3 things about Asghar Farhadi’s A HERO

Posted on March 4, 2022 by robchristopher

A Hero [2021]

1. Seventeen coins.
2. A man in the dulcimer shop provides a diegetic soundtrack.
3. He is instructed to look sadder.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s THE LONG GOODBYE

Posted on March 2, 2022 by robchristopher

The Long Goodbye [1973]

1. J.C. Penney tie.
2. “Those ladies were a big help. Crazy ladies.”
3. Arnold’s mustard yellow briefs.

3 other things.

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3 things about Vincent McEveety’s GUS

Posted on March 1, 2022 by robchristopher

Gus [1976]

1. Garbage cans and buckets.
2. Ed Asner hits the showers.
3. Is Bob Crane channeling Jim Backus?

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3 things about Emerald Fennell’s PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

Posted on February 28, 2022 by robchristopher

Promising Young Woman [2020]

1. She forgives him and he immediately falls asleep.
2. He doesn’t even remember her name.
3. She’d already predicted he’d be at the wedding.

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3 things about Douglas Sirk’s WRITTEN ON THE WIND

Posted on February 27, 2022 by robchristopher

Written on the Wind [1956]

1. “You’re a filthy liar!”
“I’m filthy, period.”
2. Mambo heart attack.
3. A black hat like a flying saucer.

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3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s LICORICE PIZZA

Posted on February 23, 2022 by robchristopher

Licorice Pizza [2021]

1. He takes off his tie and partially unbuttons his shirt.
2. “Yes, I’m the real Herman Munster.”
3. Dressed identically to the killer in Nashville.

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3 things about Don McKellar’s LAST NIGHT

Posted on February 22, 2022 by robchristopher

Last Night [1998]

1. “I’m calling from the gas company. I hope you’re doing well and spending these final hours in peace with your loved ones. Rest assured that we will make every effort to keep the gas flowing right until the end. Thank you.”
2. Always the same Parliament song.
3. Strawberry ice cream, straight from the package.

One of the Top 5 Canadian films ever? Shamefully undervalued.

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3 things about Ken Russell’s THE MUSIC LOVERS

Posted on February 21, 2022 by robchristopher

The Music Lovers [1971]

1. Frenzied train carriage.
2. Licking the peach.
3. Pathetic symphony.

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3 things about Michael Apted’s INCIDENT AT OGLALA

Posted on February 19, 2022 by robchristopher

Incident at Oglala [1992]

1. The dowdy woman smiled at him while entering the courtroom, and that’s how he knew that things might swing their way.
2. False affidavits used for extradition.
3. Pickup or van? Red or red-and-white?

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3 things about Michelangelo Antonioni’s LA NOTTE

Posted on February 17, 2022 by robchristopher

La Notte [1961]

1. Champagne in the hospital room.
2. “I no longer have ideas, only memories.”
3. Sandtrap.

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