Written by Alexander Reams "A starkly different film from previous Dahl adaptations, “The Swan” is a dark comedy with a twisted sense of humor delivered by a deadpan Rupert Friend in his second collaboration with..."… Continue reading.
The Swan
Category: Episodes
Full Episodes of the Drink in the Movies podcast.
VIFF 2023: A Cooler Climate
Written by Taylor Baker "“A Cooler Climate” glides across moments of Ivory's life from Klamath Falls Oregon to different regions in Asia and the Middle East and back. The film has a general sense of serenity that emerges from the … Continue reading.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Written by Alexander Reams "The text that Dahl crafted is treated as scripture by Anderson and his performers, with Ralph Fiennes’ performance as Dahl providing most of the narration and dialogue from the book, performed directly into..."… Continue reading.
Saw X
Written by Alexander Reams "The franchise that after 19 years still finds new ways to massacre the human body and contort every victim’s mind to places it never knew it could venture returns to cinemas, and to a tried-and-true formula … Continue reading.
Gran Turismo
Written by Alexander Reams "Of all the wonderful surprises that await in “Gran Turismo,” the best is Blomkamp’s brilliant eye for action. The signs were there in “Elysium,” most notably in the final fight between..."… Continue reading.
VIFF 2023: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Written by Patrick Hao "The ethos of Radu Jude’s newest film is right in the title: “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World.” Jude’s trek across Bucharest through the eyes of..."… Continue reading.
VIFF 2023: Let Me Go (Laissez-moi)
Written by Michael Clawson "A middle-aged single mother, the glamorous and self-possessed Claudine (Jeanne Balibar) is raising her disabled son Baptiste in the Swiss Alps. She works as a seamstress, fashioning wedding dresses and mending..."… Continue reading.
The Continental: Night 1: Brothers in Arms
Written by Alexander Reams "Winston is on a new level of cool in 1970s London, talking millionaires out of their fortunes until he’s smash n’ grabbed, and taken to New York by Cormac..."… Continue reading.
Monsters: Dark Continent
Written by Nick McCann "“Dark Continent” trades the lush jungles of Central America for the harsh deserts of the Middle East (also Detroit because why not). A road trip with somber beauty to a crass, unrelenting military tour."… Continue reading.
Monsters (2010)
Written by Nick McCann "“Monsters” takes place where most creature movies roll credits. Compared to its more action-packed contemporaries, this film evokes vibes of a post-disaster strike and how the world adopts the..."… Continue reading.