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.
Van Der Valk: Dutch Bacon Pancakes 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁
/Endeavour meets Sam Spade in Amsterdam. Not to mention a little Columbo, Longmire, Vera, George Gently, Brokenwood’s Mike Shepherd, and the grown-up Inspector Morse lurking in the shadows.
Read MoreDunkirk: French Potato Salad Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Risen: Quinoa Tabbouleh Recipe 🥁🥁🥁1/2
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Army of Shadows: French Onion Soup Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁1/2
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Swiss Tart with Pine Nuts Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
/In Guy Ritchie’s 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows we have an action-filled battle with a worthy adversary, and Holmes is the prey rather than the unruffled predator."
Read MoreA Study in Pink: Cold Asparagus in Walnut Drizzle Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁1/2
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The Quiet Man: Lamb Shanks Braised in Guinness Stout Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Aliens: Alien Egg Shot Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
/Maybe the best sequel ever, this 1986 acclaimed sci-fi action thriller is the ride of a lifetime. And it’s just as good today as it was the first time Different Drummer saw it on the big screen some 4 decades ago. Rarely do sequels exceed originals, and rarer still do they pass the test of time as does this masterful, “visceral punch” James Cameron delivered decades ago.
Read MoreSecondhand Lions: Cilantro and Lime Grilled Corn Recipe 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁
/Who could resist this trio? Michael Caine as a backwater Texan along with his big brother Robert Duvall, and “I See Dead People” Haley Joel Osment rounding out the crew. They aren’t exactly dead people when their great nephew arrives, but they are settling in for it without much resistance.
Read MoreThe Judge: Boozy Persimmon Pudding Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Apple Strudel Recipe 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁1/2
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: Chinese Walnut Chicken Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
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The Stoning of Soraya M: Salad-e Shirazi Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁1/2
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Close to the Enemy : German Braised Cabbage 🥁 🥁 🥁 1/2
/This seven-part mini-series will get you through the winter storm, all right, but you may end up with cabin fever. Every intriguing moment has another that makes you want to pull your hair out.
Read MoreSicario: Trudy’s Mexican Martini Recipe 🥁🥁🥁1/2
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Foyle’s War: Apple Brown Betty Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Tired of the mediocre fare on current streaming? I have the series for you. Attention, anyone who loves mysteries, history, World War II settings, English villages, and consummate acting.
Read MoreJuror # 2: Nachos Southern Style 🥁 🥁 🥁 1/2
/A modern 12 Angry Men, but with a twist. Don’t expect the same wonderful acting or script as that 1957 classic, but director Clint Eastwood even at 94, puts our flawed human nature under the microscope once again.
Read MoreKnives Out: The Whodunnit Highball Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
/Agatha would approve. So don’t be turned off by the cheesy trailer. The arch overacting is actually purposeful, a tongue in cheek tribute to the grand Dame of whodunnits.
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