Episode 218: ROSEMARY'S BABY

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07/18/22 • 92 min

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Blood and Black Rum Podcast - A Cult Film / Horror Podcast

Amidst the current political climate we thought it would be fun to cover the most iconic film about a troubled pregnancy, Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. Itself an adaptation of Ira Levin's novel, the film covers a range of themes including the sense of alienation during pregnancy, lack of agency as everyone tells you what to do and feel about the upcoming child, and a lack of self as your entire world becomes about raising a child. We talk about all these themes, what it means to have Polanski in the context of this feministic portrayal, and a whole lot more. Women - so hysterical when they're growing a demon child!

We're drinking Scantic River Brewing's Raspberry Streamsicle IPA with vanilla, raspberry, and lactose.

Approximate timeline

0:00-13:00 Intro
13:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Rosemary's Baby

Up next: Smokey and the Bandit

We're drinking Scantic River Brewing's Raspberry Streamsicle IPA with vanilla, raspberry, and lactose.

Approximate timeline

0:00-13:00 Intro
13:00-20:00 Beer talk
20:00-end Rosemary's Baby

Up next: Smokey and the Bandit

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Episode 217: DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS

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On this week's episode, we take on Sam Raimi's return to the director's chair with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! We talk all kinds of things - the amount of homework you have to do for this movie, the new multiverse exploration, how it fits into the Marvel canon, the changes that Raimi brings to the table, and a whole lot more. We're also drinking Tree House Brewing Company's King Julius double IPA!

Approximate timeline

0:00-20:00 Intro
20:00-28:00 Beer talk
28:00-end Doctor Strange 2

Next up: Rosemary's Baby

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Episode 219: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT

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We're going back to a time of cops and smugglers with Smokey and the Bandit, a classic timepiece of Americana with Burt Reynolds as the titular bandit and... Jackie Gleason as the smokey? We have a lot of fun with the film and call out a number of great elements in this road movie, including Jerry Reed's oft-used soundtrack, the great onscreen chemistry between Reynolds and Sally Fields, and the timeless misogyny and racism from the police. Also, we're drinking the American classic, Coor's Banquet, of course.

Approximate timeline

0:00-12:00 Intro
12:00-18:00 Beer talk
18:00-end Smokey and the Bandit

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