Author Archives: robchristopher

3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE: PART TWO

Posted on March 18, 2024 by robchristopher

Dune: Part Two [2024] 1. Blindingly white face, black mouth and tongue. 2. Message-rod with ducal seal. 3. No weirding modules.

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3 things about Makoto Shinkai’s YOUR NAME.

Posted on March 14, 2024 by robchristopher

Your Name. [2016] 1. The café is a bus stop with a Suntory coffee vending machine. 2. “You sure do like your boobs.” 3. The impact creates a second, smaller lake.

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“I had nine months of intense culture shock and then suddenly I was in love with Chicago”

Posted on March 14, 2024 by robchristopher

I had the pleasure of speaking with The New Chicagoan about Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago. My film is now streaming all over place and there’s also a soundtrack album!

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3 things about Kaige Chen’s FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE

Posted on March 12, 2024 by robchristopher

Farewell My Concubine [1992] 1. Aquarium and opium. 2. Passing the headdress. 3. Ending with a real sword.

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ PERFECT DAYS

Posted on March 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Perfect Days [2023] 1. He always leaves his wristwatch behind … except on the weekend. 2. “Patricia Highsmith knows everything about anxiety. She made me realize that fear and anxiety are different things.” 3. Second best use of Nina Simone … Continue reading →

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3 things about Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri’s THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD

Posted on March 8, 2024 by robchristopher

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World [2021] 1. Visconti’s direction largely consisted of four things: Go, Stop, Turn Around, Smile. 2. Ten days of apartment cleaning. 3. Manga icon.

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3 things about Josell Ramos’s MAESTRO

Posted on March 7, 2024 by robchristopher

Maestro [2003] 1. Reading the grooves without headphones. 2. An array of tweeters suspended over the dancefloor. 3. Gwen Guthrie’s farewell speech at the closing of the Paradise Garage.

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3 things about Griffin Dunne’s JOAN DIDION: THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD

Posted on March 5, 2024 by robchristopher

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold [2017] 1. During a party at their house, she walks into her child’s bedroom and finds drug paraphernalia 2. Ice-cold Coke in the fridge at all times. 3. Collecting the latest gossip during … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY

Posted on March 4, 2024 by robchristopher

Asteroid City [2023] 1. Cocktail vending machine. 2. The host apologizes and bows out. 3. “Everything is connected but nothing’s working.”

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3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE

Posted on March 3, 2024 by robchristopher

Dune [2021] 1. Net-veil. 2. “I’m not in the mood.” 3. The three men sink and vanish. 3 other things.

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