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3 things about Kathryn Bigelow’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE

A House of Dynamite [2025] 1. Surrender or suicide. 2. A brief moment alone at the window before he is hustled out of the room. 3. “Bad knees.”

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3 things about Terence Young’s RED SUN

Red Sun [1971] 1. He kills a single mosquito with his sword. 2. Sleeping on the floor in the whorehouse. 3. “I think you’re one hell of a man.” “I think you are one son of a bitch.”

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3 things about Howard Hawks’ GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953] 1. “Laryngitis,” she says apologetically. 2. A glass of straight vodka. 3. Surrounded by a group of men shaking strands of diamonds in her face. 3 other things.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN

Frankenstein [2025] 1. Descending the grotty stairs in bare feet. 2. He admits he never pondered the organ where the soul is located. 3. “Victor, you only listen when I hurt you!”

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3 things about Tom Ford’s A SINGLE MAN

A Single Man [2009] 1. “If itʼs going to be a world with no time for sentiment, itʼs not a world that I want to live in.” 2. A request for Tanqueray; she says she likes the color of the bottle. … Continue reading

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3 things about Robert Benton’s STILL OF THE NIGHT

Still of the Night [1982] 1. A green box in his pocket. 2. Chinese take-out with Jessica Tandy. 3. Bloody knife through the slats in the door. Yes, it’s a Hitchcock pastiche, but it’s done with style and care. Loses … Continue reading

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3 things about Martin Campbell’s CASINO ROYALE

Casino Royale [2006] 1. Opens with a flashback within a flashback and yet it isn’t confusing, because two different styles of black & white are used: one “smooth” and one “grainy.” 2. Grains of sand stuck to his back and shoulders. … Continue reading

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3 things about Jirí Barta’s THE PIED PIPER

The Pied Piper [1986] 1. Bolts of luxury fabrics swarming with rats. 2. Siphoning away the sugar. 3. He gathers the infant in his arms and abandons the emptied town.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE

They Live [1988] 1. Bilingual wayfinding. 2. TV programming that literally induces headaches. 3. Random administrative assistant walking around with a coffee urn.

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3 things about John Carpenter’s IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

In the Mouth of Madness [1994] 1. For those who don’t read books: the movie. 2. A black crayon. 3. Chained to her leg.

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