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3 things about Matt Reeves’ THE BATMAN

Posted on June 4, 2022 by robchristopher

The Batman [2022] 1. The look on his face as he’s being cuffed. 2. Glasgow cemetery cycle ride. 3. Joker next door.

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s THE FRENCH DISPATCH

Posted on June 3, 2022 by robchristopher

The French Dispatch [2021] 1. “I’ll have my drink now.” 2. Cat-covered roofs. 3. Typographic memory.

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3 things about Bruno Dumont’s FRANCE

Posted on June 1, 2022 by robchristopher

France [2021] 1. Iridescent jacket. 2. Enormous Gilbert & George (?) stained glass artpiece in the living room. 3. “I was married to a monster for 20 years.”

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3 things about Chris Carter’s THE X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE

Posted on May 31, 2022 by robchristopher

The X Files: I Want to Believe [2008] 1. Dirty glass. 2. Another chase scene at a construction site. 3. Severed head in a cooler bag.

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3 things about Mervyn LeRoy’s HEAT LIGHTNING

Posted on May 30, 2022 by robchristopher

Heat Lightning [1934] 1. “You go your way, and we’ll go the way of all flesh.” 2. She proffers her face for a kiss and he complies unenthusiastically. 3. A guitar and a voice and the heat lightning in the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Christopher St. John’s TOP OF THE HEAP

Posted on May 28, 2022 by robchristopher

Top of the Heap [1972] 1. Racist taxi driver played by Allen Garfield. 2. Moon landing rehearsal. 3. Spiro T. Agnew, golfing giant.

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3 things about Preston Sturges’s THE GREAT McGINTY

Posted on May 27, 2022 by robchristopher

The Great McGinty [1940] 1. A crowd of 75,000 at the baseball game. 2. “Got a new suit.” “It looks more like the suit got you.” 3. Destroying dishes in the dark. 3 other things.

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3 things about Isaac Halasima’s WATERMAN

Posted on May 22, 2022 by robchristopher

Waterman [2021] 1. When Duke Paoa Kahanamoku arrived in Australia, he didn’t have a board with him. So he carved a new one himself. 2. He was the best … until Johnny Weissmuller came along. 3. Taking a nap under … Continue reading →

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PORCO ROSSO

Posted on May 21, 2022 by robchristopher

Porco Rosso [1992] 1. Secret meeting in a movie theatre. 2. “I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.” 3. The graceful way in which we are shown that his curse has been lifted.

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3 things about Terry Gilliam’s JABBERWOCKY

Posted on May 20, 2022 by robchristopher

Jabberwocky [1977] 1. The most gruesome PG-rated film ever? 2. Herald’s tuneless trumpet. 3. Destroying the production line.

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