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3 things about Joseph Graham’s BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING

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

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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3 things about Joseph Graham’s BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING

Beautiful Something [2015] 1. Lava lamp on the bar. 2. “I tried it with guys—” “Guys?” “I tried it with you, and you were guys for me.” 3. He pats Brian on the shoulder. Brian looks down. A wholly inadequate … Continue reading →

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3 things about Mark Christopher’s 54: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

54: The Director’s Cut [1998/2015] 1. “Ohh, you learn fast.” 2. He drops the vial into the neck of the beer bottle and passes it along the bar to the customer. 3. His fist clenched around Dottie’s wig.

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3 things about Agnieszka Holland’s TOTAL ECLIPSE

Total Eclipse [1995] 1. He helps himself to three books and a crucifix. 2. Unconvincing thrusting. Later, unconvincing mustache. 3. “You don’t care about my habits!” “No, and neither should you!”

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3 things about Pedro Almodóvar’s LAW OF DESIRE

Law of Desire [1987] 1. “It’s not your fault you don’t love me, and it’s not my fault I love you.” 2. On the altar to the Virgin Mary, a picture of Elizabeth Taylor. 3. The typewriter smashes through the window, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Hong Khaou’s LILTING

Lilting [2014] 1. Crying. Snotty beard. 2. He plucks a hair from Kai’s nipple, puts it in his mouth. 3. She sits alone at the table, listening to him move around upstairs. She passes a hand across her forehead.

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3 things about Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s TROPICAL MALADY

Tropical Malady [2004] 1. They fool around at the movies, the soldier’s hand on his leg and the villager’s leg on his hand. 2. “Kill him to free him from his world, or let him devour you to enter his … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s THE CASE AGAINST 8

The Case Against 8 [2014] 1. Ted Olsen leaning against a stack of paper plates. 2. Scalia: “When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? 1791? 1868, when the 14th Amendment was adopted?” Olson: “When did it … Continue reading →

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Masking the symptom.

We are born with a mortal illness, Seth concludes, and spend half our lives or all our lives denying that we have this illness. The aging process is the visual symptom of this illness and we devote our whole lives … Continue reading →

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