3 things about Jeannot Szwarc’s BUG

Posted on October 3, 2020 by robchristopher

Bug [1975]

1. About five minutes after telling her he’ll wait for her outside, he gets in the truck and leaves.
2. Eureka moment triggered by opening a cold can of Schlitz.
3. Clunky homage to The Birds.

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3 things about Zhang Yimou’s SHADOW

Posted on September 30, 2020 by robchristopher

Shadow [2018]

1. Prideful of his calligraphy.
2. Bamboo point stuck in the small of his back.
3. Snapping the faceplate back into place.

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3 things about Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH

Posted on September 29, 2020 by robchristopher

Love Is Colder Than Death [1969]

1. A film about people who light and smoke cigarettes.
2. Gunshots without bullets.
3. Round glasses like that cop in Psycho.

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3 things about Ranald MacDougall’s THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL

Posted on September 27, 2020 by robchristopher

The World, The Flesh and the Devil [1959]

1. Model train winding through the apartment.
2. Arranging the dropcloth, he draws his arm across her throat.
3. Tied to the helm.

3 other things.

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3 things about Ray Enright and Busby Berkeley’s DAMES

Posted on September 26, 2020 by robchristopher

Dames [1934]

1. Canoodling in the moonlight on the Staten Island ferry.
2. Triple strength from Canada.
3. Moving through a tunnel of dames.

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3 things about Kogonada’s COLUMBUS

Posted on September 24, 2020 by robchristopher

Columbus [2017]

1. Waitress interrupting their vulnerable moment.
2. His hat in the chair and then his hat missing from the chair.
3. Sad Culkin eyes.

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO

Posted on September 21, 2020 by robchristopher

Psycho [1960]

1. Dusty hotel binds.
2. Towel under the mop in the bucket.
3. “It isn’t gelling.”

3 other things.

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3 things about Charlie Kaufman’s I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS

Posted on September 21, 2020 by robchristopher

I’m Thinking of Ending Things [2020]

1. He follows the animated pig down the hallways of the high school.
2. 70s waitress uniform; the washing machine is filled with the polo shirts of a maintenance uniform.
3. Gena Rowland analysis.

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND

Posted on September 16, 2020 by robchristopher

On Dangerous Ground [1952]

1. Peas, and the way they cook vegetables.
2. Jimmy Conlin as a pharmacist.
3. He finally takes the trouble to notice he was just a boy.

3 other things.

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3 things about Hannah Jayanti’s TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES

Posted on September 15, 2020 by robchristopher

Truth or Consequences [2020]

1. Tiger bite on the lip.
2. She gets a kick out of making announcements.
3. Fruitless visit by the Building Inspector.

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