This week on Alcohollywood, we're taking another user request and checking out the genre-bending French import Rubber from 2010! On the surface, this film follows the head-exploding adventures of Robert, a sentient tire who wakes up with no apparent sense of purpose except to kill. Learning about his environment and what he desires, we also watch the exploits of the "audience" that is watching him through binoculars.
Both a campy horror film and an interesting experiment looking at the relationship between a film and its audience, the film's a short but intriguing ride that's definitely not for those who don't like the absurd. In the meantime, fuel up with our custom cocktail and drinking game below!
This week on Alcohollywood, we handle another user request - Clint and Jared (with guest panelist Cherish, returning from our Beauty and the Beast episode) take a spoonful of sugar with everyone's favorite magical alien nanny, Mary Poppins! This 1964 Disney classic combined live action with animation, took away five Academy Awards (including Best Score, Best Song, and Best Actress for Julie Andrews) and captured the imaginations of children everywhere.
Watch Britain change from a stuffy man's world to a slightly less-stuffy world of mild joy and suffrage, while charming old-school performances are combined with obnoxiously bloated musical sequences and creepy old men. Along the way, we've got our custom cocktail and drinking game to help the nearly two-and-a-half hour runtime go down!
This week on Alcohollywood, we're tackling another user request - the infinitely hilarious and genuinely entertaining Evil Dead 2, starring Bruce Campbell and directed by Sam Raimi! The followup/remake/reimagining of their first cult classic, the film sees Ash Williams (Campbell) fighting demons, monsters, ghosts and his own hand in a mixture of great campy effects and kinetic camerawork. Swallow your soul (and your inhibitions) with our custom cocktail and drinking game below!
Did you like The Fast and the Furious, but felt that there were too many car chases? Are you a fan of Ryan Gosling, but not when he talks too much? Do you wish that Michael Mann would put just a little more mood and 80s-infused music into his gritty crime thrillers? If the answer to those questions is 'yes,' Clint and Jared (and special guest Jeremy) have got quite a film for you this week - 2011's Drive, starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Danish auteur Nicholas Winding Refn!
This film costars Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, and a bravuro turn against type from Albert Brooks. In Drive, the unnamed main character (played by Gosling) navigates the gritty criminal underworld of Los Angeles with nothing but his wits, a hammer, and what seems to be debilitating autism. Check out our review and drinking game here!
Drive is also available on Netflix streaming!
Tired of your boring, dead-end job? Ever feel like you haven’t taken any chances in your life? Does every woman you’re romantically interested in look suspiciously like Meg Ryan? If so, then we’ve got the movie for you – this week on Alcohollywood, we’re covering Joe vs the Volcano, the 1990 Tom Hanks film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley (Doubt). Combining Expressionist visions of corporate America with Tolstoyian plot developments and the hands-down most racist portrayal of island natives you’ve ever seen, Joe vs the Volcano is sure to make you think – either in confusion or delight. Check out our drinking game and review here! (NOTE: First 10 minutes or so are in all-right quality, but we move to our fancy mic around the drink ingredients, so remain vigilant!)
Along with the ride on our steamer trunks, we’ve got Brockett from the Biggest Fan Podcast, so be sure to check out his vast podcast musings!