Tommy (1975) w/Consequence of Sound
This week, we rock out with returning guest, Consequence of Sound‘s Nick Freed, to talk about the psychedelic 1975 rock opera Tommy! The product of Pete Townshend’s […]
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HERE MAY BE DRAGONS: How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
Our month of dragon movies continues with returning guest Julia and 2010’s animated film How to Train Your Dragon! Dreamworks’ surprisingly solid kid’s film follows awkward […]
APRIL SHOWERS: Purple Rain (1984) w/Consequence of Sound
This week on Alcohollywood, Blake Goble of Consequence of Sound joins us to pay homage to Prince in the wake of his tragic passing with […]
APRIL SHOWERS: Rain Man (1988)
Now that Jared and Clint have escaped from Mars, they’re stuck on an Earth that perpetually rains! While they figure a way out of this […]
MARCH ON MARS: The Martian (2015) w/Geek Girl Chicago
This week, Geek Girl Chicago herself Lauren Faits joins us as we finish up our month-long quest with last year’s Oscar Best Picture-nominee The Martian, directed by Ridley […]
OSCAR SPECIAL: Mad Max – Fury Road (2015)
It’s Oscar season, and this year the Best Picture nominee we’re covering is the balls-to-the-wall action extravaganza Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth film in the […]
There Will Be Blood (2007) w/WildClaw Theatre
This week on Alcohollywood, guest Ele Matelan of WildClaw Theatre (and our friend from Our Fair City) grabs a milkshake and sits down with us to […]
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
This week, returning guest Nick Freed joins us to talk 1988’s A Fish Called Wanda, the caper-comedy written by and starring John Cleese! When a […]
FRESH POUR: Chicago Critics Film Festival 2015
One of the perennial conflicts of being an amateur film critic (who’s mostly doing this for the love of the game) is champing at the […]
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
This week on Alcohollywood, playwright Dusty Wilson joins us to talk 1995’s Leaving Las Vegas, starring Academy Award-winning Nicolas Cage (in a role that gives […]