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3 things about Brady Corbet’s THE BRUTALIST

The Brutalist [2024] 1. “Everything that is ugly…” 2. He lays his cheek upon the marble and exhales. 3. The jazz club scene–echoes of I Am Cuba?

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3 things about Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker’s AIRPLANE!

Airplane! [1980] 1. “I’m not sure. I haven’t seen anything like this since the Anita Bryant concert.” 2. Instruments. 3. Maureen McGovern as the nun! 3 other things.

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3 things about Anna Kendrick’s WOMAN OF THE HOUR

Woman of the Hour [2024] 1. “What is a girl for?” 2. The sounds of the room disappear; suddenly they’re the only customers left in the bar. 3. She takes refuge at the Last Chance Diner.

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3 things about Sean Charmatz’s ORION AND THE DARK

Orion and the Dark [2024] 1. “I don’t think we have time for David Foster Wallace tonight.” 2. We can no longer see the stars outside at night so we have to go to the planetarium. 3. Light as a … Continue reading

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3 things about George Pollock’s MURDER AHOY

Murder Ahoy [1964] 1. A smashed bottle of Plymouth gin. 2. Intercepted message. 3. Swordplay with Margaret. 3 other things.

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3 things about Errol Morris’s THE PIGEON TUNNEL

The Pigeon Tunnel [2023] 1. The joy of self-imposed schizophrenia. 2. “I really don’t think any artist, whether he’s a writer, a painter, or anybody else, I don’t think he has to explain his work beyond a certain point. If … Continue reading

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s NAKED LUNCH

Naked Lunch [1991] 1. “If you look carefully at my lips, you’ll realize that I’m actually saying something else. I’m not actually telling you about the several ways I’m gradually murdering Joan.” 2. A basket of dried centipedes. 3. Sleeping … Continue reading

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3 things about Luca Guadagnino’s QUEER

Queer [2024] 1. “I was afraid of that, an untutored palate.” 2. He pairs his mention of the policeman with a leg lift. 3. Embracing beneath the skin.

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3 things about David Lean’s THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI

The Bridge on the River Kwai [1957] 1. Sitting alone on the edge of his bed, crying in shame. 2. “I haven’t the foggiest.” 3. He emerges from “the oven” with purple bruises covering his chest. 3 other things.

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3 things about Sean Baker’s TANGERINE

Tangerine [2015] 1. “This one only has one shoe!” “She’s from the hill, she’s a hillbilly.” 2. Sharing her wig at the laundromat. 3. “He doesn’t do my drugs.”

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