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Sept. 1, 2022

What Makes a Great Director?

Brad walks Bob through his top 5 criteria for a evaluating a great director, and the pair settle on the categories to score each of this season's filmmakers. Meanwhile, they sip on three different whiskies: Lucky Seven The Pr...

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Aug. 29, 2022

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World / Puncher's Chance Bourbon

Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of Edgar Wright films with his 2010 comedy, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World . in what can only be the second or third time ever, Bob had never seen this film before. Of course, …

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Aug. 25, 2022

Catching Up with Jackie Zykan, Hidden Barn Whiskey

Bob and Brad welcome back Jackie Zykan to discuss her new venture, Hidden Barn Whiskey . They try the new batch of 4-year Hidden Barn Bourbon while chatting with Jackie about her departure from Brown-Forman, her favorite comf...

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Aug. 22, 2022

Shaun of the Dead / The Wiseman Bourbon

Bob and Brad kick their mini-series of Edgar Wright films with his 2004 film Shaun of the Dead . Aside from being an economical 90 minutes, this movie is a prime example of using comedy to drive home a pretty …

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Aug. 15, 2022

Silence / The Wiseman Rye

Bob and Brad finish their mini-series of Martin Scorsese films with his 2016 film Silence . This was the first Scorsese film Brad ever saw, and the hosts discuss how, despite how different it is from movies like R aging …

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Aug. 8, 2022

Raging Bull / Jack Daniel's Bonded

Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of Martin Scorsese films with his 1980 film Raging Bull . In 2007, the American Film Institute selected this movie as the fourth-greatest of all time. Bob and Brad disagree, and in fact...

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Aug. 1, 2022

Taxi Driver / Jack Daniel's Triple Mash

Bob and Brad kick off their mini-series of Martin Scorsese films with his 1976 masterpiece, Taxi Driver . For years, Bob wasn't a fan of this one, but he's really come around, and Brad was equally blown away, having watched …

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July 25, 2022

Jurassic Park / Barrell Seagrass 16

Bob and Brad wrap up their mini-series of Spielberg films with Bob's all-time favorite movie, the 1993 masterpiece Jurassic Park . Much has been written about the groundbreaking VFX and use of CGI, but our hosts focus in on t...

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July 18, 2022

Raiders of the Lost Ark / Laphroaig 10 Cask Strength

Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of Spielberg films with 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark. Often considered a perfect "entertainment," this film certainly doesn't have a lot going on beneath the surface, but that just hi...

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July 14, 2022

Whiskey Spotlight: Kentucky Bourbon Festival 2022

Bob and Brad are headed to this year's Kentucky Bourbon Festival (Sept. 16-18) to cover the event as media members, and they sit down to chat with KBF Chairman David Mandell about what spectators can expect from the 2022 edit...

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July 11, 2022

Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Highland Park Magnus

Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of popular films from director Steven Spielberg , this time with 1977's wildly successful Close Encounters of the Third Kind . A surprisingly interior movie, our hosts are wowed both by...

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July 4, 2022

Jaws / Highland Park 12

Season Six kicks off with one of the most popular films ever, director Steven Spielberg 's breakthrough Jaws . Widely considered one of the best horror movies ever made, the famously-troubled production led to a tightly-edite...

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June 27, 2022

Season Six Preview

Bob and Brad reveal the new format and all the movies for Season Six, which kicks off next Monday, July 4, 2022! Meanwhile, they review three bottled-in-bond whiskeys: Laws Henry Road Bonded Malt , Old McBrayer Bottled-in-Bon...

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June 20, 2022

San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2022

Bob and Brad discuss the recent winners of the San Francisco World Spirits competition, perhaps the most important awards in the whiskey world. They sit down with Zach Johnston of U proxx to discuss what it's like to be a …

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June 16, 2022

Season Five Bracket Challenge, Part 2

Bob and Brad take the 8 remaining films from Season Five and crown one film the champ. Meanwhile, they sample two bourbons from Yellow Rose Distilling . Film & Whiskey Podcast. New episodes every Monday. Film & Whiskey Instag...

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June 13, 2022

Season Five Bracket Challenge, Part 1

Bob and Brad put all 32 movies from Season Four into a Madness-style bracket and crown one film the champ. Meanwhile, they sample three mind-blowing whiskies from Starlight Distillery . Film & Whiskey Podcast. New episodes ev...

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June 6, 2022

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 / Rowan's Creek

Bob and Brad wrap up Season 5 with their final Harry Potter review, the series-capping 2011 offering Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Director David Yates returns with the last chapter of the franchise, and while...

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May 30, 2022

If Beale Street Could Talk / Cutty Sark

Bob rounds out his Season Five list of movies with Barry Jenkins' 2018 masterpiece If Beale Street Could Talk . Unfairly swallowed up during the awards season, this film ultimately flew under the radar. The guys discuss scene...

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May 26, 2022

Patreon Q&A / Keeper's Heart Whiskey

Bob and Brad answer questions from their Patreon subscribers and try a new Irish-style whiskey called Keeper's Heart . Film & Whiskey Podcast. New episodes every Monday. Film & Whiskey Instagram Film & Whiskey Facebook Film &...

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May 23, 2022

Mission: Impossible III / Suntory Toki

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May 16, 2022

Young Adult / Johnnie Walker Select Casks 10 Year

Bob introduces Brad to director Jason Reitman 's 2011 dark comedy Young Adult . Reitman made this film as a follow-up to Up in the Air , and it reunited him with Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody . How will Brad …

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May 12, 2022

Reel Crafted Barrel Pick: Western Reserve Distillery

Recorded live on-site at Western Reserve Distillery, Bob and Brad are joined by their friend Scott Sauer to select a barrel of Wester Reserve Rye, This 6-year whiskey is from a 95-5 mash bill and the guys are incredibly excit...

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May 9, 2022

Arrival / Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey

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May 5, 2022

My Favorite Movie with John Little, Smooth Ambler

Bob and Brad continue their "My Favorite Movie" series with John Little, head distiller at the beloved craft distillery Smooth Ambler . Having recently picked a barrel of their Old Scout bourbon as part of the Reel Crafted Se...

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