Monthly Archives: December 2024

3 things about Luca Guadagnino’s QUEER

Posted on December 31, 2024 by robchristopher

Queer [2024] 1. “I was afraid of that, an untutored palate.” 2. He pairs his mention of the policeman with a leg lift. 3. Embracing beneath the skin.

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3 things about David Lean’s THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

Posted on December 29, 2024 by robchristopher

The Bridge on the River Kwai [1957] 1. Sitting alone on the edge of his bed, crying in shame. 2. “I haven’t the foggiest.” 3. He emerges from “the oven” with purple bruises covering his chest. 3 other things.

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3 things about Sean Baker’s TANGERINE

Posted on December 28, 2024 by robchristopher

Tangerine [2015] 1. “This one only has one shoe!” “She’s from the hill, she’s a hillbilly.” 2. Sharing her wig at the laundromat. 3. “He doesn’t do my drugs.”

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR

Posted on December 27, 2024 by robchristopher

Interstellar [2014] 1. Points of light pinging across the the ship. 2. Cooper never loses his farmer’s tan. 3. Timothée Chalamet becomes Casey Affleck. 3 other things.

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3 things about Ernst Lubitsch’s THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER

Posted on December 24, 2024 by robchristopher

The Shop Around the Corner [1940] 1. He proffers an over-large tip to the taxi driver, telling him to send his son through college. 2. A shattered lightshade. 3. “Do you like chicken soup?” 3 other things.

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3 things about Margreth Olin’s SONGS OF EARTH

Posted on December 23, 2024 by robchristopher

Songs of Earth [2023] 1. Surface of the glacier/the contours of her aged father’s skin. 2. “Home on the Range” but in Norwegian and with completely different lyrics. 3. Solitary flowers have the deepest hue.

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3 things about Garret Price’s YACHT ROCK: A DOCKUMENTARY

Posted on December 21, 2024 by robchristopher

Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary [2024] 1. MTV hastened the end. 2. An electric piano riff accidentally heard through a window. “Circus music.” 3. Questlove’s epic playlist honoring Anthony Bourdain.

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3 things about Todd Haynes’ CAROL

Posted on December 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Carol [2015] 1. Her supervisor officiously hands her a pencil and notepad. 2. Perfect lunch: creamed spinach on poached eggs with a dry martini. 3. “I can’t help you with that.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Alexander Payne’s THE HOLDOVERS

Posted on December 17, 2024 by robchristopher

The Holdovers [2023] 1. He loved Artie Shaw. 2. “You can’t even dream a whole dream, can you?” 3. After rolling down the window, he spits a mouthful of brandy onto the road.

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Coming in 2025.

Posted on December 17, 2024 by robchristopher

There are certain secrets you only tell a complete stranger at a bar. Coming in 2025: My Last Martini, a new short film starring Wendy Robie and Mickey O’Sullivan. Based on the story by Barry Gifford and filmed entirely on … Continue reading →

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