Written by Maria Athayde "Based on the short film of the same name “Theater Camp” is a delightful and feel good first feature co-directed by Molly Gordon and Nickberman. I was surprised at how much fun I had with this … Continue reading.
Category: Episodes
Full Episodes of the Drink in the Movies podcast.
Sundance 2023: When It Melts (Het smelt)
Written by Taylor Baker "“When It Melts” slowly unfurls the staggering pain of loneliness as a child. Eva is torn by her desire to belong in a family that doesn't want her and her want for a neighborhood boy she … Continue reading.
The Canterbury Tales
Written by Raúl Mendoza "Pier Paolo Pasolini is not a straightforward person and it reflects in the art he makes. The Middle English poem is this auteur’s playground as he continues to dissect the sexual nature and tones of medieval … Continue reading.
Skinamarink
Written by Michael Clawson "Spare and eerily spellbinding, Kyle Edward Ball’s avant-garde horror film “Skinamarink'' taps into an ineffable childhood fear: to be alone in a dark house at night, when shadows and creaks can make even the most familiar … Continue reading.
Broker
Written by Michael Clawson "After a refreshing if not entirely successful stopover in France for “The Truth,” “Broker” marks a thematic and geographic retreat to more familiar territory for Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. Set in Japan, this tender drama bears … Continue reading.
M3GAN
Written by Patrick Hao "“M3GAN” is too tame, a movie that is made to be appropriate for teenagers as opposed to a movie made for teenagers to sneak into. Like the eponymous hero, the film is too perfectly calibrated..."… Continue reading.
The Old Way
Written by Alexander Reams "The inherent problem with Nicolas Cage is the lack of predictability with the quality of his films. One year he’ll have “Willy’s Wonderland” and “Pig,” another “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” and then..."… Continue reading.
Cocoon (Kokon)
Written by Jeff Sparks "“Cocoon’s” beautiful cinematography captures the setting of “Berlin’s hottest recorded summer” in a personal way that few films manage to. As Nora and her sister bounce around the city streets, the handheld camera illustrates the nature … Continue reading.
The Almond and the Seahorse
Written by Jeff Sparks "In “The Almond and the Seahorse,” two separate diagnoses of anterograde amnesia turn the lives of two women into a kaleidoscope as they struggle with parallel conflicts. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Trine Dyrholm star as..."… Continue reading.
No Bears
Written by Patrick Hao "In this village, Panahi spends most of his time in his rented room, as gossip begins to rise as to why this man from Tehran with a fancy car has arrived at a village so close … Continue reading.









