Blood and Black Rum Podcast - A Cult Film / Horror Podcast
295 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWe're two guys covering all kinds of cult films from horror to action and everything in between. We try to bring funny and engaging content with our unique personalities, and we also review beer in each episode as well. Some of our past and present coverage includes Halloween specials, series retrospectives, Difficult Films month, Red Hot '80s Action Summer, '90s remakes, and a lot more. It's a pretty eclectic mix here, but if you're into cult films and beer, this is the place to be. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support
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Episode 190: So Creepy It's Carpenter VI | BODY BAGS
October 08, 2021 14:53 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBWe're over halfway through our So Creepy It's Carpenter series and we're tackling another surprisingly great Carpenter film with Body Bags. Shot for Showtime and meant to lead into an anthology TV series, Carpenter provides three very different stories in this 90 minute film, bookended by a great framing story starring Carpenter himself. Carpenter directs two out of the three, with Tobe Hooper providing the last short, and we discuss all three in their entirety. Oh, and we're drinking Ommeg...
Episode 189: So Creepy It's Carpenter V | PRINCE OF DARKNESS
October 01, 2021 11:22 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThis is one of Ryne's favorite Carpenter movies, and we give Prince of Darkness some good treatment on the show by covering the score, the creepy factor, the overwhelming foreboding elements, and a whole lot more. Is it so good, so bad, or so creepy? Listen to the episode to find out! We're also drinking Captain Lawrence/Snyder's of Hanover's Snyder Bier Pretzel Marzen! Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro 8:00-15:00 Beer talk 15:00-end Prince of Darkness Tune in all Halloween season fo...
Episode 188: So Creepy It's Carpenter IV | CHRISTINE
September 24, 2021 13:38 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBContinuing our So Creepy It's Carpenter Halloween series, we tackle a surprisingly successful offfering from Carpenter, and also one of the best Stephen King film adaptations: Christine. This is a tough story to adapt for the big screen because of its limited scope and with the primary antagonist being an inanimate object. However, we talk about the successful use of emotional stakes and tension throughout to keep things interesting even for a 110 minute long film. We also discuss Carpenter'...
Episode 187: So Creepy It's Carpenter III | GHOSTS OF MARS
September 18, 2021 13:46 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBHey, we knew we'd have to do the crappy stuff too when we were doing a Carpenter series for Halloween. That brings us to Ghosts of Mars, probably Carpenter's worst film. It has a lot of poor decisions that lead to a really boring, awful movie - and quite possibly the lowest rating Ryne has ever given on the show. We talk about the wipes and fades (you know what we mean), the terrible neo-noir dialogue, have a disagreement about the choreography, and so much more. Be ready to laugh with us ab...
Episode 186: So Creepy It's Carpenter II | THE FOG
September 10, 2021 13:25 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBContinuing our Halloween season spent with John Carpenter's filmography, we turn to the moody mistiness of 1980's The Fog, one of Carpenter's better films and yet still falling somewhere in the middle of his best output. We're disappointed with the lack of Tom Atkins mustache; we query whether Jamie Lee Curtis or Adrienne Barbeau tops the hotness meter; we dish out some fire at the founders of Antonio Bay who couldn't stand to live even a mile away from a leper colony. And we have a lot of f...
Episode 185: So Creepy It's Carpenter I | VAMPIRES
September 03, 2021 14:25 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBAll Halloween season we will be bringing you the So Creepy It's Carpenter series, a look at John Carpenter's filmography including both the good and the bad. For our first spotlight, we start right in the middle of that divide with Vampires from 1998, one of Carpenter's better late-career movies. We talk about the KNB effects, James Wood (an asshole), the Carpenter western-tinged soundtrack, the lack of a directorial signature, and more! No specific beer talk this week, it's just good to be ...
Episode 184: Red Hot '80s Action Summer IV | STRIKE COMMANDO
July 30, 2021 14:10 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBRed Hot '80s Action summer is sweating along and we are taking a look at Reb Brown's masterpiece, his opus, Strike Commando. If you've never seen the film, think First Blood: Part II but with a lot lower budget and with some extremely interesting dialogue choices. We're having a laugh at the whole plot, admiring Reb Brown's muscles, and yelling "JAKODAAAA!" a lot. Expect some good fun at the film's expense here. Also, we're drinking Ommegang's Neon Neon Rainbows Double NEIPA! Approximate t...
Episode 183: Red Hot '80s Action Summer III | INVASION U.S.A.
July 16, 2021 02:20 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBOn our new episode for Red Hot '80s Action Summer, we are talking about the inestimable Chuck Norris in one of his classic terrorist shoot-em-up films, Invasion U.S.A. We touch on the sheer ridiculousness of the film, Chuck's fabulous red mullet, the inferiority of the US National Guard, and the homoerotic undertones at play here. We're also drinking Ommegang's Sleeveless Tea! Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro 8:00-15:00 Beer talk 15:00-end Invasion U.S.A. --- Send in a voice messa...
Episode 182: Red Hot '80s Action Summer II | POLICE STORY
July 03, 2021 00:44 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBContinuining our hot '80s action summer, we're taking a look at perhaps Jackie Chan's finest film Police Story - subbed, not dubbed! Here, we marvel at Chan's ingenuity with the stunts while also commenting on the simplicity of the film's plot. We talk Hong Kong drugs, the various stunt sequences, rate our favorites, and also comment on the odd inclusion of some misogyny in Chan's character. Also, we're drinking DuClaw Brewing's Lil Sour Me America, just in time for July 4th! Approximate Ti...
Episode 181: Red Hot '80s Action Summer I | PREDATOR
June 18, 2021 20:58 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBWe're starting our Red Hot '80s Action Summer off with a jungle-tinged bang! Arnie's quotable film Predator is on the docket, and as we rewatched this John McTiernan action/sci-fi/slasher hybrid we couldn't help but feel disappointed with our rose-colored glasses view of this nostalgic classic, because it just doesn't hold up as well as we thought. We talk about those criticisms and joke about the soundtrack, the dialogue, the mystical Native American trope, and which form of Predator we'd r...
Episode 180: THE WICKER MAN (1973)
June 04, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBIt's summertime, and of course we need to visit the island of Summerisle for a quick jaunt to a cult led by Christopher Lee. We talk about the excellent casting in the film, the heavy religious themes, Britt Eklund's booty dance, the missing deleted scene, Lee's hair(piece?), and the shocking finale. We're definitely fans of this crazy slow-burn movie, and I think you can hear in this episode. Let us know what you think! Approximate Timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-24:00 Beer talk 24:00-e...
Episode 179: SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW
May 21, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBWe've done every other Saw film (1-7 in a marathon), so it was inevitable that we'd have to head out to the theater to see Spiral: From the Book of Saw. And for the most part, we liked this one okay - it's definitely better than Jigsaw, though its writers are the same, and Chris Rock is really doing the best he can with what he's got. The traps are cool, but there are still some major issues. Listen to the whole thing and let us know what you thought of this new reboot of the series! A note...
Episode 178: MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)
April 30, 2021 11:53 - 1 hour - 67 MBWe're back! We took a long hiatus, but one thing helped us decide to come back: the new Mortal Kombat reboot. Being one of Martin's favorite franchises, we just had to take a look at the new R-rated film from director Simon McQuoid. Expect some nostalgic waxing about the original games, discussion on the film's storyline, groaning about this being more like an introductory lead-up to a sequel, and more! It's good to be back. On this show, we have Beer Tree Brew Co.'s Virtuosity - Blood Oran...
Episode 177: Festivus Series | JACK FROST (1997)
December 30, 2020 17:15 - 1 hour - 150 MBOur finale for Festivus Series 2020 comes with a caveat: it's a bad movie. The 1997 slasher movie Jack Frost does just about everything wrong, and it's not even so bad it's good; it does have, though, a quick Shannon Elizabeth nude scene, so that's something. We talk about the really lazy snowman design, the bad snow, the ridiculous genetic material science, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Beer Tree's Virtuosity passionfruit dragonfruit marshmallow double NEIPA! Approximate timeli...
Episode 176: Festivus Series | SCROOGED
December 21, 2020 21:45 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBSorry our episode is a little late, we had remote technical difficulties due to weather. We're talking the Christmas classic Scrooged for this episode, A Christmas Carol for the '80s which sort of acts as a metacommentary for the Charles Dickens tale. We talk about Bill Murray's asshole character, Bobcat Goldthwaite as a disgruntled employee, our favorite ghost, and of course the value of 5 pounds of veal. We're also drinking a couple different beers on the show! Approximate timeline 0:00-9:0...
Episode 175: Festivus Series | BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019)
December 11, 2020 13:05 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBWe had meant to cover this last Christmas and for multiple reasons, it just didn't work out. But on this episode we take a look at the most controversial remake of Black Christmas, the Sophia Takal version released by Blumhouse in 2019. This film got a lot of hate from the people that it criticizes: straight white males. It's no surprise, since it wears its feminist leanings on its sleeve, but this is a pretty inoffensive film for people to level their ire at. And it's not really that bad - i...
Episode 174: Festivus Series | SILENT NIGHT
December 04, 2020 20:13 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBIt is Festivus time once again! We've got four weeks of... ahem... great films on the way, and to start things off, we finally get to end our longstanding marathon of the Silent Night, Deadly Night series with the loose remake Silent Night! This is definitely not the same film as the original though it has a number of references. We talk about the poor man's actors within the film and the surprising amount of known names, Malcolm McDowell's performance, the interesting special effects, the in...
Episode 173: FIRST BLOOD
November 26, 2020 13:45 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBOur intention was to do a Thanksgiving movie for the special occasion, but First Blood ain't it. Instead, it's more of a Christmas-adjacent film, but we're not going to let that stop us from enjoying this Stallone classic. We talk about the bike chases, the PTSD, the Stallone memeable monologues, exposition dumps, and a conservative's worst nightmare. We're also drinking Druthers' Apple Cranberry Kolsch, perfect for the season! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro10:00-23:00 Beer talk23:00-e...
Episode 172: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
November 14, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour - 81 MBAs a tribute to Sean Connery, we decided to tackle our first James Bond movie for the show, and Martin decided that the best one would be From Russia with Love. We talk about the spy plot, this Bond caper's tendency to lean serious rather than over-the-top, its context in the history of the Bond series, and a whole lot more! On this show, we're drinking Saranac's new Winter Warmer. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro12:00-20:00 Beer talk20:00-end From Russia with Love If you like our show, ...
Episode 171: Reanimated VIII | SHAUN OF THE DEAD
October 30, 2020 21:36 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWe complete our Reanimated series by going full circle with zombie films. We've tackled the serious types of zombie films out there, and now we're taking a look at a parody of a zombie film with Shaun of the Dead. A classic in every sense and oft-quoted from our school days, the film effectively encapsulates a loving ode to zombie films by playing up their ridiculousness. We're talking our favorite scenes and quotes, the various zombie elements at play, the surprising seriousness of the clima...
Episode 170: Reanimated VII | WHITE ZOMBIE
October 23, 2020 23:49 - 56 minutes - 45 MBWe're throwing things back for a classic zombie film in this episode of the Reanimated series! We're talking about the first official zombie film White Zombie with Bela Lugosi, and of course we have to talk about the zombie/slave element, the acting, how the film holds up in contemporary context, and a whole lot more! Also, we are drinking Dogfish Head's Campfire Amplifier stout! Approximate Timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro8:00-15:00 Beer talk15:00-end White Zombie If you like our show, please think ...
Episode 169: Reanimated VI | TRAIN TO BUSAN
October 16, 2020 17:48 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBWe've already covered fast-moving infected for the Reanimated series, but this time they can actually be defined as zombies in Train to Busan. This Korean blockbuster from 2016 passed by both of us when it released, so we get to experience this one for the first time. We talk about the rules of the infection in the film, the comedy and emotional elements, the naivety of its characters, zombie effects, and a whole lot more! We're also talking Decadent Brewing's Apple Cinnamon Doughnut IPA. App...
Episode 168: Reanimated V | RE-ANIMATOR
October 09, 2020 13:27 - 57 minutes - 46.3 MBWe finally tackle the namesake of our Reanimated series as we take a look at Re-Animator, the 1985 horror black comedy from Stuart Gordon that took H.P. Lovecraft's original idea and gorified it up. We talk about the history of Lovecraft's works, the comedy elements that work in the film, the depths of scientific madness, Barbara Crampton (!!!), and of course the special effects. We're also drinking Contra Brewing's Deerslayer Blonde Ale! Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro12:00-17:00 Beer ...
Episode 167: Reanimated IV | 28 DAYS LATER
October 02, 2020 13:15 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBThis time, we're talking things that aren't quite reanimated; in 28 Days Later, the film borrows a lot from zombie films but technically its threat aren't zombies but rage-infected humans. We discuss the nuances of that decision, what inspirations the film has and what it also inspired, the effect of the early-00s filmmaking techniques, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Mean Max Brew Works' Strawberry Creamsicle Ale. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro12:00-20:00 Beer talk20:00-end ...
Episode 166: Reanimated III | RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
September 25, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBOur zombie film coverage continues on with Reanimated Part III featuring Return of the Living Dead. Something of a parody of the zombie genre, Return of the Living Dead features an almost metacritical look at zombies while also redefining the genre with its undead's insistence on eating brains. We talk about the gore, the punks!, the great performance from Clu Gulager, and a lot more! Oh yeah, we're drinking Brown's Brewing Company's #VOTE, a sensible choice for National Voter Registrat...
Episode 165: Reanimated II | ZOMBIE
September 18, 2020 12:57 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBContinuing our Halloween Reanimated series, we take a look at Lucio Fulci's Zombie, another one of the zombie genre's defining films. And we watched it using Blue Underground's 4K UHD release, so you know we were able to appreciate every facet of its imagery. We talk about the famous scenes - eye-gouging, shark-fighting - as well as break down the influences to the film, its gore, pacing and plotting, and a whole lot more! Horror aficionados will be horrified at Martin's rating and never list...
Episde 164: Reanimated I | DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)
September 08, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBWe're back! We're kicking off our Halloween season with Reanimated, a series of films focusing on zombies and/or close relations to zombies, and the first in that series is Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead! We're talking the storyline, the fast-moving zombies, Ty Burrell in a non-Phil Dunphy roll, the relation to Land of the Dead, and more! Also, we have Founders' Oktoberfest on the show. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-25:00 Beer talk 25:00-end Dawn of the Dead If you like our ...
Episode 164: Reanimated I | DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)
September 08, 2020 00:33 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBWe're back! We're kicking off our Halloween season with Reanimated, a series of films focusing on zombies and/or close relations to zombies, and the first in that series is Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead! We're talking the storyline, the fast-moving zombies, Ty Burrell in a non-Phil Dunphy roll, the relation to Land of the Dead, and more! Also, we have Founders' Oktoberfest on the show. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro12:00-25:00 Beer talk25:00-end Dawn of the Dead If you like our show, ...
Episode 163: St. Patty's Day Special | LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD
March 13, 2020 17:25 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBIt's another St. Patrick's Day and that means another Blood and Black Rum Podcast episode on the Leprechaun series. This time we're up to Leprechaun 5: Leprechaun in the Hood. Ryne was sort of dreading this episode having seen the film before, and we actually struggle with what to talk about about this truly bad movie. However, we do manage to conjure up an hour of discussion about the song "Lep in the Hood," the blaxploitation references, Ice-T doing what Ice-T does best, and more! We're als...
Episode 162: PARASITE
February 28, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBWe've been talking about doing this episode and we finally got to it - Parasite, the Best Picture winner from director/writer Bong Joon-Ho about rich and poor, upper and lower class, and everything in between. This is a complex film from its story to cinematography, and we try to break down our favorite elements from it as much as possible. There's a lot to dissect, so it's best to watch the film and then listen to our show right after. Approximate timeline 0:00-11:00 Intro 11:00-25...
Episode 161: Valentine's Day Special | VALENTINE
February 14, 2020 04:24 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBWe wanted to make sure we tackled Valentine's Day with a special episode, and since we've already done My Bloody Valentine we decided the next best thing is 2001's Valentine, a slasher film that utilizes the classic holiday themes of '80s horror films with a lot of homage to those movies. We talk about the killer, the gore, the red herrings, and a whole lot more in this special romantic episode of the podcast. We've also got Dogfish Head's American Beauty Hazy Ripple IPA on the show! Approxim...
Episode 160: CHILD'S PLAY (2019)
February 08, 2020 03:37 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWe said we'd do the 2019 Child's Play at some point after we were unable to cover it during its release due to the theater's projector issues, and here we are! Only a few months late. However, we were particularly surprised by this reimagining of Chucky the killer doll, who is transformed into an uncanny valley-style smartbot rather than a voodoo serial killer. While we admit the themes are sort of on-the-nose, this Child's Play is decidedly entertaining and, for the most part, just a lot of ...
Episode 159: MARRIAGE STORY
January 24, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBWe're going in a bit of a different direction with this episode. Instead of tackling gruesome horror, we're dealing with sobering real-life tension with the melancholy and overtly realistic divorce tale Marriage Story. We were thrilled by this Noah Baumbach drama, especially with Adam Driver's performance. We talk about the overall themes of the film, how it relates to Baumbach's similar previous film The Squid and the Whale, and a whole lot more. Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro...
Episode 158: THE FLY (1958)
January 10, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBWe're back! It's 2020 and we finally have a new episode. Yes, we had to skip Black Christmas 2019 but we decided to go a bit farther back in time to 1958 to cover the original The Fly starring Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, and David Hedison. We talk about the shocks and surprises of this grisly classic, Price as the straight man, the interesting red herring murder mystery, and more! We also have Rogue's Santa's Private Reserve 2019 (a dark ale with candy cap mushrooms) which we were go...
Episode 157: Festivus Series | SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 5: THE TOY MAKER
December 15, 2019 01:03 - 52 minutes - 42 MBOur Festivus Series carries on and we technically finish off the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise with our episode on Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker! This DTV horror film from 1991 has only a tenuous connection to the series but it does at least have a crazed Santa and a bunch of killer toys in very '90s fashion. We're not super stoked on the film but it does have a few good elements to it. We talk about everything from the insane car explosion to Mickey Rooney! Approximate t...
Episode 156: Festivus Series | GREMLINS
December 06, 2019 17:20 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBOn our second Festivus episode of Christmas 2019, we're talking Joe Dante's excellent GREMLINS - they're cute and cuddly until they're not! We discuss the Spielberg influence on this film, the puppeteering effects, the other small creature films that came out in the '80s, and more! Sorry for Ryne's echo mic - we had some issues with the mic this episode, all fixed now though. Also, we're drinking the Goose Island Bourbon County Cafe de Olla stout! Listen in because it cost us $25. Tip us some...
Episode 155: Festivus Series | THE SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE
November 29, 2019 14:18 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIt's that time of year again! We kick off our third annual Festivus Series by returning and finishing a film franchise we started a while ago: The Santa Clause. This time we torture ourselves with The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause starring Martin Short as Jack Frost. The whole thing is a cartoony festival of the worst elements of the Santa Clause sequels, from the over-the-top set designs to the in-your-face soundtracks. We go through everything that makes The Santa Clause 3 a travesty of...
Episode 154: Thanksgiving Special | PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES
November 15, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBHappy Thanksgiving to all of our US listeners! If you're Canadian, you've already had yours. For this special festivity we're tackling the OTHER John Hughes film for Thanksgiving that we haven't done yet, Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Now both of us love this movie and instead of a normal critical review of the film, we're going to be talking about our favorite scenes and the things that Hughes gets right. We'll also offer up our own insight into what we think could have worked better,...
Episode 154: Thanksgiving Special | PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
November 15, 2019 14:28 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBHappy Thanksgiving to all of our US listeners! If you're Canadian, you've already had yours. For this special festivity we're tackling the OTHER John Hughes film for Thanksgiving that we haven't done yet, Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Now both of us love this movie and instead of a normal critical review of the film, we're going to be talking about our favorite scenes and the things that Hughes gets right. We'll also offer up our own insight into what we think could have worked better, but ...
Episode 153: Antholoween (7) TALES OF HALLOWEEN
October 31, 2019 14:04 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBAnd so we come to the end of Antholoween, on Halloween no less, with our Tales of Halloween episode. This is the most stories we've seen in an anthology so far, and we do our best to talk about them all individually. We're talking horror cameos, directors, and the good and bad of each story. There are some hits, some misses, but most of all we like the atmosphere. We're also drinking Saranac's Black Forest Cake beer! Thanks for listening to all our Halloween episodes. Happy Halloween 2019! Ap...
Episode 152: Antholoween (6) TRICK 'R TREAT
October 25, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWe've finally gotten to the actual Halloween anthologies! We're covering Trick 'r Treat, probably the best Halloween-centric movie to actually accomplish the atmosphere of the holiday. We talk about all the segments in the best order we can since they intermingle with each other, and we give our perspective on how well the film manages its Halloween setting and its mixed anthology element. Also we're drinking Great Lakes' Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale! Approximate timeline 0:00-13:00 In...
Episode 151: Antholoween (5) TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE
October 18, 2019 13:12 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBWe've already done Creepshow, but moving into the '90s, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie followed the template of that film pretty heavily to the point where it is sometimes nicknamed Creepshow 3. However, we discuss the flaws in this anthology of three short stories, going over each in depth - including "Lot 249," "The Cat from Hell," and "Lover's Vow" along with the wraparound story. While the film has some great effects thanks to KNB, the stories themselves lack creativity - still, we en...
Episode 150: Antholoween (4) THE TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE
October 11, 2019 13:54 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBWe move from 1982 to... 1983 in our second '80s anthology film. This time we're going in a little different genre direction, from horror to fantasy, with The Twilight Zone: The Movie. Yes, the most interesting thing about this film is its tragic backstory, but we also dive into each of the four segments to give you an in-depth look at how we feel about each of them (spoilers: two are great, two are meh). We've also got Allagash's Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale on the show, and it was expensive ...
Episode 149: Antholoween (3) CREEPSHOW
October 04, 2019 13:41 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBAntholoween continues! We're in the '80s now with the highly esteemed anthology film Creepshow, which couldn't have any more big names attached to it. Written by Stephen King, directed by George A. Romero, with Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Adrienne Barbeau, and more, this horror hit emulating EC Comics is pretty much the cream of the crop. We talk each of the five shorts in detail along with the Tom Atkins-led wraparound story. Oh yeah, we're drinking Half Acre's Lagertown Octoberfest as well ...
Episode 148: Antholoween (2) TALES FROM THE CRYPT
September 27, 2019 13:02 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBOur second anthology film in our trip through the years lands us in 1972 with Tales from the Crypt, the original adaptation of the EC Comics line of horror stories. This series of five shorts has some hits and some misses, and a curious moralistic view - while a lot of the characters are clearly awful, a couple don't seem to deserve their demise. We talk about each story in detail, including comparing the first short "And All Through the House" to the television series' episode. For our Oktob...
Episode 147: Antholoween (1) BLACK SABBATH
September 20, 2019 11:49 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBWe begin our annual Halloween festivities with the first anthology in our Antholoween series, the 1963 film from Mario Bava Black Sabbath. This one's a slow burn for sure, with all of Bava's familiar tropes - ornate decorations, sexy ladies, unique photography, and ridiculously colorful lighting. Led by Boris Karloff, we're treated to three stories - "The Telephone," "The Wurdulak," and "The Drop of Water." Each of them is quite different from the other, giving Bava reign to try his hand at g...
Episode 146: IT: CHAPTER TWO
September 13, 2019 11:45 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIt's been two years since we covered the first film in the new IT reboot and It: Chapter Two takes us 27 years later after the kids have grown up and forgotten about Derry. But the evil is still festering, forcing them (and us) to come back to see the final showdown. Andy Muschietti's second film doesn't have the same appeal; it has some strong comedy especially from Bill Hader, but that comedy feels overused, losing a lot of the tension of the first film. This overlong movie also suffers fro...
Episode 145: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER
September 06, 2019 18:44 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBWe've already done Friday the 13th Parts 1-3 over at the Jay MovieTalk podcast, so we thought for our early Friday the 13th episode we'd go right to the next - and FINAL - Friday the 13th - Part IV: The Final Chapter. This is where we say goodbye to Jason, who does all of the things he normally does except with three different, and disconnected, groups of people. We talk about that disconnect, Corey Feldman, the setup for a Tommy Jarvis-led slasher, the lengthy opening sequences in this film,...
Episode 144: SHE'S ALL THAT
August 30, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBYeah, She's All That might seem like a weird pick for a B&BR episode. But we're a weird podcast, and we enjoy a wide variety of films. That includes '90s teen romantic comedies, of course (and we're still itching to do that Mean Girls episode). Though you might be shrugging your shoulders, looking to skip this episode, I'd say it's one of our best - we have a ton of fun mocking the themes in the film, commenting on how Rachel Leigh Cook is definitely not ugly (and pitting her against ...
Episode 143: DJANGO THE BASTARD
August 09, 2019 12:53 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBAlso known as The Stranger's Gundown when released with its English dub, Django the Bastard is a 1969 spaghetti western that is sometimes credited as being an important precursor of the supernatural element in spaghetti westerns. However, we mostly see this as a ripoff of the Man with No Name series, including Anthony Steffen trying very hard to be both Clint Eastwood and Franco Nero at the same time. We talk about the lack of Gothic elements that are supposedly in this one, the very lengthy ...