Beer and a Movie

347: Death of a Unicorn/Legend (1985) with Guest Adam Beam

We crack open some cold ones and dive into the world of mystical unicorns, dark fairytales, and bizarre fantasy storytelling. First up, we take on A24’s wild new entry, Death of a Unicorn—a movie that dares to mix corporate greed, magical creatures, and absurdist humor. Then, we rewind to Ridley Scott’s 1985 classic, Legend, where Tom Cruise battles Tim Curry’s devilish Darkness in a visually stunning, synth-laden adventure.

This episode also marks the beginning of our quest to tick off some of the Great American Craft Beers oversights that deserve a spot on the Mt. Rushmore of Craft Beer. Which legendary brew makes the cut? And does it pair well with unicorn-related chaos?

Grab a drink and join us as we break it all down—cheers! 🍻🎬

346: The Alto Knights/The Untouchables with Guest Anthony Zoccolillo

Not one! Not TWO! But THREE DE NIROS! He goes double duty on our first Barry Levinson film, The Alto Knights, and then straight into his larger-than-life depiction of Capone in De Palma's The Untouchables (1987). We go gangsta gangsta this week with guest Anthony Zoccolillo and two great beers from Tivoli Brewing (we think) and Turning Point Beer. 

After Hours, our weekly bonus conversation, keeps the gangsta train rolling with the best gangster films of all time at patreon.com/beerandamoviepodast! 

345: Black Bag/Sex, Lies and Videotape with Guest Adam Beam

Lies, Lies, and Lies! It's a Soderbergh Double Feature with his most recent and very first: Black Bag paired with the 90s-independent-film-launching Sex, Lies and Videotape. So many thematic similarities to chew on! Adam Beam is back to clear up some lies told about him during the BaaMies while we enjoy two black (bag) beers from 903 Brewing and Real Ale Brewing. 

Don't miss this week's jam-packed After Hours at: patreon.com/beerandamoviepodcast. 

344: Mickey 17/Multiplicity with Guest Harold Ramos

Is there a film more anticipated than Bong Joon-ho's follow-up to Parasite? We dive into Mickey 17 (starring 18 Robert Pattinsons) pairing it with Harold Ramos's Multiplicity (1996, starring 4 Michael Keatons). There's a little disagreement over Director Bong's follow-up and 3 great beers (2 of them alcohol-free). 

Beers by Cycle Brewing, Deschutes Brewery (N/A), and Brooklyn Brewery (N/A).

343: The 2025 BaaMies!! Our Look Back at the Best (and Worst) of 2024

It's here! The 2025 BaaMies with our top five films of 2024, biggest surprises, disappointments, and the worst film of the year. Over the course of the last year, we reviewed over 50 film releases from 2024 and 120 beers, and it all comes down to THIS!

342: The Monkey/Carrie (1976) with Guest Josh Deleon

Osgood Perkins's Longlegs divided us so we're eager to look at his follow-up, The Monkey. Josh Deleon sits down with us to dig into Stephen King's newest film adaptation pairing it with King's very first, Brian De Palma's Carrie. Religion, comedy, blooming sexuality and so much more on this week's King Adaptation Double Feature. 

Beer by Martin House Brewing and our very first show cider by Austin Ciderworks.

341: Nickel Boys/Sing Sing with Guest Adam Beam

We're 9 out of 10 in reviewing this year's Oscar nominees after diving into Nickel Boys, a film that has us discussing its form primarily with a very unique POV camera style. Pairing it with Sing Sing, a film that just missed that Best Picture nomination list. Adam Beam joins us and one of the two films is near or at the top of his best-of-2024 list. Hear it ALL right here.

Beers by New Belgium Brewing and Blue Owl Brewing. 

340: Companion/Weird Science with Guest Adam Beam

Companion is a movie best-watched with ZERO spoilers, so tread lightly because we spoil the heck out of it. Was [redacted] the best [redacted] to think about [redacted]? We [redacted]. Then we go back in time for John Hughes's 'make-a-girl-male-wish-fulfilment' romp, Weird Science. How does this thing hold up? We can't talk about it without wearing our jeans!

Beers by False Idol Brewing and 903 Brewers.

339: The Brutalist/The Childhood of a Leader with (New) Guest Cris Olvera

We finally sink our teeth into Oscar-frontrunner The Brutalist with the help of new guest, filmmaker Cris Olvera. By pairing it with The Childhood of a Leader, we've now tackled all of Brady Corbet's feature films (including Vox Lux back in episode 88). How did we feel about the 3.5 hour epic Brutalist? At least none of us throw a tantrum.

Beers by Odell Brewing and Dogfish Head Brewing. 

Follow Cris Olvera on Instagram at @basiccableproductions.

338: The Room Next Door/Talk to Her with Guest Pam Brouillard

We've NEVER done an Almodóvar film so let's do two! 2024's recent The Room Next Door is his first English language film starring two of David's very favorite actresses, and we pair it with Talk to Her. From exquisite color palettes to the frank and honest conversations that occur in both, this episode gets deep.

Beers by Anchorage Brewing Company and Damm S. A.