3 things about Tay Garnett’s THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE

Posted on May 17, 2021 by robchristopher

The Postman Always Rings Twice [1946]

1. Short shorts and lots of legs.
2. She signs her statement and then he stamps and countersigns it.
3. “The less you know, the better. I’m handling it. You don’t count now.”

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3 things about Quentin Dupieux’s KEEP AN EYE OUT

Posted on May 16, 2021 by robchristopher

Keep an Eye Out [2018]

1. Actually.
2. Smoking hole.
3. A discussion on the fine art of eating on stage.

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3 things about Leo McCarey’s MY SON JOHN

Posted on May 15, 2021 by robchristopher

My Son John [1952]

1. Bops him on the head with her Bible.
2. Helen Hayes and the look on her face when she says to him, “You take over whenever you want to.”
3. A shaft of light illuminates the empty podium, a twisted inversion of the finale of The Great Dictator.

This is nauseating and fascinating in equal proportion.

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3 things about Roy Andersson’s ABOUT ENDLESSNESS

Posted on May 12, 2021 by robchristopher

About Endlessness [2019]

1. We end on a road to nowhere.
2. They firmly push the man out of the office.
3. “I would rather be a tomato.”

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3 things about Quentin Tarantino’s PULP FICTION

Posted on May 10, 2021 by robchristopher

Pulp Fiction [1994]

1. Steve Buscemi as Buddy Holly.
2. “Lots of cream and lots of sugar.”
3. Square.

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3 things about Bill Forsyth’s LOCAL HERO

Posted on May 9, 2021 by robchristopher

Local Hero [1983]

1. Pressing a few buttons, he transforms his office into a planetarium.
2. They’re enjoying the casserole until …
3. An enormous snifter filled with matchbooks.

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3 things about Pawel Pawlikowski’s COLD WAR

Posted on May 6, 2021 by robchristopher

Cold War [2018]

1. Gracefully floating down the river.
2. On an impulse, she starts dancing on top of the bar.
3. “Let’s go to the other side, The view’s better.”

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3 things about Elem Klimov’s COME AND SEE

Posted on May 4, 2021 by robchristopher

Come and See [1985]

1. A single backwards glance at the back of the barn.
2. Scrubbing out the cauldron with pine branches.
3. Sign on a corpse: I INSULTED A GERMAN OFFICER THIS MORNING.

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3 things about Burt Reynolds’ SHARKY’S MACHINE

Posted on May 2, 2021 by robchristopher

Sharky’s Machine [1981]

1. The rare 80s film where the focus is on white characters doing drugs.
2. “How does it feel?”
“It feels like you’re a lump of shit.”
3. “Love Theme from Sharky’s Machine“: Sarah Vaughan does Shirley Bassey.

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3 things about Edward Dmytryk’s THE ‘HUMAN’ FACTOR

Posted on May 1, 2021 by robchristopher

The ‘Human’ Factor [1975]

1. The rare film where “It picks up when Barry Sullivan shows up” is accurate.
2.  Hacking an Air India computer.
3. A terrified shopper takes a machine gun into her own hands. A little girl cowers next to her.

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