3 things about George Roy Hill’s HAWAII

Posted on May 4, 2025 by robchristopher

Hawaii [1966]

1. “We begin now!”
2. A letter to James Monroe.
3. They dive into the surf for relief, but they’ll only catch pneumonia and die.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s KAFKA

Posted on May 2, 2025 by robchristopher

Kafka [1991]

1. From a crypt to a file drawer.
2. “This has been opened.”
“Shall I reseal it?”
3. Creeping along the seams.

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3 things about Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS

Posted on May 1, 2025 by robchristopher

Sinners [2025]

1. Charley Patton’s guitar.
2. The garlic test is a clever spin on The Thing‘s blood test.
3. One evening at the Checkerboard Lounge in 1992.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

Posted on April 30, 2025 by robchristopher

Crimes of the Future [2022]

1. Purple bar in a shiny wrapper.
2. Extra ears (but they don’t function).
3. At the afterparty, the organ sits in a jar on a table.

3 other things.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s THE SHROUDS

Posted on April 29, 2025 by robchristopher

The Shrouds [2024]

1. “How dark are you willing to go?”
2. Broken hip.
3. Asleep on a flight to Budapest.

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3 things about Joan Micklin Silver’s CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER

Posted on April 26, 2025 by robchristopher

Chilly Scenes of Winter [1979]

1. She abruptly announces that she’s going to sleep. She’s wearing an elegant dress and full makeup.
2. “Why would you choose someone who loves you too little over someone who loves you too much?”
“Because it makes me feel less of a fraud.”
3. Impromptu hallway dance with a nurse.

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3 things about John Farrow’s ALIAS NICK BEAL

Posted on April 23, 2025 by robchristopher

Alias Nick Beal [1949]

1. Literally vanishing in the fog.
2. He won’t allow anyone to touch him.
3. Wild Surrealist mural above the fireplace.

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3 things about René Laloux’s GANDAHAR

Posted on April 22, 2025 by robchristopher

Gandahar [1987]

1. Hatched by Godzilla, who thinks they’re her children.
2. An enormous pit of bodies.
3. No head. Face on his chest.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INSOMNIA

Posted on April 21, 2025 by robchristopher

Insomnia [2002]

1. Alarm clock in a drawer.
2. Still wrapped in plastic: an expensive dress.
3. Conveniently loose floorboard in the hotel room.

The perpetually hyperactive editing style drives me nuts.

3 other things.

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3 things about John G. Avildsen’s JOE

Posted on April 15, 2025 by robchristopher

Joe [1970]

1. “38% of liberals are fags. That’s a fact.”
2. A special dinner for their guests: delivery from the best Chinese restaurant in Astoria.
3. $10,000 socked away that his wife doesn’t know about. Plus two lots down in Florida.

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