Open Bar

The Critical Drinker and Mauler

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386 episodes
Updated July 27
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May 21 · 2 hr 18 min
Open Bar #184 - Odyssey Backlash Goes Nuclear, Pascal Goes Weird, Rings Of Power First Look
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Join me, MauLer, Vara Dark, Mr H Reviews and Random Film Talk for Open Bar Episode 184! Subscribe to Vara: / @darktitanenterprises Subscribe to Mr H: / @mrhreviews Subscribe to Random: / @randomft
May 21 · 1 hr 2 min
Open Bar #183 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar #183.
May 20 · 2 hr 28 min
Open Bar #183 - Star Wars Retcon, Odyssey Trailer, Mortal Kombat 2
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Is Disney Star Wars about to get retconned out of existence? Will The Odyssey be Christopher Nolan's biggest mistake? Is Mortal Kombat 2 any good? Join me, MauLer, DDayCobra, Chris Gore, Despot of Antrim and Metatron as we find out! Subscribe to DDayCobra: / @ddaycobra Subscribe to Despot: / @despotofantrim Subscribe to Chris Gore: / @filmthreat
May 8 · 1 hr 9 min
Open Bar #182 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar 182.
May 6 · 1 hr 58 min
Open Bar #182 - Drinker's Birthday Bash!
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Welcome, drinkers! Since its my birthday today, we'll be doing a special Open Bar episode where all our previous guests are invited - Nerdrotic, Dankula, RMB, Platoon, Gundam, Despot, Disparu, Reaper, DDayCobra, Ryan Kinel, Robot Head and many more. Expect chaos, bad jokes and lots of booze!
May 5 · 39 min
Open Bar #181 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar 181.
April 27 · 37 min
Ask The Drinker - Superchat Catchup!
From The Critical Drinker! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Catching up on superchats from my Ask The Drinker stream.
April 27 · 2 hr 18 min
Open Bar #181 - Marvel Buying Hype, Pragmata Drama, The Savant Cometh
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Welcome to Open Bar Episode 181, dear viewer! Tonight we'll be talking about reports of Marvel paying influencers to hype Avengers Doomsday, the dramas and madness surrounding Pragmata, and the Savant TV show finally getting released after being shelved last year. We'll also be reviewing the trailers for Clayface and Ladies First. Subscribe to Little Platoon: / @thelittleplatoon Subscribe to Kaida: / @khaliltooshort Subscribe to Feral Historian: / @feralhistorian
April 15 · 45 min
Open Bar #180 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar Episode 180.
April 14 · 2 hr 23 min
Open Bar #180 - Starfleet Academy Destroyed (Literally), The Boys Controversy, Mandalorian Forgotten
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Starfleet Academy is literally getting destroyed this week as the sets are torn down for good. Andy Weir is in the news (again), this time for a resurfaced interview where he explains his hatred of political pandering in media. Meanwhile, everyone was quietly shocked by Erin Moriarty's appearance on Season 5 of The Boys. And Fandango listed their 10 most anticipated films of 2026, and The Mandalorian isn't even mentioned! Subscribe to Metatron: / @metatronyt Subscribe to FilmComicsExplained: / @filmcomicsexplained Subscribe to Erin Underwood: / @erinunderwood
April 7 · 46 min
Open Bar #179 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar 179.
April 6 · 2 hr 33 min
Open Bar #179 - Super Mario Galaxy, Supergirl Disaster, Hollywood Imploding
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Join me, MauLer, Disparu, Robert Meyer Burnett and Angry Badger for Open Bar 179! Sub to Disparu: / @disparutoo Sub to RMB: / @theburnettwork Sub to Badger: / @theangrybadger3
April 2 · 1 hr
Open Bar 178 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar 178.
March 30 · 2 hr 43 min
Open Bar #178 - Harry Potter Trailer, Colbert's LOTR, Starfleet Academy Cancelled
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Well, the first trailer for the new Harry Potter show on HBO is out now. Let's take a look. Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert is somehow writing a new LOTR movie, and in other news, Starfleet Academy is cancelled. Join me, MauLer, Reaper, HeelvsBabyface, Despot of Antrim and Writing Wrongs for Open Bar 178. Subscribe to Reaper: / @realreaper Subscribe to HeelsBabyface: / @heelvsbabyface Subscribe to Despot: / @despotofantrim Subscribe to Writing Wrongs: / @writingwrongsfilm
March 30 · 1 hr 30 min
Drinker's VIP Lounge - Andy Weir
From The Critical Drinker!! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 He's the bestselling author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary, and tonight he's gonna be chatting with me about his career, his inspirations and his experiences bringing his novels to the big screen. Join me for Drinker's VIP Lounge.
March 24 · 43 min
Open Bar #177 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar 177.
March 24 · 2 hr 35 min
Open Bar #177 - The Bride Disaster, Zegler's Meltdown, Gunn's Future
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Now that The Bride is officially on track to be one of the worst bombs of 2026, the blame game has started. Speaking of blame games, Rachel Zegler recently took the opportunity to blame everyone else but herself for Snow White's failure. Meanwhile, James Gunn neglected to attend the first WB meeting with new owners Paramount, sparking doubts about his future. Join me, MauLer, Little Platoon, Random Film Talk and Vex Electronica for Open Bar #177. Subscribe to Platoon: / @thelittleplatoon Subscribe to Random: / @randomft Subscribe to Vex: / @vexelectronica
March 24 · 44 min
Open Bar #176 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar 176.
March 24 · 2 hr 6 min
Open Bar #176 - Lanterns Trailer, Star Trek Dead, Paramount Merger Meltdown
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos The first trailer for the Lanterns trailer was released after being leaked, so we'll take a look at it. This is the first time in over a decade that there are no new Star Trek projects in development. Is it dead for good? Meanwhile, Hollywood and the media are melting down at the prospect of Paramount buying Warner Bros. Join me, MauLer, Ryan Kinel, Chris Gore and DarkHour for Open Bar 176. Subscribe to RK Outpost: / @ryankinel-rkoutpost1 Subscribe to Chris: / @filmthreat Subscribe to DarkHour: / @darkhouryt
March 24 · 1 hr 2 min
Open Bar #175 - Last Orders
From The Critical Drinker and Mauler! Check out The Critical Drinker here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker Check out Critical Drinker After Hours here: https://www.youtube.com/@CriticalDrinkerAfterHours Check out The Critical Gamer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalGamer83 Check out Mauler here: https://www.youtube.com/@MauLerYT Check out EFAP here: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryFrameAPause/videos Catching up on superchats from Open Bar Episode 175.