Monday
Feb122018
Cool Hand Luke: Easy Deviled Eggs
Paul Newman, so young and georgeous in this 1967 epic, fills the screen by trying not to in this tale of a likeable yet self-destructive rebel.
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.
Classic & CrimeThursday
Feb082018
Hostiles: Cheyenne Batter Bread Recipe
With rare insight into the darker regions of the human soul, this film sets itself apart. And even more rare still, it does not take sides.
Tuesday
Feb062018
The Fighter: Cheddar and Bacon Potato Skins
In one sense The Fighter is the story of real life “Irish” Micky Ward’s hard scrabble climb to the 1997 welterweight championship, complete with busted lips, black eyes, and bruised ribs along the way. But the fights in the ring pale in comparison to the internecine knockouts that occur within his outrageously dysfunctional family, not to mention those pitting his feisty redhead against his mother and seven sisters.
Sunday
Feb042018
Siver Linings Playbook: Crabby Cakes
An ode to dysfunction, almost a celebration of it, this film pulls us in even as we realize we are being artfully manipulated by all the old tricks. It is everything we love and loathe about American culture and Hollywood – coarse, crude, and comic, yet also brashly candid and even painfully introspective.
Thursday
Feb012018
The Woman in Gold: Vienna Schnitzel Recipe
Don’t listen to the critics on this one, the ones who try to dismiss Woman in Gold as a somewhat boring lesson in art history. Perhaps the story of an elderly Jewish woman trying to retrieve a famous painting stolen by the Nazis isn’t edgy enough for them. Or maybe they just resent having to take time away from watching YouTube cat videos.
