Tag Archives: 3 things

3 things about Josell Ramos’s MAESTRO

Posted on March 7, 2024 by robchristopher

Maestro [2003] 1. Reading the grooves without headphones. 2. An array of tweeters suspended over the dancefloor. 3. Gwen Guthrie’s farewell speech at the closing of the Paradise Garage.

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3 things about Griffin Dunne’s JOAN DIDION: THE CENTER WILL NOT HOLD

Posted on March 5, 2024 by robchristopher

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold [2017] 1. During a party at their house, she walks into her child’s bedroom and finds drug paraphernalia 2. Ice-cold Coke in the fridge at all times. 3. Collecting the latest gossip during … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY

Posted on March 4, 2024 by robchristopher

Asteroid City [2023] 1. Cocktail vending machine. 2. The host apologizes and bows out. 3. “Everything is connected but nothing’s working.”

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3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE

Posted on March 3, 2024 by robchristopher

Dune [2021] 1. Net-veil. 2. “I’m not in the mood.” 3. The three men sink and vanish. 3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Fuest’s THE FINAL PROGRAMME

Posted on March 2, 2024 by robchristopher

The Final Programme [1973] 1. “Try and get some sleep.” “But I don’t need any sleep.” “I know you don’t, but it’s much easier to run a hospital with all the patients sleeping.” “It’s the easiest way to run the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Sean Durkin’s THE NEST

Posted on February 26, 2024 by robchristopher

The Nest [2020] 1. Before retrieving her cashbox she insists that he leave the bedroom. 2. The same white bread sandwiches from both his mother and his daughter. 3. Graffiti left on the wall in the entryway.

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3 things about Claude Chabrol’s LA CEREMONIE

Posted on February 25, 2024 by robchristopher

La Cérémonie [1995] 1. “You can’t prove anything.” 2. When watching TV she never changes the channel. 3. “I’m recording it.”

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3 things about Michael Gordon’s PORTRAIT IN BLACK

Posted on February 24, 2024 by robchristopher

Portrait in Black [1960] 1. Lots and lots of hand-kissing. 2. Beaded rainwater on the hood of the car. 3. “I’ve got to make her understand!” 3 other things.

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3 things about Alain Resnais’ JE T’AIME JE T’AIME

Posted on February 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Je t’aime je t’aime [1968] 1. “Was this your first suicide?” 2. Gas fireplace in Glasgow. 3. A very slow pulse. Loss of blood. 3 other things.

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3 things about Alice Rohrwacher’s HAPPY AS LAZZARO

Posted on February 18, 2024 by robchristopher

Happy as Lazzaro [2018] 1. Measuring a segment of plastic pipe so that it’s the same length as the cigarette dispenser. 2. “Those are wild carrots but they aren’t ripe yet.” 3. Music escaping from the church.

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