Written by Jeff Sparks "Besides the wonderful performance from Stiernstedt, the film excels in its cinematography with beautiful lighting and vibrant color grading that makes Amelia’s surroundings pop in every scene..."… Continue reading.
Category: Episodes
Full Episodes of the Drink in the Movies podcast.
Peter Pan & Wendy
Written by Alexander Reams "Lowery’s adaptation is the antithesis to most of Disney’s recent fare, instead of a phoned-in, rushed, and overall lackluster production quality, it feels alive, the opening sequences in London feel more creatively inspired than the entirety … Continue reading.
Insidious
Written by Jeff Sparks "While I find Wan overrated, he surely isn’t talentless. There’s one scene where Renai is hunting around her house after she spots a ghost lurking down the hall. When she turns the corner there’s an open … Continue reading.
Beef
Written by Alexander Reams "The beauty of “Beef” is in its ugliness, the dirtiness that Lau and Cho find themselves in after chaos has uprooted their lives. The option of staying in the desert might be best for both of … Continue reading.
Ghosted
Written by Maria Athayde "“Ghosted '' is the latest entry in Apple TV+ originals catalogue and an exercise in what not to do in filmmaking. Everything about this movie is uninspired and bland, not even eye candy like Chris Evans … Continue reading.
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
Written by Alexander Reams "Four years after Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Alexander Dreymon) completed his quest to reclaim his birthright, the title of “Lord of Bebbanburg,” he is brought back into the fold after the death of King Edward throws the … Continue reading.
Carmen
Written by Anna Harrison "In combination with Millepied’s eye for beauty and evocative choreography, the result is an otherworldly feast for the eyes and ears dragged down the moment the characters open their mouths to talk."… Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2023: We Are Guardians
Written by Maria Athayde "In their feature directorial debut Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Green, and Rob Grobman paint a complex portrait of Brazil. Told through the eyes of Indigenous leaders and forest guardians, illegal loggers, private landowners..."… Continue reading.
Hot Docs 2023: Roberta
Written by Taylor Baker "Alternating between still exterior expanses and cityscapes to boisterous underground discotheques and a slew of cluttered domiciles "Roberta" excels as an extended slice of life doc that details both the mundane and the personal."… Continue reading.
Copenhagen Cowboy
Written by Jeff Sparks "Like with its fantasy version of Copenhagen, the show peels back the layers of our main character one layer at a time through the progression of the series. With each episode, we see a new side … Continue reading.