Blood and Black Rum Podcast - A Cult Film / Horror Podcast

We're back to finish off our Scream Marathon with Scream 4, basically a type of meta reboot in the series. Ryne had only seen this film once so it was interesting to revisit it with fresh eyes. We talk about the new killers, the unique twists, Wes Craven's new references, the return of Kevin Williamson, Gale's normal hair, that other Culkin kid, and more! We do have to apologize for a couple of is...

We're onto Scream 3, the last of the initially "planned" trilogy and probably the worst film in the series. We discuss (obviously) Courteney Cox's hair, Dewey's limp, Neve Campbell's absence from the majority of the film, the impossible vocal effects, the overwhelming meta aspect resembling New Nightmare, and a whole lot more. This one's loaded! Approximate timeline0:00-end Scream 3 ALL SHOW! If y...

We're back with part 2 of our Scream marathon, which means... yeah, Scream 2 (makes sense). We're here to talk about the inherent goofiness in this  sequel, including the iconic intro, Ghostface's Scooby-Doo-esque  flitting behind people's backs, and the Dewey/Gail love story unfolding  throughout it all. We also talk Dewey's limp, the bland kills, Sarah  Michelle Gellar gettin...

We're starting our Scream marathon off with the original slasher of the '90s, possibly one of the best of that era. While we've done other '90s slasher films previously, this one from Wes Craven and writer Kevin Williamson is the one that made all of the others possible. While we note some flaws that stand out all these years later, we're both still pretty taken with the film as a whole, especiall...

Of course we're going to cover one of the biggest film events in the last decade! We've done almost all of the others, and it's finally here: the great arc 1 finale. While both of us agree that Avengers: Endgame doesn't hit the vast highs of Infinity War before it, the entertainment value in this 3 hour stuffed film is quite epic. We talk about what could have been cut, what works and what doesn't...

Going in with few expectations and no viewings of the spoilerific trailer, we found Pet Sematary to be an okay film that doesn't match the spookiness and cheese of the original. It's also not that offensive, which mostly translates to: it really has nothing new to say despite some of its plot flips and a changed finale. We found the acting to be fair besides John Lithgow, the scares occasionally e...

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 c...

We hope you enjoy this special Unsolved Mysteries episode wherein we take a look at the 1986 anti-slasher April Fool's Day. Neither of us had seen this before, so you get a fresh take on the film's final twist. We also talk about the cartoonish score, the various archetypes in the film, how the twist works throughout when the audience doesn't know it's coming, and more. We're also celebrating open...

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...

You know, we do this every year. We know St. Patrick's Day is coming up, so we get excited to celebrate and we do a Leprechaun film and then we get disappointed that it's terrible. It's a cyclical thing, and Leprechaun 4: In Space is no different, not that we had high expectations anyway. This film is downright atrocious and a surprise considering Brian Trenchard-Smith directs this follow-up to hi...

We know that Happy Death Day 2U is already out and in theaters, but what's the point in seeing the sequel if you haven't covered the first one? That's why we're talking about 2017's Happy Death Day, a happy surprise from Blumhouse that adopts Groundhog's Day into a slasher film that emphasizes both wit and horror. While there are some differing opinions from our podcasters in this episode, both of...

It took us a long time to be able to do this episode, since Suspiria never got released to theaters near us, but we've finally watched all 150 minutes of this epic from Luca Guadagnino. Both of us enjoyed it for what it is, and on the show we talk about similarities and differences between this and Argento's classic, some of the flaws of trying to stuff historical context into an already crammed p...

We said we were doing a spaghetti western, but we didn't say it would be an Israel spaghetti western! We're tackling the fairly obscure Lee Van Cleef vehicle God's Gun, released in 1976 at the end of the spaghetti western craze. We're talking Van Cleef's ridiculous hair, the genericness of this revenge film, the tonedeaf premise of the whole thing, Jack Palance's perverted grandpa facial expressio...

We're finally back and so is the DC Extended Universe with Aquaman! James Wan's long-awaited entry in the superhero series sees Jason Momoa and Amber Heard fighting against a bleach-blonde Patrick Wilson for the rule of Atlantis. We talk about the CGI (so much CGI!), Amber Heard's red hair (yes please), Momoa's stilted acting, the unnecessary inclusion of Black Manta, and a lot more in this overst...

Our last (?) episode of this year's Festivus series tackles what is perhaps the most Christmas-y film of all: Lethal Weapon! I'm just kidding about that, but on this episode we truly ponder what makes Die Hard so much more popular than Lethal Weapon as a Christmas action film. Also, we talk about Danny Glover being not that old in this film despite his famous line, the amazing Mel Gibson mullet, f...

Festivus rolls on with a look at the sequel to one of the best Christmas classics, The Santa Clause. Here, many years later, Tim Allen tries to rekindle the magic of his Scott Calvin/Santa Claus character by giving him yet another clause in the contract - he needs to find a wife by Christmas day, 8 years after he becomes Santa? We talk about the logistics of the entire film's logic, Bernard being...

Continuing our 2018 Christmas celebration, we tackle the somewhat deep cut Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation. This Brian Yuzna-directed film really has no bearing on the previous SNDN films, and it lacks a lot of Christmas cheer too. What it does have, though, are bugs, Clint Howard, and more bugs. It's a weird film, but we cover the hilarity of spontaneous combustion, talk about the film's...

We're starting the Christmas season just a little bit early this year to get in all the films we want to do for the Festivus Series part 2. The first up on our list: Jingle All the Way, the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle that espouses the great holiday theme that you can save your marriage and be a great parent as long as you get your kid the Christmas gift they are begging for. We talk about Arnol...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone (well, American listeners)! After our hiatus post-Halloween, we decided we'd celebrate Turkey Day with an overlooked holiday film from John Hughes - Dutch. The movie stars Ed O'Neill and Ethan Embry as two unlikely travelers trying to get home for Thanksgiving, and we somewhat unfavorably say that this is a combination of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone....

This is the final Season of Halloween episode, and maybe the last Halloween episode we do (except for Halloween 6 Producer's Cut)! We're talking Halloween 2018, the newest requel that has pretty much everyone in a fervor right now. But what did we think about it? You'll have to listen to find out. We talk about Karen and Allyson Strode, we talk about The Shape's new mask, the score from Carpenter,...

Never would have thought that Halloween: Resurrection would be more well-liked than some of the other sequels, but here we are. We're at the end of the 8-film series of Halloween films and this Busta Rhymes-sporting, Tyra Banks-dancing, Laurie Strode-killing machination has significantly moved up our best-of lists. We talk about all of this and then give a final ranking of the 8 films, and - spoil...

Sorry for the late post, guys! We had a bachelor party which made it hard to get this episode done in time. However, we do have the latest Season of Halloween here for your listening pleasure, and we're talking all things Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers. Specially, we are talking the theatrical cut, and we're loving Paul Rudd, some better kills, and the very low Loony Loomis rating as Loom...

Whoa now. We though Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers was bad, but Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers is just as bad or maybe a bit worse. We're talking about the upgraded Michael mask, Tina's french maid outfit, Jamie deciding she's not speaking and the retcon of her murdering her mother, Mikey and his Camaro, and a whole lot more. Plus, the Loony Loomis rating is off the charts. We...

We're back with Season of Halloween episode 4! And right on schedule, we're tackling Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. We recognize that this film is really not that good, and it actually caught Ryne by surprise. We talk about the horrible mask, the annoying protagonists Jamie and Rachel, the great rack on Kelly, the nearly off-the-charts Loony Loomis, and a whole lot more. We're also drin...

We're back with an all-new episode in our Season of Halloween celebration, this time moving on to the Michael Myers-less Halloween III: Season of the Witch! While we both recognize that the film isn't what most people would consider good, we do find some time to appreciate the awesome cheesiness of it all - from Tom Atkins' drinking problem to the great Conal Cochran to the insanely fast blossomin...