It’s been a few weeks between drinks (and films) but Tom, Will are Marco are back and better than ever! This week Tom brings a giant lizard and a giant monkey to the table as he reviews Godzilla V Kong while Marco is on whisky duties, serving up the Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt. Godzilla vs. Kong stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler, and Demián Bichir, and is directed by Adam Wingard. See it in cinemas. Rated M.

After a few weeks’ hiatus, Marco, Will and Tom are back with the OSCAR, BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globe (and just about every other award show) nominated/winner Nomadland, and at least two out of the three boys clearly agree this is one of the best films of the year! Tom delivers on the whisky choice for the week, bringing the one and only “sweet spirit” - the Delwhinnie 15 year old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Nomadland stars Frances McDormand. Directed, adapted for the screen, produced and edited by the incredible Chloé Zhao. In cinemas around Australia. Rated M

This week Tom, Marco and Will head to an almost empty cinema to see the B-grade action film Boss Level. For those who may be interested, the main takeaways are: Frank Grillo has great abs and Mel Gibson probably now has lung cancer. Will tries to distract the other boys from the atrocity that is the film by bringing in a most delicious single barrel bourbon whiskey from his favourite American distillery Koval. Boss level stars Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts and Michelle Yeoh. Directed by Joe Carnahan. In cinemas around Australia and on Hulu from March 5. Rated Ma15+

This week Will, Tom and Marco check out the latest Thomas Vinterberg film about 4 middle-aged friends who seek to improve their mundane lives by maintaining a contestant state of low-level intoxication. What could possibly go wrong, right? Marco celebrates this week’s theme by bringing the Auchentoshan Single Malt Scotch Whisky to the table. Extra dram for being able to pronounce this one without help! Another Round (Druk) stars the usual Thomas Vinterberg suspects including Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, and Lars Ranthe. Catch it in cinemas around Australia now. Rated M

This week Marco, Tom and Will survive a snap lockdown by watching and review the crazy good Malcolm & Marie staring Zendaya and John David Washington. Tom’s zooming in the whisky choice for this week and stays with Japanese theme with the Togouchi Blended Whisky. Malcolm & Marie is written and directed by Sam Levinson with cinematography by Marcell Rév. Available now to stream on Netflix. MA15+

Episode 2 of season 2 sees Tom, Marco and Will review another Aussie new release: High Ground. Set in the early 20th century in the remote Arnhem Land region of northern Australia, an indigenous community seeks revenge for an unprovoked and callous massacre by the white colonists. It’s Will’s turn to bring a whisky to the bar, and he departs the Australian shores in favour of a Japanese blended whisky, the Fuyu. High Ground stars Jacob Junior Nayinggul, Simon Baker, Callan Mulvey, Aaron Pedersen, Ryan Corr, Caren Pistorius, Sean Mununggurr, Witiyana Marika, Esmerelda Marimowa, Maximillian Johnson and Jack Thompson. Directed by Stephen Maxwell Johnson with stunning cinematography by Andrew Commis. In cinemas around Australia.

The boys are heading back into the bar (and the cinema) with a brand new Aussie film staring our very own local Hollywood hero, Eric Bana. Marco is first up on whisky duties and to kick things off in 2021 he travels back in time with the Shackleton Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. The Dry also stars Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell and John Polson. Directed and co-written by Robert Connolly, based on the book by Jane Harper. In cinemas around Australia right now.

In the final episode of the year Will, Marco and Tom review Happiest Season, a new Christmas feel-good film by writer/director Clea DuVall and staring Kristen Stewart. The boys also do a full wrap up of the movies and whisk(e)ys tried throughout the entire first season and talk the highs and lows of the past 30 episodes. 3 Boys in a Bar will be back in 2021 with all new movies and whiskeys to review so until then, stay safe and happy holidays!

Episode 29 is a Gary Oldman masterclass as he helms the latest Netlix original, David Fincher film: MANK. Will reviews an American Single Malt Whisky all the way from the Westward Distillery in Portland, Oregon. Mank also stars Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, Joseph Cross, Jamie McShane, Toby Leonard Moore, Monika Gossmann, and Charles Dance. Available to stream on Netlix. Rated R

Episode 28 has the Tom, Marco and Will spinning around the world of Tenet, the latest epic from Christopher Nolan where time travel meets James Bond. Tom brings things back to earth with an Aussie whisky from Tasmania, the Nant Port Cask Highland Single Malt. Tenet stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh and famously is only available in cinemas. Rated PG-13

In Episode 27 the boys review one of the best films of 2020: The Trial of the Chicago 7. Writer/director extraordinaire Aaron Sorkin has done it again with this well-timed, superbly acted political masterpiece. Marco also selects one of the best whiskies of the year and toasts Tom’s 30th with the Limeburners Single Malt 8yo from the Great Southern Distilling Company in Western Australian. The Trial of the Chicago 7 stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, and Jeremy Strong. Available to stream on Netflix. Rated R.

Episode 26 has the boys taking on Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest turn as the loveable Kazakhstanian, Borat. Will hits on an amazing whisky with an offering from a small Chicago distillery: The Koval Single Barrel Millet. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova and is directed by Jason Woliner. Availbale to stream on AmazonPrime. Rated MA15+

Episode 25 has the boys all back in “the bar” and to celebrate they watched the recently released, Sofia Coppola written and directed “On The Rocks”. Tom’s on whisky duties and boy oh boy does he pick a good one: the Craigellachie 13 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. On The Rocks stars Bill Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans. Available to stream on Apple TV. Rated R

In Episode 24 Will, Marco and Tom review Judd Apatow’s latest film, The King of Staten Island, based on the life of Pete Davidson who also co-wrote and stars. Marco is on whisky duties and brings an American bourbon to the party: Maker’s Mark 46. The King of Staten Island also stars Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Maude Apatow, and Steve Buscemi and is available to stream on VOD. Rated R.

In Episode 23 Tom, Will and Marco enter the whimsy world of David Copperfield in this recent adaption of the famous Charles Dickens novel. Meanwhile, Will is in raptures over The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, this week’s whisky selection. The Personal History of David Copperfield stars Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw and Paul Whitehouse. Written and directed by Armando Iannucci and available on Apple ITunes. Rated PG

Episode 22 has Marco, Tom and Will heading into the murky world of The Devil All The Time, a dark, southern-noir 1950s/60s thriller set in Ohio and West Virginia. Tom brings his whisky A-game with the Aberlour 12 year old Highland Scotch Whisky. The Devil All The Time has an all-star cast, including Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Eliza Scanlen, with Mia Wasikowska and Robert Pattinson. Directed by Antonio Campos, based on the novel by Donald Ray Pollock. Stream it now on Netflix. MA15+

We turn 21 today! To celebrate Will, Marco and Tom tune into the family-fun Enola Holmes, staring the super enteraining Millie Bobby Brown. Marco goes all out Irish with this week’s whiskey, reviewing the Dublin distilled Roe & Co. Enola Holmes stars Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavil, Sam Claflin, Louis Partridge, Fiona Shaw, Burn Gorman and Helena Bonham Carter. Directed by Harry Bradbeer. Available to stream on Netflix. Rated M

Episode 20! This week Tom, Will and Marco head to France for the submarine action film The Wolf’s Call, which has more than a few surprise lurking just under the surface! Will’s on whisky duties and indulges his sweet tooth with the Sortilège Canadian Whisky & Maple Syrup. The Wolf’s Call (Le Chant du Loup) stars François Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb and Paula Beer. Written and Directed by Antonin Baudry. Stream it on Netflix. Rated M

In episode 19 Marco, Tom and Will enter the curious, confusing, quirky and comical world of Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking Of Ending Things. Tom rights the ship with a 10 year old Scotch Whisky from the highlands - the Edradour. I’m Thinking Of Ending Things stars Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis and Guy Boyd. Available to steam on Netflix. Rated R

In Episode 18, Marco, Tom and Will review The Current War, a fictionalized account of the battle between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over whose electrical system would power the world. Marco is on whisky duties and he brings a solid contender all the way from Japan with the Tokinoka Blended Whisky. The Current War stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Tom Holland, Matthew MacFadyen, Nicholas Holt, with Tuppence Middleton and Katherine Waterston. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Available to stream on Apple iTunes. Rated M