3 things about Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s FLEE

Posted on May 4, 2022 by robchristopher

Flee [2021]

1. He watches silently as the two cops corner the girl in the police van, and a third cop closes the door.
2. To the customs agent he says a single word, “Refugee.”
3. At the entrance to the club, a neon rose.

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3 things about Amy Poehler’s LUCY AND DESI

Posted on April 30, 2022 by robchristopher

Lucy and Desi [2022]

1. No retakes.
2. He practices sit-ups with the children.
3. Buster Keaton taught her the importance of props.

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3 things about Robert Eggers’ THE NORTHMAN

Posted on April 29, 2022 by robchristopher

The Northman [2022]

1. Bjork’s fabulous headpiece.
2. Auto-throat-stabbing by firelight.
3. “Take your freedom, and do with it what you will.”

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT

Posted on April 25, 2022 by robchristopher

The Dark Knight [2008]

1. Gordon is still living in the same apartment.
2. What happens at the fundraiser after Batman jumps off the balcony?
3. Lower 5th.

3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s SOYLENT GREEN

Posted on April 24, 2022 by robchristopher

Soylent Green [1973]

1. Thorn is unfamiliar with the concept of making a toast.
2. You only see campaign posters for Santini. Not for any other candidates.
3. “All right. An egg then. Who the hell needs strawberries?”

3 other things.

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3 things about Adrian Lyne’s DEEP WATER

Posted on April 20, 2022 by robchristopher

Deep Water [2022]

1. Pube pick.
2. Damned autocorrect.
3. Bathtub diver.

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3 things about David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE

Posted on April 19, 2022 by robchristopher

Inland Empire [2006]

1. Blue bedroom, red bedroom.
2. “She’s still here.”
3. Blonde star wig.

3 other things.

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3 things about Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA

Posted on April 18, 2022 by robchristopher

Memoria [2021]

1. A huge ball of concrete hitting the bottom of a metal tube that’s surrounded by seawater.
2. She asks him what it’s like to be dead. “It’s okay.”
3. The “O” slowly fades away.

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3 things about Ernst Lubitsch’s TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Posted on April 17, 2022 by robchristopher

Trouble in Paradise [1932]

1. “See here, my good man. You’ve been saying good-bye for the last half hour and staying on. I wish you’d say ‘How do you do?’ and go.”
2. Giant Art Deco hall clock with built-in light fixture.
3. Tonsils.

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3 things about Tina Rathborne’s ZELLY AND ME

Posted on April 13, 2022 by robchristopher

Zelly and Me [1988]

1. David Lynch says, “Holy smokes!”
2. Two burnmarks on her arm.
3. Lacking any other playthings, she creates Socky.

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