Cinematic Cocktails

Matt Looker has worked as a film and TV journalist for nearly 20 years, writing features and reviews for various magazines and websites, including Total Film, SFX, and many more, and interviewing A-list talent from across the entertainment industry. He is a member of the Online Film Critics Society and an accredited film critic for Rotten Tomatoes. For the past five years, he has also been creating drinks as @CocktailChap on Instagram, where he publishes original and classic cocktail recipes, tips, techniques, and recommendations. Matt lives and works in London, where he can usually be found in either a bar or a cinema, wondering why more places aren’t both.

• IntroductionCocktail EssentialsMethodsAction & AdventureDeadly Viper (Kill Bill)Doctor Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)Disavowed (Mission: Impossible)Vesper Royale: Caino Royale)Nakatomi Plaza (Die Hard)Green Destiny (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)The Black Pearl (Pirates of the Caribbean)Interceptor (Mad Max)The Flux Capacitor (Back to the Future)ComedyStay Classy (Anchorman)Mendl’s Courtesan (Grand Budapest Hotel)The ‘Z’ Word (Shaun of the Dead)Barbie Land (Barbie)Punxsutawney  (Groundhog Day)Perfect Harmony (Amelie)Knight’s Shrubbery (Monty Python & the Holy Grail)So Fetch (Mean Girls)Comic BooksMan Out of Time (Captain America)Superman Wakanda Forever (Black Panther)God Killer (Wonder Woman)The Merc with a Mouth (Deadpool)I Am Iron Manhattan (Iron Man)Friendly Neighborhood Sour (Spider-Man)The Devil in the Pale Moonlight (Batman)Crime & ThrillerVito Corleone (Godfather)The Arc’s Path (Knives Out)Little Doggie (Reservoir Dogs)Cuban Montana (Scarface)Deep Dream (Inception)Smoking Barrel (Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels)Wise Guy (Goodfellas)The Cleaner (Leon)DramaCaged Bird (Shawshank Redemption)Sweet Scandal (Chocolat)Going the Distance (Rocky)So Metaphorical (Parasite)Heart of the Ocean (Titanic)Japanese Whisper (Lost In Translation)From Rags to Raja (Slumdog Millionaire)Blood and Sandals (Gladiator)HorrorGhostface (Scream)Pazuzu Amulet (Exorcist)Pennywise (It)Blood Is Life (Nosferatu)Overlook Hotel (Shining)Sunken Place (Get Out)Thicker Than Water (Psycho)The Shape (Halloween)MusicalPeaty Barnum (Greatest Showman)Summer Lovin’ (Grease)The Witch of the West (Wicked)Come What May (Moulin Rouge)Seb’s Club (La La Land)Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka)Frank-N-Furter (Rocky Horror Picture Show)Dancing Queen Swizzle (Mamma Mia)Sci-Fi & FantasyMarine and Na’vi (Avatar)Life Finds a Way (Jurassic Park)The Red Pill (Matrix)Leaving the Shire (Fellowship of the Ring)Desert Power (Dune)Routine Retirement (Blade Runner)The Underground Realm (Pan’s Labyrinth)Death Star Martini (Star Wars)IndexAcknowledgementsAbout the Author

“As both a massive cinephile and a huge fan of cocktails, this has to be my dream book. The cocktails are spectacularly fun, inventive, and ultimately delicious—plus, with a story to go alongside each drink, what’s not to love? An instant classic. As Norma Desmond never said in Sunset Boulevard… ‘I’m ready for my cocktail, Mr. Looker!’” — Dominic Franks, @dominthekitchen