The Substance (2024)

This week we return to the world of the MCU as we near the end of Phase 5 with Captain America: Brave New World. Journey with us as we discuss the new additions to the cast and the wild call backs this film makes. Is this a step in the right direction for the future of the MCU or is it back to formula? Our Flight this week is a discussion on the Amazon acquisition of James Bond and we wrap with a Nightcap ranking our bottom 5 MCU films. So pour some rye, grab your shield and wings, and get ready to come face to face with the Red Hulk. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we take a journey to a strange surreal town in the form of the prequel movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Journey with us as we discuss this wild David Lynch film and how it tells the tragic story of Laura Palmer. Is this an undiscussed masterpiece of film or is it too obscure and weird for its own good? Our Flight this week is picking three films that we would've loved to see David Lynch direct and we wrap with a Nightcap picking which TV show we'd like to see made into a prequel movie. So pour some coffee, grab your special agent trench coat, and get ready to meet some odd people. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This we start a new cask and pay tribute to one of the most unique directors of all time in David Lynch and up first we have Blue Velvet. Journey with us as we discuss this wild film noir thriller and all the tropes that make it a David Lynch film. Is this a bonafide cult classic or is it just too weird for its own good? Our Flight and Nightcap this week are trailer breakdowns for the new Fantastic Four and Thunderbolts films. So pour some rye, grab your oxygen tank, and get ready to solve a mystery. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we wrap up our ''Horror looking back, looking forward'' cask with a look at the latest Universal Monster reimagining with Wolf Man. Journey with us as we discuss how this new iteration differs from versions of the past and if they make all the right creative decisions. Is this a winner for Universal or is it back to the drawing board for the monsters? So pour some rye, grab a piece of 10 year old beef jerky, and get ready to face the new Wolf Man. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we return to 2024 to discuss one of the more unique horror films of recent memory with the body horror shocker, The Substance. Journey with us as we discuss a career resurgent performance from Demi Moore and all those wild moments from beginning to end. Is this a new modern horror masterpiece or does it take too much from other legendary films? So pour some rye, grab your stabilizer fluid, and get ready to be one with The Substance. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we return to the summer of 2024 for a serial killer thriller with lots of horror elements in the form of Longlegs. Journey with us as we discuss all the twists and turns of the film and the director that brought this all together in Osgood Perkins. Is this a new take on the police procedural thriller or have other films done a better job? So pour some rye, grab your coded cypher, and get ready to go on the hunt for a really creepy Nicolas Cage. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we start 2025 by going back to 2024 with the latest iteration of Nosferatu. Journey with us as we discuss how Robert Eggers adds his touch to this story along with all the decisions that might be perplexing to fans of vampire films. Is this a new horror classic or have we seen this film too many times before? Our Flight and Nightcap are breakdowns of the new Superman and Snow White trailers. So pour some rye, grab your vampire stakes, and get ready to meet the Count. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we wrap up our Spidey cask by looking at one of his more interesting villains in his very own film with Kraven the Hunter. Joureny with us as we discuss the roots of the character and the attempts to bring him to the big screen. Is this film a worthy story for the iconic supervillain or does Sony's Spider-Man Universe end with a whimper? Our Flight this week is listing our most disappointing movies of 2024 and we wrap with a Nightcap discussing the films we are most looking forward to in 2025. So pour some rye, grab your rhino costume, and get ready for the hunt. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

On the next issue of our friendly neighborhood Spidey cask we tackle the much maligned and busy Spider-Man 3. Journey with us as we discuss the behind the scenes decision making and all the moments that work and don't work. Is this third entry better than it's reputation or is this the worst Spidey film of them all? Pour some rye, grab some sand and symbiote liquid, and get ready to take on not one, not two, but three bad guys! Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!

This week we start a new film review cask built around our friendly neighborhood Spidey and up first we head to 2004 to talk about Spider-Man 2. Journey with us as we discuss the heroes, the villains, and all the fun supporting characters while Sam Raimi takes the sequel to new heights. Is this the greatest superhero movie sequel of all time or is it terribly overrated? So pour some rye, grab some Spider-Man delivered pizza, and get ready to face off against Doc Ock. Cheers! Click Here for Rye Smile Films Merchandise. Don't miss an episode, subscribe on all your favorite podcast sites!