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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
Evil Does Not Exist [2023] 1. The sewage of five people is acceptable. 2. During the videocall, the consultant sits behind the wheel of his car. 3. Closeup of a bullethole in the deer’s hide.
3 things about Silvio Narizzano’s DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!
Die! Die! My Darling! [1965] 1. Her face half concealed by a curtain on the bathroom door. 2. She violently attempts to wipe away all the lipstick. (Echoed in The Substance?) 3. A secret chamber stuffed with forbidden remnants of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 things, Halloween, hammer films, movies, Tallulah Bankhead
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3 things about Richard Wenk’s VAMP
Vamp [1986] 1. She never says a word; she doesn’t need to. 2. A dish of cockroaches–as a treat. 3. Middle finger from the skeleton.
3 things about Brandon Cronenberg’s POSSESSOR
Possessor [2020] 1. Identifying curtains, blinds, and window coverings. 2. She wears a mask of her own melted face. 3. The bloodied child looks the dying man in the eye and says, “Pull me out.”
3 things about Harvey Hart’s THE PYX
The Pyx [1973] 1. Twin rocking chairs, painted blue. 2. “I’m a homosexual,” he confides. (Which means he won’t survive to the end of the film.) 3. Chanting–simultaneously normal speed, slowed down, and speeded up.
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Tagged 3 things, canada, Halloween, karen black, montreal, movies
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3 things about Johan Grimonprez’s SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat [2024] 1. Dizzy Gillespie: “The weapons we will use will be … the cool ones.” 2. Eisenhower delivering an inspiring, impassioned speech to the U.N. Largely full of lies. 3. Too many assassins in one … Continue reading
3 things about M. Night Shyamalan’s THE SIXTH SENSE
The Sixth Sense [1999] 1. An audience full of parents wielding camcorders.2. “Your Cocoa Puffs are getting soggy.”3. Wedding ring rolling across the floor.
3 things about Preston Sturges’ THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN’S CREEK
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek [1943] 1. A very long tracking shot, following Norville and Trudy all the way from the Kockenlocker house to the movie theater. 2. Victory lemonade. 3. He hasn’t got a phonograph. 3 other things.
RIP Gary Indiana
RIP Gary Indiana, the matchless novelist, essayist, and author. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with him one night in June 2022. His publisher Dan Simon set it up after I had expressed my love of his writing. Over … Continue reading
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Tagged books, fiction, gary indiana, literature, movies, new york, novels, reading, writing
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3 things about John Parker’s DEMENTIA
Dementia [1955] 1. Hand in the flower basket. 2. Shorty Rogers and the band briefly jam before taking the stage. 3. Opening endorsement by Preston Sturges (!)
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