Two Pour Bastards
By Eric riedel
Two Pour BastardsJan 18, 2019
Mortal Kombat (retro) John J. Bowman Single Barrel
This week the boys talk about the impact both personally and culturally of #MortalKombat. They walk through the history and making of the first game. The huge impact it had on American culture, Video Games and the discussion of the impact on violence on youth. Eric Reviews the new @venom Movie while they drink John J. Bowmans single barrel whiskey. He also talks about his visit to the Historic Casanova Liquor Store. Also Kiel wonders what if Wes Anderson had directed the Mortal Kombat movie and they beg Netflix to make a new series. And as always a lot more!
Neon Demon, Sazerac Rye
This week the boys have a special guest Missy @miss_vampira666 on to discuss The Neon Demon. First they dig into what Kiel considers a 10 out of 10 whisk Sazerac. They discuss a little history of the company and drink. Then they talk about the Daniel Deluxe and Dance With the Dead show they went to at the 7th ST Entry. They also get into the finer details of Dark wave and Synth wave. Then for the main topic they have a group discussion of Nicholas Winding Refns 2016 film The Neon Demon. We get Missy's take on the movie as a model and woman then break down the symbology and meaning of the movie. I promise you this is the most anyone has ever dug into this movie.
Mandy, Dan Terminus live, Roknar Rye
This week the boys have some local garbage called Roknar Rye Whiskey,
A quote " the more i smell this the more offensive it becomes." "tastes like licking a Popsicle stick and wet grass." " Straight balsa wood ejaculation, splinters and all." on the positive side they talk about Dan Terminus of Blood Music and the show he put on and the main, main topic is the Nick Cage movie Mandy. They talk about the mind fuckery of the movie and have different takes on the fever dream that is the movie.
Remaster Craze Monkey Shoulder
This week the boys break down a lot of the news they have missed over the last couple of weeks. Eric talks about Money Shoulder and they boys give their review of the scotch. Then Eric goes into the remaster craze that's been happening with obscure and cult movies. Kiel gives his review of the new Predator movie. Hint it's not good. Kiel goes and a tangent about how he hates Sara Paulsons face.
Also mentioned
Arrow Video
Shout Factory
Labyrinth
the godfather
Prince of darkness TV series
NightBreed TV series
Resident Evil 2 remaster
Overlord
Mandy
Neon Demon
Capcom
The walking Dead
American Horror story
Sodomy
Crypticon
Casper Van Dean
New Hellraiser
Blood Music
With sympathy as the best Ministry record
PC Gaming Culture Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 year
This weeks episode the boys have a special guest Eric S. who's an expert on PC's and PC gaming culture, that's personal computer folks. He walks the boys through their ignorant questions on the topic as they drink Orphan Barrels 22 year Rhetoric. They explore the current trends of PC gaming such as Fortnite and PUBG, Topics related as what the hell is Reddit and talk about the current technological trends of PC's and where they're going.
Prince of Darkness 2nd Take
In the last of the Apocalypse Trilogy retrospective the boys review Prince of Darkness. They talk about how this movie is ejaculation horror at its finest. They also talk about the effects and overall themes of the movie in their usual smart ass way.
In the Mouth of Madness 2nd Take
in this 3 part series the boys take a look into John Carpenters In the Mouth of Madness. Carpenters lovecraftian horror movie staring Sam Neill. The boys break down what works and what doesn't in their usual self deprecating and vulgar way.
The Thing (Apocalypse Trilogy) Whistle Pig 10 year
In this episode the boys break down the first of the Apocalypse Trilogy from John Carpenter. 1982's The Thing Staring Kurt Russel and Keith David. They explore the themes of the movie, John Carpenters influence on the genre synth wave and artists such as Com Truise and Gost. They talk about the decline of 70's filmmakers, Sound tracks, Depeche Mode, How shitty EDM is, both Blade Runners, George Michael and more.
Fallout (series) Ancient Age
This weeks episode Kiel and Eric drink shelf turd Ancient Age. They give their assessment of this very bottom shelf Bourbon from Buffalo Trace. Eric Digs into one of his biggest passions which is the Fallout series to which Kiel has never played and has had minimum exposure too. Join the boys this week as Eric tries to explain what fallout is to Kiel who hates American RPG's
Vinyl Culture, Even Williams Single Barrel
This week we dig deep into one of Kiels obsessions. Vinyl culture. He take us into how got into the culture. What drives his obsession. Boutique pressing and a lot more. The boys also talk about Marc Maron and how his show hits ways to close to home for them. They also talk about
Mondo
Deathwaltz records
video game soundtracks
bootleg video game soundtracks
synthwave and john carpenters contribution to the genre
jack whites third man records
as always while getting drunk off the whiskey of the week.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Knob Creek Rye
On this weeks episode, John from the internet joins the boys to discuss the 2005 movie Kiss kiss bang bang from Shane Black. They break down what makes the movie so great and discuss Shane Blacks movies as a whole. The boys try some small batch knob creek rye. Actually they finish off the bottle. Then they wonder off on a myriad of tops that last for almost 2 hours. Things such as
M. Night Shyamalan, and why he sucks
Mortal Kombat, the best video game movie
One Punch man Season 2
Alien 4k restoration
Blade 1 vs blade 2
M. Night Shyamalan doing a western
The good bye of Val Kilmer
The hello there of RDJ
RDJ and onset bromance
Starship Troopers
Cryptycon 2018
This episode goes all over the place but it is very entertaining.
Annhilation, Who is America, Eagle Rare and Angel's Envy
On this weeks episode we switch it up a little. We have long time friend Jam on the show. She brings us some Angels Envy so we double fist the bourbon on this episode. We also drink Eagle Rare and do a very terrible job describing how it tastes, " It tastes like Eagle Rare" Jam breaks down history of Angels Envy while Eric and Kiel talk about Eagle Rare.
Eric talks about the Movie Annihilation and why he doesn't like Natalie Portman but gives her a pass on this movie. He also covers The new Sacha Baron Cohen showtime show. Who is America. They also tell some terrible jokes and as always Kiel talks about how much his life sucks.
Berserk 2016 Series Colonel Taylor Barrel Proof
Apologies in advance, Eric wants to wants to say sorry for getting drunk in the back half of the episode and rambling. Anyways this week the boys get into some fine Colonel E. H. Taylor barrel proof bourbon. They dig into the history of the man and brand and his contribution to the modern buffalo trace company. They also discuss the bottled in bond act. Kiel breaks down his trip to California Extreme this year and all the pin ball arcade mania. He talks about aka to blue, how the french are ruining video games, Bullit Heller Don Maku, Japanese arcade culture and its decline. Why CRT monitors are better than LCD. For the last segment Eric and Kiel discuss the new 2016 Berserk series. Their thoughts on it and explore the varies controversies surrounding it. Also of course they get drunk
Critters and Hibiki
In this weeks weeks episodes the bois break down Hibiki Japanese Harmony and how much they love it. Kiel talks about his upcoming trip to California Extreme. Then they finally get to their review of Critters. They have some serious questions for the filmmakers. Like that little kid might be a domestic terrorist. who the hell would leave their kid supervised by the down drunk who may be mentally disabled. Also the kids older sister is a little rapey towards Billy Zane but then again who wouldn't be. Also why is it an important fact the critters space ship has enough fuel to span the galaxy 10 times over? The boys ask these questions and more. Also they do a great riff on Gremlins
Episode 8
In this episode Kiel is still mildly sick, but we dig into our local liquor stores exclusive barrel pick of Russell's Reserve. We also talk about some of the things we were excited about announced from this years SDCC. Mostly the Demolition Man taco Bell experience. For the main topic we break down the Golden Age Arc run of the Kentaro Miura long running series Berserk. We get into the history of the series and how delightfully messed up it is.
Episode 7
In this episode Kiel is sick and trying to get better. So we decide cask strength Aberlour Abunadh will cure what ails him. We cover our experience at Convergence 2018. We talk about cock ringed centaurs, romanticizing Ash Williams and how it cost 5 gold for an arcane hand job. We also review ant man and the wasp and how excited we are about the new Robocop movie.
The Predator Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
In the episode Kiel test Eric's resolve with Barrel proof Elijah Craig 12 year. They also review Woodford Reserve Single Malt and Aberlour 12 year. One of the three is a shelf turd. The guys go over convergence one more time before they head off into the convention wilderness. Then they break down Predator 2. Eric wonders what Predator politics is like also wonder how they're such good craftsman if they only see in infrared. Kiel is convinced Danny Glover character is a metaphor for having a job.
The Best Anime and Nikka Taketsuru
In this episode We explore the History of Nikka whisky. Get pretty schlitzed. We talk about the upcoming convergence convention that is in celebrating its natural 20 anniversary this year. Eric has never been so Kiel breaks down what to expect. Then we round the the episode talking about the anime that had the biggest impact on us. all the while making inappropriate jokes and being drunk.
E3 2018 and Aberlour 16 year
This episode we dig into Aberlour 16 year. Talk about why Eric hates the walking dead, Male nudity, foreskin prosthetic and we go through what we are excited for from this years E3 event. Also you'll never hear the word dream catcher and be the same.
Naked Lunch Michters 10 year
In this Episode Kiel reviews Michters 10 year and goes into the difference between non distiller producers and distiller producers. The pop culture topic is David Cronenbergs Naked Lunch. Kiel attempts to describe the movie while Eric goes over what the movie means, the differences between the book and movie and try's to explain why Silence of the Lambs is the greatest romantic comedy of all time.
Buffalo Trace Leviathan Making of Hellraiser 1 and 2
In the Premiere episode of the Two Pour Bastards podcast. Eric and Kiel talk about Buffalo Trace bourbon and Explore leviathan the making of Hellraiser One and Two. Listen to them lose all concentration as they getting increasing drunk. This episode is extra long as it is the first episode. cut down from 4.5 hours to a healthy 2.5.