Open Bar

The Critical Drinker and Mauler

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386 episodes
Updated July 27
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March 24 · 2 hr 37 min
Open Bar #175 - BAFTA Madness, Mandalorian Panic, Hollywood's Feminization
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 Grace Randolph seems to be losing her mind (what's left of it) after the BAFTAs controversy, Disney are in full panic mode over the Mandalorian movie, and Maggie Gyllenhaal rants about the need for more female directors in Hollywood. Just your average week, then. Join me, MauLer, Vara Dark, Rags and Angry Badger for Open Bar Episode 175! Subscribe to Vara: / @darktitanenterprises Subscribe to Rags: / @rags Subscribe to Badger: / @theangrybadger3
March 24 · 1 hr 17 min
Open Bar #174 - 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 174.
March 24 · 2 hr 28 min
Open Bar #174 - AKOTSK, Starfleet Academy Meltdown, Mandalorian Trailer
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, Nerdrotic, Metatron, Reaper and Plot Strikes Back for Open Bar episode 174! Subscribe to Nerdrotic: / @nerdrotic Subscribe to Metatron: / @metatronyt Subscribe to Reaper: / @realreaper Subscribe to Plot Strikes Back: / @theplotstrikesback
March 24 · 1 hr
Open Bar #173 - 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 173.
March 24 · 2 hr 40 min
Open Bar #173 - Iger Leaves Disney, Starfleet Academy, Fallout Season 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 Join me, MauLer, Robert Meyer Burnett, Robot Head and Erin Underwood for Open Bar Episode 172. Subscribe to Robot Head: / @robothead Subscribe to RMB: / @theburnettwork Subscribe to Erin: / @erinunderwood
March 23 · 1 hr 10 min
Open Bar #172 - 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 172.
March 23 · 2 hr 36 min
Open Bar #172 - Starfleet Academy Bombs, Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, Highlander Remake
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 As Hollywood desperately copes and even blames the fans for the disaster of Starfleet Academy, we have a good laugh at them, while taking a look at A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, the trailer for Masters of the Universe, and the first look at Henry Cavill in the new Highlander reboot. Subscribe to The Little Platoon: / @thelittleplatoon Subscribe to Despot of Antrim: / @despotofantrim Subscribe to Critic AL Reviews: / @criticalreviewsyt
March 23 · 1 hr 1 min
Open Bar #171 - 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 171.
March 23 · 2 hr 40 min
Open Bar #171 - Bone Temple, Starfleet Academy Disaster, Lara Croft 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 Did The Bone Temple properly conclude the story of 28 Years Later? Was Starfleet Academy the disaster we all expected? And can Sophie Turner finally act... not act as Lara Croft, just act in general? Join me, MauLer, Greg Owen, Az and Erin Underwood as we find out. Subscribe to Az: / @heelvsbabyface Subscribe to Greg: / @gregowen2022 Subscribe to Erin: / @erinunderwood
March 23 · 55 min
Open Bar #170 - 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 #170.
March 23 · 2 hr 41 min
Open Bar #170 - Doomsday Doomed, Kennedy Retiring, Conformity Gate Cope
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 This week has been filled with Even Stranger Things, from the Conformity Gate conspiracy theory that turned out to be nothing more than Desperate Cope, to the new teasers for Avengers Doomsday and news that Kathleen Kennedy is retiring (again). Join me, MauLer, Jeremy from Geeks+Gamers, Reaper and Metal as we talk about it all. Subscribe to Jeremy: / @ddaycobra Subscribe to Reaper: / @realreaper Subscribe to Metal: / @metalsforge
March 23 · 1 hr 7 min
Open Bar #169 - 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 169.
March 23 · 2 hr 28 min
Open Bar #169 - New Year Special!
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 It's a new year, and that means its time to kick things off with a bang! Join me, MauLer, Nerdrotic and Disparu as we welcome in 2026, talk about the big movies and shows coming up in the year ahead... oh yeah, and we should probably cover that Stranger Things finale, shouldn't we. Subscribe to Nerdrotic: / @nerdrotic Subscribe to Disparu: / @disparutoo
March 23 · 1 hr 10 min
Open Bar #168 - 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 168.
March 23 · 2 hr 25 min
Open Bar #168 - Our Big Fat Review Of 2025
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, hello there. Its the last Open Bar of the year, and that means a chance to look back on the highs and lows of 2025. The best, the worst, the downright confusing. Join me, MauLer, George The Giant Slayer, Vex Electronica and DarkHour for Open Bar 168. Subscribe to George: / @georgethegiantslayer Subscribe to Vex: / @vexelectronica Subscribe to DarkHour: / @darkhouryt
March 23 · 1 hr
Open Bar #167 - 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 #167.
March 23 · 2 hr 39 min
Open Bar #167 - Supergirl Whatever, 10 Years of Force Awakens, Kristen Stewart 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 Can you believe its been 10 years since Force Awakens was inflicted on the world? We can. Join us as we reflect on a decade of Disney Star Wars, share our thoughts on Supergirl, the least anticipated superhero movie in years, and Kristen Stewart blaming her failing career on... you guessed it, men. Join MauLer, Ryan Kinel, Despot of Antrim, BlueCollarLoser and Outcasts Creative for Open Bar 167. Subscribe to RK Outpost: / @ryankinel-rkoutpost1 Subscribe to Despot: / @despotofantrim Subscribe to Outcasts Creative: / @theoutcastscreative Subscribe to Blue: / @bluecollarloser6654
March 23 · 54 min
Open Bar #166 - 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 #166.
March 23 · 2 hr 31 min
Open Bar #166 - Avatar Fire And Ass, Stranger Things, M-She-U Dead?
From 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 us for Open Bar 166 where Chris Gore will give us his early review of Avatar Fire And Ash, we'll discuss whether Stranger Things Season 5 lives up to the hype, and whether Marvel has abandoned the M-She-U and decided they'd like to start making money again. Myself, MauLer, Film Threat, Little Platoon and Random Film Talk will be on hand to answer your questions. Subscribe to Film Threat: / @filmthreat Subscribe to Platoon: / @thelittleplatoon Subscribe to Random Film Talk: / @randomft
March 23 · 1 hr 29 min
Open Bar #165 - 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 165.