Hitchcock Happy Hour

'Tis the season (almost) for one more film noir and a fun holiday cocktail. To wrap up Noirvember (in December) we are drinking a fabulous Holiday Aperol Sour and discussing the quirky yet classic film noir, Laura. Listen as we actually debate about whether we like this movie. We're always down for an entertaining film and Aperol. Starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, and Vincent Pric...

This week we're indulging in the decadent Ramos Gin Fizz for the decadent film noir classic, Sunset Boulevard as we discuss a masterful critique of Hollywood, the gold standard of acting, and how life sometimes imitates art. Starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden, and Erich von Stroheim. Cheers!

This week we're sipping on a classic Vesper and discussing the sultry, smokey atmosphere of the iconic film noir, The Big Sleep. With firecracker dialogue, two leads with explosive chemistry, and a plot that just won't give up (even when everyone else has), this movie truly has it all, and is pure entertainment every step of the way. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Cheers!

Noirvember continues with a Tom Collins and some good ol fashioned distressed American trying to find his maybe dead friend in post-war Vienna. We're analyzing European noir this week with a look at one of the most layered and reflective films from of the genre, the Third Man. Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, and Alida Valli. Cheers!

Welcome to the Noirvember special! It's straight down the line for us with an Old Fashioned; an iconic cocktail for an iconic movie. This week, we are analyzing the structure of the Film Noir genre through the lens of one of the best Films Noir, Double Indemnity. Snappy dialogue, murder, betrayal, femme fatales, and Venetian blinds ? Count us in. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Edwa...

As we wrap up our spooky szn special, we wanted highlight the cocktails we drank last month with our rankings from least favorite to favorite. All we will say right now is that we would like to issue a formal public apology for the blight that is the cider margarita. Drink responsibly, and enjoy. Cheers! 

Hey! Must be the DEVIL between us...because it is time for the spooky szn special finale. The full moon rises before nightfall as we sip on an Applejack Sour with special guest Austyn Adams to discuss the epic three-part supernatural slasher extravaganza, Fear Street. These movies have it all: epic 90s music, bread slicers, summer camp, dehydrated teens being chased by dead serial killers, a witch...

For this episode we are drinking a delicious New England Express as we dive deep into the analysis of one of the most chilling, intricate raw, and real horror movies we've ever discussed: The cinematic masterpiece written and directed by certified genius Jordan Peele, Get Out. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, and Catherine Keener. Cheers!

It's the season of the WITCH in every way....so naturally we had to drink a Rye Witch from our favorite autumnal Bon Appétit article as we discuss the game-changing elevated horror film from A24, the VVitch. We have a very special witchy guest host, Paris Conner, to discuss the patriarchy, feminism, social constructs in 1630 vs. 2021, and of course, living deliciously. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ka...

We're sipping on a tasty Earl Grey Punch this week as we discuss this strictly assembly line slasher film filled with crabs, hooks, grudge-holding fishermen, fake ice, and 90s teen icons. Too many bad decisions, not enough of blood. Starring Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Ryan Phillippe. Cheers!

In this episode we are drinking our favorite Bourbon Ginger from Izakaya Meiji as we discuss feminism, the patriarchy, girl gangs, teen angst, iconic slumber parties, and iconic witchy spells in the supernatural campy horror classic, the Craft. Starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, and Skeet Ulrich. Cheers! 

Do you like scary movies?? We do so we're drinking a Fall Spritz this week and talking about the most meta, and fun slasher movie of all time (yes, we said it). We've got ghostface, we've got psycho boyfriends, and of course we've got Drew Barrymore getting Drew Barrymore'd. What more could you ask for? Wes Carven sure understood the assignment. Starring Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Courtney Cox,...

Cravin' some Craven? We have just the film for you! Join us as we get absolutely smashed while drinking the Zombie (one of our favorite cocktails by far) as we chat with true cinephile and horror enthusiast, Sue Erokan, about terrible slasher film parents, nightmares, elm street, 80s fashion, and the bizarre story that inspired one of Wes Craven's most iconic slasher villains, Freddy Kruger. Starr...

Join us in sipping on a cider margarita as we discuss the iconic Michael Myers, surprise Psycho tributes, bad babysitters, and the blueprint for the modern slasher film, Halloween. This is the little indie movie that could. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis and directed by John Carpenter. Everyone's favorite spooky kid is back to give us his take on this classic. Cheers! 

Welcome to the Hitchcock Happy Hour Spooky Season Special! For all of October we will be dropping two (non-Hitchcock) episodes per week analyzing the evolution of the horror genre while drinking some of our favorite of fall cocktails.  For our first "scary movie," we are cozily sipping on mulled wine as we discuss the OG Universal Studios horror movie, Dracula. Starring Bela Lugosi and his eyebrow...

It's G&T time for our battle of the comedies episode. We are analyzing the genre of Screwball Comedy by comparing the Frank Capra classic, It Happened One Night with the not so classic Alfred Hitchcock failure, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Warning: Tune in for an absolute thrashing of Hitchcock's attempt at comedy. Starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night), and Carole Lombard and R...

The drink we've all been waiting for has arrived...this week we are gleefully sipping on one of our favorite cocktails from Tusk, the Hazy Jane (with Gin), as we discuss the amalgamation of Hitchcock elements with a little Que Sera Sera on the side in his second attempt at the Man Who Knew Too Much. Starring Doris Day and James Stewart. Cheers!

We're drinking wine, we're talking government conspiracies (again), and we're trying to answer the eternal question: What are the 39 Steps? Join us on this wacky journey as we discuss the very first international spy thriller. Starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Cheers!

Join us on our special episode journey as we sip on Rosé and Lambrusco, and discuss the short and fascinating life of a Hitchcock staple, Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco. This episode has everything: politics, old money families, iconic films, cults, and weird conspiracies. We're Grace Kelly stans and you are too. Cheers!

Birds! Murder! Buuuuuurder! This week, we're drinking a fun ornithology-themed cocktail, the Crow, as we discuss the apocalypse, the environment, the Cold War, and thousands of feral seagulls that have an unexplained grudge against Bodega Bay in our favorite doomsday movie, The Birds. Starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, and Jessica Tandy. Cheers!

Sip on a refreshing Starboard Sour with us this week as we discuss the extremely fascinating and often dark subject matter of one of the most unusual and underrated Hitchcock films, Marnie. Starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery. Cheers! 

It's martini time (the Nick and Nora way) for this very special episode as we discuss quirky murder suspects, the best movie pup, a lot of booze, and our favorite leisure class couple in the best alcohol-soaked comedy/mystery, the Thin Man. Staring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Skippy the dog. Cheers! 

Sip on a refreshing Pimm's Cup, and join us as we talk about tiny tennis shorts, nonchalant psychos, the woes of public transportation, and the most chaotic carousel disaster you'll ever see in this week's underrated thriller, Strangers on a Train. Staring Farley Granger, Robert Walker, and Ruth Roman. Cheers! 

The Embarcadero is not for the faint of heart, so brave one with us as we discuss the misty gothic classic, Rebecca. Ghostly dead wives? Unnecessary costume balls? Sauce drama? This movie has it all. New Mrs. de Winter, who dis? Starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Judith Anderson, and George Sanders. Cheers! 

Sip on a Shrub cocktail and join us as we talk about the hilariously macabre Vermont-based classic, the Trouble with Harry. Blueberry Muffins and Coffee, anyone? Starring Edmund Gwenn, Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe, and Mildred Natwick. Cheers!