Loving Highsmith [2022]
1. The decision by the filmmaker to neglect mentioning Edith’s Diary mystifies me.
2. Highsmith presenting an award to Gena Rowlands at the Berlin Film Festival.
3. Moving into a house that she knows will be her last.
Loving Highsmith [2022]
1. The decision by the filmmaker to neglect mentioning Edith’s Diary mystifies me.
2. Highsmith presenting an award to Gena Rowlands at the Berlin Film Festival.
3. Moving into a house that she knows will be her last.
I concocted this for our Oscars party this year and it’s fantastic! Light, refreshing, not too sweet. It still amazes me how complex a drink’s flavor can be when you combine just a few of the right ingredients.
SPRING AHEAD PUNCH
22 oz. aged Barbados rum
12 oz. blended rum (such as Denizen aged white rum)
8 oz. Plantation O.F.T.D. rum
14 oz. lime juice
14 oz. simple syrup
28 oz. unsweetened coconut water
28 oz. water
14 dashes of Angostura bitters
Combine in a punchbowl and add a large block of ice.
Touch of Evil [1958]
1. Washing off the blood in the filthy water.
2. Black and white neon popping eyeballs.
3. “You’re a mess, honey.”
Traffic [2000]
1. Loafer in the ball pit.
2. Meeting in a pool.
3. “You wanna tell me what you’re doing here, Caroline?”
Good Night Oppy [2022]
1. A mismatch between English and Metric.
2. Built-in autonomy.
3. “I’ll Be Seeing You” by Billie Holliday.
Targets [1968]
1. Blue ink on the check for his new gun, blue house, blue hand-towel, blue paper towels.
2. “Hardly ever missed, did I?”
3. The “good guy with a gun” who who isn’t of much use.
I’m Not There. [2007]
1. He maneuvers his wheelchair to get a closer look.
2. The dog isn’t quite fast enough.
3. Fake wood-paneled refrigerator.
Navalny [2022]
1. Moscow 4.
2. Putin refuses to say his name.
3. Diverted to a different airport.