3 things about Suzannah Herbert’s NATCHEZ

Natchez [2025]

1. Walking down the street with a glass of white wine and an armload of her possessions for the consignment store.
2. “Bless her heart. And I’m gonna send her some candy, some cookies or something.”
“Don’t send her no candy and cookies. Send her a book. So she need to be educated.”
3. Show-and-tell of a racist monkey scent bottle. It still smells of roseoil.

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3 things about Kentucker Audley & Albert Birney’s STRAWBERRY MANSION

Strawberry Mansion [2021]

1. He doesn’t want a chicken shake but orders one anyway.
2. Surrounded by popup ads.
3. A small flame on the top of his shoe.

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3 things about Takahide Hori’s JUNK HEAD

Junk Head [2017]

1. He shows off his combat training. No one is impressed.
2. It’s only a tail.
3. The women go off on a gourmet tour.

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3 things about John Sturges’ THE GREAT ESCAPE

The Great Escape [1963]

1. A telephone call for him.
2. Rowing to freedom.
3. The coffee disappears down a hidden drain.

3 other things.

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3 things about Kane Parsons’ BACKROOMS

Backrooms [2026]

  1. “Your reaction is actually quite normal.”
  2. Feliz Navidad.
  3. In a dim room, the still life sits alone.

3 other things.

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3 things about Yasujirô Ozu’s EARLY SUMMER

Early Summer [1951]

1. We hear, but never see, the Noh play.
2. Mr. Carrot.
3. “We did better than average.”

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3 things about Tom Ford’s NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

Nocturnal Animals [2016]

1. The two dancers from the art opening reappear, sitting outside the bar when Ray is taken into custody.
2. “Susan, enjoy the absurdity of our world. It’s a lot less painful. And believe me, our world is a lot less painful than the real world.”
3. Exiting the car, a quick vomit, back to business.

3 other things.

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3 things about Jake Kasdan’s WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story [2007]

1. Jack White as Elvis.
2. “Smell that shit, baby!”
3. 50,000 didgeridoos.

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3 things about Jeremy Workman’s SECRET MALL APARTMENT

Secret Mall Apartment [2024]

1. A functioning waffle-maker.
2. One night in jail.
3. He told his coworkers that the group was just working on an art project.

3 other things.

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3 things about Billy Wilder’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

Witness for the Prosecution [1957]

1. “Touching isn’t it? The way he counts on his wife.”
“Yes, like a drowning man clutching at a razor blade.”
2. Playing with his pills.
3. A fitting for his bermuda shorts.

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