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We don't often venture into anime territory, but on this episode we talk about Lupin the Third and specifically, the very odd 1974 live-action film Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy! We discuss the silly slapstick antics, the plot (or lack thereof), and how it all rolls into the franchise/Monkey Punch's original manga. We're also drinking Dogfish Head's Grateful Dead Citrus Daydream Lager! Approximate timeline 0:00-24:00 Intro 24:00-35:00 Beer talk 35:00-end Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy Next up: Alien for Alien Day!

REWIND is our way of highlighting previous older episodes; these include improved audio quality and new introductions. While the overall content hasn't changed, we want to draw attention to some of those films we've covered in previous years. First up is Critters 2: The Main Course, perfect for the Easter holiday. In this episode, we find faults with the overall enjoyability of this inane sequel. We're also drinking Fiddlehead's Aetherium White Ale. Approximate timeline 0:00-13:00 Intro 13:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Critters 2  Please let us know if you enjoy these REWIND episodes that bridge the gap between our new episodes!

While we generally don't do Easter-themed episodes, we have a tangentially related one for you this time: a killer animal film about vicious, man-eating... bunnies!? Yes, Night of the Lepus' overall concept is questionably zany, and it doesn't really do a whole lot to expand on the goofy premise. However, we're talking about giant creatures, scientific experimentation, and Star Trek's Bones in this episode! We're also drinking Sloop Brewing Co.'s New York Pale Ale! Approximate timeline 0:00-14:00 Intro 14:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Night of the Lepus We'll be back in a couple weeks, but we'll have a REWIND episode for you during the break!

It's yet another Friday the 13th, which means we should continue our coverage of the franchise! We're talking Jason Lives today, in which Jason comes back from the dead thanks to Frankenstein's revivification scheme and terrorizes another group of hapless teens and adults. We talk about the unseriousness of this movie and how enjoyable that actually makes it! We're also talking Fidens Brewing Company's A Murder of Crows triple IPA in this episode. Approximate timeline 0:00-14:00 Intro 14:00-24:00 Beer talk 24:00-end Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Sidney is back, along with a number of other familiar faces from the series' past. We're talking Scream 7 here - our likes and dislikes, how Kevin Williamson deals with script rewrites since Paramount dislikes human rights, and a whole lot more! Enjoy this jumbo-sized episode, and also check out our previous entries in the Scream franchise, linked below. Approximate timeline 0:00-15:00 Intro/Gripe about pre-movie featurettes 15:00-24:00 Beer talk 24:00-end Scream 7 Next up: Friday the 13th shenanigans! Scream episodes Scream: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XNs74IgOW6tj2MaeqRznw?si=1_sGM3CBSyyWh7lAHq1emg Scream 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GUKGIAGVQ3nBffLVtF2Hb?si=x79Iv_f9SBCAmZ4r8u3PIA Scream 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KLshGnRh6d1OamrH00zuh?si=4MdMoeLYRpCjTBA1uCrh9A Scream 4: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mJDPsE3Cr4KYxTGsUnUcT?si=VQkTkDUtQs27-Pc1JWTQSQ Scream 5: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zuEJ2SSJo6QLkgdJic3v8?si=eVMQTz1BSWCXGV10q0p_3A Scream VI: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jtrHvEZYbqu5jjaKv0f2Q?si=Npvma919QRuiV7X6BNwZew

We're celebrating Black History Month with another blaxploitation film, this time one of the most well-known black horror films - Blacula! While we contend the film is actually not the best example of blaxploitation, we discuss the unique approach to criticism, its portrayal of the Dracula vampire mythos, and ponder the slow pacing of the movie. We're also drinking Sam Adams' Blackberry Witbier, part of their new vintage spring pack. Approximate timeline 0:00-15:00 Intro 15:00-25:00 Beer talk 25:00-end Blacula Next up: Scream 7!

Unfortunately, we recently lost the bright and shining Catherine O'Hara. On this episode, we reflect on her career and hone in on a movie that showcases a variety of her skills: comedy, emotion, and even musicality. We talk about A Mighty Wind, the mockumentary by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy about a trio of folk groups reuniting after years away from each other. We're also drinking Beer Tree Brewing Company's Lift Lager, a schwarzbier! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro/Catherine O'Hara tribute 10:00-15:00 Beer talk 15:00-end A Mighty Wind

To celebrate Sam Raimi's return to cinemas, we hit the theater to check out Send Help, the new survival/horror film that Martin best describes as Misery meets Castaway. We talk about the hits and misses, including the intimate two-character study, the focus on survival techniques, and the twisty ending that reveals some structural issues with script. We're also drinking Genesee Brewing Company's Dry-Hopped Cream Ale, which makes its return after nearly six years! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-18:00 Beer talk 18:00-end Send Help Next up: Catherine O'Hara tribute with A Mighty Wind

For this week's episode, we thought it was only appropriate to cover the icy cold spaghetti western The Great Silence just released by Vinegar Syndrome's partner label Film Movement Classics. We cover this Sergio Corbucci-directed film about the titular character Silence and his quest to delete all the bounty killers from the Utah frontier. We talk about how this relates to other spag westerns, the delightfully villainous Klaus Kinski, and a lot more. We're also drinking Saranac Brewing's Growler Hazy IPA, a 12 pack in the larger 16oz cans! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-25:00 Beer talk/Tears of the Left and Rob Schneider divorce 25:00-end The Great Silence Next up, the plan is to see Sam Raimi's Send Help

Welcome to 2026 with Blood and Black Rum Podcast! This year we're starting out with what would be considered a precursor to the giallo genre, with the overlooked A Hyena in the Safe. This Italian production melds Agatha Christie with some tropes of Italian murder mysteries to create a unique blend with... Bond influences? We talk about this and more, thanks to Celluloid Dreams' new US Blu-ray release. We're drinking Southern Tier Brewing Company's Irish Coffee Cream Ale this time around! Approximate timeline 0:00-10:00 Intro 10:00-17:00 Beer talk 17:00-end A Hyena in the Safe Stay tuned for even more B&BR this year as we enter our 12th season!

While it's true we could have done Rocky for any holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year) we decided that the perfect time for this classic pugilist film was for a New Year's Day special due to the epic fight with Apollo Creed. We talk about the character study, the romance with Adrian, and of course the finale's 15-round bout. We're also drinking Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter! Approximate timeline 0:00-8:00 Intro 8:00-16:00 Beer talk 16:00-end Rocky We'll see you back in 2026!

The Ref is something of a Christmas outlier; its title does not suggest a holiday-themed topic, the poster artwork fails to spread any holiday cheer, and overall it's a strange culmination of ideas. However, it was also a Martin holiday tradition,so it made sense to finally tackle this Denis Leary-starring vehicle for our final film in 2025's Festivus Series. We're also drinking Modelo's Noche Especial lager for this festive occasion! Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end The Ref We hope you enjoyed our Festivus Series this year! We will be back - either for a New Year's episode if we get the chance, or else we'll be seeing you in 2026 for standard film coverage!

What conjures memories of the festive season more than neon lights and a killer robot santa? Christmas Bloody Christmas is effectively Silent Night, Deadly Night crossed with The Terminator and a grindhouse aesthetic, but it never really reaches any of those heights. We talk about the grating dialogue, the film's extended finale, the lack of creativity in the kills, and a lot more in this yuletide episode on Joe Begos' film! We're also drinking Zero Gravity's Green State Evergreen Winter Lager. Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-18:00 Beer talk 18:00-end Christmas Bloody Christmas Festivus Series continues all holiday season!

We've done a lot of killer Santa films, but we've never done the extremely French Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus, the precursor to Home Alone's "kid on Christmas setting traps for bad guys" idea. Here we talk about the MINITEL, if the idea for Home Alone was stolen, and how closely this film hews to Christmas Evil (another movie we've done previously). We're also drinking Sam Adams' new winter seasonal White Winter Ale! Approximate timeline 0:00-12:00 Intro 12:00-20:00 Beer talk 20:00-end Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus Festivus Series continues all Christmas season!

As Buffalo Bills fans, we couldn't resist checking out Hallmark's new holiday movie based around the Bills mafia. And of course, with our track record of covering Christmas Hallmark films, it only made sense to "tackle" this nauseatingly naive movie of yuletide cheer. Tune in to see what we say, and hear Martin reminisce about Bills teams of old. We're also drinking DuClaw's Pastryarchy: Peppermint Imperial Stout! Approximate timeline 0:00-15:00 Intro 15:00-25:00 Beer talk 25:00-end Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story Festivus Series continues all holiday season!