Directed by: David O. Russell
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios
Written by Taylor Baker
50/100
“Amsterdam” joins a half dozen or so lazy whodunnit’s this year that seem hollow against Branagh’s messy but earnest “Death on the Nile” that opened … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
75/100
“Da da da da da da macarana!”
Contrary to popular sentiment, Alexia played by Agathe Rousselle having sex with a car in the opening minutes of the film is actually one of the tamest and … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
50/100
It’s been about a year and a half since No Time to Die was originally intended to bow into theaters. Cary Joji Fukanaga of True Detective fame, publicly picked up the fallen pieces of Boyle’s … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
60/100
Barry Levinson, director of Rain Man and Good Morning Vietnam, picks up the camera again to depict a biographical film entitled The Survivor. Which offers a look back at Harry Haft (played by … Continue reading.
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Written by Taylor Baker
55/100
“Beast” opens on a nighttime exterior sequence where we witness the exposition arc of the titular beast, a male lion whose entire pride is gunned down by … Continue reading.
Raindance Film Festival 2021 Preview | Taylor Baker speaks with Thomas Stoneham-Judge of ForReel about what their each looking forward to at the Raindance Film Festival and what great films the festival has that they’ve already had the opportunity to … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
70/100
Being the Ricardos marks renowned screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s third feature film as director and in this writer’s opinion his most complete film to date. With his debut Molly’s Game he showcased his ability to competently … Continue reading.
Directed by: Florian Zeller
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics
Written by Taylor Baker
15/100
Florian Zeller’s “The Son” is a hollow representation of tropes and conventions that have been around longer than the printing press. Overreliant on the incorrect assumption … Continue reading.
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.
“One of the things that wrong with pictures today, I think, is that so many of the people making them started out wanting to.”
Peter Bogdanovich, Director of “Targets”
On Episode 131 of Drink in the Movies Michael & Taylor … Continue reading.
