Nov 3, 2019
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Big Bus is strength. Celebrate an entire two years of laughter, love and heartbreak in our tumultuous season finale that will permanently alter Better Than Speed history forever.
Here's George Orwell's doubleplusgood essay on Politics and the English Language.
A huge thank you to all...
Sep 30, 2019
Punch, kick, it's all in the mind. Join us as Zatoichi, the blind swordsman, slices and dices his way through the Edo countryside of Japan in the fan-favorite film Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival.
If you've stuck with us through our very extended season 1 tour through the alphabet, you have our sincere thanks. You...
Sep 3, 2019
Fourscore and 7 days ago, the BTS crew decided to tackle John
Ford’s Young Mr. Lincoln. Is it a classic of the studio system era
or a corny piece of hagiography? Lie down, let your mind stand up,
and take a listen.
Wanna find out what the critics from Cahiers
du Cinéma thought of the film? Here's
that essay we name...
Aug 19, 2019
Kaiju run amok when we discuss this campy cult classic. Will they subdue Speed, or can Keanu Reeves conquer them all?
You can watch The X From Outer Space streaming on the Criterion Channel. You can also catch next week's selection, The Young Mr Lincoln, for free on Tubi.
Check out the full backstory on Jan de Bont's...
Jul 17, 2019
We wish Ingmar Bergman a happy 101st birthday by comparing his elegiac masterpiece Wild Strawberries to the mortality pondering vehicular mayhem in Speed. Plus, get all your latest Keanu Reeves news in our new segment, KeaNews.
Wild Strawberries is available streaming on the Criterion Channel, as well as our selection...