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

We"re two guys covering all kinds of cult films from horror to action and everything in between. We try to bring funny and engaging content with our unique personalities, and we also review beer in each episode as well. Some of our past and present coverage includes Halloween specials, series retrospectives, Difficult Films month, Red Hot "80s Action Summer, "90s remakes, and a lot more. It"s a pretty eclectic mix here, but if you"re into cult films and beer, this is the place to be.

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01:43:34

200th Episode Celebration with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

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2022/01/14

WE DID IT! We've hit 200 episodes and we thought the perfect way to compile all of our hard work would be to pick a film that summarizes all of the things we've been working on in the past 7 years. So Escape from New York felt like the perfect amalgamation - action, Kurt Russell, neo-western ideas, Lee Van Cleef, Tom Atkins, a celebration of John Carpenter (who also has a birthday very soon!). We have a lot of fun discussing the film, loving the soundtrack, and ultimately just documenting our

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01:01:52

Episode 199: CREEP

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2022/01/07

Back to business with a new episode of the podcast - of course, we're not following a theme anymore so we wanted to cover our first found-footage movie on the show. We're in good hands with 2014's Creep starring Mark Duplass as a deranged guy who stalks our first-person perspective victim. This movie gets around all of the contextual issues found-footage films normally have trouble with, and we discuss what Creep does right to put it ahead of the pack. We're also drinking - random stuff! Including

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01:10:59

Episode 198: Festivus Series | HOME ALONE

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2021/12/24

Merry Christmas Eve! We close out our Festivus Series for 2021 with one of the most iconic holiday films, 1990's Home Alone! This John Hughes-written classic has always been one of Ryne's favorites, and we basically just discuss our favorite moments from the movie in one long dialogue about its greatness! You'll hear our favorite lines, traps, and more, and we hope you enjoy our breakdown of why the police officer in this movie has poor priorities. Also, we're drinking Drekker Brewing Company's

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01:00:46

Episode 197: Festivus Series | CHRISTMAS EVIL

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2021/12/17

We continue our Festivus Series in 2021 with Christmas Evil, a film that Martin really didn't like. But that's okay, because Ryne really digs it, so we get a good discussion going about what works, what doesn't work, and why some people hate it and some people really love it. Christmas Evil is a weird movie, and it takes some appreciation to get past some of the rawer editing and absurdities. However, we see it from both sides, making for a good dialogue about the film. We hope you feel the

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01:16:00

Episode 196: Festivus Series | BETTER WATCH OUT

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2021/12/10

This week we're tackling Better Watch Out (not to be confused with our episode on Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 3: Better Watch Out!) for Festivus! This one's a lot of fun - it takes one part Scream, one part Home Alone, and a bunch of small elements from other horror movies (I'm calling out Black Christmas too) and throws them together for a humorous but also brutal romp that has moments of greatness. Listen in to see what we thought of this holiday horror! Also, we're drinking Southern Tier's

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01:18:37

Episode 195: Festivus Series | BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006)

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2021/12/03

Festivus Series 2021 starts now! We're returning to the lore of Billy and Agnes in our look at Black Christmas (sometimes stylized Black Xmas) from 2006, a remake of the original film that throws in quite a few odes and tries to give a LOT more backstory. That's not entirely successful, and we talk about why. But we also discuss the holiday festivities, the themes, the cookie-cutter protagonists, and a whole lot more... and we come to a conclusion why we don't return to this movie each year. Also,

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01:11:08

Episode 194: Thanksgiving Special | BLOOD RAGE

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2021/11/19

We finally take on one of the most famous horror Thanksgiving movies: Blood Rage! We both agree that this is like a lower-budget, Thanksgiving version of Silent Night, Deadly Night, just way less effective. We talk about the randomness of the movie, the feeling that a lot of this was ad libbed, the gory violence, the interminable length, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Ommegang/Firestone Walker's Neon Giants NEIPA collaboration! Approximate timeline 0:00 - 10:00 Intro 10:00-17:00 Beer

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01:22:47

Episode 193: So Creepy It's Carpenter IX | HALLOWEEN...

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2021/10/29

Our final episode for 2021's Halloween season is a cheat with the John Carpenter thing; he didn't direct Halloween Kills, but he did contribute the characters and film score. But of course we had to cover this sequel to the 2018's requel, and we take a lot of time to channel our frustrations at this follow-up. We enjoyed 2018's Halloween quite a bit, and while we did have fun with Halloween Kills, we spend most of this episode discussing the many areas it goes wrong - and then try to cover a few

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01:00:31

Episode 192: So Creepy It's Carpenter VIII | THE WARD

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2021/10/23

Our final (?) episode in our So Creepy It's Carpenter series is on Carpenter's last (?) directorial film The Ward! Ryne thought he had seen this before but he was mistaken; so we both experience this psychological thriller for the first time and discuss how middle of the road it truly is. In fact, it's so difficult to talk about because of how aggressively mediocre it is. However, we give it a shot! Also, we're drinking Genesee's Cranberry-Orange Kellerbier. Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00

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Episode 191: So Creepy It's Carpenter VII | VILLAGE...

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2021/10/15

We're nearing the end of our Carpenter series, but that doesn't mean we won't go out with a bang! In Village of the Damned, we take a look at the creepy kid flick based off a prior movie that was based off a novel. While we note that this doesn't exactly feel like a Carpenter film, it does a good enough job of getting the eerie and the moralism across. We talk about Christopher Reeve, empathy, and Kirstie Alley being here, plus we get in a couple nods to Mark Hamill. Sorry about the clicks and

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01:14:27

Episode 190: So Creepy It's Carpenter VI | BODY BAGS

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2021/10/08

We're over halfway through our So Creepy It's Carpenter series and we're tackling another surprisingly great Carpenter film with Body Bags. Shot for Showtime and meant to lead into an anthology TV series, Carpenter provides three very different stories in this 90 minute film, bookended by a great framing story starring Carpenter himself. Carpenter directs two out of the three, with Tobe Hooper providing the last short, and we discuss all three in their entirety. Oh, and we're drinking Ommegang's

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01:13:49

Episode 189: So Creepy It's Carpenter V | PRINCE OF...

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2021/10/01

This is one of Ryne's favorite Carpenter movies, and we give Prince of Darkness some good treatment on the show by covering the score, the creepy factor, the overwhelming foreboding elements, and a whole lot more. Is it so good, so bad, or so creepy? Listen to the episode to find out! We're also drinking Captain Lawrence/Snyder's of Hanover's Snyder Bier Pretzel Marzen! Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro 8:00-15:00 Beer talk 15:00-end Prince of Darkness Tune in all Halloween season for more

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01:15:37

Episode 188: So Creepy It's Carpenter IV | CHRISTINE

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2021/09/24

Continuing our So Creepy It's Carpenter Halloween series, we tackle a surprisingly successful offfering from Carpenter, and also one of the best Stephen King film adaptations: Christine. This is a tough story to adapt for the big screen because of its limited scope and with the primary antagonist being an inanimate object. However, we talk about the successful use of emotional stakes and tension throughout to keep things interesting even for a 110 minute long film. We also discuss Carpenter's

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01:07:34

Episode 187: So Creepy It's Carpenter III | GHOSTS OF...

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2021/09/18

Hey, we knew we'd have to do the crappy stuff too when we were doing a Carpenter series for Halloween. That brings us to Ghosts of Mars, probably Carpenter's worst film. It has a lot of poor decisions that lead to a really boring, awful movie - and quite possibly the lowest rating Ryne has ever given on the show. We talk about the wipes and fades (you know what we mean), the terrible neo-noir dialogue, have a disagreement about the choreography, and so much more. Be ready to laugh with us about this

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01:06:28

Episode 186: So Creepy It's Carpenter II | THE FOG

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2021/09/10

Continuing our Halloween season spent with John Carpenter's filmography, we turn to the moody mistiness of 1980's The Fog, one of Carpenter's better films and yet still falling somewhere in the middle of his best output. We're disappointed with the lack of Tom Atkins mustache; we query whether Jamie Lee Curtis or Adrienne Barbeau tops the hotness meter; we dish out some fire at the founders of Antonio Bay who couldn't stand to live even a mile away from a leper colony. And we have a lot of fun

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01:12:50

Episode 185: So Creepy It's Carpenter I | VAMPIRES

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2021/09/03

All Halloween season we will be bringing you the So Creepy It's Carpenter series, a look at John Carpenter's filmography including both the good and the bad. For our first spotlight, we start right in the middle of that divide with Vampires from 1998, one of Carpenter's better late-career movies. We talk about the KNB effects, James Wood (an asshole), the Carpenter western-tinged soundtrack, the lack of a directorial signature, and more! No specific beer talk this week, it's just good to be back

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01:13:53

Episode 184: Red Hot '80s Action Summer IV | STRIKE...

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2021/07/30

Red Hot '80s Action summer is sweating along and we are taking a look at Reb Brown's masterpiece, his opus, Strike Commando. If you've never seen the film, think First Blood: Part II but with a lot lower budget and with some extremely interesting dialogue choices. We're having a laugh at the whole plot, admiring Reb Brown's muscles, and yelling "JAKODAAAA!" a lot. Expect some good fun at the film's expense here. Also, we're drinking Ommegang's Neon Neon Rainbows Double NEIPA! Approximate

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01:11:01

Episode 183: Red Hot '80s Action Summer III |...

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2021/07/16

On our new episode for Red Hot '80s Action Summer, we are talking about the inestimable Chuck Norris in one of his classic terrorist shoot-em-up films, Invasion U.S.A. We touch on the sheer ridiculousness of the film, Chuck's fabulous red mullet, the inferiority of the US National Guard, and the homoerotic undertones at play here. We're also drinking Ommegang's Sleeveless Tea! Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro 8:00-15:00 Beer talk 15:00-end Invasion U.S.A. --- Send in a voice message:

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01:16:36

Episode 182: Red Hot '80s Action Summer II | POLICE...

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2021/07/03

Continuining our hot '80s action summer, we're taking a look at perhaps Jackie Chan's finest film Police Story - subbed, not dubbed! Here, we marvel at Chan's ingenuity with the stunts while also commenting on the simplicity of the film's plot. We talk Hong Kong drugs, the various stunt sequences, rate our favorites, and also comment on the odd inclusion of some misogyny in Chan's character. Also, we're drinking DuClaw Brewing's Lil Sour Me America, just in time for July 4th! Approximate

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01:15:21

Episode 181: Red Hot '80s Action Summer I | PREDATOR

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2021/06/18

We're starting our Red Hot '80s Action Summer off with a jungle-tinged bang! Arnie's quotable film Predator is on the docket, and as we rewatched this John McTiernan action/sci-fi/slasher hybrid we couldn't help but feel disappointed with our rose-colored glasses view of this nostalgic classic, because it just doesn't hold up as well as we thought. We talk about those criticisms and joke about the soundtrack, the dialogue, the mystical Native American trope, and which form of Predator we'd rather..

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