Drinks and a Movie

This week Chris joins me to try out the new High West Midwinter Nights Dram Act 12 and discuss Michael Mann's Collateral, starring Tom Cruise in one of his best roles and Jamie Foxx.

Drinks and a Moive Podcast is back! I've taken a short break to but here we are, back at it with season 7. This week Carissa and Jocelyn join me to discuss Eli Roths long awaited slasher film Thanksgiving. Since it's turkey day we break the seal on some Wild Turkey Jimmy Russell's 70th Anniversary bourbon. Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Halloween! Spooky season is sadly at an end. So lets go about with a transiton into Christmas time with Damien Leone's Terrifier 3. The record breaking horror film of 2024. Pouring the new Sagamore Spirit 9 year to go with this one. Cheers!

This week Carissa and I are reviewing the House by the Cemetery. The final film in Lucio Fulci's gates of hell trilogy. What a journey it's been. Before digging into the movie I try out the brand new Nelson's Greenbrier Bottled in Bond. This was a distillery only release that takes their tennessee whiskey to new heights.

Watch on YouTube In this thrilling installment, Creature FX creator Alec Gillis continues to share stories from beloved classics like Tremors, The Thing, Alien 3, Prey, and more. Join us as Alec reminisce's about the film's impact, share behind-the-scenes stories, and discuss its lasting legacy in the realm of creature features. We delve into the creativity and artistry behind the film's practical...

Watch this episode on YouTube In this special episode of the Drinks and a Movie Podcast, Rudy and Carissa visit Studio Gillis, where they chat with special effects/creature creator Alec Gillis. Known for his impressive work on iconic films such as *Aliens, Alien 3, Tremors, Jumanji, It, Starship Troopers, Prey, and more. Alec shares insights into his fascinating career in the film industry. We sta...

My old friend Jordan joins the show for the first itme to discuss the amazing ride that is Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse! Double feature throwback to the grindhouse era of exploitation films. Featuring fake trailers from Rob Zombie, Edgar Wright, Eli Roth, and Rodriguez himself. Since this is an Austin Texas set double feature we decide to try some Still Austin Cask Strength...

We're preparing ourselves for Terrifier 3 with this Double Feature episode of Damien Leone's first two Terrifier films. Carissa watches them for the first time and we try out a hazy and double IPA from Clown Shoes brewing. Cheers!

Carissa and I try out the Pumpking Pumpkin ale and chat about the first in Lucio Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy, City of the Living Dead aka The Gates of Hell. 

This week we chat about Lucio Fulci's masterpiece, "The Beyond" and try out the Nelson Bros Calvados Cask finished whiskey.

We continue our series of Spooky season movies with Damien Leones first feature, "All Hallows' Eve" from 2013. We pair tih with a hazy IPA in the form of Stone Brewings Enjoy by 10-31-24.

Matt and I continue our dive into the Predator franchise with 2022's Prey, directed by Dan Trachtenberg. We break the seal on a new expression from Buffalo Trace distillery, the Traveller Blended whiskey as well as the A. Overholt Straight rye whiskey from Beam distilling. Cheers!

Carissa and I are kicking off spooky season with a triple feature of Wes Cravens The Last House on the Left, it's 2009 remake, and The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman. For this episode we break the seal on the brand new Elijah Craig Toasted Rye.

This week Matt and I break the seal on the new Knob Creek Bourbon X Rye and discuss Predators!

Carissa and I saw "Strange Darling" this past Friday on 35mm at The Vista in Los Angeles and decided to do an impromptu recording after the movie since we had a lot to say. This is our first impressions and we recorded on our cell phones since please excuse the odd audio quality at times. Highly recommend seeing this movie BEFORE listening to this podcast. Cheers!

This week Carissa joins me to discuss Alien: Romulus. She try's out Beachwood Brewings Hyperspeed IPA and I break the seal on the newest Makers Mark Wood Finishing series, The Heart Release.

Watch this episode on YouTube . In this spirit forward episode, I'm joined by Chris Hartowicz who invites us to participate in this Bourbon Raffle to support the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps! This is your chance to win some incredible bourbon selections while helping us continue our mission to inspire and mentor young musicians through the art of marching band.  To learn more about the Cavaliers...

This week Carissa joins the show to try out 3 different beers and discuss Ti West's latest trio of movies. X, Pearl, and the newly released MaXXXine. In 2022 I did an episode with the Cinematographer of all 3 movies, Eliot Rockett. If you missed it than find it on YouTube and check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePQTj9cBSM4

In this spirit forward episode, Becky Smith joins the show to dicuss High West Whiskey from Park City, Utah. Becky shares the history of the distillery as well as 6 diffferent expressions. Bourbon, Cask Strength Bourbon, Double Rye, Rendezvous Rye, Campfire , and the brand new Bottled in Bond Rye ! If you're a lover of whiskey then you wont want to miss this.  Watch this episode on YouTube https:/...

This week Chris and I discuss Predator 2 and try out Nelson Bros Black Brier.

This week Chris joins me to try out some Old Overholt 114 and Old overholt 10yr Cask Strength as we discuss George Miller's Masterpiece that is Mad Max Fury Road.

This week Matt and I discuss the much anticipated Furiosa! A spin off in the world of Mad Max, this time giving us the backstory of Imperator Furiosa. We finally try some Pursuit United in the form of their double Oaked expression.

This week Matt and I discuss the original Mad Max film and it's 3rd sequel, Beyond Thunderdome! Both written and directed by Doctor turned filmmaker George Miller. For this episode we try out the brand new Knob Creek 10 year old Rye! With a little comparison of the flagship 7yr Rye.

This week Matt and I discuss one of my favorite films, Walter Hill's The Warriors. Before discussing the movie we do another 4 way blind tasting. This time with Knob Creek Single Barrels. Here's the order of glasses if you want to follow along. 1. KC 9yr Single Barrel 2. Alameda Store Pick 3. Louie's Liquor Store Pick 4. Reserve Bar Store Pick

This week Matt and I discuss M. Night Shyamalan's 4th film, "Unbreakable". Everyone should see this movie. Before we dig into the film we have a four way blind tasting of Sagamore Spirit Single Barrel Selects. Here's the list if you want to follow along. Glass 1. Reserve Bar Glass 2. LA Bourbon & Whiskey Society Glass 3. Total Wine Glass 4. BevMo