3 things about George Marshall’s THE BLUE DAHLIA

Posted on January 19, 2023 by robchristopher

The Blue Dahlia [1946]

1. “Why not? Plenty of genial old parties like you commit murders.”
2. He pounds on the wall. “We got a sick baby in here!”
3. Bathing his ankle in salt water.

3 other things.

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3 things about Andrew Ahn’s FIRE ISLAND

Posted on January 17, 2023 by robchristopher

Fire Island [2022]

1. “Yeah, I’ve heard your TED Talk.”
2. Denting the cans.
3. “We’ve got a very angry lesbian on board.”

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3 thing about Charlotte Wells’s AFTERSUN

Posted on January 16, 2023 by robchristopher

Aftersun [2022]

1. Karaoke with “Losing My Religion.”
2. A huge clump for a big back.
3. We see the Turkish carpet on the floor of her bedroom.

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3 things about Michael J. Paradise’s THE VISITOR

Posted on January 15, 2023 by robchristopher

The Visitor [1978]

1. Actual line of dialog: “Gives me the scary creeps.”
2. Shelley Winters warbles “Short’nin’ Bread.”
3. “I’m a pretty bird.”

3 other things.

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3 things about Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY

Posted on January 12, 2023 by robchristopher

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy [2021]

1. Zoom in, instant redo.
2. He has a job as a literature editor even though he doesn’t read any. “Perhaps that’s why they hired me.”
3. They keep holding hands for a very long time.

3 other things.

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3 things about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER

Posted on January 9, 2023 by robchristopher

Suddenly, Last Summer [1959]

1. Trails of debris.
2. Daiquiris at 5 o’clock.
3. “We procured for him!”

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A selected inventory of 2022.

Posted on January 1, 2023 by robchristopher

By the numbers …

195: feature films I watched in 2022 (24 of which I viewed in a theater)
47: books I read in 2022
17: pizzas we ordered from The Art of Pizza
30: pizzas we ordered from BoJono’s (!)
102: mystery green statistic

Happy New Year!

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3 things about Sarah Polley’s WOMEN TALKING

Posted on December 31, 2022 by robchristopher

Women Talking [2022]

1. “Sometimes I think people laugh as hard as they’d like to cry.”
2. Braiding their hair together out of boredom.
3. The look on his face after he hands her the gun.

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3 things about Martin McDonagh’s THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

Posted on December 29, 2022 by robchristopher

The Banshees of Inisherin [2022]

1. A single thump.
2. The dog drags the shears out the door.
3. Her yellow coat.

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3 things about Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Arto Paragamian, André Turpin, and Denis Villeneuve’s COSMOS

Posted on December 28, 2022 by robchristopher

Cosmos [1996]

1. An in-depth 2 minute interview.
2. Dawn and Dusk.
3. Still wearing her top, she unhooks her bra and takes it off.

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