3 things about Ruben Östlund’s FORCE MAJEURE

Posted on March 10, 2020 by robchristopher

Force Majeure [2014]

1. This one. This one.
2. A family heap on the floor.
3. Why does the ending remind me of the ending of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?

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3 things about Jonas Alexander Arnby’s SUICIDE TOURIST

Posted on March 9, 2020 by robchristopher

Suicide Tourist [2019]

1. “I want a drink that will blow my mind.”
2. Driving range with a view.
3. Scarred arm, healed cuts.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s COOKIE’S FORTUNE

Posted on March 8, 2020 by robchristopher

Cookie’s Fortune [1999]

1. He gets his out police codebook.
2. “Want a drink?”
“Never before Tom Brokaw.”
3. Salome’s dance with a toilet paper roll.

Hadn’t seen this since it was first released. What a delight. Just enough plot to move things along without getting in the way.

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3 things about Peter Mackie Burns’s RIALTO

Posted on March 7, 2020 by robchristopher

Rialto [2019]

1. “I’ll shame you.”
2. Redundancy.
3. He goes over to him, examines him closely, then leaves the room without saying a word.

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3 things about Agnieszka Smoczynska’s THE LURE

Posted on March 6, 2020 by robchristopher

The Lure [2015]

1. Donna Summer.
2. A glass with a toothbrush in it.
3. Covered in sea foam.

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3 things about Matthew Rankin’s THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Posted on March 5, 2020 by robchristopher

The Twentieth Century [2019]

1. Ski lift as subway.
2. “Canada is just one failed orgasm after another.”
3. The fleshpots of Winnipeg.

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3 things about Zach Braff’s GOING IN STYLE

Posted on March 4, 2020 by robchristopher

Going in Style [2017]

1. Michael Caine’s American accent.
2. Colombian drug mule.
3. Fake tattoo.

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3 things about Frank Perry’s “DOC”

Posted on February 24, 2020 by robchristopher

“Doc” [1971]

1. Born into the line.
2. Crude BBQ brush.
3. “I guess he reminded me of too many things.”

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3 things about Jordan Peele’s US

Posted on February 22, 2020 by robchristopher

Us [2019]

1. Two important coffee tables.
2. Putting on lip gloss.
3. Neck crunch.

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One week until the World Premiere of ROY’S WORLD!

Posted on February 21, 2020 by robchristopher

That’s right, just seven days until the Glasgow Film Festival hosts the very first screening of Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago! I’ll be there in person along with producer Michael Glover Smith for both shows, February 28 and 29. To whet your appetite even more, here’s a newly released excerpt from the film:

ROY’S WORLD excerpt 2 from Rob Christopher on Vimeo.

This clip features Barry Gifford’s story “Chicago, Illinois, 1953,” stunningly animated by Lilli Carré and narrated by Lili Taylor. (When I started this project I had no idea I’d end up pairing Lilli with Lili, I swear–just a happy accident!)

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