Simplistic Reviews Podcast

Happy 4th Of July. The boys at Simplistic Reviews, along with Greg Cafaro from Miscast Entertainment, are ready to light all the fireworks your parents told you were dangerous. First things first, we celebrate Matt's copper anniversary, then we peek in on the life of Chris Hansen, bring back a classic segment called Simply The Best, do a little channel surfing with some TV Roundup, share another entry into Julie's Diary, and then flip the script with another edition of Simplistic Switcheroo. All that and more on this explosive episode of the Simplistic Reviews podcast.

On this episode we head down to Georgia, figuratively, and I chat with Nate Grabowski, the Tennessee Market Manager from Monday Night Brewing Co. in Atlanta Nate and I go back about three years so we wax on our old gigs, where we are now, how it's going, and where we think we're heading. Oh, and we got to hang out in person in the studio sharing a few beers while staying socially distant of course! Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these CRAZY COVID TIMES. If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the show, e-mail contact@simplisticreviews.net.

On this episode of ‘Beyond the Pale Ale’ I’m joined by the dynamic duo of Joaquin and Josh Peña from Islla Street Brewing Co. in San Antonio, Texas. In this Jumbo-Deluxe episode, we dive into the the diversity of the Texas beer scene, how a culinary director and oil field chemist created a brewery that bridges cultures together, and how Covid-19 has changed the landscape of business as we know it. Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these CRAZY COVID TIMES. If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the show, e-mail contact@simplisticreviews.net

On this episode of "Beyond the Pale Ale" I'm joined by one of my best friends in the beer business, Adam Crumley, the New Belgium Tennessee Voodoo Ranger himself! This is also the first LIVE interview I conduct, but don't worry we were doing respectful of social distancing rules and regulations. Adam chats about the state of affairs on New Belgium while we enjoy some new products from their Voodoo Ranger line and pop a cork on a special beer while looking forward to the future of business.     Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these tough and emotional times.   If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the show, e-mail contact@simplisticreviews.net Show Notes New Belgium Brewing  

On this week's episode of 'Beyond the Pale Ale' I'm fortunate enough to be joined by Co-Founder and Head Brewer, Marcus Baskerville, from Weathered Souls Brewing Co. in San Antonio, TX. We chat about their business model during the Covid-19 Pandemic, his journey from Sacramento to San Antonio, diversity in the beer industry, and of course about their 'Black is Beautiful' beer project. With over 200 breweries across 35 states already involved in 'Black is Beautiful,' be on the lookout for this beer very soon, and make sure you listen, learn, collaborate, and work with local businesses to help spread the word on social injustice and how to fix systematic racism across the world. Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these tough and emotional times. If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the

The return of a very special guest, the return of one of our favorite games, a brand new segment, two new sketches, and an in-depth look at Joey Pants' pants. This episode of the Simplistic Reviews podcast couldn't be any more filled to the brim with crazy if were a Gary Busey biography. We are graced with the presence of Jeanette Ward from The Mundane Adventures Of A Fangirl. We also test her film recognition with a little game of Simplistic Titles. Julie gets her own new segment aptly named Julie's Diary. And to top it all off, Jay Cluitt from Life Vs Film makes a cameo in order to channel the spirit of Christopher Nolan right in time for Tenet. Sounds weird? It is! Cool right? All that and more on a special episode of the Simplistic Reviews podcast          

Things are starting to heat up with this episode of 'Beyond the Pale Ale.' Matt gets a chance to catch up with Dylan Crain from Memphis' Finest, Crosstown Brewing Co. Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these CRAZY COVID TIMES.   If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the show, e-mail contact@simplisticreviews.net   Show Notes Crosstown Brewing Co. All Together Collab

In this episode of "Beyond the Pale Ale" Matt chats with Stephanie Davis from Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina. Stephanie takes care of the entire state of Tennessee offering the latest and greatest from one of Asheville's most popular breweries. Steph and Matt also go over new releases and the Beers That Build program. Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these CRAZY COVID TIMES. If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the show, e-mail contact@simplisticreviews.net Show Notes Giving Back to Asheville Donating to the Cause Beers That Build

Beyond Skline R ‧ 2017 ‧ Sci-fi/Action ‧ 1h 45m Detective Mark Corley storms his way onto an alien spaceship to rescue his estranged son. When the ship crashes in Southeast Asia, he forges an alliance with a band of survivors to take back the planet once and for all. The quarantine Netflix Party Edition continues with the classic 2017 sci-fi film, Beyond Skyline. Oh it's not a classic? I just assumed a movie about a father and aliens or a baby or something...wait I forget...what the hell did we just watch? Seriously, if you pulled a gun out and asked me to name one character, just one, you would be pulling that trigger. Well, maybe letting you choice these movies is too much power, I'm honestly starting to think about taking my chances by leaving the house than watching another one of those "classic" Netflix films. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast: iTunes: https://goo.gl/orhsR4 Spotify: https://goo.gl/pcBg5V Site: http://SimplisticReviews.

  On this episode of Beyond the Pale Ale, I chat with Adam Kamerer from Blackstone Brewing Co. in Nashville, Tennessee.   Being Nashville’s oldest brewery, Blackstone has been the ebbs and flows of a city that has grown at an exponential rate, and only to see what damage the recent pandemic has caused Nashville.   Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these CRAZY COVID TIMES.   If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the show, e-mail contact@simplisticreviews.net   Show Notes   Blackstone on Facebook   Blackstone on Instagram   Nashville Brewing Co on Instagram  

In the inaugural episode of Beyond the Pale Ale, Matt sits down with Isaiah Kallman, from Black Abbey Brewing Co in Nashville, TN. Discussion ranges from the difference between Michi-ganders and Miami-ans, and how Isaiah might actually be connected to royalty and own an actual castle! Remember to keep supporting your local bars, restaurants, breweries and distilleries in these CRAZY COVID TIMES. If you want to yell at Matt about his interviewing skills, or lack thereof, e-mail him at matt@simplisticreviews.net or if you want to leave a general comment or maybe even want to throw your two-cents onto the show, e-mail contact@simplisticreviews.net SHOW NOTES Black Abbey Brewing Co. Dad Rock Block

  Big thanks to Greg and Will from MISCAST and everyone else for joining!   Listeners picked it, so we watched it...   Shark Night 3D...   Yippy.       Shark Night   PG-13 ‧ 2011 ‧ Horror/Thriller Newly arrived at her family's lake-island cabin, college student Sara (Sara Paxton) and her friends prepare for a weekend of fun in the sun. But soon after they dive into the lake, football player Malik (Sinqua Walls) stumbles out of the water with a grievous wound. Thinking Malik is the victim of a freak accident, the friends pile into a tiny speedboat and head for the hospital. To their horror, they discover that they are surrounded by hundreds of massive, hungry sharks.   Release date: September 2, 2011 (USA) Director: David R. Ellis Budget: 28 million USD Box office: 40.1 million USD    

Still have that face mask by your side? Great! Wash those hands again because they're about to get bloody in this week's Netflix Party. Big thanks to Greg and Will from MISCAST and everyone else for joining! This time around we watched...     Bloodsport 1988 ‧ Action/Martial Arts U.S. soldier Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial-arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent (Leah Ayres), Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive? Release date: February 26, 1988 (USA) Director: Newt Arnold Box office: 65 million USD    

With a world starved for content, the Simplistic Reviews Podcast is here to show you how low the bar has fallen. With the help of Jay Cluitt from Life Vs Film, Jeanette Ward from The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl, Nicholas Rehak, Steven C. Phillips from Altered Geek, and Todd Liebenow from Forgotten Films, Simplistic Reviews presents their two-part exposé on Sesame Street. The fellas also discuss which movies are to die for if ever the theaters open back up. And we top it all off with a game in which choices will have to be made on which fictional character is allowed to marry Justin and Matt's daughters. All that and more on this untested and very sick episode of the Simplistic Reviews Podcast.

Cowabunga! Remember when Mom would say, "Stop playing with those damn turtle action figures, get out of the house and go play outside!?" Boy times have changed... Since we cannot play outside we decided to get together with our fellow podcasters and listeners, our friends, and watch 1990s classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles online with the Netflix Party Extension. So grab that facemask, wash those hands and join us during the quarantine. Big thanks to Freddy and Greg from MISCAST for joining! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles In New York, mysterious radioactive ooze has mutated four sewer turtles into talking, upright-walking, crime-fighting ninjas. The intrepid heroes -- Michelangelo (Robbie Rist), Donatello (Corey Feldman), Raphael (Josh Pais) and Leonardo (Brian Tochi) -- are trained in the Ninjutsu arts by their rat sensei, Splinter. When a villainous rogue ninja, who is a former pupil of Splinter, arrives and spreads lawlessness throughout the city, it's up to the plucky turtles

While everyone is sitting home doing nothing, we decided to watch a movie that went nowhere except to maximum complete and utter nonsense...enjoy! :) Our Man Flint
 1966 ‧ Action/Comedy ‧ 1h 48m When a global criminal organization flexes its power over weather and tectonic activity, secret agent Derek Flint (James Coburn) is summoned from retirement to get to the bottom of the matter. While he mulls over whether to take the assignment, he narrowly escapes an assassination attempt, but his spy agency commander, Cramden (Lee J. Cobb), is nearly mortally wounded. Vowing to take the fight to the enemy, Flint treks through Europe hot on the trail of femme fatale spy Gila (Gila Golan).
 Release date: January 16, 1966 (USA)
 Director: Daniel Mann
 Music composed by: Jerry Goldsmith 
Screenplay: Hal Fimberg, Ben Starr

Stuck at home hiding from the Corona Virus? Watch some TV. Can't afford cable because you lost your job? Read a book. Suffering from illiteracy? Play with your kids. Hate your family? Well, there is always the Simplistic Reviews Podcast. This month the boys try to socially distance themselves from Harvey Weinstein, Kid Rock, Judith Light, Buzz Lightyear and even the wonderful world of Disney. They also debut a new segment in which they point out some Hollywood tropes they're sick of. All that and more, without the requirement of a breathing mask, on this episode of the Simplistic Reviews podcast

As the month of love and black history comes to a close, the Simplistic Reviews podcast does their best to hate on the concept of love and misremember pretty much all of black history. The boys tackle everything from Batman, to Bond songs, to Rick Moranis. They also introduce a new “Where Are They Now?” styled segment we’re calling What Happened. All that, a brief phone call to Michael Fassbender, a cameo from Walter Vinci from the First Time Watchers Podcast, a Terry Funk For President ad campaign and a pretty long and slightly unintentional plug for the app Cameo on this February episode of the Simplistic Reviews podcast

Theft, Trespassing, Kidnapping, Murder, Intrigue, Joel Kinnaman...that's right...Joel Kinnaman. The first Simplistic Reviews Podcast of the new year brings you all that and more, including Simon Appleton from The Movie Moustache. We discuss everything from Bond to Batman to Batman's odd confession in Batman Forever to Harvey Dent. Tune in and listen to all our crimes against the entertainment community.    

While we are in the midst of 8 crazy nights and the Christmas season, why not get yourself put on the naughty list by checking out the holiday episode of the Simplistic Reviews podcast. The boys end the year off right by checking what tantalizing entertainment news story is stuffed in their stockings, they recap the year, and then finally decide which movies are actual Christmas movies and which aren’t movies at all in another installment of Simplistic Titles. All that and more on this gift wrapped episode of the Simplistic Reviews podcast   NOTES FIRSTTIMEWATCHERS MOVIE MOUSTACHE LIFE VS FILM TIM ALLEN: SNITCH JUICE