Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that carries us through them.

Tonight we're reviewing Chum — a destination-wedding-in-Malta thriller where the yacht trip goes wrong in two directions at once: a shark in the water and a fisherman with an agenda closer to the boat than anyone realized. Sun-soaked vacation horror with two predators, one of which pays taxes. Alice Eve leads, IFC dumped it day-and-date with digital, and critics were not kind.

Paired with it: The Big Smoke — an Islay-style blended malt Scotch aged in oak casks. Peaty, smoky, characterful — the pour did more work than the picture.

So pour yourself something strong… stay off the boat if the wedding party is arguing… and let's see what we make of this one.

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00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Alcohol Review

10:10 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

25:05 - Movie Review

28:30 - Movie Barrel Rating

49:35 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us survive them.

Tonight we're reviewing Evil Dead Burn — the sixth film in Sam Raimi's franchise, first from French filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček (Infested), and by consensus the most brutal, most claustrophobic, most mean-spirited Deadite entry to date. Alice, freshly widowed, moves in with her husband's estranged family — descendants of a leading demonic-possession researcher. When her in-laws start transforming one by one into Deadites that feed on fear, she discovers that "til death do us part" was more binding than she signed up for. Weaponizes an increasingly ludicrous household inventory — corkscrews, fountain pens, dishwashers, shower curtains, fish hooks — in devilishly gnarly ways. Cameo callback to Alyssa Sutherland's Ellie from Evil Dead Rise. IndieWire called it "the single strangest Deadite movie to date."

Paired with two bourbons tonight — a first for the show. Bulleit's Mesquite Smoked Malt (a bold, unusual take on the classic Bulleit profile) up front, then Buzzard's Roost Signature Double Oak (small-batch Kentucky, twice-oaked for depth) as the second round. Two bourbons because one felt insufficient for what this movie put us through. We found common ground on the pours; the movie is where we parted ways.

So pour yourself something strong… don't open the basement door… and let's see whether Vaniček earns his place in the franchise.

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00:00 - Intro

01:08 - Alcohol Review (Bulleit Mesquite)

06:45 - Alcohol Barrel Rating (Bulleit Mesquite)

19:20 - Alcohol Barrel Rating (Buzzard's Roost)

23:25 - Movie Review

25:30 - Movie Barrel Rating

53:55 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us process what we just saw.

Tonight we're reviewing Saccharine — Natalie Erika James (the writer-director of Relic) doing supernatural body-horror about Ozempic-era diet culture. A lovelorn Australian medical student takes ashes from a cadaver her gross-anatomy class has nicknamed "Big Bertha," turns them into pills, and starts losing weight rapidly. The ghost of the woman she's eating notices. Sundance Midnight premiere, IFC + Shudder pickup.

Paired with it: Bear Fight American Single Malt Whisky — a blend of four American single malts distilled by four different craft distillers.

So pour yourself something strong… don't take any pills you can't identify… and let's see whether the metaphor lands or overreaches.

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00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Alcohol Review

08:10 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

23:40 - Movie Review

26:40 - Movie Barrel Rating

43:56 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us argue about them.

Tonight we're reviewing Backrooms — A24's adaptation of Kane Parsons' viral YouTube liminal-space horror series. A furniture-store owner opens a door in his basement that leads to an endless dimension of yellow-carpeted office rooms; his therapist follows him in when he goes missing. Kane Parsons was 16 when he started the Backrooms creepypasta on YouTube, 20 when he directed this feature, and just became the youngest filmmaker to open at #1 at the US box office. A24's highest grosser ever, and they even released an extended "Everything Must Go" cut.

Paired with it: Russell's Reserve Bourbon Single Barrel — a hand-selected pull from Wild Turkey's cask program. Not everyone was on the same page about the movie. The pour brought us closer to agreement.

So pour yourself something strong… don't wander through any doors you can't come back through… and let's see whether the yellow rooms live up to the hype.

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00:00 - Intro

02:00 - Alcohol Review

17:00 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

30:48 - Movie Review

32:45 - Movie Barrel Rating

1:08:00 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us appreciate where horror came from.

Tonight we're reviewing Trilogy of Terror — Dan Curtis's 1975 made-for-TV anthology, three Richard Matheson stories, all starring Karen Black, all aired on ABC as a Movie of the Week. Two segments you may not remember. One segment you absolutely do: "Amelia," a woman alone in her apartment trying to survive a Zuni fetish doll that has come to life. Fifty-one years later, that ten-inch knife-wielding warrior is still one of the most-imitated villains in horror — even if the rest of the movie has aged less gracefully.

Paired with it: Widow Jane Decadence Bourbon Finished in Maple Syrup Casks — a bourbon that turned a niche finish into something we kept coming back to in the glass.

So pour yourself something strong… check that the gold chain is still on the doll… and let's see whether 1975 horror still earns its place on the shelf.

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00:00 - Intro

02:30 - Alcohol Review

09:55 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

27:25 - Movie Review

29:16 - Movie Barrel Rating

59:25 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us figure out whose side we're on.

Tonight we're reviewing Over Your Dead Body — Jorma Taccone's English-language remake of Tommy Wirkola's Norwegian black-comedy The Trip (2021). Jason Segel and Samara Weaving as a married couple at a remote lakeside cabin for a "reconnection weekend." Both of them are secretly planning to murder the other. Then the cabin gets uninvited guests. Lonely Island director, BriTANick writers — the whole filmmaking team is comedy people bending toward genre.

Paired with it: Widow Jane 10 Year Bourbon — a Brooklyn-distilled pour that ended up being one we mostly agreed on, which doesn't always happen on this show.

So pour yourself something strong… mistrust your spouse a little… and let's see who makes it out of this one alive.

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00:00 - Intro

01:17 - Alcohol Review

08:35 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

18:51 - Movie Review

21:10 - Movie Barrel Rating

38:57 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us figure out whether what we just watched was actually a movie.

Tonight we're reviewing Faces of Death — Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei (the Cam team) reimagining the 1978 cult shockumentary for the algorithm era. A content moderator at a TikTok-like platform starts seeing what look like real beheadings in her review queue. The film's question is what it costs to keep watching. We didn't all agree on whether it works.

Paired with it: Corsair Triple Smoke Single Malt Whiskey — a three-grain triple-smoked malt out of Nashville. We had more in common on the pour than we did on the picture.

So pour yourself something strong… stay off the algorithm if you know what's good for you… and let's see what this one is really about.

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00:00 - Intro

01:00 - Alcohol Review

05:35 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

11:00 - Movie Review

13:28 - Movie Barrel Rating

28:40 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you've heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us argue about them.

Tonight we're reviewing Obsession — Curry Barker's debut feature and the most remarkable indie horror origin story of the year. Barker came up making YouTube sketch comedy, shot a found-footage horror short for $800 that went viral, got hand-picked by Blumhouse, and the movie went on to do $108M on a $750K budget. The story: a shy music-store employee buys a "One Wish Willow" from a witchy gift shop and wishes the girl he loves loved him back. She does. Sort of.

Paired with it: Four Kings Port Finish Blended Malt Whiskey — and we found this pour considerably more polarizing than the movie. Lon, in particular, has things to say.

So pour yourself something strong… don't make any wishes you can't take back… and let's see if this one earns the indie-darling hype.

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00:00 - Intro

01:12 - Alcohol Review

11:35 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

21:09 - Movie Review

24:10 - Movie Barrel Rating

53:01 - Outro

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Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you’ve heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us figure out what we just watched.

Tonight we’re reviewing Pretty Lethal — Vicky Jewson’s action-horror-comedy about a ballet troupe whose bus breaks down on the way to a competition and have to fight off armed men. Uma Thurman is in it. Maddie Ziegler is top-billed. Whether this counts as a horror movie at all is one of the things we’ll be arguing about.

Paired with it: Tumblin’ Dice Bourbon from Proof and Wood — a bottle with a name that promised more than the pour delivered. We’ll get into it.

So pour yourself something strong… stretch first… and let’s see what we’re actually dealing with.

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00:00 - Intro

02:21 - Alcohol Review

09:02 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

18:22 - Movie Review

20:23 - Movie Barrel Rating

36:34 - Outro

Welcome back to Midnight Movie Distillery where we watch the movies you’ve heard about… and drink the whiskey that helps us survive them.

Tonight we’re reviewing The Yeti — a 2026 creature feature set in 1940s Alaska, intentionally shot to look like it was made in the ’50s. Practical creature, period production design, and a cast that should make every horror fan’s antennae go up: Jim Cummings, William Sadler, Brittany Allen, Corbin Bernsen. We’ll tell you whether the throwback works… or whether the snow swallows the whole thing.

Paired with it: Tradewater Kentucky Straight Bourbon — a Kentucky pour we hadn’t tried before, and one we ended up surprisingly aligned on.

So pour yourself something strong… stay close to the fire… and let’s see who makes it back.

Midnight Movie Distillery — watch it, drink it… regret nothing.

Comment below and if you have any suggestions on movie reviews or adult beverages let us know.

Email: [email protected]

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00:00 - Intro

01:02 - Alcohol Review

06:40 - Alcohol Barrel Rating

12:00 - Movie Review

14:16 - Movie Barrel Rating

26:27 - Outro