Good Brews Bad Views

At long last Good Brews Bad Views dives into one of the true hallmarks of big budget utterly bizarre Hollywood movies with 1991's Nothing But Trouble, in which Chevy Chase and Demi Moore are beset upon by Dan Aykroyd and his deranged family in the industrial hellscape of backwoods New Jersey. Plus The Digital Underground is here? It's a Blind View for James and Ryan as Max exposes them to one of the wildest movies watched on the podcast.Appear before the honorary reeve for sentencing at 1:31:45 for our post movie wrap up on all things Nothing But Trouble, our accompanying  beer, the strange place in time the movie exists, the wild story of how this movie came to be, the movie's unlikely connection to Clive Barker's Hellraiser, and a Very Special Announcement at the end of the episode.

Keeping on brand with our Godzilla episode, the GBBV Patrons voted for Pacific Rim: Uprising for this months Patreon Poll Episode. The sequel to Guillermo Del Toro's 2013 Big Robot punches Big Monster movie, the 2018 installment has a very clear demographic it is marketed towards and has been punched up more times that Jaegers punch Kaiju over the 2 hr run time. Enjoy.Drift Dive to 1:44:55 for our post movie wrap up on all things Pacific Rim (Uprising and Otherwise), Beers, the other movies from the poll, other recent Kaiju movies and TV series to check out.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes?Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

With the upcoming release of Godzilla x Kong: This Time They're Frenemies, Good Brews Bad Views decides to return to 1998 to check out the first American installment of Godzilla, which features numerous Simpsons connections oddly enough.Track the big lizards movement to 2:15:20 for our post episode wrap up for our final Beer and Godzilla thoughts, what makes a kaiju film work, openly crying at the movies, and our favorite Godzilla installments.

The Good Brews Bad Views Patrons have decided that the most appropriate way to celebrate of our Lord and Master Nick Cage, is for Max, James, and Ryan to watch the Renfield, where Cage puts on the cape of Dracula himself while demeaning his loyal servant Renfield. The podcast is joined by Nick Cage/Dracula expert Maddy Gibbons as you need to be well prepared for this kind of thing.Follow your affirmations and tune to 1:29:45 for the post episode wrap up where the fangless foursome discuss all things Renfield, non-blood based beverages, the fickle nature of marketing and expectations, and Dracula interpretations. Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Want to ensure we don't become thralls to undead aristocrats? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

To celebrate the 60th birthday of the one and only Nicolas Cage, Good Brews Bad Views brings you an entire month of Cage Content kicking things off with the 2021 film Willy's Wonderland. Make sure you take breaks and re-hydrate as you fight off the killer animatronics.  Sorry about the poor audio quality, an ice storm has Max, James, and Ryan hunkered down in their homes, and Discord punished Max for not changing his username by switching his default audio input. Set your watch alarm to 1:26:13 for the post movie wrap up on Willy Wonderland, the accompanying beverages, and the guys' favorite coin operated attractions from years past.If you're in the Metro Detroit area be sure to check out Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum! Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Want to ensure we don't make deals with forces beyond our understanding? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

In the Good Brews Bad Views Patreon Poll, the gauntlet was thrown down for the podcast to watch "the embarrassingly long directors cut" of The Lawnmower Man, and Max Ryan and James picked up that gauntlet. Dry January may not have been the time to watch this 90s VR filled nonsense movie.Slot your data disc to 2:19:25 for our post movie wrap up on all things Lawnmower Man, N/A Beer, the evolution of VR, and pondering on the availability of movie props.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Want to ensure we don't make deals with forces beyond our understanding? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

In the distant past of the mid 90s, computers and technology were all the craze in movies, so all this month Good Brews Bad Views is bringing you movies focused around the marvels and dangers of the technology of the time. First up we put out an SOS call on the web to our good friend Claire of Relatable Rolls to hack the Gibson and watch the 1995 film Hackers.Dodge your tail and tune to 1:44:15 for our post movie wrap up on Hackers, our accompanying beer, who this movie will or will not resonate with, and what our handles would be we're we console cowboys of the digital age.  Check out Claire and Max's RPG Actual Play and Review Podcast Relatable Rolls for more of their award winning chemistry*.*award self appointedLike what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Want to ensure we don't make deals with forces beyond our understanding? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Good Brews Bad Views wraps up 2023 with Suburban Commando, the winning film of the Suplexmas '23 Patreon Poll. The podcast is joined by friend of the podcast, wrestling expert, and vessel for the soul of Macho Man Randy Savage, Noah Carden, to experience the peak of 90s wrestler helmed family focused entertainment as Hulk Hogan crash lands on Earth and adapts to modern day living with Christopher Lloyd and Shelly Duvall.Set your Power Source Tracer to  1:28:24 for our post movie wrap up on the beers, Suburban Commando, and the evolution of family films over the last 30+ years. Find Noah on Twitter and his podcast Thinking Too Hard About Anime and check out his mini painting and gaming Twitch Channel. We're also all on Bluesky.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Want to ensure we don't make deals with forces beyond our understanding? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Kicking off the holiday season, Max, Ryan, and James settle in for a Blind View of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, a Finnish Christmas horror story about an evil Santa Claus. In the spirit of the season the guys decide to go in completely blind like they did for Santa's Slay all those years ago.Open the Advent Calendar Door marker 1:19:08 for the post movie wrap up discussion on Rare Exports, Festive Beers, how each compare to strong competition, and GBBV Math.Opening: Live Action Fezz - Carol of the Bells

Director Tobe Hooper is responsible for some hallmarks in genre cinema whose titles still invoke awe from viewers... and then in the mid 80s he had a three picture deal with Cannon Films and made a grab bag of bizarre movies. The GBBV Patreon Patrons voted that Max, Ryan, and James watch the first of the three, Lifeforce, friend of the show and returning guest Caleb Stokes joins in to ponder why the perfectly good title of "Space Vampires" was never used.Quarantine yourself from space sex madness until 1:56:20 for our post movie wrap up on the variety of beers experienced, the varying versions of Lifeforce (and which we prefer) and a discussion of Tobe Hooper's other Cannon Films installments.Check out Caleb's Linktree for all of his awesome projectsGet a copy of Caleb's Delta Green campaign God's Teeth here, it's sure to horrify your players!Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Want to ensure we don't make deals with forces beyond our understanding? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Good Brews Bad Views looks back on a year of movies, beer, and developments within the beer and film industries for the 7th time, which still seems unreal.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork ChopsInterlude: Maikah Beats - Night Drive

The winner of our Inanimate Terrors Patreon Poll was none other than Death Spa. Good Brews Bad Views calls on 80s horror expert Russ Johnson to help spot sets, drink beer, and talk about how hard this 1988 horror installment goes.Max out at 1:27:06  for post movie wrap up on this wild movie, some wild beers, and what movies we think you should be watching this Halloween.Check out Russ' Letterboxd for movie reviews on everything from 5 star classics to half star stinkers.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Good Brews Bad Views starts the legally mandated spooky season with the 1980s Zombie Buddy Cop flick Dead Heat, featuring the late Treat Williams and the very New Jersey Joe Piscopo. Nothing like dying to make someone really feel alive. Set your decompression chamber timer to 1:23:30 for our post movie wrap up thoughts on Dead Heat, some local ciders, Max's acceptable ways to Go Out, and what events our Death Day Parties would have.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Not every movie needs a mouthful of a title to inform the audience what is it's going to be about, sometimes a single word will do, such as the winner of the latest GBBV Patreon Poll: Mosquito. If you can't surmise the premise of the movie from that title, then we're not sure how you got here, or what we can do to help you.Buzz on over to 1:30:30 for our post movie episode discussion on Mosquito, the accompanying beer, and the Michigan Seasonal Horror Quartet.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Good Brews Bad Views says goodbye to modern day amenities and heads to an age of darkness, aka 2009, for the Will Ferrel helmed  Land of the Lost adaptation. Friend of the show DuJuan returns to the podcast as Max, Ryan, and James try to determine if they have to revoke the Guest's Privilege for the first time. Free yourself from the temporal crystal prison and reach 1:37:00 as the podcast wraps up this journey through time and space along with the accompanying beer, the big reveal of why this movie was chosen, Ferrel's career trajectory, and his style of humor's effect on the Lexicon.Check Out DuJuan on YouTube on Day One Reacts, and the movie he wrote Stay In Your Place.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

The Good Brews Bad Views Patrons voted for Ninja III: The Domination from the Ninja Themed Poll so Max, Ryan, and James sit down for the timeless story of how a telephone line-worker/aerobics instructor gets possessed by the spirit of an evil ninja in Phoenix, which everyone knows to be the the wellspring of Ninja Activity in the 1980s.Smoke-bomb yourself to 1:33:00 for our post movie wrap up on Ninja 3, the accompanying beer, other Ninja Related movies you should check out, and the distinction between Ninja and Martial Arts movies.We're on BlueSky! Go find us there.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Continuing upon a theme started all the way back in the early days of the podcast, a Spooky Boat, Good Brews Bad Views calls upon Jamie Howard of The Bloody Broads Podcast to watch Virus, the Jamie Lee Curtis helmed sci-fi horror flick about an alien Erector Set that takes over a derelict Russian Science Vessel.Navigate through a 500 gallon bucket of water being dumped on you to 1:40:23 for our post movie wrap up thoughts on Virus, our accompanying beverages, the cyclical nature of Sci-Fi/Horror films, and releasing movies at the right time.Check out Jamie's website for everything she's involved in and check out The Bloody Broads for all your horror needs.We're on BlueSky! Go find us there.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Summer rolls on and what better place to spend it than the beach? The GBBV Patrons have voted for Surf II for the latest episode poll, so James, Ryan, and Max head down to the water for one of the wildest movies the podcast has ever tackled that truly that needs to be seen to be believed.Hang 10 at 1:39:22 for the post movie wrap up were we talk all things Surf II, thematically appropriate beers, the odd connection to other episodes of Good Brews Bad Views, and Max making a wild promise.Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviewsOpening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

Max, Ryan, and James take a trip to the islands for Hard Ticket to Hawaii, a seminal work from director Andy Sidaris from the great decade of the 1980s. The podcast calls upon friend/director/actor Brian Papandrea assist in this adventure filled with killer snakes, deadly frisbees, skateboard goons, and perpetually flexing bodyguards. Frisbee Toss your way to 1:40:00 for our final thoughts on a classic piece of 80s cinema, the accompanying beer, and Brian's movie studio Rock Bottom Video. Check out Rock Bottom Video for some independent horror comedy flix best enjoyed with friends.   Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviews Opening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops

The GBBV Patreon Poll has Max, James, and Ryan sitting the Van Dammeless Hard Target 2, starring Scott Adkins as Wes Baylor who is being hunted by a villain who shares more than a few similarities with Lance Henriksen. The podcast calls upon Steve Cuff of Optimism Vaccine to help figure out if the jungles of Myanmar are suitable replacement for the streets of New Orleans from the original film. Spin kick the track to 1:44:07 for the post movie wrap up featuring the final thoughts on Hard Target 2, extremely drinkable beer, rum cocktail recipes, the rich cinematic library of Roel Reiné, and John Woo recommendations. Check out Optimism Vaccine where ever podcasts can be streamed, on Twitter, and their Patreon Like what we're doing? Want to choose future episodes? Gain access to bonus episodes? Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodbrewsbadviews Opening theme: Tha Silent Partner – Prohibition Brew and Pork Chops