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This week on the show we cover the first "new" new film we've come across in quite some time by the name of "The Vast of Night." It's an Amazon-released Sci-Fi film starring Jake Horowitz and Sierra McCormick in which the two play characters in the 1950's that hear a mysterious sound over the radio waves and begin to dig deeper to discover the hidden secrets of the universe. We drink some tasty su...

This week on the show we unpack the political thriller "Seberg" starring Kristin Stewart. It's the story of the FBI's illegal surveillance of French New Wave actress Jean Seberg as she tries to lend a helping hand in the American Civil Rights Movement. We jump headfirst into one of our favorite beers from local brewery Secret Trail. It's a NE IPA called "Greengate." Bookending that, we have an imp...

This week we cover a rare Simon Pegg dramatic role alongside Juno Temple in "Lost Transmissions," a story of a man suffering from schizophrenia who is trying to navigate the tenuous music industry. We also drink and review a vanilla kettle sour from Double Nickel called "Monte's Reserve" and an IPA called "Hop Beard" from Fonta Flora. Enjoy! Episode Timeline: 0:00 - Intro and Shoutouts 6:29 - "Mon...

This week on the show, our review of the Amazon-released "Blow the Man Down." We drink a wheat ale from Farmer's Brewing Company called "530" and a quote/unquote legendary IPA from Ninkasi called Megalodom. Episode Timeline: 0:00 - Intro & Notes 4:12 - "530" 19:00 - Flick Picks: Jonny "Arkansas" (2020) 25:21 - "Blow the Man Down" (No Spoilers) 43:16 - "Megalodom" 1:00:08 - Hot & Bothered 1:20:00 -...

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Covered on episode 171: - "Extraction" (2020); a Netflix film starring Chris Hemsworth as a mercenary hired to recover a kidnapped child against all the odds plus a few more. - "Hoplite." A 4.5% cryo-hopped sour wheat ale with blood orange from Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales out of Denver, CO. - "She Drives a Plymouth Satellite." A 7.5% NE IPA from Fat Orange Cat Brew Co. based in New Hampt...

This week, after many weeks of fierce competition, a winner of Beer Madness 2020 emerges. We also drink a tasty blonde ale from Big Sky (Missoula, MT) and cover the new film "Trolls World Tour." Episode Timeline: 0:00 Intro & Notes 3:30 Beer Madness: Winner Announced 30:22 Flick Picks Jonny: "Guns Akimbo" (2019) 41:44 Flick Picks Jonny: "Snowpiercer" (2013) 49:49 Flick Picks Max: "The Nice Guys" (...

This week we announce the championship round of 2020's Beer Madness tournament. We also dive deep into the world of streamable content from "true crime" to social documentaries. We cover the Obama-produced film "Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution" and drink two tasty beers from Morgan Territory Brewing. The first is a single IPA called "Motorboatin" and the second is a double called "HopTomic." Ep...

This week on the show, we practice our first ever social-distancing podcast. Keep washing your hands and stay home if you can. Enjoy! We cover the 2019 Cannes film "Vivarium." It's available for rent on Amazon and other online retailers. We drink a slightly old golden ale from Moylan's themed after the show-favorite Lord of the Rings called "Lord of the Rings: Golden Ale” and an IPA called “GFJ IP...

Hope everyone is doing super well during this quarantine. Keep washing those hands and staying home. Here's some streaming and drinking fun to tide you over! We cover two beers from Modern Times out of San Diego, California. The first is called "Mist Dragon." It's an India Pale Lager and a collaboration with Humble Sea Brewing. The second is a BIG ole stout called "Dragon Mask," and was born of a...

This week on the show, we cover the new-to-streaming film "The Hunt." We have thoughts. We also drink a crispy-boi American Pilsner from Moksa called "Persistence Lager." To end the show, we imbibe upon a pastry stout from Fair State Brewing out of Minneapolis, Minnesota called "FSB Pt 3.” Episode Timeline: 0:00 Intro 2:10 "Persistence Lager" 9:36 Beer Madness Round 1 Results 31:00 Flick Picks Max...

From us to you, we hope you're doing well amidst all the weirdness in the world lately. We're keeping things as normal as possible and doing our best to keep this show on track- that said, theaters in our area our closed so we're covering some combination of movies available to stream, quality craft beer, and of course, our FHC Beer Madness Tournament updates. Our first beer is an imperial IPA fro...

This week we announce the Play-In round of our first annual Beer Madness tournament. Head over to www.freshhopcinema.com/beermadness to make your voice heard! Who will be crowned the best West Coast IPA in the land?! We also cover the latest Pixar film "Onward." A story about two brothers trying to magically conjure the upper half of their dead father before the clock strikes... well, sunset... bu...

What a whirlwind of an episode! In addition to announcing our first-annual FHC Beer Madness Tournament, we drank two delicious beers from Urban Roots Brewing and Smokehouse (Sacramento, CA) and Perennial Artisan Ales (St. Louis, MO). The first is an imperial IPA clocking in at 8.7% featuring Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops called "Bigger On the Inside." The second is a stout called "Coffee Stout" a...

This week on the show we discuss the thrilling launch of our new YouTube channel and drink beers from Jester King (Austin, TX) and 2nd Shift Brewing (St Louis, MO). The first is a Belgian Farmhouse Ale called Noble King and the second, abbreviated "LSD" is an imperial stout called Liquid Spiritual Delight. After our first beer we kick our movie talk off with the harrowing "For Sama." It's an Oscar...

This we we review the world class "Heady Topper" from The Alchemist (Stowe, Vermont)and a golden stout from New Glory (Sacramento, California) called "Breakfast Hustle." We also dive into the world of "Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey." Don't miss it! Episode Timeline: 0:00 Intro and Heady Topper 19:40 "Beer Madness" Brainstorm 26:00 "Birds of Prey" (No Spoilers) 54:40 "Breakfast Hustle" & Hot & Bother...

Wow wow wow! What an incredible year for the Oscars! Parasite takes FOUR awards! Max, on the other hand drinks TWO Four Loco's. Tune in for our reviews of beers from Little Beast and Great Notion out of Portland and the films "The Two Popes" and "Pain and Glory." Episode Timeline: 0:00 - 15:24 "Country Wizard" from Little Beast 15:25 - 23:59 "Oscar Recap" 24:28 - 43:16 "The Two Popes" 43:17 - 1:05...

New Episode! Trying to deal with some scheduling issues so NO TIMELINE FOR YOU.

We've missed a week, but don't fret! We're back with double the film content and plenty of boozy goodness to whet our whistles. We kick off the show with a "Mega IPA" from Dust Bowl Brewing out of Turlock, CA called "Supine." Clocking in at 14.4%, Supine is about as hearty as IPAs come. Can it's robust 4-hop flavor profile withstand it's aggressive ABV? Afterwards, we jump headfirst into the true-...

This week on the podcast we dissect the 2020 Academy Award nominations. We also revisit WWI with "1917," a film directed by Sam Mendes starring George MacKay and Dean Charles Chapman. An audacious undertaking headed by cinematographer Roger Deakins, "1917" tells the story of two soldiers delivering an incredibly important message- all in seemingly, one continuous shot. The first beer on the show i...

Here's a snippet of our Patreon-exclusive conversation recapping our Top 10 movies of 2019. Hope you enjoy! Here's a link to our Patreon page. Thanks for your consideration! https://www.patreon.com/freshhopcinema

This week on the podcast we dive into the highly divisive film “Cats” as well as the Netflix-released “The King” and the true-ish story behind the takedown of Roger Ailes of Fox News with “Bombshell.” Our conversation is wonderfully lubricated by two terrific beers. The first is a beautifully direct stout called “Oatmeal Stout” from East Brother Beer Company from Richmond, California. The second i...

What does the 7th iteration of a film based on a book about four young girls have in common with a movie about a gambling addict starring Adam Sandler? They'll both be on an end-of-year least for one of your cohosts. Listen in to find out which one. In addition to these films, Max and Jonny review a west coast IPA from Altamont Beer Works called "Dank Thirty" and a "petite" pastry stout from Bare...

Beery Christmas to all and to all a beer night! This Christmas we're very excited to bring you reviews of beers from around the world. The first, from our very own corner is called "12 Haze of Christmas." It's New England-inspired IPA from Crooked Lane Brewing out of Auburn, CA. The second is an imperial stout from Oslo, Norway and a brewery called Cervisiam. The beer itself? "Chocolate Salty Chri...

Happy Friday! And now back to our regular scheduled programming. Max and Jonny sit down to discuss "Marriage Story" starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver as a married couple attempting to navigate a contentious divorce from two sides of the country while raising their son. They also discuss the much-anticipated "Honey Boy." It's a semi-biopic written by and about Shia LaBeouf chronicling his...