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3 things about Chris Kelley’s OTHER PEOPLE

Posted on November 12, 2024 by robchristopher

Other People [2016] 1. Laxative. Breaking down in an empty supermarket. 2. “I’m sorry I was an asshole about your butthole.” 3. She tells him to look into the faces of his sisters.

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3 things about George Pollock’s MURDER AT THE GALLOP

Posted on November 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Murder at the Gallop [1963] 1. Eating muffins straight from the oven. 2. Cat in the closet. 3. Opening the window, inhaling the fresh air. 3 other things.

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3 things about Joel Coen & Ethan Coen’s BARTON FINK

Posted on November 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Barton Fink [1991] 1. Wandering down the road while singing “Old Black Joe” at the top of his lungs. 2. Blood spreads from the underside of the body. 3. “The common man will still be here when you get back. … Continue reading →

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There is no alternative to persevering.

Posted on November 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Rebecca Solnit: They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save … Continue reading →

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3 things about Louis Malle’s MY DINNER WITH ANDRE

Posted on November 9, 2024 by robchristopher

My Dinner with Andre [1981] 1. References to “my girlfriend Debbie”: writer Deborah Eisenberg. 2. Borrowing Richard Avedon’s place. 3. The man in the fortune cookie factory. 3 other things.

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3 things about Charles Vidor’s LADIES IN RETIREMENT

Posted on November 9, 2024 by robchristopher

Ladies in Retirement [1941] 1. Revulsion at Gilbert & Sullivan. 2. An umbrella stand becomes a giant vase for bulrushes. 3. They remark that they just observed Albert playing a game of tag with several gentlemen.

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3 things about Hector Babenco’s KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN

Posted on November 8, 2024 by robchristopher

Kiss of the Spider Woman [1985] 1. Two plates, one with twice as much food on it. 2. He leaves prison wearing a blue scarf; he dies wearing a red scarf. 3. “The nicest thing about feeling happy is that … Continue reading →

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3 things about Clint Eastwood’s JUROR #2

Posted on November 5, 2024 by robchristopher

Juror #2 [2024] 1. “American Gothic” Halloween costumes. 2. In the middle of their discussion of the case, he drops his sobriety coin. 3. “Did you take the shortcut down Old Quarry Road?”

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3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

Posted on November 4, 2024 by robchristopher

Evil Does Not Exist [2023] 1. The sewage of five people is acceptable. 2. During the videocall, the consultant sits behind the wheel of his car. 3. Closeup of a bullethole in the deer’s hide.

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3 things about Silvio Narizzano’s DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by robchristopher

Die! Die! My Darling! [1965] 1. Her face half concealed by a curtain on the bathroom door. 2. She violently attempts to wipe away all the lipstick. (Echoed in The Substance?) 3. A secret chamber stuffed with forbidden remnants of … Continue reading →

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