Beer and a Movie

248: No Sleeves Required - Fast X/American Graffiti

With Coronas in hand, we visit the Toretto Family BBQ once again to check in on what our favorite group of superhuman street racing mercenaries are up to in (the beginning of?) what is purportedly their final bow. Does Diesel finally shift to that higher gear as a thespian? Do the stunt casting cameos hit the intended sweet spots? Do cars make it back into space? We'll reveal all this and more, as well as look back at a classic car film with a climactic drag race, in this week's episode!

247: Is There a Phrase for ”Liquid Courage” in Finnish? - Sisu/Inglourious Basterds

For the first time in recent memory, a Finnish action film showed up at our local multiplex, and we just had to find out what might warrant such a wide release. Learning that it was a Nazi revenge film set late in WWII, we felt that the best cinematic pairing would be Inglourious Basterds, and boy were we happy with that selection once we had actually seen them both. With beers from Germany (one of which might rank as a certain kind of war crime) on deck to stoke the conversation and returning guest Kailey joining in with her razor-sharp wit, this is one investigation of WWII on film and beer that you won't want to miss (especially if you are a guy over the age of 35).

246: Pain Don’t Surf - Point Break/Road House

We go full-on Swayze (how did we not drink a hazy?) this week on BaaM. Our Discord crew (get in there if you're not already!) picked Point Break for us to watch, and we decided to double down, or "double deuce" if you will, by pairing it with Road House. Anthony Z joins us for this discussion of two late 20th century action classics(?), and we enjoy some new-to-us beers from Martin House and Real Ale, two breweries that are BaaM staples. Be ready to get wet and wild on this week's episode!

245: Your Own Flesh and Blood - Evil Dead Rise/The Exorcist

It's all about horror in families this week on BaaM as we take on the newest entry the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rise, the first to really focus on how Deadites can wreak havoc within a family unit. Following that, we take on a pre-Evil Dead classic of the demonic possession subgenre, The Exorcist, a film with a storied past that helped to raise the profile of horror in the 1970s. It's an episode filled with blood, vomit, and plenty of beer!

244: Neurosis Apotheosis - Beau Is Afraid/The Master

With the arrival of Beau Is Afraid, Ari Aster's latest epic dark comedy, Dave and Joe felt they needed to have an Aster skeptic in the third seat to help bring some balance to the proceedings. Welcoming back returning guest Kyle Ferguson, the conversation is predictably lively, spilling over to our second film, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, a film that also has a troubled person played by Joaquin Phoenix at its center. With some pretty nice thematic beer pairings from Stone and Hong Kong's Young Master Brewery, this is a BaaM episode that is sure to delight.

243: Sometimes the Titles Can Be a Little Out There - Renfield/Bram Stoker’s Dracula

We sink our teeth back into the tried-and-true BaaM format this week, even bringing back former regular host, Carlos Cooper, to review the latest release featuring our patron saint, Nicolas Cage. With him portraying Dracula in Renfield, we chose to pair it with Coppola's cinematic take on the character from 1992, and Joe comes in clutch with outstanding thematic beer pairings. Don't f*ck with the formula, amirite?

242: Vin et Cinéma - Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles/Cléo from 5 to 7

This week on Vin et Cinéma, we reach the conclusion of our quest to cover all of the 10 movies in the Sight and Sound 2022 Critics' Poll with our review of Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman on this week's episode. Along with our returning guest, Pam Brouillard, we also take on Agnes Varda's French New Wave classic, Cléo from 5 to 7.

241: Of Communists and Creativity - Tetris/Man with a Movie Camera

We take on Apple TV's latest feature film, Tetris, which dramatizes the surprising yet telling story of how one of the most popular video games of all time came from out of the waning moments of the Soviet Union to become the global phenomenon that it is now. The timing is perfect for us to do one more film on the 2022 Sight and Sound list, Man with a Movie Camera, an experimental documentary that despite receiving mixed reviews upon its release in 1928 has come to be seen as a trailblazing and foundational piece of filmmaking in the 95 years since its arrival. It's cinematic creativity meets communism this week on Beer and a Movie!

240: Choreography in the Rain - John Wick Chapter 4/Singin’ in the Rain

After numerous delays, the 4th chapter of the John Wick series has finally arrived on the screens of our multiplexes, and we offer our thoughts on this latest installment and the franchise overall. Our second film is the one currently sitting in the 10th spot of the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, the classical Hollywood musical, Singin' in the Rain. It's a week of glorious cinematography, rain-drenched sets, stunning choreography, and, of course, some (hopefully) delicious beers, this week on Beer and a Movie!

239: I Had a Dream About This Place - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me/Mulholland Drive

This week finds us delving back into the singularly visionary mind of David Lynch as we approach Mulholland Drive, a film that wasn't initially intended to be a film but that nonetheless is now ranked as the 8th best of all time in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, and we pair it with an earlier film that also had its origins in televisual storytelling. Playing with tropes of soap opera, police procedurals, and horror, these  aren't always the easiest for casual viewers to digest, but your intrepid hosts - along with returning guest Harold Ramos - do their best to parse through these thorny and often cryptic films tinged with sly humor and indelible sights and sounds.