of this episode? It’s available in full over on our Patreon and also for paid subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Just search Screen, Play on patreon.com to find us. You can get in touch with us via the contact page at bestbitspodcast.com. In the meantime, check out our other film podcast, The Best Bits. With over 300 episodes, from Best Action Scene to Best Guilty Pleasure Films, there’s plenty to binge. If you enjoy what you hear, please leave a five-star review. It helps others discover the show.

Struggling to settle on an inspiring topic for this episode, we decided to make our own entertainment — each picking a top three built around a secret theme, then trying to guess the connection. As always, we’d love to hear your take. Did you clock the themes before we did? What secret connection would you build an episode around? You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Happy New Year! With 2025 in the rear-view mirror, we take stock of our favourite films and TV of the year to pick our top three from both. We also look ahead to 2026, breaking down the upcoming films we’re most excited (and cautiously optimistic) about. As always, we’d love to hear your take. What were your highlights of 2025? And which 2026 release are you anticipating the most? You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Merry Christmas! Now that Avatar: Fire and Ash* has been released across the world, and is currently on course to cross a billion at the global box office, we decided to review all nine of James Cameron's films and pick our top three. Whether time-travelling Terminators, domestic epics with spies, deepsea miners encountering NTIs, diamond heisting Titanic survivors or grief-stricken Avatars: we had a lot of fun looking back. *There are no spoilers for Avatar: Fire and Ash. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

With WB entering a new era, and the shock news that Netflix are taking control of them, we dug into the studio’s back catalogue and picked our three favourite WB films. We discuss the studio's legacy, its origin and history, and share our own backlot adventures along the way. As always, we’d love to hear your picks. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

With Pluribus on TV, we dove headfirst into the wasteland to pick our top three post-apocalypse films (and comics?). From the classics to the deep cuts, we went through the irradiated lot. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast. You can also join our Discord. New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Want to hear the rest of this episode? It’s available in full over on our Patreon and also for paid subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Just search Screen, Play on patreon.com to find us. You can get in touch with us via the contact page at bestbitspodcast.com. In the meantime, check out our other film podcast, The Best Bits. With over 300 episodes, from Best Action Scene to Best Guilty Pleasure Films, there’s plenty to binge. If you enjoy what you hear, please leave a five-star review. It helps others discover the show.

With the release of Predator: Badlands, we ranked every film in the near-forty year franchise to get our top three. As always, we’d love to hear your rankings. Did we get it right? Have you seen Predator: Badlands, what did you think? You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast. You can also join our Discord. New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Oh, the horror! For our first Halloween inspired episode on this new pod, we’re shuffling and shambling about from one topic to another like zombies. We discuss our favourite horror films of the last twenty-five years, pick our favourite horror villains, and then list our top three TV scares. As always, we’d love to hear your picks. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Want to hear the rest of this episode? It’s available in full over on our Patreon and also for paid subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Just search Screen, Play on patreon.com to find us. You can get in touch with us via the contact page at bestbitspodcast.com. In the meantime, check out our other film podcast, The Best Bits. With over 300 episodes, from Best Action Scene to Best Guilty Pleasure Films, there’s plenty to binge. If you enjoy what you hear, please leave a five-star review. It helps others discover the show.

While the Presidential election is underway in Ireland, we discuss cinematic presidents before honouring legendary artist Drew Struzan and iconic actor Diane Keaton who recently passed. From Struzan’s unforgettable movie posters that defined an era, to Keaton’s warmth, wit, and singular presence in films from Annie Hall to Something’s Gotta Give, we’re discussing their legacy. We’re also sharing our Top 3 Comfort Films — the movies we reach for when we need a lift, or a laugh. As always, we’d love to hear your go-to comfort watches. What films do you throw on when you need a pick-me-up? You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

With the hit TV show Traitors fresh in our minds, we’re diving into one of cinema’s most delicious themes: betrayal on screen. From shocking double-crosses to tragic backstabs, we’re counting down our top three favourite on-screen betrayals — the traitors who broke our hearts, made our jaws drop, or kept us talking long after the credits rolled. As always, we’d love to hear your favourite movie betrayals — and whether any of them match our picks. *For those who want to play along with Kevin's 'Two Truths and a Lie' game, his number two pick is a lie. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Want to hear the rest of this episode? It’s available in full over on our Patreon and also for paid subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Just search Screen, Play on patreon.com to find us. You can get in touch with us via the contact page at bestbitspodcast.com. In the meantime, check out our other film podcast, The Best Bits. With over 300 episodes, from Best Action Scene to Best Guilty Pleasure Films, there’s plenty to binge. If you enjoy what you hear, please leave a five-star review. It helps others discover the show.

Award-winning Irish screenwriters Will Collins (Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, Star Wars: Visions) and Kevin Lehane (Grabbers, Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories) return with Screen, Play — the podcast where something topical sparks a top three. In our second episode, we turn our attention to the late Robert Redford, who died this week, one of Hollywood’s true icons. Actor, director, producer, activist, and founder of Sundance, Redford’s career reshaped both mainstream cinema and independent film culture across more than six decades. We each count down our top three Redford picks: from classic performances that defined an era to the films he directed and produced that left a lasting mark. Along the way, we reflect on why Redford mattered, what he brought to the screen, and how his legacy continues to shape film today. We’d love to hear your own favourite Redford films — and whether our choices match yours. You can contact the show at bestbitspodcast.com, and support us directly on Patreon, where over 100 bonus shows are available: patreon.com/screenplaypodcast New episodes drop every other Monday. Please consider leaving a five-star review wherever you get your podcasts — it helps the show find new listeners and grow.

Want to hear the rest of this episode? It’s available in full over on our Patreon and also for paid subscribers on Apple Podcasts. Just search Screen, Play on patreon.com to find us. You can get in touch with us via the contact page at bestbitspodcast.com. In the meantime, check out our other film podcast, The Best Bits. With over 300 episodes, from Best Action Scene to Best Guilty Pleasure Films, there’s plenty to binge. If you enjoy what you hear, please leave a five-star review. It helps others discover the show.