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!

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!

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!

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.

It's not quite time for the creepy season yet, but we wanted to get a jumpstart (and a jump scare) with 2016's The Autopsy of Jane Doe, which is a movie that packs a wallop with a nude body that doesn't actually do anything and yet still maintains its eerieness. We talk about Andre Ovredal's atmosphere throughout, the clinical way that this film picks apart the dead, the supernatural witch elements that pepper the film later on, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking the Equilibrium/Parish Brewing Company collaboration beer Ghost in the Laboratory, a double IPA with all kinds of Citra!

Approximate timeline

0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-20:00 Beer talk

20:00-end The Autopsy of Jane Doe

To end our KaiJune festivities, we turn to a remake of a classic '50s American horror film that, in our eyes, crosses over in similarity to traditional kaiju films. The Blob is revitalized in this violent, practical effects-laden movie about teenagers attempting to stop a giant monstrosity that continues to grow as it feeds on townspeople, and here we talk about the large cast, the excellent Thing-like SFX, the themes of government, and how this hews to a kaiju movie. We're also drinking Sam Adams' new Summer Adventure Lager and Take-a-Day IPA!

Approximate timeline

0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-18:00 Beer talk

18:00-end The Blob

That concludes KaiJune! Hope you enjoyed.

For this episode of KaiJune, we wanted to cover something a little different and outside of the usual definition of a kaiju film. So we're tackling one of the staples of the Nuclear '50s with Them!, about giant killer ants in the New Mexico desert. Here we discuss the effects, the immediacy of the film's plotting, the colorful cast of the film, the Red Scare elements throughout, and a lot more! We're also drinking Ommegang's OMG Series Frozen World Double Cold IPA!

Approximate timeline

0:00-11:00 Intro

11:00-22:00 Beer talk

22:00-end Them!

Next up for the final episode of KaiJune: The Blob (1988)!

We continue our coverage of KaiJune with a look at Guillermo del Toro's anime-influenced Pacific Rim, a combination of Godzilla-esque kaiju monsters and Neon Genesis Evangelion type mecha battles. We talk about the obvious use of CGI, the film's everyman main character, the length of the movie, the variation of these new kaiju aliens, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Busch Light Peach!

Approximate timeline

0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Pacific Rim

Next up, the American nuclear '50s with Them!

Our second foray into giant monster movies finds us jumping to the Heisei era for the rebirth of Gamera in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, 15 years after the end of the original series. Here we find Gamera fighting Gyaos yet again but with all new backstory and science fiction mumbo jumbo; we talk about the film's penchant for delivering a lot of science talk, its lackluster special effects that vary from guys in suits to plastic action figure-like appearances, the unnecessary romance, and a lot more! We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing Co.'s Color Spill: Tiger Blood Fruited IPA!

Approximate Timeline

0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Next in KaiJune: Pacific Rim!

We start our celebration of kaiju films from the very beginning, with the 1954 Godzilla from director Ishiro Honda. We discuss the film's merits and also some criticisms of the loose narrative structure; we also talk about the film's origins after World War II, its direct associations with nuclear bombings, the use (and confusing science behind) the Oxygen Destroyer, and a lot more! We're also drinking Kirin Ichiban beer, which is unfortunately the export brewed by InBev instead of the traditional Japanese lager.

Approximate timeline

0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-17:00 Beer talk

17:00-end Godzilla

Next up, we're taking on Gamera!