Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein [1948]
1. Inadvertent surrealism: the whole thing takes place in Florida.
2. “And I wish you’d stop trying to put those ideas in this boy’s head! He’s not used to them.”
3. Sandra dies by being casually thrown through the window to the water below.
The Babadook [2014]
1. Paper blood flowing down her paper neck.
2. “You can bring me the boy.”
3. To me, the most touching moment is when Mrs. Roach alludes to her Parkinson’s disease.
Rabid [1977]
1. “I don’t want to be the Colonel Sanders of plastic surgery.”
2. A movie poster for Carrie in the background.
3. Machine-gunned Santa.
Above all, what attracts me the most about this film is its wintry mid-70s Canadian vibe.
Pause of the Clock is getting an encore screening in Chicago!
Join me on 10 December at Transistor! Michael Glover Smith will introduce the movie and then lead a post-show discussion. And it’s free!
Cemetery of Splendor [2015]
1. Jen and the two dead princesses silently eat fruit together.
2. Paramecium.
3. She/he quietly ministers to the leg.
GoldenEye [1995]
1. M prefers bourbon.
2. Sauna brawl.
3. “Don’t touch that! It’s my lunch.”
Blade Runner [1982]
1. He lives on the 97th floor.
2. “Wake up, it’s time to die!” His frontal lobe flattens.
3. Motionless beneath the sheet.
The Baron of Arizona [1950]
1. “Who are you?”
“A wanderer like Cain looking for a woman of my own.”
2. An impromptu courtroom is quickly installed.
3. Silhouette of an empty noose.
Truck Turner [1974]
1. “You want to find the rooster, you gotta check out the hens.” Outrageous Nichelle Nichols outfit.
2. Lovemaking cut short by cat.
3. Early appearance of the Spike Lee dolly shot.
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