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Members-only Livestream - January 7th

Greetings, Patrons! The next Patron-only livestream will be on Tuesday January 7th at 5pm Eastern. Link will be posted on the day. See you there!

Members-Only Livestream Link

Here's the link to the stream, which is due to start today at 5pm EST. https://www.youtube.com/live/sQvTdKloRXg

Patron-Only Livestream Tomorrow!

Hello, Patrons! I'm gonna be hosting a members-only livestream tomorrow (Tuesday 17th) at 10pm UK time (5pm EST). I'll post the link here when the time comes, so join me and we'll hang out!

Drinker Setup Tour 2.0

Its been a while since I showed you guys where I do all my working and drinking, so here goes...

The Last

So this was a weird little idea for a short story that jumped into my head a couple of days ago, and since I haven't written anything for a while I thought - what the hell, let's jot it down and see how it plays out. So... here it is, I guess.

The Last

Before I begin the tale which I am to relate in these pages, I feel it important to impress upon the reader that I do not consider myself a man bound by superstition. Ghosts, spirits, faeries and other such fanciful things ar...

Rogue Elements scene reveal!

Hello Patrons! Join me at 5pm EST for an exclusive scene reveal from Rogue Elements, and a Q&A with me and the director. Hope to see you there!

Rogue Elements - Behind The Scenes Featurette 2

Rogue Elements - Behind The Scenes

The first in a series of official behind-the-scenes specials documenting the making of Rogue Elements. Enjoy!

Reacher Season 2 Review - Early Access

Get my review a full 24 hours before anyone else. 

A little behind-the-scenes look at Rogue Elements

We'll be releasing far more professionally made behind-the-scenes content in the near future, but for now, this is some content that I was able to splice together from my time on set, with my own thoughts. Hopefully you find it vaguely interesting, at least. Enjoy! 

Rogue Elements - First Teaser Trailer!

Since its the end of the year, I figured you might enjoy this little teaser trailer for Rogue Elements, the short film based on my Ryan Drake novels that we're planning to release in 2024. 

An interview with Ben Shapiro (Early Access)

So I was curious to know more about the Daily Wire's Snow White movie. So I had a chat with the guy behind it. Enjoy this early access screening at least 24 hours before the rest of the world gets to see it. 

Killers of the Flower Moon Review - Early Access

An advanced screening of my review for Killers of the Flower Moon. 

Saw X Review - Early Access

Get early access to my review of Saw X before the rest of the world sees it. 

Rogue Elements - Meet The Actors!

Join us today at 4:30pm EST for an exclusive livestream where I'll be interviewing the actors playing Ryan Drake, Keira Frost and Kroger in our upcoming short film, Rogue Elements. 

Rogue Elements - It's Shootin' Time!

Join me and the key players behind Rogue Elements at 5pm EST today for our final update stream before principal photography begins on Rogue Elements. 

The problem with Peter Parker

Most of you will know that I recently did a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, and while I’m not going to rehash the whole thing again, the short version is that I thought it was a pretty damn good movie. In fact, one of the few things I pushed back on was the film’s treatment of Peter Parker – the one character that’s as close as possible to the original Spider-Man in a film that’s swimming in all kinds of weird and wonderful permutations of the character.

So guess...

Exclusive Patron-Only Livestream! June 6th 5PM EST

Join me on Tuesday June 6th at 5pm EST for an excluve Patron-only stream. I'll be shooting the breeze and bringing in as many live guests as possible. 

Rogue Elements Update - At The Range

Catch the latest update on the production for Rogue Elements as our main man Ryan talks about the upcoming role, and gets put through his paces on the shooting range. 

Sisu Review - Early Access

Sisu is a Finnish war movie about a crazy old man who decides to take on an entire platoon of German soldiers. And it's awesome! 

Rogue Elements: Exclusive Members-Only Livestream

Join us for an exclusive update stream with director Travis (Rogue Elements director), Max (stunt coordinator) and Carson (producer). 

Members-Only Livestream - Interviewing Rogue Elements Lead Actor

Exclusive to our Kickstarter, Patreon and Subscribestar members, join me, director Travis Grant and Rogue Elements lead actor Ryan Barton at 4pm Eastern Standard Time as we talk about the movie, his prep for the role and how he approached  playing Ryan Drake. We'll also be doing a Q&A session, so have your  questions ready!

Critical Drinker PO Box

Well, hello there. One thing I still get emailed about regularly is a postal address for people who want to send me stuff, and since I'm extremely slow to get things organised, it's taken me a while to get round to this. However, I now have a PO Box set up, so if there's stuff you were looking to send in, then the address is right here: 

PO Box 29279

DUNFERMLINE

KY12 2GA

Outlander - A VERY Old Drinker Review

So the other day, I dug up a memory drive with a bunch of extremely old YouTube reviews from the very early days of my channel (circa 2010) - when for some reason I thought it was a good idea to do book reviews. In my dilapidated garage. And right here is a review of Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. Its laughably amateurish and low quality by today's standards, but I think you can see some of the elements of the Drinker in early prototype form. Anyway, maybe it'll amuse you for a few minutes.&nb...

A Tour Of My Setup

Since people keep asking to see my office/drinking den in more detail, here it is - a little tour just for you. 

A Little Announcement...

You know how people are always telling you to put up or shut up? 

Well, this is something I've been working on quietly behind the scenes for a while now and I'm excited to finally share with the world, starting with you guys right here. This is a little teaser for an upcoming Ryan Drake short film called Rogue Elements - a brand new adventure never before seen in the book series. With a bit of luck, it'll serve as a proof of concept, and a stepping stone to bigger and more ambitiou...

Exclusive Members-Only Livestream - 08/15/22

Greetings, fellow drinkers! It's been a while since I've done one of these, but I'm excited to get back into it. If you've got a question, feedback or suggestion for me, then join me at 4:30pm EST on Monday where I'll be doing an exclusive members-only livestream with you guys. Looking forward to catching up with you! 

Why Thor Love and Thunder is Horribly Written - A Scene Comparison

So it’s no secret that I consider Thor Love and Thunder to be a fucking disastrous addition to an already struggling MCU, and a pretty severe blight on what was otherwise a solid filmography for Taika Waititi. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized it actually offers a pretty interesting opportunity to compare two very similar scenes from the same director, so we can better understand why one movie worked and the other failed miserably.

To do this, we’re first going to...

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