3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s TOTAL RECALL

Posted on April 11, 2020 by robchristopher

Total Recall [1990]

1. Copious cereal spillage.
2. “Get your ass on Mars.”
3. Bugeyes.

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3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s ROBOCOP

Posted on April 10, 2020 by robchristopher

RoboCop [1987]

1. Leeza Gibbons! Along with three Twin Peaks cast members.
2. Baby food jars.
3. Video real estate agent.

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3 things about Lorene Scafaria’s HUSTLERS

Posted on April 6, 2020 by robchristopher

Hustlers [2019]

1. “Come into my fur.”
2. Three twenties.
3. She angrily shuts off the voice recorder; the film’s soundtrack drops out until she slams the door shut.

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3 things about Steve James’s STEVIE

Posted on April 5, 2020 by robchristopher

Stevie [2002]

1. A disastrous outing at Excalibur.
2. Offer of protection from the Aryan Brotherhood.
3. Because he did not demonstrate remorse, ten years instead of six.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

Posted on April 4, 2020 by robchristopher

A Brief History of Time [1991]

1. Eleven ways to get into the house.
2. Spaghetti.
3. Developing a new set of tools that no one else knows how to use.

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3 things about Kenji Mizoguchi’s UGETSU

Posted on April 2, 2020 by robchristopher

Ugetsu [1953]

1. An admonition amidst the fog.
2. Sanskrit characters on smooth skin.
3. Suddenly, a fire in the hearth.

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3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s A LITTLE PRINCESS

Posted on March 30, 2020 by robchristopher

A Little Princess [1995]

1. Channeling Margaret Hamilton!
2. She skips gaily past them, saying, “Hello.”
3. Water droplets on a yellow rose.

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3 things about Tim Whelan’s Q PLANES

Posted on March 29, 2020 by robchristopher

Q Planes [1939]

1. Nonsensical compacts.
2. Cooking stew as a catalyst for deep thinking.
3. A closet entirely filled with identical umbrellas and bowler hats.

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3 things about Marielle Heller’s CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Posted on March 28, 2020 by robchristopher

Can You Ever Forgive Me? [2018]

1. “Do you have a letter of authentication for the letter of authentication?”
2. Ossified cat turds under the bed.
3. Baking sheets of paper.

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3 things about Sidney Lumet's FAIL-SAFE

Posted on March 25, 2020 by robchristopher

Fail-Safe [1964]

1. He slaps her and then says, “I’m not your kind.”
2. Tight shot of the back of Henry Fonda’s neck.
3. Matador. The roar of the engines, the roar of the crowd.

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