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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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3 things about Brandon Cronenberg’s POSSESSOR

Posted on October 30, 2024 by robchristopher

Possessor [2020] 1. Identifying curtains, blinds, and window coverings. 2. She wears a mask of her own melted face. 3. The bloodied child looks the dying man in the eye and says, “Pull me out.”

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3 things about Harvey Hart’s THE PYX

Posted on October 28, 2024 by robchristopher

The Pyx [1973] 1. Twin rocking chairs, painted blue. 2. “I’m a homosexual,” he confides. (Which means he won’t survive to the end of the film.) 3. Chanting–simultaneously normal speed, slowed down, and speeded up.

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3 things about M. Night Shyamalan’s THE SIXTH SENSE

Posted on October 26, 2024 by robchristopher

The Sixth Sense [1999] 1. An audience full of parents wielding camcorders.2. “Your Cocoa Puffs are getting soggy.”3. Wedding ring rolling across the floor.

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3 things about John Parker’s DEMENTIA

Posted on October 24, 2024 by robchristopher

Dementia [1955] 1. Hand in the flower basket. 2. Shorty Rogers and the band briefly jam before taking the stage. 3. Opening endorsement by Preston Sturges (!)

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3 things about John Carpenter’s SOMEONE’S WATCHING ME!

Posted on October 23, 2024 by robchristopher

Someone’s Watching Me! [1978] 1. Comped wine. 2. A grate in the laundry room floor. 3. She never does make it down to Houston.

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3 things about Mario Bava’s BLOOD AND BLACK LACE

Posted on October 21, 2024 by robchristopher

Blood and Black Lace [1964] 1. Carlo Rustichelli’s extremely catchy theme music briefly becomes music from the club next door. 2. Tracking shot along a line of cubicles for the models. 3. Wrestling the corpse out of the tub by … Continue reading →

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