Blood And Black Rum Podcast - A Cult Film / Horror Podcast

For our last episode before Christmas, we're taking on the unicorn of Lacey Chabert Christmas Hallmark movies: one that has a child's talent show, romance, and MARIAH CAREY! That's right - in 2015 the Queen of Christmas herself directed and "starred" in this Hallmark movie about a little girl writing the song "Oh Santa!" for her talent show performance. It's about as hilarious as you'd expect, and we talk about Mariah's acting, the limited Christmas hijinks, and of course the Folgers Coffee shining performance. We're also drinking Founders' Porter! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-17:00 Beer talk 17:00-end A Christmas Melody Next up: we end Chaberting Gifts for this holiday season with a winter-themed movie. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

We continue our Lacey Chabert Christmas Hallmark movie journey with Christmas at Castle Hart, which this time transports us to Ireland for a meet-cute between Lacey's event planner character and an earl of Ireland! We talk about the CGI decorations, the lack of romance yet again, the foibles and conflict that Lacey faces, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Lone Pine Brewing's Holy Donut! Dark Chocolate Peppermint stout. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Christmas at Castle Hart Next up, our Chaberting Gifts finale! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

On our second episode of Chaberting Gifts, we take a look at 2022's Haul Out the Holly, a shameless rip of Christmas with the Kranks that sees Lacey Chabert heading home for the holidays only to butt heads with her parents' HOA. This is a bizarre Christmas tale that is extremely light on romance, while at the same time offering a weird theme that maybe, just maybe you'll start to like your overbearing HOA if you just get used to it. We talk about all of this and more on this special Christmas episode. We're also drinking Ommegang's OMG Series Everything Naughty white chocolate blonde stout! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Haul Out the Holly More Chabert Hallmark movies coming next! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

Our Christmas season is going to be a little different this year; that's because we're bringing you a holiday full of Lacey Chabert in Hallmark Christmas movies. We start off by visiting Roma in Christmas in Rome, a yuletide tale of a travel agent meet-cuting with a property mogul hoping to land a big acquisition in Rome. We assess the romance, the sightseeing, the Christmas festivities, and the presence of Franco Nero (!?). We're also drinking Druthers Brewing's Toys for Toga Winter Ale! Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Christmas in Rome Chaberting Gifts continues all Christmas season! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

Happy Thanksgiving! As a special release on Thanksgiving Day, we're bringing you an episode on Eli Roth's new film Thanksgiving, influenced by his own trailer for the Grindhouse films in 2007. We talk about making a feature-length film out of short schlock, the gory details, whether these characters are even relatable, and a whole lot more in this special Turkey Day feast. Enjoy, and turn it on for the family at the dinner table! We're also drinking Genesee Brewing's Citrus Pils. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Thanksgiving Next up: we start our Lacey Chabert Christmas. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

It's serendipitous that as we decided to finally do our episode on Mean Girls, Walmart released a Black Friday ad getting (most of) the gang back together, as well as an announcement for a new movie based on the musical in 2024. While we're just one year early from the film's 20th anniversary, we decided the time is nigh - we have a lot of fun covering this deeply nostalgic movie for millenials, talking about how it holds up in terms of school representation, true bullying, and a whole lot more. Also, we've got KCBC's Mean Squirrels DDH Hazy IPA to complete the tie-ins! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-21:00 Beer talk 21:00-end Mean Girls We'll be back in a couple weeks with Eli Roth's Thanksgiving! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

We're ending our Halloween season with a look at the nostalgia-driven Goosebumps movie from 2015, which finds R.L. Stine's classic monsters coming to life thanks to his magical writing. We talk about the use of more juvenile humor, the interesting monster choices, the generic Hallmark-esque writing of teen characters, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's Liquid Sorcery NEIPA. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-23:00 Beer talk 23:00-end Goosebumps The Halloween season comes to a close, but we'll be back in 2 weeks with a lead-in to the holiday season with Mean Girls! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

While The Exorcist: Believer is not technically a Halloween film, it is an annual tradition to eviscerate a David Gordon Green film, so it's certainly appropriate for the season. Here we talk about the extremely mediocre requel to The Exorcist, which manages to have double the amount of possessed kids and half the scares and fun. We talk about the movie's excruciating pacing, the lack of any suspense, the omnipresence of nurses, and a lot more on this raucous episode. We're also drinking Leinenkugel's Red Lager! Approximate timeline 0:00-15:00 Intro 15:00-25:00 Beer talk 25:00-end The Exorcist: Believer Next and last episode of Halloweenies II: a secret. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

Nostalgia is a strange beast, and we take on Hocus Pocus, one of Halloween's most iconic films, in an attempt to discuss both the reasons why it might be considered a classic as well as whether it truly should be. Both of us have a middling view of the movie, noting that it has merit but also makes a number of missteps. Have a listen and see if you agree! We're also drinking KCBC's Zoktoberfest and Shadow Crypt Festbier! Approximate timeline 0:00-11:00 Intro 11:00-24:00 Beer talk 24:00-end Hocus Pocus Next up: The Exorcist: Believer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

We have previously covered every film in the Saw series as part of a Halloween season and each subsequent release, and Saw X is no different; however, the more surprising thing about this new film in the franchise is that it's one of the best ones in recent memory! While the film still has its issues - ones we readily point out throughout this episode - we acknowledge that the return to simplicity by going back to a time period between the first and second Saw movies is a welcome addition to the series. We talk about the traps (of course), Tobin Bell in a much more prevalent role, the Mexico City setting, and a whole lot more on this extended episode. We're also drinking 1911's Double Double Toil and Trouble Candy Corn Cider! Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-24:00 Beer (cider) talk 24:00-end Saw X Next up: Hocus Pocus! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandbl

No, we're not talking about the anthology film; this one's the heavy metal banger from 1986, featuring a killer able to come through stereo systems using his satanic backwards record to wreak havoc on a teen during Halloween. We talk about the film's relative lack of Halloween atmosphere, which feels more like an afterthought; we also marvel at the new call waiting technology, rag on the "teens" of this high school, and speculate where parents in Halloween movies go for their parties. We're also drinking Paulaner's Oktoberfest Bier. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Trick or Treat Up next: Saw X now in theaters! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

We're tackling a different kind of film today during our Halloween celebration. WNUF Halloween Special is a film near and dear to a lot of people's hearts thanks to its very nostalgic presentation of TV from yesteryear, mimicking news broadcasts, live Halloween shenanigans akin to Ghostwatch, and a near endless supply of spot-on commercials. We try to talk about this movie in three parts - the ads, the news broadcast, and then the actual events of the Halloween special. We go over our favorite commercials, the best moments of the movie, compare Frank to Ryne's uncle, and a lot more. We're also drinking Von Trapp Brewing's Oktoberfest! Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro 8:00-16:00 Beer talk 16:00-end WNUF Halloween Special Next up: a heavy metal Halloween with Trick or Treat! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

Continuing our slate of Halloween episodes, we take a look at the gory practical-effects laden horror film Terrifier from 2016. Prior to the hubbub over Terrifier 2, Damien Leone's slasher flick starring Art the Clown came and went with little fanfare. Here we talk about the relative lack of a plot, the torture porn elements and how they mesh with the film's admittedly sinister opening sequence, and how the film loses its footing about halfway through and starts a dive into ridiculous territory. We're also drinking Sierra Nevada's new 2023 Oktoberfest brewed in collaboration with Kehrwieder Brewery. Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro 8:00-16:00 Beer talk 16:00-end Terrifier Next week: public television with WNUF Halloween Special! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

On this edition of Halloweenies II, we're diving into a nostalgic classic that neither of us has seen in decades: Ernest Scared Stupid! While there's no arguing the film isn't that great, the Halloween atmosphere and lovable nature of Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney) means that there are definitely some endearing qualities in this decidedly dumb movie. We talk about the many faces of Ernest, the use of trolls as the film's monster, milk carton grenades, the un-Disneyfication of this surprisingly violent output, and more! We're also drinking Hacker-Pschorr's Oktoberfest marzen! Approximate timeline 0:00-17:00 Intro 17:00-24:00 Beer talk 24:00-end Ernest Scared Stupid Next up for Halloweenies II: Terrifier --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

Welcome back to another year of our Halloween specials! This time around, we're covering more movies that actually take place on or around Halloween. First up is The Houses October Built, a found-footage film about a group of documentarians trying to find the most extreme haunt possible. We talk about the use of the word "haunt" in the industry, the creepy factor of the movie, how well the documentary style works, Bourbon Street on Halloween, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's Oktoberfest! Approximate timeline 0:00-13:00 Intro 13:00-21:00 Beer talk 21:00-end The Houses October Built Next week: Ernest Scared Stupid! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

For our last episode of this year's Red Hot '80s Action Summer, we're taking a look at George Miller's iconic film The Road Warrior (or Mad Max 2), a full-throttle action film which set the precedent for post-apocalyptic wasteland thrillers. The stunts, crashes, and fuel-guzzling chase sequences are a wonder, and we talk about all of these in detail as well as this as a precursor to Mad Max: Fury Road (see our previous episode), the assless chaps, whether Lord Humungus is really all that bad of a guy, and a lot more. We're also drinking Narragansett's Summer Crusher summer ale! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end The Road Warrior Thanks for listening to Red Hot '80s Action Summer in its third year! Next up: Halloween season, September-October. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

More summer, more action with this episode of Red Hot '80s Action Summer in which we return to Chuck Norris' jingoistic movies about war. This time we're looking at The Delta Force, a sometimes comical take on a real plane hijacking by Palestinians in 1985. Of course, it wouldn't be a Chuck film without shooting, missiles, and a lot of ridiculous music. We talk about the length of the film (over 2 hours!), the relative lack of action for the first hour, the overbearing score, and a lot more. We're also drinking Bissell Brothers Brewing's Nothing Gold double IPA! Approximate timeline 0:00-9:00 Intro 9:00-17:00 Beer talk 17:00-end The Delta Force Next up, finishing out the action summer with Max Max 2: The Road Warrior! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

Sorry for the late episode! Red Hot '80s Action Summer continues with a look at the sequel to Jackie Chan's fantastic Police Story, and this time, there's a bomb! Sorry - I should say multiple bombs, since this movie is basically a barebones plot about extortion with bombers without much motive. We talk about the lack of an engaging plot, the stuntwork that is a little less exciting than the first film, the overall goofier tone of this one, the portrayal of its "deaf" character, and a lot more! We're also drinking various Happy Dad Hard Seltzers! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-22:00 Beer talk 22:00-end Police Story 2 Next time: Delta Force! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

Red Hot '80s Action Summer is back, and this time we're back to duty with a look at Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic 1985 flick Commando! In true action movie fashion, Schwarzenegger's character has his daughter kidnapped by communists and he's got to get her back! We talk about the film's fast-paced construction, the ridiculous stunts throughout, the generic massive gunfight at the end of the film, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Sierra Nevada's Summerfest lager! Approximate timeline 0:00-9:00 Intro 9:00-16:00 Beer talk 16:00-end Commando Next up: Police Story 2! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support

In true Blood and Black Rum fashion, we dive into some '90s nostalgia with an episode centered on the 1995 film Clueless. A precursor to Mean Girls, this film hits mostly the right notes of a fun high school flick, and we talk about the many big-name actors, the similarities and differences to other '90s rich-person flicks like Cruel Intentions, the stuffed musical score, and a whole lot more! We're also drinking Voodoo Brewing Company's Lacto-Kooler (Red) Berliner Weisse! Approximate timeline 0:00-9:00 Intro 9:00-16:00 Beer talk 16:00-end Clueless Next time: we start Red Hot '80s Action Summer III: Back to Duty. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bloodandblackrum/support