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3 things about George Cukor’s SYLVIA SCARLETT

Posted on March 26, 2017 by robchristopher

Sylvia Scarlett [1935] 1. At certain moments Hepburn looks exactly like Low-era David Bowie! 2. Gymnastic rings in his living room. She sidles over and hoists herself onto them. 3. “You’re acting like a pig!” “It’s a pig’s world.”

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3 things about Barry Jenkins’ MOONLIGHT

Posted on February 26, 2017 by robchristopher

Moonlight [2016] 1. He picks up the crack pipe and examines it curiously. 2. The breeze. 3. Grandma rules.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s COMPULSION

Posted on February 14, 2017 by robchristopher

Compulsion [1959] 1. He tries, and fails, to put the eyeglasses on the corpse. We never see the corpse. 2. The suspects in adjoining rooms. 3. “God had nothing to do with it.” Frustrating. A pretty good movie that could … Continue reading →

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3 things about Daniel Armando’s DADDY’S BOY

Posted on September 26, 2016 by robchristopher

Daddy’s Boy [2016] 1. The first glimpse of high heels. 2. “No. You can take off your shirt if you’d like.” 3. A trail of suds slithers down his back.

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3 things about John Huston’s THE KREMLIN LETTER

Posted on August 10, 2016 by robchristopher

The Kremlin Letter [1970] 1. George Sanders removes his wig and false eyelashes after a scintillating piano performance. 2. Surveillance footage of a lesbian encounter. 3. Precise karate chops to the abdomen and neck.

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3 things about Terence Davies’ OF TIME AND THE CITY

Posted on March 27, 2016 by robchristopher

Of Time and the City [2008] 1. Deconsecrated churches turned into gourmet restaurants. 2. “‘You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it,’ Carl Jung.” 3. The beach so full of people you can barely see any … Continue reading →

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3 things about Stephen Cone’s HENRY GAMBLE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Posted on March 3, 2016 by robchristopher

Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party [2015] 1. She hands his mother a wrapped gift. “Oh, it’s nothing, just socks and a wallet.” 2. The record has a Capitol black rainbow label. 3. He dabs at the blood with soggy toilet paper.

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3 things about Todd Haynes’ CAROL

Posted on January 1, 2016 by robchristopher

Carol [2015] 1. Rooney Mara looks like Patricia Highsmith as a young woman, and Sarah Paulson looks like Patricia Highsmith as an older woman. 2. “Please tell me you know what you’re doing.” “I don’t.” She smiles. “I never did.” … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joseph Graham’s BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING

Posted on September 25, 2015 by robchristopher

Beautiful Something [2015] 1. “Mmmhmm, comforting myth.” 2. Standing alone. A long pull from the bottle of beer in front of the kitchen sink. 3. False note: he sets the money down on the table and taps it once. The … Continue reading →

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3 things about François Ozon’s THE NEW GIRLFRIEND

Posted on September 19, 2015 by robchristopher

The New Girlfriend [2014] 1. “I remember what they told us as kids, ‘Boys are born in cabbages, girls are born in flowers.’ I guess I was born in a cauliflower.” 2. She finds herself dancing with a lesbian. 3. … Continue reading →

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