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Tag: Nick McCann

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Written by Nick McCann "Much like his first “Indiana Jones” follow-up, Spielberg enjoyably goes darker and more serious. The plot still talks up the dangers of playing with nature while taking the scale-up many more notches. The cause and effect … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment June 25, 2022June 20, 2022

Jurassic Park

Written by Nick McCann "Dinosaurs didn’t really need movies to be amazing, but they’ve helped a great deal. Going back to the dawn of cinema, these creatures have seen many interpretations. Everyone from Ray Harryhausen to Roger Corman has given … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment June 9, 2022June 5, 2022

Top Gun

Written by Nick McCann "The dogfighting on display still remains as some of the best aerial action sequences committed to film. These machines absolutely blaze through the sky with kinetic cinematography and sharp editing. The MTV-styled visual language is a … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment June 5, 2022June 2, 2022

Kate

Written by Nick McCann 70/100 While there have been exceptional standouts in recent memory, 2014’s John Wick keeps getting the most bows of honor from fans and artists. Chad Stahelski and David Leitch’s movie served as a stark reminder that … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment September 26, 2021September 25, 2021

Shadow in the Cloud

Written by Nick McCann 68/100 You ever get that feeling where you got what you wanted but just not how you were expecting it? I’m feeling that feel. When I first saw the trailer to this movie, I was all … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment September 8, 2021August 31, 2021

A Quiet Place Part II

Written by Nick McCann 96/100 One of my biggest regrets in movie-going was not seeing A Quiet Place in theaters when it was new. I was highly impressed when I did finally watch it and subsequently crushed that I didn't … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies New Releases Leave a comment August 23, 2021August 21, 2021

Godzilla (2014)

Written by Nick McCann 88/100 I don’t think Roland Emmerich fully understood the gravity of his situation. When he made his own Godzilla movie back in 1998, he not only took advantage of the name for his own gain but … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment March 30, 2021March 28, 2021

Godzilla (1998)

Written by Nick McCann 45/100 By the 1990's, Godzilla had a 40 plus year history built up and American audiences had got a few different tastes of his growing legacy. It was about time though that a proper American production … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment March 22, 2021March 14, 2021

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Written by Nick McCann 69/100 King Kong ushered in a new era of special effects driven American filmmaking back in 1933. Godzilla, 21 years later, took that effects film formula and wove in a palpable social commentary for Japanese audiences. … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment March 15, 2021March 14, 2021

Gojira (1954)

Written by Nick McCann 91/100 Pretend, reader, that you were a citizen of Japan in mid-summer of 1945... yeah that sucked. The atom bombings of World War 2 left a permanent stain on that country and the world. The nuclear … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Episodes Leave a comment March 8, 2021March 6, 2021

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  • 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
  • Episode 121: Lamb / The Last Duel / No Time to Die November 8, 2021
  • Episode 120: Rescreening Yojimbo October 24, 2021
  • Episode 119: WIlliam Wyler: How to Steal a Million / The Children's Hour October 9, 2021

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