3 things about Wendell B. Harris Jr.’s CHAMELON STREET

Posted on June 22, 2023 by robchristopher

Chameleon Street [1989]

1. “That afternoon I went to Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast to help get my mind right.”
2. Photo op with the mayor of Detroit.
3. Fake French.

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3 things about George Miller’s THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING

Posted on June 19, 2023 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about Ralph Nelson’s ONCE A THIEF

Posted on June 18, 2023 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about John McNaughton’s WILD THINGS

Posted on June 16, 2023 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about Max Barbakow’s PALM SPRINGS

Posted on June 13, 2023 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about Joshua Pikovsky & Jordan Tetewsky’s HANNAH HA HA

Posted on June 12, 2023 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

Posted on June 11, 2023 by robchristopher

Howl’s Moving Castle [2004]

1. He helps himself to a log.
2. Instant beard.
3. Kissing Turnip-head.

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3 things about Bianca Stigter’s THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING

Posted on June 10, 2023 by robchristopher

Three Minutes: A Lengthening [2021]

1. Linden trees.
2. Deducing the owner of the grocery.
3. Couples dancing to British music on the radio.

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3 things about Norman Jewison’s IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

Posted on June 3, 2023 by robchristopher

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.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s MEMENTO

Posted on May 31, 2023 by robchristopher

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.

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