3 things about Bai Gan’s RESURRECTION

Posted on December 31, 2025 by robchristopher

Resurrection [2025]

1. Melting theatre.
2. Peeing on the Buddha.
3. Hanging upside down on New Year’s Eve, 1999.

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What I Watched in 2025: My 10 Favorite Films

Posted on December 31, 2025 by robchristopher

BLACK BAG [2025, directed by Steven Soderbergh]
THE BRUTALIST [2025, directed by Brady Corbet]
HIS THREE DAUGHTERS [2023, directed by Azazel Jacobs]
HOME BEFORE DARK [1958, directed by Mervyn LeRoy]
I’M NO LONGER HERE [2019, directed by Luis Fernando Frías de la Parra]
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT [2025, directed by Jafar Panahi]
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER [2025, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson]
SECRET MALL APARTMENT [2024, directed by Jeremy Workman]
THE TERRITORY [2022, directed by Alex Pritz]
WOMAN OF THE HOUR [2023, directed by Anna Kendrick]

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3 things about Anthony Harvey’s THE LION IN WINTER

Posted on December 30, 2025 by robchristopher

The Lion in Winter [1968]

1. Candle clocks.
2. “The day those stout hearts band together is the day that pigs get wings.”
“There’ll be pork in the treetops come morning.”
3. She encourages her to try on the crown for size.

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ROB’S BEST OF 2025

Posted on December 30, 2025 by robchristopher

Not necessarily released in 2025, these were nevertheless some of the songs I listened to all year long: a personal time capsule of the past twelve months. Enjoy.

https://tidal.com/playlist/2cbef9ec-b5d2-4e32-a095-4543f1c81041

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3 things about Jeremiah S. Chechik’s NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

Posted on December 29, 2025 by robchristopher

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation [1989]

1. Two old men snoring in front of the TV.
2. Desiccated turkey.
3. “Yes, it is. It’s a bit nipply out. I mean nippy out.”

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3 things about Peter Godfrey’s CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

Posted on December 28, 2025 by robchristopher

Christmas in Connecticut [1945]

1. Cold chicken and Chablis.
2. Mushroom omelet.
3. Kidneys for breakfast.

3 other things.

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3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s THE MASTERMIND

Posted on December 27, 2025 by robchristopher

The Mastermind [2025]

1. We hear (but don’t see) her throw an alarm clock at his head.
2. “I don’t know if that’s something you can help me with or not. But maybe you could ask my mother. I doubt she’d say no to you.”
3. He enters the hotel room carrying a plastic ring with with two cans of beer on it.

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3 things about Sam Mendes’ SKYFALL

Posted on December 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Skyfall [2012]

1. “Age is no guarantee of efficiency.”
“And youth is no guarantee of innovation.”
2. Berating the traffic cop.
3. Shower together on the yacht.

3 other things.

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3 things about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CLOUD

Posted on December 21, 2025 by robchristopher

Cloud [2024]

1. Suddenly, a figure seen through the pebble glass door.
2. A groan spreads through the eager, waiting crowd: SOLD OUT.
3. Final scene. He encourages him to continue focusing only on making money.

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3 things about Henry Koster’s THE BISHOP’S WIFE

Posted on December 20, 2025 by robchristopher

The Bishop’s Wife [1947]

1. A daring hat.
2. Bottomless sherry.
3. “We all come from our own little planets. That’s why we’re all different. That’s what makes life interesting.”

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