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3 things about Nanfu Wang’s IN THE SAME BREATH

Posted on October 6, 2023 by robchristopher

In the Same Breath [2021] 1. New Year’s to New Year’s. 2. Absurdly low figure of 3,000 fatalities. 3. The hospital worker scolds the ambulance crew: quit bringing patients here, we have no beds.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s THE LAST RUN

Posted on October 5, 2023 by robchristopher

The Last Run [1971] 1. Gutpunch in the hallway. 2. He makes sure both bodies are in the car and then he blows up the car. 3. Sideways crash on the edge of the beach.

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3 things about Roger Corman’s THE HAUNTED PALACE

Posted on September 28, 2023 by robchristopher

The Haunted Palace [1963] 1. Kitchen snake. 2. Blind mutant child. 3. Through a narrow slot in the door he inserts a bloody hunk of raw meat.

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3 things about Jules Dassin’s BRUTE FORCE

Posted on September 26, 2023 by robchristopher

3 things about Jules Dassin’s Brute Force [1947] 1. Note hidden in a sandwich, which he eats. 2. Wagner as the soundtrack to a beating. 3. “I won’t sign it!” Less than sixty seconds later, he signs it.

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3 things about Juel Taylor’s THEY CLONED TYRONE

Posted on September 25, 2023 by robchristopher

They Cloned Tyrone [2023] 1. Dranks. 2. Crockpot conversation. 3. Just a voice behind a door.

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3 things about Yasujirô Ozu’s THE END OF SUMMER

Posted on September 20, 2023 by robchristopher

The End of Summer [1961] 1. He offers to scrub the floor. The girl compliments his technique. 2. “Enjoy your stay,” the bar hostess tells the men. 3. She must give her friend 100 yen every time she calls herself … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Dahl’s RED ROCK WEST

Posted on September 18, 2023 by robchristopher

Red Rock West [1993] 1. He digs out some spare change from a coffee can under the seat. 2. “What should I do?” “If I were you I’d get a divorce.” 3. Impaled on a monument.

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3 things about Kristina Buozyte & Bruno Samper’s VESPER

Posted on September 17, 2023 by robchristopher

Vesper [2022] 1. Lightning-bugs. 2. Gyroscope ensconced in a squishy orifice. 3. Veils of rags.

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Quotes from J.G. Ballard

Posted on September 16, 2023 by robchristopher

I picked up an advance copy of J.G. Ballard: Selected Nonfiction 1962-2007 and found it wonderfully stimulating, provocative, and prescient. It’s well worth reading. There are striking insights on every page but I wanted to jot down a few of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Kieran Turner’s JOBRIATH A.D.

Posted on September 15, 2023 by robchristopher

Jobriath A.D. [2012] 1. Triumphant gig at Tuscaloosa. 2. He wasn’t the hustler, Joby was the hustler. 3. Living at the top of the Chelsea Hotel.

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