Monthly Archives: August 2026

3 things about Paul Bogart’s MR. RICCO

Posted on August 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Mr. Ricco [1975] 1. Pregnant poodle. 2. Burned-out church beatdown. 3. “I’m really sorry, Joe. Did you know her well?” “No … I didn’t know her well at all.”

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3 things about Tim Burton’s BATMAN

Posted on August 30, 2026 by robchristopher

Batman [1989] 1. Shelves of books with identical blue spines in Vicki Vale’s apartment. 2. “He took my balloons.” 3. Commissioner Gordon removes a small green fabric bag from an inside pocket of the Joker’s coat.

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3 things about Joe Dante’s PIRANHA

Posted on August 29, 2026 by robchristopher

Piranha [1978] 1. “Come on! I’d have thought you could get a man’s pants off quicker than that!” 2. “It’s Superman!” Then she flashes her titties at John Sayles. 3. Bloodied Paul Bartel.

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3 things about Jane Schoenbrun’s TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA

Posted on August 28, 2026 by robchristopher

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma [2026] 1. Flesh and fluids. 2. Sade sets the mood. 3. Dipping sauce.

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3 things about Robert Zemeckis’ ROMANCING THE STONE

Posted on August 26, 2026 by robchristopher

Romancing the Stone [1984] 1. An assortment of airline-sized liquor bottles (collected in the course of her book tours?) 2. Chopping off the heels. 3. Skeleton in Greatful Dead jacket.

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Eternal combat with phantoms

Posted on August 26, 2026 by robchristopher

“Superstitions, bigotries, hypocracies, prejudices, those phantoms, phantoms though they be, cling to life; they have teeth and nails in their shadowy substance, and they must be clasped close, body to body, and war must be made on them, and that … Continue reading →

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3 things about William Castle’s THE NIGHT WALKER

Posted on August 25, 2026 by robchristopher

The Night Walker [1964] 1. Taking out his eyeballs one at a time. 2. Extended montage opening with narration by Paul Frees. “No, there’s no escape. Now you’re falling, falling. And they say if you ever complete that fall in … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Robert Mitchell’s THE END OF OAK STREET

Posted on August 24, 2026 by robchristopher

The End of Oak Street [2026] 1. She sits alone in the car, listening to a Steve Winwood cassette. 2. The leg is gone below the knee. 3. Splash landing in a rainy backyard pool.

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3 things about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER

Posted on August 23, 2026 by robchristopher

The Samurai and the Prisoner [2026] 1. Servants kneeling in a row, awaiting beheading. 2. Traces of blood on the stone lantern. 3. Mounds of dirt in the dungeon, strangely reminiscent of Stalker.

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3 things about Alan J. Pakula’s THE STERILE CUCKOO

Posted on August 16, 2026 by robchristopher

The Sterile Cuckoo [1969] 1. She gives him the photo as a momento. 2. Peeling a tomato. 3. A line of painted wooden doors along an empty beach.

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