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3 things about Martin Campbell’s CASINO ROYALE

Posted on November 8, 2025 by robchristopher

Casino Royale [2006] 1. Opens with a flashback within a flashback and yet it isn’t confusing, because two different styles of black & white are used: one “smooth” and one “grainy.” 2. Grains of sand stuck to his back and shoulders. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jirí Barta’s THE PIED PIPER

Posted on November 7, 2025 by robchristopher

The Pied Piper [1986] 1. Bolts of luxury fabrics swarming with rats. 2. Siphoning away the sugar. 3. He gathers the infant in his arms and abandons the emptied town.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE

Posted on November 2, 2025 by robchristopher

They Live [1988] 1. Bilingual wayfinding. 2. TV programming that literally induces headaches. 3. Random administrative assistant walking around with a coffee urn.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

Posted on November 1, 2025 by robchristopher

In the Mouth of Madness [1994] 1. For those who don’t read books: the movie. 2. A black crayon. 3. Chained to her leg.

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3 things about Christian Nyby’s THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD

Posted on October 31, 2025 by robchristopher

The Thing from Another World [1951] 1. Deadly electric blanket. 2. She’s always ready with the coffeepot. 3. Abundant overlapping dialog, prefiguring Robert Altman by nearly 20 years. 3 other things.

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3 things about Jean Rollin’s THE LIVING DEAD GIRL

Posted on October 30, 2025 by robchristopher

The Living Dead Girl [1982] 1. Axe to the head for Greg. 2. “My life and my death are here.” 3. Perpetual torches in the crypt? If this is Rollin’s best, no thank you very much.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s COSMOPOLIS

Posted on October 26, 2025 by robchristopher

Cosmopolis [2012] 1. A slow elevator, soundtracked with Satie. 2. The way Juliette Binoche simply vanishes. 3. Eggplant leftovers for the chauffeur. 3 other things.

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3 things about William Peter Blatty’s THE NINTH CONFIGURATION

Posted on October 25, 2025 by robchristopher

The Ninth Configuration [1980] 1. Alka-seltzer and scotch. 2. Moses Gunn as Superman. 3. “I guess he doesn’t like Coors.”

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3 things about Tim Burton’s BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

Posted on October 24, 2025 by robchristopher

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [2024] 1. Nothing but 1990s vinyl. 2. Pep talk from cue cards. 3. Cameo by Baseball Zombie.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s SEE NO EVIL

Posted on October 23, 2025 by robchristopher

See No Evil [1971] 1. A bracelet engraved with JACKO. 2. Bloody bathwater draining through a downspout. 3. The idiocy of leaving her alone after she’s been attacked twice.

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