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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Capsule Review: The Lovers

Written by Alexander Reams 75/100 Love is deaf, dumb, and blind. That feeling of care, admiration, and joy is infamous for taking away all logic in someone's mind, and what takes over is this chemical reaction in your mind. Such … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Alexander Reams, Film Festival, Short Film Leave a comment September 27, 2021September 22, 2021

Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Capsule Review: Pimple on the Nose

Written by Alexander Reams 50/100 Style over substance is a line that is constantly crossed in filmmaking. Whether correctly or incorrectly analyzed, action movies commit this sin the most. However, when approached correctly it can be a fantastic exercise in … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Alexander Reams, Film Festival, Short Film Leave a comment September 22, 2021September 18, 2021

Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: Baby Money

Written by Maria Athayde 50/100 Baby Money directed by Mikhael Bassilli and Luc Walpoth hangs on a simple premise, a couple down on their luck, facing eviction, and expecting a baby partake in a home robbery gone wrong. This was … Continue reading.

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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: King Car (Carro Rei)

Written by Maria Athayde 40/100 King Car is a Brazilian production, directed by Renata Pinheiro overflowing with style. The production elements really stand out chiefly the art design which brought the film to life. King Car also hints at a … Continue reading.

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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: Satoshi Kon, The Illusionist

Written by Taylor Baker 80/100 Pascal-Alex Vincent's Satoshi Kon, The Illusionist is a love letter to a master gone to soon. Vincent's direction is notable in it's unobtrusiveness, gently propelling us with sleek effortless editing along many beats that Perfect … Continue reading.

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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: The Righteous

Written by Taylor Baker 65/100 Mark O'Brien's directorial debut The Righteous is a severe film detailing Frederic Mason's (Henry Czerny) and Ethyl Mason (Mimi Kuzuk) next steps after losing their adopted daughter. Near the outset of the film Doris the … Continue reading.

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Fantasia 2021 Film Festival Review: Yakuza Princess

Written by Maria Athayde 50/100 Yakuza Princess directed by Vicente Amorim caught me by complete surprise. Based on the graphic novel Samurai Shiro, by Danilo Beyruth Yakuza Princess stars newcomer Masumi, a Japanese-American actress, singer-songwriter, and stunt performer, alongside Jonathan … Continue reading.

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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: Coming Home in the Dark

Written by Anna Harrison 75/100 Coming Home in the Dark serves up a nice slice of idyllicism in its opening minutes as its cameras sweep through the beautiful New Zealand landscape with its lush rolling green hills and blue skies. … Continue reading.

Anna Harrison Directorial Debut, Film Festival, New Releases Leave a comment August 29, 2021August 31, 2021

Fantasia 2021 Wrap Up | With ForReel & Awesome Friday

https://youtu.be/IpvfmyW2ec8 Fantasia Film Festival 2021 ran from August 5th - 25th.Want to know what we saw or what we each thought the best films were? Reference the Letterboxd Links below! Taylor Baker’s List | Matthew Simpson’s List Connect with ForReel … Continue reading.

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Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw

Written by Taylor Baker 60/100 The Last Thing Mary Saw is a naturalistic Victorian period piece detailing the events of our titular character Mary’s seeming descent, framed to the viewer through an interrogation sequence that begins at the outset of … Continue reading.

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Still buzzing about the 2022 Academy Award Nominations? Drink in the Movies has reviews of all the Best Picture Nominees on our site. See if our thoughts coincide with the Academy or, more importantly, coincide with yours.
Judi Dench got an Academy Award nomination today for "Belfast" like it was the early 2000s. In honor of Dame Judi Dench's eighth nomination, tell us your favorite Academy Award nominated performance from the esteemed actress.
Sundance 2022 ended yesterday. Here are some of the reviews that have been published by DitM thus far, with more to come:
We conclude our series of posts sharing our contributor's top ten films of 2021 with DitM's co-host and Editor-in-Chief, Taylor Baker's top ten of 2021.
One of our newest contributors, Raúl Mendoza, shares his eclectic Top 10 Films of 2021.
Start your work week with our contributor, Patrick Hao's Top Ten of 2021.

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Still buzzing about the 2022 Academy Award Nominations? Drink in the Movies has reviews of all the Best Picture Nominees on our site. See if our thoughts coincide with the Academy or, more importantly, coincide with yours.
Judi Dench got an Academy Award nomination today for "Belfast" like it was the early 2000s. In honor of Dame Judi Dench's eighth nomination, tell us your favorite Academy Award nominated performance from the esteemed actress.
Sundance 2022 ended yesterday. Here are some of the reviews that have been published by DitM thus far, with more to come:
We conclude our series of posts sharing our contributor's top ten films of 2021 with DitM's co-host and Editor-in-Chief, Taylor Baker's top ten of 2021.
One of our newest contributors, Raúl Mendoza, shares his eclectic Top 10 Films of 2021.
Start your work week with our contributor, Patrick Hao's Top Ten of 2021.
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