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Tag Archives: apocalypse
3 things about Sam Esmail’s LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
Leave the World Behind [2023] 1. “No one is in control. No one is pulling the strings.” 2. Paper straws and free-range chicken. 3. Video images give the illusion of a world outside.
3 things about John Coney’s SPACE IS THE PLACE
Space Is the Place [1974] 1. Good time cigarette gals. 2. Stealing some sweet shoes. 3. Shortly after evacuation, the planet explodes and splits in half.
3 things about Stanley Kramer’s ON THE BEACH
On the Beach [1959] 1. Coke bottle and window shade. 2. She’s ready for tea, she says. 3. He affixes the award plaque to the hood of his car and then tosses the screwdriver away. His last act. 3 other … Continue reading
3 things about Danis Goulet’s NIGHT RAIDERS
Night Raiders [2021] 1. A peaceful tent filled with sleeping children. 2. She watches approvingly as one girl beats another girl to a pulp. 3. Drones as sentient beings.
3 things about Don McKellar’s LAST NIGHT
Last Night [1998] 1. “I’m calling from the gas company. I hope you’re doing well and spending these final hours in peace with your loved ones. Rest assured that we will make every effort to keep the gas flowing right … Continue reading
3 things about George Clooney’s THE MIDNIGHT SKY
The Midnight Sky [2020] 1. A second bowl of cereal. 2. “I just point.” 3. Wolf blur.
3 things about Ranald MacDougall’s THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL
The World, The Flesh and the Devil [1959] 1. Model train winding through the apartment. 2. Arranging the dropcloth, he draws his arm across her throat. 3. Tied to the helm. 3 other things.
3 things about Sidney Lumet's FAIL-SAFE
Fail-Safe [1964] 1. He slaps her and then says, “I’m not your kind.” 2. Tight shot of the back of Henry Fonda’s neck. 3. Matador. The roar of the engines, the roar of the crowd.
3 things about L.Q. Jones’s A BOY AND HIS DOG
A Boy and His Dog [1975] 1. “Let’s get another Michael out of the warehouse. This time make sure the engineering department wipes that smile off his face.” 2. Being milked. 3. Charles McGraw in makeup.
3 things about Ulrich Köhler’s IN MY ROOM
In My Room [2018] 1. A bedside table upon which stands a sippy cup and a pair of dentures in a waterglass. 2. Ivy-covered video store. 3. Techno “Adagio for Strings.”
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