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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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01:12:49

Episode 160: CHILD'S PLAY (2019)

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2020/02/08

We said we'd do the 2019 Child's Play at some point after we were unable to cover it during its release due to the theater's projector issues, and here we are! Only a few months late. However, we were particularly surprised by this reimagining of Chucky the killer doll, who is transformed into an uncanny valley-style smartbot rather than a voodoo serial killer. While we admit the themes are sort of on-the-nose, this Child's Play is decidedly entertaining and, for the most part, just a lot of

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01:09:30

Episode 159: MARRIAGE STORY

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2020/01/24

We're going in a bit of a different direction with this episode. Instead of tackling gruesome horror, we're dealing with sobering real-life tension with the melancholy and overtly realistic divorce tale Marriage Story. We were thrilled by this Noah Baumbach drama, especially with Adam Driver's performance. We talk about the overall themes of the film, how it relates to Baumbach's similar previous film The Squid and the Whale, and a whole lot more. Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-20:00

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01:10:39

Episode 158: THE FLY (1958)

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2020/01/10

We're back! It's 2020 and we finally have a new episode. Yes, we had to skip Black Christmas 2019 but we decided to go a bit farther back in time to 1958 to cover the original The Fly starring Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, and David Hedison. We talk about the shocks and surprises of this grisly classic, Price as the straight man, the interesting red herring murder mystery, and more! We also have Rogue's Santa's Private Reserve 2019 (a dark ale with candy cap mushrooms) which we were going to do for

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00:52:22

Episode 157: Festivus Series | SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY...

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2019/12/15

Our Festivus Series carries on and we technically finish off the Silent Night, Deadly Night franchise with our episode on Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker! This DTV horror film from 1991 has only a tenuous connection to the series but it does at least have a crazed Santa and a bunch of killer toys in very '90s fashion. We're not super stoked on the film but it does have a few good elements to it. We talk about everything from the insane car explosion to Mickey Rooney! Approximate

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01:01:36

Episode 156: Festivus Series | GREMLINS

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2019/12/06

On our second Festivus episode of Christmas 2019, we're talking Joe Dante's excellent GREMLINS - they're cute and cuddly until they're not! We discuss the Spielberg influence on this film, the puppeteering effects, the other small creature films that came out in the '80s, and more! Sorry for Ryne's echo mic - we had some issues with the mic this episode, all fixed now though. Also, we're drinking the Goose Island Bourbon County Cafe de Olla stout! Listen in because it cost us $25. Tip us some beer

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01:13:16

Episode 155: Festivus Series | THE SANTA CLAUSE 3:...

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2019/11/29

It's that time of year again! We kick off our third annual Festivus Series by returning and finishing a film franchise we started a while ago: The Santa Clause. This time we torture ourselves with The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause starring Martin Short as Jack Frost. The whole thing is a cartoony festival of the worst elements of the Santa Clause sequels, from the over-the-top set designs to the in-your-face soundtracks. We go through everything that makes The Santa Clause 3 a travesty of a

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01:18:09

Episode 154: Thanksgiving Special | PLANES, TRAINS, &...

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2019/11/15

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our US listeners! If you're Canadian, you've already had yours. For this special festivity we're tackling the OTHER John Hughes film for Thanksgiving that we haven't done yet, Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Now both of us love this movie and instead of a normal critical review of the film, we're going to be talking about our favorite scenes and the things that Hughes gets right. We'll also offer up our own insight into what we think could have worked better, but for

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01:22:27

Episode 153: Antholoween (7) TALES OF HALLOWEEN

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2019/10/31

And so we come to the end of Antholoween, on Halloween no less, with our Tales of Halloween episode. This is the most stories we've seen in an anthology so far, and we do our best to talk about them all individually. We're talking horror cameos, directors, and the good and bad of each story. There are some hits, some misses, but most of all we like the atmosphere. We're also drinking Saranac's Black Forest Cake beer! Thanks for listening to all our Halloween episodes. Happy Halloween

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01:24:20

Episode 152: Antholoween (6) TRICK 'R TREAT

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2019/10/25

We've finally gotten to the actual Halloween anthologies! We're covering Trick 'r Treat, probably the best Halloween-centric movie to actually accomplish the atmosphere of the holiday. We talk about all the segments in the best order we can since they intermingle with each other, and we give our perspective on how well the film manages its Halloween setting and its mixed anthology element. Also we're drinking Great Lakes' Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale! Approximate timeline 0:00-13:00 Intro 13:00-20:00

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01:26:31

Episode 151: Antholoween (5) TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE:...

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2019/10/18

We've already done Creepshow, but moving into the '90s, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie followed the template of that film pretty heavily to the point where it is sometimes nicknamed Creepshow 3. However, we discuss the flaws in this anthology of three short stories, going over each in depth - including "Lot 249," "The Cat from Hell," and "Lover's Vow" along with the wraparound story. While the film has some great effects thanks to KNB, the stories themselves lack creativity - still, we ended up

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01:22:17

Episode 150: Antholoween (4) THE TWILIGHT ZONE: THE...

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2019/10/11

We move from 1982 to... 1983 in our second '80s anthology film. This time we're going in a little different genre direction, from horror to fantasy, with The Twilight Zone: The Movie. Yes, the most interesting thing about this film is its tragic backstory, but we also dive into each of the four segments to give you an in-depth look at how we feel about each of them (spoilers: two are great, two are meh). We've also got Allagash's Haunted House Hoppy Dark Ale on the show, and it was expensive so you

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01:18:42

Episode 149: Antholoween (3) CREEPSHOW

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2019/10/04

Antholoween continues! We're in the '80s now with the highly esteemed anthology film Creepshow, which couldn't have any more big names attached to it. Written by Stephen King, directed by George A. Romero, with Leslie Nielsen, Ted Danson, Adrienne Barbeau, and more, this horror hit emulating EC Comics is pretty much the cream of the crop. We talk each of the five shorts in detail along with the Tom Atkins-led wraparound story. Oh yeah, we're drinking Half Acre's Lagertown Octoberfest as well -

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Episode 148: Antholoween (2) TALES FROM THE CRYPT

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2019/09/27

Our second anthology film in our trip through the years lands us in 1972 with Tales from the Crypt, the original adaptation of the EC Comics line of horror stories. This series of five shorts has some hits and some misses, and a curious moralistic view - while a lot of the characters are clearly awful, a couple don't seem to deserve their demise. We talk about each story in detail, including comparing the first short "And All Through the House" to the television series' episode. For our Oktoberfest

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Episode 147: Antholoween (1) BLACK SABBATH

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2019/09/20

We begin our annual Halloween festivities with the first anthology in our Antholoween series, the 1963 film from Mario Bava Black Sabbath. This one's a slow burn for sure, with all of Bava's familiar tropes - ornate decorations, sexy ladies, unique photography, and ridiculously colorful lighting. Led by Boris Karloff, we're treated to three stories - "The Telephone," "The Wurdulak," and "The Drop of Water." Each of them is quite different from the other, giving Bava reign to try his hand at giallo,

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01:19:16

Episode 146: IT: CHAPTER TWO

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2019/09/13

It's been two years since we covered the first film in the new IT reboot and It: Chapter Two takes us 27 years later after the kids have grown up and forgotten about Derry. But the evil is still festering, forcing them (and us) to come back to see the final showdown. Andy Muschietti's second film doesn't have the same appeal; it has some strong comedy especially from Bill Hader, but that comedy feels overused, losing a lot of the tension of the first film. This overlong movie also suffers from the

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01:09:58

Episode 145: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER

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2019/09/06

We've already done Friday the 13th Parts 1-3 over at the Jay MovieTalk podcast, so we thought for our early Friday the 13th episode we'd go right to the next - and FINAL - Friday the 13th - Part IV: The Final Chapter. This is where we say goodbye to Jason, who does all of the things he normally does except with three different, and disconnected, groups of people. We talk about that disconnect, Corey Feldman, the setup for a Tommy Jarvis-led slasher, the lengthy opening sequences in this film, and a

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01:25:47

Episode 144: SHE'S ALL THAT

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2019/08/30

Yeah, She's All That might seem like a weird pick for a B&BR episode. But we're a weird podcast, and we enjoy a wide variety of films. That includes '90s teen romantic comedies, of course (and we're still itching to do that Mean Girls episode). Though you might be shrugging your shoulders, looking to skip this episode, I'd say it's one of our best - we have a ton of fun mocking the themes in the film, commenting on how Rachel Leigh Cook is definitely not ugly (and pitting her against '90s-era

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01:11:16

Episode 143: DJANGO THE BASTARD

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2019/08/09

Also known as The Stranger's Gundown when released with its English dub, Django the Bastard is a 1969 spaghetti western that is sometimes credited as being an important precursor of the supernatural element in spaghetti westerns. However, we mostly see this as a ripoff of the Man with No Name series, including Anthony Steffen trying very hard to be both Clint Eastwood and Franco Nero at the same time. We talk about the lack of Gothic elements that are supposedly in this one, the very lengthy and

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01:10:22

Episode 142: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

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2019/07/26

We're taking a look at the second film in the web-slinging Spider-Man series from Marvel. Here Peter Parker travels to Europe and we are loving the washed-out, Eurocinema colors and the risks that have been taken with the character. We also talk about Jake Gyllenhaal's charisma, the teenage romance antics, Mysterio as a villain, the heavy CGI, and a whole lot more. Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro10:00-end Spider-Man: Far From Home If you like our show, please think about donating to our

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01:12:28

Episode 141: CHILD'S PLAY (1988)

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2019/07/19

We were unable to get out to see the new Child's Play film, but we had always wanted to do the original first anyway. So we sat down to devote an hour to America's favorite murderous doll, Chucky, taking a look at the first film in the franchise. No Aubrey Plaza here, but we still remark on all of the great actors in this (Chris Sarandon, Brad Dourif, and his giant-dicked mural) as well as remarking on the kills, the relatively popcorn-esque nature of the film, and comparing this movie to..

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