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

While it may not be considered a difficult film today, A Clockwork Orange has always been deemed a shocking affair thanks to Stanley Kubrick's display of deviancy and debauchery. Here, we take a look at the film and explore the themes of reform, incarceration, moral choice, and a whole lot more; and also, yes there's talk of all the phallic imagery and sexuality on display. We are also drinking Genesee Brewing's new Mango Peach Kolsch!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end A Clockwork Orange

Next up: A Serbian Film!

Difficult Films month is back and we're starting with a big one, the controversial film banned in a number of countries and speculated to be a snuff film Cannibal Holocaust. Of course those elements are untrue despite its icky real-life animal killings, but we're talking about the film's virtues as a historical marker in the cannibal film genre, mondo filmmaking, and the inevitable inspiration of the found footage genre. We talk about a lot of stuff in this episode, so sit down, grab some meats of choice, and let's get difficult!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Cannibal Holocaust

Up next: A Clockwork Orange

We're back with the Earp boys and Doc Holliday in our coverage of Tombstone, the 1993 Avengers of Westerns that blends spaghetti and hamburgers together for an Italian-American action thriller starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, and Sam Elliott. We talk about the film's historical context, some memorable scenes, Kilmer's excellent acting, and a lot more. We're also drinking Common Roots Brewing's Reference Method German Pilsner.

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0:00-7:00 Intro

7:00-12:00 Beer talk

12:00-end Tombstone

Since The First Omen is currently terrorizing theaters, we thought it would be a good time to do the first Omen, aka The Omen 1976 with Gregory Peck as a father finding out his adopted son may just be the Antichrist. Here we talk about the film's lasting effects, the similarities and differences to The Exorcist, the various outfits of Robert Thorn, and even a connection to Halloween 6? We're also drinking Hoof Hearted Brewing's Duke of Ripstick Super Party Pale Ale!

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We've been fans of Wes Anderson for some time, so we thought we were about due for a new episode on his most latest output, Asteroid City. Here we talk about how the film further expands the border of Wes Anderson-isms, being a natural extension of The French Dispatch, the meta-contextual elements, the massive cast, and the bloat that sometimes creeps up in Anderson's most recent films. We're also drinking Ommegang's Farm Fresh Ale, Honey Conditioned!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Asteroid City

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We're continuing our journey through the Leprechaun series with a look at the WWE Studios reboot Leprechaun: Origins starring Hornswoggle as the titular horror character. The biggest thing about this movie is the fact that it is so generic and unmemorable, and we struggle to put into words just how humdrum the whole thing is. We're also drinking Sloop Brewing Co.'s (No) Green Beer NEIPA!

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-17:00 Beer talk

17:00-end Leprechaun: Origins

Next up: Asteroid City

With all the success of Helldivers 2, we thought it would be appropriate to finally cover Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers on our show. This has all of the things you've come to know from the director: parodical elements, propaganda pieces, ultragore, and a healthy satirical take on fascism. We talk about all of this plus the Dina Meyer/Costas Mandylor connection! We're also drinking Sierra Nevada's new 19.2 oz Cosmic Little Thing double hazy IPA.

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0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Starship Troopers

Happy Black History Month! We of course wanted to celebrate this occasion with another blaxploitation movie since we haven't done all that many on the show. Here, we take on Foxy Brown, released one year after Pam Grier's classic Coffy and featuring a lot of the same themes. We talk about the more exploitative elements in the film, the zany inclusion of certain scenes, and of course the sultry Pam performance. We're also drinking Brooklyn Brewing's collaboration with Four Roses Distilling, the Black Ops Imperial Barrel Aged Stout.

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0:00-12:00 Intro

12:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Foxy Brown

17 years after its release, Ryne finally gets to see the movie that spawned one catchphrase about milkshakes. We talk about this fantastic picture from Paul Thomas Anderson, including the overall throughlines of the film including capitalism and religion, the score, put on our best Daniel Day-Lewis impressions, and a lot more. We're rounding out Dry January with Guinness 0, their non-alcoholic beer that actually is not 0%.

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0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end There Will Be Blood

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We knew we wanted to do a spaghetti western, but after a misfire - we picked a movie we already did, and we'll explain - we decided on the originator of all of those Django westerns. Here we talk about Franco Nero as the protagonist, the machine gun, how this relates to A Fistful of Dollars and Django the Bastard, and of course, Maria! We're also drinking Industrial Arts' Safety Glasses, a non-alcoholic IPA for Dry January.

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0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end Django

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