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3 things about Mamoru Oshii’s GHOST IN THE SHELL

Posted on August 2, 2023 by robchristopher

Ghost in the Shell [1995] 1. In attempting to pry open the tank, she rips her arms off. 2. Ports at the base of the skull. 3. Rapid typing.

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3 things about Tim Burton’s PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE

Posted on August 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure [1985] 1. No basement in the Alamo. 2. “Her ghost.” 3. Chili dog for Terry.

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3 things about Hayao Miyazaki’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE

Posted on June 11, 2023 by robchristopher

Howl’s Moving Castle [2004] 1. He helps himself to a log. 2. Instant beard. 3. Kissing Turnip-head.

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3 things about Walt Disney’s THE SWORD IN THE STONE

Posted on May 15, 2023 by robchristopher

The Sword in the Stone [1963] 1. Plump lady squirrel. 2. Bermuda. 3. Germ.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s PINOCCHIO

Posted on April 23, 2023 by robchristopher

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio [2022] 1. Spazzatura is Gremlin-adjacent. 2. Poop marionette. 3. Both flags ascend the flagpole.

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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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