Rye Smile Films

This week we wrap up our time in prequel town with a trip to Panem for the origins of President Snow and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Journey with us as we discuss the unique world of The Hunger Games and how this new film lays the foundation for the popular series. Is this a good origin story or should we just start with the original film? Our Flight this week is picking...

Our prequel cask continues with a trek to a galaxy far, far away and the mission to bring down the Death Star with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Journey with us as we discuss the crucial plan to bring down the planet killer and how this story fares within the confines of the Star Wars universe. Is this one of the better entries in the saga or have rewatches not been kind to it? Our Flight this wee...

This week we are start a brand new cask built all around the idea of the prequel and up first we start the origins of one of Marvel's premiere teams with X-Men: First Class. Journey with us as we discuss this unique X-Men lineup along with all the new castings for these iconic characters. Is this a worthy entry for this long running Marvel series or should they have even bothered with a prequel in...

This week we wrap up our Slasher Fives with a trek to Haddonfield as we ward off a delusional doctor, mysterious strangers, and the boogeyman with our review of Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Journey with us as we discuss all the odd choices made in the film along with that out of left field ending. Is this still a scary good time or has Halloween lost its way? So pour some rye, grab y...

Our Slasher Fives continue this week with another trek to Elm Street to do battle with Freddy Krueger with our review/breakdown of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. Journey with us as we discuss how Krueger returns this time out along with all those wild special effects. Is this another solid entry to the series or are we suffering from Freddy Fatigue? Pour some rye, grab your favorite...

On this episode we return to Camp Crystal Lake or Forest Green as it's called now as we start our Slasher Fives with a look at Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Journey with us as we discuss the odd path this film takes along with some very questionable characters. Is this a wrong turn for the franchise or is there still something to be enjoyed with this new take? Pour a big glass of rye, grab a b...

This week we venture to the filmography of Ken Russell and explore an English countryside myth with The Lair of the White Worm. Journey with us as we discuss all the surreal dream imagery along with trying to figure out what is actually going on in this film. Is this a bonafide cult classic or is it too odd for it's own good? So pour some rye, grab a set of bagpipes, and get ready to slay the beas...

On this episode we take on demonic possession in the form of a high profile court case with our review/breakdown of The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Journey with us as we discuss the effectiveness of Jennifer Carpenter's performance along with the career of Scott Derrickson. Is this one of the best exorcism films or is it a weak entry in the horror sub genre? Our Flight this week is picking horror film...

This week we step on board a space ship that has been to some strange places and we review the cult favorite, Event Horizon. Journey with us as we discuss all the horror elements along with the crazy production history of this film. Is this a missed horror classic or does it borrow too much from other films? Our Flight this week is picking our top 3 possessed characters in film and we wrap with a...

This week we wrap up our Cronenberg cask with a look at Brandon's latest entry with our review/breakdown of Infinity Pool. Journey with us as we discuss the unique concept and all the debauchery our characters find themselves in. Is this a high concept idea in the vein of his father or is this just another bland thriller? Our Flight this week is revealing the results of the 2023 Summer Box Office...

Tap into some alternative programming as we turn on Videodrome for this week's Cronenberg episode. Journey with us as we discuss the timeliness of the concept and relish in all those gooey effects. Is this another classic film from the master of body horror or is everything a jumbled UHF mess? Our Flight this week is listing our favorite James Woods' performances and we wrap with a Nightcap discus...

This week we venture back to the films of David Cronenberg and some creepy kids in the form of The Brood. Journey with us as we discuss this Canadian funded horror film and the concept the film introduces, Psychoplasmics. Is this an effective body horror film or is it stale compared to other films of the era? Our Flight is picking our favorite creepy kids in horror films and we wrap with a Nightca...

This week we serve up some small batch film review with the latest Dracula film that covers his journey from Transylvania to London with The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Journey with us as we talk about this single location horror film and all the unique ways it builds suspense. Is this film worth checking out or is it another generic Dracula movie? Our Flight this week is picking our favorite clas...

Get ready for a dream within a dream as we wrap up our Christopher Nolan cask with our review/breakdown of Inception. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the unique script to those jaw dropping moments. Is this a modern classic or does it belong in the overrated category? Our Flight this week is picking our 3 favorite spec screenplays and we wrap up with a Nightcap ranking our top 3 Nola...

This week we cover Christopher Nolan's new film that covers the making of the first atomic bomb and the man behind it, Oppenheimer. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the incredible casting to the crucial Trinity Test sequence. Is this a modern biopic masterpiece or is this film too long for it's own good. Our Flight this week is picking a Universal Monster we'd like to see Nolan tackle...

Cheers! So pour a double rye, grab your Polaroid camera, and get ready to build some memories. Our Nightcap this week is naming films that could work with a fragmented structure and we wrap with a Flight question discussing our favorite noir films of the 2000s. Is this a wholly unique arrival from one of our most prominent filmmakers or is this an overrated gimmick film? Journey with us as we disc...

This week we wrap up our "Summer Box Office Hall of What?" cask with a look at the sequel that could've been so much more, The Hangover Part II. Journey with us as we take a trip to Bangkok and pitch ideas for a sequel that might be a little better. Is this still a decent film with the Wolfpack or are we asking for our money back? Our Flight this week is listing our favorite comedy films since 201...

This week we say goodbye to an iconic film character and his final outing with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Journey with us as we talk about the de-aging effects to the artifact being sought after. Is this a worthy conclusion to the series or is it just as bad as the last film? Our Flight this week is ranking iconic characters of 80s action stars and we wrap with a Nightcap discussing wh...

This week we return to the world of adventure with our "Summer Box Office Hall of What?" cask and a look at the much maligned Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Journey with us as we discuss everything from nuked fridges to swinging with monkeys. Is this as bad as everyone says it is or is this a diamond in the rough? Our Flight and Nightcap this week are picking anticipated seque...

The Summer movie season churns along as we return to the DC Universe, exploring the multiverse yet again with The Flash. Journey with us as we discuss all those fun cameos and the questionable VFX found throughout. Is this the winning combination DC has been waiting for or should we erase this from existence? Our Flight this week is to pick the Justice League lineup going forward and our Nightcap...

This week we return to the world of Alien with our new cask, "The Summer Box Office Hall of What?" and our review/breakdown of Prometheus. Journey with us as we discuss all the philosophy and mythology of this film and trying to make it fit into the world of Ridley Scott's original 1979 classic. Is this a misunderstood sci-fi epic or should it remain extinct with the engineers? Our Flight and Nigh...

We jump head first into the summer movie season by crossing dimensions with our favorite web-slinger in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Journey with us as we tackle this ambitious sequel that pushes the limits of what animation is capable of. Is this a new superhero classic or is this the same old Spider-Man story? Our Flight and Nightcap discuss the Marvel properties in the best and worst sh...

This week we serve up some small batch film review with the story on how the Air Jordan came to be with the new release, Air. Journey with us as we talk all things basketball and Michael Jordan and the perplexing film career of Ben Affleck. Is this a sports story worth diving into or should this remain on the bench? Pour some rye, grab a basketball, and lace up those sick kicks. Cheers! Click Here...

Get in the way back machine and revisit Michael Keaton's debut performance as the Caped Crusader with our classic episode on Batman from 1989. Get reacquainted with the Gotham City established by Tim Burton before this summer's highly anticipated release, The Flash. Pour some rye, grab your Smylex products, and let's get nuts! Cheers! Original Airdate: 5/9/2020 Click Here  for Rye Smile Films Merc...

This week we return to the world of the Man of Steel as we discuss the first major superhero sequel, Superman II. Journey with us as we discuss the troubled production and all the differences between the two versions. Is this still a classic sequel or is the behind the scenes story more interesting? Our Flight this week is picking another alternate cut we'd like to see from a film and we wrap with...