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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE

Posted on July 4, 2023 by robchristopher

Magic Mike’s Last Dance [2023] 1. Singani 63 product placement. 2. Intermission. 3. Slick stage rain slide.

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3 things about Robert Longo’s JOHNNY MNEMONIC

Posted on July 3, 2023 by robchristopher

Johnny Mnemonic [1995] 1. Diagonal slices. 2. Cyberdolphin. 3. Heavy metal opera at the club.

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3 things about Mike Nichols’s CLOSER

Posted on July 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Closer [2004] 1. “You’re taken.” “I’ve got to see you.” “Tough.” “You kissed me!” “What are you, 12?” 2. Deserted bar at the opera just before the end of the performance. 3. Jane.

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3 things about Jafar Panahi’s NO BEARS

Posted on June 29, 2023 by robchristopher

No Bears [2022] 1. He points out that they already have a witness. When they admit the child’s testimony is inadmissible, he counters that nonetheless they’re using it to pressure him. 2. He quickly steps back from the border. 3. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Brian G. Hutton’s ZEE AND CO.

Posted on June 27, 2023 by robchristopher

Zee and Co. [1972] 1. “There’s nothing I hate more than soulful people. She’s always a little out of breath and sees beauty in everything. Especially in shit.” 2. Margaret Leighton’s enormous wig and glasses. 3. Dumping his suitcase on … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wendell B. Harris Jr.’s CHAMELON STREET

Posted on June 22, 2023 by robchristopher

Chameleon Street [1989] 1. “That afternoon I went to Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast to help get my mind right.” 2. Photo op with the mayor of Detroit. 3. Fake French.

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3 things about George Miller’s THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING

Posted on June 19, 2023 by robchristopher

Three Thousand Years of Longing [2022] 1. Bewildered, terrified Einstein. 2. Books disguised as bottles. 3. She packs his things into a new cardboard box and adds it to the shelf in her basement next to an identical cardboard box … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ralph Nelson’s ONCE A THIEF

Posted on June 18, 2023 by robchristopher

Once a Thief [1965] 1. Unrestrained Ann-Margaret. 2. Warped killer’s POV. 3. Senseless: the gun has no bullets left, yet he keeps it in his hand. A real letdown. Clichéd plotting and dialog just sink it. A dream cast and … Continue reading →

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3 things about John McNaughton’s WILD THINGS

Posted on June 16, 2023 by robchristopher

Wild Things [1998] 1. Muddy Jeep.2. “Guidance counselors get to find out all sorts of interesting things.” Panties in his front pocket.3. Salvaged false teeth.

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3 things about Max Barbakow’s PALM SPRINGS

Posted on June 13, 2023 by robchristopher

Palm Springs [2022] 1 “What if we get sick of each other?” “We’re already sick of each other. It’s the best.” 2. Videoconferencing with a quantum physicist. 3. Side by side on pizza slices.

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