Here we go with episode two of the second season of the Movie Brewer Podcast. Our film today is Locked Down, directed by Doug Liman, an honest look at what life was like during the 2020 lock down with some grand larceny thrown in for fun.
Welcome to season 2 of The Movie Brewer Podcast. We're starting this season off with 12 Monkeys. Directed by Terry Gilliam in 1995 and loosely based off the 1962 French Film La Jetée 12 Monkeys is a whirlwind of time travel and psychosis.
A movie that takes its absurdity very seriously, John Woo’s Face/Off is packed to the brim with huge set pieces, crazy situations, and Nicolas Cage and John Travolta at their 90’s peak. Woo brilliantly balances a high wire act of over the top performances, and shockingly bizarre plot lines to somehow deliver a gripping action movie that demands your
Our movie this week is Baby Driver. A musical that can’t be considered a musical, Baby Driver is Edgar Wright on the top of his game. With a story that’s been brewing in his head since the mid-nineties, Wright gives us a technical triumph full of unique and engaging characters.
This weeks film is Almost Famous. In one of the great homages to rock and roll, Cameron Crowe’s love letter to music offers an authenticity in performance and atmosphere that makes a fitting tribute to an era that is so rarely portrayed with love. As you watch the Stillwater find its way through the industry, and you watch William Miller find his way
Today's film is the classic comedy Caddyshack. One of the greatest comedies of all time, it unites powerhouse comedians Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray in a screwball comedy with some of the most quotable films of all time.
Our beer to match is Total Conciousness.
This week's film is Denis Villenueve’s Arrival. A film that is simultaneously emotional and scientific. The whole film exists in this state of dueling mentalities, but Amy Adams' stoic and heartfelt performance grounds us in the story of a loving mother, even as things grow more and more unstable.
This weeks film is 2018's A Quiet Place. Directed by and starring John Krasinski. A Quiet Place is one of those rare horror films that manages to sustain it’s uncomfortable atmosphere and threat of impending doom, and still make you care about it’s characters. The connection Krasinski is able to forge between the family and the audience is impressive
This week's movie is 1995’s Waterworld. Waterworld is a massive epic film that is outdone only by its reputation. Constant production issues and script rewrites give us a film that mostly holds itself together, but feels like the servant of two masters and gives the impression of a fair amount left on the cutting room floor.
Today we’re breaking down In Bruges. A triumph of a script brings us well rounded, against type performances from Colin Ferrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Finnes. We’re presented with characters that by all accounts we shouldn’t like, but nonetheless connect with on a deep level as they struggle with their internal and external demons.
Today we’re breaking down Dolemite Is My Name (2019). Eddie Murphy returns to form as real life legend Rudy Ray Moore. You can’t help but be engaged as Moore tries his damedest to get his mother fucking movie on a mother fucking movie screen. Murphy is electric in a role that you can tell is dear to his heart, and is supported by the who’s who of
Our film this week is The Iron Giant. One of the classic animated films of a generation, it tells the heartwarming story of an innocent boy who finds a mysterious robot, and tries to lead it down a path of enlightened self understanding in a world on edge. With characters both funny and relatable, Brad Bird delivers a story that anyone could find
Today we’re talking about Thelma & Louise. A timeless classic with wildly rich complex characters that you just can’t help but relate with. Watching Thelma and Louise struggle to find their way through impossible circumstances and end up better for it leaves you with an inspired ‘anything is possible’ feeling that you’ll carry around for days.
Today we’re looking at my favorite holiday movie: Jingle All the Way. A movie that has somehow, against all odds, become a mainstay of modern christmas movies. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Howard Langston, workaholic father who promised a Turbo Man action figure to his son, and proceeded to completely forget about it.
The week we’re talking about Rampage. In a film that’s pretty much exactly what you think it is, The Rock must save his albino gorilla buddy George before he and two other giant monsters destroy Chicago.
The best thing that Rampage has going for it is The Rock, which is not an unsubstantial
This week we’re looking at Mars Attacks! the cult classic b-movie that boasts a star studded cast that only Tim Burton could assemble. The world looks on in horror as aliens from Mars wreak havoc on Earth. From Washington to Vegas, everyone’s just trying to survive.
An iconic film full of iconic imagery destined for pop culture.
This episodes beer is Fenway Froth from New City Brewery in Easthampton, MA. A single malt and single hop (S.M.a.S.H) IPA. A crisp beer that’s tasty but not overpowering. The combination of Golden Promise malt and Ekuanot hops deliver a relaxed session IPA that’s easy to sip all day long. Perfect for those long afternoons at the game.
Episode 00 - The Introduction
Wherein we listen in for the first time.