Alcohollywood

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Every week, join Clint and Jared (and selected guest panelists) as they discuss, disseminate and make drinking rules for films both good and bad. Sit down with each film's signature cocktail and enjoy!

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Alcohollywood episodes:

12.22.2018
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Batman Returns (1992)
Happy holidays, listeners! Every year, we take on an unconventional Christmas movie around the Yuletide season, and this time we (along with returning guest Mark Soloff of Blastropodcast) dip back to investigate Tim Burton's deeply strange, fascinatingly weird superhero flick Batman Returns!...
12.14.2018
CONNICKUH SPECIAL: Memphis Belle (1990)
Every year, the Alcohollywood podcast takes the week before Christmas to celebrate the life and works of Sir Harry Connick Jr. - actor, musician, Renaissance Man. Harry Connickuh, listeners! For this episode, we take our appreciation for Harry Connick Jr....
12.07.2018
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
We only had time for one episode last month, so we're double-dipping this week by extending 00-vember into 00-cember! We move from Timothy Dalton to Pierce Brosnan with the 1997 007 flick Tomorrow Never Dies! Sure, Goldeneye revitalized the Bond franchise, introduced a...
11.30.2018
The Living Daylights (1987)
As a busy Thanksgiving month winds down, we realized that we haven't talked about a James Bond film for literally 200 episodes. To that end, we decided to get in a little 00-vember action with the severely underappreciated James Bond film The Living...
11.07.2018
Interview with Olympia's Cast and Crew (Chicago International Film Festival)
As we continue to wrap up our coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival, it's important to take a look at some of the smaller stuff that came out of the fest, especially those set in the city the festival...
11.02.2018
Episode 3 - True Grit
Howdy, listeners! Today we're saddling up and sucking back some moonshine to an old Western classic, 1969's True Grit! (NOTE: I have used my pun quota for this episode; the rest of this post is safe for consumption). Along with...
10.31.2018
HORROR OCTORBOR: Friday the 13th (1980)
Happy Alcohol-loween! We close out our Seven Deadly Sins edition of Horror Octorbor by going old-school for Wrath - the vengeance-filled slasher Friday the 13th! Sure, this is the one that doesn't have Jason in it - see our Freddy vs. Jason episode for...
10.30.2018
Interview with What They Had Writer/Director Elizabeth Chomko and Actor Robert Forster
While dysfunctional family dramas are arguably a dime a dozen, Elizabeth Chomko's Chicago-centric debut What They Had stands out substantially from the pack. A touching, heartfelt tale of a woman (Hilary Swank) who returns home to help her brother (Michael Shannon)...
10.29.2018
Interview w/The Price of Everything's Nathaniel Kahn
The world of contemporary art is a wild, wild thing - millionaires bidding incredible amounts of money to collect works from modern artists based on reputation, potential future valuation, or even (on occasion) the actual aesthetic value of the piece....
10.24.2018
HORROR OCTORBOR: Single White Female (1992)
Horror Octorbor keeps a-chuggin' along this month, as we continue to break down the seven deadly sins! This week, we take a look at Envy in the context of 1992's erotic psychological thriller Single White Female! In the vein of other...
10.15.2018
Interview with Beautiful Boy Writer/Director Felix van Groeningen
Beautiful Boy is the latest brick in Amazon Studios' foundation of establishing itself as the new Miramax - the home of middlebrow American indies featuring sad white people going about their lives. Sometimes they're great, like Jim Jarmusch's Paterson; other times, well, it's Woody...
10.14.2018
HORROR OCTORBOR: Species (1995)
Horror Octorbor keeps on chugging, as we keep exploring the seven deadly sins with our entry for Lust, Species! This 1995 sexy-alien chiller (courtesy of Dante's Peak and The November Man's Roger Donaldson) features Ghosts of Mars' Natasha Henstridge as Sil, a sultry alien-human hybrid from outer space who escapes Ben...
10.11.2018
Interview with Trouble Writer/Director Theresa Rebeck
Novelist, screenwriter and Pulitzer-nominated playwright Theresa Rebeck is a woman of many hats - the latest of which is the director of the independent ensemble comedy Trouble. A film with modest ambitions but no small amount of charm, its tale of...
10.05.2018
HORROR OCTORBOR: Thinner (1996)
(CONTENT WARNING: use of the word 'gypsy') We explain the full context of its usage in the episode, and its ubiquity in the film itself makes it relatively unavoidable as a term. However, we understand its seriousness as a...
09.28.2018
Puss in Boots (2011)
Hey, we're back! Clint's wedding and subsequent marriage has kept us busy, but now we're answering some mailbags (however indirectly) with the 2011 DreamWorks picture Puss in Boots! The Shrek spinoff wisely dispenses with a lot of the obnoxious, dated pop culture references...
09.20.2018
Interview with 3100: Run and Become Director Sanjay Rawal
The Self-Transcendence Race in New York City is a grueling, unrelenting 3,100-mile race held every year around a single block in Queens - 60 miles a day, 52 days. There's no prize money, no corporate endorsements - each of the...
08.30.2018
Interview with Searching's Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian
For the latest On Tap minisode, we air an interview Clint conducted for the new John Cho computer-screen thriller SEARCHING - about a frantic father searching for his missing daughter by going through the clues on her laptop! Clint sits...
08.11.2018
This Must Be the Place (2011)
This week, we make a triumphant return to the mailbag, taking a listener request to discuss Paolo Sorrentino's ponderous arthouse quirk-fest This Must Be the Place! Consequence of Sound film editor Dominick Suzanne-Mayer joins us in this exploration of one of...
07.27.2018
SHARK WEEK SPECIAL: Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
Happy Shark Week everybody! It's the most fin-derful time of the year, and since The Meg is foolishly coming out two weeks after Shark Week, we're celebrating instead with one of the craziest Sci-Fi Original Movie-level shark flicks out there - Shark Attack 3:...
07.20.2018
Fantasia 2018: Interview with LIfechanger's Justin McConnell
Lifechanger is a sneakier, more fascinating thriller than it might seem at first glance - the tale of a man doomed to feed off and inhabit the bodies of those he encounters to survive. His psychology twisted up in the memories...
07.13.2018
InnerSpace (1987)
The main podcast is back, baby! Since Ant-Man and the Wasp has us thinking about all things shrinking, we decided to look at 1987's fun-sized adventure comedy InnerSpace! Film critic for HollywoodChicago.com (and now Alcohollywood!) Jon Espino joins us to dive into...
07.09.2018
All the Queen's Horses (feat. interview with Kelly Richmond Pope)
(This review and interview originally ran as part of On Tap's previous run as its own separate feed. We're re-running it here in conjunction with All the Queen's Horses' release on Netflix.) This week for our On Tap minisode, Clint...
07.06.2018
The Misandrists: Interview with Director Bruce LaBruce
Arthouse queer enfant terrible Bruce LaBruce has crafted an interesting career as an underground director of gory, sexy, splatter-ific screeds on radical topics like terrorism, feminism, and gay liberation. His latest, The Misandrists (read our review here) is no exception; for this latest...
05.29.2018
Upgrade: Interview with Writer/Director Leigh Whannell
Alcohollywood's spinoff mini-cast On Tap returns! Every so often, we'll be providing you with exclusive interviews, reviews and festival coverage alongside the regular podcast. Hope you enjoy! To kick off our (semi-) inaugural installment, Clint reviews Leigh Whannell's upcoming sci-fi...
05.25.2018
Dunston Checks In (1994) LIVE from Hotel Moxy Chicago
For this episode, we crashed Hotel Moxy in downtown Chicago for their inaugural Moxy SoundOff Podcast Series, trapping ourselves in a little glass booth for the entertainment of our live audience. Since this live podcast took place in a hotel,...
05.13.2018
On Deadly Ground (1994)
What does it take to change the essence of a man? This week, we find out (along with regular guest Derek Jarvis) as we dive into Steven Seagal's eco-friendly auteur explosion-fest, On Deadly Ground! Seagal's sole director credit, On Deadly Ground features He...
04.29.2018
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Jared's been zapped into another dimension, so Jon Espino of The Young Folks and HollywoodChicago.com joins Clint to investigate the mysteries of Netflix's Super Bowl-marketed sci-fi disaster The Cloverfield Paradox! A previously-unrelated sci-fi thriller given the J.J. Abrams treatment, The Cloverfield Paradox...
04.13.2018
Lost in Space (1998) w/Lauren Faits of She-Ra: Progressive of Power
Danger, Will Robinson! With Netflix's reboot of Lost in Space coming out today, we (along with Lauren Faits, co-host of She-Ra: Progressive of Power) decided to talk about the first time the classic sci-fi show got revamped: the 1998 film Lost...
03.30.2018
Rat Race (2001)
Somebody once told us to watch the 2001 ensemble road comedy Rat Race - we ain't the sharpest tools in the shed, so we did it (along with our very own all-star, Theo Estes)! The latest in a long tradition of star-studded...
03.17.2018
ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL: Grabbers (2012)
Erin go bragh, faithful listeners! This week, we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with our very own St. Patrick MacDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, as we down a pint and fight some beasties with the Irish horror comedy Grabbers! When a sleepy Irish...
03.02.2018
OSCAR SPECIAL: The Shape of Water (2017)
It's Oscar season once again, and like we do every year, we do a deep dive into one of the Best Picture nominees! This time around, Michael Snydel of The Film Stage joins Clint (who's a little stuffy this episode, apologies in...
02.14.2018
VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Happy Valentine's Day, sweethearts! Tighten your straps and practice your safe words, because we're getting kinky with 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey! The lovely Katie Rife (The AV Club) joins us to discuss Sam Taylor-Johnson's joyless adaptation of EL James' dangerously...
02.02.2018
Apollo 18 (2011)
The Alcohollywood podcast is back after a month hiatus! We're moving to new episodes every two weeks, but we'll still bring you all the goodies you've come to expect. For this episode, we usher in 2018 with the found-footage horror...
01.26.2018
42 Grams: Director Jack C. Newell on Capturing the Lifetime of a Restaurant
The director of the upcoming foodie doc 42 Grams talks about the project’s origins and the serendipity and luck involved in documentary filmmaking. 42 Grams, [...] The post 42 Grams: Director Jack C. Newell on Capturing the Lifetime of a...
01.06.2018
12 Angry Men (1957)
Every week, join Clint and Jared (and selected guest panelists) as they discuss, disseminate and make drinking rules for films both good and bad. Sit down with each film's signature cocktail and enjoy!
12.28.2017
CONNICKUH SPECIAL: My Dog Skip (2000)
Now that the holidays are over, it's time for the real reason for the season - Connickuh! Every year, we celebrate the life and works of Sir Harry Connick, Jr., he of the golden voice and chiseled jaw. This year, our...
12.23.2017
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Tangerine (2015)
Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone! For this unconventional Yuletide, we bring in our dear friend, actress Alexia Jasmene, to discuss one of Clint's favorite Christmas films - 2015's trans-centric dramedy Tangerine! Directed by Sean Baker (The Florida Project), Tangerine follows trans sex workers...
12.14.2017
Attack the Block (2011)
In anticipation of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jodie Whittaker's imminent ownership of the TARDIS on Doctor Who, we brought on Allison Shoemaker (Debating Doctor Who, Podlander Drunkcast) to talk about the interstellar action-comedy Attack the Block! When a council estate comes...
12.07.2017
Creed (2015)
We step into the ring this week with Emmanuel Noisette of E-Man's Movie Reviews to talk about Ryan Coogler's hit 2015 boxing drama Creed! Creed, starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone (in a role that almost won him an acting...
11.30.2017
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
This week, we strap on our guitars and talk about the forgotten 1980s musical drama Eddie and the Cruisers! Telling the fictional story of a one-hit wonder band in 1960s New Jersey, Eddie and the Cruisers follows the remaining members of the band...
11.23.2017
Space Camp (1986)
This week, playwright Dusty Wilson joins us for one of the most poorly-timed movies of all time, 1986's Space Camp! A Spielberg pastiche that's equal parts E.T., Apollo 13 and Porky's, Space Camp follows a group of teen misfits (including Tate Donovan, Kelly Preston, Lea Thompson and...
11.17.2017
Escape from New York (1981)
This week, Jared and Clint strap on their eyepatches and impractically-sized Uzis for John Carpenter's sci-fi action flick Escape from New York! When the President (Donald Pleasance) crash-lands on the island prison of Manhattan, only one (inexplicably famous) prisoner can save...
11.09.2017
Ralph Bakshi's Wizards (1977)
This week, Jared and Clint go it solo after their stint at the Chicago Podcast festival to talk about 1977's psychedelic animated flick Wizards! Directed by 70s animation guru Ralph Bakshi, Wizards launches you into a classic tale of post-apocalyptic good vs. evil: the diminutive...
11.09.2017
Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards (1977)
This week, Jared and Clint go it solo as we discuss 1977’s psychedelic animated flick Wizards! Directed by 70s animation guru Ralph Bakshi, Wizards launches you into a classic tale [...] The post Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards (1977) appeared first on Alcohollywood.
11.02.2017
Trick 'r Treat (2007) - LIVE from the Chicago Podcast Festival
This week, we bring you a LIVE episode of the podcast, talking about the short horror anthology film Trick 'r Treat with special guest Ele Matelan (WildClaw Theatre)! Recorded at Chicago Theater Works as part of the 2nd Annual Chicago Podcast Festival,...
11.02.2017
Trick ‘r Treat (2007) – LIVE at the Chicago Podcast Festival
This week, we bring you a LIVE episode of the podcast, talking about the short horror anthology film Trick ‘r Treat with special guest Ele Matelan (WildClaw [...] The post Trick ‘r Treat (2007) – LIVE at the Chicago Podcast Festival appeared...
10.26.2017
HORROR OCTORBOR 666: Exorcist II - The Heretic (1977)
This week, we close out Horror Octorbor 666 with our final piece of Satanic cinema - 1977's bizarre sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic! Journeyman film critic extraordinaire Jacob Oller joins us as we break down John Boorman's out-there followup to the...
10.26.2017
HORROR OCTORBOR 666: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
This week, we close out Horror Octorbor 666 with our final piece of Satanic cinema – 1977’s bizarre sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic! Journeyman film critic [...] The post HORROR OCTORBOR 666: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) appeared first on Alcohollywood.
10.20.2017
HORROR OCTORBOR 666: The Prophecy (1995)
HORROR OCTORBOR 666 continues apace with a look at the mid-90s Christopher Walken angel drama The Prophecy! Written and directed by Gregory Widen (known for writing all the Highlander and Prophecy movies, and well, that's it), The Prophecy tells the convoluted story of...
10.12.2017
HORROR OCTORBOR 666: The Devil's Advocate (1997)
HORROR OCTORBOR 666 continues, as we move down our list of devil-themed horror movies with the schlocky legal drama The Devil's Advocate! Jon Espino of HollywoodChicago.com and The Young Folks partners with us again to tell the story of Kevin Lomax...

What's Alcohollywood about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Alcohollywood episodes:

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Batman Returns (1992)

CONNICKUH SPECIAL: Memphis Belle (1990)

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

The Living Daylights (1987)

Interview with Olympia's Cast and Crew (Chicago International Film Festival)

Episode 3 - True Grit

HORROR OCTORBOR: Friday the 13th (1980)

Interview with What They Had Writer/Director Elizabeth Chomko and Actor Robert Forster

Interview w/The Price of Everything's Nathaniel Kahn

HORROR OCTORBOR: Single White Female (1992)

Interview with Beautiful Boy Writer/Director Felix van Groeningen

HORROR OCTORBOR: Species (1995)

Interview with Trouble Writer/Director Theresa Rebeck

HORROR OCTORBOR: Thinner (1996)

Puss in Boots (2011)

Interview with 3100: Run and Become Director Sanjay Rawal

Interview with Searching's Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian

This Must Be the Place (2011)

SHARK WEEK SPECIAL: Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)

Fantasia 2018: Interview with LIfechanger's Justin McConnell

InnerSpace (1987)

All the Queen's Horses (feat. interview with Kelly Richmond Pope)

The Misandrists: Interview with Director Bruce LaBruce

Upgrade: Interview with Writer/Director Leigh Whannell

Dunston Checks In (1994) LIVE from Hotel Moxy Chicago

On Deadly Ground (1994)

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

Lost in Space (1998) w/Lauren Faits of She-Ra: Progressive of Power

Rat Race (2001)

ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL: Grabbers (2012)

OSCAR SPECIAL: The Shape of Water (2017)

VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Apollo 18 (2011)

42 Grams: Director Jack C. Newell on Capturing the Lifetime of a Restaurant

12 Angry Men (1957)

CONNICKUH SPECIAL: My Dog Skip (2000)

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Tangerine (2015)

Attack the Block (2011)

Creed (2015)

Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)

Space Camp (1986)

Escape from New York (1981)

Ralph Bakshi's Wizards (1977)

Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards (1977)

Trick 'r Treat (2007) - LIVE from the Chicago Podcast Festival

Trick ‘r Treat (2007) – LIVE at the Chicago Podcast Festival

HORROR OCTORBOR 666: Exorcist II - The Heretic (1977)

HORROR OCTORBOR 666: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

HORROR OCTORBOR 666: The Prophecy (1995)

HORROR OCTORBOR 666: The Devil's Advocate (1997)