Good Brews Bad Views

GBBV takes a break from the usual format to sit down and talk with Jim Toscano, the organizing force behind Free Blockbuster Detroit. Learn the full unabridged history behind the project, future plans for the distinctly blue box, and childhood memories of peddling to the video store. Check out the Free Blockbuster Detroit box on Instagram Learn more about Free Age Productions via their website , I...

Welcome to Kaiju Month, where Good Brews Bad Views will be watching giant monster movies leading into the release of Godzilla vs Kong. To kick things off GBBV is joined by Podcaster, RPG Designer, and self proclaimed "Kaiju Snob" Ross Payton to watch Rampage, the 2018 adaptation of the classic arcade game in which giant monsters destroy cities and eat countless citizens. Join us as we scratch our...

Always seeking to be topical, Good Brews Bad Views ushers in March with Miss March, a late 00's sex comedy starting the guys from The Whitest Kids You Know about waking up from a coma to find out your high school sweetheart now poses for Playboy. I'm sure you can hear 1 of the hosts groaning already. Jump to 1:30:50 for a deep dive the finals thoughts on Miss March and accompanying beers, the impo...

Good Brews Bad Views continues Cageuary with the 2020 release of Jiu Jitsu, in which an alien that looks and acts suspiciously like The Predator, but is not The Predator, taught humanity jiu jitsu thousands of years ago and demands that we fight him every six years. An insane sword wielding Nick Cage is here, and so is Tony Jaa, so maybe it won't be all too terrible. Hopefully? Jump to 1:51:30 for...

 Good Brews Bad Views settles in for the annual event formally known as Cageuary, a month long celebration of the films of the one and only Nicolas Cage. Starting off the 2021 installment is Outcast - an American, Canadian, and Chinese co-production political intrigue action film set in Dynastic China starring everyone's favorite moody Jedi, Hayden Christensen, a Gene Simmons haired Nick Cage. Jum...

As 2020 never really ends GBBV did a last minute audible and decided to watch the 2001 specter filled spooktacular, Thir13en Ghosts,  joined by GBBV All Star and Matthew Lillard Appreciator Claire. Jump to 1:29:40 for our final thoughts on Thir13en Ghosts, Film Twitter, Horror Film Twitter, and to hear James say some swears.

Good Brews Bad Views wraps up 2020 and SupleXmas with The Scorpion King starring the most most electrifying man in Sand Entertainment, The Rock. Wrestler/Bad Movie Connoisseur Russ returns to the podcast for an exciting 90 minutes of rappelling and a rotating cast of sidekicks. Jump to 1:41:19 for our final thoughts on Scorpion King, the beers, the weird state by state differences for mail orderin...

It's December which means its time for the time honored tradition known as Suplexmas! Our first wrestler helmed movie is Christmas Bounty, a made for TV film starring The Miz which focuses around hiding your past life as a bounty hunter from your fiance despite having to come out of retirement for One More Job, at Christmas. Loads of Made for TV Hijinks and New Jersey Stereotypes abound in what ma...

With the announcement that all 2021 Warner Media movies will appear on HBO Max the same day that they release in theaters, James, Ryan, and Max sit down to discuss the possible implications of this distribution model, how they feel about it, and the repurposing of  theater space. Plus James did Anti-Trust Law homework! Also Ryan details The Gravity Project. We're looking for a title for these brie...

The GBBV Patrons have selected Santa Jaws, a movie whose title alone has piqued our interest for this month's Patron Voted Episode. And what better premise than a holiday shark slasher to Blind View, which seems to have become a November tradition.   Jump to 1:27:00 for our final thoughts on Santa Jaws, the variety of beers Max, James, and Ryan drank, the under utilization of this movie's premise,...

In this episode The Mixed Six host and noted RPG designer Caleb Stokes joins in to watch Ghosts of Mars, the notorious movie that got John Carpenter to stop making movies. Have your Carpenter Trope Bingo card ready. Jump to 1:44:48 for the final thoughts on Ghost of Mars and the accompanying beers, what would be changed to make this a Snake Plisken movie, and Caleb's familial connection to Escape...

The GBBV Patrons, secretly disciples of He Who Walks Behind the Rows, have decreed that Max, Ryan, James, and returning guest/corn expert Randy watch Children of the Corn 3: Urban Harvest, which takes the series from the fields of Nebraska to the streets of Chicago. As such the gang trades in their beer for a more appropriate corn based beverage. Jump to 1:29:55 for the final thoughts on the movie...

GBBV Scream Queen Claire returns to the podcast for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, the final Nightmare on Elm Street before the inevitable reboot. As the gang discovers, things have changed for Mr. Krueger over the years, and not just the lackluster makeup. Jump to 1:28:21 for the after movie wrap up recapping the entire Nightmare on Elm Street saga, the mythical aspect of Freddy Krueger, and...

In the monumental 100th episode of Good Brews Bad Views Max, James, and Ryan look back on previous episodes and beers, discuss the current state of the beer industry, answer a number of questions from fans, and reflect on this 4 year ride and what it has ended up meaning to them. Good Brews Bad Views would like to thank these awesome podcasts, businesses, and individuals for all their support over...

The GBBV Patrons have sentenced James, Ryan, and Max to Gods of Egypt , a CGI laden, white washed, fantasy adventure film about a world where 10 ft gods walk among regular sized humans. It's high on style, and high on run time. Luckily there is beer. Jump to 2:00:40 for our final thoughts on the inconsistent effects of the movie, taking risks with beer, and the importance of Leaning In when tellin...

Today Good Brews Bad Views watches Tammy and the T-Rex, as when you have a giant T-Rex Statue and a few spare weeks on your hands, of course you make a 90 minute B-Movie starring newcomers Denise Richards and Paul Walker. Jump to 1:30:15 for our final thoughts on properly balanced beers, the appropriate levels of ridiculousness and self awareness in a B-Movie, Director's insight from self-proclaim...

With everything that has happened to it over the last few years, one would think that the cruise industry would be as dead as the inhabitants of 2003's Ghost Ship. Unfortunately this is not the case. No one can claim that the GBBV Boys aren't topical in this Patron selected episode. Set course for 1:30:25 for the post movie wrap up where Max, Ryan, and James discuss the highs and lows of what Ghos...

At long last Good Brews Bad Views is back to normal doing what we do best, teaching underprivileged youths how to become a choir to save their school from closing... Wait no that's what Whoopie Goldberg does in our first regular episode since March. Oh well same difference. Connoisseur of bad movies, Steve Cuff from Optimism Vaccine returns as a guest share his deep knowledge on all things Whoopie...

While rebuilding the backlog, Max, Ryan, and James take some time to reflect on the movie theater industry over the past few months, when they will be comfortable returning to the theater, under what circumstances, the growing Drive-In demand, and weird theater financial stuff.   Regular episodes resume next month! If you like these deep dive discussions, let us know and there might be more in the...

"I can't look at the cat right now." While Good Brews Bad Views is still on hiatus we've decided to release this Bonus Episode of podcast friends Steve Cuff, Claire Higginbottom, Dave Mariouw, and Max talk about CATS, which they had just all finished seeing at a local theater. Aside from the biggest cinematic blunder of last year other topics of discussion include: Exchanging Wardrobes, Cereal Mas...

Using their weather control powers (aka voting) the GBBV Patrons have manipulated the Frasercast to result in Max, James, and Ryan watching George of the Jungle. Rest assured there will be several concussions and many moments of the guys throwing their heads back in laughing. Swing to 1:30:10 for our post movie wrap up on beer, the lasting influence of this movie, whether George of the Jungle is t...

The Pandemic is disrupting many things, including the podcast, so we recorded this little update to let you know what's going on our end. Opening/Closing track Sro - I Miss Summer

Armed with a bandolier of beer from Left Field Brewery, Stephanie returns to the podcast to watch the Jean Claude Van Damme classic Bloodsport. Prepare yourself for flashbacks, montages, several splits, and muscle ogling in this 90 minute totally true story. Jump forward to 1:31:20 for our final thoughts on platonic male friendship, bailing on breakfast talk, the veracity of the events of the movi...

GBBV dives into the pulps with the latest Patron fueled episode, Dick Tracy! The most award winning movie featured on the podcast to date, join Max, Ryan, and James, as they find out if the bombastically stylized movie has held up after 30 years, and if the stout Max has been aging in his basement for a few years has done the same. Jump to 1:42:21 for final thoughts on the beer, the bullets, what...

James, Ryan, and Max try to pair beers along side the movies they watch (as who doesn't love a good/bad pun) in what is known as the Brew Bonus. Sometimes it doesn't really work and sometimes it works perfectly, like in the 2009 remake of the classic Canadian slasher film, My Bloody Valentine. Not in for the entire movie? Jump forward to 1:39:58 for our after movie wrap up on all things mining rel...