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3 things about Alex Ullom’s IT ENDS

Posted on October 10, 2025 by robchristopher

It Ends [2025] 1. “Fair” as riposte. 2. An expanded wardrobe cobbled together from the spoils of abandoned vehicles. 3. A frozen traffic jam and then a sign.

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3 things about Danny Boyle’s 28 DAYS LATER

Posted on July 12, 2025 by robchristopher

28 Days Later [2002] 1. Their note. “Don’t wake up.” 2. Fleeing rats. 3. “I promised them women.”

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3 things about Robert Aldrich’s WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?

Posted on June 23, 2025 by robchristopher

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? [1962] 1. A perfectly ordinary lambchop. 2. “You mean all this time we could have been friends?” 3. Seeing her reflection in the mirror, she breaks down sobbing. Then Blanche starts buzzing again and … Continue reading →

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s DEAD RINGERS

Posted on June 8, 2025 by robchristopher

Dead Ringers [1988] 1. “I’ve never used contraceptive devices. I’ve never even thought contraceptive thoughts.” 2. Gold-plated instrument. 3. Elly, Elly, Elly, Elly, Elly … 3 other things.

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3 things about Ryan Coogler’s SINNERS

Posted on May 1, 2025 by robchristopher

Sinners [2025] 1. Charley Patton’s guitar. 2. The garlic test is a clever spin on The Thing‘s blood test. 3. One evening at the Checkerboard Lounge in 1992.

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3 things about Masahiro Shinoda’s DEMON POND

Posted on April 7, 2025 by robchristopher

Demon Pond [1979] 1. Peeling a pear. “Well chilled,” he tells her approvingly. 2. They protest–their daughter isn’t beautiful, then add grudgingly that she’s no longer a virgin. 3. Batting away at the desperate villagers with his cane.

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3 things about Martin Campbell’s CAST A DEADLY SPELL

Posted on March 22, 2025 by robchristopher

Cast a Deadly Spell [1991] 1. “Why did you have to walk back into my life?”“Why did you have to walk out of mine?”2. Death by papercuts.3. He explains that zombies are good for about three months, depending on the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE

Posted on January 26, 2025 by robchristopher

Presence [2024] 1. He points out that her approach to problems always seems to involve taking no action. 2. An unexpected reflection. 3. “Make good choices. The bad ones tend to affect you for the rest of your life.”

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3 things about Silvio Narizzano’s DIE! DIE! MY DARLING!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by robchristopher

Die! Die! My Darling! [1965] 1. Her face half concealed by a curtain on the bathroom door. 2. She violently attempts to wipe away all the lipstick. (Echoed in The Substance?) 3. A secret chamber stuffed with forbidden remnants of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Richard Wenk’s VAMP

Posted on November 1, 2024 by robchristopher

Vamp [1986] 1. She never says a word; she doesn’t need to. 2. A dish of cockroaches–as a treat. 3. Middle finger from the skeleton.

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