Tag Archives: 3 things

3 things about Bi Gan’s KAILI BLUES

Posted on June 3, 2026 by robchristopher

Kaili Blues [2015] 1. In addition to pop, they know a few children’s songs. 2. “I once knew a man who met his wife at a disco.” 3. Clock running backwards on the side of the train.

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3 things about Matthew Warchus’s PRIDE

Posted on June 2, 2026 by robchristopher

Pride [2014] 1. Margarine sandwiches. 2. She gets out of the van and shouts, “Where are my lesbians? Where are my lesbians?” 3. Headlined by Bronski Beat.

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3 things about Kane Parsons’ BACKROOMS

Posted on June 1, 2026 by robchristopher

Backrooms [2026] Mounds of discarded clothes; a “Stop Apartheid” t-shirt. The excavator rips into the house. Absurd belly shirt. Any film which, consciously or not, evokes Robert A. Heinlein’s classic short story “—And He Built a Crooked House—” (1941), Richard … Continue reading →

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3 things about Jerry London’s RENT-A-COP

Posted on May 31, 2026 by robchristopher

Rent-a-Cop [1987] 1. A nice touch: he’s a department store Santa at Carson’s, not the more upscale Marshall Field’s. 2. The hottest nightclub in Chicago is The Golden Gargoyle. 3. “Sometimes you have to go through a hell of a … Continue reading →

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3 things about Angus MacLachlan’s A LITTLE PRAYER

Posted on May 28, 2026 by robchristopher

A Little Prayer [2023] 1. Hiding the pregnancy test in the garbage. 2. Gently, she tells the child to stop bashing the tree. 3. He explains the meaning of “panorama.”

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3 things about John Glen’s FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Posted on May 27, 2026 by robchristopher

For Your Eyes Only [1981] 1. Not Liverpool, she corrects him. Manchester.2. Before the meal, ouzo.3. “An old smuggler’s trick and he knows them all.” 3 other things.

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3 things about John Badham’s BLUE THUNDER

Posted on May 26, 2026 by robchristopher

Blue Thunder [1983] 1. His last words: “That’s impossible!”2. Raining BBQ.3. Car chase through a drive-in.

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3 things about Stanley Kramer’s THE DEFIANT ONES

Posted on May 25, 2026 by robchristopher

The Defiant Ones [1958] 1. He applies a poultice after they climb out of the clay pit.2. Sharing roasted frog around a campfire.3. “Ya’ll can’t lynch me! I’m a white man!””

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3 things about Peter Scriver & Seth Scriver’s ENDLESS COOKIE

Posted on May 24, 2026 by robchristopher

Endless Cookie [2025] 1. She offers to contribute some sound effects.2. Stomach candy.3. Colonialist shooter game.

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3 things about Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND

Posted on May 23, 2026 by robchristopher

On Dangerous Ground [1952] 1. He gently puts all the objects back into place. 2. An address scrawled on a corner of the newspaper. 3. “When you talk to me, there’s no pity in your voice.” 3 other things.

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