Our Drink in the Movies team have compiled a comprehensive year-end piece that provides a shared look at each of our top 10 films of 2023.… Continue reading.
Drink in the Movies Top 10 Films of 2023
Category: Michael Clawson
Saturn Bowling
Written by Michael Clawson "As a grim study of toxic masculinity and misogynistic rage, “Saturn Bowling” is more than a little unsettling. Its brutal displays of sexual violence deliver a genuine shock, and Patricia Muzuy’s clinical direction instills..."… Continue reading.
May December
Written by Michael Clawson "Solidifying what is one of modern cinema’s great director-actor pairings, Julianne Moore plays Gracie, a wispy Georgian woman who became a tabloid sensation years ago when she had an affair with a..."… Continue reading.
Waiting for the Light to Change
Written by Michael Clawson "Much of “Waiting” is serenely minimalistic, with visual framing that vaguely echoes the shooting style of Hong Sang-soo. Tran makes a few bolder gestures in the film’s second half, which are..."… Continue reading.
Episode 131: 5th Anniversary: Targets / Sick of Myself
On Episode 131 of Drink in the Movies Michael & Taylor reflect on the podcast reaching five years, discuss their First Impressions of: "The Killer" & "Killers of the Flower Moon." Followed by a discussion of the films: "Targets" and … Continue reading.
Priscilla
Written by Michael Clawson "Priscilla is starry-eyed when she’s first invited to Elvis’s house, but she isn’t a squealing fan. Instead, her excitement as a girl with a crush flickers beneath a placid surface, her eyes watchful and her demeanor..."… 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.
VIFF 2023: The Delinquents
Written by Michael Clawson "Coming on the heels of the comparably sprawling “Trenque Lauquen” from Laura Citarella, the arrival of Rodrigo Moreno’s “The Delinquents” marks a triumphant moment for boundary-breaking Argentine cinema. This lengthy..."… Continue reading.
VIFF 2023: There’s No Place Like Home (Den, der lever stille)
Written by Michael Clawson "In the tonally confused Danish film “There’s No Place Like Home,” dysfunctional family drama is filtered through surrealistic horror, and made into a brightly colored nightmare. In her early twenties, Leonora..."… Continue reading.
VIFF 2023: Bitten (La Morsure)
Written by Michael Clawson "“Bitten” opens with a dizzying flurry of eerie sights. Shards of gauzy images - a swinging crystal pendulum, a burning chapel in the woods, a young girl crying out in agony..."… Continue reading.