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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s SPIRITED AWAY

Posted on November 23, 2022 by robchristopher

Spirited Away [2001] 1. Radish spirit nipple. 2. A flock of paper birds. 3. “Oh, you’re a big baby.”

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3 things about Henry Selick’s WENDELL & WILD

Posted on November 8, 2022 by robchristopher

Wendell & Wild [2022] 1. He raises his right arm—by picking it up the floor with his left. 2. Mannequins sculpted from boogers. 3. Pop-up mockup.

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3 things about Richard Linklater’s APOLLO 10½: A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD

Posted on October 14, 2022 by robchristopher

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood [2022] 1. Washing the tar off the bottoms of their feet using gasoline. 2. Stretching out a ham for five dinners. 3. Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash sing a duet.

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3 things about Dash Shaw’s CRYPTOZOO

Posted on August 15, 2022 by robchristopher

Cryptozoo [2021] 1. Recovering in a Russian hospital. 2. Special contact lenses. 3. Tempest-tossed in the tumbling tower.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PRINCESS MONONOKE

Posted on July 30, 2022 by robchristopher

Princess Mononoke[1997] 1. Multiple decapitations via arrow. 2. Talking bandage-head. 3. Bones buried in the mud on the bottom of the pond.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s PORCO ROSSO

Posted on May 21, 2022 by robchristopher

Porco Rosso [1992] 1. Secret meeting in a movie theatre. 2. “I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.” 3. The graceful way in which we are shown that his curse has been lifted.

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3 things about Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s FLEE

Posted on May 4, 2022 by robchristopher

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 Walt Disney’s PETER PAN

Posted on January 21, 2022 by robchristopher

Peter Pan [1953] 1. Tinker Bell measures her hips. 2. Water-powered clock in the treehouse. 3. Regrettable (and forgettable) song “What Made the Red Man Red?”

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3 things about Walt Disney’s CINDERELLA

Posted on December 31, 2021 by robchristopher

Cinderella [1950] 1. Corn kernel stack. 2. A line of disdainful butlers. 3. Does the king have a shoe fetish?

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3 things about Walt Disney’s MELODY TIME

Posted on December 20, 2021 by robchristopher

Melody Time [1948] 1. After a kiss, a rapid thaw. 2. Spinning organ. 3. A bustle that bounces.

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