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3 things about Julie Cohen’s EVERY BODY

Posted on February 9, 2024 by robchristopher

Every Body [2023] 1. “The current was too strong.” 2. Newspaper headline: “Bathroom” Bill Dead–For Now 3. They acknowledge that their mother will never get their pronouns right.

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3 things about Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS

Posted on February 3, 2024 by robchristopher

All of Us Strangers [2023] 1. Everyone’s in the center and he’s at the edge. 2. Cum on his chest. Licking it up and moving into a kiss. 3. The Christmas tree and “You Were Always on My Mind.”

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s O LUCKY MAN!

Posted on February 2, 2024 by robchristopher

O Lucky Man! [1973] 1. She shakes her head in exasperation and sets him free. 2. The way Ralph Richardson pronounces “honey.” 3. “Remember: all that glisters is not gold.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s IF….

Posted on January 31, 2024 by robchristopher

if…. [1968] 1. He solemnly administers the dregs of the vodka bottle. 2. Audrey Hepburn gets one on the cheek. 3. “The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lewis John Carlino’s THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA

Posted on January 27, 2024 by robchristopher

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea [1976] 1. A tiny beating heart. 2. “Strange and sad.” His mother through the peephole. 3. Without much discretion, he takes out the pair of rubber gloves.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PONYO

Posted on January 26, 2024 by robchristopher

Ponyo [2008] 1. Surging wave spirits. 2. “Ham! Ham! Ham!” 3. All the old ladies running up the hill.

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3 things about Spike Jonze’s HER

Posted on January 25, 2024 by robchristopher

her [2013] 1. A dead cat. 2. High-waisted pants. 3. A steady stream of pedestrians going past as he sits alone on the stairs. 3 other things.

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3 things about Wolfgang Reitherman’s THE ARISTOCATS

Posted on January 17, 2024 by robchristopher

The Aristocats [1970] 1. “Ladies don’t start fights, but they can finish them!” 2. Goose sisters. 3. Umbrella on top of the haystack.

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3 things about Dan Curtis’s EXPRESS TO TERROR, aka SUPERTRAIN

Posted on January 15, 2024 by robchristopher

Supertrain [1979] 1. Pointless elevator. 2. Donna Summer soundalike. 3. His idea of helping a man who’s hanging from the outside of the train: ordering the engineer to “redline” it. Just as bad as I’d expected. Possibly worse.

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3 things about Richard Brooks’ ELMER GANTRY

Posted on January 14, 2024 by robchristopher

Elmer Gantry [1960] 1. Shoveling coal in the furnace for a plate of black-eyed peas. Without a touch of self-loathing, he takes a job in a Black church. 2. She sticks the wad of cash in the top of her … Continue reading →

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