Monthly Archives: January 2024

3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s IF….

Posted on January 31, 2024 by robchristopher

if…. [1968] 1. He solemnly administers the dregs of the vodka bottle. 2. Audrey Hepburn gets one on the cheek. 3. “The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lewis John Carlino’s THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA

Posted on January 27, 2024 by robchristopher

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea [1976] 1. A tiny beating heart. 2. “Strange and sad.” His mother through the peephole. 3. Without much discretion, he takes out the pair of rubber gloves.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PONYO

Posted on January 26, 2024 by robchristopher

Ponyo [2008] 1. Surging wave spirits. 2. “Ham! Ham! Ham!” 3. All the old ladies running up the hill.

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3 things about Spike Jonze’s HER

Posted on January 25, 2024 by robchristopher

her [2013] 1. A dead cat. 2. High-waisted pants. 3. A steady stream of pedestrians going past as he sits alone on the stairs. 3 other things.

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3 things about Wolfgang Reitherman’s THE ARISTOCATS

Posted on January 17, 2024 by robchristopher

The Aristocats [1970] 1. “Ladies don’t start fights, but they can finish them!” 2. Goose sisters. 3. Umbrella on top of the haystack.

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3 things about Dan Curtis’s EXPRESS TO TERROR, aka SUPERTRAIN

Posted on January 15, 2024 by robchristopher

Supertrain [1979] 1. Pointless elevator. 2. Donna Summer soundalike. 3. His idea of helping a man who’s hanging from the outside of the train: ordering the engineer to “redline” it. Just as bad as I’d expected. Possibly worse.

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3 things about Richard Brooks’ ELMER GANTRY

Posted on January 14, 2024 by robchristopher

Elmer Gantry [1960] 1. Shoveling coal in the furnace for a plate of black-eyed peas. Without a touch of self-loathing, he takes a job in a Black church. 2. She sticks the wad of cash in the top of her … Continue reading →

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3 things about Emerald Fennell’s SALTBURN

Posted on January 13, 2024 by robchristopher

Saltburn [2023] 1. “I was a lesbian for a while, you know. But it was all just too wet for me in the end. Men are so lovely and dry.” 2. Runny eggs. 3. We don’t learn the amount of … Continue reading →

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3 things about William A. Wellman’s SAFE IN HELL

Posted on January 12, 2024 by robchristopher

Safe in Hell [1931] 1. Their faces as viewed through the packing crate. 2. One by one the men slouch in their chairs for the chance to peek up her dress. 3. The way Nina Mae McKinney says “mmmhmm.”

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3 things about Jonathan Glazer’s THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Posted on January 8, 2024 by robchristopher

The Zone of Interest [2023] 1. She discovers a tube of lipstick in one of the pockets of her “new” fur coat. 2. Fertilizer. 3. An inkling of the future does nothing to alter his course. I’m speechless, other than to … Continue reading →

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