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3 things about Frank Oz’s DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

Posted on April 1, 2026 by robchristopher

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels [1988] 1. “Not Mother?” 2. She keeps getting pushed into potted plants. 3. Wine far too valuable to drink. 3 other things.

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3 things about Elvis Mitchell’s IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?!

Posted on March 30, 2026 by robchristopher

Is That Black Enough for You?!? [2022] 1. Comparing the title sequences from Shaft and Saturday Night Fever. 2. A smashed soda bottle. 3. The innovation of releasing the soundtrack album before the movie.

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3 things about J. Lee Thompson’s WHAT A WAY TO GO!

Posted on March 29, 2026 by robchristopher

What a Way to Go! [1964] 1. Murdered by his own machine. 2. Frenetic Dick Van Dyke, dictating letter after letter after letter. 3. The lovers lie together inside a giant bubbling champagne glass.

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3 things about Geeta Gandbhir’s THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR

Posted on March 28, 2026 by robchristopher

The Perfect Neighbor [2025] 1. Exasperated, she tells the detective, “You’re killing me.” 2. “Are you hurt?” “No but my heart is broken.” 3. A pair of rollerblades entered into evidence.

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3 things about John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR

Posted on March 27, 2026 by robchristopher

Excalibur [1981] 1. Fucking with your armor still on. 2. All at once, she has become a crone. 3. Hand and sleeve emerging from the water. 3 other things.

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3 things about Aki Kaurismäki’s FALLEN LEAVES

Posted on March 26, 2026 by robchristopher

Fallen Leaves [2023] 1. The frozen meal goes straight from the microwave to the garbage bin. 2. A dog named Chaplin. 3. Nothing but news about the war in Ukraine.

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3 things about Oliver Laxe’s SIRAT

Posted on March 25, 2026 by robchristopher

Sirât [2025] 1. “It’s been the end of the world for a long time.” 2. She explains that each speaker is unique, and you never know when it’ll make its last sound. 3. Handbrake.

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3 things about Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang’s KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

Posted on March 24, 2026 by robchristopher

KPop Demon Hunters [2025] 1. Straining buttons. 2. They chant in unison, “Couch, couch, couch, couch, couch.” 3. A heavy conversation atop a moving subway car.

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3 things about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE!

Posted on March 23, 2026 by robchristopher

The Bride! [2026] 1. Smashing the jam-jar. 2. “You’re not my type.” 3. Myrna Malloy.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON

Posted on March 22, 2026 by robchristopher

Blue Moon [2025] 1. Coatroom privacy. 2. “I’m in love with your punctuation. You can’t move a single comma.” 3. Pedantic Sondheim.

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