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3 things about Susanne Bier’s BIRD BOX

Posted on January 12, 2019 by robchristopher

Bird Box [2018] 1. The woman calmly sits down in the driver’s seat of the burning car. 2. He gently pries her eyes open. 3. “No one’s looking,” she announces to the children.

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3 things about Martin Campbell’s GOLDENEYE

Posted on January 7, 2019 by robchristopher

GoldenEye [1995] 1. Q’s lunch. 2. “No more foreplay.” 3. Clicky pen. 3 other things.

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3 things about Andrew Bujalski’s SUPPORT THE GIRLS

Posted on January 6, 2019 by robchristopher

Support the Girls [2018] 1. “Sonny, I am twice the man you are. And twice the woman you will ever screw.” 2. Everything you need to know about his character: shorts, socks, sandals. 3. “And don’t you dare feel bad … Continue reading →

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3 things about Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1900

Posted on January 2, 2019 by robchristopher

1900 [1976] 1. Milk and shit. 2. Three nude boys posing at the edge of a cliff above the sea. 3. The shift from sunset to twilight.

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A selected inventory of 2018.

Posted on January 1, 2019 by robchristopher

By the numbers … 186: feature films I watched in 2018 (19 of which I viewed in a theater) 57: books I read in 2018 28: pizzas we ordered from The Art of Pizza 20: mystery green statistic Happy New Year! … Continue reading →

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Best films I watched for the first time in 2018.

Posted on December 31, 2018 by robchristopher

2018 was the year I learned that when you’re making a film, you don’t go to theaters very often. Or at least I didn’t. As a result, there are lots of 2018 heavyweights missing from my list. For me, watching … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Glen’s LICENCE TO KILL

Posted on December 29, 2018 by robchristopher

Licence to Kill [1989] 1. Parachuting into the wedding. 2. Bond and Q share a bedroom. 3. Felix seems to have completely gotten over the death of his wife. In the bottom five worst 007 films. 3 other things.

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3 things about Josie Rourke’s MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

Posted on December 28, 2018 by robchristopher

Mary Queen of Scots [2018] 1. Animal herd traffic jam. 2. Black wedding dress. 3. A pardon in exchange for the bond.

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3 things about Orson Welles’ THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND

Posted on December 27, 2018 by robchristopher

The Other Side of the Wind [2018] 1. School bus full of dummies. 2. “When you talk poor to the rich, they jump to conclusions. They think we’re getting ready for the touch.” 3. Birthday candles reflected in Bogdonovich’s glasses.

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3 things about Sarah Smith & Barry Cook’s ARTHUR CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 20, 2018 by robchristopher

Arthur Christmas [2011] 1. “Converting milk and cookies to biofuel.” 2. Three pieces of sticky tape. 3. A really big map. Thank you Keith Phipps for the suggestion!

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