3 things about Freddie Francis’ TALES FROM THE CRYPT

Posted on September 6, 2026 by robchristopher

Tales from the Crypt [1972]

1. Suddenly, fire-eyes.
2. A little goblet of blood.
3. Two years later, his wife has remarried.

3 other things.

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3 things about Michael Haneke’s HAPPY END

Posted on September 5, 2026 by robchristopher

Happy End [2017]

1. Everyone mistakes his suicide attempts for senility. Except Eve.
2. Irritated, he asks, “Where is the marmalade?”
3. Injuring her own son so that he’ll stop.

3 other things.

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MY LAST MARTINI is now streaming!

Posted on September 4, 2026 by robchristopher

There are certain secrets that you only reveal to a complete stranger in a bar.

I’m thrilled to share My Last Martini with one and all! And do me a kindness: if at all possible … don’t watch it on your phone! (Or at least use headphones.)

My Last Martini

Written for the Screen & Directed by Rob Christopher

An Orange Chair Production

Based on a story by Barry Gifford (David Lynch’s Wild at Heart and Lost Highway). Starring Wendy Robie (Twin Peaks) and Mickey O’Sullivan (Room Tone, Handle with Care). Produced by John Otterbacher (Tales of Harsh Gruder, Silt, Moving Parts) and Aaron Wertheimer (Skippers, Not If I See You First). Cinematography by Christopher Rejano (Knives and Skin, Signature Move). Edited by Jon Gollner. Original Score by CoastalDives.

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3 things about Luis Buñuel’s L’AGE D’OR

Posted on September 3, 2026 by robchristopher

L’Age d’Or [1977]

1. Their makeout session is interrupted by a reverie: an unrelated flashback triggered when he becomes fascinated by a nearby statue’s foot.
2. Kicking a violin down the sidewalk.
3. Christ + de Sade.

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3 things about Paul Bogart’s MARLOWE

Posted on September 1, 2026 by robchristopher

Marlowe [1969]

1. Spiked cigarette.
2. He samples the champagne. “Impertinent. Even baroque.”
3. Rita Moreno’s striptease.

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3 things about Paul Bogart’s MR. RICCO

Posted on August 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Mr. Ricco [1975]

1. Pregnant poodle.
2. Burned-out church beatdown.
3. “I’m really sorry, Joe. Did you know her well?”
“No … I didn’t know her well at all.”

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3 things about Tim Burton’s BATMAN

Posted on August 30, 2026 by robchristopher

Batman [1989]

1. Shelves of books with identical blue spines in Vicki Vale’s apartment.
2. “He took my balloons.”
3. Commissioner Gordon removes a small green fabric bag from an inside pocket of the Joker’s coat.

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3 things about Joe Dante’s PIRANHA

Posted on August 29, 2026 by robchristopher

Piranha [1978]

1. “Come on! I’d have thought you could get a man’s pants off quicker than that!”
2. “It’s Superman!” Then she flashes her titties at John Sayles.
3. Bloodied Paul Bartel.

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3 things about Jane Schoenbrun’s TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA

Posted on August 28, 2026 by robchristopher

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma [2026]

1. Flesh and fluids.
2. Sade sets the mood.
3. Dipping sauce.

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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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