Beer and a Movie

With returning guest and former co-host Ethan Thompson back in the mix, it's a double new release episode this week on Beer and a Movie. We tackle films by two Hollywood directors with similarly major name recognition but who currently have projects of very different budget and scale. First up is James Cameron's long-gestating sequel to his long-gestating blockbuster Avatar, which has started off...

Joe and Dave invite back one of their favorite guests, Josh Deleon, to look at not one, but two(!), new cinematic adaptations of The Adventures of Pinocchio. A time-honored tale with at least a dozen film versions prior, are these two new entries essential viewing or are they titles you might as well skip in favor of something more original? Listen in as we taste a couple brews and discuss the mer...

It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but that doesn't necessarily mean that we all want to celebrate. There are times when all the Yuletide joy calls for some balance in the form of over-the-top action and silly catchphrases. For this episode, Joe and Dave are joined by first-time guest, Jim Fleury, to discuss the potential new subversive Christmas classic Violent Night along with a film...

What better to fill the screens of our multiplexes on Thanksgiving weekend than a teenage cannibal love story? Well, even if it isn't necessarily feel good family fare, Bones and All has an intriguing enough concept that we felt it necessary to take a look and report back. We've paired it with the prior Guadagnino/Chalamet effort, Call Me by Your Name, and brought in guest filmmaker/musician/multi...

We head to the kitchen this week to take on two films that take the world of fine dining as their settings. Our first course is a new release, The Menu, starring Ralph Fiennes as a legendary chef known for creating multi-course meals that tell stories for his elite clientele. The second is Peter Greenaway's notoriously decadent and stylized The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover, a film that...

It's dark comedy and satire this week on Beer and a Movie with us taking on Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winning film Triangle of Sadness and Mary Harron's now-classic adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho. Joe and Dave are happy to welcome back past guest, Dr. Anthony Zoccolillo, to help them make sense of these provocative mediations on human nature, class, and power, and they all gain...

When a "Weird Al" biopic was announced, the BaaM crew knew right away that we would need to cover such a monumental cinematic event. Now that it's dropped, Joe recruited a longtime film friend, Sean McLain, to join us for a fun conversation about films that play fast and loose with pop music history, including a look back at 24 Hour Partly People, a film that seeks to convey the energy of the punk...

Coming off a full month of horror, we take a gander at something at least horror-adjacent, Wendell & Wild, a new Henry Selick stop motion animated feature - his first in 13 years - written with Jordan Peele and including the voice talent of longtime Peele collaborator Keegan Michael Key. Does this reach the heights of his past efforts such as Nightmare before Christmas and Coraline? We pair it wit...

The final episode of All Horror October 2022 finds us watching two horror films selected by longtime friend and listener Kyle Ferguson who also joins us in the discussion. First up is a low budget H.P. Lovecraft adaptation that has built up an incredible cult following over the years. This is followed by our discussion of a film that, though initially seen in festivals in 2007-2008, never truly go...

It's a scintillating new entry in our All Horror October programming where we take on two very recent releases in the genre. Halloween Ends is the final installment of the branched trilogy from David Gordon Green/Danny McBride taking the original Halloween characters into our present day, whereas Pearl is a technicolor-drenched step back in the X universe to a fantasy (or nightmare) vision of 100...

All Horror October rolls along with a double feature of cryptic-based horror films. To bring some deeper knowledge to this episode, the hosts of cryptid podcast 50 States of Terror , Anthony and Kailey Diaz, join Dave and Joe for what turns out to be a lively and fun discussion. Learn about what is and is not a cryptid, what such creatures might signify within film and popular culture, and to what...

A BaaM tradition returns with our first episode of All Horror October, which happens to also be our final episode with regular co-host Carlos in the mix. We look at two horror films from one of Carlos's favorite filmmakers, Kevin Smith, who is not generally known for overt attempts to frighten audiences. Hear our thoughts on these unique entries in Smith's body of work as we bid a fond farewell to...

This episode finds us contemplating Don't Worry Darling, a new release that is being heavily discussed but for many of the wrong reasons, as well as a clear conceptual predecessor to that film whose cult reputation has made it a cultural touchstone.  We also close out our month of sampling non-alcoholic beers.   Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.insta...

In this episode, we have changed recording studios AND are tackling Joe's FAVORITE FILM EVER! It's a huge week on Beer and a Movie so strap in and come along for the ride!  We also drink some (near) beer   Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://www.beerandamoviepodcast.com http://ww...

In this episode, we tackle the new horror sleeper Barbarian. We pair it with another AirBnb-gone-wrong film with Dave Francos' directorial debut The Rental.  We also (kind of) drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://www.beerandamoviepodcast.com http://www.patreon....

In this episode, we tackle the feature debut from director Owen Kline and pair it with another underground comic based film, 2003's American Splendor.  And we drink some beer (actually we don't, spoilers).    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://www.beerandamoviepodcast.com http:/...

It's a George Miller filled episode as we talk about his most recent film 3,000 Years Of Longing starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba. In the second half, we FINALLY discuss the best blockbuster ever made with Mad Max: Fury Road starring Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy.  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beeran...

In this episode, we tackle the "greatest film of all time" according to Rotten Tomatoes with Paddington 2, but we obviously had to go back to the original to have a proper discussion on the Paddington-verse. We then have a broader discussion about our history with family films.  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media!  http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram....

In this episode, we take a look into the latest installment in the Predator franchise with Hulu's new film Prey. We then take a look back at a movie that made a big splash in the indie scene with an almost all Native American cast with Smoke Signals.  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www....

Yup, it's the train episode! We talk about the recently released Bullet Train and then go back to 2016 to the instant zombie classic Train To Busan.  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://www.beerandamoviepodcast.com http://www.patreon.com/beerandamoviep...

The guys travel through time, from the past to the present, for this special Robert Altman episode (aka, this episode was recorded several months ago).  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://www.beerandamoviepodcast.com http://www.patreon.com/beerandamov...

In this episode we tackle the newest Jordan Peele motion picture: Nope. We take the his foray into extra terrestrials as an excuse to dive into a sci-fi classic with Spielberg's Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://w...

In this episode, we tackle the latest film from David Cronenberg, which also happens to be his first in 8 years: Crimes Of The Future. Then we go back and look at one of his most iconic and celebrated films with Scanners .  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx...

In this episode, we reluctantly tackle the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and look back at Taika Waititi's filmography.  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://www.beerandamoviepodcast.com http://www.patreon.com/beerandamoviepod...

A very Mike Judge episode in which Carlos declares war on the Beer and a Movie listeners and David & Joe take a trip down memory lane.  We also drink some beer.    Connect with us on social media! http://www.twitter.com/beermovieshow http://www.instagram.com/beerandamovie http://www.facebook.com/beerandamovietx http://www.beerandamoviepodcast.com http://www.patreon.com/beerandamoviepodcast https:/...