Holy libation*! This week on Alcohollywood, we set atomic batteries to power and turbines to speed with the 1966 film companion to the camp TV classic, Batman: The Movie!
Join the Caped Crusader (Adam West) and his trusty sidekick Robin (Burt Ward) as they foil a dastardly plot to kidnap the world’s leaders, perpetrated by their combined Rogue’s Gallery of villains! Mark of Blastropodcast joins us as we take a closer look at this bit of 60s silliness, discussing such trenchant topics as the logistics of Batman’s equipment, the selective prosopagnosia of superheroes and supervillains, and the importance of clear labeling when creating world-saving (or ending) gadgets. Along the way, you can cure your dehydration with our Bat-cocktail and Bat-rules!
*I was originally going to go with "Holy spirits!" but I realized that would probably get confusing.
This week on Alcohollywood, we head back into the 90s, land of Weezer, plaid shirts, and ripped jeans as we (along with guest Nick) revisit the 1995 mall comedy Mallrats!
This flawed throwback to hard-R teen sex comedies is the second film from Kevin Smith, and his first (and only) attempt to write and direct a major studio picture. Watching the film, it’s not hard to see why – Smith’s overly verbose dialogue is mumbled out by an ensemble of half-baked ‘90s actors, the director’s limited visual style makes the whole film look ugly, and it’s hard to watch all the comic book/film references that exist for their own sake. (Don’t even get us started on Jay and Silent Bob.)
Nonetheless, we manage to take a good look at this flawed-even-for-Kevin-Smith-standards flick along with our custom cocktail and drinking game. Take a listen!
This week, Nick from Consequence of Sound joins us once again as we check out the 1991 dog-and-kid flick Bingo! When a preternaturally intelligent dog is run off the circus and makes friends with a precocious kid, only to have to chase him from Denver to Green Bay, Wisconsin after the family moves - it's Homeward Bound without the celebrity voices, and with a whole lot of prison shank fights and dog slaughter!
A strange, baffling movie that represents everything weird about kid’s movies from the 90s, Bingo takes place in an oddball world where dogs can track the scent of urine cross-country, the family of a professional football player lives like the Cleavers, and people on both sides of a court case can not only be sent to prison, but to the same prison. It’s a real treat, folks, so strap in and enjoy our review along with our signature cocktail and drinking rules!
Happy birthday, America! It’s Independence Day once more, kids, and to usher in our nation’s birthday, we talk about (and drink to) Air Force One, along with guest Nick (from our NeverEnding Story and Independence Day episodes)!
Wolfgang Petersen’s Die Hard on a Plane follows President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) being the only person who can stop a group of Kazakh hijackers from killing his family and the world in the process. In the meantime, we’re treated to a rollicking ride featuring a great cast (including a scenery-chewing Gary Oldman), great tension and Ford at his square-jawed best. Take in our nation’s holiday in the right way with our custom cocktail and drinking rules below!