Inebriated Cinephiles

This week: Black Swan.Graceful. Gorgeous. Completely unhinged.Natalie Portman brings one of the decade's great performances in a film that somehow makes ballet feel more dangerous than a horror flick with the lights off! Come along with us as we discuss Darren Aronofsky's beautifully unsettling descent into obsession, perfectionism, and the very blurry line between reality and... whatever it is that happens at the end.Something French seems appropriate. Finish the bottle before the hallucinations start.

12 Years a Slave.Difficult. Unflinching. Essential.This week, we’re discussing Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave—a film that’s as emotionally devastating as it is masterfully crafted. There isn’t much room for jokes here, but there is plenty to talk about, from extraordinary performances to the sobering true story at its heart. Pour yourself something you can sip slowly, and join us for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had on the show.

Inglourious Basterds.Bad accents. Great dialogue. Historically aggressive problem-solving.Disclaimer: This episode contains excessive tension, outstanding performances, and at least one discussion about how Christoph Waltz had absolutely no business being that good.Beer recommended. Bourbon quite acceptable. Revenge optional.

This week: Braveheart.Big speeches. Bigger battles. Zero indoor voices.The episode? Drinks, opinions, and highly questionable Scottish accents.Beverage recommendation: Whiskey, high-grav beer that tastes like grass, or both simultaneously.Join us for the mayhem!

Season Two begins… or does it? This week we're bringing you Memento, Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller that dares you to keep up as it unravels memory, identity, and truth all in reverse. With tattoos, Polaroids, and one very unreliable perspective, this is a film that rewards attention—and maybe a second viewing or four. Pour yourself something you won’t forget and join us as we piece together one of Nolan’s most unforgettable puzzles.

Thirty films, countless drinks, and at least a few questionable life choices later… Season One of Inebriated Cinephiles is in the books. In this episode we’re taking a look back at the good, the bad, and the occasionally baffling—from the movies that blew us away to the ones that left us checking the wheel for a refund. We’ll also be revisiting the drinks that hit the spot, the ones that… didn’t, and everything in between. Pour something cheery and join us as we close out the season, reflect on the chaos, and look ahead to what’s coming next!

This week we’re getting into Weapons, a dark and cryptic mystery from director Zach Cregger. It begins with a disappearance, and from there the questions, and disappearances, only multiply. What happened? Who’s responsible? And why does every answer seem to lead somewhere even stranger? As is the formula in films like this, the town gets quieter, the music gets creepier, and absolutely no one seems willing to give a straight answer. Pour yourself something strong that goes down easy and join us as we sift through the clues, the tension, and the creeping suspicion that something very wrong is hiding just beneath the surface.

After nearly a full year of dodging it, roasting it, and cheekily predicting its cinematic destiny, the wheel finally served up a dish of fate for our Season One finale: Madame Web. From the moment it was announced, we had… questions, and for months, we’ve bantered about what we might be in for. We no longer have to imagine. Was it secretly misunderstood genius? Perhaps a bold expansion of the Spider-Verse? ...Maybe... Or might it be a masterclass in how to say lines that feel like they were translated twice and then left out in the desert sun in July?  Pour something strong for yourself this week—preferably something that causes you to blackout and forget—and join us as we unravel spider-visions, baffling choices, and a pair of the most perfectly shaped redeeming qualities in the modern film age.

This week, we’re stepping into the glass-and-concrete mind palace of Ex Machina—Alex Garland’s sleek, unsettling meditation on artificial intelligence, manipulation, and what it really means to be human. With Domhnall Gleeson caught between genius and madness, Alicia Vikander delivering a quietly haunting performance, and Oscar Isaac doing… whatever Oscar Isaac is doing, this one simmers with tension from front to back. Pour something clean and precise—maybe a minimalist gin cocktail—and join us as we explore consciousness, control, and the dangers of thinking you’re the smartest person in the room.

Get your s*** because we're headed to Montenegro for the high-stakes, high-style reinvention of 007 in Casino Royale. Daniel Craig makes his debut as James Bond in this sharp, grounded reboot that brings grit, heart, and a lot of broken glass to the franchise. Tonight, we’re sipping the drink that started it all—the Vesper Martini—so join us as we unpack the poker, the parkour, and the pain behind the tux. Cheers!