There’s always another. Another way to get around a character’s death, another way to bring a franchise back. The “Scream” franchise has always been one to… Continue reading.
Scream
Month: January 2022
Sundance 2022: A Love Song
...they agree to meet up at campsite number 7 along the side of a lake. Which is where we find Faye as the film begins. Reading her night and day books, spinning the dial of an old battery-operated radio, and … Continue reading.
Episode 125: Spider-Man: No Way Home / Nightmare Alley
On Episode 125 of Drink in the Movies Taylor is joined by Anna Harrison to discuss First Impressions of… Continue reading.
Sundance 2022 Capsule Review: Long Line of Ladies
Written by Patrick Hao 65/100 There is something to be said whenever a short film leaves you wishing it was a longer feature. Long Line of Ladies does exactly that. Co-directed by Shaadiine Tome and Rayka Zehtabchi, this 22-minute documentary … Continue reading.
Sundance 2022 | Curtain Raiser w/ Taylor Baker and Thomas Stoneham-Judge of ForReel
Thomas and I look over this year’s selections and challenge ourselves to choose their most anticipated movie in each of Sundance's categories. Which is more difficult than it sounds if you’ve seen the lineup… Continue reading.
Sundance 2022 Capsule Review: Warsha
Dania Bdeir’s Warsha is able to say a lot in its limited run time, although context is needed to make a full meal out of this short film. The film follows a Syrian migrant in Lebanon tasked with operating a … Continue reading.
Dressed to Kill
Written by Michael Clawson 90/100 Plenty of directors could be described as wearing their influences on their sleeves, but with De Palma, it seems more appropriate to say he holds his up and waves them around over his head so … Continue reading.
Capsule Review: Operator
Dickie plays a 999 fire department phone line operator who takes a call from a woman trapped in a burning house with her son… Continue reading.
Ste. Anne
The natural landscape of Manitoba takes on an ethereal quality in Ste. Anne, the experimental first feature from Canadian writer/director Rhayne Vermette. Intuitive editing conjures a sense of floating… Continue reading.
The Tender Bar
With The Tender Bar, George Clooney has now directed eight movies, it is confounding to figure out exactly what he is interested in as a director. Since his promising one-two punch of Confession of a Dangerous Mind and Good Night … Continue reading.