Movies, Music and Beer Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the late 2023 Nextlix original film, Leave The World Behind, starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon, and Mahershala Ali.  A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices, and two strangers appear at their door. We also share the recent shows/films we've been checking out and end with our...

In Episode 34, we reach back into the Judd Apatow series of comedies from the early 2000's and cover 40 Year Old Virgin, starring Steve Carell. This was an episode we recorded a while back, but ran into technical issues during editing, so we re-watched and recorded this one to make it right!  Note: This episode was recorded in June of 2023. Support the show

This bonus episode was recorded in the summer of 2022, but we held onto it for a while as we were preparing to record our Top Gun episode. Unfortunately, we ran into some technical issues with that one, so we decided to keep it in the vault and  bring in the new year with a new episode and share our thoughts about Wedding Crashers. Enjoy! Support the show

In this episode, we recall another one of our favorite comedies, Old School. We also pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins and discuss wether or not the Foo Fighters will continue and how they might go about it. Support the show

Join Jay and Ryan as they discuss the new Ghostbusters Afterlife film. Is this one possibly the best sequel in the series, or did it fail to live up to the hype? As always, the guys make you think and laugh while enjoying a cold brew and sharing their music picks for the MMB Radio playlist on Spotify! Also covered is the late 90's gen-x underrated film, Suburbia. Support the show

After a long break, we're back to discuss one of our childhood favorites, Ghostbusters. With the release of the 2021 re-boot, we revisit this paranormal comedy gem and discuss our favorite scenes, characters, quotes, and more! Our "Regret" of the episode is the new "Matrix Revolutions," which is quite possibly the worst re-boot in a long while. Listen to why Jay hated it s...

Episode #29 of the MMB Podcast features our thoughts of "The Hangover," starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis, and Heather Graham. This has always been a favorite of ours and we've been looking forward to discussing it since we started the show. We take some time to discuss what we're drinking and how much public pools suck before diving into this hilarious and t...

In this episode, we discuss one of their favorite 90's movies featuring Bill Murray, "Groundhog Day." We talk about a lot of the behind the scenes information about the film, how it came to be, fan reception, and our favorite moments of the film.  We also discuss how long Phil Connors was actually in the loop and why it was finally broken. Jay tries a new hazy IPA and gives the play...

In this very special episode of MMB, we welcome Kris Kosach to the show and talk about her awesome podcast, "Text, Prose, and Rock & Roll. In addition to talking about her show, we discuss our favorite music documentaries, Judd Apatow comedies, and some tasty Rose` options. Kris Kosach is an American television host and radio personality, producer and writer. She is best known for her wor...

The first new episode of 2021 brings our last Judd Apatow film for a while... This time Ryan and Jay talk about Knocked Up, a comedy featuring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann.  This 2007 comedy was a hit at the box office that propelled the careers of Jonah Hill, Jason Segel, and several other comedy stars that would land larger roles in the late 2010's. Listen to your...

Jay and Ryan welcome back Billy Alexander from YYNOT to talk about "A Christmas Story," and share other holiday favorites. The boys share their music picks and Ryan goes with the same song, three times, but with three different artists. Billy shares updates from YYNOT, including the new vinyl, how the band is managing during the pandemic, and much more! Support the show

In episode #24, Ryan and Jay cover the 2008 comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russel Brand, and Jonah Hill. Hear our debate regarding Kristen vs Mila, and as always, listen for our music and beer picks for this episode. Support the show

Jay and Ryan return with a celebration of the 2007 coming of age comedy, Superbad, starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone, and more.....  Support the show

We talk about the American Pie franchise, mostly focusing on the 1999 original starring Jason Biggs, Sean William Scott, Shannon Elizabeth, Mena Survari, and more. This episode definitely challenges our "Stepbrothers" episode for the crudest thus far! Support the show

For episode #21, we stay with Michael J. Fox (and 1985) and cover the teen werewolf comedy, Teen Wolf! We discuss why this movie was so special to us as kids and how it holds up today. We debate Boof vs. Pamela, the quality of the soundtrack, and take jabs at some of the characters, and sound/visual effects. We share interesting behind the scenes about how the movie was made, before wrapping it up...

For our 20th episode, we bring you a review of one of our favorite movies of all time, the time travel comedy classic, Back To The Future! We skip the plot summary and talk about why we love this movie, including the actors/characters, special effects, favorite quotes/scenes, and how it's held up since it was released. We touch on the sequels a bit, but the focus here is on the original. Jay...

Jay and Ryan cover the Albert Brooks afterlife comedy, Defending Your Life, which also stars Meryl Streep and Rip Torn.  For those of you unfamiliar with this awesome film, here's a quick synopsis: Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) isn't having a good week. For starters, he died after he got hit by a bus. Then he discovers that in the afterlife he must defend his actions on Earth in order to...

In this episode, we revisit an old favorite starring John Cusack, who gives possibly his best performance ever in the 2000 record store classic, High Fidelity. We discuss our favorite parts of this great film, which also features Jack Black, Tim Robbins, Lisa Bonet, Lili Taylor, and Katherine Zeta Jones. Ryan talks about the movie "Chef" starring Jon Faverau, Sofia Vergara, Scarlett Joha...

Join us as we celebrate the filmography of Quentin Tarantino! Ryan and Jay do a rundown of his movies and rank each of them. We'll talk about movies such as Kill Bill 1 & 2, Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Hateful 8, Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds, and more. We also talk about the new ZZ Top documentary on Netflix. Support the show

Jay and Ryan up their audio quality and take on "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," directed by Quentin Tarantino, and starring Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, and others. We also get into reccomendations such as Framing John DeLorean, I Tonya, and Little Fires Everywhere.  Support the show

In episode 15, Ryan returns to discuss Doctor Sleep, a movie Jay has been wanting to cover for months. We start by refreshing you on the plot of The Shining and the difference between the book by Stephen King, and the movie by Stanley Kubrick. The next hour is spent digging into this supernatural thriller (Doctor Sleep) and sharing our favorite moments. Later in the show we recognize our new Patro...

Casey Segraves returns to the MMB podcast to fill-in for Ryan and talks "Joker" with Jay. We have a fun debate who the best Joker is and then get into a preview of a future episode about Doctor Sleep. Casey shares his thoughts of Peanut Butter Falcon, which was a prior recommendation on our show, and also shares his love of UFC. We would like to thank "Ryan" for becoming our ne...

In episode 13, we bring you our raunchiest and most outrageous show yet, as we cover "Stepbrothers." This 2008 comedy still has us laughing as we quote lines while sipping some tasty brews. We also discuss the final season of HBO's "Silicon Valley," and an Adam Scott movie called "Party Down." Ryan rants about Atwater Brewing, while Jay goes off on a dumb lady at...

With the passing of Neil Peart, we wanted to cover a movie that featured the music of RUSH while keeping in the spirit of what the MMB podcast is all about. "I Love You Man" took the box office by storm in 2009 amidst a pretty bleak time where the economy was doing through the great recession. We needed a lift back then and we definitely needed it now with Neil's passing, so we thou...

In our first "music only" episode, Ryan and Jay talk to members of the progressive rock band, YYNOT. We found these guys while browsing YouTube and were blown away by their sound and musicianship. While they're well-known for their amazing covers of classic RUSH tunes, we were equally impressed with their original music. Even with a solid helping of the Canadian power trio's in...