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The Black Phone

Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Written by Taylor Baker

40/100

Scott Derrickson’s somewhat awaited follow-up to 2016’s “Doctor Strange” has arrived. After a somewhat publicized back and forth disagreement about the “Doctor Strange” sequel that he ultimately … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment June 26, 2022August 4, 2022

Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review: The Starling

Written by Taylor Baker

10/100

Theodore Melfi’s long awaited feature film follow up to 2016’s Hidden Figures is a an schlocky melodrama with paper thin characters and paper thin ideas. Melfi reteams with Melissa McCarthy who plays Lilly Maynard. … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival, New Releases Leave a comment September 24, 2021September 24, 2021

Episode 114: Rescreening Cape Fear (1991)

“The cinema began with a passionate, physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it, manipulated it, and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of

… Continue reading.
Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 9, 2021September 28, 2021

Fantasia 2022: Next Sohee (Da-eum-so-hee)

Directed by: July Jung
Distributed by: TBA

Written by Taylor Baker

72/100

July Jung’s first film since her debut “A Girl at My Door” 8 years ago, is a taut, well-communicated, and thoughtful piece. “Next Sohee” made waves back in … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment August 5, 2022

Episode 117: 1971 Retrospective: McCabe & Mrs. Miller / Death in Venice / The Last Picture Show

“Comedy is the hardest thing to get right. I remember a joke we did in ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ that didn’t get a single laugh. So we moved the shot a foot-and-a-half to one side, and all of a sudden, the

… Continue reading.
Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 30, 2021October 15, 2021

Crimes of the Future

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Distributed by: Neon

Written by Taylor Baker

80/100

Cronenberg’s first film in 8 years takes place in a world that has forgotten what pain is. Citizens lucky enough to be invited to public salons can watch … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases 1 Comment June 3, 2022June 2, 2022

Episode 116: Rescreening Thief

3 / 7

“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

… Continue reading.
Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 23, 2021October 11, 2021

Elvis

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Written by Taylor Baker

70/100

Baz Luhrmann has returned to the silver screen after nearly a decade away from filmmaking with “Elvis”. A modernistic part musical part historical biopic on one … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Episode 113: Best of 2021 So Far

4 / 20

“I believe that as much as you influence your film, the film also influences you. You think you are in control but then things happen that you didn’t anticipate. That’s cinema, and you need to be open

… Continue reading.
Drink in the Movies Episodes, New Releases Leave a comment October 2, 2021September 28, 2021

Berlinale 2022: Stay Awake

Directed by: Jamie Sisley
Distributed by: MarVIsta

Written by Taylor Baker

46/100

“Stay Awake” is Jamie Sisley’s first solo film, and marks his first foray into feature filmmaking. In it, he details two brothers’ relationship as they juggle their drug-addicted … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

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Drink in the Movies Podcast

  • 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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