Junebug: Blueberry Buckle Recipe
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Often been surprised by a movie after what a film critic said about it? Ever felt cheated out of big bucks on the recommendations of a punk 24-year-old? Or really loved the ones they panned? Well, you no longer need to feel out of step with the current movie review band. Different Drummer is for you. Read more about our take on the film world. And get ready to relive your favorite movies with the recipes that follow each review. You can find many other great recipes in Different Drummer’s own Appetite for Murder: A Mystery Lover’s Cookbook.
Side Effects: Veal Marengo in an Orange Brandy Sauce Recipe
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This stylish thriller takes you for a ride past landscapes reminiscent of Hitchcock. You can even catch remnants of those sexed up 80s mysteries like The Jagged Edge lurking in the tall grass. But you’d better keep your eyes on the road, because you’ll never guess what is going to be around the next hairpin curve.
Read MoreTiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness: The Tiger King Roll Recipe
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No, this is not for discriminating viewers. It is a freak show, or as my very wise sister observed, a look at the “seedy” side of town filled with “degeneracy and a bunch of losers who take advantage of many people.” But just like rubberneckers on the freeway, drawn by the sirens and flashing lights, the gore and mayhem in the next lane, millions have flocked to this No 1 Netflix documentary.
Read MoreDistrict 9: Spicy South African Lentils Recipe
/Like wads of congealed chewing gum that stick to your new Nikes, too many films melt down in the megaplex parking lot. This blazing 2009 sci fi flick does not. Instead it dances in your memory in ever expanding circles of light.
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Isle of Dogs: Japanese Dog Treat Recipe
/Say the title fast three times. What do you get? “I Love Dogs.” And what person in their right mind doesn’t? No wonder adults and children are flocking to this latest Wes Anderson package.
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City of Ember: Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe 🥁🥁🥁
/This science fiction/fantasy strikes just the right note between light humor and action as two brave teens try to save their underground city before it reaches its expiration date. Unfortunately, the adults on hand wrap themselves in cocoons of corruption and blankets of denial as the generator that has sustained them for two centuries winds itself and them with it down to oblivion.
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Contagion: Georgia Peach Cocktail Recipe
/This disaster film works so well because it avoids the usual pitfalls of that genre -- namely hysterical fear mongering, sentimental claptrap, and political gamesmanship.
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The Illusionist: Apple Strudel Recipe
/With little fanfare and faint praise, this gem of a film works its magic on screen to mesmerize audiences craving a love story worthy of Romeo and Juliet, as well as a mystery that would tease and delight even the great Sherlock Holmes.
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Just Like Heaven: Broccoli with Cheesy Mushroom Sauce Recipe
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Just Like Heaven is a pastry puff of a film complete with a plucky heroine, lovingly flawed sidekicks, and that wonderful almost too late awakening when the sweetly obtuse hero finally realizes he is in the full throws of love. It’s enough to make you believe in fate, true love, and happy endings all over again.
Read MoreBlue Jasmine: Blue Lagoon Cocktail Recipe
/The neurotic New Yorker deconstructs Tennessee Williams. Woody Allen also dishes the dirt on Bernie Madoff – who apparently lost the director a few cool million – in this overrated homage to dysfunctional narcissists, Woody Allen himself being the chief among them.
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Kung Fu Hustle: Pot Sticker / Chinese Dumpling Recipe
/In making pastry as in riding horses, the light touch is essential. So, too, in entertainment. Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle, for all its violence, has the airy feel that distinguished the golden era of film from the forties.
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Little Miss Sunshine: Apple Crepes a la Mode Recipe 🥁🥁1/2
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In spite a few genuine moments and a fine cast that does its darnedest to imbue some depth into the cardboard characters, what we really have is a contrived freak show whose dark comedy seems both artificial and inauthentic.
Read MoreBirdman: Birdman's Broadway Cocktail Recipe
/When are the grown ups returning to Hollywood? The collective cult of the Academy is currently fainting in the aisles over Birdman like adolescent girls at a rock concert. It’s like sending your first born to the university and having her traipsing home for semester break with some interesting but unkempt weirdo in tow.
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The House on Telegraph Hill: Orange Sherbet Champagne Punch Recipe
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Take a trip back to the fifties when films were about people instead of men in tights and Disney cartoon remakes. When plot twists were believable instead of tacked on like the gyrating tail of a dying dragon. Making the mystery, greed, and murder all the more intoxicating.
Read MoreManchester by the Sea: Best Ever Boston Baked Beans Recipe
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f you feel you have to see Oscar winning films to add a notch to your belt, make sure to watch this film that was touted to win the Best Picture as well as the Best Actor category. Otherwise, wait for the DVD.
Read MoreStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Corpse Reviver Cocktail Recipe
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Different Drummer is surprisingly with the critics on this one. Better than the horrible Last Jedi fiasco, but not compelling in its own right. Too much time taken to try to clean up that sour taste of Luke renouncing the Jedi, Yoda helping him burn the sacred texts, and the fractured mess of Hans, Leia, and their devil spawn.
Read MoreStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: Star Wars Sangria Recipe
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“George went deep and he didn’t drop the ball.” Chris Holoka “The redemption of the Saga” Shane Turgeon “More dialog, more emotion, and more connection” Anne Neumann
Read MoreStar Wars: The Last Jedi: The Jedi Mind Trick Cocktail Recipe
/I should have seen it coming in their reboot 2 years ago. The tell tale beginnings of the slippery slope to nihilism. Maybe that’s why, in spite of critical acclaim, the movie going public is not too pleased with Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Luke Skywalker Blue Milk Cocktail Recipe
/“The Force. It’s calling to you.” So get aboard your nearest time warp to “a time long ago in a galaxy far, far away” for the film that saves Christmas. Now you can forget about all those dour Oscar bait flicks about to lay siege to us December 25, and allow yourself to tear the gift wrap off this early Christmas package.
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