3 things about Steve Buscemi’s TREES LOUNGE

Posted on April 4, 2021 by robchristopher

Trees Lounge [1996]

1. He takes a bite of the ice cream sandwich and says, “Too much? Want me to put it back?”
2. Almost falling asleep while kneeling in front of the casket.
3. Little boy with a sheriff’s star pinned to his shirt.

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3 things about Roberto Rossellini’s JOURNEY TO ITALY

Posted on April 3, 2021 by robchristopher

Journey to Italy [1954]

1. She seems to notice expectant mothers everywhere.
2. The look on his face when he hears that the girl’s husband is returning home.
3. “You’ve never tried to understand me.”

3 other things.

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3 things about W.S. Van Dyke’s MANHATTAN MELODRAMA

Posted on April 1, 2021 by robchristopher

Manhattan Melodrama [1934]

1. Torches and waterlogged corpses.
2. Over-the-shoulder shot, looking at Snow, then Wade socks him in the jaw.
3. He bends towards her and says, “Every now and then.”

3 other things.

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3 things about Lee Isaac Chung’s MINARI

Posted on March 31, 2021 by robchristopher

Minari [2020]

1. He notices the sky is green.
2. “Ding-dong broken.”
3. When it’s hiding, it’s more dangerous.

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3 things about Ossie Davis’s COTTON COMES TO HARLEM

Posted on March 28, 2021 by robchristopher

Cotton Comes to Harlem [1970]

1. Their squad car smashes into a truck carrying watermelons.
2. Neon sign for MAMA CHILI.
3. Fistfight in the prop room of the Apollo Theater.

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3 things about Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt’s DIAMANTINO

Posted on March 27, 2021 by robchristopher

Diamantino [2018]

1. “I have lumps.”
2. Moors, building a wall.
3. “Did that nun just say, ‘Fuck you?'”

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3 things about Andrew Patterson’s THE VAST OF NIGHT

Posted on March 25, 2021 by robchristopher

The Vast of Night [2019]

1. They knew that even if they talked, no one would listen to them.
2. Expertly threading the tape recorder, again and again.
3. Sprinting with the baby.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s THE FOG OF WAR

Posted on March 24, 2021 by robchristopher

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara [2003]

1. On the roof of a trolley, a crowd of people wearing masks and cheering the end of the Great War.
2. Telegram to his fiancée: “My middle name is Strange.”
3. He equates himself with Norman Morrison.

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3 things about Zach Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE

Posted on March 23, 2021 by robchristopher

Justice League [2021]

1. Evidently, if you’re a man, any man, you’ve got daddy issues.
2. Fake Martha Kent.
3. “She’s 5,000 years old, Barry. Every guy’s a younger guy.”

3 other things.

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3 things about Jonathan Demme’s SOMETHING WILD

Posted on March 22, 2021 by robchristopher

Something Wild [1986]

1. A watermelon-shaped zipper pouch.
2. David Byrne’s mom suggests he get rid of the handcuffs.
3. Smear of blood through his hair.

3 other things.

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