3 things about Bernard Vorhaus’ THE SPIRITUALIST

Posted on August 30, 2023 by robchristopher

The Spiritualist [1948]

1. Laughing bird.
2. Writing pad switcheroo.
3. Hidden speaker in the fireplace.

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3 things about Abraham Polonsky’s FORCE OF EVIL

Posted on August 29, 2023 by robchristopher

Force of Evil [1948]

1. “You tell me the story of your life and maybe I can suggest a happy ending.”
2. He hears the click on the line.
3. Three silent men with guns in the dark.

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3 things about John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein’s GAME NIGHT

Posted on August 26, 2023 by robchristopher

Game Night [2018]

1. Pleasantly surprised by the Harvey Wallbanger.
2. Chard and a squeaky toy.
3. “Our baby is gonna crush every other baby.”

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3 things about Elia Kazan’s SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS

Posted on August 25, 2023 by robchristopher

Splendor in the Grass [1961]

1. They cash in their stocks just in time.
2. He doesn’t know what pizza is.
3. In the dim room, a bar of light across her eyes. “Somebody was here . . .” Fade out.

Say what you want about Kazan as a person, but he was a hell of a filmmaker.

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3 things about Carl Reiner’s DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID

Posted on August 24, 2023 by robchristopher

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid [1982]

1. “I had no trouble finding Dr. Forrest’s cheese lab. It smelled like the number on the door.”
2. Terre Haute was about to get a public library.
3. Clip-on bowtie.

3 other things.

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3 things about Tay Garnett’s ONE WAY PASSAGE

Posted on August 22, 2023 by robchristopher

One Way Passage [1932]

1. Extra gunclip.
2. Hairpiece for the countess.
3. Mystical ending: the ghostly remnants of cocktail glasses appear on New Year’s.

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3 things about Steve Barron’s ELECTRIC DREAMS

Posted on August 21, 2023 by robchristopher

Electric Dreams [1984]

1. Champagne + circuit board = sentience.
2. A version of San Francisco devoid of gay people.
3. Melodic beeper.

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3 things about Quentin Dupieux’s SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING

Posted on August 18, 2023 by robchristopher

Smoking Causes Coughing [2022]

1. The dog runs off with the lips.
2. Supermarket-fridge.
3. Galactic soup.

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3 things about Michael Gordon’s PORTRAIT IN BLACK

Posted on August 12, 2023 by robchristopher

Portrait in Black [1960]

1. Wiping the sweat off his face with the surgical mask.
2. The Hippocratic Oath haunts him all over town.
3. Department store shopping in turban and furs.

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3 things about Terence Davies’ DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES

Posted on August 9, 2023 by robchristopher

Distant Voices, Still Lives [1988]

1. He destroys the Christmas table and then orders her to clean it up.
2. Worried about his mother falling out of the window.
3. Scaffolding failure.

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