Full Episodes of the Drink in the Movies podcast.
Written by Michael Clawson "...its context is grim, its mood shudderingly cold. Mixing tense courtroom drama with a morbid cyber-thriller in the vein of Olivier Assayas’ “Demonlover,” “Red Rooms” exerts a grip through unnerving ambiguity."… Continue reading.
Written by Rudolph Lambert Fernandez "Washed-out boxer Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) has ducked and dodged greatness as a trainer-manager for years. His wards adore his bob-and-weave smarts, but suspect that his peevish overprotectiveness, his nagging fear holds them back..."… Continue reading.
Written by Nick McCann "Car wrecks come one after another, and more explosions go off here than in the previous three films combined. Keeping with tradition, practical effects and stunt work are highlighted with some minor visual enhancement. The cinematography … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "Right off the bat, López establishes this season as her own. Its opening scene is an exercise in dread with unnamed members of a research station in Ennis, Alaska, who..."… Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson "Richly assembled and stirringly personal, “Pictures” is culled from a wide swath of source material, including everything from silent era reels and vintage stills, to Mendonça Filho’s own home videos, clips from his filmography, and..."… Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "...the simple, sometimes comedic relationship between Max-E and Andriy and the moments of romance made through the radio between Catherine and Andriy show promise for Ostrikov. Should he..."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "A 50 for a movie I went into with rock bottom expectations is vastly different from a 50 for, say, a Spielberg movie. If I give a 50 to a film from one of our greatest … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison “‘It all goes back and back,’ Tyrion thought, ‘to our mothers and our fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson "To medicate, or to meditate? Whatever the answer for someone might be, Rejtman’s mirthful cinema suggests that humor is its own kind of palliative."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "In 2016—simpler times—the first “Deadpool” roared onto screens at just the right time. Fox’s X-Men universe was stuttering as the Marvel Cinematic Universe was racing towards (though not quite at) its peak..."… Continue reading.
