The Night Before Movie Podcast

Father, Son, and House of Gucci.    The Night Before Couple has many thoughts about Ridley Scott's HOUSE OF GUCCI (2021), so they returned to The Independent Bar & Cafe in Tampa, Florida to talk about it all.    SHOW LINKS The Independent Bar & Cafe = https://independentbartampa.com/ The Night Before Movie Podcast Instagram =  https://www.instagram.com/nightbeforepodcast/

Lee and Jesse watched the new David Cronenberg film CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. Afterwards, they decided to sit down over a drink to dissect this viewing experience (pun intended).  So, they traveled to Dissent Craft Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida to talk about Dissent's wonderful brewery and beers. As they worked through their thoughts regarding Cronenberg's latest, they also talk about eating plas...

The Night Before Couple took some time to watch a couple of movies.    Lee and Jesse were looking forward to watching THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (2021) because of the many wonderful things they had heard about it. However, it was the other movie they watched, LANGUAGE LESSONS (2021), that surprised them since they had heard very little about it.  They share their thoughts over some pizza and be...

The Night Before Couple travels to St. Augustine, Florida and their favorite craft beer, grilled cheese, and arcade spot, Sarbez, to share their thoughts about the sequel to 1986's TOP GUN - the 2022 summer blockbuster TOP GUN: MAVERICK.  Just like the movie, this episode is action-packed as Lee and Jesse compare the new film to the original amongst a lively Sarbez crowd on a Saturday night.    SH...

The Night Before couple watched films from 1990 and wanted to talk about them.  They started with the 1990 film that won best picture - DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990). Then Lee and Jesse each selected two additional films from that year to share and discuss. The selected four films were: PRETTY WOMAN (1990), YOUNG GUNS 2 (1990), AWAKENINGS (1990), and JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (1990). Lastly, they shared...

The Night Before couple ventures to Orlando, Florida to check out Sideward Brewing and the multiverse rollercoaster ride that is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022).    Also, they chat a bit about David Lynch's BLUE VELVET (1986) but the first half of the conversation did not record correctly, so only the second part of the conversation is included on this episode. Somehow that seems fitting...

Just hours before the infamous 94th Academy Awards Show the Night Before couple sat down at 82 West Distilling in Tampa, Florida to share their personal favorite picks for Best Picture as well as their biggest surprises and biggest letdowns of this 2021's nominees for Best Picture.    Then the podcast jumps to Double Branch Artisan Ales in West Chapel, Florida to try a few new brews and discuss th...

The 15th annual Gasparilla International Film Festival took place from March 10 - 13, 2022 in Tampa, Florida.  For the last 6 years or so the Night Before couple has attended this wonderful event. This year they podcasted about it.  Listen in as they discuss their weekend experience over a couple of drinks sitting outside of Magnanimous Brewing located outside of downtown Tampa.    This episode hi...

The Night Before couple returns to the spot that started it all - Flower Crown Kombucha Bar and Taproom in Tampa, Florida. This was the setting of the very first episode nearly one year ago.  Lee and Jesse wanted to return to this favorite spot to share their thoughts on the recently released THE BATMAN (2022) starting Robert Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves. Before they dive into The Batman...

Its a 90s night!  After being inspired by their current reading selection - Chuck Klosterman's latest book, The Nineties - the Night Before Couple decided to a return to two films from the 1990s they remember fondly - SINGLES (1992) and REALITY BITES (1994).  With two films to discuss, the couple visited two spots to chat. SINGLES is discussed over coffee at Spaddy's Coffee - an outdoor coffee sho...

The Night Before returns with another double feature.  Though at first they were a bit weary of its three hour runtime, the Night Before couple was eager to talk about DRIVE MY CAR (2021) over pizza and beers at Hampton Station in Tampa, Florida.  However, before ordering their pizza they shared a brief conversation about the 2019 film SWORD OF TRUST starting Marc Maron.    Show Link The Night Bef...

The Night Before couple finds a wonderful new place just on the other side of the bay from their hometown - Grindhaus Brewing Lab. Not only does Grindhaus make some great brews, they also screen great films every weekend.  Though the Night Before couple did not see any films at Grindhaus Brewing Lab this time around, they did discuss two very different films NIGHTMARE ALLEY and PARALLEL MOTHERS. ...

The Night Before couple's first movie viewing of 2022 is a double feature.  First up is the latest SCREAM (2022) film.  The second film was the very surprising and eye-opening BENEDETTA (2021).    The couple was so eager to talk about these two films - especially BENEDETTA - that they raced over to the closet local spot in town (and a personal favorite) 7venth Sun Brewery to talk about both movies...

The Night Before couple reflects on all the movies they have watched together and discussed this year on the podcast. Prior to this episode, each of them constructed a list of their top 5 films and bottom 5 films featured this year. Now it is time for them to share their lists with each other.    For this episode the Night Before couple discovered a wonderful farm-to-table cafe and farm on their d...

The Night Before Couple sits down at their favorite local brewery- Angry Chair Brewing in Tampa, Florida - to discuss the film THE LAST DUEL. Earlier in the morning the couple had attempted to discuss their viewing of this film over coffee but their thoughts, insights, and reactions required a stronger drink and a change in scenery.  This is take number two.   Check out the Night Before spots: Ang...

It's a Hallmark Movie Channel Marathon! The Night Before Couple watches 10 Hallmark holiday movies and selects their favorite out of the group.    One by one, they narrow the list down until they land on their agreed upon favorite. The last remaining Hallmark holiday film will become yearly viewing in future Hallmark holiday movie marathons moving forward.     Compromises will have to be made, but...

The Night Before Podcast returns with another unreleased episode from the vault. This episode was originally recorded in September on a rather warm night in front of a crackling fire on the back porch of the Night Before couple's home. They discuss the Elijah Wood film NO MAN OF GOD (2021), which focuses on Ted Bundy's relationship with FBI agent Bill Hagmaier. They also discuss growing up in Flor...

The latest episode of The Night Before Podcast is an older episode. This episode was originally recorded a few months ago at Bastet Brewing located in Ybor City in the Tampa Bay Area. Throughout the podcast, the Night Before Couple rave about the unique beer selection and how much they are enjoying their drinks. They also discuss the 2013 film STOKER and how much they enjoyed that too.  Due to unf...

The Night Before couple tries a quickie! This is their quick take on the recently released Tom Hanks film FINCH (2021).    The quickie format is a shorter conversation about a film that unexpectedly popped up in their life. This time around its the man and his dog (and his robot) in the post-apocalyptic family flick Finch.   Somehow this might just be the perfect Thanksgiving family film for 2021....

Each episode Lee and Jesse find a local spot in the city to discuss the movie they watched the night before.    Yet, sometimes instead of heading out to discuss the movie from the night before at a local coffee shop or brewery one must stay at home and have a little chat by a warm fire. That is exactly what the night before couple decided upon for this episode in which they share their thoughts ab...

The Night Before couple returns for another episode to discuss the A24 film LAMB (2021).    To watch the film they returned to one of their favorite spots to see movies - Green Light Cinema in St. Petersburg, Florida. Did the couple love this film about a childless couple in rural Iceland that discover a strange newborn sheep? To answer that question they returned to Tampa the next day to share th...

The Night Before couple returns to discuss the final 3 episodes of the Netflix limited series MIDNIGHT MASS.   This is a two part episode. Part 1 featured a discussion sharing their thoughts and reactions to episodes 1 - 4.   This episode, part 2, wraps everything up with a discussion of episodes 5 - 7. There will be spoilers. If you do not want to know everything that happens in the show, it is r...

The Night Before couple is changing things up! Instead of a film, they are discussing the recently released Netflix series MIDNIGHT MASS. Lee and Jesse have been watching the first half of the series over the course of the previous week but wanted to share their thoughts before binging the last 3 episodes.    This is a two part episode. Part 1 features a discussion sharing their thoughts and react...

One night, two films is the subject of this Night Before movie discussion.    The night before found both of us exploring some of the best South Korean films released in the last five years. First, we discuss Park Chan-wook's beautifully shot 2016 film THE HANDMAIDEN. Then we watched the equally intriguing and compelling BURNING by Lee Chang-dong.    We had this conversation in the summery days of...

This episode finds the Night Before couple in a not-so quiet brewery discussing their feelings on the film A QUIET PLACE PART II (2021).  This episode marks a return to one of our favorite Tampa spots and setting for a previous episode - 7venth Sun Brewery.   In addition to sharing our personal thoughts about the movie, we share some reflections regarding missed opportunities during the recording...