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Tag: Maria Athayde

Joy Ride

Written by Maria Athayde "“Joy Ride,” Adele Lim’s feature directorial debut, is the type of entertainment that we’ve been missing from cinemas and a much-needed break from rehashing existing IP, superheroes, and 100 million-dollar-plus..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment July 8, 2023July 8, 2023

Tribeca 2023: Marinette

Written by Maria Athayde "Remarkably inauthentic and caricatured at every turn, “Marinette” does not do justice to the struggles and triumphs Marinette Pichon had to overcome to become the person she is today. I was incredibly disappointed that..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment June 17, 2023June 17, 2023

Hot Docs 2023: The Team (El Equipo)

Written by Maria Athayde "The documentary begins in 1984 when Dr. Snow receives a call asking if he could go to Buenos Aires to help exhume the remains of "los desaparecidos" or "the disappeared," who were kidnapped, murdered, and tortured … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Ghosted

Written by Maria Athayde "“Ghosted '' is the latest entry in Apple TV+ originals catalogue and an exercise in what not to do in filmmaking. Everything about this movie is uninspired and bland, not even eye candy like Chris Evans … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment May 7, 2023May 7, 2023

Hot Docs 2023: We Are Guardians

Written by Maria Athayde "In their feature directorial debut Edivan Guajajara, Chelsea Green, and Rob Grobman paint a complex portrait of Brazil. Told through the eyes of Indigenous leaders and forest guardians, illegal loggers, private landowners..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

76 Days

Written by Maria Athayde "“76 Days” is a fly-on-the-wall documentary by Chen, Wu, and Anonymous that documents the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China. Throughout my viewing..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment April 3, 2023March 26, 2023

Rye Lane

Written by Maria Athayde "Allen-Miller expertly uses angular camera work, bold colors, music, and flashbacks to breathe life into the story. What sets these flashbacks apart is that they play out as an idealized retelling of past events. So, when … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment March 31, 2023March 18, 2023

65

Written by Maria Athayde "Unfortunately, not even he can save “65,” a movie with a premise that looked good on paper but was not actualized on screen. The plot is simple, Adam Driver is Mills, a pilot from the planet..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment March 20, 2023March 18, 2023

Daisy Jones & the Six

Written by Maria Athayde "Riley Keough who plays the titular Daisy Jones feels like she was made for this role, able to strike the right balance between being enigmatic, vulnerable, and ferocious as a singer-songwriter who was emotionally neglected as … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment March 16, 2023March 14, 2023

Slamdance 2023: Downwind

Written by Maria Athayde "928 is the number of nuclear weapons the United States government detonated over a 41-year period in Mercury, Nevada. Narrated by Martin Sheen “Downwind” chronicles the fallout from these tests."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

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