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A podcast pairing movies and wine. We’ll tell you why we like ‘em, how they’re made, and why they work. Hopefully we find a pairing that works; sometimes we don't. Hosted by Scott Hudson and Jamie Harrison Rubin
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What new wine law nonsense has Scott & Jamie mad as hell today? What is YOUR favorite musical number from this absurd, queer, joyful cult-classic and why is it Meatloaf’s only song, “Hot Patootie”? Are you a die hard, callbacks-at-the-shadowcast type of fan, or do you need a big, red V on your forehead? Take a moment to safely open some Spanish bub…
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Just how fast did Scott down his cocktail, and does Jamie have any room to criticize considering he brought two? Why does the presence of a multilingual person make our hosts feel inadequate? Who’s YOUR preferred Dumbledore? (RIP Richard Harris and Michael Gambon). What is it about the “book is always better” crowd that is so damned annoying? Avoid…
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Part FIVE of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries! Which gremlin is your favorite: Spider Gremlin, Bat Gremline, Electric Gremlin, Veggie Gremlin, Googly-eyed Gremlin, Brainy Gremlin, or Greta the Lady Gremlin? (Yes, those are all actually in the movie.) Do our hosts have a better understanding of their longtime friend now that they’ve seen one of hi…
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Part FOUR of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries! Which of Point Break’s heroes would’ve been a TikTok anti-vaxxer and which would’ve voted for T****? What character inspires our guest whenever she needs to knock a man down a peg? And would anyone from this movie drink either of the fancy ciders Jamie paired? Grab your board, your gun, a rubber Reag…
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Part Three of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries! (NOW WITH GUESTS!) How does a largely forgotten and unapologetically stupid send-up of Hong Kong martial arts movies hold up to our 2023 sensibilities? What memories are conjured by drinking this well-branded, cocktail focused Japanese whiskey from spirits giant Beam-Suntory? And is “Onion Wine” act…
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Part Two of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries! What is the origin story of Jamie’s life-long love affair with Jurassic Park? Does Scott have any affinity for the ubiquitous champagne featured prominently in the movie, or is this just spite backfiring? And where does Jamie get off blaming Steven Spielberg for him failing out of college? Fire up the…
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What happens to your brain when you watch seven Missions Impossible in a week? How do Scott and Jamie rate the latest entry in the long-running Tom Cruise spy-action-thriller franchise? Which is your favorite Ethan Hunt super power? And why did Jamie choose this one-off episode about the best current action franchise for a weird, hybrid, Pet-nat pa…
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Part One of our Comfort Food Movies Miniseries! ZODIAC is a 2007 film from director David Fincher, writer James Vanderbilt, and stars Jake Gyllenhall, Mark Ruffalo, and Robert Downey Jr. among many, many others. It is strangely unstreamable in the U.S. right now, unless you have Paramount+ or Showtime via Roku, or Paramount+ via AppleTV. You can re…
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The Epic Conclusion of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries! After weeks of talking about blind tasting, can Jamie successfully identify this classic NZ Sauvy Bobby sight unseen? Given the outsized impact of Kenneth Anger on American cinema and the culture at large, why did Scott delay one of his films until the very end of this min…
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Part 6 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries Can Scott successfully defend the first ever feature documentary while simultaneously pointing out all the ways that it’s total bunk? Will Jamie make a compelling argument that maybe all the Chianti minutiae he’s memorized is actually not that useful to know? Have our intrepid hosts sol…
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Part 5 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries Has Jamie successfully demonstrated the value of the deductive tasting method? And, more importantly, has he convinced Scott that the French appellation system isn’t so bad? Is La Jetée a fatalistic bummer or a beautiful romance? And why was Scott worried his co-host wouldn’t like this …
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Part 4 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries Does Scott actually like this wine? (It's complicated.) Will Jamie reconcile his love for drinking Burgundy with his myriad issues with it conceptually? (It's also complicated.) What do the boys think of Maya Deren's dreamy, surreal, contemplative, silent film as compared to Bunuel & Da…
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Part 3 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries Can Jamie adequately describe the flavor of a gooseberry to his co-host? What about this iconic piece of Surrealist cinema does Scott find so nihilistic, and why does that attitude appeal to Jamie so much? Since neither host likes the thing they picked, did they accidentally make a good…
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Part 2 of our Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum miniseries Despite knowing about all the different kinds of Soviet montage, does Scott actually know what he has a degree in? Does the Hudson house white bear any similarity to this benchmark Chenin Blanc from Vouvray? Why is Comrade Jamie so susceptible to Soviet propaganda? Are we finding thread…
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Part One of Jamie’s Court of Master Sommeliers Curriculum Miniseries! Why are we dedicating an entire miniseries to the CMS curriculum wines if our resident Wine Guy’s got so much beef with their selection? Can Scott do the CMS blind tasting rubric with this bottle under the 4 minute 10 second time limit? Will Jamie’s love of whimsy overcome his di…
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It’s the final part of our annual Oscar Best Picture roundup! Which is funnier: Scott getting hosed by his erupting bottle of bubbly, or Jamie’s story about seeing WOMEN TALKING? Just how bad is Tom Hanks in ELVIS? Did Scott accurately (and patronizingly) predict Jamie’s thoughts on TRIANGLE OF SADNESS? Don’t forget to take a selfie before your fir…
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It’s PART THREE of our annual Oscar Best Picture roundup! Why exactly is TOP GUN: MAVERICK nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay? Would Netflix’s new adaptation of ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT resonate with our hosts if it had any, like, characters? Just how close to home does THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN hit for our best bro hosts? And what does an…
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It’s PART TWO of our annual Oscar Best Picture roundup! Is EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE the craziest movie to ever get nominated for *eleven* Oscars? If you didn’t see AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER in IMAX 3D HFR, did you really see it? Is THE FABELMANS a compelling narrative beyond the meta-textual Spielbergian origin story? Has Jamie found a winn…
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Is embattled conductor Lydia Tár a bad person? And more importantly, what does she order at the bar? Is this sweet and bubbly rosé a good counterpoint to a haunted character study, or would you prefer something darker and more complex? Will our hosts succeed in their New Year’s resolution to be nicer to one another on mic? Switch off any phantom me…
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS, Y’ALL! Daunted by having to choose a movie that your relatives might actually enjoy? Stumped about what to pour before, during, and after dinner with (or without) the family? Good news: the boys are back from their extended hiatus (kind of) and feeling the secular Christmas spirit! Press play to be lifted up by the kind of scintilla…
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Part 6 of A PHILADELPHIA TASTING MENU Has Jamie successfully chosen six wines in a row that please his co-host? Does this luscious sweet wine made by a master in the Rheinhessen stand up to Jacques Tati’s towering comedy all-timer? The tasting menu comes to a close with babka for dessert course, our first ever dessert wine, and one of the greatest …
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Part 5 of A PHILADELPHIA TASTING MENU Does this grungy, haut-cuisine, haunted Nic Cage drama pair in a contrapuntal sort of way with this bubbly, tropical, and historic Blanc de Blancs from Napa Valley? Share some dope Bao buns with those you love and press play on our latest episode! Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs 2018 is available at Crush Wine Co. …
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Part 4 of A PHILADELPHIA TASTING MENU Does Bedrock Wine Co.’s pale, age-worthy, referential rosé play nice with Ari Aster’s bananas, daytime, slow-burn folk horror? How did Jamie enjoy the other, Marvel-flavored half of his Florence Pugh double feature? WIll Scott’s bathroom renovation trevails ever cease? Cover yourself in a mound of wildflowers a…
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Part 3 of A PHILADELPHIA TASTING MENU Will this rosy, red-fruited, tannic Nebbiolo from *dramatic Italian gesture* Piemonte be a good partner for provocative, bloody, French body horror? Brace yourself, pour a whole bottle into one overly large glass, and press Play! Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d’Alba 2019 is available at Crush Wine Co. for $24. RAW is a…
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Part 2 of A PHILADELPHIA TASTING MENU Did Jamie enjoy his listener-mandated viewing of GREEN LANTERN? Will anyone understand Scott's triple-Venn-diagram explanation connecting food to wine to movies? Does this velvety, warm, old vine Patagonian Pinot Noir find purchase with this post-punk, pastel period piece that's all about the vibes? Grab a plat…
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Part 1 in our Miniseries A PHILADELPHIA TASTING MENU Does Jamie have himself a winner matching Sauvy B with El Merkury’s delightful papusas in the show’s first ever FOOD pairing? Did Scott maybe find a throughline between writer/director kogonada’s near future tale of grief, constructed culture, family, and memory, and the forward thinking, climate…
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A PALATE CLEANSER What kind of inane nonsense is “zerts and veg” and what does it have to do with The Rock? Will this single barrel, rye-finished, Indian single malt whiskey pair well a mail bag of listener questions? Can Jamie find a silver lining to climate change that his co-host won’t scoff at? Has Scott found a shred of optimism about the futu…
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Part 6 of PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED?! Does this Sherry-adjacent wine pair well with DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD’s confident, self-aware, homeschool energy hero? Can this unfortified palomino bottling stand up to PADDINGTON 2’s clumsy, hard-staring, intrinsically good natured leading bear? Grab your sherry butt and a marmalade sandwich before h…
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Part 5 of PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED… After weeks of big swings and bigger misses, has Jamie found a bottle of wine that Scott actually enjoys? And will it pair with this double feature of beloved comedy classics from two of the silent era’s undisputed masters? Put the kids to bed, pop open that magnum, and travel back to the 1920s with us when yo…
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Part 4 of PARENTAL GUIDANCE, SUGGESTIONS What is it about this robust rosé that Jamie describes as “delightful and charming” but has Scott doing Popeye Face after each sip? Does the petrichor character pair well with MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO’s rainy, natural aesthetic? Or, does the wine’s unexpected nature pair better with the essence of toxic capitalism…
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Part 3 of PARENTAL GUIDANCE: SUGGESTED Which flavor of “Old World” stop-motion does Jamie prefer: the Swiss-watch-precision of WALLACE & GROMIT, or the anarchic lunacy of A TOWN CALLED PANIC? Does Scott actually like this small-production Mencia from Bierzo, or is he still drunk from the episode recorded immediately before this one? Make sure you h…
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Part 2 of PARENTAL GUIDANCE, SUGGESTIONS Which of these two gonzo George Miller films resonates more with Jamie: the dark, urban fable of the sequel to BABE, or the sprawling jukebox musical of the second and final HAPPY FEET movie? Will drinking three glasses change Scott’s mind about this natty, sour, unfiltered Catalonian wine, or will he stand …
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Part 1 of PARENTAL GUIDANCE, SUGGESTIONS Which of these two Cartoon Network spin-off movies made Jamie feel like he had taken hard drugs: the humanistic sci-fi musical fable STEVEN UNIVERSE: THE MOVIE, or the riotously silly meta comedy TEEN TITANS GO! TO THE MOVIES? Will Scott come around on this Catalonian bubbly pét-nat that initially gave him b…
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To celebrate Robert Eggers' Viking epic THE NORTHMAN, we’re flashing back to our September 2021 discussion of his previous feature THE LIGHTHOUSE. Enjoy this reprise from the show’s early days. How does this loud, expressive Finger Lakes wine pair with this expressionistic black-and-white art house horror film? Is the acidity of this dry Riesling a…
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To celebrate the success of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert, we’re flashing back to our March 2021 discussion of their first feature SWISS ARMY MAN. Enjoy this reprise from the show’s early days. How well does this somm darling grape pair with a buddy comedy about a farting, reanimated cor…
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This discussion contains actually shockingly few spoilers for the plot of THE BATMAN, but there are some! You've been warned! What is it about this grungy, assured, maximalist take on the Caped Crusader that has Scott so enthralled and Jamie so annoyed? How does the super serious vibe of director Matt Reeves’ three hour Bat-reboot pair with the bot…
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Part 6 of Pinot Grigio vs THE M4TRIX Has Scott detected brettanomyces in this hazy red Pinot Gris from Willamette, or is Jamie just humoring him? Will Jamie ever successfully explain to his co-host the difference between notes of sweet things and the presence of actual sugar? Why does RESURRECTIONS have such a radically different aesthetic from the…
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Part 5 of Pinot Grigio vs THE M4TRIX Did Jamie’s food pairing recommendation for this Willamette Valley landmark help his co-host out, or did Scott still find this Pinot Gris yucky? How is RESURRECTIONS’ new villain The Analyst a way for Lana Wachowski to incorporate critiques of THE MATRIX into the franchise? Is the story of 25-year-old David Lett…
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Part 4 of Pinot Grigio vs THE M4TRIX Which RESURRECTIONS performance made Scott’s personal 2021 Oscar ballot: Keanu Reeves as Neo, Carrie Anne Moss as Trinity, or Jonathan Groff as Smith? What’s the deal with the Rubber Ducky on Keanu’s head in the bathtub and how is it an unexpectedly apt metaphor for this show? How does Red Newt Cellars’ spirit o…
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Brace yourself for our progressively drunker discussion of this year's Best Picture Nominees! Which nominee does Jamie pair with a $250 bottle and just how much will his co-host shout about that price tag? What exactly are the three total laughs to be found in the two-and-a-half hour long “comedy” DON’T LOOK UP? Can Scott successfully express his l…
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How will our criminally verbose hosts manage to discuss all ten nominees AND ten bottles paired with them in a single, reasonable-length episode? (Spoilers: they will not. TWO PARTER, BABY!) Will Scott once again rant and rave about how distasteful he finds the very idea of the Oscars, or has he learned to accept them for what they are? Can The Win…
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Part 3 of PINOT GRIGIO VS THE M4TRIX What’s the difference between Grigio and Gris? What exactly is a “Legacyquel”, has Jamie seen ANY of them, and where does Scott place Lana Wachowski’s fourth Matrix film in this dominant franchise trend? Can Jamie talk Scott into liking this Alsatian style Pinot Gris, or will his co-host remain confused by it? H…
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Part 2 of Pinot Grigio vs THE M4TRIX Where does this orange wine fall in Jamie’s preferred progression of beverages at a party? Is Jamie’s explanation of “mousy” as a wine descriptor the grossest one yet? How rad is the character Bugs (“as in Bunny, and tech that listens”) played by Jessica Henwick? How many broad generalizations about Gen X and Ge…
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Part 1 of PINOT GRIGIO VS THE M4TRIX Why did Jamie pick a grape stereotypically associated with day drinkin’ white women to dedicate six episodes to? What compelled Scott to match Jamie’s single-varietal-miniseries with Lana Wachowski’s extremely divisive fourth Matrix movie? How did the modernizing techniques of this producer lead to the ubiquity …
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Part 6.2 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) Will Scott find this Oloroso Sherry “shiny & chrome” or will he whine “MEDIOCRE!” with every sip like he did with Fino Sherry? What’s an Almacenista and why does it take so long for Jamie to explain it to Scott? Which is more responsible for the booming popularity of Sherry in th…
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Part 6.1 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) How did fifteen years of development hell lead to what is inarguably* the greatest action movie of all time? What does 2022’s post-isolation Jamie have to say about Max Rockatansky’s sad loner vibe? What is “sculpting in time” and how does Scott connect it to this madcap, high oc…
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Part 5.2 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) Can Jamie detect sincerity in the glass? Does Scott actually like a wine with Big Grapefruit Energy (BGE)? How do people from different places and backgrounds define “modernity”? Will Jamie successfully allay Scott’s very reasonable and not at all stupid concerns about native yea…
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Part 5.1 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) How does the iconic bromance of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost compare to that of our hosts? Will our hosts once again bemoan abusive practices in their respective industries? Does this movie’s finale land differently in the hellscape of 2022 than it did back in 2004? How does directo…
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Part 4.2 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) Enough Tom Cruise talk, let’s get down on this NZ Malbec! What is Jamie’s personal single-serving size for wine? How long does it take for anything to happen in The World of Wine? What are ‘marginal lands’ and why are they so often dedicated to growing wine? And will Jamie give S…
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Part 4.1 of IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I WANT WINE) Which part of Scott’s verbose pitch for this movie - “a big budget, alien invasion, time loop, Looney Tunes war movie” - is a touchstone for Jamie? What’s the deal with this movie’s incredibly bland title? What happens to a flop after theaters? Can Scott’s impassioned defense of …
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