Whine And A Movie

We've been on an extended break, but we're back...and we're watching "Can't Hardly Wait." It's a teen comedy from 1998 that features seemingly almost every young actor of the era: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Seth Green, Clea DuVall, Selma Blair, Melissa Joan Hart, etc., etc., etc. If you know any of these people you have to...

Welcome to That Damned Book Club. We're searching for our new favorite horror novel. We do some research to find a new book for each episode, and just like a book club we talk through the book from cover to cover. We're talking themes, character development, writing style, full on nonsense. Read the book for each episode and come join the club!  Find us wherever you get your podcasts.

This is a new view for A.J. and a repeat for Aleigh. We watch "Ready or Not," a 2019 thriller starring Samara Weaving, not Margot Robbie. It's a fun little romp where a rich family tries to kill their newest member in a game of hide and seek. So cute. We pair it with a lovely 2021 Zinfandel appropriately called Hunted. Metacritic Score: 64/100 Movie Sync Notes: We watch "Ready...

This episode we dip into the not-so-kid-friendly children's movie "Coraline." Such a good book and such a good movie. It's so creepy and is exactly like the kinds of movies we grew up with.  We honestly had no idea so many well known actors lent their voices to this project. We pair it with Melodramatic Macabre, a rich red blend that we thoroughly enjoyed. Metacritic Score: 80/...

We honestly can't remember the last time we watched an Angelina Jolie movie. "Wanted" is a fun one. It mixes a great cast (who are honestly better than this movie gives them credit for) and smashes them into a 2000s-style wild action movie that has a handful of mystery. And exploding rats. We pair it with Threadcount red blend. It goes with the story. We promise.  Metacritic Score:...

We're closing out the Scream saga (again) with "Scream 6." Woooo! We really enjoyed the previous installment, so why not keep going? We are both watching it for the first time so anything can happen. In keeping with tradition, we pair it with 19 Crimes Martha's Chard. It's a bit of a standard chardonnay, but for a such a big brand 19 Crimes knows what they're doing. M...

Ok, so we're watching "The House Bunny" this episode and we didn't realize how many people were actually in this movie. Anna Faris, Emma Stone, Colin Hanks, Kat Dennings, Rumer Willis, Kathatine McPhee, and there are more. It's a cute little comedy that has more heart than you would think based on the trailer and promotional material. Plus, Faris always delivers in this ty...

Kevin Williamson is at it again...getting teens killed by an over the top serial killer out in the middle of nowhere. This time it's in "I Know What You Did Last Summer," one of the more big-name teen slasher films of the late 90s/early 2000s era. The cast is chock full of popular actors of the time that appeared in a number of other movies together. They were almost a brat pack of...

This week we watch the original "Saw." This movie has had a huge impact on the horror genre. Sure, the acting isn't amazing, but the ideas are big and they pay off. I feel like this movie may have been the the prime reason for the popularity of escape rooms. We pair it with Jigsaw Pinot Noir. It really just went and fell into our laps. Work smarter, not harder. Metacritic Score: 46/...

We're not sure if anyone other than us remembers "Heartbreakers," so obviously it's right on brand for the pod. It tells the age old story of a mother and daughter who make a living swindling men out of money by pretending to fall in love with them. Along the way they get into a bunch of zany shenanigans. Clearly the pinnacle of Sigourney Weaver's career. We pair it with T...

Daniel Craig is out here digging through another mystery. Much like "Knives Out," "Glass Onion" is  modern Christie-style ensemble whodunit that hits it out of the park. The cast does really well with the material, and that's probably because the material is really good. We had a lot of fun postulating our way through this one and we think you will too. We pair it with The...

This episode is all about "Knives Out," the 2019 murder-mystery that kinda took the world by storm. It has a great cast, clearly a decent budget, awesome filming location, and great writing. There's plenty of humor peppered throughout as well. It's very Agatha Christie for the modern age which, as Christie fans, speaks to us. We pair it with Niepoort Douro Twisted Tinto 2020. I...

They really nailed it with Shrek. That movie is still funny. And there are so many good performances in it. We can see why it spun off like thirty sequels and whatnot. We've never seen any of those, but the original is the way to go. We pair Shrek with Folklore Tinto from Castel Pujol. It is delicious. It's an absolute would-buy-again. It's a blend of Tannat and Petit Manseng grapes...

We're watching another Mel Brooks movie. This time it's the no-so-classic "Dracula: Dead and Loving It" from 1995. It's a fun little movie with a lot of the cast of "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" but with only like, half the laughs. But it's all ok because Leslie Nielsen is there and that's always a treat. We pair the movie with Vampire Pinot Noir. It&apos...

It's every millennial's cult-favorite-deeper-meaning-too-cool-to-understand movie "Donnie Darko." It's a really solid movie with good performances and is well shot. Nostalgia keeps it feeling almost magical, but remove that history and it could be a little hokey. It's probably still cool enough to convince a slew of new teens that it might contain the meaning of life...

Can't believe it's Halloween time again. On one hand we're thankful because we're now too old for the summer heat. On the other hand another year is almost over and that means we're another year older. That means we have to watch "Shaun of the Dead." Def one of the best zombie movies out there. And it's a comedy. Love it. We pair it with Killibinin Scaredy C...

Happy Season 4 Premiere! Since it's Fall, we're kicking off our new season with a seasonally appropriate movie, "The Haunting." It's the 1999 reimagining of the the story originally told in the novel The Haunting of Hill House  by Shirley Jackson, and it's distinctly late-90's. This movie was so over the top that it proved to be great material for Scary Movie 2....

We cannot express how much we love Scary Movie 2. It's a worthy successor. It may not be the pinnacle of the Scary Movie franchise (which is undoubtedly the first movie) but it's stupid and funny and parodies a good bunch of films. We want the Wayans brothers to make another movie in this genre because they are just so good at it. And Regina Hall had better be a part of it. We pair the m...

It's time to get into "South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut." We're just in time for the 25th anniversary of the series and knowing that we watched it when it premiered makes us feel old as hell. The movie is great. The topical comedy is so spot on that it still applies. We pair the movie with 2019 Rock View Reserve Pinot Noir which we absolutely loved. Metacritic Score: 73/...

This episode we watch 1996's "The Craft." It's the cultural staple that served us "Ya scared Sarah?" "I bind you Nancy." and "These are my gifts!"  This was definitely the piece of media that made us want to call the corners. What would we do without it? We pair it with a California Cab Sauv from Witching Hour. Blessed be. Metacritic Score: 55/100...

FernGully was in regular rotation in our house when we were younger. I feel like it's one of the few well received animated movies for kids that wasn't made by Disney in the 90's. We personally think it's the sole inspiration for the movie Avatar because it's...the same story. We pair it with The Arborist from Vina Robles. Metacritic Score: 67/100 Movie Sync Notes: We watc...

It's that old classic story. Girl sees boy. Boy almost drowns. Girl saves boy. Girl changes her entire life to impress said boy. Boy completely dismisses her for another girl. Girls fight over boy. It's The Little Mermaid! The VHS I wore out as a child. We aren't Disney stans, but we are kind of obsessed with this movie. We pair it with Plungerhead Old Vine Zinfandel. It's weig...

We love "Charlie's Angels," so we're happy there's a sequel. What more could you want out of life? It's so over the top in comparison to the first outing, but it's truly just as fun...even if the physics make little to no sense. Most of the characters from the first movie are back, so it feels like an extension of the story more than anything else and we are here...

This week we watch "Disturbia," a modernized "Rear Window" of sorts starring Shia LaBeouf. The movie touts a solid cast and creative use of locations to retell an old story but with an exciting coat of fresh paint. We love it. We pair it with See Saw 2019 Chardonnay form Australia. Twas lovely. It had some interesting tasting notes that we don't usually find in a Chard but...

The masterpiece that solidified Matthew Lillard as a national treasure. "Scooby-Doo" is a fun and mostly stupid visit to the world of the Scooby Gang set in the early 2000s. The cast is actually pretty ridiculous. Did they all nail it? No. But the effort is appreciated. We pair it with Ridgeback from Lion Hound. It's a red blend of shiraz, merlot, Grenache, cab sauv, and mourvedre....