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3 things about Bong Joon Ho’s MICKEY 17

Posted on July 20, 2025 by robchristopher

Mickey 17 [2025] 1. The tail becomes a sauce. 2. An accent somewhere between Bobby Brady and Columbo. 3. Sex expends too many calories.

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3 things about Paul Wendkos’ GIDGET

Posted on July 19, 2025 by robchristopher

Gidget [1959] 1. She’s reluctant to strip down to her bathing suit; one of her friends commands: “Peel, girl!” 2. Breast-enhancing exercises. 3. When The Four Preps pop in to perform “Cinderella” at the luau, it’s the squarest, corniest, whitest … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jean Renoir’s FRENCH CANCAN

Posted on July 18, 2025 by robchristopher

French Cancan [1955] 1. An afternoon tryst in the backroom of the boulangerie. 2. Taking turns showing off their newfound limberness. 3. Pepto-Bismol walls backstage.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s OUT OF SIGHT

Posted on July 13, 2025 by robchristopher

Out of Sight [1998] 1. She silently enters the bathroom, spots him, makes an appraisal. 2. Reading glasses perched on Dennis Farina’s nose. 3. “I just want to know what happens next.” “You know.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Danny Boyle’s 28 DAYS LATER

Posted on July 12, 2025 by robchristopher

28 Days Later [2002] 1. Their note. “Don’t wake up.” 2. Fleeing rats. 3. “I promised them women.”

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3 things about Aaron Wertheimer’s WEDGERINO

Posted on July 10, 2025 by robchristopher

Wedgerino [2015] 1. When something’s cooler than cool, it’s beige. 2. A round of private conversations. 3. “I’m Lisa. People call me ‘Sa for short.”

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3 things about Jean Rouch & Edgar Morin’s CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER

Posted on July 9, 2025 by robchristopher

Chronicle of a Summer [1961] 1. “I paint to understand the painting of others.” 2. A long pause. “If I only knew.” 3. Several minutes go by after we first see the tattoo before it is explained to us what … Continue reading →

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Posted on July 8, 2025 by robchristopher

The Dark Knight Rises [2012] 1. The stock market raid occurs in the daytime and about five minutes later it’s the dead of night. 2. Alfred and Fernet-Branca. 3. Extremely tall bench. 3 other things.

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3 things about Busby Berkeley’s THE GANG’S ALL HERE

Posted on July 7, 2025 by robchristopher

The Gang’s All Here [1943] 1. “I know what I’d do if girl take my man away from me.” “What do you mean?” “I break her into little hunks. And then I break him into little hunks. And then I … Continue reading →

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3 things about Chris Sanders’ THE WILD ROBOT

Posted on July 6, 2025 by robchristopher

The Wild Robot [2024] 1. Wooden prosthetic leg. 2. The lodge becomes a safe haven. 3. Emerging in the spring, moss-covered.

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