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3 things about Hasse Ekman’s GIRL WITH HYACINTHS

Posted on February 19, 2026 by robchristopher

Girl with Hyacinths [1950] 1. She never finished writing the song, she explains, because her inspiration ended. 2. An untouched bottle of Cinzano. 3. He achieves sobriety but his painting turns banal.

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3 things about Luchino Visconti’s CONVERSATION PIECE

Posted on February 18, 2026 by robchristopher

Conversation Piece [1974] 1. Pop music from the other room clashing with the classical music on his bedside stereo. 2. He explains away the troubles in his past. “It was 1968.” 3. In a moment of loneliness, he invites them … Continue reading →

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3 things about Quentin Dupieux’s DAAAAAALI!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by robchristopher

Daaaaaalí! [2023] 1. He apologizes for the noise: it’s raining dead dogs. 2. The biggest film camera in the world. 3. Griping models. 3 other things.

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3 things about Coralie Fargeat’s THE SUBSTANCE

Posted on February 14, 2026 by robchristopher

The Substance [2024] 1. Knee-pop. 2. Snow on the sidewalk in LA? 3. The whole crew of the show studying her ass. 3 other things.

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3 things about Raoul Peck’s ORWELL: 2 + 2 = 5

Posted on February 12, 2026 by robchristopher

Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 [2025] 1. “We cannot help this. When you are on a sinking ship, your thoughts will be about sinking ships.” 2. Prone to tuberculosis. Frequent smoker. 3. There’s no goosestepping in Britain because the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Cary Joji Fukunaga’s NO TIME TO DIE

Posted on February 8, 2026 by robchristopher

No Time to Die [2021] 1. Annoying screenwriting tick: Bond repeatedly telling people, “Talk to me.” 2. Rappelling the skyscraper at dusk. 3. Side-kicking a baddie in a killer dress. 3 other things.

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3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s RANDOM HARVEST

Posted on February 7, 2026 by robchristopher

Random Harvest [1942] 1. Alone and terrified in the midst of an overjoyed, boisterous crowd. 2. Pained look on the Reverend’s face at the offkey organist’s singing. 3. A creaking gate, a treebranch that sags.

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3 things about Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY

Posted on February 4, 2026 by robchristopher

West Side Story [2021] 1. Parkour dancing around the holes in the pier. 2. “Somewhere” becomes a song she sings alone. 3. They sleep together?!

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3 things about Mark Obenhaus & Laura Poitras’s COVER-UP

Posted on February 3, 2026 by robchristopher

Cover-Up [2025] 1. “His notes are indecipherable.” 2. Rumsfeld quibbles over the difference between “abuse” and “torture.” 3. An anonymous source in Gaza.

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3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s RIVER OF GRASS

Posted on February 2, 2026 by robchristopher

River of Grass [1994] 1. Cozy, after Cozy Cole. 2. Between them they can’t even rustle up a quarter. 3. Playing around with the wheelchair in his bedroom. 3 other things.

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