3 things about Mati Diop’s ATLANTICS

Posted on January 7, 2020 by robchristopher

Atlantique [2019]

1. Explaining how a corkscrew and a bottle opener work.
2. Virginity test.
3. “He doesn’t even know how to dig!”

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3 things about John Dahl’s THE LAST SEDUCTION

Posted on January 6, 2020 by robchristopher

The Last Seduction [1994]

1. “Just go away.”
“I haven’t finished charming you.”
“You haven’t started.”
2. On top, in control, pounding the roof of the car.
3. Quickly wiping her fingerprints off the can of Mace.

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3 things about Whit Stillman’s THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO

Posted on January 5, 2020 by robchristopher

The Last Days of Disco [1998]

1. Hidden in the sub-basement.
2. “There’s something really sexy about Scrooge McDuck.”
3. “A lot of people like to say they won’t take no for an answer. I just wanted you to know that I’m not one of them. I can be easily discouraged. I will take no for an answer.”

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3 things about Whit Stillman’s BARCELONA

Posted on January 4, 2020 by robchristopher

Barcelona [1994]

1. Reading from the Old Testament while dancing to “Pennsylvania 6-5000.”
2. Jaunty eyepatch.
3. “But they have no idea how delicious hamburgers can be. But it’s this ideal burger of memory we crave not the disgusting imitations you get abroad.”

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3 things about Whit Stillman’s METROPOLITAN

Posted on January 3, 2020 by robchristopher

Metropolitan [1990]

1. Cha cha record.
2. “The most important thing to realize about parents is that there is absolutely nothing you can do about them.”
3. Two glasses of water before bed.

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3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s HARD EIGHT

Posted on January 2, 2020 by robchristopher

Hard Eight [1996]

1. “You should know before you ask a question like that.”
2. Reno lounge jazz combo covering “All Blues” by Miles Davis.
3. Gently tugging down the cuff of his overcoat.

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A selected inventory of 2019.

Posted on January 1, 2020 by robchristopher

By the numbers …

159: feature films I watched in 2019 (21 of which I viewed in a theater)
55: books I read in 2019
28: pizzas we ordered from The Art of Pizza
23: mystery green statistic

Happy New Year!

(Also, I went to the gym 139 times last year.)

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3 things about Charles Walters’ SUMMER STOCK

Posted on January 1, 2020 by robchristopher

Summer Stock [1950]

1. In the kitchen, an old fashioned stove next to a modern range.
2. Halving the newspaper, again and again.
3. Black fedora, oversized jacket, leotards.

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Best films I watched for the first time in 2019.

Posted on December 31, 2019 by robchristopher

As you might expect, it’s another motley crew of films this year, which only goes to prove that my movie viewing possesses very little rhyme or reason. Which is just how I like it.

APOLLO 11 (Todd Douglas Miller)
BEAUTY #2 (Andy Warhol)
BURNING (Chang-dong Lee)
THE GREEN FOG (Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson)
IN MY ROOM (Ulrich Köhler)
KNIVES OUT (Rian Johnson)
THE ONE I LOVE (Charlie McDowell)
ROMA (Alfonso Cuarón)
SAINT FRANCES (Alex Thompson & Kelly O’Sullivan)
SUPPORT THE GIRLS (Andrew Bujalski)
THREADS (Mick Jackson)

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3 things about John Waters’ SERIAL MOM

Posted on December 30, 2019 by robchristopher

Serial Mom [1994]

1. Voice cameo as Ted Bundy (!)
2. “Come on, lick Mommy’s feet. Get them all wet!”
3. Mr. Pickles.

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