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3 things about Bertrand Bonello’s COMA

Posted on June 11, 2024 by robchristopher

Coma [2022] 1. Answering questions in German as a form of multi-tasking. 2. She winces slightly; a chunky blender sound. 3. No free will.

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3 things about Bertrand Bonello’s NOCTURAMA

Posted on June 8, 2024 by robchristopher

Nocturama [2016] 1. Wine glasses with the labels still on. 2. She forgot to sign the back. 3. John Barry soundscape. 3 other things.

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3 things about Julian Schnabel’s BASQUIAT

Posted on June 7, 2024 by robchristopher

Basquiat [1996] 1. He stares at the empty room and then a stack of tires materializes.2. “Are you a black painter?”“I use a lot of colors, not only black.”3. Deciding he’d like the entire tin of caviar he asks Andy … Continue reading →

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3 things about Lewis Teague’s ALLIGATOR

Posted on June 5, 2024 by robchristopher

Alligator [1980] 1. Lots and lots of flashbulb closeups. 2. “Must have been a pretty small casket.” 3. Dog collar, carcass, worms.

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3 things about Reed Harkness’s SAM NOW

Posted on June 2, 2024 by robchristopher

Sam Now [2022] 1. Candybones. 2. He’s disturbed by Sam’s resilience. 3. Returning to remove the MISSING MOM flyers. A vivid reminder that there are certain stories only a documentary can tell.

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3 things about Ang Lee’s THE ICE STORM

Posted on June 1, 2024 by robchristopher

The Ice Storm [1997] 1. A copy of Watership Down by her bedside.2. “That’s why in Samoa and other developing nations, adolescents are sent out into the woods, unarmed, and they don’t come back till they’ve learned a thing or … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Miller’s FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA

Posted on May 30, 2024 by robchristopher

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga [2024] 1. Tanker full of vegetables. 2. Femur stick shift. 3. Riding the collapsing smokestack.

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3 things about Cord Jefferson’s AMERICAN FICTION

Posted on May 26, 2024 by robchristopher

American Fiction [2023] 1. Wandering through the surf in slippers. 2. “That’s cool. But maybe we could maybe do that with a P-H instead?” 3. A blast from Mozart’s “Requiem.”

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3 things about Cyril Schäublin’s UNREST

Posted on May 25, 2024 by robchristopher

Unrest [2022] 1. Municipal Time, Telegraph Time, Factory Time, Train Time. 2. He’s not allowed to serve them because they haven’t paid their taxes. So he gives him drinks on the house. 3. Atonal anarchist dirge.

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3 things about Albert Lewin’s THE PRIVATE AFFAIRS OF BEL AMI

Posted on May 22, 2024 by robchristopher

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami [1947] 1. Weary of his game, she unceremoniously drops the entire deck of cards into his hat. 2. “Illuminated by electric light.” Suddenly, color. 3. A truly inspired recreation of Manet’s “A Bar at … Continue reading →

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