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The Rat Catcher

Written by Alexander Reams "The idea of Wes Anderson and the horror genre is not one that would seem to marry well, however in his final Dahl short, “The Rat Catcher,” Anderson slowly paints a picture of grotesque imagery through..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 19, 2023October 15, 2023

Poison

Written by Alexander Reams "Cumberbatch is wonderfully curt as the frightened Pope and quickly flips the switch from fearful to anger when his pride is challenged. The grassland production design is a new environment for Anderson to put his stamp..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 17, 2023October 15, 2023

The Swan

Written by Alexander Reams "A starkly different film from previous Dahl adaptations, “The Swan” is a dark comedy with a twisted sense of humor delivered by a deadpan Rupert Friend in his second collaboration with..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 16, 2023October 15, 2023

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Written by Alexander Reams "The text that Dahl crafted is treated as scripture by Anderson and his performers, with Ralph Fiennes’ performance as Dahl providing most of the narration and dialogue from the book, performed directly into..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment October 14, 2023October 11, 2023

Asteroid City

Written by Michael Clawson "Wes Anderson’s latest has lofty themes: death, grief, desire, and the unfathomability of the cosmos, to name only a few. It also feels like an Andersonian episode of Looney Tunes, with the red-rock desert scenery of..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment June 25, 2023June 25, 2023

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Written by Patrick Hao "The Nicecore movement of aggressively optimistic and empathetic films and television shows has been pervasive even though people do not quite have a clear definition of what fits into this ever-popular genre. It seems weird to … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment July 14, 2022July 13, 2022

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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