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3 things about Stephen Cone’s THIS AFTERNOON

Posted on October 14, 2014 by robchristopher

This Afternoon [2014] 1. Outside, on the back steps, the hum of an air conditioning unit. 2. An empty hallway, twice. 3. She walks over and sits down near him. “Do you mean that?” He’s not in the frame. A … Continue reading →

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3 things about George Miller’s MAD MAX

Posted on October 13, 2014 by robchristopher

Mad Max [1979] 1. “I’m a fuel-injected suicide machine!” 2. They buy a dog from a man in a deerstalker cap. 3. Double leg braces.

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3 things about Dan Curtis’ DEAD OF NIGHT

Posted on October 12, 2014 by robchristopher

Dead of Night [1977] 1. The car was a deep forest green. 2. A shirt, conveniently ruffled. 3. The voice on the phone morphs from the father’s to Bobby’s. This had its moments; but I prefer Trilogy of Terror because … Continue reading →

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3 things about Fruit Chan’s THE MIDNIGHT AFTER

Posted on October 11, 2014 by robchristopher

The Midnight After [2014] 1. He holds up the headphones, a look of disbelief on his face. Then his head explodes. 2. The Morse code spells out the song’s lyrics. “I can’t tell you, so let me sing it.” 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about György Pálfi’s FREE FALL

Posted on October 11, 2014 by robchristopher

Free Fall [2014] 1. Plastic wrap intercourse. 2. He brings the needle up to his eyes and then … 3. The little boy curled up on the floor, next to the beast. Pálfi is some kind of 21st-century Buñuel. This … Continue reading →

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3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s LAW OF DESIRE

Posted on October 9, 2014 by robchristopher

Law of Desire [1987] 1. “It’s not your fault you don’t love me, and it’s not my fault I love you.” 2. On the altar to the Virgin Mary, a picture of Elizabeth Taylor. 3. The typewriter smashes through the window, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Daniel Haller’s THE DUNWICH HORROR

Posted on October 8, 2014 by robchristopher

The Dunwich Horror [1970] 1. Unconvincing mustache. 2. A test tube filled with gravel. 3. He spreads her legs and props up the Necronomicon between them.

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3 things about Les Blank’s BURDEN OF DREAMS

Posted on October 4, 2014 by robchristopher

Burden of Dreams [1982] 1. Three boats, two of which are stuck on sandbars during the longest dry spell in recorded history. 2. “The trees here are in misery. The birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Hough’s THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE

Posted on October 2, 2014 by robchristopher

The Legend of Hell House [1973] 1. “What’s to tell. The house tried to kill me. It almost succeeded.” 2. Soggy cat corpse. 3. A statue near the foot of the staircase. Metallic breasts draped in cobwebs.

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3 things about Robert Aldrich’s AUTUMN LEAVES

Posted on September 29, 2014 by robchristopher

Autumn Leaves [1956] 1. “Am I a neurotic need?” 2. She takes off her apron and unconsciously wraps it around the plate she was drying. She then carries the bundle around the room. 3. Chicken salad, no bread.

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