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3 things about Sandi Tan’s SHIRKERS

Posted on August 11, 2025 by robchristopher

Shirkers [2018] 1. Going from ATM to ATM, methodically draining their savings accounts. 2. 70 film canisters but no sound reels. 3. An “original idea” lifted from Paris, Texas.

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3 things about Ken Hughes’ THE INTERNECINE PROJECT

Posted on August 10, 2025 by robchristopher

The Internecine Project [1974] 1. He hates women but loves cats. 2. Glowing blue neon sign in the parking lot: BEACH CLUB. 3. Poison pages.

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3 things about Don Siegel’s THE VERDICT

Posted on August 7, 2025 by robchristopher

The Verdict [1946] 1. “There’s always a clue. If you can find it.” 2. A love note left in the pocket of the corpse. 3. He tries to move in for a kiss, then gracefully withdraws.

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3 things about Don Siegel’s THE BLACK WINDMILL

Posted on August 6, 2025 by robchristopher

The Black Windmill [1974] 1. Blood dripping between the slats of the floor. 2. Fuzzy white necktie. 3. Quick naked Polaroid.

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3 things about Akiva Schaffer’s THE NAKED GUN

Posted on August 4, 2025 by robchristopher

The Naked Gun [2025] 1. Deceptive office coat rack. 2. “I picked up your knife for you.” 3. Bonding with the kids over a beer.

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An autumn of martinis

Posted on August 3, 2025 by robchristopher

My Last Martini will be all over the place the next few months (and beyond?) I am so excited! September 5 + 14, 2025: Lake County Film Festival, Grayslake, IL September 10 – 14, 2025: Soo Film Festival, Sault Ste. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wayne Wang & Paul Auster’s SMOKE

Posted on July 31, 2025 by robchristopher

Smoke [1995] 1. “You never know what’s gonna happen next. And the moment you think you do, that’s the moment you don’t know a goddamn thing.” 2. Daniel Auster has a cameo as a shoplifter. In real life he was … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jack Hazan’s A BIGGER SPLASH

Posted on July 30, 2025 by robchristopher

A Bigger Splash [1973] 1. Sitting on a leather sofa. One blue sock, one red sock. 2. After studying the painting of himself he takes a few sips from a drinking fountain. A Warhol picture is visible in the foreground. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Harvey Hart’s BEVERLY HILLS MADAM

Posted on July 28, 2025 by robchristopher

Beverly Hills Madam [1986] 1. Without trying on the dress first, she purchases it, instructing the saleswoman to “accessorize it for me” and deliver it that afternoon. 2. John Ingle as a professor. 3. Left adrift on Sunset Blvd. surrounded … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Bailey’s CHINA MOON

Posted on July 27, 2025 by robchristopher

China Moon [1994] 1. He makes a circular incision around the bullethole with an X-Acto knife. 2. Drinking beer on the rocks. 3. Charles Dance’s shaky Yankee accent.

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