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Screenshot from Kept Woman with Courtney Ford, Shaun Benson, Andrew W. Walker

Wine in Films

August 11, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published August 11, 2025

Is his a friendly pouring? – “Kept Woman” (2015) – Wine in Films #58

Just the friendly neighbor pouring some red for the couple that moved in next door, right? No, it is a more sinister scene. But let’s focus on the important things: what is that wine?...

Screenshot from The Love Punch with Emma Thompson

Wine in Films

August 8, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published August 8, 2025

Dating with white wine – “The Love Punch” (2013) – Wine in Films #57

What can help a divorcee, played by Emma Thompson, to get over her reluctance to sign up for an online dating site? A glass of white wine, dangerously close to the laptop, in The...

Screenshot of How It Ends with Olivia Wilde

Wine in Films

August 7, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published August 7, 2025

The last bottle – “How It Ends” (2021) – Wine in Films #56

Alay, played by Olivia Wilde, has been sipping red wine straight from the bottle as Lisa, played by Zoe Lister-Jones shows up for an unexpected visit in How It Ends. And why not? It...

Screenshot from Bliss

Wine in Films

August 6, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published August 6, 2025

Deflective champagne – “Bliss” (2021) – Wine in Films #55

Salma Hayek may or may not be playing the role of a crazy woman in the 2021 film Bliss, but even she needs a bottle of red wine when sitting down with Owen Wilson‘s character in...

Screenshot from Thunderbolts with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Wine in Films

July 30, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published July 30, 2025 · Last modified July 24, 2025

Deflective champagne – “Thunderbolts*” (2025) – Wine in Films #54

Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is throwing a lavish party in damage control mode, so she really has to throw the fake laughter around and try to hang onto her glass of...

Screenshot from Waiting for Dali

Wine in Films

July 29, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published July 29, 2025 · Last modified July 24, 2025

Anti-Culmination – “Waiting for Dali” (2023) – Wine in Films #53

What kind of wine would you pair with artisanal popcakes? In the 99th minute of the surreal Spanish, gastro, and political love story of Waiting for Dali, it is a simple, unlabeled red one....

Screenshot from The Men Who Stare at Goats with Stephen Lang

Wine in Films

July 28, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published July 28, 2025 · Last modified July 24, 2025

Spreading – “The Men Who Stare at Goats” (2009) – Wine in Films #52

Brigadier General Dean Hopgood (what a great character name, played by Stephen Lang) spreads his beliefs so hard over dinner that he cannot even touch his wine in the 39th minute of The Men Who Stare...

Screenshot from We're All Gonna Die

Reviews

July 25, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published July 25, 2025

Find something that keeps you going – Thoughts on “We’re All Gonna Die” (USA, 2024)

I typically enjoy atypical science fiction films, if at least two out of three are true: they are well-written, they are well-acted, or have reasonably high production value. We’re All Gonna Die has all...

Screenshot from SuperBob with Brett Goldstein

Wine in Films

July 25, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published July 25, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2025

Shy superhero stood up – “SuperBob” (2015) – Wine in Films #51

If you were the only superhero in the world, you might also have trouble dating. SuperBob, played by Brett Goldstein, (known to most from Ted Lasso) waited more than 40 minutes for his date....

Screenshot from Madame, a 2017 film with Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, and Rossy de Palma

Wine in Films

July 24, 2025

 by Gabor Por · Published July 24, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2025

Red lips, red wine – “Madame” (2017) – Wine in Films #50

There are a lot of untouched wine glasses in Amanda Sthers‘s 2017 comedy, “Madame.” Half the film is preparation for a grand evening, where the table is already set. Finally, Rossy de Palma (discovered initially by Pedro Almodóvar)...

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