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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INSOMNIA

Posted on April 21, 2025 by robchristopher

Insomnia [2002] 1. Alarm clock in a drawer. 2. Still wrapped in plastic: an expensive dress. 3. Conveniently loose floorboard in the hotel room. The perpetually hyperactive editing style drives me nuts. 3 other things.

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3 things about Jerry Schatzberg’s SCARECROW

Posted on May 14, 2024 by robchristopher

Scarecrow [1973] 1. “Gimme a bottle of beer and a chocolate donut.” 2. He wedges his suitcase between the strings of barbed wire to create an opening to slip through. 3. “Pomp and Circumstance” and “The Stripper” on jukeboxes.

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3 things about William Friedkin’s CRUISING

Posted on April 3, 2024 by robchristopher

Cruising [1980] 1. Dilated anus. 2. Hips or lips. 3. “Let me just get this stuff off my face.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Michael Mann’s THE INSIDER

Posted on June 23, 2013 by robchristopher

The Insider [1999] 1. He licks he lips. He can taste the story already. 2. “–a line, a whole line of people–“ 3. The mural on the wall behind him morphs into a vision of what he’s thinking.

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