Never Be A Punching Bag for Nobody [2023]
1. A magnificent park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead is razed … in order to lengthen an airport runway.
2. Watching the video footage, she realizes her hands weren’t always up even though she thought they were.
3. Being chased by a bicycle, chasing the bicycle.
Memories [1995]
1. A feast that looks beautiful but is actually inedible.
2. Thick bodies, tiny heads.
3. We are never shown who the war is being fought against.
Psycho Beach Party [2000]
1. Prunes at the diner.
2. “I’m having trouble with my pants. Whenever I put my hand in the pocket, I feel a little prick.”
3. Sex Kittens Go Bossa Nova.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind [1977]
1. An attempt to corral the ducks.
2. Magnetic manipulations in the cab of the truck.
3. As soon as the helicopter departs, they gratefully remove their gas masks.
Lawrence of Arabia [1962]
1. “Here you may drink. One cup.”
2. The tiniest black dot on the horizon.
3. He gaily skips through the entryway to catch up with the soldiers. Discussion of a new squash court.
Cleopatra [1963]
1. A wink.
2. Setting the toy boats on fire.
3. Movement in the basket of figs.
Short Cuts [1993]
1. Racy Movies.
2. Birdcage swinging around. “It wasn’t the big one!”
3. She hugs the basketball like it’s an unborn child.
Superman III [1983]
1. A traffic signal altercation.
2. “You know what the problem is?”
“Too much mayonnaise?”
3. The motorist instructs the gas station attendant to give his car “the good stuff.”
I’m No Longer Here [2019]
1. “When it’s slower, you feel it more.”
2. Huffing fumes from a repurposed water bottle.
3. Diagonal streets converging in the center of the frame.
Female Perversions [1996]
1. Compulsive lipstick freshening.
2. Stealing her lucky suit.
3. Nipple and razor blade.
