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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 2024 (24 of which I viewed in a theater) 42: books I read in 2024 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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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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