Written by Jeff Sparks "Through each year that she has worked, if her performance isn’t one of the best it’s been at the very least memorable. Since her stunning feature film performing debut in “Nymphomaniac: Volume Two” Mia Goth has … Continue reading.
Category: Episodes
Full Episodes of the Drink in the Movies podcast.
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Written by Raúl Mendoza "“Quo Vadis, Aida?” written, produced, and directed by Bosnian film director, Jasmila Žbanić, examines the events of the Srebrenica Massacre where more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys were murdered by the Bosnian Serb Army … Continue reading.
Rustin
Written by Anna Harrison "Bayard Rustin was a great many things. He was a devoted Quaker and a gay man, he was an avowed socialist yet received praise from Ronald Reagan, he was one of the leaders of the March … Continue reading.
The Curse
Written by Alexander Reams "Whitney and Asher’s marriage is a brilliant satire on what marriage has become to society, and the constant jabs that Whitney delivers to Asher to maintain the control she is addicted to is painfully realistic to … Continue reading.
The Boy and the Heron
Written by Alexander Reams "On top of a film that is already meticulously crafted down to a single line. The usage of the worlds between death and life is a wonderful marination of themes that have been present throughout Miyazaki’s..."… Continue reading.
Alexander Reams’ Favorite Films of 2023: A Video Countdown
Since my time at Drink in the Movies started, I’ve been doing more and more in the editing space, including video countdowns in 2021 and 2022. But now, it’s time to complete the trilogy, the video countdown returns- year three.… Continue reading.
The Idol
Written by Jeff Sparks "Every year there’s at least one project that audiences love to hate for its artistic liberties. Last year it was “Blonde," and this year it’s “The Idol.” One of the main complaints is the amount of … Continue reading.
The Fall of the House of Usher
Written by Alexander Reams "Each scene has a grandiose feel because of Flanagan’s and Fimognari’s technical excellence, shooting on the Arri Alexa 65 gives an old-school cinematic feel to even the closest of shots."… Continue reading.
The Marsh King’s Daughter
Written by Alexander Reams "“The Marsh King’s Daughter” is almost completely inept. The scale between over and under-explaining leans much heavier toward the latter. And it’s a damn shame too, because there is a good movie somewhere in the..."… Continue reading.
Contra Zoom Pod: The Wages of Fear / Sorcerer
Taylor Baker joined Dakota Arsenault on the Contra Zoom Podcast to discuss the 1953 Henri-Georges Clouzot film "The Wages of Fear" and the 1977 William Friedkin film "Sorcerer."… Continue reading.