3 things about Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER

Posted on July 23, 2023 by robchristopher

Oppenheimer [2023]

1. Chain reaction, but not exactly the one they had feared.
2. “I hope you learned something.”
“We learned we need to move further back.”
3. Truman perches on the edge of his chair.

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3 things about Jean-Luc Godard’s CONTEMPT

Posted on July 20, 2023 by robchristopher

Contempt [1963]

1. Endless sunshine, endless water.
2. “This is not ’33. This is ’63.”
3. Jack Palance’s fuzzy red sweater.

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3 things about Waris Hussein’s THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY

Posted on July 17, 2023 by robchristopher

The Possession of Joel Delaney [1971]

1. She looks up and we know.
2. On the shelf above the fridge.
3. “If you can believe in Don Pedro, he can help you. If not, you’re wasting your time.”

This intelligent, stylish shocker deserves to be better know. The ritual sequence is genuinely harrowing, and the final third had me on the edge of my seat. Haunting.

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3 things about Claire Denis’ BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE

Posted on July 16, 2023 by robchristopher

Both Sides of the Blade [2022]

1. “If the past is coming back, I’m out of here.”
2. She wraps him in a blanket. Shortly thereafter, he casts it aside.
3. A few bubbles emerge from the phone.

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3 things about Gregg Araki’s THE DOOM GENERATION

Posted on July 12, 2023 by robchristopher

The Doom Generation [1995]

1. Orange nachos.
2. The moment she suddenly brandishes a sword.
3. Drawn out strobe.

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Chicago Filmmakers Hosts ROY’S WORLD!

Posted on July 9, 2023 by robchristopher

ROYS WORLD postcard

Saturday, August 5 at 7PM

Chicago Filmmakers Firehouse Cinema

1326 W. Hollywood Ave.

post-film Q & A and discussion with yours truly

This is likely to be the final Chicago screening in awhile, so be there or be square!

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3 things about Gregg Araki’s TOTALLY F****D UP

Posted on July 8, 2023 by robchristopher

Totally F***ed Up [1993]

1. “How’s your boyfriend?”
Long pause. “History.”
2. Walking through the Tower Records parking lot.
3. Belted pants, suspenders, plain white shirt.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by robchristopher

Magic Mike’s Last Dance [2023]

1. Singani 63 product placement.
2. Intermission.
3. Slick stage rain slide.

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3 things about Robert Longo’s JOHNNY MNEMONIC

Posted on July 3, 2023 by robchristopher

Johnny Mnemonic [1995]

1. Diagonal slices.
2. Cyberdolphin.
3. Heavy metal opera at the club.

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3 things about Mike Nichols’s CLOSER

Posted on July 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Closer [2004]

1. “You’re taken.”
“I’ve got to see you.”
“Tough.”
“You kissed me!”
“What are you, 12?”
2. Deserted bar at the opera just before the end of the performance.
3. Jane.

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