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

We come to the conclusion of our Red Hot '90s Action Summer coverage in rapid pace with Speed, possibly one of the best action films of the entire decade. Maybe it's our nostalgia talking, but we're still in love with this bomb-on-a-bus flick. We talk about Keanu Reeves' flat delivery, the excellent Jeff Daniels, losing your head on a subway, the physics of busses jumping gaps, and a lot more. We're also drinking Genesee Brewing Company's Black Cherry Vanilla Kellerbier!

Approximate timeline

0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Speed

We'll be starting our Halloween celebrations with Saxon Samhain soon!

Continuing our vehicle-obsessed action film coverage, we're talking about the convicts-on-a-plane flick Con Air starring Nic Cage. Here, he's given no other objective than to be himself, and we talk about the over-the-top ridiculousness of this movie, the saccharine sentimentality, attack chopper-trained DEA agents, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Bolton Landing Brewing's Big Squeeze double IPA.

Approximate timeline

0:00-7:00 Intro

7:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Con Air

Next up: Speed

We're moving into the vehicle action of the '90s with Steven Seagal's early career film Under Siege, which uses the setup and popularity of Die Hard but on a Navy ship! This one's actually a lot of fun and we talk about the things that make this succeed, as well as the multiple submarines on display (wink). We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's Premium Lager.

Approximate timeline

0:00-9:00 Intro

9:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Under Siege

Next up: Con-Air!

We're kicking off Red Hot '90s Action Summer by returning to the Bronx, this time with Jackie Chan in his American debut from 1995! We talk about the film's dubbing, the nonsensical plot about a diamond heist, dirtbikes in the city, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing's Cerveza!

Approximate timeline

0:00-9:00 Intro and Walker check in

9:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Rumble in the Bronx

Next up: Under Siege!

The doldrums of summer are upon us and so we wanted a nice easy, lazy film. So of course we're talking Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider, a thesis on the American dream and Americana of the late '60s. We discuss this idea of freedom throughout the movie, how the film handles it with its experimental approaches, and the different vignettes that we get throughout. We're also drinking Southern Tier Brewing's Orange Twist Imperial Ale in collaboration with Perry's Ice Cream!

Approximate timeline

0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Easy Rider

Next up: we start Red Hot '90s Action Summer!

Since we've already covered Escape from New York, it was only right that we also do the Italian copycat film Escape from the Bronx, which, as we quickly point out, actually has nothing to do with escaping. This sequel to 1990: The Bronx Warriors certainly has a lot in common with its brethren but it does a number of things differently, and more importantly its extremely low budget means lots of unintentional laughs abound. Look for dummies blowing up, lots of extras playing laser tag, and a lot more.

We're also drinking Finback Brewing's Rolling in Clouds IPA.

Approximate timeline

0:00-8:00 Intro

8:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Escape from the Bronx

Next up: Easy Rider.

We never experienced Hackers when it came out in our glorious year of 1995, but man, the nostalgia still hits hard here. The dress, the aesthetic, the cyberspace visuals - all of that is so '90s it hurts sometimes, and we're here for it. We're talking all things cybertechnic here, from the techno score to the complex virus warfare to... Penn Jillette and Marc Anthony showing up in the movie?! We're also drinking Speckled Pig's My Boy Blue Blueberry Pilsner!

Approximate timeline

0:00-7:00 Intro

7:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end Hackers

Next up: Escape from the Bronx?

Hot on the heels of George Miller's masterpiece Mad Max: Fury Road (only 9 years later), we get Furiosa, an origin story to the iconic character. Spanning a length of time and showcasing the vengeance driving her, Furiosa delves into the death-defying foibles of Anya Taylor-Joy as she attempts to get revenge on Dementus. We talk about the stunts, CGI, vengeance storyline, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing's Summer Shandy!

Approximate timeline

0:00-9:00 Intro

9:00-16:00 Beer talk

16:00-end Furiosa

Next up: Hackers

We're going back to Lars von Trier's filmography with a look at The House That Jack Built for this final installment of Difficult Films II. A serial killer story with a nice series of vignettes, this look at Matt Dillon's murdering antihero is at times bleak and also darkly comic; we talk about the funniness inherent in the film as well as its most disturbing elements, the metatextual commentary, and a lot more. We're also drinking Sloop Brewing's (No) Tan Line NEIPA.

Approximate timeline

0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-17:00 Beer talk

17:00-end The House That Jack Built

That ends Difficult Films month, but we'll be back soon with new episodes!

Perhaps infamously known as one of the most difficult films, A Serbian Film has been disgusting audiences since 2010. For our second round of difficult films, it's only fair we tackle this offensive classic to throw our own input into the mix. We talk the grit and grime of this movie, its production values, whether it has redeeming value, and a whole lot more on this very special episode. Hopefully not too many red flags here. We're also drinking Fidens Brewing's Accelerant DDH Double IPA.

Approximate timeline

0:00-10:00 Intro

10:00-15:00 Beer talk

15:00-end A Serbian Film

Next for our last difficult film: The House That Jack Built.