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Monthly Archives: December 2020
3 things about Richard Linklater’s WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE
Where’d You Go, Bernadette [2019] 1. Star-shaped opening in the carpet revealing the green shoot of a houseplant. 2. Microsoft money. 3. “Interventions are above my paygrade.”
3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s INHERENT VICE
Inherent Vice [2014] 1. “Molto panacako!” 2. A bare patch on the sofa cushion’s vinyl cover. 3. “So, justice was served?” 3 other things.
3 things about Patty Jenkins’ WONDER WOMAN 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 [2020] 1. Fanny pack. 2. “Mind your business.” 3. Unwanted cows.
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3 things about Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
It’s a Wonderful Life [1946] 1. Mr. Gower’s voice is the first we hear. 2. Fifty cents on the dollar. 3. “Yeah, yeah yeah, soybeans, yeah.” 3 other things.
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3 things about John McTiernan’s DIE HARD
Die Hard [1988] 1. Japanese artifacts in the vault. 2. Is the nerd the only bad guy who doesn’t die? 3. “Now I know how a TV dinner feels.” 3 other things.
3 things about Lulu Wang’s THE FAREWELL
The Farewell [2019] 1. Professional crier. 2. She pulls up her shirt, revealing the cupping marks on her back. 3. Outside the window of her hotel room, a plume of cigarette smoke dissolves in the air.
Rob’s Best of 2020
Not necessarily released in 2020, these were nevertheless some of the songs I listened to all year long: a personal time capsule of the past twelve months. Enjoy!
3 things about Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT
The Apartment [1960] 1. Strand of leftover spaghetti on the tennis racket. He wraps it around his finger. 2. On her way out, she deposits a dime on the desk. 3. Key to the executive washroom. 3 other things.
3 things about George Cukor’s HOLIDAY
Holiday [1938] 1. Drinking champagne out of a trophy. 2. The way Lew Ayers says, “I’ll be–here.” 3. She closes her eyes and presses an elevator button.
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