3 things about Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL

Posted on July 21, 2024 by robchristopher

20 Days in Mariupol [2023]

1. Charging cellphones just to be able to use them as flashlights.
2. The nurse explains that the injured woman’s condition was “incompatible with life.”
3. A dirty hand jerking in pain.

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3 things about Jack Smight’s AIRPORT 1975

Posted on July 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport 1975 [1974]

1. Take a shot every time Charlton Heston calls her “honey.”
2. Her manuscript and tape recorder take the place of her jewels in the bomb-proof carrying case.
3. The only reason he’s on the plane is to watch the in-flight movie?!

3 other things.

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3 things about Damián Szifron’s WILD TALES

Posted on July 19, 2024 by robchristopher

Wild Tales [2014]

1. His former psychiatrist attempts some rush therapy.
2. Charred embrace.
3. The room gasps as he picks up the cake knife.

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3 things about George Seaton’s AIRPORT

Posted on July 17, 2024 by robchristopher

Airport [1970]

1. “I’m going to move this mother by midnight!”
2. A plate of tiny sandwiches.
3. She moves through the throng, tearfully apologizing. Everyone ignores her.

3 other things. 

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3 things about Makoto Shinkai’s THE GARDEN OF WORDS

Posted on July 16, 2024 by robchristopher

The Garden of Words [2013]

1. A satchel full of chocolate bars.
2. Rainy season weather updates.
3. Stairwell histronics.

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3 things about Gregg Araki’s NOWHERE

Posted on July 15, 2024 by robchristopher

Nowhere [1997]

1. Nipple ring and pliers.
2. Lizard and beer.
3. Two seconds of Charlotte Rae.

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3 things about Brittani Ward’s SINGLE CAR CRASHES

Posted on July 13, 2024 by robchristopher

Single Car Crashes [2024]

1. Without having to ask she automatically brings him a Bloody Mary.
2. “You’re not ready yet.”
3. Tag on his pants.

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3 things about Sydney Pollack’s THE INTERPRETER

Posted on July 12, 2024 by robchristopher

The Interpreter [2005]

1. A fixation on a Lyle Lovett song.
2. Lunch left behind.
3. Choppy chat in the lobby.

An excellent cast and some great dialog are seriously diminished by dreadful editing–this thing looks like it was cut with a chainsaw by someone who’s had too many cups of coffee. So the end result is a “it’s fine” thriller that makes an adequate accompaniment to pizza. But pretty disappointing compared to The Constant Gardner or Pollack’s own Three Days of the Condor.

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3 things about William Conrad’s BRAINSTORM

Posted on July 9, 2024 by robchristopher

Brainstorm [1965]

1. She flips a switch and reveals the hidden observation room.
2. “I’m a loser. Forget about me.”
3. Richard Kiel as an inmate. He places his giant hand across Jeffrey Hunter’s mouth.

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3 things about Paul Morrissey’s BLOOD FOR DRACULA

Posted on July 8, 2024 by robchristopher

Blood for Dracula [1974]

1. “The blood of these whores is killing me!”
2. Vegetarian diet.
3. Joe Dallesandro’s eccentric thrusts.

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