Rye Smile Films

Join Rye Smile Films for a SHOT this week as Matt and Jesse create their own Mount Rushmore of Comedy Actors. Who is going to end up as the best of the best to make us laugh. Journey with us as we discuss everything from Charlie Chaplin to Peter Sellers to Seinfeld. Pour yourself a shot and enjoy! Cheers!

Rye Smile Films is looking for some Fast Time at Ridgemont High this week as we continue with our comedy review cask. Journey with us as we discuss everything from Cameron Crowe's script to the wide assortment of memorable characters. Is this the teen comedy to which all others should be judged or have other films handled high school better. Our Flight this week asks, "What are your top 3 favorite comedy films from the 80s?" We wrap up with a Nightcap by picking next week's film by way of our listeners. So pour a drink, grab your red swimsuit, and get ready for some Fast Times. Aloha Mr. Hand!

I think we can all agree that we could all use a little laugh so we're building this new film cask around the genre of Comedy and what better way to start than with The Hangover. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the brilliant cast to our own worst hangovers. Has this film aged well or is this just another plain raunch comedy. Our Flight this week asks, "What are your top 3 favorite comedy films from the 2000s?" We wrap up with a Nightcap pitching our entries for the Hangover sequels. So pour some bourbon, grab your sofa pizza, and get ready to have a night you'll never forget. Cheers!

This week we wrap up our William Friedkin cask with his underrated 1977 effort, Sorcerer. Journey with us as we discuss everything from the production woes to the tight, suspense filled pace. Is this film a masterpiece that deserves to have its day or was this the end for our director? Our Flight for the week asks, "What director had the best 3 film run in their career?" We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing our favorite films that no one seems to have seen. So pour some bourbon, rev up your nitroglycerin truck, and get ready to be on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Cheers!

This week is gonna be rough as Rye Smile Films tackles what many consider to be the scariest film ever made, The Exorcist. Journey with us as we continue our William Friedkin cask and dive into the all the elements that make this film the intense ride it is. Does this film still hold up in the scare factory or have other films handled this topic better? Our Flight for the week asks, "What are your top 3 horror films from the 70s?" We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing our favorite make-up effects from the 1970s. So pour multiple drinks, grab your crucifix, and get ready to get perform an exorcism! Cheers!

Buckle up Rye Nation because we are diving head first into a cask we're calling,"The Films of William Friedkin," and up first is his Academy Award winning, The French Connection. Journey with us as we head to NYC and go though the gauntlet with our "protagonist" Popeye Doyle. Is this film the worthy chase it deserves to be or have other films handled this better? Our Flight for the week asks, "What are your top 3 Anti-Heroes on film?" We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing our favorite films set in New York City. So pour some whiskey, grab your Pork Pie hat, and get ready to pick your feet in Poughkeepsie. Cheers!

We got a surprise for you this week in the form of THE SHOT. Journey with us as we rank the MCU's best entires via tournament style smackdown. Which film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to end up on top? With such a wide array of films, this competition could go in any direction. So pour a shot, grab your stash of comic books, and get ready to fight! Cheers!

We wrap up another film review cask this week by taking a trip back to 2018 and a look at the surprise horror hit, A Quiet Place. Journey with us as we try to stay absolutely quiet and dissect all the ins and outs of this suspense thriller. Does this film offer something unique for horror audiences or should it just stay silent? Our Flight for the week asks, "What are the top 3 aliens you wouldn't want to mess around with?" We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing which director, who hasn't dabbled into the genre, should make a hard hitting horror film. So pour some rye, turn on your red lights, and get ready to say shhhhhhh. Cheers!

Rye Smile Films has a mid-week surprise for you! In response to the delay of the MLB season, we're going to bring the ballpark to you but we're going to fill it with some of your all time favorite movie characters. Journey with us as we pick lineups from the annuls of classic to modern film. Does Matt have the better lineup or does Jesse have a few tricks up his sleeve? Sit back, crank up the volume, and pretend you're at the game. Cheers!

This week we continue with our "The Future Doesn't Look So Bright" cask and a look at Mad Max: Fury Road. Journey with us as we tackle this fourth film in the Mad Max franchise and go on a crazy chase through an apocalyptic wasteland. Is this film a worthy entry to the franchise or did George Miller drop the ball? Our Flight for the week asks, "What is the best and worst fourth entry in a franchise?" We wrap up with a Nightcap discussing our favorite chase sequences in film. So pour yourself a drink, grab your war boy spray paint, and get ready to head down Fury Road! Cheers!