Thursday, December 23, 2021

The MATRIX Resurrections

It's Christmas Eve eve, so of course James and Exalted Geek Brian streamed the sequel that they're pretty sure no one but the suits at Warner Bros. demanded, the forth entry in The Matrix movies, Resurrections! Is it a Christmas miracle? Or is this something more suited for a visit from Krampus? Tune in and find out...

Saturday, December 18, 2021

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2021

Join James and the Exalted Geeks while they discuss the Christmas movies and television specials they have known, the good, bad and the ugly!

SPIDER-MAN: No Way Home

It's finally here, the final chapter in the Sony/Marvel Spider-Man trilogy! Join James and Exalted Geeks Brian, Andrea and Jacob as they discuss this while a volleyball game plays in the background (it is at a pub, after all)...

Saturday, November 27, 2021

BENNY LOVES YOU

James is finally playing catch-up with the movies he's seen, and he's giving his thoughts on the deliciously twisted British horror comedy Benny Loves You!

GHOSTBUSTERS: Afterlife


 

It's the sequel nobody thought would happen, but it did...GHOSTBUSTERS: Afterlife! James is joined once again by Exalted Geeks Brian, Andrea and Art at Sean O'Casey's pub for a rather lively and opinionated debate about the merits of this long awaited follow-up to the 1984 classic!

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO


 

We're back from our quarantine-mandated break, and James and Brian are playing catch-up by taking in a showing of one of the movies they were planning on seeing around Halloween: Last Night In Soho! An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. However, the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker...

HALLOWEEN KILLS


 

It's the middle of the Spooky Season, and that means we get another visit from our favorite October Holiday masked killer, Michael Myers, in the sequel to the 2018 re-quel (it's like a sequel and a re-imagining all smooshed together) to the 1978 John Carpenter classic Halloween! Join James and Brian as they discuss this franchise that's proving to be harder to kill than Mike Myers himself...

VENOM: Let There Be Carnage


 

It's officially the Spooky Season, so join James and Brian as they kick it off by talking about the sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage! Is it as cheese-tastically fun as the first Venom? Grab a beverage, settle in and hold tight for this one, folks...

ETERNALS


 

Hey hey, it's been a minute since Marvel Studios released a movie, so here's Eternals! Join James and the Exalted Geeks Brian, Andrea, Jacob and Art in discussing the 30th(!) movie in the MCU! The Eternals, a race of immortal beings with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years, reunite to battle the evil Deviants...

DUNE


 

It's the newest attempt to film the unfilmable Science Fiction classic Dune, and the Exalted Geeks gathered in Brian's basement to watch and give their collective thoughts on this version! Join James, Brian, Andrea, Sarah, Everett, Jacob and Baby Toby(!) for this episode of Movies+Beer!

UnCage'd: VALLEY GIRL

In this episode of UnCage'd, James and Brian discuss the first movie to actually feature Nic Cage up front and center! Listen in as they go through this 80s time capsule. Lovely teen Julie Richman is steeped in the excessive, pink-clad culture of the San Fernando Valley, complete with her narcissistic boyfriend, Tommy. At a party, however, Julie falls for an edgy Hollywood punk named Randy, and the two begin an unlikely romance. Torn between fitting in with her superficial friends and embracing a more non-conformist lifestyle, Julie ultimately has to decide to stay with Tommy or take a risk with Randy...

Thursday, September 23, 2021

UnCage'd: FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH


 

It's the second installment in the of the UnCage'd series, and James and Brian tackle the first major movie that featured Nic Cage...sort of. What was it like seeing this "classic" 80s teen comedy for the first time? Is it truly a classic, or more overrated? How well did "that scene" age? All this and more, on this ep of UnCage'd, on the Movies+Beer Podcast!

Trailer Talk: 9/11/2021


 

Bonus pointless bantering, people! James and Brian talk a bit about the trailers that came before Candyman 2021, as well as the rabbit trails that always come with these...

CANDYMAN 2021


 

The Halloween Season is underway, and James and Brian kick things off by taking in the newest iteration of the horror icon Candyman! You might want to avoid mirrors for this one.For decades, the housing projects of Chicago's Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a ghost story about a supernatural, hook-handed killer. In present day, an artist begins to explore the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

Trailer Talk: SPIDER-MAN No Way Home


 

Teased in the Shang Chi pubcast, here is where James and Brian get into discussing the teaser trailer for the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home, and why it makes James so disgruntled...

SHANG CHI & THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS


 

It's the newest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and James and Brian are at the pub to talk about it! Martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization...

FREE GUY

It was a long time coming, but finally James and Brian got to see the anticipated Ryan Reynolds tech-fantasy comedy Free Guy, and now they're talking about it over sammiches at Sean O'Casey's...

The SUICIDE SQUAD


 

On a dark and stormy night, James and Brian is joined by affable sidekick Jacob in discussing The Suicide Squad, the highly anticipated sequel directed by that guy who did the Guardians Of The Galaxy movies, what's-his-name... Anyway, Harley Quinn! Former WWE wrestlers! Mo-cap furries! Giant alien starfish! And "I'm f*@!ing Black Superman!" himself! All on this episode of Movies + Beer...

UnCage'd: WILLY'S WONDERLAND


 

Welcome to the first installment in the Un-Cage'd series, where James and Brian celebrate the cinematic output of the one and only Nicolas Cage! In this, they discuss the horror comedy Willy's Wonderland, where Cage proves he doesn't even have to speak to be awesome! When his car breaks down, a quiet loner agrees to clean an abandoned family fun center in exchange for repairs. He soon finds himself waging war against possessed animatronic mascots while trapped inside Willy's Wonderland.

SPACE JAM: A New Legacy


 

James is flying solo, as he just watched the looooong-awaited stand-alone sequel to 1996's Space Jam, subtitled A New Legacy! Superstar LeBron James and his young son, Dom, get trapped in digital space by a rogue AI. To get home safely, LeBron teams up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang for a high-stakes basketball game against the AI's digitized champions of the court -- a powered-up roster called the Goon Squad!

BLACK WIDOW


 

James is joined by the Exalted Geeks in discussing the newest entry in the cinematic Marvel Universe, Black Widow! Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy, and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Thursday, June 17, 2021

ARMY OF THE DEAD

 


James is joined by Brian in discussing the long-awaited second zombie flick from Zack Snyder since his directorial debut, Army Of The Dead. Is this one worth the wait? Is this just another 90 minute movie crammed into a 2-and-a-half hour flick? Does Batista work as a dramatic actor? All these questions and more, in this here Movies + Beer Podcast...

Saturday, June 12, 2021

A QUIET PLACE Part II


 

After a year and a half, James and Brian finally gives us the first Movies+Beer episode recorded in the beloved Sean O'Casey's pub! After viewing the sequel to the 2018 thriller A Quiet Place--A Quiet Place Part II--in an actual theater, they give us the lowdown on the movie, over beverages and possibly cheesecake. It's a welcome return to the norm...

TOMB OF THE TERRIBLE #2


 

James takes another trip inside his Tomb Of The Terrible, and picked out three Tales of Tantalizing Terror: The college-set zombie flick Dorm Of The Dead, the Troma-soaked horror musical (!) Poultrygeist, and haunted abandoned asylum flick Eloise...come witness the madness, if you dare... [insert maniacal laughter here]

JUSTICE LEAGUE: The Snyder Cut

 


James is joined by Brian and Andrea in discussing the Snyder Cut of the Justice League movie. Is it actually any better than the original Theatrical Cut we all got? Did Zack Snyder actually make a good superhero movie? What is James' secret super power? All these questions and more, on this episode of the Movies+Beer Podcast...

Monday, April 26, 2021

GODZILLA VS. KONG


 

James is joined by Brian in watching the most anticipated throwdown match since Batman V. Superman, Freddy Vs. Jason, and Coke Vs. Pepsi combined! Well, maybe not...but this comes close! Who wins? You're gonna have to listen to find out...

Saturday, March 13, 2021

TOMB OF THE TERRIBLE #1


 

It's the inaugural episode of TOMB OF THE TERRIBLE! James has way too many bad horror movies, so he's decided to invite everyone inside to gleefully torture you with a trio of terrible terrors: Catholic Ghoulgirls, Goth, and Dead Above Ground!

Thursday, February 25, 2021

PG: Psycho Goreman

 


James is joined once again by Kari to discuss probably the most awesomest movie they've seen in this year of 2021: PSYCHO GOREMAN! How quotable is this movie? Do hunky guys matter? What are you waiting for? All this on the latest Movies + Beer Podcast...

Friday, February 5, 2021

The TURNING


 

Oh, look. Another attempt to adapt The Turn Of The Screw. Let's see how badly they botch things up this time, shall we?

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

GOD'S NOT DEAD


 

James has donned his full-body protective gear, as he gets set to give his thoughts on the 2014 "blockbuster" Evangelical "hit" God's Not Dead...

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

C ME DANCE

 


James once again ventures out into the fetid waters of Christ-sploitation movies, this time with the supernatural "thriller" C Me Dance...

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

PRAY 2: The Woods

 


James gets around to watching the sequel to the firstest evar Evangelical Christian slasher movie, titled Pray 2: The Woods...because he hates himself...