Tag Archives: 3 things

3 things about Nicholas Roeg’s SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH

Posted on March 14, 2021 by robchristopher

Sweet Bird of Youth [1989] 1. She wants him now and she means now, not later. 2. “Don’t call me ‘honey.’ I can’t stand being called ‘honey’ by unknown persons of the same gender.” “What’s gender, honey?” 3. A nautically … Continue reading →

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3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s STARSHIP TROOPERS

Posted on March 13, 2021 by robchristopher

Starship Troopers [1997] 1. Rue McClanahan! 2. Cronenbergian orifice. 3. “It’s afraid!” 3 other things.

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3 things about Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND

Posted on March 12, 2021 by robchristopher

Nomadland [2020] 1. Jigsaw puzzle in a laundromat. 2. “That one’s on me.” 3.  Maudlin music, a cursed crutch.

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3 things about Otto Preminger’s SUCH GOOD FRIENDS

Posted on March 8, 2021 by robchristopher

Such Good Friends [1971] 1. Truly tasteless joke about slavery. 2. “Tell me what we’re doing is wrong so I can enjoy it.” 3. Corset.

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3 things about Bertrand Tavernier’s THE JUDGE AND THE ASSASSIN

Posted on March 6, 2021 by robchristopher

The Judge and the Assassin [1976] 1. Two bullets in the skull. 2. Her face pressed against a mess of potato peels on the table. 3. Ends with a musical number!

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3 things about Jack Arnold’s THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN

Posted on March 1, 2021 by robchristopher

The Incredible Shrinking Man [1957] 1. Nuclear fallout as glitter.2. Sugar shaker.3. He can now fit through the bars of his prison.

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3 things about Garrett Bradley’s TIME

Posted on February 28, 2021 by robchristopher

Time [2020] 1. Dingdong #2 and #1. 2. Bad credit, wants the most expensive car on the lot. 3. Torching the cardboard cutout on the grill.

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3 things about Paul Thomas Anderson’s PHANTOM THREAD

Posted on February 27, 2021 by robchristopher

Phantom Thread [2017] 1. POV car shots that recall the opening sequence of Lawrence of Arabia.2. Literally sizing her up.3. Vest, jacket, ascot over pajamas. 3 other things.

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3 things about Andrea Arnold’s FISH TANK

Posted on February 24, 2021 by robchristopher

Fish Tank [2009] 1. He passes her the beer, looks at her with a vague hopefulness. 2. “You need sorting out.” 3. She can’t swim.

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3 things about Robert Altman’s SECRET HONOR

Posted on February 23, 2021 by robchristopher

Secret Honor [1984] 1. He extracts a cassette from the inner pocket of his smoking jacket.2. Dual meanings of the word “pardon.”3. Black Irish.

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