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Hey hey movie lovers and fascism haters!! Our latest Barred Movies episode features Kelly Swails, Brandon Wilhelm, and movie nerd extraordinaire Brice Puls discussing the not-banned-but-very-controversial 80's movie Twilight Zone: the Movie, including the tragic helicopter accident that killed two children and one adult during filming. Highlights include:

• Cocaine-fueled New Hollywood directors

• Auteur theory

• The genius of the original Twilight Zone series

• Powerful rich men getting away with literal murder

We paired this one with two cocktails. In "honor" of John Landis and the rampant cocaine use in 1980s Hollywood, we chose a cocktail called California Cocaine. We left out the pineapple juice and poured it as a shot. It's terrible and we can't recommend it.

1/2 oz blue curacao

1/2 oz light rum

1/2 oz Southern Comfort

1/2 oz amaretto

Shake over ice and pour into a shot glass. Drink at your own peril.

And since caffeine is our current stimulant of choice now, we went with an Espresso Martini. There are literally dozens of recipes for this out there in cocktail land, but ours is as follows:

1 oz espresso (decaf is fine here!)

1 oz Mr. Black coffee liquer

1 oz vodka

dash of chocolate bitters

Shake over ice and pour into a chilled coupe glass. This can be endlessly modified. Want a bit more body? Add 1/2 oz amaro. Sweetness? Add a bit of simple syrup. Into licorice? Sub out the vodka with ouzo and use orange bitters instead of chocolate. Don't have an espresso machine? Use strong cold brew. You get the idea.