The Night Before Movie Podcast

Every holiday season we watch Hallmark Channel holiday movies together. This holiday season they focused on 4 Hallmark films and sit down at New World Brewery in Tampa, Florida to share their favorite movies from each film.  

This year we watched:

A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)

Christmas in Montana (2019)

Holiday Hearts (2019)

Take Me Home For Christmas (2023)

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We are back to talk about the films we watched together during the year of 2023 but never podcasted about. We traveled to Lowry Parade to share a drink, play some games, and reveal our individual top 3 picks. THE LIST OF MOVIES:

THE OLD WAY, fun mom diner, APORIA, leave the world behind, MAY DECEMBER, the killer, THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLADS OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, the big sick, BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES, nowhere, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, reptile, PIERCING, river wild, NO HARD FEELINGS, broker, SHOWING UP, sanctuary, RUBY IN PARADISE, eo, TO LESLIE, a man called Otto, LITERALLY RIGHT BEFORE AARON, black rock, THE CIVIL DEAD, jetchia, PHIL, all quiet on the western front, SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW, blue jay, FALL, a long way down, FRANCES HA, white noise, SR.

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Lee and Jesse travel to South Carolina to experience Barbenheimer during its opening weekend. Acting out of character, they parted ways and each watched one of the films. When they rejoined, they sat outside to tell each other about the film they watched. 

In this episode Jesse tells Lee about Oppenheimer (2023). 

The Night Before Movie Podcast is a movie podcast. In each episode this husband and wife discuss a film they watched the night before. The next day they venture to a local spot in the city to share a drink and their thoughts.

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Lee and Jesse travel to South Carolina to experience Barbenheimer during its opening weekend. Acting out of character, they parted ways and each watched one of the films. When they rejoined, they sat outside to tell each other about the film they watched.

In this episode Lee tells Jesse about Barbie (2023).

The Night Before Movie Podcast is a movie podcast. In each episode this husband and wife discuss a film they watched the night before. The next day they venture to a local spot in the city to share a drink and their thoughts.

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After watching VOX LUX (2018), Lee and Jesse just had to talk about this film starring Natalie Portman, Jude Law, and Rafael Cassidy. So, the next day they headed over to Common Dialect Beerworks in Tampa, Florida to talk it out.

There is a rapid-fire "yay or nay" segment at the very end, covering some additional films they've watched recently.

Yay or Nay films include:

DONNIE DARKO (2001)

ANGEL (1983)

ARBITRAGE (2012)

GRIZZLY (1976)

Lee and Jesse visit Common Dialect Beerworks in Tampa, Florida to catch up on some movies they've watched recently and to have a discussion about the recently released films AIR (2023) and INSIDE (2023).

For this episode they return to their "Yay" or "Nay" rating scale to quickly recap some movies they've seen in the recent weeks. The films include:

SISTER, SISTER (1987)

THE RAIN PEOPLE (1969)

ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974)

JULIEN DONKEY-BOY (1999)

KNOCK AT THE CABIN (2023)

Lee and Jesse sit down at the new New World Brewery in Tampa, Florida to talk about the Akira Kurosawa film RASHOMON (1950). They also talk about Ybor City, Pedro the Lion, pizza, and beer.  

A little while ago Lee and Jesse watched INFINITY POOL, AFTERSUN, and TAR and then we talked about it at one of our favorite spots to grab a drink.

Though they enjoyed all three films, at the end of the episode Lee and Jesse each had to select which film they would purchase, stream, and skip.

The best drama on Netflix is a K-Drama! The Korean Drama INTEREST OF LOVE is a 16 episode Korean drama centering on the lives and relationships of four  individuals working in a Korean Credit Union in Seoul.  In this episode the Night Before Couple recap episodes 5 - 11. 

We recorded this episode at the beach in Indian Shores in Florida. 

The Night Before Movie Podcast is a movie podcast. In each episode this husband and wife discuss a film they watched the night before. The next day they venture to a local spot in the city to share a drink and their thoughts.

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The Night Before Podcast is a movie podcast. In each episode Jesse and Lee discuss a film they watched the night before. The next day they venture to a local spot in the city to share a drink and their thoughts.

In this episode Lee and Jesse discuss two films from 2022 - ALICE, DARLING and TRIANGLE OF SADNESS  One of these movies is really, really good. They also eat some great pizza and drink some good beers at Hampton Station in Tampa, Florida.

Originally this episode was going to be longer. They mention ending the show with a discussion about the Korean television series INTEREST OF LOVE, but that conversation was longer than expected. So, it will be its own episode releasing very soon.

The best drama on Netflix is a K-Drama! The Korean Drama INTEREST OF LOVE is a 16 episode Korean drama centering on the lives and relationships of four  individuals working in a Korean Credit Union in Seoul.  In this episode the Night Before Couple recaps the first four episodes and discuss why they have fallen for this show. 

Additionally,  a new segment is introduced: Don't Sleep On It. 

Jesse tells Lee not to sleep on the new Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson film SOMETHING IN THE DIRT (2022) and Lee tells Jesse not to sleep on the HULU series NINE PERFECT STRANGERS. 

We recorded this episode at Angry Chair Brewing in Tampa, Florida. 

The Night Before Movie Podcast is a movie podcast. In each episode this husband and wife discuss a film they watched the night before. The next day they venture to a local spot in the city to share a drink and their thoughts.

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It's the Top 5 Bottom 5 episode for the 2022 podcast season! At the beginning of each year we sit down and rank our Top 5 and Bottom 5 movie watching experiences as discussed on The Night Before Podcast the previous year.   

On this episode, we reflected on all the films we podcasted about in 2022 and each drafted our own Top 5 and Bottom 5 list. Witness as we share our rankings with each other for the first time!  We recorded this episode at 7venth Sun Brewery in Dunedin, Florida in January of 2023.  

The Night Before Movie Podcast is a movie podcast. In each episode this husband and wife discuss a film they watched the night before. The next day they venture to a local spot in the city to share a drink and their thoughts.   

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Every holiday season the Night Before Couple watched all the Hallmark Channel movies. This holiday season they focused on 6 Hallmark films and sit down at 7venth Sun Brewery in Tampa, Florida to pick their favorite of the six. 

Two movies discussed at two different locations, both in Dunedin, Florida. 

The Night Before Couple spent the weekend in Dunedin, Florida recently and used the opportunity to check out some new places and talk about two films they watched the night before. 

First up is the 2022 film, THE MENU. Lee and Jesse share their thoughts over a craft beer at Cueing Brewing Company. Then they made their way over to Woodwright Brewing Company to finish up their night of movie chatting with another beer and the movie THE INVITATION (the one released in 2015, not the one about vampires from 2022). 

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After taking a short break from podcasting, the Night Before Couple has returned. 

They check out the latest film from one of their favorite directors - Park Chan-Wook (see The Handmaiden and Stoker podcast episodes). His latest film, DECISION TO LEAVE is currently showing in theaters. 

To share their thoughts about the movie and a drink, they visit the recently opened Wulfaven Brewing Company located in Tampa, Florida. 

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When your local indie cinema is showing the new 4K transfer of David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY (1997) you make sure you are in attendance. 

Then after the viewing of the film you drive to Mermaid Tavern in the Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida and you talk about what you just watched. 

The Night Before Couple did both of these things. 

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The Night Before couple watched 5 films from 1991 and shared their thoughts.

It all started with the 1991 film that won best picture - SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991). Then Lee and Jesse each selected two additional films from that year to share and discuss. The selected four films were: BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991), FRANKIE & JOHNNY (1991), MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991), and THELMA & LOUISE (1991).

Then they shared their personal rankings of the five films.

This episode was a porch 'cast recorded in Tampa, FL from the front porch of the Night Before couple.

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It's a triple feature episode! Lee and Jesse watched three movies this time around: Netflix's romantic (?) thriller FRANK AND LOLA (2016), the mind melting sci-fi COHERENCE (2013), and B.J. Novak's VENGEANCE (2022). Though all three films live in different genres, they put them all together to play a little game declaring which film is worth renting, which should be streamed, and which needs to be avoided. 

With all these movies to talk about, they did not have time to talk about a favorite place in the city. Instead, they poured a drink at home and produced a patio podcast. 

This episode is part coffee talk, part movie chat.

We visit the food hall Armature Works in Tampa, Florida and sip a couple of coffees from Buddy Brew and Blind Tiger. After swapping stories about the pioneering days of hipster coffee in Tampa, we share our thoughts about the lovely film BRIAN AND CHARLES. Then we shift gears to talk about SPIDERHEAD, a Netflix original based on a short story by George Saunders.

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Father, Son, and House of Gucci. 

The Night Before Couple has many thoughts about Ridley Scott's HOUSE OF GUCCI (2021), so they returned to The Independent Bar & Cafe in Tampa, Florida to talk about it all. 

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Lee and Jesse watched the new David Cronenberg film CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. Afterwards, they decided to sit down over a drink to dissect this viewing experience (pun intended). 

So, they traveled to Dissent Craft Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida to talk about Dissent's wonderful brewery and beers. As they worked through their thoughts regarding Cronenberg's latest, they also talk about eating plastic and surgery being the new sex.

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The Night Before Couple took some time to watch a couple of movies. 

Lee and Jesse were looking forward to watching THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD (2021) because of the many wonderful things they had heard about it. However, it was the other movie they watched, LANGUAGE LESSONS (2021), that surprised them since they had heard very little about it. 

They share their thoughts over some pizza and beers in Safety Harbor, Florida at Crooked Thumb Brewery as a local bluegrass band is gearing up to play some tunes in the background. 

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The Night Before Couple travels to St. Augustine, Florida and their favorite craft beer, grilled cheese, and arcade spot, Sarbez, to share their thoughts about the sequel to 1986's TOP GUN - the 2022 summer blockbuster TOP GUN: MAVERICK. 

Just like the movie, this episode is action-packed as Lee and Jesse compare the new film to the original amongst a lively Sarbez crowd on a Saturday night. 

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The Night Before couple watched films from 1990 and wanted to talk about them. 

They started with the 1990 film that won best picture - DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990). Then Lee and Jesse each selected two additional films from that year to share and discuss. The selected four films were: PRETTY WOMAN (1990), YOUNG GUNS 2 (1990), AWAKENINGS (1990), and JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (1990).

Lastly, they shared their personal rankings of the five films. 

This episode was recorded in Tampa, Florida at The Independent Bar and Cafe located in the Seminole Heights neighborhood. 

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The Night Before couple ventures to Orlando, Florida to check out Sideward Brewing and the multiverse rollercoaster ride that is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022). 

Also, they chat a bit about David Lynch's BLUE VELVET (1986) but the first half of the conversation did not record correctly, so only the second part of the conversation is included on this episode. Somehow that seems fitting for a Lynch film. 

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Just hours before the infamous 94th Academy Awards Show the Night Before couple sat down at 82 West Distilling in Tampa, Florida to share their personal favorite picks for Best Picture as well as their biggest surprises and biggest letdowns of this 2021's nominees for Best Picture. 

Then the podcast jumps to Double Branch Artisan Ales in West Chapel, Florida to try a few new brews and discuss the Oscar nominated films WESTSIDE STORY (2021) and BELFAST (2021). 

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The 15th annual Gasparilla International Film Festival took place from March 10 - 13, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. 

For the last 6 years or so the Night Before couple has attended this wonderful event. This year they podcasted about it. 

Listen in as they discuss their weekend experience over a couple of drinks sitting outside of Magnanimous Brewing located outside of downtown Tampa. 

This episode highlights three films: MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE directed by Kate Tsang, RELATIVE directed by Michael Glover Smith, and HATCHING directed by Hanna Bergholm. 

In addition to discussing the highlights from each film, and recommending people see each of these great films, they make predictions as to the future streaming service each one will hopefully soon call home. 

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The Night Before couple returns to the spot that started it all - Flower Crown Kombucha Bar and Taproom in Tampa, Florida. This was the setting of the very first episode nearly one year ago. 

Lee and Jesse wanted to return to this favorite spot to share their thoughts on the recently released THE BATMAN (2022) starting Robert Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves. Before they dive into The Batman to share each of their personal "yay" and "nay"s about the film, they discuss one of Reeves's earlier films, the romantic comedy THE PALLBEARER (1996) and taste some of the hard kombucha offerings previously not served at Flower Crown when the duo originally podcasted from this location. 

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Its a 90s night! 

After being inspired by their current reading selection - Chuck Klosterman's latest book, The Nineties - the Night Before Couple decided to a return to two films from the 1990s they remember fondly - SINGLES (1992) and REALITY BITES (1994). 

With two films to discuss, the couple visited two spots to chat. SINGLES is discussed over coffee at Spaddy's Coffee - an outdoor coffee shop. REALITY BITES is discussed over beers at C. 1949 - an outdoor beer garden. Both spots are located in Tampa, Florida. 

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The Night Before returns with another double feature. 

Though at first they were a bit weary of its three hour runtime, the Night Before couple was eager to talk about DRIVE MY CAR (2021) over pizza and beers at Hampton Station in Tampa, Florida. 

However, before ordering their pizza they shared a brief conversation about the 2019 film SWORD OF TRUST starting Marc Maron. 

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The Night Before couple finds a wonderful new place just on the other side of the bay from their hometown - Grindhaus Brewing Lab. Not only does Grindhaus make some great brews, they also screen great films every weekend. 

Though the Night Before couple did not see any films at Grindhaus Brewing Lab this time around, they did discuss two very different films NIGHTMARE ALLEY and PARALLEL MOTHERS. 

Despite the different genres of each film, the Night Before couple manages to bring the two films together in a single conversation. 

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The Night Before couple's first movie viewing of 2022 is a double feature. 

First up is the latest SCREAM (2022) film. 

The second film was the very surprising and eye-opening BENEDETTA (2021). 

The couple was so eager to talk about these two films - especially BENEDETTA - that they raced over to the closet local spot in town (and a personal favorite) 7venth Sun Brewery to talk about both movies.  

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The Night Before couple reflects on all the movies they have watched together and discussed this year on the podcast. Prior to this episode, each of them constructed a list of their top 5 films and bottom 5 films featured this year. Now it is time for them to share their lists with each other. 

For this episode the Night Before couple discovered a wonderful farm-to-table cafe and farm on their drive to their originally planned podcasting location. A quick u-turn was made and they sat themselves down on the front patio at Fat Beet Farm near Oldsmar, Florida. 

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The Night Before Couple sits down at their favorite local brewery- Angry Chair Brewing in Tampa, Florida - to discuss the film THE LAST DUEL. Earlier in the morning the couple had attempted to discuss their viewing of this film over coffee but their thoughts, insights, and reactions required a stronger drink and a change in scenery. 

This is take number two.

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It's a Hallmark Movie Channel Marathon! The Night Before Couple watches 10 Hallmark holiday movies and selects their favorite out of the group. 

One by one, they narrow the list down until they land on their agreed upon favorite. The last remaining Hallmark holiday film will become yearly viewing in future Hallmark holiday movie marathons moving forward.  

Compromises will have to be made, but it is all in the name of holiday cheer! 

This year's Hallmark Holiday Films are:

• CHRISTMAS AT CASTLE HART (2021)
• CROWN FOR CHRISTMAS (2015)
• CHRISTMAS IN TAHOE (2021)
• TIME FOR US TO COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (2020)
• TIME FOR THEM TO COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (2021)
• THE CHRISTMAS CONTEST (2021)
• MY CHRISTMAS FAMILY TREE (2021)
• SISTER SWAP: A HOMETOWN HOLIDAY (2021)
• SISTER SWAP: CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY (2021)
• 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE MERRY (2021)

This episode was recorded on a warm winter's night in Tampa, Florida at The Pour House sipping on Late Start Brewing's perfect holiday-inspired sour Chaos Magik.

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The Night Before Podcast returns with another unreleased episode from the vault.

This episode was originally recorded in September on a rather warm night in front of a crackling fire on the back porch of the Night Before couple's home. They discuss the Elijah Wood film NO MAN OF GOD (2021), which focuses on Ted Bundy's relationship with FBI agent Bill Hagmaier. They also discuss growing up in Florida during the time of his execution.

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The latest episode of The Night Before Podcast is an older episode. This episode was originally recorded a few months ago at Bastet Brewing located in Ybor City in the Tampa Bay Area. Throughout the podcast, the Night Before Couple rave about the unique beer selection and how much they are enjoying their drinks. They also discuss the 2013 film STOKER and how much they enjoyed that too. 

Due to unforeseen circumstances this recording was skipped over during release schedule, that wrong has been corrected. 

Enjoy! 

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The Night Before couple tries a quickie! This is their quick take on the recently released Tom Hanks film FINCH (2021). 

The quickie format is a shorter conversation about a film that unexpectedly popped up in their life. This time around its the man and his dog (and his robot) in the post-apocalyptic family flick Finch.

Somehow this might just be the perfect Thanksgiving family film for 2021.

This episode was recorded the night before Thanksgiving at Gangchu in Tampa, Florida. Gangchu is a favorite spot of the Night Before podcast and it specializes in "chimaek," which is the pairing of Korean fried chicken and beer. Surprisingly, the Night Before couple did not partake in either of these items during their most recent visit and conversation. 

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Each episode Lee and Jesse find a local spot in the city to discuss the movie they watched the night before. 

Yet, sometimes instead of heading out to discuss the movie from the night before at a local coffee shop or brewery one must stay at home and have a little chat by a warm fire. That is exactly what the night before couple decided upon for this episode in which they share their thoughts about the latest film from Edgar Wright - LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (2021). 

The Night Before couple returns for another episode to discuss the A24 film LAMB (2021). 

To watch the film they returned to one of their favorite spots to see movies - Green Light Cinema in St. Petersburg, Florida. Did the couple love this film about a childless couple in rural Iceland that discover a strange newborn sheep? To answer that question they returned to Tampa the next day to share their thoughts over some afternoon drinks. 

This episode was recorded in Tampa, Florida at c.1949. 

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The Night Before couple returns to discuss the final 3 episodes of the Netflix limited series MIDNIGHT MASS.

This is a two part episode. Part 1 featured a discussion sharing their thoughts and reactions to episodes 1 - 4.

This episode, part 2, wraps everything up with a discussion of episodes 5 - 7. There will be spoilers. If you do not want to know everything that happens in the show, it is recommended that you finish the series before listening to this episode.

This episode was recorded over some late night drinks in St. Petersburg, Florida at The Hollander Hotel Tap Room.

The Night Before couple is changing things up! Instead of a film, they are discussing the recently released Netflix series MIDNIGHT MASS. Lee and Jesse have been watching the first half of the series over the course of the previous week but wanted to share their thoughts before binging the last 3 episodes. 

This is a two part episode. Part 1 features a discussion sharing their thoughts and reactions to episodes 1 - 4, so there will be some spoilers sprinkled throughout the podcast. The episode conclusions with some predictions for the remaining 3 episodes.  Part 2 of the Midnight Mass discussion will be posted in the coming days. 

This episode was recorded over drinks and dinner at The Independent Bar and Cafe in Tampa, Florida. 

One night, two films is the subject of this Night Before movie discussion. 

The night before found both of us exploring some of the best South Korean films released in the last five years. First, we discuss Park Chan-wook's beautifully shot 2016 film THE HANDMAIDEN. Then we watched the equally intriguing and compelling BURNING by Lee Chang-dong. 

We had this conversation in the summery days of July at a local restaurant and bar in Tampa, Florida known as The Corner Club. 

This episode finds the Night Before couple in a not-so quiet brewery discussing their feelings on the film A QUIET PLACE PART II (2021).  This episode marks a return to one of our favorite Tampa spots and setting for a previous episode - 7venth Sun Brewery.

In addition to sharing our personal thoughts about the movie, we share some reflections regarding missed opportunities during the recording of our ZOLA episode, the wonderful Fort Lauderdale brewery Invasive Species Brewing, and we update our pizza restaurant rankings for Tampa. 

On this episode we travel to Miami, Florida to talk about a movie we watched the night before in St. Petersburg, Florida about two strippers that took a trip to Tampa, Florida. 

We were excited to see Zola in St. Petersburg's greatest little art house theater - Green Light Cinema. It was the perfect setting to watch this movie. Unseen Creatures Brewing & Blending might not have been the quietest place to record a podcast on a Saturday night in Miami but it was one of the coolest. 

It was a bit of a noisy night, but given the film and the subject matter, it somehow felt right. 

This Eric Bana movie might be set in a small Australian town experiencing a drought, but we recorded this episode in Florida during a hurricane. 

Though we discuss our meal and drinks we shared at the C House - a restaurant in Tampa, Florida in which all the items on the menu begin with the letter 'c' - we headed home to take shelter and record this podcast. 

Before getting to our thoughts on the movie, we share some vinyl we picked up from used bins at Sound Exchange - a record shop in Tampa, Florida - that very same day.

The approaching storm made for a slight adjustment to our plans, but it was a fun podcast nonetheless. 

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