3 things about Luis Buñuel’s THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE

Posted on February 6, 2022 by robchristopher

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie [1972]

1. Don Rafael speaks in a mixture of French and Spanish.
2. “Tastes like Quasi-Cola.”
3. The maid is 52..

3 other things.

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3 things about Gary Nelson’s THE BLACK HOLE

Posted on February 5, 2022 by robchristopher

The Black Hole [1979]

1. “The word ‘impossible,’ Mr. Booth, is only found in the dictionary of fools.”
2. Electronic Slim Pickens.
3. Killed by a massive TV monitor.

Not good but also … not bad? I’m just a sentimentalist.

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3 things about Adam McKay’s DON’T LOOK UP

Posted on January 30, 2022 by robchristopher

Don’t Look Up [2021]

1. Diet app.
2. The algorithms were wrong: he doesn’t die alone.
3. Firing at the comet with a pistol.

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s JOHNNY GUITAR

Posted on January 29, 2022 by robchristopher

Johnny Guitar [1954]

1. “How many men have you forgotten?”
“As many women as you’ve remembered.”
2. Lovers’ initials carved in the bark of a tree on the riverbank.
3. Right between the eyes.

3 other things.

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3 things about Michael Anderson’s LOGAN’S RUN

Posted on January 27, 2022 by robchristopher

Logan’s Run [1976]

1. Slo-mo sex club.
2. “I hate Outside! I hate it!”
3. Cats in Congress.

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3 things about Gregg Araki’s THE LIVING END

Posted on January 23, 2022 by robchristopher

The Living End [1992]

1. “Fuck! Don’t these wenches listen to anything else besides k.d. lang and Michelle Shocked?!”
2. Beer and Barbie cereal.
3. Choking in the shower.

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3 things about John Huston’s THE AFRICAN QUEEN

Posted on January 22, 2022 by robchristopher

The African Queen [1951]

1. She unfurls the umbrella and positions it above his head.
2. Forging a blade.
3. A very quick marriage.

3 other things.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s PETER PAN

Posted on January 21, 2022 by robchristopher

Peter Pan [1953]

1. Tinker Bell measures her hips.
2. Water-powered clock in the treehouse.
3. Regrettable (and forgettable) song “What Made the Red Man Red?”

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s NIGHTMARE ALLEY

Posted on January 20, 2022 by robchristopher

Nightmare Alley [2021]

1. His eye seems to follow you no matter where you stand.
2. December 1941; there’s nary a Christmas decoration to be seen.
3. The way she says, “I’ll live.”

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3 things about Anthony Powell’s ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE

Posted on January 19, 2022 by robchristopher

Antarctica: A Year on Ice [2013]

1. T3 Syndrome.
2. Mummified seal.
3. He shows us the bunkhouse, spumes of frozen air piled everywhere.

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