Tag Archives: 3 things

3 things about Jordan Peele’s GET OUT

Posted on June 19, 2021 by robchristopher

Get Out [2017] 1.  Pervasive Microsoft product placement. 2. They had to seal off the basement. Black mould. 3. She has a snack: a small portion of Froot Loops and a glass of milk. 3 other things.

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3 things about George Miller and George Ogilvie’s MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME

Posted on June 18, 2021 by robchristopher

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome [1985] 1. Her own personal sax man. 2. Shit conveyor belt. 3. View Master.

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3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s MURDER AT THE VANITIES

Posted on June 17, 2021 by robchristopher

Murder at the Vanities [1934] 1. All-too-brief ode to marijuana that ends with blood dripping onto the bare shoulders of a chorus girl. 2. Arpeggio, arpeggio, arpeggio! Ellington hams it up at the piano. 3. “Cocktails for Two” is a … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mitchell Leisen’s NO MAN OF HER OWN

Posted on June 15, 2021 by robchristopher

No Man of Her Own [1950] 1. Has Barbara Stanwyck ever looked so exhausted on film? 2. A few seconds after she slips the ring on her finger, her reflection in the mirror shatters. 3. The telegram reads: WHO ARE … Continue reading →

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3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s CHILDREN OF MEN

Posted on June 14, 2021 by robchristopher

Children of Men [2006] 1. “I just don’t think about it.” 2. Prescient: everyone at work, no one working; watching the media coverage of the death. 3. Smashed in the face with a cinder block. 3 other things.

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3 things about Franklin J. Schaffner’s PLANET OF THE APES

Posted on June 13, 2021 by robchristopher

Planet of the Apes [1968] 1. Scratching out the message in the dirt. 2. Interspecies kiss. 3. “His destiny.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Claire Denis’ HIGH LIFE

Posted on June 8, 2021 by robchristopher

High Life [2018] 1. Her body slowly moving further away. 2. Rivulet of fluid draining from the box. 3. A handful of earth in the bodybag. 3 other things.

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3 things about Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI

Posted on June 7, 2021 by robchristopher

Flowers of Shanghai [1998] 1. Wine and hot towels. 2. Ham congee. 3. We catch two glimpses of the outside world, both through open windows.

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3 things about Joe Dante’s MATINEE

Posted on June 6, 2021 by robchristopher

Matinee [1993] 1. Movie poster for Panic in Year Zero! 2. Tiny role for Naomi Watts in the film-within-the-film The Shook Up Shopping Cart. 3. He unthinkingly feeds popcorn to his goldfish.

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3 things about Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s THE MERCHANT OF FOUR SEASONS

Posted on June 5, 2021 by robchristopher

The Merchant of Four Seasons [1972] 1. She calmly steps past his body and calls an ambulance. 2. Paper cones for fruit. 3. Shot after shot after shot after shot.

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