Beer and a Movie

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.

337: Wolf Man/An American Werewolf in London with Guest Josh Deleon

That's no wolfman! That's just guest Josh Deleon back to talk horror with Blumhouse's new Wolf Man. All bark, no bite? We let you know and then skip across the pond for the werewolf classic, An American Werewolf in London. Things get hairy as we work avoid the full moon this go 'round.

Beers by Eppig Brewing and Martin House Brewing Co.

336: Conclave/The Two Popes with Guest Tom Murphy

A lapsed Catholic, a lapsed Baptist, and a poet walk into a bar. The punchline: "Catholics are canceling us after this episode." Fear not, my children, since poet Tom Murphy joins us for the first time to discuss award-buzzy Conclave and The Two Popes (2019), and we do our best to keep the blasphemy to the bare minimum. 

Beers by Brasserie de Chimay (Trappist beer made in a Catholic monastery...come on!!) and Founders Brewing.

Find Tom's work at https://tommurphywriter.com/

335: A Complete Unknown/I'm Not There with Guest Jimmy Willden

How many roads must Dylan walk down before anyone figures him out? We brave the hard rain with two films: Mangold's new A Complete Unknown and Haynes's I'm Not There. One's a distillation; the other a deconstruction. Musician, filmmaker, and music festival organizer Jimmy Willden is the perfect hurricane to help us make sense of what's blowin' in the wind. 

A couple of beers from Meanwhile Brewing and Martin House Brewing Co. are there to get us tangled up in booze.