Three Thousand Years of Longing [2022]
1. Bewildered, terrified Einstein.
2. Books disguised as bottles.
3. She packs his things into a new cardboard box and adds it to the shelf in her basement next to an identical cardboard box that contains the detritus of her ex-husband.
Once a Thief [1965]
1. Unrestrained Ann-Margaret.
2. Warped killer’s POV.
3. Senseless: the gun has no bullets left, yet he keeps it in his hand.
A real letdown. Clichéd plotting and dialog just sink it. A dream cast and striking San Francisco atmosphere can’t save it.
Wild Things [1998]
1. Muddy Jeep.
2. “Guidance counselors get to find out all sorts of interesting things.” Panties in his front pocket.
3. Salvaged false teeth.
Palm Springs [2022]
1 “What if we get sick of each other?”
“We’re already sick of each other. It’s the best.”
2. Videoconferencing with a quantum physicist.
3. Side by side on pizza slices.
Hannah Ha Ha [2022]
1. “Well, history repeats itself.”
“No it doesn’t, there’s never been an iPhone before.”
2. Unscrewing the peanut butter, unscrewing the jelly.
3. He ran for mayor as a Leninist.
Howl’s Moving Castle [2004]
1. He helps himself to a log.
2. Instant beard.
3. Kissing Turnip-head.
Three Minutes: A Lengthening [2021]
1. Linden trees.
2. Deducing the owner of the grocery.
3. Couples dancing to British music on the radio.
In the Heat of the Night [1967]
1. Fern root on the accelerator.
2. “Oh, now, don’t get smart, black boy. I don’t need it. No pity, thank you. No thank you!”
3. Flypaper strips hanging from the ceiling at well-spaced intervals.
Memento [2000]
1. He briefly notices that his hand is sore but ignores it.
2. Beer mat messaging system.
3. Fat paperback without a cover.
Monica [2023]
1. The subtlest of tears.
2. Balloons at night.
3. Pre-performance pep talk.
This film is something special.
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