Monthly Archives: February 2024

3 things about Sean Durkin’s THE NEST

Posted on February 26, 2024 by robchristopher

The Nest [2020] 1. Before retrieving her cashbox she insists that he leave the bedroom. 2. The same white bread sandwiches from both his mother and his daughter. 3. Graffiti left on the wall in the entryway.

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3 things about Claude Chabrol’s LA CEREMONIE

Posted on February 25, 2024 by robchristopher

La Cérémonie [1995] 1. “You can’t prove anything.” 2. When watching TV she never changes the channel. 3. “I’m recording it.”

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3 things about Michael Gordon’s PORTRAIT IN BLACK

Posted on February 24, 2024 by robchristopher

Portrait in Black [1960] 1. Lots and lots of hand-kissing. 2. Beaded rainwater on the hood of the car. 3. “I’ve got to make her understand!” 3 other things.

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3 things about Alain Resnais’ JE T’AIME JE T’AIME

Posted on February 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Je t’aime je t’aime [1968] 1. “Was this your first suicide?” 2. Gas fireplace in Glasgow. 3. A very slow pulse. Loss of blood. 3 other things.

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3 things about Alice Rohrwacher’s HAPPY AS LAZZARO

Posted on February 18, 2024 by robchristopher

Happy as Lazzaro [2018] 1. Measuring a segment of plastic pipe so that it’s the same length as the cigarette dispenser. 2. “Those are wild carrots but they aren’t ripe yet.” 3. Music escaping from the church.

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3 things about Nicole Holofcener’s YOU HURT MY FEELINGS

Posted on February 17, 2024 by robchristopher

You Hurt My Feelings [2023] 1. “Shut up and keep talking!” 2. He’s disgusted by the spectacle of his parents sharing an ice cream cone. 3. She awkwardly holds the phallic light fixture at hip-level.

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3 things about Andrew Dominik’s THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

Posted on February 14, 2024 by robchristopher

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [2007] 1. Robberies planned but never executed. 2. Privy hookup. 3. He corrects the misspelling of his name.

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3 things about Terence Davies’ THE LONG DAY CLOSES

Posted on February 11, 2024 by robchristopher

The Long Day Closes [1992] 1. Watching the bricklayers. 2. “I wonder what 1956 will bring.” 3. Mystical sunset. Some kind of pinnacle. I hadn’t watched it in nearly 30 years and it’s still astonishing.

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s BRITANNIA HOSPITAL

Posted on February 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Britannia Hospital [1982] 1. Patient camouflage. 2. Laughing hysterically at a television program about the factory farming of chickens. 3. A state-of-the-art ward which sits completely empty. Due to a shortage of cleaners.

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3 things about Julie Cohen’s EVERY BODY

Posted on February 9, 2024 by robchristopher

Every Body [2023] 1. “The current was too strong.” 2. Newspaper headline: “Bathroom” Bill Dead–For Now 3. They acknowledge that their mother will never get their pronouns right.

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