Monthly Archives: March 2020

3 things about Andrea Berloff’s THE KITCHEN

Posted on March 11, 2020 by robchristopher

The Kitchen [2019] 1. Kicked down the stairs. 2. From behind the closed door, the sound of a gunshot. 3. An empty deli.

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3 things about Ruben Östlund’s FORCE MAJEURE

Posted on March 10, 2020 by robchristopher

Force Majeure [2014] 1. This one. This one. 2. A family heap on the floor. 3. Why does the ending remind me of the ending of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?

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3 things about Jonas Alexander Arnby’s SUICIDE TOURIST

Posted on March 9, 2020 by robchristopher

Suicide Tourist [2019] 1. “I want a drink that will blow my mind.” 2. Driving range with a view. 3. Scarred arm, healed cuts.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s COOKIE’S FORTUNE

Posted on March 8, 2020 by robchristopher

Cookie’s Fortune [1999] 1. He gets his out police codebook. 2. “Want a drink?” “Never before Tom Brokaw.” 3. Salome’s dance with a toilet paper roll. Hadn’t seen this since it was first released. What a delight. Just enough plot … Continue reading →

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3 things about Peter Mackie Burns’s RIALTO

Posted on March 7, 2020 by robchristopher

Rialto [2019] 1. “I’ll shame you.” 2. Redundancy. 3. He goes over to him, examines him closely, then leaves the room without saying a word.

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3 things about Agnieszka Smoczynska’s THE LURE

Posted on March 6, 2020 by robchristopher

The Lure [2015] 1. Donna Summer. 2. A glass with a toothbrush in it. 3. Covered in sea foam.

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3 things about Matthew Rankin’s THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Posted on March 5, 2020 by robchristopher

The Twentieth Century [2019] 1. Ski lift as subway. 2. “Canada is just one failed orgasm after another.” 3. The fleshpots of Winnipeg.

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3 things about Zach Braff’s GOING IN STYLE

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robchristopher

Going in Style [2017] 1. Michael Caine’s American accent. 2. Colombian drug mule. 3. Fake tattoo.

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