Tag Archives: 3 things

3 things about Jerry London’s RENT-A-COP

Posted on May 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Rent-a-Cop [1987] 1. A nice touch: he’s a department store Santa at Carson’s, not the more upscale Marshall Field’s. 2. The hottest nightclub in Chicago is The Golden Gargoyle. 3. “Sometimes you have to go through a hell of a … Continue reading →

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3 things about Angus MacLachlan’s A LITTLE PRAYER

Posted on May 28, 2026 by robchristopher

A Little Prayer [2023] 1. Hiding the pregnancy test in the garbage. 2. Gently, she tells the child to stop bashing the tree. 3. He explains the meaning of “panorama.”

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3 things about John Glen’s FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Posted on May 27, 2026 by robchristopher

For Your Eyes Only [1981] 1. Not Liverpool, she corrects him. Manchester.2. Before the meal, ouzo.3. “An old smuggler’s trick and he knows them all.” 3 other things.

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3 things about John Badham’s BLUE THUNDER

Posted on May 26, 2026 by robchristopher

Blue Thunder [1983] 1. His last words: “That’s impossible!”2. Raining BBQ.3. Car chase through a drive-in.

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3 things about Stanley Kramer’s THE DEFIANT ONES

Posted on May 25, 2026 by robchristopher

The Defiant Ones [1958] 1. He applies a poultice after they climb out of the clay pit.2. Sharing roasted frog around a campfire.3. “Ya’ll can’t lynch me! I’m a white man!””

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3 things about Peter Scriver & Seth Scriver’s ENDLESS COOKIE

Posted on May 24, 2026 by robchristopher

Endless Cookie [2025] 1. She offers to contribute some sound effects.2. Stomach candy.3. Colonialist shooter game.

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND

Posted on May 23, 2026 by robchristopher

On Dangerous Ground [1952] 1. He gently puts all the objects back into place. 2. An address scrawled on a corner of the newspaper. 3. “When you talk to me, there’s no pity in your voice.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Sophy Romvari’s BLUE HERON

Posted on May 23, 2026 by robchristopher

Blue Heron [2025] 1. Years later she still has the heron keychain. 2. Gasoline in his bedroom. 3. She bends down and whispers something in her own ear.

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3 things about Hirokazu Kore-eda’s MONSTER

Posted on May 22, 2026 by robchristopher

Monster [2023] 1. Trombone catharsis. 2. “What actually happened doesn’t matter.” 3. Visible welts and bruses on his lower back as Minato pulls him out of the shower.

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3 things about Herbert Ross’s STEEL MAGNOLIAS

Posted on May 18, 2026 by robchristopher

Steel Magnolias [1989] 1. “Christ, Christ, Christ, Christ.”2. Sam Shepard asks Dolly Parton to hand him a socket wrench.3. Track lighting installed at the top of the stairs, at the suggestion of her grandson Steve.

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