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3 things about Roger Corman’s THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

Posted on October 4, 2022 by robchristopher

The Masque of the Red Death [1964] 1. They enter the yellow chamber and he says, “My father imprisoned a friend of his in this room for three years. When he was released, he could never again bear to look … Continue reading →

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3 things about Stanley Kwan’s ROUGE

Posted on September 28, 2022 by robchristopher

Rouge [1987] 1. The brothel is now a kindergarten. 2. Voyeur. 3. “How can I be both a swordsman and a ghost?”

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3 things about Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA

Posted on September 10, 2022 by robchristopher

Suspiria [2018] 1. Many contortions. 2. Clearing away the leaves from the doorstep. 3. Long black hair, black skull.

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3 things about Edgar Wright’s LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

Posted on September 1, 2022 by robchristopher

Last Night in Soho [2021] 1. Staircase and mirrors. 2. Flaming phonograph. 3. “I won’t tell anyone.” “I know you won’t.”

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3 things about David Lynch’s LOST HIGHWAY

Posted on August 17, 2022 by robchristopher

Lost Highway [1997] 1. Slowly removing her eye makeup. 2. Plastic-covered sofa in the desert shack. 3. Brain matter strewn across the sand. 3 other things.

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3 things about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s PULSE

Posted on July 4, 2022 by robchristopher

Pulse [2001] 1. She instructs him on how to bookmark a webpage and how to “print screen.” 2. Glitch loop: man crossing a threshold. 3. Following the rollaway gas cap.

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3 things about David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE

Posted on April 19, 2022 by robchristopher

Inland Empire [2006] 1. Blue bedroom, red bedroom. 2. “She’s still here.” 3. Blonde star wig. 3 other things.

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3 things about A. Edward Sutherland’s MURDERS IN THE ZOO

Posted on March 14, 2022 by robchristopher

Murders in the Zoo [1933] 1. Bloody stitches. 2. Everything from soup to nuts. 3. Boa constrictor. It’s astonishing how much Kathleen Burke resembles Marion Cotillard in this movie.

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3 things about Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING

Posted on December 22, 2021 by robchristopher

The Shining [1980] 1. “See? It’s okay, he saw it on the television.” 2. She empties an absurdly large can of fruit into a bowl. 3. “It’s not a matter that concerns you, Mr. Torrance. At least not at this … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wendy Toye & David Eady & George More O’Ferrall’s THREE CASES OF MURDER

Posted on November 30, 2021 by robchristopher

Three Cases of Murder [1955] 1. Moving into the painting. Closer to the house. The door swings open. 2. Without asking, he plucks a carnation from the bouquet for his buttonhole. 3. “Brilliant, but insufferable.”

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