Rye Smile Films

This week we wrap up our, "We Could All Use a Laugh," cask with a look at our fan picked film, the 2009 comedy, I Love You, Man. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the high-concept story to the brilliant casting of Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. Is this another solid comedy for this review cask or does this one fail compared to the rest? Our Flight for the week asks, "Which Comedy would tra...

Join Rye Smile Films for a SHOT this week as Matt and Jesse create their own Mount Rushmore of Comedy Actors. Who is going to end up as the best of the best to make us laugh. Journey with us as we discuss everything from Charlie Chaplin to Peter Sellers to Seinfeld. Pour yourself a shot and enjoy! Cheers!

Rye Smile Films is looking for some Fast Time at Ridgemont High this week as we continue with our comedy review cask. Journey with us as we discuss everything from Cameron Crowe's script to the wide assortment of memorable characters. Is this the teen comedy to which all others should be judged or have other films handled high school better. Our Flight this week asks, "What are your top 3 favorite...

I think we can all agree that we could all use a little laugh so we're building this new film cask around the genre of Comedy and what better way to start than with The Hangover. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the brilliant cast to our own worst hangovers. Has this film aged well or is this just another plain raunch comedy. Our Flight this week asks, "What are your top 3 favorite co...

This week we wrap up our William Friedkin cask with his underrated 1977 effort, Sorcerer. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the production woes to the tight, suspense filled pace. Is this film a masterpiece that deserves to have its day or was this the end for our director? Our Flight for the week asks, "What director had the best 3 film run in their career?" We wrap up with a Nightcap...

This week is gonna be rough as Rye Smile Films tackles what many consider to be the scariest film ever made, The Exorcist. Journey with us as we continue our William Friedkin cask and dive into the all the elements that make this film the intense ride it is. Does this film still hold up in the scare factory or have other films handled this topic better? Our Flight for the week asks, "What are your...

Buckle up Rye Nation because we are diving head first into a cask we're calling,"The Films of William Friedkin," and up first is his Academy Award winning, The French Connection. Journey with us as we head to NYC and go though the gauntlet with our "protagonist" Popeye Doyle. Is this film the worthy chase it deserves to be or have other films handled this better? Our Flight for the week asks, "Wha...

We got a surprise for you this week in the form of THE SHOT. Journey with us as we rank the MCU's best entires via tournament style smackdown. Which film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to end up on top? With such a wide array of films, this competition could go in any direction. So pour a shot, grab your stash of comic books, and get ready to fight! Cheers!

We wrap up another film review cask this week by taking a trip back to 2018 and a look at the surprise horror hit, A Quiet Place. Journey with us as we try to stay absolutely quiet and dissect all the ins and outs of this suspense thriller. Does this film offer something unique for horror audiences or should it just stay silent? Our Flight for the week asks, "What are the top 3 aliens you wouldn't...

Rye Smile Films has a mid-week surprise for you! In response to the delay of the MLB season, we're going to bring the ballpark to you but we're going to fill it with some of your all time favorite movie characters. Journey with us as we pick lineups from the annuls of classic to modern film. Does Matt have the better lineup or does Jesse have a few tricks up his sleeve? Sit back, crank up the volu...

This week we continue with our "The Future Doesn't Look So Bright" cask and a look at Mad Max: Fury Road. Journey with us as we tackle this fourth film in the Mad Max franchise and go on a crazy chase through an apocalyptic wasteland. Is this film a worthy entry to the franchise or did George Miller drop the ball? Our Flight for the week asks, "What is the best and worst fourth entry in a franchis...

This week we start a brand new film review cask called, "The Future Doesn't Look So Bright," looking at films with a post-apocalyptic setting. Up first is the cult classic, Escape from New York, which introduced the world to Snake Plissken. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the music to the weird and wild Donald Pleasence. Does this film still hold up or is this just a future we should...

We wrap up another film review cask this week, with a look at the new release of, The Invisible Man. Journey with us as we dissect this reimagining of the the classic HG Wells story by way of Blumhouse. Is this a worthy successor to the films that have come before or should this story just disappear from the cinemas. Our Flight question asks, "What horror film pre 1940 do you want to see done toda...

We continue with our "Now You See Me" cask and up next is, Hollow Man, which means a return to Paul Verhoeven. Journey with us as we try to decipher the plot to the very questionable CGI. Is this a worthy imagining of the HG Wells classic or should this film vanish from film history? Our Flight this week asks, "What are top 3 favorite Kevin Bacon Films?" We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing which...

Rye Smile Films is starting a brand new film review cask this week titled, "Now You See Me," centered around films about The Invisible Man. First up is the original classic from 1933 which was part of the slate of Universal Monster films. Does this film still hold up as classic horror or should it just disappear? Our Flight this week is an interview with Antonia Carlotta, the Niece of Carl Laemmle...

Only one more week of Rotgut or is it? This week we look at, Birds of Prey, the latest offering from DC Films. Journey with us as we watch Harley Quinn and her band of misfits take on the dreaded, Black Mask. Is this film worse than some of DC's other films or is this just the perfect cleanser for what we've been putting ourselves through? Our Flight for the week asks, "What is your favorite team...

We continue our SHOT discussion with another look at some of the Best Movies Never Made. This week we tell the behind the scenes stories of the magician film, Smoke and Mirrors and the road to make Halo into a feature film. So pour yourself a shot and get ready for some more fun stories by way of Rye Smile Films. Cheers!

This week we continue on this horrible journey lookin at "DC Rotgut" films and on tap is, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. Journey with us as we dissect this bloated film that features two titans of comics squaring off. Is this the lynchpin to a new cinematic universe or is it dead on arrival before it even starts? Our Flight for the week asks, "Rank the Batman actors from worst to first?" We w...

This week Rye Smile Films is serving up a Shot discussing the best movies never made! Journey with us as we discuss the history and failure to get hot film concepts off the ground. Ever want to know the history of Total Recall 2 or what about Steven Spielberg's horror-based alien film? Pour a drink, kick your feet up, and get ready for some fun story time. Cheers!

This week, we start a brand new film review cask and it's gonna suck because we're looking at, "DC Rotgut," and starting off with the film that almost killed the Dark Knight, Batman and Robin. Journey with us as we try to diagnosis what happened while avoiding so many ice puns. Is this a bad Batman movie or a really really bad movie in general. Our Flight asks, "What is the best Batmobile?" We wra...

Today we close our, "Master of Suspense: Part One," cask with a look at Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, Rebecca. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the characterization to the changes in story. Is this the most deserving film of Best Picture for Hitchcock or is there a more deserving entry? Our Flight for the week asks, "What is the best male and female Hitchcock characters?" We...

This week we continue with our, "Master of Suspense: Part One," cask with a look at Alfred Hitchcock's, Rope. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the philosophical themes to the use of long takes. Is this a classic Hitchcock film or should we bury this in the chest with David? Our Flight for the week asks, "What is the greatest technical achievement of Hitchcock's career?" We wrap up wit...

Join us for a midweek Shot as we rank our top 10 films of the decade. Also up for discussion is 3 of the worst films from 2010-2019 and a ranking of the top 3 television shows of the last 10 years. So pour a shot and dive right in! Cheers!

It's a new year and Rye Smile Films is back with a film review cask all about Alfred Hitchcock called, "The Master of Suspense: Part One." Journey with us as we start with Vertigo and discuss everything from the cast to the vibrant use of color. Is this a lesser effort from Hitchcock or is this his Magnum Opus? Our Flight for the week asks, "What are your top 3 favorite scenes in Hitchcock's films...

It's time to say goodbye to the Skywalker Saga with the final film in our, "Galaxy Far, Far Away," cask with a look at, The Rise of Skywalker. Journey with us as we are joined by Shane and Nate to discuss everything from Rey's lineage to the return of the bad man himself, Palpatine. Is this a fitting ending to nine films or could they have done way better? Our Flight for the week asks, "Now that t...