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Bob and Brad wrap up their mini-series of three films by director David Lean with his 1945 British masterpiece Brief Encounter . This aching romantic drama follows two ordinary, married people in pre-war England who quickly f...

Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of three films by director David Lean , with his 1957 classic The Bridge in the River Kwai . This rousing epic about British and American soldiers in a Japanese POW camp may seem simila...

Bob sits down with master distiller Alex Castle to talk about one of the Film & Whiskey crew's favorite US distilleries, Old Dominick . This Memphis-based outfit is ready to launch a new line of in-house whiskey distilled on-...

Bob and Brad kick off their mini-series of three films by director David Lean , starting with his 1962 masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia . Considered one of the greatest films of all-time, it's easy to see why--the scale and sco...

Bob and Brad revisit their annual holiday on the Film & Whiskey Podcast: HANKSGIVING. For the third year, they watch a Tom Hanks movie, and this year it's an especially warm-and-fuzzy one, 2019's A Beautiful Day in the Neighb...

Bob and Brad try to remain civil after re-watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for the first time since their 2020 episode where Brad scored it as a 2.5/10. How will his score change, if it all? Meanwhile, they sip ...

Bob and Brad wrap up their mini-series of three films by director Rob Reiner with his 1987 comedy classic The Princess Bride . The script for this movie, by screenwriter William Goldman , is considered one of the best ever, b...

Bob and Brad sit down with Mark McLaughlin of Old Line Spirits , a veteran-owned US whiskey producer that is making some incredible single malt. Our hosts try the cask strength expression while chatting with Mark about his ti...

Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of three films by director Rob Reiner with his 1992 classic A Few Good Men . The Aaron Sorkin script is legendary, and Reiner's direction is lean and efficient, making this a movie that...

Bob and Brad kick off a mini-series of three films by director Rob Reiner with a Halloween special: his 1990 thriller Misery . They discuss some killer performances by Kathy Bates and James Caan, as well as how Reiner's comic...

Bob and Brad wrap up their series on director John Ford with 1952's The Quiet Man . An objectively beautiful-looking film, it's also one of Ford's most gentle and good-hearted movies. John Wayne turns in perhaps his most sens...

Bob and Brad do a draft of five people needed to make a classic movie. Each host picks one actor, director, writer, cinematographer, and composer to form the best possible crew. Who will emerge with the better team? Meanwhile...

Bob and Brad continue their series on director John Ford with 1956's The Searchers . Long revered by filmmakers as Ford's best and most influential film, it's also one of his most controversial by today's standards. Our hosts...

Bob and Brad sit down with Bobby DeMars , founder and CEO of Blind Barrels , for a chat about his history in the film business and his new whiskey venture. this is a brand that our hosts can get behind: every three months, su...

Bob and Brad kick off a mini-series of films from director John Ford with 1940's The Grapes of Wrath . Based on one of the "Great American Novels," this movie features iconic lines and performances, though at least one of our...

Bob and Brad wrap up their Wes Anderson mini-series with his adventure comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel . To help break down what might be Anderson's masterpiece, the guys are joined by their favorite YouTuber, Patrick H. Will...

Bob and Brad sit down with the team from Filmland Spirits , a company that couldn't be more aligned with this podcast if we tried it ourselves! CEO Troy Bolotnick and VP Charlie Flint are movie industry experts who brought th...

Bob and Brad keep the Wes Anderson adventure going with his coming-of-age comedy Moonrise Kingdom . Bob is a huge fan of this one, and while Brad likes about 98% of the movie, the 2% he dislikes makes for a very interesting e...

Bob and Brad travel to Bardstown, KY for the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival, where they interviewed a number of figures from the bourbon industry, as well as festival-goers from all over the United States. Interviews in thi...

Bob and Brad drank FIVE whiskeys from Hood River Distillers, and were so impressed with what they tasted, they delayed the release of this episode so they could chat with head distiller Joe O'Sullivan. Meanwhile, they discuss...

Bob and Brad kick off a mini-series of Wes Anderson films with his 1998 classic Rushmore . This is just the second Anderson film reviewed on the show, which also means it's brad's second-ever Anderson movie. Our hosts discuss...

Bob and Brad continue their "How to Cocktail" bonus series by highlighting whiskey drinks that contain amari. you've probably heard of (and used) amari before, whether in an Aperol Spritz or a Negroni, but the whiskey world i...

Bob and Brad wrap up their mini-series of Edgar Wright films with his 2017 action thriller Baby Driver . One of the first films Brad and Bob ever saw together, this impeccably crafted movie bears all of the Edgar Wright hallm...

Brad walks Bob through his top 5 criteria for a evaluating a great director, and the pair settle on the categories to score each of this season's filmmakers. Meanwhile, they sip on three different whiskies: Lucky Seven The Pr...