On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Joe Parente and Ryan Vanderhei discuss the 2001 crime thriller 'Training Day' and how it teaches us just how much respect matters, both given and received. We discuss some crucial scenes from the film that illustrate this theme, explore the dynamic of the two lead characters, give our own takes on respect, and shell out some killer recommendations.

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Ryan Vanderhei and Joe Parente discuss the 2025 war drama 'Warfare' and how it teaches us the value in looking out for one another. We discuss the elements in the film that support this theme, talk about the scenes we enjoyed the most, and give some stellar recommendations.

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Ryan Vanderhei and Joe Parente discuss the 2016 Best Picture Winner 'Moonlight' and how it teaches us that there are many different things in life that contribute to making us who we are. We dissect a few scenes from the film that illustrate this theme, divulge what shaped us as people, and give some thoughtful recommendations.

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Joe Parente and Ryan Vanderhei discuss the 2025 indie charmer 'The Ballad Of Wallis Island' and how it teaches us that sometimes we are stubborn in life and have to learn the hard way. We explore some of our favorite scenes from the film, discuss our own experiences with learning the hard way, and give some lovely indie film recommendations.

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Joe Parente and Ryan Vanderhei discuss the 2006 comic book thriller 'Batman Begins' and how it teaches us that nightmares and fear are not always a bad thing. In fact, they can be tools used to help us. We explore our own experiences with fear and nightmares, discuss a few important scenes from the film that illustrate this theme, and give some killer recommendations.

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Ryan Vanderhei and Joe Parente discuss the 2025 Netflix Limited Series 'Adolescence' and how it teaches us that when a crime occurs, especially one committed by a child, that there are often multiple people or parties responsible. We discuss how this series touched us, confess to some of our personal experiences with crime, and explore some of the more poignant scenes from the film.

On today's episode of Beyond The Frame, hosts Ryan Vanderhei and Joe Parente discuss the 2009 Pixar Animated film 'Up' and how it teaches us that there can be some serious consequences to tunnel vision. We discuss 3 vital characters from the movie and how they illustrate this theme, relate to the characters through our own experiences of tunnel vision, and give some rather obsessive recommendations.

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.