3 things about David Swift’s GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM

Posted on July 15, 2026 by robchristopher

Good Neighbor Sam [1964]

1. A vision of sheep in the elevator.
2. Posing with a pitcher of martinis, they jealously watch the other couple mambo from across the backyard.
3. Repainting every billboard in the dead of night.

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3 things about Phillip Noyce’s SLIVER

Posted on July 14, 2026 by robchristopher

Sliver [1993]

1. She insists that she likes California red.
2. Pointless, unsexy panties moment.
3. After shotting up all his equipment: “Get a life!”

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3 things about Roger Avary’s THE RULES OF ATTRACTION

Posted on July 13, 2026 by robchristopher

The Rules of Attraction [2002]

1. Jacking off to “Afternoon Delight.”
2. Bud Cort: “It’s toe-tag time in Teen Town, again.”
3. Splitscreen merge in the hallway.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s MARNIE

Posted on July 11, 2026 by robchristopher

Marnie [1964]

1. Franks and coffee at Howard Johnson’s.
2. The way she says, “Possibly.”
3. Measuring out the corn syrup.

3 other things.

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3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s FIRST COW

Posted on July 10, 2026 by robchristopher

First Cow [2019]

1. His fancy boots draw attention.
2. “I taste London in this cake.”
3. Leaving the baby on the bar.

3 other things.

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3 things about Frederick Wiseman’s AT BERKELEY

Posted on July 9, 2026 by robchristopher

At Berkeley [2013]

1. One lawnmower for the entire campus.
2. Robert Reich explains why faculty meetings are so long: everyone is used to hearing themselves talk for extended periods of time.
3. A scattershot list of student demands, some of which contradict each other.

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3 things about Mark Jenkin’s ROSE OF NEVADA

Posted on July 7, 2026 by robchristopher

Rose of Nevada [2025]

1. Instructions on gutting the fish. “Head to asshole. Head to asshole.”
2. A carved message.
3. Red flowers, green sea.

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3 things about Paul Bogart’s SKIN GAME

Posted on July 6, 2026 by robchristopher

Skin Game [1971]

1. “You dare lay a hand on a servant of the Lord!” And then he belatedly notices the glass of whiskey in his hand.
2. He instantly shifts his elocution into slave talk.
3. Coming to the slave auction without a dime in his pockets.

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME

Posted on July 5, 2026 by robchristopher

The Phoenician Scheme [2025]

1. Shoeboxes, a shirtbox, a glovebox.
2. He spells out the seating arrangements.
3. Disinfecting the wound with a champaign cocktail.

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3 things about Joe Dante’s GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH

Posted on July 4, 2026 by robchristopher

Gremlins 2: The New Batch [1990]

1. “I know you think I’m insane.”
“Absolutely not. If you were, we couldn’t sue you.”
2. A few dabs with a powder puff.
3. Singing in the bathtub.

3 other things.

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