The Occasionalists Podcast

Secret Movie Review: Possessor (2020)

Technology merging and changing with the human body in grotesque and unexpected ways?
No one spared from visceral violence and gore?
Directed by a Cronenberg?!
While Possessor might seem very familiar, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Secret Movie Review: Upgrade (2018)

Our second Secret Movie review is now live!
An old friend returns to talk technologically enhanced super soldiers, malevolent AI, quadriplegic vengeance, and the dystopian near future Melbourne Australia United States. All this and more are wrapped up in one neat cyberpunk package known as Upgrade.
How is this movie not talked about and copied more? Why can't cops just do their damn job? Who keeps letting billionaires design everything that will kill us? 
Find out all of that and more!

Secret Movie Review: Villains (2019)

We kick off Movie May with our first Secret Movie Review! We tackle the 2019 black COMEDY from writing and directing duo Dan Berk and Robert Olsen: Villains.
Who dazzled? Who disappointed? How many things are lurking in the basement? How much cocaine is too much cocaine?
Find out all that and more with us before we abscond to the greatest place on earth: Florida.

Movie May: Secret Movies Primer

We are jumping out of the booze and into the theater, for it is once again time to celebrate all things movies with the aptly named, Movie May.
This time we are tackling Secret Movies. Confused? Same here, but this episode should help explain it.

Aperitif April: Drinking w/ Buds

OOOHH YEAHHHH! It was a night of memories, tales of glory days long past when these maniacs ruled the roads and painted the town red. As the drinks flowed, so did the wild stories - outrageous adventures, narrow escapes, romantic conquests that would make your grandmother blush! For one night, they were young again, lost in a hazy brotherhood forged in the beers of their epic youth. OOOHH YEAHHHH, those were the days, my friends, the CREAM OF THE CROP living life full throttle! 

Aperitif April: Wedding Drinks

We are back with our next drink review for Aperitif April. This time, we'll be tackling a pair of original recipes with a wedding theme!
Join us as we taste-test The Prenuptial and The Divorce Settlement.

Aperitif April: Ranch Water

Our first foray into cocktails for Aperitif April has us taking on three variations of a modern staple that surged out of West Texas the past decade: Ranch Water!
Several individuals have laid claim to creating this simple yet delicious tequila highball, there is one undisputed fact no one can deny: This shit is gooood.
Pour a glass and drink along as we have our own ranch-hand happy hour. 

Aperitif April: Eclipse Beers

Our first episode of Aperitif April has us diving into the suds and a little science! In honor of the coming eclipse, we are taste-testing two beers with the cosmos in their hoppy hearts.
First, the specially-made for the big event Vanilla Blackout Stout from Great Lakes Brewing. Then we get a little spacy with Cosmic Haze from Market Garden Brewery.
What do these two different but fabulous beers pair best with? Some choice pop culture cuts with a cosmic twist, of course.
Crack one open, put your eclipse glasses on and let's space out together.