Monthly Archives: January 2025

3 things about Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker’s AIRPLANE!

Posted on January 12, 2025 by robchristopher

Airplane! [1980] 1. “I’m not sure. I haven’t seen anything like this since the Anita Bryant concert.” 2. Instruments. 3. Maureen McGovern as the nun! 3 other things.

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3 things about Anna Kendrick’s WOMAN OF THE HOUR

Posted on January 11, 2025 by robchristopher

Woman of the Hour [2024] 1. “What is a girl for?” 2. The sounds of the room disappear; suddenly they’re the only customers left in the bar. 3. She takes refuge at the Last Chance Diner.

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3 things about Sean Charmatz’s ORION AND THE DARK

Posted on January 10, 2025 by robchristopher

Orion and the Dark [2024] 1. “I don’t think we have time for David Foster Wallace tonight.” 2. We can no longer see the stars outside at night so we have to go to the planetarium. 3. Light as a … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Pollock’s MURDER AHOY

Posted on January 9, 2025 by robchristopher

Murder Ahoy [1964] 1. A smashed bottle of Plymouth gin. 2. Intercepted message. 3. Swordplay with Margaret. 3 other things.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s THE PIGEON TUNNEL

Posted on January 6, 2025 by robchristopher

The Pigeon Tunnel [2023] 1. The joy of self-imposed schizophrenia. 2. “I really don’t think any artist, whether he’s a writer, a painter, or anybody else, I don’t think he has to explain his work beyond a certain point. If … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s NAKED LUNCH

Posted on January 2, 2025 by robchristopher

Naked Lunch [1991] 1. “If you look carefully at my lips, you’ll realize that I’m actually saying something else. I’m not actually telling you about the several ways I’m gradually murdering Joan.” 2. A basket of dried centipedes. 3. Sleeping … Continue reading →

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A selected inventory of 2024.

Posted on January 1, 2025 by robchristopher

By the numbers … 221: feature films I watched in 2023 (24 of which I viewed in a theater) 42: books I read in 2022 31: pizzas we ordered from The Art of Pizza 16: pizzas we ordered from other … Continue reading →

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What I Watched in 2024: My 11 Favorite Films

Posted on January 1, 2025 by robchristopher

ALL OF US STRANGERS [2023, directed by Andrew Haigh] THE BEAST [2023, directed by Bertrand Bonello] OTHER PEOPLE [2016, directed by Chris Kelly] THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS [1949, directed by David Lean] PERFECT DAYS [2023, directed by Wim Wenders] QUEER [2024, … Continue reading →

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