Written by Taylor Baker "Yates’s choices as director lack originality or a sense of thoughtfulness, “Pain Hustlers” looks and behaves like any of the dozens of hapless documentaries and documentary series that Netflix pumps out regularly, more content than..."… Continue reading.
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VIFF 2023: Anselm
Written by Taylor Baker "Wim Wenders’s “Anselm” opens with landscape shots of statuesque dresses adorning the countryside with atomic structures, trees, and inanimate objects nestled into their neckline as symbolic..."… Continue reading.
Episode 131: 5th Anniversary: Targets / Sick of Myself
On Episode 131 of Drink in the Movies Michael & Taylor reflect on the podcast reaching five years, discuss their First Impressions of: "The Killer" & "Killers of the Flower Moon." Followed by a discussion of the films: "Targets" and … Continue reading.
The Killer
Written by Taylor Baker "Fincher whose long been interested in the minds of killers exerts a significant amount of goodwill in the first chapter—inviting the audience to get to know the city block that Fassbender’s killer is lounging around in … Continue reading.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Written by Taylor Baker "“Killers of the Flower Moon” is a strong historical retelling of an abominable series of killings. But it suffers for straddling the line between an American biopic and a..."… Continue reading.
VIFF 2023: A Cooler Climate
Written by Taylor Baker "“A Cooler Climate” glides across moments of Ivory's life from Klamath Falls Oregon to different regions in Asia and the Middle East and back. The film has a general sense of serenity that emerges from the … Continue reading.
A Haunting in Venice
Written by Taylor Baker "“A Haunting in Venice” begins in 1947 with a post-war Poirot now retired and drowning himself in pastries and gardening whilst a line of would-be cases piles up in front of his door."… Continue reading.
Meg 2: The Trench
Written by Taylor Baker "A stilted and accidental farce, "Meg 2: The Trench" has laughable dialogue driving a film centered on some of the worst big-budget computer-generated graphics this year. Wheatley through either a lack of experience, interest, or..."… Continue reading.
Fantasia 2023: Aporia
Written by Taylor Baker "“Aporia” is unnotable, it has little to say, and less to do. Its characters are unremarkable as are its consequences, which is a real pity for what is quite a nifty premise."… Continue reading.
Oppenheimer
Written by Taylor Baker "“Oppenheimer” is distinctly about both humanity and morality, and that more than likely you can't have the latter without the first."… Continue reading.