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sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Oscar Special 2025!The SportsAlcohol dot com conclave assembled to discuss the Oscars for the movie year of 2024: What we'd vote for, what we predict will win, and who we considered SNUBBED, in the big eight categories and beyond. Hear Sara, Marisa, Jeremy, and Jesse talk about Conclave, Emilia Perez, A Complete Unknown, Anora, The Brutalist, and more!2025-02-241h 42

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Best Movies of 2024In our annual virtual get-together, the heaviest moviegoers of SportsAlcohol.com's roster discussed the movies on our collective Top 15 list for 2024, including but not limited to: Filming about architecture! Horrible bodies! Frawd marriages! Expressions of horniness! And many more. It's a long one but a good one; the episode also includes our outlier picks that only one person apiece voted for!2025-02-143h 05

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Top Summer Movies of 1984Belatedly venturing into a new decade for our summer flashback series, the SportsAlcohol.com crew looks back at the top 10 highest-grossing movies released in the summer of 1984! Recorded way back in the vintage summer of 2024, lost to time, and then recovered just in time for the tail-end of the year, this episode goes deep on mid-80s blockbusters featuring gremlins, ghosts, sports, spaceships, cops, breakdancers, and nerds (of course, there are always nerds on SportsAlcohol.com podcasts). So grab your proton packs, hold off on your electric boogaloos, and get ready to remember the summer movies of 1984!2024-12-282h 10

Authorized Novelizations PodcastHalloween by Curtis Richards (w/ Jesse Hassenger)It's our yearly Halloween episode and this year we chose...Halloween! We crack open Curtis Richard's (Richard Curtis') novelization of the Carpenter original, and he's making a lot of choices. They are not necessarily amazing ones, though. Jesse Hassenger continues to haunt the podcast. Check out Jesse's podcast The New Flesh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-flesh-horror-movies-horror-news-scary-movie/id1050862266 Check out Jesse's podcast Sportsalcohol.com: https://www.sportsalcohol.com/ Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/pro...2024-10-312h 13

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Summer Movies from 1994 (B-sides Edition)Ten years ago, we did our first 20-years-ago flashback podcast about summer movies. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of these 20th anniversaries, we decided to circle back to 1994 and talk about ten movies that were very much not the ten highest grossers of that summer, including nascent superheroes, mad bombers, beloved and obscure indies, and a couple of natural born killers. Join us for another and even more eclectic trip down memory lane!2024-09-071h 46

Authorized Novelizations PodcastPlanet of the Apes: The Fall by William T. Quick (w/ Jesse Hassenger)What happened to the crew of The Oberon when they crashed onto the Planet of the Apes? Well, it wasn't a Planet of the Apes yet, it was a planet of the BUGS. We're joined this week by Jesse Hassenger to discuss the origins of Semos himself and the Ape/Human/BUG war. This book is nuts. Jesse Hassenger returns to discuss hauntings, possessions, and the lowest resolution film we've ever watched for this show. Check out Jesse's podcast The New Flesh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us...2024-09-052h 41

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Top Summer Box Office Hits of 2004It's that time of year again: Time for the good people of SportsAlcohol.com to jump in their exclusively movie-related time machines and travel back 20 years for a look at the summer movies that were on top of the box office in 2004. Tom Cruise breaks bad! Hugh Jackman breaks worse! Michael Moore breaks records! Fox Searchlight puts out not one but two generational indie movies with their own individual backlashes! And who cares about Shrek when a new Riddick adventure is in the offing? These are the cultural events that Nathaniel, Jeremy, Jesse, and Marisa will be covering in...2024-08-062h 07

Authorized Novelizations PodcastShe Waits by Henry Clement (w/ Jesse Hassenger)It's the novelization of a TV movie from the 70s. All hail wheel. Jesse Hassenger returns to discuss hauntings, possessions, and the lowest resolution film we've ever watched for this show. Check out Jesse's podcast The New Flesh: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-flesh-horror-movies-horror-news-scary-movie/id1050862266 Check out Jesse's podcast Sportsalcohol.com: https://www.sportsalcohol.com/ Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.social Instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod Follow us on lette...2024-07-251h 53

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (Way Late)Some months ago, Nathaniel, Jesse, and Marisa got together to talk about the then-new movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Since then, everyone's lives got real busy and Jesse didn't carve out any time to edit it. But now that Godzilla and Kong have made their way to HBO Max and will presumably remain there in heavy rotation for months, we've decided to belatedly unleash our episode on what still remains one of the biggest movies of the year. As a special bonus, we have a segment featuring an eight-year-old talking about how much she loved the movie...2024-07-211h 15

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Oscar Special BONUS!In a follow-up to our recent Oscar special, the SportsAlcohol.com continues their discussion of the 96th Academy Award nominations, covering categories outside the big eight, which means nerdy discussion of music, animation, international features, cinematography, editing, and more!2024-03-0638 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Oscar Special 2024The 2023-24 Oscar season has finally heading for the end, and the SportsAlcohol.com team has assembled to talk about our PREFERENCES, our PREDICTIONS, and our most treasured SNUBS in the top eight major categories! Place your bets, protect your faves, and listen up as we get our last build-ups and teardowns in on the films of 2023!2024-03-051h 23

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Best Movies of 2023We may be arriving a little late with our discussion of the 15 best movies of 2023, but we still beat the Oscars to air! In a long and enthusiastic discussion of our collective favorites, your pals at SportsAlcohol.com take turns waxing rhapsodic over an eclectic group of 2023 movies that we loved, including major auteurs, exciting debuts, special-effects blockbusters, and small-scale indies. It's one of our biggest episodes ever and full of great streaming suggestions!2024-02-193h 09

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Best Music of 2023After a three-year hiatus to get our heads right, the SportsAlcohol.com pop-music contingent is back to talk about new discoveries, legacy acts, favorite albums, and more as we go through 2023 in music, featuring Boygenius, Olivia Rodrigo, Caroline Polachek, The National, Belle & Sebastian, and... Joe Jackson?! Join Rob, Sara, Marisa, Jesse, and Jeremy as we try to make sense of our fractured and internet-addled music landscape!2024-02-092h 18

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Godzilla Minus OneLeapin' lizards! Everyone knows Godzilla is the King of All Monsters, but what this episode pre-supposes is... maybe he's also the King of All Media? With a new Toho Godzilla film in theaters, an American Godzilla movie coming in a few months, a Godzilla-related TV series streaming on Apple, and the big guy fighting the Justice League in the pages of DC Comics, Godzilla fans are, as they say, eating. After seeing Godzilla Minus One twice each, Jesse and lifelong Godzilla fan/expert Nathaniel sat down to talk about the overall state of the monster. 2024-01-051h 34

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast Labor Day Special: Air, Blackberry, Tetris, and Flamin' HotHappy Labor day from your pals at SportsAlcohol.com! We got you a podcast episode! Earlier this summer, Ben convened a small panel of labor experts (by which we mean Marisa, Jeremy, and Jesse) to talk about the bumper crop of movies about companies making products. Air, Blackberry, Flamin' Hot, and Tetris all came out within months of each other -- what gives? In this episode, led by a bona fide MBA, we talk about each movie, which ones (if any) appealed to us and why, and the greater meaning of this trend. (We recorded this episode before The...2023-09-041h 32

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Top Summer Movies of 2003Our annual summer nostalgiafest and re-evaluation continues further into the 2000s, as Marisa, Jesse, Becca, Jeremy, and Ben go through the eye-popping 17-title list of movies that made over $100 million domestic back in the summer of 2003. Superheroes! Pirates! Car chases! Multiple cops on the edge! And... fish?! Take a stroll through the early-to-mid '00s with us and revisit the best and the dregs!2023-08-162h 18

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Top Summer Movies of 1993It's that time of year again, where the SportsAlcohol.com crew gets together and has a wide-ranging, semi-nostalgic, semi-modern discussion of the biggest summer movies of decades ago. This year, we're kicking off our pair of anniversary episodes with the 30-years-ago version, throwing it all the way back to the summer of 1993, where dinosaurs (of the special-effects variety) and dinosaurs (of the dad-movie variety) ruled the box office! Join Marisa, Sara, Jeremy, Jesse, Nathaniel, and Ben as we talk Ford, Stallone, Arnold, Goldblum, Dave, Hanks, Ryan, and Dennis (the Menace, that is).2023-08-042h 45

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Indiana JonesWith Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny now in theaters and wrapping up Indy's story for good, Marisa, Jesse, and Nathaniel decided to take a look at the whole Indiana Jones saga, starting with the new movie and working our way back through the other entries -- and some ancillary materials courtesy of Indy expert Nathaniel! Last Crusade is impugned and defended! Crystal Skull isn't hated! Temple of Doom is revered! Has the world gone topsy-turvy?! Listen and find out!2023-07-211h 27

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Oscars Special 2023It's Oscar season! Well, for another few days, anyway! In the run-up to the 95th annual Academy Awards, honoring achievements in cinema for the film year 2022, our OSCAR EXPERTS (hint: actually just Sara, Marisa, Jeremy, and Jesse) gathered to talk about who WILL win, who SHOULD win, and, of course, the SNUBS! We're really just talking about our general thoughts on the silliness of the awards competition in eight major categories, plus some bonus rounds that go beyond. We've got Oscar fever and we invite you to catch it!2023-03-081h 55

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Best Movies of 20222022 is over, but have you caught up on all of the great movies it had to offer? Maybe not! Five SportsAlcohol.com regulars voted on their 20 collective favorites from 2022, and in this podcast we run through the upper reaches of the list to discuss what movies got to us last year, and why -- including both consensus favorites and outliers that only made one contributor's list! From Irish infighting to Spielbergian family dynamics to multiversal variants, there are streaming (and, in a few cases, still movie theater!) recommendations galore on this episode, from your pals Sara, Marisa, Jeremy, and...2023-02-152h 05

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Best Streaming Shows of 2022Taking a break from endless movie-watching, the good people at SportsAlcohol.com celebrate another overwhelming year of Peak TV with a Ben-led discussion of their favorite shows in various categories, including workplace, romance, sci-fi, animation, and more! If you're looking for an absolute slew of TV recommendations, and a handful of vicious takedowns, look no further!2023-02-092h 19

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Avatar 2 and the Films of James CameronWatch out for the cultural impact! Avatar: The Way of Water is finally in theaters -- in fact, it's topped the box office for seven weekends in a row, garnered a Best Picture nomination, and has made over $2 billion worldwide. In light of this stunning failure to attract any audiences or acclaim, your SportsAlcohol.com crew hopped in their submersible and did a deep dive on the films of James Cameron, in all their water-y, tech-y, earnest glory. The Avatars, the Terminators, the Aliens, the various boats and choppers... they're all here in this two-hour-plus extravaganza that is still...2023-01-312h 22

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Indie Movies of Summer 2022We got a little bit behind editing this one, we admit: Our annual round-up of a dozen-plus indie movies from the summer blockbuster season is dropping closer to the end of the year. But you know what? That works, because this marathon episode includes tons of recommendations that might get lost in the end-of-year awards-movie shuffle. Enjoy our enthusiasm over indie horror, indie whimsy, indie young-adults-figuring-stuff-out, and all the rest! Featuring Aubrey Plaza, Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Maika Monroe, Marcel the Shell, Jessie Buckley, and more!2022-12-152h 23

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Top Summer Movies of 1992You thought the summer movie season was over?! Well, it is for 2022, but for 1992 it's beginning again! Join Nathaniel, Ben, Marisa, Jesse, Becca, and Jeremy as we revisit the top ten biggest summer hits from 30 years ago, featuring movies from Tom Cruise, Steve Martin, Mel Gibson, Eddie Murphy, Geena Davis, and Batman!2022-09-152h 48

sportsalcohol.com podcastTop Summer Movies of 2002It's that time again! Your pals at SportsAlcohol.com are back to comb through the biggest but not necessarily best movies of 20 summers ago. We've worked our way up to 2002, a real mixed bag featuring masterpieces and junk piles alike. Cruise, Sandler, Bourne, Stitch, Lillard, and some kind of Ya Ya Sisterhood... the gang's all here! Join Marisa, Ben, Jeremy, Becca, Nathaniel, and Jesse as we relive the highs and lows of Summer 2002!2022-08-192h 27

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: SNL Season 47 Check-InEvery year, the SportsAlcohol.com crew of loyal Saturday Night Live viewers checks in to discuss a recent episode of the show and the season as a whole. For Season 47, we chose a late-season episode with host and musical guest Lizzo to assess the swollen 24-person cast and other changes as the show nears its 50th birthday.2022-04-241h 50

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Oscars 2022It's that time of year again, finally: the 94th Annual Academy Awards are here, and so are Marisa, Sara, Jesse, and Jeremy, to discuss their predictions and preferences in the top eight big categories. We make movies better.2022-03-191h 21

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Best Movies of 2021Better late than never, and still earlier than the Oscars! The SportsAlcohol.com crew convenes to discuss our collective list of the 15 best movies of 2021, including streaming suggestions galore! How many musicals, superheroes, kaiju, cartoons, morose motorists, and Bronco Henries made the list? Listen and find out!2022-03-102h 19

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Matrix Resurrections and the WachowskisWe here at SportsAlcohol dot com were pretty excited about the recent release of The Matrix Resurrections, the 18-years-later legacy sequel to the Wachowskis' Matrix trilogy, written and directed by Lana Wachowski sans her sister Lily. After watching the movie in IMAX theaters and/or HBO Max, Jesse, Marisa, Ben, Jeremy, and Nathaniel got together to talk about how the new movie fits in with the legendary original, the controversial trilogy, and the garden of delights that is the full Wachowski filmography. So we start with The Matrix and then get into our full collective ranking of the Wachowski...2022-01-232h 07

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Films of Wes AndersonIn an episode we feely admit we should have recorded years ago, the SportsAlcohol.com pals talk about the full filmography of Wes Anderson, starting with his new movie The French Dispatch (now available on streaming/rental/disc/etc.!) and then working our way through a full ranking of his ten features films so far! Who put Life Aquatic much higher than anyone else? Who likes the stop-motion animation less than the others? What is our collective favorite? Listen and find out!2022-01-032h 17

sportsalcohol.com podcastTop Summer Movies of 1991, In ReviewOur double-feature summer flashback continues with another thirty-years-ago sorta-nostalgia fest, as a whopping seven SportsAlcohol regulars get together and talk about a dozen-plus movies from the bygone days of summer 1991. The gang's all here: Michael J. Fox, Kevin Costner, Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Leslie Nielsen, Ice Cube, and more! So think back to the days of Robin Hood trading cards and listen to us chat about 1991 summer movies!2021-08-262h 57

sportsalcohol.com podcastTop Summer Movies of 2001Once again, the longest-running and most popular SportsAlcohol.com episode format returns to look at the biggest summer movies of 20 years ago. What the hell was going on in 2001? Sequels, dinosaurs, Diesels, and ogres, among others! Join Marisa, Jesse, Ben, Nathaniel, and Jeremy as we talk about the nine highest-grossing movies of that summer, because most of us refused to watch Dr. Dolittle 2. But we also include another half-dozen non-blockbusters that we genuinely love! It's another nostalgic yet skeptical trip down memory lane to summers past!2021-08-012h 44

sportsalcohol.com podcastSNL Season 46Is that show still on?!?!? YEP, IT IS, and some more members of the SportsAlcohol.com editorial orbit still keep up with Saturday Night Live on a weekly basis. So as part of our annual drop-in progress report, we checked in with the show between episodes 19 and 20 of its 46th season, reviewing the Keegan-Michael Key-hosted episode and looking back to other ups and downs of Season 46, ahead of the season finale airing on Saturday!2021-05-181h 36

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe 2021 Oscars: Predictions, Preferences, and SNUBS!After a long, long, long awards season, the Oscars are finally almost over. But before we can all move on with our lives, the SportsAlcohol.com awards pundits are here to talk about, well, actually mostly which performances and movies in the big eight categories that we think should win, along with some predictions and, more often, complaints about movies that were unfairly overlooked. Do we all hope Carey and Chadwick win the big prizes? Are we united in favor of Mank? Who the hell still wants Aaron Sorkin to win one? Listen and find out!2021-04-201h 59

sportsalcohol.com podcastGodzilla vs. KongcastTo mark the momentous occasion of Godzilla fighting King Kong again, we convened another SportsAlcohol.com roundtable, featuring a lifelong fan of Godzilla *and* Kong and multiple viewings of the new movie, to talk about this latest installment in the Warner Bros. MonsterVerse.2021-04-081h 35

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Best Movies of 2020, AgainUncertain over how the rest of the year would go, we made a podcast episode in August of 2020 about the best movies of the year. But hey, it turned out there were plenty more great movies to come! So here's our supplementary podcast covering our collective favorites (and oddball outliers) from the rest of 2020, including talk about Nomadland, Soul, Tenet, Sound of Metal, and more!2021-03-061h 38

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Best Music of 2020It was a weird year for everything, including music. But that didn't stop the SportsAlcohol.com crew from getting together (virtually) to discuss some of the artists and albums we listened to a lot this year, including Phoebe Bridgers, Waxahatchee, HAIM, Fiona Apple, and Run the Jewels -- plus thoughts on Taylor Swift, a bunch of random reissues, how our listening habits changed, and more!2021-02-131h 31

sportsalcohol.com podcastMartin Scorsese, Part 1Over a year in the making, the SportsAlcohol.com crew finally dedicates a full episode to the films of Martin Scorsese... make that TWO whole episodes! In part one of our comprehensive career retrospective, we discuss the recent anniversaries of Goodfellas and Casino, then go from there to tackle The Irishman, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The King of Comedy, and Bringing Out the Dead.2021-01-241h 01

sportsalcohol.com podcastWonder WOman 1984The biggest superhero movie of the year hit HBO Max (and... movie theaters?!) on Christmas, and took the internet's biggest complainers by storm! But the nerds at SportsAlcohol.com have some bones to pick with the bone-picking, and also their own fresh and wonderful thoughts on this ambitious mixed bag of a sequel. Listen up as Rob, Jon, Jesse, and Marisa talk everything WW84!2020-12-311h 47

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Films of Robert ZemeckisRobert Zemeckis put out one of the more disappointing sorta-big movies of 2020 with The Witches, so we convened a special career-spanning episode of the SportsAlcohol.com podcast to talk about his career in greater depth--both how the new movie falls short, and why we had high expectations for it to begin with. Join Marisa, Jesse, Nathaniel, and Jeremy as we talk about EVERY Zemeckis movie so far!2020-12-262h 19

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Films of Sofia CoppolaWith the recent release of Sofia Coppola's latest movie On the Rocks, the SportsAlcohol.com crew decided it was time for a comprehensive career review, discussing all seven of her films (including her new one), plus various ephemera. Bill Murray! Kirsten Dunst! ScarJo! Andy Garcia?! They're all here for this lively discussion and appreciation.2020-11-221h 55

sportsalcohol.com podcastWhat Makes Us LaughLook, it's been a long sort-of quarantine for everyone, including your friends at SportsAlcohol.com, and we haven't all completed the projects we thought would be our silver linings for this extended period of inactivity. For example: Thinking we could all use some laughs during a pretty dark time, a bunch of us recorded a comedy-centric podcast about what makes us laugh, back in the spring, when it seemed like maybe we'd be dealing with a pandemic through the summer. Jesse's neglect in editing this long but fun-filled episode turned out to be prescient, as it's now almost six...2020-11-031h 48

sportsalcohol.com podcastBill & Ted & TrilogiesTo celebrate the recent release of long-awaited trilogy-creator Bill & Ted Face the Music, your pals at SportsAlcohol.com got together to talk about the new Bill & Ted movie, discuss our wide range of opinions of how well it works, and then have a broader discussion about the state and mechanics of movie trilogies these days.2020-09-131h 24

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe New MutantsWell, after two and a half years of blown release dates and rumored (but not actual) reshoots, the final installment in the original X-Men movie series is here, as THE NEW MUTANTS debuts in movie theaters mid-pandemic. Four core members of the SportsAlcohol.com crew saw the movie--safely and not in traditional public screenings!--and decided to send off this series by doing what we always do: talking extensively about the X-Men.2020-09-0242 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Top Summer Movies of 1990One of our most popular recurring episodes is our annual trip back 20 years to discuss the high-grossing summer movies of yore, so we figured: why not try 30 years? In an effort to fill out our coverage of every summer of the '90s, we've done just that: a deep dive into the highest-grossing movies of Summer 1990. Swayze & Demi! Mel & Goldie! Warren & Madonna! And some non-high-grossing favorites to boot! It's an epic of nostalgia and confusion!2020-08-242h 57

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Best Movies of 2020Usually, we do a seasonal episode about the various indie movies of the summer, and then an episode in January about the best movies of the preceding year. But honestly, who the hell knows what the rest of 2020 has in store for us? So this year we've decided to call the year over, and just talk about some of the best movies of 2020 at the end of the summer. Would TENET have made our informal list? Who knows?! But we talk about plenty of other good movies that you can watch at home without getting a coronavirus!2020-08-192h 37

sportsalcohol.com podcastBillboard Charts 2000!In one of our popular recurring episodes, the SportsAlcohol.com gang gets together for a selected journey through the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of twenty years ago -- that's right, it's Billboard 2000! Which atrocious pop-country songs make the list? Where in the evolution of Destiny's Child and Britney Spears do these charts find them? Who has TWO of the top three songs of the year?!? Listen in to your favorite ex-DJs and find out!2020-07-181h 38

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Mini-Podcast: Desperados on NetflixOur podcast doesn't often review single movies but sometimes something comes along and we just feel compelled to talk about it in full. We were so moved recently when Desperados, a movie starring SNL player Nasim Pedrad, appeared on Netflix seemingly without warning. So in this episode, Jesse talks to culture writer LaToya Ferguson about Desperados from a place of serious Nasim Pedrad and SNL fandom!2020-07-051h 05

sportsalcohol.com podcastTop Movies of Summer 2000Yes, it's that time of the year again: The SportsAlcohol.com gang is back together to reminisce about the summer movies of 20 years ago. There may not be a summer movie season to speak of in 2020, but in 2000 business was a-booming with gladiators, mutants, car thieves, dinosaurs, and impossible missions! Take a detailed yet fast-paced trip down memory lane with us, replete with bizarre personal anecdotes!2020-07-042h 36

sportsalcohol.com podcastQuarantine Streaming Recs, Part 2The SportsAlcohol.com gang returns for the second half of our recommendation bonanza, focusing on titles available on Disney Plus, Hulu, and Apple Plus. Stay home, watch TV!2020-06-0355 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastSaturday Night Live At Home (and Season 45) ReviewSeveral SportsAlcohol.com friends & fam are regular reviewers of the NBC late-night comedy-variety series Saturday Night Live, and we make it our business to check in with the show every season to see how it's progressing. This season was a particularly strange one, as the show switched to non-live, socially-distanced compilation specials for its final three episodes of an abbreviated 18-episode run. Nathaniel, Michael, Marisa, and Jesse got together (virtually) to talk about how these episodes switch up the SNL dynamic, and other highs and lows of Season 45.2020-05-141h 32

sportsalcohol.com podcastQuarantine Streaming RecommendationsWell, it's been a few months and many of us are still at home in some manner of quarantine, which means we're all looking for shows and movies to stream. In this multi-part special, a SportsAlcohol.com all-star crew goes around and recommends a whole bunch of #content for you to enjoy while stuck at home. This installment covers primarily Netflix and Amazon Prime offerings. Part 2 is coming soon!2020-05-131h 17

sportsalcohol.com podcastMixtapes of Yore!Following an A.V. Club Q&A about favorite-ever mixtapes, the SportsAlcohol.com mixtape braintrust got together to reminisce about our mixtape past: tips, tricks, mishaps, and more from a different era of music consumption. So root around your closet, fish out your favorite, and listen along!2020-05-011h 16

sportsalcohol.com podcast1999 Albums: The Hot Rock by Sleater-KinneyOur belated 20th-anniversary tour of notable 1999 records marches on as Rob, Jesse, and Sara discuss Sleater-Kinney's change-of-pace record The Hot Rock, in the context of the band's career and their 2019 change-of-pace record The Center Won't Hold! What does it mean for Sleater-Kinney to change pace, turn down the guitars, or possibly sell out? LISTEN IN AND FIND OUT!2020-03-2436 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastAlbums of 1999: Keep It Like a Secret by BTSOur 20th anniversary series on the albums of 1999 continues well past the 20-year date with our 21st-birthday-and-change celebration of Keep It Like a Secret by Built to Spill. Are BTS (no, the other BTS) hippies? Hobos? A jam band? We get into these questions and more on our latest bite-sized indie rock episode!2020-03-2027 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Mini-Podcast: Oscars 2020!On the heels of our Best Movies of 2019 podcast, the SportsAlcohol.com movie crew stuck around for a quick, loose discussion of this year's Academy Award nominations: who we were happy to see, who was SNUBBED, and who might emerge victorious on Oscar night.2020-02-0433 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Best Movies of 20192019 may be well and over, but your pals at SportsAlcohol.com aren't quite done talking about the best movies of the year. To tie in with our collective list of our 20 favorites, Marisa, Nathaniel, Jesse, Sara, and Jeremy got together for a lengthy but snappy conversation about why we chose the movies we chose (and where we disagree with our own list!).2020-02-032h 14

sportsalcohol.com podcastStar Wars - The Rise of SkywalkerStar Wars is over, again, and also not over at all. But the most recent trilogy has indeed ended with Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. After taking in the movie somewhere between one and three times, your SportsAlcohol.com rebel alliance got together to talk about Rise of Skywalker, as well as the recently concluded first season of The Mandalorian. How did J.J. Abrams do in finishing off the trilogy he started, and the nine-film series he certainly didn't start? How much do we love Babu Frik? And how can we avoid comparing this new movie to...2019-12-301h 27

sportsalcohol.com podcastStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker MixtapeSomething a little different from the SportsAlcohol.com crew: a combination get-psyched mixtape (preferably to be listened to on your way to see STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER this weekend or beyond) and trivia game (guess the uniting factor behind all of the non-Star Wars songs and samples!). See SportsAlcohol.com for more info!2019-12-1933 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastStar Wars: The Force Awakens MixtapeFrom the SportsAlcohol.com mixtape archives: Here's a mix made back in 2015, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was coming out.2019-12-1930 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastBlack Christmas times three!For a special holiday episode (and a rare new-release movie review!), Jesse is joined by podcast expert and horror fan Becca, to talk about all three versions of BLACK CHRISTMAS: The 1974 original, the 2006 remake, and the new 2019 version in theaters now!2019-12-1357 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastAlbums of 1999 - Midnite Vultures by BeckContinuing our ongoing 20th-anniversary celebration of assorted albums from the year 1999, we GET INTO IT about one of Beck's less universally beloved records, the party bomb Midnite Vultures. Who thinks it's Beck's best album? Who vehemently disagrees? And how do we define "serious"? Mix bizness with Rob, Jesse, Marisa, Ben, and Derrick to find out!2019-12-1036 min

sportsalcohol.com podcast1999 Albums: Ben Folds Five and Fountains of WayneOur play-through of 20-year-old albums continues with a double feature, as Marisa, Jesse, Rob, and Randy talk about The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner by Ben Folds Five and Utopia Parkway by Fountains of Wayne, two stylistically disparate records that nonetheless come from a similarly nerdy, suburban place.2019-11-0529 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastFIona Apple's When the Pawn, 20 Years LaterContinuing our look back at some of the most interesting and beloved albums of 20 years ago, Rob, Sara, and Jesse talk about Fiona Apple's second album, commonly referred to as When the Pawn. How does it hold up two decades later? Was Fiona ahead of her time? Is this world bullshit? LISTEN AND DISCOVER!2019-10-1827 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastEmergency & I: 20 Years LaterAs 2019 winds down, SportsAlcohol.com is looking back... to 1999 again! In a series of shorter, sweeter mini-episodes, we're dedicating individual discussions to some major albums from 1999 that mean a lot to us, then and/or now. First up is Emergency & I, the classic third record by the Dismemberment Plan. How did we love this album then and how do we love it now? Listen and learn, indie rock nerds!2019-10-1815 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastIndie Movies of Summer 2019While SportsAlcohol.com loves to look back at pop culture from 20 years ago, we also try to pay attention to what is happening RIGHT NOW--especially in the world of independent cinema. Each summer for the past bunch of summers, we've capped the season with a look back at a bunch of cinematic indies, good and bad. For the 2019 edition, we cover over a dozen titles, providing an excellent guide for what to catch up with on streaming or VOD or DVD or whatever this fall!2019-09-161h 42

sportsalcohol.com podcastTop Summer Movies of 1999It's that time of year again, when the SportsAlcohol.com crew takes a look at where they were and what they (and the rest of America) were watching 20 years ago, examining a list of the highest-grossing box office attractions of summer 1999. Will Smith! Julia Roberts! Brendan Fraser! Jar Jar Binks! An apple pie! Pepe the Prawn?! All of your favorite 1999 stars are well-represented as Rob, Jesse, Nathaniel, Marisa, and Sabrina get deep into nostalgia mode.2019-09-011h 46

sportsalcohol.com podcastQuentin Tarantino, Vol. 2In the second part of our epic exploration of Quentin Tarantino's nine-or-ten-film career, we talk about all of his previous films, from Reservoir Dogs to The Hateful Eight to however many Kill Bills you count as one movie, and everything else in between, exploring connections between them, and to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.2019-08-211h 25

sportsalcohol.com podcastQuentin Tarantino, Part 1 - Once Upon a Time in HollywoodWith Quentin Tarantino's new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood debuting to big business and an avalanche of thinkpieces, the core of SportsAlcohol.com's film team thought it would be a good time to take a look at the fullness of Tarantino's career so far, in a Grindhouse-like double feature. In the first episode, we talk about the new movie, and get into the ending right away, so the spoiler-averse should hold off! What did Marisa, Sara, Nathaniel and Jesse think about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? LISTEN UP, because they all have a bunch of opinions...2019-08-1648 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastDark Phoenix and the End of the X-Men SagaThe X-Men movies are over (sorta), long live the X-Men movies (sorta)! With the release (and flop!) of DARK PHOENIX, the process of X-tricating the long-running X-Men movie series from Fox and integrating them into the MCU has presumably, to some degree, begun. But before they're gone and rebooted, we got some X-perts together to talk about DARK PHOENIX, and the X-Men movie series in general, and its ups and downs over the past 20 (!) years.2019-06-111h 18

sportsalcohol.com podcastChecking in on SNL with Adam SandlerEvery year, the Saturday Night Live fans and loyalists at SportsAlcohol.com do a check-in on one of the only shows we all watch regularly, and assess on the show has been performing lately. This year, we timed our check-in to coincide with the return of former cast member Adam Sandler, hosting for his first time, 24 years after his unceremonious firing. We talk about what we thought of the Sandman, plus how SNL Season 44 is going as a whole. They're all gonna laugh at you!!!!!2019-05-0649 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Billboard Hits of 1999If there's one thing the editorial core of SportsAlcohol.com knows, it's not so much sports, or alcohol, but popular culture of the late 1990s. In what has now become an annual tradition, Rob, Jesse, and Marisa scour the Billboard Hot 100 for all of 1999 and discuss certain key selections (not specified ahead of time, but chosen on the fly by Marisa). Travel back to '99 with us and decide if you like girls who wear Abercrombie and Fitch!2019-04-291h 17

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: High Flying BirdIn a sequel of sorts to our all-Soderbergh episode from 2017, and also our sportsiest episode ever by far, Rob, Ben, Marisa, and Jesse all discuss the new Steven Soderbergh film High Flying Bird, now streaming on Netflix! It's a brisk assessment of Soderbergh, labor relations, sports, Moneyball, iPhone cameras, and more!2019-03-0252 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Best Movies of 2018As Oscar season heads into its final weeks, why not take a break from litigating the Academy's dumb choices and spend some time listening to Nathaniel, Sara, Marisa, and Jesse talk about their favorites of the year? We've got Best Picture nominees, we've got stuff no one else ranked this guy, and we've got outliers! This engaging discussion of the best movies of 2018 has got. it. all.2019-01-311h 40

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Spider-Man Movies RankedThe seventh (!) Spider-Man movie of the past 20 years came out last month with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. To celebrate this occasion, the SportsAlcohol.com skeleton crew, including Spider-Man expert Rob, got together and did an impromptu group ranking of all Spider-Man and Spider-Man-adjacent movies, talking about each and every one! Maguire! Dunst! Franco! Garfield! Stone! Holland! Captain America! Doughy Peter Parker! Spider-Ham! We talk about 'em all on our brisk countdown! Some of our rankings may surprise and infuriate you!2019-01-091h 03

sportsalcohol.com podcastSpider-Man Movies, RankedThe seventh (!) Spider-Man movie of the past 20 years came out last month with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. To celebrate this occasion, the SportsAlcohol.com skeleton crew, including Spider-Man expert Rob, got together and did an impromptu group ranking of all Spider-Man and Spider-Man-adjacent movies, talking about each and every one! Maguire! Dunst! Franco! Garfield! Stone! Holland! Captain America! Doughy Peter Parker! Spider-Ham! We talk about 'em all on our brisk countdown! Some of our rankings may surprise and infuriate you!2019-01-091h 03

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Second ActThe new movie Second Act starring Jennifer Lopez is opening on December 21st! Jesse and Ben caught an early screening and discussed how it works as a non-rom-com, a zany business movie, and a Jennifer Lopez star vehicle. It's the latest in our mini-series where Ben talks about business movies. WARNING: There are SPOILERS for the movie Second Act around the halfway mark of this episode.2018-12-2031 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Second ActThe new movie Second Act starring Jennifer Lopez is opening on December 21st! Jesse and Ben caught an early screening and discussed how it works as a non-rom-com, a zany business movie, and a Jennifer Lopez star vehicle. It's the latest in our mini-series where Ben talks about business movies. WARNING: There are SPOILERS for the movie Second Act around the halfway mark of this episode.2018-12-2031 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Creed II and the Rocky SeriesJesse and Nathaniel, the only two people you know who think Rocky V is better than Rocky IV, got together to discuss how the newest Rocky-ish movie, Creed II, stacks up against the original, as well as other Rocky sequels. Controversial takes abound! (See above RE: Rocky V.)2018-12-1756 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Creed II and the Rocky SeriesJesse and Nathaniel, the only two people you know who think Rocky V is better than Rocky IV, got together to discuss how the newest Rocky-ish movie, Creed II, stacks up against the original, as well as other Rocky sequels. Controversial takes abound! (See above RE: Rocky V.)2018-12-1756 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Best Songs of the 2000sAfter pulling together 20-plus ballots from various writers and music fans to form our definitive list of the BEST SONGS OF THE 2000s, the SportsAlcohol.com podcast crew convened a small panel of those writers to talk about the list: what we thought of the final product, the songs we love and the songs we hate, as well as how we constructed our individual ballots. Join us for a sometimes-contentious, always entertaining look back at a decade of disparate pop music!2018-12-071h 12

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe Best Songs of the 2000sAfter pulling together 20-plus ballots from various writers and music fans to form our definitive list of the BEST SONGS OF THE 2000s, the SportsAlcohol.com podcast crew convened a small panel of those writers to talk about the list: what we thought of the final product, the songs we love and the songs we hate, as well as how we constructed our individual ballots. Join us for a sometimes-contentious, always entertaining look back at a decade of disparate pop music!2018-12-071h 12

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts, and the Wizarding WorldWith the release of the second Fantastic Beasts film, The Crimes of Grindelwald, now upon us, Marisa, Nathaniel, and Jesse got together to assess the state of the Wizarding World: Where this new series still holds promise, how it falls short, and what the hell is up with Eddie Redmayne. Accio takes!2018-11-1956 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Indie Movies of Summer 2018For the fourth year in a row, SportsAlcohol.com's movie crew of Jesse, Marisa, Sara, and Nathaniel got together for a long talk about the many indie movies that came out in May, June, July, and August of 2018. We hit over a dozen major titles, from Hereditary to Eighth Grade to BlackKklansman to Skate Kitchen to Sorry to Bother You to First Reformed and on and on and on! Get your rental suggestions for fall with this wide-ranging discussion!2018-09-061h 44

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Indie Movies of Summer 2018For the fourth year in a row, SportsAlcohol.com's movie crew of Jesse, Marisa, Sara, and Nathaniel got together for a long talk about the many indie movies that came out in May, June, July, and August of 2018. We hit over a dozen major titles, from Hereditary to Eighth Grade to BlackKklansman to Skate Kitchen to Sorry to Bother You to First Reformed and on and on and on! Get your rental suggestions for fall with this wide-ranging discussion!2018-09-061h 44

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Mission: Impossible FranchiseOne undisputed bright spot of this year's crop of summer movies was Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, the sixth (!) movie in the deathless Mission: Impossible franchise. After Nathaniel, Jesse, Marisa, and Jon all caught up with the latest mission, and watched/rewatched previous entries in the series, we all sat down to talk about Fallout, and how the series got where it is today. Come for the Fallout discussion, stay for the geeking out over MI 1 through 5, and stay even longer to hear what we think should go down in the inevitable MI7!2018-08-281h 44

sportsalcohol.com podcastThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Mission: Impossible FranchiseOne undisputed bright spot of this year's crop of summer movies was Mission: Impossible -- Fallout, the sixth (!) movie in the deathless Mission: Impossible franchise. After Nathaniel, Jesse, Marisa, and Jon all caught up with the latest mission, and watched/rewatched previous entries in the series, we all sat down to talk about Fallout, and how the series got where it is today. Come for the Fallout discussion, stay for the geeking out over MI 1 through 5, and stay even longer to hear what we think should go down in the inevitable MI7!2018-08-281h 44

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Top Summer Movies of 1998It's that time of year again. In our longest running recurring episode, the SportsAlcohol.com crew takes a look back at the top-grossing movies of summer 1998, and recall what we thought then, what we think now, and where the hell we were in our lives when we first saw the American remake of Godzilla. Among others. Join Marisa, Rob, Nathaniel, Jesse, and Sabrina for a ruefully nostalgic and nostalgically rueful look back at blockbusters from 20 years ago.2018-07-251h 15

sportsalcohol.com podcastTop Summer Movies of 1998It's that time of year again. In our longest running recurring episode, the SportsAlcohol.com crew takes a look back at the top-grossing movies of summer 1998, and recall what we thought then, what we think now, and where the hell we were in our lives when we first saw the American remake of Godzilla. Among others. Join Marisa, Rob, Nathaniel, Jesse, and Sabrina for a ruefully nostalgic and nostalgically rueful look back at blockbusters from 20 years ago.2018-07-251h 15

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Incredibles 2 and PixarIncredibles 2 is Pixar's 20th feature film, so this felt like a good point to talk about not just one of the most-anticipated sequels of the year but also all of the Pixar movies that preceded it. A supersized panel including Marisa, Jesse, Nathaniel, Ben, Jon, and Sara talk through our personal highlights and lowlights from the Pixar canon, including our reactions to Brad Bird's latest!2018-06-211h 51

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Ladies of Ocean's 8The Soderbergh-free but all-star Ocean's 8 is currently heisting away plenty of money at the box-office, so Sara, Marisa, and Jesse got together to talk about the movie, how it measures up to the previous Ocean's films, and how it fits into the film careers of the many actresses involved: Sandra Bullock! Anne Hathaway! Cate Blanchett! Sarah Paulson! And more!2018-06-121h 02

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Riverdale Season 2The founders of SportsAlcohol.com have stuck with Riverdale through an overlong rollercoaster of a second season and we have THOUGHTS about it: about the Black Hood, about the mafia's foothold in Riverdale, about just how stupid Archie is supposed to be, about the darkness inside Betty, about Veronica's real age, and about Jughead's mysterious double. We discuss all that and more in this full-season examination of why the hell we are still watching Riverdale!2018-05-2347 min

sportsalcohol.com podcastRiverdale Season 2 Wrap-UpThe founders of SportsAlcohol.com have stuck with Riverdale through an overlong rollercoaster of a second season and we have THOUGHTS about it: about the Black Hood, about the mafia's foothold in Riverdale, about just how stupid Archie is supposed to be, about the darkness inside Betty, about Veronica's real age, and about Jughead's mysterious double. We discuss all that and more in this full-season examination of why the hell we are still watching Riverdale!2018-05-2347 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Steven Spielberg, Part 2In the second part of our comprehensive discussion of Steven Spielberg's career, we talk about Spielberg movies we recently saw for the first time, picks for overrated and underrated Spielberg projects, and make some varying cases for the Indiana Jones sequels.2018-04-131h 30

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Steven Spielberg Part 1 - Ready Player OneWhether you're a fan of Steven Spielberg or not, his work looms large and moonlike over the cinematic landscape. On the occasion of his new movie Ready Player One (his fourth in the span of 2.5 years!), we got together to talk about both his newest foray into the world of sci-fi and his career as a whole. This wide-ranging discussion has been split into two episodes; this one, the first, covers Ready Player One as well as some of his trademarks as a filmmaker.2018-04-1151 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: They Might Be GiantsIn conjunction with the release of the new They Might Be Giants album I Like Fun and our list of the best They Might Be Giants songs of all time, TMBG superfans Jesse and Marisa were joined by fellow TMBG superfans Alan Scherstuhl and Karen Han for an in-depth discussion of this cultishly beloved indie rock band. We talk about how we got into the band, how the new record stacks up, and our listmaking methodology, among many other TMBG-centric topics. A must for any and all equally obsessive TMBG fans!2018-03-211h 33

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Career of Paul Thomas AndersonWith Phantom Thread performing surprisingly well in the recent Oscar nominations, we figured it was about time to go back and talk about the full eight-film oeuvre of writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson. PTA fans Marisa, Sara, Jesse, Jon, and Nathaniel discuss every phase of his career, our personal favorites, and what he might do next.2018-03-011h 21

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: Oscar Predictions 2018!We don't have any inside dope on who's gonna win the Oscars this year, but that hasn't stopped Marisa, Jesse, Nathaniel, Sara, and Jon from chatting about who might win in the big six categories, plus, of course, our personal favorites. Who's delighted by Denzel's surprise nomination? Who's rooting for Willem Dafoe? Who's surprised to love Meryl Streep's obligatory nom? Who loves Lady Bird? (Well, to that last one: All of us.) Listen and then somehow win your Oscar pool!2018-02-2351 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com MiniPodcast: Michael J. Fox Double FeatureIn the third of our business/sci-fi double feature series, Ben and Jesse are joined by Nathaniel for a post-viewing discussion of 1987's The Secret of My Success, a business movie suggested by Ben (which Jesse and Nathaniel had not seen) and Mars Attacks!, a sci-fi movie suggested by Jesse and beloved by Nathaniel (and which Ben had not seen). Both movies feature Michael J. Fox, at opposite ends of his big-screen career. Join us as we hash out whether we were foolish to have missed these Fox movies for so long!2018-02-2037 min

Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 2. by AESThe SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: SNL Check-in 2018A lot of the editorial core at SportsAlcohol.com watches Saturday Night Live every week, so we like to periodically sit down and check in to see how the season is progressing. This year's edition covers our favorite new cast members (what's up Heidi Gardner!), how the show's political humor is working (watch out, Alec Baldwin!), and our favorite weird sketches that nobody (sometimes including other members of our panel) seemed to like.2018-02-041h 16