On Tap

Well, since we got The Last Jedi out of the way already this week, Clint reviews this weekend's other big release - Luca Guadagnino's awards-season frontrunner Call Me By Your Name. Also, Clint reviews the globe-trotting mixology travelogue The Drinkable Globe: The Indispensable Guide to the Wide World of Booze (available now from Turner Publishing), and interviews its author, Jeff Cioletti! 1:13 - Review: Call My By Your Name 10:59 - Review: The Drinkable Globe: The Indispensable Guide to the Wide World of Booze 12:42 - Interview: Jeff Cioletti (Author, The Drinkable Globe)

In this special minisode of On Tap, Clint offers an early review of the much-anticipated STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, written/directed by Rian Johnson and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac!

Clint returns after a three-week hiatus (birthdays and Thanksgiving, y'all!) to talk about THE DISASTER ARTIST, James Franco's affectionate comedy about the making of THE ROOM; Guillermo del Toro's latest dark fairy tale romance THE SHAPE OF WATER; and Woody Allen's latest, the controversial WONDER WHEEL.  1:19 - Review: The Disaster Artist 9:25 - Review: The Shape of Water 16:53 - Review: Wonder Wheel

This week on the podcast, Clint reviews A24's latest, the Greta Gerwig coming-of-age masterpiece LADY BIRD; the Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg Christmas comedy DADDY'S HOME 2; and the new indie doc from Kartemquin, ALL THE QUEEN'S HORSES. Plus an in-studio interview with ALL THE QUEEN'S HORSES director/producer Kelly Richmond Pope!   0:30 - Review: Lady Bird 8:07 - Review: Daddy's Home 2 16:35 - Review: All the Queen's Horses 20:20 - Interview with All the Queen's Horses Director/Producer Kelly Richmond Pope

This week, Clint keeps it simple with reviews of Taika Waititi's rollicking Marvel space opera THOR: RAGNAROK, as well as the deeply affecting Ai Weiwei refugee documentary HUMAN FLOW!

This week, Julia joins Clint to review Yorgos Lanthimos' psychological thriller THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER and the Miles Teller veteran drama THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. We also wrap up coverage of the 53rd annual Chicago International Film Festival with reviews of CHATEAU, PRINCESS CYD and CREEP 2, and an interview with CREEP 2 writer/director Patrick Brice! 1:07 - Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer 6:35 - Review: Thank You for Your Service 12:00 - CIFF Coverage: Chateau Review 16:23 - CIFF Coverage: Princess Cyd Review 19:09 - CIFF Coverage: Creep 2 Review 23:12 - CIFF Coverage: Patrick Brice Interview

Clint reviews the Josh Brolin-Miles Teller firefighter drama ONLY THE BRAVE; also, we take a look back at the first week of the Chicago International Film Festival, including reviews of BLACK COP, THEY and IN THE INTENSE NOW. Clint also interviews THE SQUARE's Terry Notary, as well as BLACK COP's Cory Bowles (director) and Aaron Horton (producer). 00:42 - Only the Brave 08:30 - CIFF Coverage - Interview with The Square's Terry Notary 27:30 - Black Cop  29:06 - Interview with Black Cop director Cory Bowles and producer Aaron Horton 47:35 - They  50:13 - In the Intense Now

This week, Clint talks about the gritty Jackie Chan-led action thriller THE FOREIGNER, the kinky comic book biopic PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, and the oil-painted historical detective story LOVING VINCENT (along with Alcohollywood co-host Jared). Also, with the opening of the Chicago International Film Festival, Clint offers capsule reviews of GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, BLUEPRINT and FACES PLACES!

This week, On Tap returns to the weekly digest format, as Clint and Julia talk about this weekend's releases! Among the films discussed are Denis Villeneuve's meditative sci-fi sequel masterpiece BLADE RUNNER 2049; Noah Baumbach's straight-to-Netflix family dramedy THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED); and Sean Baker's brilliantly bittersweet followup to TANGERINE, THE FLORIDA PROJECT. Also, we offer a brief preview of the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival, including capsule reviews of some films screening at the festival and a list of some of our most anticipated titles! 

Today, Clint covers his first festival for the podcast with the first of two episodes covering the 35th Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Fest! In the podcast, you'll find reviews of the Alan Cumming-led post-AIDS drama AFTER LOUIE, the gay marriage relationship piece THE RING THING, and the BBC historical drama AGAINST THE LAW.

Clint comes back after a bit of a hiatus to talk about the new (and abysmal) social media horror movie FRIEND REQUEST!

On this episode, Clint and returning guest Julia discuss the latest installment in the Steve Coogan/Rob Brydon/Michael Winterbottom travelogue series, THE TRIP TO SPAIN!

This week, Clint and Julia review the latest from dynamo distribution house A24 - the Yiddish-language family drama MENASHE, directed by Joshua Z. Weinstein and starring a cast of Hasidic non-actors. 

Today for On Tap, Clint reviews the harrowing Ferguson/BLM documentary WHOSE STREETS?, released on the three-year anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer. 

Today for On Tap, Clint reviews BRIGSBY BEAR, the quirky, offbeat comedy from Kyle Mooney and The Lonely Island about a man, a bear, and a TV show. Enjoy!

Today for On Tap, Clint reviews the messy, quirky, relentlessly weird Stephen King adaptation THE DARK TOWER, starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey!

Today, Clint reviews the latest indie dramedy from OBVIOUS CHILD's actor-director team Jenny Slate and Gillian Robespierre, LANDLINE!

Today, Clint talks about Detroit, the latest gritty biopic from Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, starring John Boyega, Anthony Mackie and Will Poulter.

This episode, Julia Rohed of Mercy Street Theatre Company (and director of their current show Luz Estrada) joins Clint to talk about David Lowery's spellbinding, meditative drama A Ghost Story!

Today for On Tap, Clint reviews the latest from Sofia Coppola, the deliciously campy, moody Civil War drama THE BEGUILED - starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, and Kirsten Dunst!

Today on On Tap, Clint gets an early look at the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the deceptively charming and irrepressibly fun SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING!

Today, Clint reviews Kumail Nanjiani's autobiographical indie coma-dy THE BIG SICK, directed by Michael Showalter and produced by Judd Apatow!

On this episode, Clint reviews Abramorama's latest documentary, HARE KRISHNA! The Mantra, The Movement, and the Swami Who Started It All, along with an interview with director Jon Griesser and co-director Lauren Ross. Check it out!

In this episode, Clint reviews IFC Films' latest indie dramedy BAND AID, and talks to writer/producer/director/star Zoe Lister-Jones about comedy, music, having an all-woman crew, and more. 

To celebrate the release of his new book, Movies Are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings (available June 13th), Filmspotting's Josh Larsen comes on the show to talk cinema, spirituality, and everything in between. 

Today on the show, Clint unwraps the execrable 2017 remake of The Mummy, starring a shambling, bloated corpse whose soul died centuries ago, plus Sofia Boutella as a mummy.

On Tap is back! This time, Clint talks about the latest from indie distribution house A24 - Trey Edward Shults' claustrophobic post-apocalyptic thriller IT COMES AT NIGHT!

Clint gets down in the trenches with Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena for the stripped-down Iraq War thriller The Wall, directed by Doug Liman!

Clint reviews the latest from indie distributor darlings A24 - the off-beat romantic dramedy The Lovers, starring Debra Winger and Tracy Letts!

This week, Clint offers a belated review of the latest Marvel film, the relentlessly groovy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2!

This week, Julia and Clint talk about the latest Fast & Furious film, THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS, and the offbeat indie dramedy/monster movie COLOSSAL, starring Anne Hathaway!

This week, Julia and Clint review last week's 90's kids show adaptation SABAN'S POWER RANGERS, and dive deep into the thermo-optic cyberpunk miasma of the remake of GHOST IN THE SHELL!  0:52 - Saban's Power Rangers 14:21 - Ghost in the Shell

We're back! This week, Julia joins Clint to discuss four new releases - Olivier Assayas' spooky Personal Shopper starring Kristen Stewart; James Gunn's bloody corporate satire The Belko Experiment; Julia Docournau's bloody coming-of-age cannibal horror flick Raw; and Ritesh Batra's contemplative British tragedy The Sense of an Ending, starring Jim Broadbent. Take a listen! 1:49 - Personal Shopper 10:05 - The Belko Experiment 17:02 - Raw 29:04 - The Sense of an Ending

This week, Clint talks about the Asa Butterfield YA sci-fi romance The Space Between Us, and regular Alcohollywood guest Jane Dempsey comes on to discuss the hard-hitting James Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro! Clint's review of The Space Between Us for Consequence of Sound

In the first episode of Trump's America, Clint takes a look at two of January's more forgiving entries - the delightfully stupid Vin Diesel actioner xXx: The Return of Xander Cage and the Ray Kroc biopic The Founder, starring Michael Keaton!

This week, we ring in the new year with a double dose of Liam Neeson as Clint discusses J.A. Bayona's dark children's fantasy film A Monster Calls (starring Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver and Lewis MacDougall), as well as the latest religious epic from Martin Scorsese, Silence (starring Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver)!

This week, Clint reviews the Chris Pratt-Jennifer Lawrence space thriller Passengers, the abysmal video-game adaptation Assassin's Creed, and (along with guest Julia) the Oscar-season social-justice biopic Hidden Figures!

In this special minisode, Clint offers a quick, spoiler-free review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story!

Julia Rohed of Mercy Street Theatre Company joins Clint this week as they take a look at Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land, and the Jackie O biopic Jackie, starring Natalie Portman!

For our second go-around, Alcohollywood co-host Jared joins Clint to talk about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the latest entry in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter; Nocturnal Animals, the latest domestic drama/thriller from Tom Ford; and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, the ambitious military drama from Ang Lee.   Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/alcohollywood! 

Welcome to our first episode of Alcohollywood On Tap, where the folks at Alcohollywood review the latest studio/indie releases, as well as provide festival coverage and interviews! This week, Mercy Street Theatre Company's Julia Rohed joins Clint to discuss Marvel's latest superhero film Doctor Strange, as well as Jeff Nichols' civil rights drama Loving.