Monthly Archives: March 2024

3 things about Josell Ramos’s MAESTRO

Posted on March 7, 2024 by robchristopher

Maestro [2003] 1. Reading the grooves without headphones. 2. An array of tweeters suspended over the dancefloor. 3. Gwen Guthrie’s farewell speech at the closing of the Paradise Garage.

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3 things about Griffin Dunne’s JOAN DIDION: THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD

Posted on March 5, 2024 by robchristopher

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold [2017] 1. During a party at their house, she walks into her child’s bedroom and finds drug paraphernalia 2. Ice-cold Coke in the fridge at all times. 3. Collecting the latest gossip during … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY

Posted on March 4, 2024 by robchristopher

Asteroid City [2023] 1. Cocktail vending machine. 2. The host apologizes and bows out. 3. “Everything is connected but nothing’s working.”

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3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE

Posted on March 3, 2024 by robchristopher

Dune [2021] 1. Net-veil. 2. “I’m not in the mood.” 3. The three men sink and vanish. 3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Fuest’s THE FINAL PROGRAMME

Posted on March 2, 2024 by robchristopher

The Final Programme [1973] 1. “Try and get some sleep.” “But I don’t need any sleep.” “I know you don’t, but it’s much easier to run a hospital with all the patients sleeping.” “It’s the easiest way to run the … Continue reading →

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