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Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 22 - Gone Fishin'We had to take the time machine back after we recorded this as this was techinically our first ever remote guest episode with Reuben's brother Elan from Fanwood and his other "Brother from another Mother (and Father)" Jonah from West Orange. This was recorded right on the cusp of Jonah becoming a Dad, and even before Elan's wife became pregnant with their daughter. Check out Elan's amazing instagram page, @HealhtyLivingMeltzers where he and his wife chronicle healthy meal options in fun and scientific ways. Jonah is an incredible writer. Check out his blog and if you'd like to read an...2024-09-063h 11
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 14 - Holmes & WatsonHere's our February episode coming to you 2 months late. Here we watched the 2018 Razzie winner for worst picture, "Holmes & Watson," and boy was it hard to get through. Thank goodness it was just shy of an hour and a half.This was recorded while Australia was on fire and we spoke about how there's probably better places to send your money than to Celeste Barber's gigantic famous people fundraiser. We start this episode off with Reuben giving Mike a present. Once the movie was going we debated the pronunciation of Ralph Fiennes, discussed Will Ferril's hits and misses, J...2024-07-032h 03
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 15 - Mighty Peking ManFor episode 15 we had a new guest on the show, Marcus from Kingsville. When we recorded this (pre-Corona, which we laughed off as some distant threat) Marcus was on the cusp of fatherhood, and Phill & Pemmy from Ascot Vale had their beautiful baby boy (you noticing a bit of pattern here?). Marcus is heaps smarter than both of us and raises the IQ of the show 10 fold just by being included. We marveled at his myraid global travels and incredible multilingual skills, and to hear more about him we have an interview of him up on the Mad Alice Production P...2024-06-132h 27
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 16 - Shin GodzillaRecorded back in early March (2020) when everyone thought the Coronavirus was some far off problem; we were getting excited for the release of "Kong Vs Godzilla" and lined up a kaiju double header. "Shin Godzilla" being the Godzilla half of it, and another edition of #goodbeergoodmovienightHere we are joined by Reuben’s "nephew" @henryh.com.au, where we open his eyes to the world of #craftbeer He also tells us about his adventures in New Zealand producing his first international music video for @benhazlewood’s "Lay Me Down." We finally give @h_town_joo and @cbmullins86 (Reuben's cousin and h...2024-05-092h 36
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 17 - Star Wars: The Clone WarsHere it is, our Chanukah present to all of our dear listeners (Jewish and Non-Jewish alike) the first ever all family episode. It took a lot to record this one since it was also our very first remotely recorded episode, complete with lots of technical difficulties and antsy children. Speaking of kids, we had some non-alchoholic beers and a mocktail for them to try. This was Mike's kids' first exposure to Star Wars. It probably wasn't the best starting point for them... For Reuben's kids, they are Star Wars obsessed, so they were super keen to watch it, even though...2024-04-032h 10
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 18 - CatsAbout a week or two before we slid into our second lockdown we were able to wrap up our double header of family episodes we were lucky to be able to head on over to Mike's place and record with both our families together and watch "Cats." An uncompromised nightmarish vision with only a hint of a story and a strong sense of #uncannyvalley from start to finish. Between Mike's partner, Thuy from Keilor, looking up what the plot was and some notes from #catsthemovie Super-Fan, Simon from the Video Store, we were able to parse together some semblance of...2024-03-061h 44
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 19 - HK Hentai Kamen: The Forbidden Super HeroWe get real deep and emotional real fast on this one as it was recorded deep in the heart of our second (and longest) lockdown. We certainly touched on how doomed humanity is...We had a catch up lightning round where both of us commiserated about the difficulties of home schooling. Mike was watching a bunch of documentaries and struggled to deal with an overwhelming sense of gloom and doom. Reuben started the Lockdown recuperating from a minor surgery, then pitched a horror film, and helped Thy get the garden turned into a mini "urban farm." Our conversation...2024-02-192h 34
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 21 - SteelThis was our first livestream episode broadcast on our Twitch. It was also Mike's birthday and he was pretty hungover. He was at a party the night before celebrating his birthday, his partner Thuy's birthday, and another friends, so yeah, he got smashed and we had to have a puke bucket on hand just in case. As you can see we watched 1997's "Steel" starring Shaq. We talk about the much better podcast, "Beer, Bourbon & A Movie," our philosophy on cooking, beer blends (refrencing Urbanaut in particular), and our old love of 90's NBA. We had lots of fun people...2024-01-292h 36
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 20 - The Toxic AvengerThe long awaited episode 20 is out and what a fun adventure this episode is! We had two guests on that joined us remotely from New Jersey (home of The Toxic Avenger), BJ from "Average Joe Comic Show" and Ricky from Orange. BJ is Reuben's younger brother, and Ricky is one of his best friends, whose become friends with BJ over the years. Both our guests are HUGE superhero and comic book fans, so this seemed like the perfect episode to get them on board for. Unfortunately, Mike was super sick (not COVID, he got that later), so he wasn't his...2022-04-082h 32
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN 19 - HK Hentai KamenWe get real deep and emotional real fast on this one as it was recorded deep in the heart of our second (and longest) lockdown. We certainly touched on how doomed humanity is...
We had a catch up lightning round where both of us commiserated about the difficulties of home schooling. Mike was watching a bunch of documentaries and struggled to deal with an overwhelming sense of gloom and doom. Reuben started the Lockdown recuperating from a minor surgery, then pitched a horror film, and helped Thy get the garden turned into a mini "urban farm." Our conversation continued on...2021-08-132h 34
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 18 - CatsAbout a week or two before we slid into our second lockdown we were able to wrap up our double header of family episodes we were lucky to be able to head on over to Mike's place and record with both our families together and watch "Cats." An uncompromised nightmarish vision with only a hint of a story and a strong sense uncanny valley from start to finish. Between Mike's partner, Thuy, looking up what the plot was and some notes from "Cats" Super-Fan, Simon-From-North Brunswick, we were able to parcel together some semblance of a story. Maybe if there...2021-03-191h 44
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 17 - Star Wars The Clone WarsHere it is, the first ever all family episode! It took a lot to record this one since it was also our very first remotely recorded episode, complete with lots of technical difficulties and antsy children. Speaking of kids, we had some non-alchoholic beers and a mocktail for them to try. This was Mike's kids' first exposure to "Star Wars." It probably wasn't the best starting point for them... For Reuben's kids, they are "Star Wars" obsessed, so they were super keen to watch it, even though they knew the poor reputation it has. Due to the presence of the...2020-12-172h 10
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 16 - Shin GodzillaRecorded back in early March when everyone thought the Coronavirus was some far off problem; we were getting excited for the release of Kong Vs Godzilla and had a kaiju double header. Shin Godzilla being the Godzilla half of it, and another edition of Good Beer GOOD Movie Night.
Here we are joined by Reuben's "nephew" Henry-From-Sunshine, where we open his eyes to the world of craft beer. He also tells us about his adventures in New Zealand producing his first international music video for Ben Hazelwood's "Lay Me Down." We finally give Brandon and Corey-from-Houston(Reuben's cousin and wife...2020-08-132h 36
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN 15 - Mighty Peking ManFor episode 15 we had a new guest on the show, Marcus from Kingsville. When we recorded this (pre-Corona, which we laughed off as some distant threat) Marcus was on the cusp of fatherhood, and Phil & Pemmi from Ascot Vale had beautiful baby boy(you noticing a bit of pattern here?). Marcus is heaps smarter than both of us and raises the IQ of the show 10 fold by being included. We marveled at his myriad global travels and incredible multilingual skills, and to hear more about him we have an interview of him up on the Mad Alice Media Patreon page.
...2020-05-122h 27
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN 14 - Holmes & WatsonHere's our February episode coming to you 2 months late. Here we watched the 2018 Razzie winner for worst picture, "Holmes & Watson," and boy was it hard to get through. Thank goodness it was just shy of an hour and a half.
This was recorded while Australia was on fire and we spoke about how there's probably better places to send your money than to Celeste Barber's gigantic famous people fundraiser. We start this episode off with Reuben giving Mike a present. Once the movie was going we debated the pronunciation of Ralph Fiennes, discussed Will Ferrell's hits and misses, John C...2020-04-142h 03
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Ep 13 - Can't Stop The MusicStrap on your time machine caps and head back to January when this episode was supposed to come out!
Here, we were joined by friend of the show, Phil from Ascot Vale and his dog, Louie and cat, Oscar. Upon recording this episode he was on the cusp of fatherhood and we showered him with our saintly advice, although Mike did regale us of his horror stories of having twins. In honor of the film award season that just passed the duo decided to watch a couple of razzie winners (?) starting with the very first razzie winner, "Can't Stop the...2020-02-192h 31
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Ep 12 - Star Wars Holiday SpecialWe've made it to 12 episodes, and boy do we have a doozy for you to celebrate a year of Good Beer Bad Movie Night (Australia style). Reuben can hardly contain his excitement for The Rise of Skywalker and to celebrate its impending release the duo sat down to watch the most challenging film they have ever covered. The Star Wars Holiday Special is a true endurance test for anyone who tries to enjoy bad film.
Seeing that Star Wars was playing on the Television, Reuben's kids, Bea and Ezra, rushed down to watch with us only to realize they were...2020-01-162h 16
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Ep 11 - StarcrashNovember's episode is hitting you guys pretty late, but here it is. In honor of the most important thing happening in December, the release of Star Wars Episode IX, we decided to watch a couple of #StarWars inspired pieces of crap. First on the chopping block was the 1978 #SpaghettiSciFi, StarCrashh, starring none other than the David Hasselhoff.
We get into the weeds about why Michael doesn't like "Star Wars" yet Reuben loves it, although we do agree that Spaceballs is incredible. We talk about the life and times of Rick Moranis, Reuben's recent trip to the states to celebrate Elan...2019-12-282h 10
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Ep 10 - CujoHappy Halloween all you lovely listeners out there! Take a listen to what most likely will be the longest episode of our show of all time! How can we make an episode that goes longer than the length of the movie you ask? When you get guests on and go on a bit of an excursion it'll always bump your time up.
The Good Beer Bad Movie Night went on tour for this episode and paid our friend Kris-from-Geelong a visit. We started the evening up with dinner and beer tastings at Little Creatures Brewery. Then once back at Kris...2019-10-282h 33
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Ep 9 - Man's Best FriendCan you feel it?! It's time to get into the holiday spirit. We're not talking Christmas, we're talking the holiday that truly has some gravitas, Halloween!
To celebrate we got into the weeds with a couple of horror dogsploitation films in honor of our prospective guest of the show, Kris-from-Geelong and his new puppy. We start with the 1993 straight to video 15 millon dollar budget "classic," "Man's Best Friend." We are joined by Reuben's two kids, Bea and Ezra and once they bugger off to bed we get rather dark while discussing "Animal Farm" (not the book, mind you...), the discussion...2019-10-162h 05
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Ep 8 - Over The TopTo cap off our double header of Cannon Film we enjoyed watching this Stallone banger, "Over the Top."
Despite the film being a "Rocky" rip off about arm wrestling it was played totally straight and had a ton of heart.
During the movie we talked a lot about sensitive Jewish stomachs (the David from LA coined term "the Ashkenazi Curse") and friend of the show, Jordan-from-LA who suffers from this same affliction, Giorgio Moroder, the dangers and rewards of arm wrestling, slapping contests, the failures of our generation's educational system in teaching us about the indigenous peoples of our respective...2019-09-291h 51
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 7 - LifeforceOur two hosts begin their journey into the wonders of Cannon Films, with this gem of a movie. "Lifeforce" isn't necessarily a bad film, but it is riddled with silliness, plot holes, and the seldom bad acting.
While watching we discussed a brief history of Cannon films, John Cassavetes, our friends at Get to the Podcast (Kevin in particular), the never ageing Patrick Stewart, and a new segment all about unique beer snacks.
The sci-fi themed beer line up was: (Procured from the awesome Thirst Cafe in Sunshine)
- Bridge Road Brewers Enigma New World Pilsner
- Holgate Brewery X-Wing...2019-09-111h 49
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 6 - Wake In FrightTo wrap up our Ozploitation double header Mike and Reuben sat down to watch the 1971 classic "Wake in Fright." It's a fantastic but disturbing film that is ripe with rampant alcoholism, perfect for our podcast. With this film it was another addition of Good Beer Good Movie Night.
While watching the film we talked about animal cruelty, the plight of the indigenous peoples of Australia, goresploitation, the proper pronunciation of "gose," the discovery of our sister podcast, the American "Good Beer Bad Movie Night," hot dogs and bakes beans, the Vietnamese language, beer cocktails, and Reuben's stint as a cocktail...2019-08-171h 36
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 5 - Body MeltFor the first time we had a change of venue and recorded at Mike's newly purchased house. We endured the Australian cult classic, "Body Melt." While not all aspects of this "bad movie" were bad it was still entertaining, i guess it helps to have good company and good beers.
For this episode we were joined by the one and only Karl Redgen. Karl is a talented filmmaker with a passion for beer and exploitation cinema. He was right at home with us.
We spoke about the hit soap opera "Neighbours," Australian actors, frustrations with Government funded film grants, exploitation...2019-06-011h 37
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 4 - HouseWhat happens when Mike and Reuben end up living in the same house and neither of them have to worry about getting home after recording because they're recording at home? They drink 10 beers and go on and on and on.
Here we watch the cult classic Japanese film, "House." We talk about adventures in Japan, the dangers of social media addiction, burgeoning love stories, trips to China, and walks down the road of nostalgia. We mention friends of the show, Jonah from Jersey City, Alec from Queens, Paolo from Brooklyn (then Washington Heights), Thuy from Melbourne (Mike's better half), Jessie...2019-04-301h 32
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN Episode 3 - Funky Forest: The First ContactThings get really weird with our first foreign language film. Mike and Reuben sit down to watch the Japanese cult classic, "Funky Forest: The First Contact" and what better thing to drink with this film than some good sake to go along with the bizarre film. With this the very first #GoodSakeWeirdMovieNight was created.
We are joined by Reuben's wife, Thy, in this episode and speak about our nostalgia of Japan amongst tons of other things. We also mention lots of friends of the show: David from LA, Alec from Queens, Paolo from Brooklyn, Thu from Melbourne, and Ryusuke from...2019-03-271h 10
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN - Episode 2 - Ed WoodOn this night, our hosts, Reuben and Mike are joined by Reuben's 2.5 year old daughter, Bea, and enjoy a change of pace watching Tim Burton's brilliant opus, "Ed Wood," and thus creating the "Good Beer Good Movie Night."
Many things are discussed among which are our friends over at the marvellous craft beer store, bar, and pizza joint in Moonnee Ponds, Penny Young. The Untappd app, and of course the delicious beer.
Beer Lineup:
Gage Road Brewing Company - Break Water Australian Pale Ale
Feral Brewing Co. - Ace of Base India Saison
Magic Rock Brewing / Kissmeyer - Salty Kiss...2019-02-2256 min
Good Beer Bad Movie NightGBBMN - Episode 1 - Plan 9 From Outer SpaceHosts Micheal and Reuben record their first episode of Good Beer Bad Movie Night. They watch the all time classic bad movie, "Plan 9 From outerSpace" and drink Prickly Moses's Ottway Ale and Red Ale, Mountain Goat's Hightail Ale, and Brewcult's Supafly Rye IPA. The movie is ridiculed, the beers are discussed, but that doesn't even cover the half of it.2019-01-2137 min