Monthly Archives: April 2023

3 things about Ken Kwapis’s FOLLOW THAT BIRD

Posted on April 30, 2023 by robchristopher

Follow That Bird [1985] 1. Art direction by Carol Spier, a regular collaborator of David Cronenberg! 2. Shower of bottlecaps. 3. “So that’s my new home. I should be happy here. What’s wrong with me?”

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3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s SHOWING UP

Posted on April 27, 2023 by robchristopher

Showing Up [2022] 1. “I get up, I do a little of this and a little of that, and before you know it, it’s time to watch TV again.” 2. Namedropping Tim Hunter. 3. Power lines and tree branches.

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3 things about Sidney Lumet’s 12 ANGRY MEN

Posted on April 24, 2023 by robchristopher

12 Angry Men [1957] 1. Indentations on either side of the nose. 2. Slowly expanding sweat stains. 3. He leaves the torn photograph behind.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s PINOCCHIO

Posted on April 23, 2023 by robchristopher

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio [2022] 1. Spazzatura is Gremlin-adjacent. 2. Poop marionette. 3. Both flags ascend the flagpole.

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3 things about Anthony Banua-Simon’s CANE FIRE

Posted on April 23, 2023 by robchristopher

Cane Fire [2020] 1. Coco Palms’ famous torch-lighting ceremony was completely made up; it was never a native Hawaiian tradition. 2. Describing Charlton Heston as the guy whose veins bulge out. 3. “Just call me Uncle Larry.” Certainly one of … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Gordon Green’s PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

Posted on April 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Pineapple Express [2008] 1. “Today is his birthday and it is a tradition that on his birthday, I get up extra early and make him his favorite kind of dessert.” “Don’t worry, bro. Your cat’s going to heaven.” 2. Empty … Continue reading →

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3 things about Bob Rafelson’s HEAD

Posted on April 16, 2023 by robchristopher

Head [1968] 1. Nobody ever lends money to a man with a sense of humor. 2. Cameos by Jack Nicholson and Dennis Hopper. 3. “Atta boy, Mike, atta boy.”

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3 things about Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS

Posted on April 15, 2023 by robchristopher

Widows [2018] 1. Flask in the kitchen. 2. “You need to watch how you speak to me.” 3. Listening to a Spanish language lesson tape in the car. 3 other things.

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3 things about Jon Jost’s TOURISTS

Posted on April 8, 2023 by robchristopher

Tourists [2022] 1. The baby started choking. 2. Lish’s party and a character named Gordon. 3. Disappearing behind a shrub: a woman, a minivan.

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3 things about Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s PARTY GIRL

Posted on April 7, 2023 by robchristopher

Party Girl [1995] 1. “He-he-hello!” 2. Club kids waiting in line for falafel. 3. “How’s your upper torso?” 3 other things.

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