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3 things about THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE

Posted on November 21, 2024 by robchristopher

The Great Mouse Detective [1986] 1. Melissa Manchester as a sexy, singing mouse.2. Dizzying panorama of the clockworks.3. “I had so many ingenious ideas I didn’t know which to choose. So I decided to use them all.”

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3 things about Youssef Chahine’s CAIRO STATION

Posted on November 19, 2024 by robchristopher

Cairo Station [1958] 1. They slip him into his bridegroom’s outfit: a straitjacket. 2. The cat is Hanuma. 3. Grabbing the knife by the blade.

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3 things about Alan Arkin’s LITTLE MURDERS

Posted on November 19, 2024 by robchristopher

Little Murders [1971] 1. As he ascends the subway stairs, he crosses paths with a man bleeding from a head wound. 2. Carol deftly opens the breech. 3. “I married you because I wanted to mold you. I love the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jane Schoenbrun’s I SAW THE TV GLOW

Posted on November 18, 2024 by robchristopher

I Saw the TV Glow [2024] 1. VHS, Home of the Vultures. 2. Abandoned shopping carts arrayed outside the theatre. 3. “It’s just the suburbs.”

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3 things about George Pollock’s MURDER MOST FOUL

Posted on November 15, 2024 by robchristopher

Murder Most Foul [1964] 1. A ratty coat she swore was mink. 2. Timer-triggered stove. 3. Searching for someone to play the housekeeper. 3 other things.

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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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