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3 things about Barry Jenkins’ MOONLIGHT

Posted on February 26, 2017 by robchristopher

Moonlight [2016] 1. He picks up the crack pipe and examines it curiously. 2. The breeze. 3. Grandma rules.

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3 things about Michael Curtiz’ CASABLANCA

Posted on February 25, 2017 by robchristopher

Casablanca [1942] 1. “Only one answer can take care of all our questions.” 2. A trio of coupe glasses on top of the piano. 3. Their footprints reveal puddles on the tarmac. 3 other things.

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3 things about Raoul Peck’s I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO

Posted on February 22, 2017 by robchristopher

I Am Not Your Negro [2016] 1. Apology montage. 2. Gary Cooper, Doris Day, lynchings. 3. “The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story.”

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3 things about Robert Rossen’s LILITH

Posted on February 21, 2017 by robchristopher

Lilith [1964] 1. Passionate embrace/water flashes. 2. “Principles, Mr. Bruce, must be examined.” 3. He catches the two women in a barn.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s COMPULSION

Posted on February 14, 2017 by robchristopher

Compulsion [1959] 1. He tries, and fails, to put the eyeglasses on the corpse. We never see the corpse. 2. The suspects in adjoining rooms. 3. “God had nothing to do with it.” Frustrating. A pretty good movie that could … Continue reading →

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3 things about Charlotte Zwerin’s THELONIOUS MONK: STRAIGHT NO CHASER

Posted on February 11, 2017 by robchristopher

Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser [1988] 1. Turning around and around at the airport. 2. He admires the new pair of pants. “Those are some bad motherfuckers.” 3. Playing around with his handkerchief while he’s playing.

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3 things about Michael Apted’s GORKY PARK

Posted on February 9, 2017 by robchristopher

Gorky Park [1983] 1. A car without a heater. 2. He gets the sables riled up. 3. Snap! The empty rings against the wood.

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s JOHNNY GUITAR

Posted on February 5, 2017 by robchristopher

Johnny Guitar [1954] 1. “I like to hear it spin.” 2. The look on her face after she shoots down the chandelier. 3. She stretches the shirt over the back of the chair to help it dry. 3 other things.

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3 things about Tom McCarthy’s SPOTLIGHT

Posted on February 4, 2017 by robchristopher

Spotlight [2015] 1. The ribbon around the gift forms a cross. 2. “I’m his sister!” 3. He draws a large circle on each page.

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3 things about Mercedes Kane’s BREAKFAST AT INA’S

Posted on January 31, 2017 by robchristopher

Breakfast at Ina’s [2015] 1. His job was to chop the chocolate. 2. “You’re too stupid to eat here.” 3. No Christmas decorations.

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