Monthly Archives: October 2014

3 things about George Miller’s MAD MAX

Posted on October 13, 2014 by robchristopher

Mad Max [1979] 1. “I’m a fuel-injected suicide machine!” 2. They buy a dog from a man in a deerstalker cap. 3. Double leg braces.

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October 12 haiku.

Posted on October 12, 2014 by robchristopher

One of his shoes blocks The door, his face mashed into The bedroom carpet

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3 things about Dan Curtis’ DEAD OF NIGHT

Posted on October 12, 2014 by robchristopher

Dead of Night [1977] 1. The car was a deep forest green. 2. A shirt, conveniently ruffled. 3. The voice on the phone morphs from the father’s to Bobby’s. This had its moments; but I prefer Trilogy of Terror because … Continue reading →

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October 11 haiku.

Posted on October 11, 2014 by robchristopher

A time before we Could remember those faces We saw, underground

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3 things about Fruit Chan’s THE MIDNIGHT AFTER

Posted on October 11, 2014 by robchristopher

The Midnight After [2014] 1. He holds up the headphones, a look of disbelief on his face. Then his head explodes. 2. The Morse code spells out the song’s lyrics. “I can’t tell you, so let me sing it.” 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about György Pálfi’s FREE FALL

Posted on October 11, 2014 by robchristopher

Free Fall [2014] 1. Plastic wrap intercourse. 2. He brings the needle up to his eyes and then … 3. The little boy curled up on the floor, next to the beast. Pálfi is some kind of 21st-century Buñuel. This … Continue reading →

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October 10 haiku.

Posted on October 10, 2014 by robchristopher

Sky speckled milky Gray the stoplight slowly blinks To sickly yellow

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3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s LAW OF DESIRE

Posted on October 9, 2014 by robchristopher

Law of Desire [1987] 1. “It’s not your fault you don’t love me, and it’s not my fault I love you.” 2. On the altar to the Virgin Mary, a picture of Elizabeth Taylor. 3. The typewriter smashes through the window, … Continue reading →

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October 9 haiku.

Posted on October 9, 2014 by robchristopher

A smaller woman Has never taken up quite So much space as this

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October 8 haiku.

Posted on October 8, 2014 by robchristopher

The kid next to me Texts vigorously and digs His elbow ribward

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