3 things about Robert Zemeckis’ ROMANCING THE STONE

Posted on August 26, 2026 by robchristopher

Romancing the Stone [1984]

1. An assortment of airline-sized liquor bottles (collected in the course of her book tours?)
2. Chopping off the heels.
3. Skeleton in Greatful Dead jacket.

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Eternal combat with phantoms

Posted on August 26, 2026 by robchristopher

“Superstitions, bigotries, hypocracies, prejudices, those phantoms, phantoms though they be, cling to life; they have teeth and nails in their shadowy substance, and they must be clasped close, body to body, and war must be made on them, and that without truce; for it is one of the fatalities of humanity to be condemned to eternal combat with phantoms. It is difficult to seize darkness by the throat, and to hurl it to the earth.”

–Victor Hugo

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3 things about William Castle’s THE NIGHT WALKER

Posted on August 25, 2026 by robchristopher

The Night Walker [1964]

1. Taking out his eyeballs one at a time.
2. Extended montage opening with narration by Paul Frees. “No, there’s no escape. Now you’re falling, falling. And they say if you ever complete that fall in a dream … you’ll be dead.”
3. An enigmatic smile on her face as she drives across LA.

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3 things about David Robert Mitchell’s THE END OF OAK STREET

Posted on August 24, 2026 by robchristopher

The End of Oak Street [2026]

1. She sits alone in the car, listening to a Steve Winwood cassette.
2. The leg is gone below the knee.
3. Splash landing in a rainy backyard pool.

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3 things about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER

Posted on August 23, 2026 by robchristopher

The Samurai and the Prisoner [2026]

1. Servants kneeling in a row, awaiting beheading.
2. Traces of blood on the stone lantern.
3. Mounds of dirt in the dungeon, strangely reminiscent of Stalker.

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3 things about Alan J. Pakula’s THE STERILE CUCKOO

Posted on August 16, 2026 by robchristopher

The Sterile Cuckoo [1969]

1. She gives him the photo as a momento.
2. Peeling a tomato.
3. A line of painted wooden doors along an empty beach.

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3 things about Alex Cox’s REPO MAN

Posted on August 15, 2026 by robchristopher

Repo Man [1984]

1. A sign in the window of the diner promoting “Plate ‘O Shrimp.”
2. Burning trash barrel philosophy.
3. “Don’t care how long it takes, dildos! Repo Man’s got all night, every night.”

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s VIOLENT SATURDAY

Posted on August 14, 2026 by robchristopher

Violent Saturday [1955]

1. Librarian ditching the stolen purse in a garbage can.
2. Nearly falling out of the loft.
3. Pitchfork in the back.

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3 things about Billy Wilder’s SOME LIKE IT HOT

Posted on August 13, 2026 by robchristopher

Some Like It Hot [1959]

1. Hustling through the lobby in heels.
2. “Spills, thrills, laughs, and games. This may even turn out to be a surprise party.”
3. Blindfolded band.

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3 things about Ivan Dixon’s THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

Posted on August 9, 2026 by robchristopher

The Spook Who Sat by the Door [1973]

1. “Remember, a Black man with a mop, tray, or broom in his hand can go damn near anywhere in this country. And a smiling Black man is invisible.”
2. Simultaneous stabbing/shooting.
3. Firebombing Richard J. Daley’s office.

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