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3 things about Cary Joji Fukunaga’s NO TIME TO DIE

Posted on February 8, 2026 by robchristopher

No Time to Die [2021] 1. Annoying screenwriting tick: Bond repeatedly telling people, “Talk to me.” 2. Rappelling the skyscraper at dusk. 3. Side-kicking a baddie in a killer dress. 3 other things.

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3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s RANDOM HARVEST

Posted on February 7, 2026 by robchristopher

Random Harvest [1942] 1. Alone and terrified in the midst of an overjoyed, boisterous crowd. 2. Pained look on the Reverend’s face at the offkey organist’s singing. 3. A creaking gate, a treebranch that sags.

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3 things about Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY

Posted on February 4, 2026 by robchristopher

West Side Story [2021] 1. Parkour dancing around the holes in the pier. 2. “Somewhere” becomes a song she sings alone. 3. They sleep together?!

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3 things about Mark Obenhaus & Laura Poitras’s COVER-UP

Posted on February 3, 2026 by robchristopher

Cover-Up [2025] 1. “His notes are indecipherable.” 2. Rumsfeld quibbles over the difference between “abuse” and “torture.” 3. An anonymous source in Gaza.

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3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s RIVER OF GRASS

Posted on February 2, 2026 by robchristopher

River of Grass [1994] 1. Cozy, after Cozy Cole. 2. Between them they can’t even rustle up a quarter. 3. Playing around with the wheelchair in his bedroom. 3 other things.

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3 things about ALL ABOUT EVE

Posted on February 1, 2026 by robchristopher

All About Eve [1950] 1. Finally he gets to the point. “What do you take me for?” 2. Cozy together with blankets in the front seat. 3. Infinite mirrors. 3 other things.

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3 things about Emile Ardolino’s DIRTY DANCING

Posted on January 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Dirty Dancing [1987] 1. Carrying a watermelon into a forbidden party. 2. The lake looks freezing. 3. Somehow, everyone’s dancing and all is forgiven.

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3 things about François Girard’s THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD

Posted on January 26, 2026 by robchristopher

Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould [1993] 1. Quick Don McKellar appearance, just before Gould signs his “final” autograph. 2. Exploring the inside of a piano that’s being played. 3. Pharmacopeia.

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3 things about Albert Serra’s PACIFICTION

Posted on January 25, 2026 by robchristopher

Pacifiction [2022] 1. “I invite myself.” 2. Choking by the pool. 3. Red wake.

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3 things about Elaine May’s A NEW LEAF

Posted on January 22, 2026 by robchristopher

A New Leaf [1971] 1. Two or three times a week. 2. “Marriage? You mean to a woman?” “Yes, sir. That is what I had in mind. It’s the only way to acquire property without labor.” 3. Lost frond. 3 … Continue reading →

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