Written by Taylor Baker "Novak best known for playing Ryan in “The Office,” follows his 2021 anthology television series “The Premise” up with “Vengeance.” A wilted directorial debut that looks at America from one selfish man’s eyes as he journeys … Continue reading.
"On Episode 129 of Drink in the Movies Taylor is joined by Patrick Hao to discuss First Impressions of: "Three Thousand Years of Longing" & "Avatar: The Way of Water." Followed by a discussion of the films: "Crimes of the … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "McDonagh using this North African desert backdrop fashions a moral tale around sexuality, death, and classicism without ever really wading too profoundly in any particular genre's feeling. The central event on which the film is predicated … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "Whether you’re in awe or anemic to Peele’s retreading of Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Jaws,” “Jurassic Park,” etc., or his playful references to Shyamalan’s “Signs” there’s no doubt that Peele’s deference for those … Continue reading.
"Taylor Baker is joined by Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Todd Pengelly from ForReel, who are also covering the festival remotely. They discuss some festival favorites playing at Fantasia that they've seen on the festival circuit this year, and also talk about..."… Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "“Where the Crawdads Sing” is a conventional adaptation of a Young Adult novel by the same name. Complete with a false sense of mysteriousness. The opening prologue sequence details Kya’s (Daisy Edgar-Jones) imprisonment following..."… Continue reading.
Following Fantasia’s 2021 hybrid festival, the 2022 edition of the festival will now take place exclusively in person from July 14 to August 3, 2022, in theaters around Montreal. Our team at Drink in the Movies is still dedicated to … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "In Dean Fleischer-Camp’s full-length adaptation of his previous series of shorts (which is also his feature film debut), he drowns audiences in a carefully constructed experience of delicately controlled emotion. Reminiscent of A24’s “Eighth Grade” in … Continue reading.
In this video Taylor Baker is joined by Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Taylor Beaumont from ForReel, who also covered the festival remotely. They discuss some standout titles they each screened as part of the festival, and also talk about some notable … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "...back with a middlebrow adaptation of Joe Hill’s Short Story, ‘The Black Phone.’ His adaptation is proficient in much of its cinematography, lighting, and set design. It fails to bridge the uncanny gap of translating short … Continue reading.
