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Written by Michael Clawson 90/100 Buster takes a rinky-dink train from his modest rural homestead to see to his late father’s estate, but falls for a girl along the way who turns out to be from the now-wealthy family that … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Uncategorized Leave a comment October 27, 2021August 3, 2021

VIFF 2021 Review: Sinkhole

Written by Alexander Reams 62/100 There is always the calm before the storm. Peace before the war, silence before the rooster begins screaming and wakes me up from my lovely sleep, then the ensuing cursing of the rooster and attempting … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival, New Releases Leave a comment October 27, 2021October 23, 2021

Oscar Reflection | Best Picture & Best Director from the 78th Academy Awards

Written by Alexander Reams Crash: 46/100 Brokeback Mountain: 76/100 Venice Film Festival, September 2, 2005. Ang Lee brought a new film to the Lido, entitled Brokeback Mountain, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, and Randy Quaid. Premiering … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Uncategorized Leave a comment October 26, 2021October 24, 2021

VIFF 2021 Review: Maya

Written by Anna Harrison 70/100 Maya starts as the story of a relationship between a tiger, Maya, and her keeper, Mohsen Teyerani, a taxidermist-cum-zookeeper at the Mashhad Zoo in Iran. Mohsen hand-raised Maya as a cub, and home videos reveal … Continue reading.

Anna Harrison Film Festival, New Releases Leave a comment October 26, 2021October 23, 2021

DXIFF 2021 Review: The Rescue

Written by Taylor Baker 50/100 Oscar Winning Directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi follow up their harrowing Oscar Winning documentary Free Solo with a film about the extraction mission conducted by Thai Seals and Divers in Thailand to save … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment October 25, 2021October 23, 2021

Halloween Kills

Written by Alexander Reams 93/100 I love movies. I have since I saw the first Iron Man. Films will sometimes come along and remind me why I love them. David Gordon Green’s follow-up to 2018’s Halloween is one of those … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment October 25, 2021October 23, 2021

Dave Chappelle: The Closer

Written by Taylor Baker 90/100 Mark Twain Award Winning humorist and self aware greatest of all time(GOAT) comedian Dave Chappelle returns to Netflix to have his patented open conversations with himself - sharing some laughs, some hurt - all while … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Uncategorized Leave a comment October 24, 2021August 4, 2022

The Velvet Underground

Written by Patrick Hao 62/100 Todd Haynes is no stranger to deconstructive takes on legendary rock and roll stars. His short film Superstar, which sees Haynes depict the life of Carpenters singer, Karen Carpenter, using Barbie dolls put him on … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment October 24, 2021October 23, 2021

Episode 116: Rescreening Thief

“Could I have worked under a system where there were Draconian controls on my creativity, meaning budget, time, script choices, etc.? Definitely not. I would have fared poorly under the old studio system that guys like Howard Hawks did so … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 23, 2021October 11, 2021

VIFF 2021 Review: Sin La Habana

Written by Anna Harrison 45/100 Director Kaveh Nabatian’s Sin La Habana has grand ambitions, much like its protagonist, Leo (Yaneh Acosta), a talented Afro-Cuban ballet dancer who dreams of leaving Cuba to find a better life elsewhere. Together with his … Continue reading.

Anna Harrison Film Festival Leave a comment October 23, 2021October 22, 2021

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  • Episode 131: 5th Anniversary: Targets / Sick of Myself October 16, 2023
  • Episode 130: Thor: Love and Thunder / RRR / Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy July 24, 2022
  • Episode 129: Crimes of the Future / Top Gun: Maverick / Eyes Wide Shut July 4, 2022
  • Episode 128: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness / Cha Cha Real Smooth / Marcel the Shell with Shoes On May 15, 2022
  • Episode 127: X / Morbius / Everything Everywhere All at Once April 9, 2022
  • Episode 126: Kimi / Death on the Nile / Dog March 11, 2022
  • Episode 125: Spider-Man: No Way Home / Nightmare Alley January 18, 2022
  • Episode 124: Don't Look Up / West Side Story / The Hand of God January 2, 2022
  • Episode 123: Chloé Zhao: Eternals / Songs My Brothers Taught Me December 13, 2021
  • Episode 122: Rescreening Letter from an Unknown Woman November 29, 2021

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