3 things about Robert Aldrich’s WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?

Posted on November 1, 2017 by robchristopher

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? [1962]

1. She blows the drifting feather away from her face.
2. Her face as seen through a shelf of empty bottles.
3. Cramming the chocolates into her mouth. Continuing to munch as she examines the headshots.

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3 things about Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.’s THE BLOB

Posted on October 31, 2017 by robchristopher

The Blob [1958]

1. Hunting for staples.
2. The audience all laughing together at the horror movie. The Blob oozes its way through the windows of the projection booth.
3. Who knew that the last two lines of the movie would be so haunting in the year 2017?
“At least we’ve got it stopped.”
“Yeah, as long as the Arctic stays cold.”

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3 things about Stuart Gordon’s RE-ANIMATOR

Posted on October 30, 2017 by robchristopher

Re-Animator [1985]

1. “He’s not insane. He’s dead.”
2. Dr. Hill is a cross between Fritz Weaver and John Kerry.
3. Intestine-tentacle.

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3 things about Don Siegel’s THE KILLERS

Posted on October 29, 2017 by robchristopher

The Killers [1964]

1. Reagan’s hair in 1964 is exactly how it would look for the rest of his life.
2. “If I knew you were coming I would have burned the place down.”
3. He says, “Lady, I don’t have the time,” then shoots her.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER

Posted on October 28, 2017 by robchristopher

The Shape of Water [2017]

1. Portable record player.
2. He looks over at the cat and says, “You’re lucky.”
3. The slashes on her throat become gills.

Exquisite and lovely and haunting and pretty much perfect.

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3 things about Dean Devlin’s GEOSTORM

Posted on October 27, 2017 by robchristopher

Geostorm [2017]

1. Setting the story in 2019 seems awfully optimistic.
2. Gerard Butler’s fishy accent, unconvincingly explained away using a line of dialog.
3. How did he manage to get a handgun onto the space station?!

Honestly, not so bad. It’s really just a hokey 50s sci-fi movie, with acres of CGI and a glaring shortage of logic. But on that level, pretty fun. Gerard Butler has the sort of bland “tough guy”-ness that’s ideal for the part. And the movie has all the cliches that we know and love. Cute kid trying to find his dog? Check. Speechifying villain? Check. Ludicrous rescue at the end? Check. I enjoyed it. (Then again, I enjoyed San Andreas too. I just have a weakness for disaster trash.)

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3 things about Otto Preminger’s THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM

Posted on October 26, 2017 by robchristopher

The Man with the Golden Arm [1955]

1. I don’t believe the word “Chicago” is mentioned even once.
2. Without a word she walks over to the door and locks it, then turns around to face him.
3. Changing pupils.

Bonus: did Shorty Rogers actually sound like that in real life?

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3 things about John Hillcoat’s THE ROAD

Posted on October 25, 2017 by robchristopher

The Road [2009]

1. A sediment of grime near the drain.
2. “I can’t talk about it. Not with you.”
3. A pink fire burning in the center of his chest.

3 other things.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s THE FOG

Posted on October 24, 2017 by robchristopher

The Fog [1980]

1. At the gas station, the sounds the florescent lights makes as they flicker to life.
2. Looking down a very tall, steep staircase, at the bottom of which is the lighthouse, surrounded by the ocean.
3. Glowing red eyes.

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3 things about Wes Craven’s A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET

Posted on October 23, 2017 by robchristopher

A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984]

1. Dragged around the ceiling.
2. Johnny Depp is an unconvincing jock, especially in a crop top.
3. Pulled through the hole in the door.

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