Blood and Black Rum Podcast - A Cult Film / Horror Podcast (Ryne Barber)

Yeah, She's All That might seem  like a weird pick for a B&BR episode. But we're a weird podcast, and  we enjoy a wide variety of films. That includes '90s teen romantic  comedies, of course (and we're still itching to do that Mean Girls episode).  Though you might be shrugging your shoulders, looking to skip this  episode, I'd say it's one of our best - we have a ton of fun mocking the  themes in the film, commenting on how Rachel Leigh Cook is definitely  not ugly (and pitting her against '90s-era Jennifer Love Hewitt), and  espousing our love for Matthew Lillard. Have a listen, and let us know  if you like this excursion away from drab and dreary. Oh yeah, and we  have Monument Brewing's 51 Rye on this show.

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0:00-15:00 Intro
15:00-25:00 Beer talk
25:00-end She's All That

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Not to be confused with Sergio Martino's other scorpion movie The Case of the Scorpion's Tale, this pseudo-giallo film follows an ancient Etruscan history, the murder of John Saxon's character, and a drug-smuggling ring in a very muddled plot that was originally intended to be a limited run TV series. Unfortunately, this movie is often tedious to get through and has no real grasp of the viewer throughout, so we struggle to find some interesting things to say about this misstep in Martino's filmography. We're also drinking Goodwater Brewery's McAllister Irish Red Ale!

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0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-18:00 Beer talk

18:00-end The Scorpion with Two Tails

Next up: we finish Saxon Samhain with a look at My Mom's a Werewolf!

This week we're tackling Better Watch Out (not to be confused with our episode on Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 3: Better Watch Out!) for Festivus! This one's a lot of fun - it takes one part Scream, one part Home Alone, and a bunch of small elements from other horror movies (I'm calling out Black Christmas too) and throws them together for a humorous but also brutal romp that has moments of greatness. Listen in to see what we thought of this holiday horror! Also, we're drinking Southern Tier's Frosted Sugar Cookie Imperial Ale!

On this episode, we have the pleasure of premiering a promo for The Cult Film Companion. It's another movie podcast like us, but with an even greater emphasis on covering cult films! You can catch the promo at around 11:30 in the show, and do us a favor and head to their podcast page and join their Facebook group!

Podcast page: https://shows.acast.com/the-cult-film-companion-podcast

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/566867227341241/

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0:00-11:30 Intro
12:30-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Better Watch Out

Check back all holiday season for new episodes. Next up: Christmas Evil!

It's not quite time for the creepy season yet, but we wanted to get a jumpstart (and a jump scare) with 2016's The Autopsy of Jane Doe, which is a movie that packs a wallop with a nude body that doesn't actually do anything and yet still maintains its eerieness. We talk about Andre Ovredal's atmosphere throughout, the clinical way that this film picks apart the dead, the supernatural witch elements that pepper the film later on, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking the Equilibrium/Parish Brewing Company collaboration beer Ghost in the Laboratory, a double IPA with all kinds of Citra!

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10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end The Autopsy of Jane Doe

When you think New Year's, you think a fresh start... growth... a chance at redemption. None of these things are present in Ghostkeeper, nor is there much New Year's celebrating. However, it is one of the few New Year's-related horror movies left to cover, and we couldn't help but check out this movie that includes a Wendigo creature that... doesn't really do anything. We talk about the slow pace, the snowmobiling, Marty being an asshole, and a whole lot more on this special New Year's episode!

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10:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Ghostkeeper

See you in 2023!

We ventured out to theaters as Courteney Cox requested to see Scream VI and we have some opinions. If you remember from our episode on Scream (5), we were a bit mixed on how we felt about that one and we're pretty much the same on this one too. There are some hits, some misses, and we talk about a lot of plot holes throughout. Also - why is Danny in this movie? We're drinking Thin Man Brewery/Replay Brewing's Cute and Fuzzy Bunny Gang Carrot Cake Sour!

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25:00-end Scream VI

We're over halfway through our So Creepy It's Carpenter series and we're tackling another surprisingly great Carpenter film with Body Bags. Shot for Showtime and meant to lead into an anthology TV series, Carpenter provides three very different stories in this 90 minute film, bookended by a great framing story starring Carpenter himself. Carpenter directs two out of the three, with Tobe Hooper providing the last short, and we discuss all three in their entirety.

Oh, and we're drinking Ommegang's Hopstate New York IPA!

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9:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Body Bags

Subscribe to us to keep up with our Carpenter shenanigans all Halloween season!

Note: we had audio issues with Ryne's microphone in the first half hour of this episode; the rest of the episode picks up with better audio. We're sorry for these technical issues but hope you can still enjoy.

We're back with another foray into red hot '80s action, this time with the Patrick Swayze vehicle Road House, which has just about everything you could want from a film like this. We detail it all for you, including all of the mullets, explosions, bare breasts, and more! Also, we're drinking El Segundo's Steve Austin's Broken Skull IPA!

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13:00-20:00 Beer talk
29:00 Audio improves
20:00-end Road House

Next up: RoboCop

Since The First Omen is currently terrorizing theaters, we thought it would be a good time to do the first Omen, aka The Omen 1976 with Gregory Peck as a father finding out his adopted son may just be the Antichrist. Here we talk about the film's lasting effects, the similarities and differences to The Exorcist, the various outfits of Robert Thorn, and even a connection to Halloween 6? We're also drinking Hoof Hearted Brewing's Duke of Ripstick Super Party Pale Ale!

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1. Introduction (0:00-14:50)
2. Beer talk (14:50-22:38)
3. Gregory Peck's outfits and male chauvinism (22:38-33:25)
4. Damien at 5 in London (33:25-38:15)
5. The Eerie birthday party (38:15-41:00)
6. Christianity and parenting (41:00-59:00)
7. Meeting the Priest, galivanting through Rome (59:00-1:05:50)
8. Robert Thorn and Halloween 6 (1:05:50-1:11:40)
9. Final thoughts and rating - scale of 1-10 Gregory Peck Cumbersome Turtlenecks™ (1:11:40-end)

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We thought we were done with the Scream franchise back when we did Scream 4, but we were wrong! We're back to talk about Scream 5 or Scream 2022 or whatever you want to call it, and we have a lot to say! We tackle the new cast, the legacy cast, the richness of Woodsboro, the Ghostface antics, and a whole lot more. Also, we're drinking Weihenstephaner's Vitus weizenbock.

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15:00-22:00 Beer talk
22:00-end Scream

Since we've already covered Escape from New York, it was only right that we also do the Italian copycat film Escape from the Bronx, which, as we quickly point out, actually has nothing to do with escaping. This sequel to 1990: The Bronx Warriors certainly has a lot in common with its brethren but it does a number of things differently, and more importantly its extremely low budget means lots of unintentional laughs abound. Look for dummies blowing up, lots of extras playing laser tag, and a lot more.

We're also drinking Finback Brewing's Rolling in Clouds IPA.

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8:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Escape from the Bronx

Next up: Easy Rider.

We've updated our cover image to Bronson, so why not cover a film of his as well? We dive into Murphy's Law, a Cannon release from the mid '80s when Bronson was basically keeping the company afloat with his pictures. Here, we discuss the buddy comedy elements at play with Bronson's co-star Kathleen Wilhoite, get down to the ditty (at the beginning of the episode), and discuss just how generic this movie's villain motives are. We're also drinking Big Ditch Brewing Company's Pineapple American IPA!

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10:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Murphy's Law

Catch us next week for some Black History Month Blaxploitation!

No, we're not talking about the anthology film; this one's the heavy metal banger from 1986, featuring a killer able to come through stereo systems using his satanic backwards record to wreak havoc on a teen during Halloween. We talk about the film's relative lack of Halloween atmosphere, which feels more like an afterthought; we also marvel at the new call waiting technology, rag on the "teens" of this high school, and speculate where parents in Halloween movies go for their parties. We're also drinking Paulaner's Oktoberfest Bier.

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20:00-end Trick or Treat

Up next: Saw X now in theaters!

 While Wes Anderson movies might seem out of our wheelhouse, we have done a few in the past and we truly enjoy his wry aesthetics. We've been meaning to check out The French Dispatch for some time and now that we have, we can't stop talking about it. Despite the meta commentary asking us to stop overanalyzing, we certainly do just that in this episode, breaking down each of the three shorts in this anthology, the aesthetics, the great cast, and a whole lot more.

We're also drinking Fifth Hammer Brewing's Solar Circuit wit with lime, orange, and habanero!

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8:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end The French Dispatch

We're back with the Earp boys and Doc Holliday in our coverage of Tombstone, the 1993 Avengers of Westerns that blends spaghetti and hamburgers together for an Italian-American action thriller starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, and Sam Elliott. We talk about the film's historical context, some memorable scenes, Kilmer's excellent acting, and a lot more. We're also drinking Common Roots Brewing's Reference Method German Pilsner.

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7:00-12:00 Beer talk

12:00-end Tombstone

We're going back to a time of cops and smugglers with Smokey and the Bandit, a classic timepiece of Americana with Burt Reynolds as the titular bandit and... Jackie Gleason as the smokey? We have a lot of fun with the film and call out a number of great elements in this road movie, including Jerry Reed's oft-used soundtrack, the great onscreen chemistry between Reynolds and Sally Fields, and the timeless misogyny and racism from the police. Also, we're drinking the American classic, Coor's Banquet, of course.

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12:00-18:00 Beer talk
18:00-end Smokey and the Bandit

Check back next week for the start of Red Hot '80s Action Summer II: Heat Wave Edition!

Hey, you know what? There's a female superhero in Captain Marvel and  it totally didn't ruin our viewing experience. Brie Larson's newest  addition to the MCU is a pretty enjoyable film, there's no getting  around that; but it does feature some of the same flaws that have  cropped up in just about every new Marvel origin story. We talk about  the generic plotting, the '90s setting, Samuel L. Jackson giving a cat  some pets, Jude Law being Jude Law, and more! And if you're one of those  people that decided to post a bad Rotten Tomatoes review before you saw  the film, shame on you - and email us at bloodandblackrumpodcast@gmail.com to tell us why you so angry.

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15:00-end Captain Marvel

No beer talk!

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Difficult Films month is back and we're starting with a big one, the controversial film banned in a number of countries and speculated to be a snuff film Cannibal Holocaust. Of course those elements are untrue despite its icky real-life animal killings, but we're talking about the film's virtues as a historical marker in the cannibal film genre, mondo filmmaking, and the inevitable inspiration of the found footage genre. We talk about a lot of stuff in this episode, so sit down, grab some meats of choice, and let's get difficult!

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10:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Cannibal Holocaust

Up next: A Clockwork Orange

We're tackling another classic Christmas horror slasher, this time replacing a killer Santa with a guy who kills Santas. This 1984 English thriller melds slasher with giallo and everything in between, and we talk about what makes this one different from things like, say, Silent Night, Deadly Night besides the killer's motive. We're also drinking Deschutes' Black Butte Porter!

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0:00-7:00 Intro

7:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Don't Open Till Christmas

Next up: the end of this year's Festivus Series!

It's about time we took on the precursor of the spaghetti western genre, and what better time to do it but right before Thanksgiving? We're bringing you an Italian buffet featuring discussion about Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone and his direction, the score by Ennio Morricone, the oft-ridiculous nature of this film, and a whole lot more. We hope you enjoy a deep dive back to our roots on the start of the Man with No Name trilogy!

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16:00-25:00 Beer talk
25:00-end A Fistful of Dollars

Next up: Thanksgiving episode!

We continue our Lacey Chabert Christmas Hallmark movie journey with Christmas at Castle Hart, which this time transports us to Ireland for a meet-cute between Lacey's event planner character and an earl of Ireland! We talk about the CGI decorations, the lack of romance yet again, the foibles and conflict that Lacey faces, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Lone Pine Brewing's Holy Donut! Dark Chocolate Peppermint stout.

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12:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Christmas at Castle Hart

Next up, our Chaberting Gifts finale!

Red Hot '80s Action Summer is back, and this time we're back to duty with a look at Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic 1985 flick Commando! In true action movie fashion, Schwarzenegger's character has his daughter kidnapped by communists and he's got to get her back! We talk about the film's fast-paced construction, the ridiculous stunts throughout, the generic massive gunfight at the end of the film, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Sierra Nevada's Summerfest lager!

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9:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Commando

Next up: Police Story 2!

Since we did Craven last week, we're doing some Cronenberg this week with his 1977 film Rabid. Much like Shivers, Cronenberg works in body horror in the scope of sexual enlightenment and, here, virus transmission, and we take a look at what that means for the film. We question the connection between the rabies-like virus and the phallic appendage of patient zero, put on some Canadian accents, talk about the pacing, and a whole lot more. Also, we're drinking Tree House Brewing's Whisper Oktoberfest!

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Rabid

Next on Craven Some Cronenberg: The Last House on the Left!

We're ending our Halloween season with a look at the nostalgia-driven Goosebumps movie from 2015, which finds R.L. Stine's classic monsters coming to life thanks to his magical writing. We talk about the use of more juvenile humor, the interesting monster choices, the generic Hallmark-esque writing of teen characters, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's Liquid Sorcery NEIPA.

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0:00-12:00 Intro

12:00-23:00 Beer talk

23:00-end Goosebumps

The Halloween season comes to a close, but we'll be back in 2 weeks with a lead-in to the holiday season with Mean Girls!

We continue Difficult Films month playing the Funny Games of Michael Haneke. Here we discuss the ominous tension that is built with virtually no music, the offputting dynamic of the movie, the duality of its difficultness, the impact of violence, and a whole lot more!

We're also drinking Genesee Brewing Company's Tropical Pineapple Kolsch.

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-21:00 Beer talk
21:00-end Funny Games

Next up: Requiem for a Dream

We're ending our Craven Some Cronenberg series with a discomforting film from Cronenberg, Dead Ringers. Here, Cronenberg doesn't stick to explicit body horror, instead implying the element of internal bodily mutation and harm with a story about twin gynecologists with some disturbing attributes. We talk about all of the themes apparent in the movie, the performance by Jeremy Irons, contemplate the female perspective, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Fidens' Liam and Me brown ale with coffee!

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0:00-10:00 Intro
10:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Dead Ringers

A special Halloween episode will be up soon on Halloween Ends!

We know Pauly Shore isn't everyone's boat of gravy, and he's even Martin's not a fan. But we thought this year's Thanksgiving episode would go good with a side of Shore, so we're doing the oft-overlooked classic Son in Law. A favorite of Ryne's family, we get two opposing views about this comedy that involves a California transplant learning the farm life in South Dakota and, eventually, being roofied by his friend's ex-boyfriend. We talk about the movie, our Thanksgiving festivities, and a lot more on this special episode. We're also drinking 3 Floyds War Mullet Double IPA, the first 3 Floyds on the show.

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Son in Law

Soon: Festivus Series returns!

We've got some red hot action for you where a certain Alex Murphy gets shredded and rebuilt as the formidable RoboCop! Yes, we're talking about Paul Verhoeven's ultraviolent '80s action film about a cyborg who spearheads Detroit's privatized police force to take out crime in the city. We talk about the action and violence, the satire, the theme of memory in many of Verhoeven's films, and a lot more. We're also drinking Industrial Arts Brewing's Week 312 Cold IPA!

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0:00-13:00 Intro
13:00-25:00 Beer talk
25:00-end RoboCop

Next week: we finish Red Hot '80s Action Summer with Missing in Action!

We're going back to Lars von Trier's filmography with a look at The House That Jack Built for this final installment of Difficult Films II. A serial killer story with a nice series of vignettes, this look at Matt Dillon's murdering antihero is at times bleak and also darkly comic; we talk about the funniness inherent in the film as well as its most disturbing elements, the metatextual commentary, and a lot more. We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's (No) Tan Line NEIPA.

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-17:00 Beer talk

17:00-end The House That Jack Built

That ends Difficult Films month, but we'll be back soon with new episodes!

No, this isn't Chaberting Gifts Pt. 2 but it's understandable you might think that seeing Lacey Chabert in another Christmas movie on this podcast. This time we're covering the new Netflix original Hot Frosty, a modern retelling of the timeless children's classic where a snowman comes to life with really rockin' abs. We talk about the town of Hope Springs and the sexualization of this Hallmark-esque Christmas movie, and we even get into some holiday cheer! We're also drinking Hardywood's Gingerbread Stout.

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0:00-12:00 Intro

12:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Hot Frosty

Festivus continues next week!

If it seems like deja vu, that's because Groundhog Day was last week and we missed our chance to get this episode up. However, in the spirit of the film, we're doing it now - and you'll like it! Here we talk about the seasonal seminal favorite Bill Murray movie that set into motion all of the other "reliving the same day" movies; we discuss the gaslighting going on in this movie, its classification as a romcom, the excellent assholeishness of Murray, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking New Belgium's new Fat Tire Ale recipe!

This episode is edited with Adobe's podcast AI!

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8:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end Groundhog Day

We'll come right out and say it - we weren't huge fans of Evil Dead Rise. In this episode, we attempt to document exactly why it didn't work for us. We know we seem to be in the minority here, but there were just some things that didn't fit, even besides the fact that this film really only feels like an Evil Dead movie in name alone. We talk about the gore, the lack of character reaction, the misuse of the apartment setting, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Ommegang's Gnommegang Belgian Blonde Strong Ale!

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0:00-12:00 Intro

12:00-23:00 Beer talk

23:00-end Evil Dead Rise

Next time: Cruel Intentions!

We're starting our Red Hot '80s Action Summer off with a jungle-tinged bang! Arnie's quotable film Predator is on the docket, and as we rewatched this John McTiernan action/sci-fi/slasher hybrid we couldn't help but feel disappointed with our rose-colored glasses view of this nostalgic classic, because it just doesn't hold up as well as we thought. We talk about those criticisms and joke about the soundtrack, the dialogue, the mystical Native American trope, and which form of Predator we'd rather... well, you know. 

We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing's Layered: Maple, Brown Sugar, Blueberry Parfait Sour.

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12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Predator

We've been talking about doing this episode and we finally got to it - Parasite,  the Best Picture winner from director/writer Bong Joon-Ho about rich  and poor, upper and lower class, and everything in between. This is a  complex film from its story to cinematography, and we try to break down  our favorite elements from it as much as possible. There's a lot to  dissect, so it's best to watch the film and then listen to our show  right after.

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0:00-11:00 Intro
11:00-25:00 Beer talk
25:00-end Parasite

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17 years after its release, Ryne finally gets to see the movie that spawned one catchphrase about milkshakes. We talk about this fantastic picture from Paul Thomas Anderson, including the overall throughlines of the film including capitalism and religion, the score, put on our best Daniel Day-Lewis impressions, and a lot more. We're rounding out Dry January with Guinness 0, their non-alcoholic beer that actually is not 0%.

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11:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end There Will Be Blood

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We've done a lot of good Wes Craven movies, but it's time to take a dive into one that doesn't work so well. My Soul to Take is a late film in Craven's career, releasing just before his final movie Scream 4, and it definitely suffers from the '10s era of filmmaking. This movie got sucked into the craze of the era, getting a 3D release and recycling a lot of Craven's previous ideas into a really messy slasher that has way too many themes going on for its own good. We talk about all of this, California condors, teen religious zealots, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking 1911 Cider's Honeycrisp hard apple cider.

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0:00-15:00 Intro
15:00-26:00 Beer talk
26:00-end My Soul to Take

Next up: Cronenberg's Dead Ringers!

RIP Tony Todd.

In honor of the Candyman himself, we decided it was high time we tackled a classic Gothic slasher that we've put off for too long. In this episode, we discuss the complex themes of gentrification, systemic racism, and seduction at play in Bernard Rose's Candyman. We also discuss who wins in the battle between Candyman and Bloody Mary - or is it Helen? We're drinking Saranac's newly revitalized White IPA on this episode!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Candyman

Next up: our Thanksgiving episode!

We've done every other Saw film (1-7 in a marathon), so it was inevitable that we'd have to head out to the theater to see Spiral: From the Book of Saw. And for the most part, we liked this one okay - it's definitely better than Jigsaw, though its writers are the same, and Chris Rock is really doing the best he can with what he's got. The traps are cool, but there are still some major issues. Listen to the whole thing and let us know what you thought of this new reboot of the series!

A note: we recorded remotely (for the last time) and we did have some issues near the end of the recording where the remote recording cut out some content and caused some skips and pauses. For the record, Ryne rated this a 7/10 creepy little marionette dolls.

We're also drinking Founders' All Day Vacay Session Wheat Ale.

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12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Our Christmas season is going to be a little different this year; that's because we're bringing you a holiday full of Lacey Chabert in Hallmark Christmas movies. We start off by visiting Roma in Christmas in Rome, a yuletide tale of a travel agent meet-cuting with a property mogul hoping to land a big acquisition in Rome. We assess the romance, the sightseeing, the Christmas festivities, and the presence of Franco Nero (!?). We're also drinking Druthers Brewing's Toys for Toga Winter Ale!

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20:00-end Christmas in Rome

Chaberting Gifts continues all Christmas season!

Our finale for Festivus Series 2020 comes with a caveat: it's a bad movie. The 1997 slasher movie Jack Frost does just about everything wrong, and it's not even so bad it's good; it does have, though, a quick Shannon Elizabeth nude scene, so that's something. We talk about the really lazy snowman design, the bad snow, the ridiculous genetic material science, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Beer Tree's Virtuosity passionfruit dragonfruit marshmallow double NEIPA!

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12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Jack Frost

Edit: there was an issue with sequencing that threw the later part of the track off, this has been fixed as of 12/30.

The doldrums of summer are upon us and so we wanted a nice easy, lazy film. So of course we're talking Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider, a thesis on the American dream and Americana of the late '60s. We discuss this idea of freedom throughout the movie, how the film handles it with its experimental approaches, and the different vignettes that we get throughout. We're also drinking Southern Tier Brewing's Orange Twist Imperial Ale in collaboration with Perry's Ice Cream!

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0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Easy Rider

Next up: we start Red Hot '90s Action Summer!

Perhaps infamously known as one of the most difficult films, A Serbian Film has been disgusting audiences since 2010. For our second round of difficult films, it's only fair we tackle this offensive classic to throw our own input into the mix. We talk the grit and grime of this movie, its production values, whether it has redeeming value, and a whole lot more on this very special episode. Hopefully not too many red flags here. We're also drinking Fidens Brewing's Accelerant DDH Double IPA.

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10:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end A Serbian Film

Next for our last difficult film: The House That Jack Built.

We start our Season of Halloween off on a great note with the OG Halloween, one of John Carpenter's best works. We realize that everything that can be said about this film from a critical standpoint most likely has been said already, so instead of getting hypercritical, we just take an hour to talk about everything we enjoy - and some things we don't! - about Halloween, from its soundtrack to the memeable moments. It's TOTALLY awesome. We hope you enjoy our retrospective on the Halloween series throughout September and October.

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30:00-end Halloween

Somewhere in the middle: Loony Loomis Rating

We have previously covered every film in the Saw series as part of a Halloween season and each subsequent release, and Saw X is no different; however, the more surprising thing about this new film in the franchise is that it's one of the best ones in recent memory! While the film still has its issues - ones we readily point out throughout this episode - we acknowledge that the return to simplicity by going back to a time period between the first and second Saw movies is a welcome addition to the series. We talk about the traps (of course), Tobin Bell in a much more prevalent role, the Mexico City setting, and a whole lot more on this extended episode. We're also drinking 1911's Double Double Toil and Trouble Candy Corn Cider!

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12:00-24:00 Beer (cider) talk

24:00-end Saw X

Next up: Hocus Pocus!

Shazam! isn't an intensely popular DC franchise, so it was  surprising to see it getting a fairly early release in the DCEU. But  most of DC's bigger franchises have already been busts, with Batman and  Superman getting poor reception and the Justice League going down in  flames. So why not let Shazam out of the bag? We were pleasantly  surprised with how well this movie captures the fun, fairly lighthearted  spirit of the character, and we talk about Zachary Levi's portrayal,  the juxtaposition between emo kid Billy Batson and his superhero  alter-ego, Mark Strong wearing sunglasses everywhere he goes, and more!  Spoilers: both of us were quite taken with this one.

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0:00-15:00 Intro
15:00-26:00 Beer talk
26:00-end Shazam!

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It's a hot one out there, so what is there to do but get entirely too sweaty with a bunch of ripped dudes and take in some '80s action movies? We're starting things off for our second edition of Red Hot '80s Action Summer with Bloodsport, a young Jean-Claude Van Damme taking on a number of fighters in a fight to the death during the Kumite tournament in Hong Kong. We talk the gay undertones, the amazing synth score, the true story, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Ommegang's Dream Patch cherry, raspberry, blueberry sour.

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0:00-10:00 Intro
10:00-16:00 Beer talk
16:00-end Bloodsport

Next on the list: Road House

If you know us, then you know we love a good Chuck Norris flick. Unfortunately, Missing in Action is not one of them. In fact, it's a strangely boring action movie that has potential for an interesting storyline about the lingering effects of war, in this case the Vietnam one. But its suspense is lacking, the setpieces are poor, and even Norris' one-liners are absent. However, we still find a lot to talk about, from the ridiculous setup to the presence of M. Emmett Walsh. We're also drinking Great Lakes Brewing's Ruby's Revenge imperial ruby red grapefruit IPA.

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-18:00 Beer talk
18:00-end Missing in Action

Next up, we start our Halloween season with the Craven/Cronenberg double-feature!

We're tackling a different kind of film today during our Halloween celebration. WNUF Halloween Special is a film near and dear to a lot of people's hearts thanks to its very nostalgic presentation of TV from yesteryear, mimicking news broadcasts, live Halloween shenanigans akin to Ghostwatch, and a near endless supply of spot-on commercials. We try to talk about this movie in three parts - the ads, the news broadcast, and then the actual events of the Halloween special. We go over our favorite commercials, the best moments of the movie, compare Frank to Ryne's uncle, and a lot more. We're also drinking Von Trapp Brewing's Oktoberfest!

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0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end WNUF Halloween Special

Next up: a heavy metal Halloween with Trick or Treat!

We finish the Warwick Davis Leprechaun franchise (finally - it feels like we've done an episode almost every year since our start!) with the painful Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood. If you heard our episode on Leprechaun in the Hood, you'll know we were not satisfied with Leprechaun's first trip, so heading back for a second excursion in the hood is another exercise in pain. Honestly, this one is a little bit better, but not by much - there's really not much more that can be done with the franchise, and we talk about that in detail. Hopefully you enjoy spending your St. Paddy's day with us!

We're drinking Fidens' Collecting Shinies S'mores stout!

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-24:00 Beer talk (16:30 - Apologies to our Fidens beer mule)
24:00-end Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood

Next up - Scream (5)

This was Martin's pick for Festivus, and while we will admit that it is not entirely Christmassy, it does take place during the bulk of the holiday season so we will allow it. We've already covered one Bond movie (From Russia With Love) and now we're taking a look at George Lazenby's only excursion as 007; here, we talk about the overarching espionage narrative, the excellent action sequences, Blofeld and his Swiss Alps laboratory, and a whole lot more. It's also a special beer episode; we're talking about Fidens' Do You Freestyle? West Coast and East Coast double IPAs. These were brewed in collaboration with Freestyle Hops in New Zealand and are meant to be two offerings with the same hop content in different IPA styles. We taste and comment on both, and later in the show, we combine them.

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0:00-9:00 Intro
9:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-1:30:00 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1:30:00-end Combining the beers

Next up on Festivus: Trading Places!

For this episode of KaiJune, we wanted to cover something a little different and outside of the usual definition of a kaiju film. So we're tackling one of the staples of the Nuclear '50s with Them!, about giant killer ants in the New Mexico desert. Here we discuss the effects, the immediacy of the film's plotting, the colorful cast of the film, the Red Scare elements throughout, and a lot more! We're also drinking Ommegang's OMG Series Frozen World Double Cold IPA!

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0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-22:00 Beer talk

22:00-end Them!

Next up for the final episode of KaiJune: The Blob (1988)!

All Halloween season we will be bringing you the So Creepy It's Carpenter series, a look at John Carpenter's filmography including both the good and the bad. For our first spotlight, we start right in the middle of that divide with Vampires from 1998, one of Carpenter's better late-career movies. We talk about the KNB effects, James Wood (an asshole), the Carpenter western-tinged soundtrack, the lack of a directorial signature, and more! No specific beer talk this week, it's just good to be back again (remotely).

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Vampires

Check in with us weekly all Halloween season for new Carpenter flick episodes.

We're late on Black History Month but that's no reason to skip a blaxploitation movie. This time we're talking 1971's Shaft starring Richard Roundtree as the titular hero. We talk the black hero of blaxploitation, the film's significance, the Isaac Hayes soundtrack, groovy boobs, and a whole lot more! We're also drinking Yuengling's Hershey's Porter!

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0:00-10:00 Intro
10:00-18:00 Beer talk
18:00-end Shaft

Next up: not returning to Woodsboro in Scream VI!

We're a little late to Robert Eggers' 2019 opus The Lighthouse, but after watching it we both became instant fans of this psychological thriller/lonely men drama about two lighthouse keepers stuck on an island with potential supernatural elements. We talk about the various themes and interpretations you can come away with after watching the movie, the excellent performances from Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe, the beauty of the film's cinematography and Canadian landscape, and a whole lot more. We hope you enjoy this episode and encourage you to watch the film! We're also drinking Equilibrium Brewery's Astronomical Twilight, a sour IPA with watermelon, strawberry, and lime.

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end The Lighthouse

Hopefully next up: Evil Dead Rise!

We're back to Wes Craven and one of his... more underwhelming films with Deadly Friend, a cross between Short Circuit and a horror movie that has a lot of tonal changes throughout the movie. This is a first for both of us so we discuss the film's varying storylines, Kristy Swanson's miming, the gore effects, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Ommegang's All Hallows Treat Imperial Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout!

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Deadly Friend

Next up: a Cronenberg film, Videodrome!

We're doing a poliziotteschi for our new episode, a genre we have never done before. This time we're taking on Umberto Lenzi's Almost Human (AKA The Executioner, The Death Dealer, Milan Hates), which was recently released on Blu-ray by Severin Films. We talk about the film's vigilante politics, its focus on a sociopathic criminal, the Ennio Morricone soundtrack, and a lot more!

We're also drinking Sierra Nevada's Cryo Hop Torpedo IPA!

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0:00-10:00 Intro
10:00-18:00 Beer talk
18:00-end Almost Human

Next up - returning to blaxploitation with Shaft!

While The Exorcist: Believer is not technically a Halloween film, it is an annual tradition to eviscerate a David Gordon Green film, so it's certainly appropriate for the season. Here we talk about the extremely mediocre requel to The Exorcist, which manages to have double the amount of possessed kids and half the scares and fun. We talk about the movie's excruciating pacing, the lack of any suspense, the omnipresence of nurses, and a lot more on this raucous episode. We're also drinking Leinenkugel's Red Lager!

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0:00-15:00 Intro

15:00-25:00 Beer talk

25:00-end The Exorcist: Believer

Next and last episode of Halloweenies II: a secret.

Our second foray into giant monster movies finds us jumping to the Heisei era for the rebirth of Gamera in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, 15 years after the end of the original series. Here we find Gamera fighting Gyaos yet again but with all new backstory and science fiction mumbo jumbo; we talk about the film's penchant for delivering a lot of science talk, its lackluster special effects that vary from guys in suits to plastic action figure-like appearances, the unnecessary romance, and a lot more! We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing Co.'s Color Spill: Tiger Blood Fruited IPA!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Next in KaiJune: Pacific Rim!

Finally, we were able to see The Batman thanks to it streaming on HBO Max and we've gotta say, we were pleasantly surprised to be completely enamored with the film. Both of us have strong Batman feelings, but Matt Reeves' film is the best of all worlds. It's gritty, grim, and smart; it compiles many different elements of Batman and Bruce Wayne; and it ends unexpectedly, with the Batman learning something about himself. We talk about all this and more on an extended episode. Also, we're drinking Beer Tree Brewing Co.'s Layered: Mango, Coconut, Granola, Vanilla Parfait Fruited Sour.

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0:00-9:00 Intro
9:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end The Batman

Coming soon: Difficult Films month!

While it may not be considered a difficult film today, A Clockwork Orange has always been deemed a shocking affair thanks to Stanley Kubrick's display of deviancy and debauchery. Here, we take a look at the film and explore the themes of reform, incarceration, moral choice, and a whole lot more; and also, yes there's talk of all the phallic imagery and sexuality on display. We are also drinking Genesee Brewing's new Mango Peach Kolsch!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end A Clockwork Orange

Next up: A Serbian Film!

We're nearing the end of our Carpenter series, but that doesn't mean we won't go out with a bang! In Village of the Damned, we take a look at the creepy kid flick based off a prior movie that was based off a novel. While we note that this doesn't exactly feel like a Carpenter film, it does a good enough job of getting the eerie and the moralism across. We talk about Christopher Reeve, empathy, and Kirstie Alley being here, plus we get in a couple nods to Mark Hamill. Sorry about the clicks and keyboard clacks at the beginning - couldn't edit that out as we were doing research!

Also, we're drinking Beer Tree's Trippy Tree Mango, Pineapple, and Coconut fruited sour.

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0:00-7:00 Intro
7:00-12:00 Beer talk
12:00-end Village of the Damned

Continue to tune in as we cover more Carpenter hits and misses!

We've been fans of Wes Anderson for some time, so we thought we were about due for a new episode on his most latest output, Asteroid City. Here we talk about how the film further expands the border of Wes Anderson-isms, being a natural extension of The French Dispatch, the meta-contextual elements, the massive cast, and the bloat that sometimes creeps up in Anderson's most recent films. We're also drinking Ommegang's Farm Fresh Ale, Honey Conditioned!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Asteroid City

Continuing our Halloween season spent with John Carpenter's filmography, we turn to the moody mistiness of 1980's The Fog, one of Carpenter's better films and yet still falling somewhere in the middle of his best output. We're disappointed with the lack of Tom Atkins mustache; we query whether Jamie Lee Curtis or Adrienne Barbeau tops the hotness meter; we dish out some fire at the founders of Antonio Bay who couldn't stand to live even a mile away from a leper colony. And we have a lot of fun talking about the film over the course of an hour, and we hope you enjoy our coverage.

Oh yeah, we're drinking Leinenkugel's Collaboration Lager, and amber lager in collab with Hofbräu München! 

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0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end The Fog

Tune in all Halloween season for more Carpenter faves (and not-so-faves)!

The weather's getting hotter and that means we're covering some sultry stuff on the show. We're tackling a '90s/'00s nostalgia trip with Cruel Intentions; if you grew up with Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Dawson's Creek, you most likely have in some way been impacted by the sexy trashiness that is this movie. We're talking the burn book plot devices, Ryan Philippe's character as a groomer, the soap opera magnitude of the script, and a whole lot more. We hope you enjoy our foray back into this cult trashic.

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0:00-11:00 Intro

12:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Cruel Intentions

Next up, we'll be covering a two-week Ari Aster twofer with Midsommar and Beau is Afraid.

We've got some time to kill before our Easter episode so we thought, why not cover An American Werewolf in London? The movie recently got a new 4K UHD release from Arrow Video and for good reason; it's one of the best contemporary werewolf movies. We talk about John Landis' foray into horror, the transformations, the differences between wolfmen and werewolves, the downer ending, and a whole lot more! We also have Boddington's English Pub Ale on the show, for obvious reasons.

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0:00-15:00 Intro
15:00-30:00 Beer talk
30:00-end An American Werewolf in London

Next episode: Easter massacres with Critters 2

Amidst the current political climate we thought it would be fun to cover the most iconic film about a troubled pregnancy, Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. Itself an adaptation of Ira Levin's novel, the film covers a range of themes including the sense of alienation during pregnancy, lack of agency as everyone tells you what to do and feel about the upcoming child, and a lack of self as your entire world becomes about raising a child. We talk about all these themes, what it means to have Polanski in the context of this feministic portrayal, and a whole lot more. Women - so hysterical when they're growing a demon child!

We're drinking Scantic River Brewing's Raspberry Streamsicle IPA with vanilla, raspberry, and lactose.

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0:00-13:00 Intro
13:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Rosemary's Baby

Up next: Smokey and the Bandit

Continuing our vehicle-obsessed action film coverage, we're talking about the convicts-on-a-plane flick Con Air starring Nic Cage. Here, he's given no other objective than to be himself, and we talk about the over-the-top ridiculousness of this movie, the saccharine sentimentality, attack chopper-trained DEA agents, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Bolton Landing Brewing's Big Squeeze double IPA.

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0:00-7:00 Intro

7:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Con Air

Next up: Speed

Our third Difficult Film probably comes as no surprise; Requiem for a Dream is often considered a tough film to sit through, especially when you know the spiral of four people's lives is coming. Since neither of us had seen the film, it was certainly an eye-opening experience to check out Darren Aronofsky's breakthrough film about drug addiction and the unintentional chaos it reeks on those involved. We talk about these tough topics, Keith David, the Donnie Darko connections, and more! Also, we're drinking the Ommegang/Thin Man Brewing collaboration beer Neon Boodles, a tropical raspberry NEIPA.

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Requiem for a Dream

On the finale: Antichrist

Merry Christmas Eve! We close out our Festivus Series for 2021 with one of the most iconic holiday films, 1990's Home Alone! This John Hughes-written classic has always been one of Ryne's favorites, and we basically just discuss our favorite moments from the movie in one long dialogue about its greatness! You'll hear our favorite lines, traps, and more, and we hope you enjoy our breakdown of why the police officer in this movie has poor priorities. Also, we're drinking Drekker Brewing Company's BRAAAAAAAAINS Blueberry+Lemon double smoothie sour.

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0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-18:00 Beer talk
18:00-end Home Alone

Thanks for listening to our Festivus Series this year. We'll back soon with episodes on Spider-Man: No Way Home, Scream, and more in the new year, along with our 200th episode!

On our second episode of Chaberting Gifts, we take a look at 2022's Haul Out the Holly, a shameless rip of Christmas with the Kranks that sees Lacey Chabert heading home for the holidays only to butt heads with her parents' HOA. This is a bizarre Christmas tale that is extremely light on romance, while at the same time offering a weird theme that maybe, just maybe you'll start to like your overbearing HOA if you just get used to it. We talk about all of this and more on this special Christmas episode. We're also drinking Ommegang's OMG Series Everything Naughty white chocolate blonde stout!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Haul Out the Holly

More Chabert Hallmark movies coming next!

Yikes. We've done the original, we've done the 2000s remake. Now we're back for Netflix's new requel Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which supposedly did so poorly in its test screenings that it did not get a theatrical release. We experience this firsthand with notations about exactly why this movie doesn't work. The excessive wokeness! The aping from Halloween 2018! The unlikable characters! Leatherface plain old having a crappy mask! Ultimately, we land on the movie is fine, watchable, but ultimately not good.

Also we're drinking Artisinal Brew Works' Birria di Capriccio Italian Pilsener.

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0:00-10:00 Intro
10:00-22:00 Beer talk
22:00-end Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Next up: Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood.

We return to Cronenberg in the early middle period of his career with Scanners, a film that does not focus as much on the body horror element of Cronenberg's usual themes but instead on the science fiction that goes into telepathy, as well as the science that can often cause so much damage if poorly researched. We dive into the influences in Scanners like the thalidomide fiasco in the '60s, as well as discussing the nature of this film's exposition dumps, its acting, special effects, and a whole lot more. We are also drinking Sam Adams' Octoberfest!

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Scanners

Next up: back to Craven with Deadly Friend!

We're switching back to Craven for our third entry in our Halloween series, and we go back to his directorial debut with The Last House on the Left. Notorious for its content, banned in some areas and lumped in with the rest of the video nasties of the time and rape revenge films, Craven's movie is a lot tamer for contemporary viewers than some might expect. It still shocks, but maybe not as grungy as it's been known to be. Here, we talk about the rape revenge genre, the start of Craven's career, the themes at play in the film, and its extremely low-budget grindhouse aesthetic. Also, we're drinking Jack's Abby's Copper Legend Octoberfest!

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0:00-20:00 Intro
20:00-30:00 Beer talk
30:00-end The Last House on the Left

Next up, Cronenberg's Scanners!

We said we were doing a giallo, and we were semi-faithful; while Dario Argento's Inferno isn't technically a giallo, it does have facets of one. We talk about this sequel to Suspiria and find new enjoyment in accepting the movie for what it is - a different take on the Three Mothers, with a unique approach to the subject matter that drives more into the dream-like than reality. We're discussing the crazy antics, the beautiful set design, some elaborate kills, and a whole lot more. Pair this with our previous episode on Suspiria for a great double-feature. This podcast was edited using Adobe's Enhance Speech AI!

We're also drinking Mortalis' Hydra: Strawberry + Blueberry + Boysenberry sour.

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0:00-7:00 Intro
7:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end Inferno

Up next: reliving Groundhog Day!

Sorry for the late episode due to the holidays, but we're finishing our Chaberting Gifts series for this holiday season with a look at the generically winter-themed Winter in Vail starring Lacey Chabert as... an event planner again. Yes, we've covered similar movies in the Hallmark output this season, and we discuss all of the great things that make this movie tick including the lack of touching, the Strudelfest shenanigans, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing's Pils by a Billion Pilsner to celebrate the Buffalo Bills and football Sunday.

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0:00-12:00 Intro

12:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Winter in Vail

We'll be back throughout 2024 with new episodes and going back to a biweekly schedule for the time being. Possibly up next: The Iron Claw?

We're tackling a creature feature of sorts with The Bees, not the only movie about stinging insects to be released in 1978. It is, however, one of the weirder ones in the canon due to its scientific exploration of bee language, their sentience, and a lot of mumbo jumbo about the Big Honey industry. We talk about all of that and more, and it's important to note this one scores big on the Saxon-y Scale.

We're also drinking Burlington Beer Company's Light in the Window Rye IPA.

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-17:00 Beer talk

17:00-end The Bees

More Saxon Samhain on the horizon next week!

Welcome back to another year of our Halloween specials! This time around, we're covering more movies that actually take place on or around Halloween. First up is The Houses October Built, a found-footage film about a group of documentarians trying to find the most extreme haunt possible. We talk about the use of the word "haunt" in the industry, the creepy factor of the movie, how well the documentary style works, Bourbon Street on Halloween, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's Oktoberfest!

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0:00-13:00 Intro

13:00-21:00 Beer talk

21:00-end The Houses October Built

Next week: Ernest Scared Stupid!

Hey, it's Thanksgiving and we're running out of options, so we're covering 1981's Home Sweet Home on this special episode. This is not a good slasher movie, not even close, but it's occasionally accidentally hilarious; we talk about that, the lack of Thanksgiving, the interchangeable characters, and a whole lot more for you to feast on with your turkey dinner.

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Home Sweet Home

Come back next week for the start of our Christmas episodes!

For our final Festivus episode of 2024, we're taking a look at a film we thought we already did for the show: 2004's Christmas with the Kranks! It also happens to be the 20th anniversary of the film. We're talking all things Kranks, including our drinking game, the spirit of community/communism throughout the movie, and the muddled themes about being coerced into the Christmas tradition. We're also drinking Jack's Abby's Cranberry Chaos lager.

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0:00-15:00 Intro

15:00-25:00 Beer talk

25:00-end Christmas with the Kranks

We hope you enjoyed our Festivus series this year, and we'll be back with more episodes of random cult films in 2025. Merry Christmas, happy holidays, yada yada yada.

We are talking about one of John Landis' finest comedy films and one that takes place during the Christmas season, Trading Places! Here we talk about the inherent comedy in watching rich people get their kicks, the duality between Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis' rockin' bod, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing Co.'s Flannel Lined Everything winter ale!

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Trading Places

Come back for our Festivus finale, an episode on the entire The Santa Clauses TV show!

We're back! We took a long hiatus, but one thing helped us decide to come back: the new Mortal Kombat reboot. Being one of Martin's favorite franchises, we just had to take a look at the new R-rated film from director Simon McQuoid. Expect some nostalgic waxing about the original games, discussion on the film's storyline, groaning about this being more like an introductory lead-up to a sequel, and more! It's good to be back.

On this show, we have Beer Tree Brew Co.'s Virtuosity - Blood Orange, Mango, and Marshmallow, as well as Artisanal Brew Works' Warheads Extreme Sour Watermelon Hard Seltzer. 

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-22:00 Beer talk
22:00-end Mortal Kombat

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We begin our Halloween season and the first episode of Craven Some Cronenberg with a look at Wes Craven's classic slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street. Of course, much has been said about this stalwart of the subgenre, but we attempt to do our best taking a look at the elements at play that define this film and how it stands out from the rest of its peers. We talk about John Saxon, stunt doubles, creative kills, Johnny Depp's attire, and a whole lot more! Also, we're drinking Ommegang's 25th Anniversary imperial amber ale!

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0:00-17:00 Intro
17:00-25:00 Beer talk
25:00-end A Nightmare on Elm Street

Next in Craven Some Cronenberg: Rabid!

We start our celebration of kaiju films from the very beginning, with the 1954 Godzilla from director Ishiro Honda. We discuss the film's merits and also some criticisms of the loose narrative structure; we also talk about the film's origins after World War II, its direct associations with nuclear bombings, the use (and confusing science behind) the Oxygen Destroyer, and a lot more! We're also drinking Kirin Ichiban beer, which is unfortunately the export brewed by InBev instead of the traditional Japanese lager.

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-17:00 Beer talk

17:00-end Godzilla

Next up, we're taking on Gamera!

WE DID IT! We've hit 200 episodes and we thought the perfect way to compile all of our hard work would be to pick a film that summarizes all of the things we've been working on in the past 7 years. So Escape from New York felt like the perfect amalgamation - action, Kurt Russell, neo-western ideas, Lee Van Cleef, Tom Atkins, a celebration of John Carpenter (who also has a birthday very soon!). We have a lot of fun discussing the film, loving the soundtrack, and ultimately just documenting our overall enjoyment of the movie. We also run down some of our best episodes in a quick retrospective of our podcast! We hope you enjoy celebrating our 200 episodes, and we hope to be around for at least 200 more.

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0:00-15:00 Intro/Episode retrospective
15:00-24:00 Beer talk
24:00-end Escape from New York

What better way to blaspheme the requel of Jesus Christ than to celebrate with Critters 2: The Main Course, a sequel directed by Mick Garris that sees the Crites resuming their attack on a small town, this time on Easter! While neither of us are huge fans of the Critters series, we certainly make it known why this movie falls short of more likely resembles a Leprechaun sequel - we talk the bounty hunters, the Easter setting, the lack of critters attacks, and more! We're also drinking Fiddlehead's Aetherium White Ale and making jokes about the resurrection.

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0:00-13:00 Intro
13:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Critters 2

Next up, The Batman and 3 hours of our life.

We finally take on one of the most famous horror Thanksgiving movies: Blood Rage! We both agree that this is like a lower-budget, Thanksgiving version of Silent Night, Deadly Night, just way less effective. We talk about the randomness of the movie, the feeling that a lot of this was ad libbed, the gory violence, the interminable length, and a whole lot more.

We're also drinking Ommegang/Firestone Walker's Neon Giants NEIPA collaboration!

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0:00 - 10:00 Intro
10:00-17:00 Beer talk
17:00-end Blood Rage

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

To end our KaiJune festivities, we turn to a remake of a classic '50s American horror film that, in our eyes, crosses over in similarity to traditional kaiju films. The Blob is revitalized in this violent, practical effects-laden movie about teenagers attempting to stop a giant monstrosity that continues to grow as it feeds on townspeople, and here we talk about the large cast, the excellent Thing-like SFX, the themes of government, and how this hews to a kaiju movie. We're also drinking Sam Adams' new Summer Adventure Lager and Take-a-Day IPA!

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0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-18:00 Beer talk

18:00-end The Blob

That concludes KaiJune! Hope you enjoyed.

In true Blood and Black Rum fashion, we dive into some '90s nostalgia with an episode centered on the 1995 film Clueless. A precursor to Mean Girls, this film hits mostly the right notes of a fun high school flick, and we talk about the many big-name actors, the similarities and differences to other '90s rich-person flicks like Cruel Intentions, the stuffed musical score, and a whole lot more! We're also drinking Voodoo Brewing Company's Lacto-Kooler (Red) Berliner Weisse!

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0:00-9:00 Intro

9:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Clueless

Next time: we start Red Hot '80s Action Summer III: Back to Duty.

It's summertime, and of course we need to visit the island of Summerisle for a quick jaunt to a cult led by Christopher Lee. We talk about the excellent casting in the film, the heavy religious themes, Britt Eklund's booty dance, the missing deleted scene, Lee's hair(piece?), and the shocking finale. We're definitely fans of this crazy slow-burn movie, and I think you can hear in this episode. Let us know what you think!

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0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-24:00 Beer talk
24:00-end The Wicker Man

We're back with the second episode of our Season of Halloween  experience, and we're talking about 1981's HALLOWEEN II! We cover a  bunch of stuff - mayonnaise and ham sandwiches, the eerie hospital  setting, Laurie's uselessness, the presence of Night of the Living Dead, and of course the Loony Loomis rating for this film. We're also talking Goose Island's Redub Amber Ale.

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0:00-15:00 Intro
15:00-30:00 Beer talk
30:00-end Halloween II

For this episode, we're talking about Sam Peckinpah's notorious classic psychological thriller Straw Dogs! Dustin Hoffman and Susan George star as a couple terrorized in Cornwall after they find out the locals are just as prone to violence as Americans. We talk about the themes, that r* scene that got the film an X rating, what Peckinpah means by the film's conclusion, and a lot more. We're also drinking the Fidens x Vitamin Sea collaboration Ducks & Axes!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-21:00 Beer talk

21:00-end Straw Dogs

Next up: The Lighthouse!

We knew we wanted to do a spaghetti western, but after a misfire - we picked a movie we already did, and we'll explain - we decided on the originator of all of those Django westerns. Here we talk about Franco Nero as the protagonist, the machine gun, how this relates to A Fistful of Dollars and Django the Bastard, and of course, Maria! We're also drinking Industrial Arts' Safety Glasses, a non-alcoholic IPA for Dry January.

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0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Django

Join us next week for There Will Be Blood!

Happy Thanksgiving! As a special release on Thanksgiving Day, we're bringing you an episode on Eli Roth's new film Thanksgiving, influenced by his own trailer for the Grindhouse films in 2007. We talk about making a feature-length film out of short schlock, the gory details, whether these characters are even relatable, and a whole lot more in this special Turkey Day feast. Enjoy, and turn it on for the family at the dinner table! We're also drinking Genesee Brewing's Citrus Pils.

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0:00-12:00 Intro

12:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Thanksgiving

Next up: we start our Lacey Chabert Christmas.

This is one of Ryne's favorite Carpenter movies, and we give Prince of Darkness some good treatment on the show by covering the score, the creepy factor, the overwhelming foreboding elements, and a whole lot more. Is it so good, so bad, or so creepy? Listen to the episode to find out! We're also drinking Captain Lawrence/Snyder's of Hanover's Snyder Bier Pretzel Marzen!

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0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end Prince of Darkness

Tune in all Halloween season for more Carpenter creepy coverage!

On our new episode for Red Hot '80s Action Summer, we are talking about the inestimable Chuck Norris in one of his classic terrorist shoot-em-up films, Invasion U.S.A. We touch on the sheer ridiculousness of the film, Chuck's fabulous red mullet, the inferiority of the US National Guard, and the homoerotic undertones at play here. We're also drinking Ommegang's Sleeveless Tea!

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0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end Invasion U.S.A.

On this edition of Halloweenies II, we're diving into a nostalgic classic that neither of us has seen in decades: Ernest Scared Stupid! While there's no arguing the film isn't that great, the Halloween atmosphere and lovable nature of Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) means that there are definitely some endearing qualities in this decidedly dumb movie. We talk about the many faces of Ernest, the use of trolls as the film's monster, milk carton grenades, the un-Disneyfication of this surprisingly violent output, and more! We're also drinking Hacker-Pschorr's Oktoberfest marzen!

Approximate timeline

0:00-17:00 Intro

17:00-24:00 Beer talk

24:00-end Ernest Scared Stupid

Next up for Halloweenies II: Terrifier

We continue our coverage of KaiJune with a look at Guillermo del Toro's anime-influenced Pacific Rim, a combination of Godzilla-esque kaiju monsters and Neon Genesis Evangelion type mecha battles. We talk about the obvious use of CGI, the film's everyman main character, the length of the movie, the variation of these new kaiju aliens, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Busch Light Peach!

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0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Pacific Rim

Next up, the American nuclear '50s with Them!

Our final (?) episode in our So Creepy It's Carpenter series is on Carpenter's last (?) directorial film The Ward! Ryne thought he had seen this before but he was mistaken; so we both experience this psychological thriller for the first time and discuss how middle of the road it truly is. In fact, it's so difficult to talk about because of how aggressively mediocre it is. However, we give it a shot!

Also, we're drinking Genesee's Cranberry-Orange Kellerbier.

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0:00-8:00 Intro
8:00-15:00 Beer talk
15:00-end The Ward

We have one more Carpenter-related surprise for you next week, so tune in for our Halloween finale!

Back to business with a new episode of the podcast - of course, we're not following a theme anymore so we wanted to cover our first found-footage movie on the show. We're in good hands with 2014's Creep starring Mark Duplass as a deranged guy who stalks our first-person perspective victim. This movie gets around all of the contextual issues found-footage films normally have trouble with, and we discuss what Creep does right to put it ahead of the pack. We're also drinking - random stuff! Including Kojiki Japanese whisky.

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0:00-9:00 Intro
9:00-15:00 Alcohol talk
15:00-end Creep

Thanks for listening! Write to us at bloodandblackrumpodcast@gmail.com to suggest films.

For our last episode of this year's Red Hot '80s Action Summer, we're taking a look at George Miller's iconic film The Road Warrior (or Mad Max 2), a full-throttle action film which set the precedent for post-apocalyptic wasteland thrillers. The stunts, crashes, and fuel-guzzling chase sequences are a wonder, and we talk about all of these in detail as well as this as a precursor to Mad Max: Fury Road (see our previous episode), the assless chaps, whether Lord Humungus is really all that bad of a guy, and a lot more. We're also drinking Narragansett's Summer Crusher summer ale!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end The Road Warrior

Thanks for listening to Red Hot '80s Action Summer in its third year! Next up: Halloween season, September-October.