3 things about Jeremiah S. Chechik’s NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

Posted on December 29, 2025 by robchristopher

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation [1989]

1. Two old men snoring in front of the TV.
2. Desiccated turkey.
3. “Yes, it is. It’s a bit nipply out. I mean nippy out.”

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3 things about Peter Godfrey’s CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

Posted on December 28, 2025 by robchristopher

Christmas in Connecticut [1945]

1. Cold chicken and Chablis.
2. Mushroom omelet.
3. Kidneys for breakfast.

3 other things.

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3 things about Kelly Reichardt’s THE MASTERMIND

Posted on December 27, 2025 by robchristopher

The Mastermind [2025]

1. We hear (but don’t see) her throw an alarm clock at his head.
2. “I don’t know if that’s something you can help me with or not. But maybe you could ask my mother. I doubt she’d say no to you.”
3. He enters the hotel room carrying a plastic ring with with two cans of beer on it.

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3 things about Sam Mendes’ SKYFALL

Posted on December 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Skyfall [2012]

1. “Age is no guarantee of efficiency.”
“And youth is no guarantee of innovation.”
2. Berating the traffic cop.
3. Shower together on the yacht.

3 other things.

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3 things about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s CLOUD

Posted on December 21, 2025 by robchristopher

Cloud [2024]

1. Suddenly, a figure seen through the pebble glass door.
2. A groan spreads through the eager, waiting crowd: SOLD OUT.
3. Final scene. He encourages him to continue focusing only on making money.

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3 things about Henry Koster’s THE BISHOP’S WIFE

Posted on December 20, 2025 by robchristopher

The Bishop’s Wife [1947]

1. A daring hat.
2. Bottomless sherry.
3. “We all come from our own little planets. That’s why we’re all different. That’s what makes life interesting.”

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3 things about Rian Johnson’s WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Posted on December 19, 2025 by robchristopher

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery [2025]

1. The Lazarus door.
2. “I tried everything. Believe me, I hammered the race thing. I hammered the gender thing, the trans thing, the border thing, the homeless thing, the war thing, the election thing, the abortion thing, the climate thing. Thing about induction stoves, Israel, library books, vaccines, pronouns, AK47s, socialism, BLM, CRT, the CDC, DEI, 5G, everything. All of it I did. Nobody, just nothing. People are just numb these days. I don’t know why.”
3. A knob sewn on the cloak.

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3 things about Vincente Minnelli’s TEA AND SYMPATHY

Posted on December 18, 2025 by robchristopher

Tea and Sympathy [1956]

1. Bonfire like a flaming cross.
2. “Years from now when you talk about this, and you will, be kind.”
3. She remarks that he has hands like a woman’s.

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3 things about Joseph Cates’ WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR

Posted on December 9, 2025 by robchristopher

Who Killed Teddy Bear [1965]

1. Theater poster for Victor Borge.
2. Dollbaby, dollbaby, dollbaby.
3. “You have a great body.”
“I like to work out.”

What a disturbing and awesome movie. Sal Mineo and Elaine Stritch are fearless!

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3 things about Roy Rowland’s THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T.

Posted on December 7, 2025 by robchristopher

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. [1953]

1. Parachute shirttail.
2. He puts her away for the night in her “lock-me-tight.”
3. “I want my leg-of-mutton sleeves and in addition to those/I want my cutie chamois booties with the leopard skin bows/I want my pink-brocaded bodice with the fluffy, fuzzy ruffs/And my gorgeous bright blue bloomers with the monkey feather cuffs”

3 other things.

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