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3 things about Michelangelo Antonioni’s RED DESERT

Red Desert [1964] 1. “There’s something terrible about reality, and I don’t know what it is. And nobody will tell me.” 2. She wants to sell ceramics, though she doesn’t know a thing about them. 3. Poisonous yellow smoke.

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3 things about Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s FLEE

Flee [2021] 1. He watches silently as the two cops corner the girl in the police van, and a third cop closes the door. 2. To the customs agent he says a single word, “Refugee.” 3. At the entrance to … Continue reading

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3 things about Amy Poehler’s LUCY AND DESI

Lucy and Desi [2022] 1. No retakes. 2. He practices sit-ups with the children. 3. Buster Keaton taught her the importance of props.

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3 things about Robert Eggers’ THE NORTHMAN

The Northman [2022] 1. Bjork’s fabulous headpiece. 2. Auto-throat-stabbing by firelight. 3. “Take your freedom, and do with it what you will.”

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT

The Dark Knight [2008] 1. Gordon is still living in the same apartment. 2. What happens at the fundraiser after Batman jumps off the balcony? 3. Lower 5th. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s SOYLENT GREEN

Soylent Green [1973] 1. Thorn is unfamiliar with the concept of making a toast. 2. You only see campaign posters for Santini. Not for any other candidates. 3. “All right. An egg then. Who the hell needs strawberries?” 3 other … Continue reading

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3 things about Adrian Lyne’s DEEP WATER

Deep Water [2022] 1. Pube pick. 2. Damned autocorrect. 3. Bathtub diver.

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3 things about David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE

Inland Empire [2006] 1. Blue bedroom, red bedroom. 2. “She’s still here.” 3. Blonde star wig. 3 other things.

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3 things about Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA

Memoria [2021] 1. A huge ball of concrete hitting the bottom of a metal tube that’s surrounded by seawater. 2. She asks him what it’s like to be dead. “It’s okay.” 3. The “O” slowly fades away.

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3 things about Ernst Lubitsch’s TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Trouble in Paradise [1932] 1. “See here, my good man. You’ve been saying good-bye for the last half hour and staying on. I wish you’d say ‘How do you do?’ and go.” 2. Giant Art Deco hall clock with built-in … Continue reading

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