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3 things about Raine Allen-Miller’s RYE LANE

Posted on May 2, 2024 by robchristopher

Rye Lane [2023] 1. Unisex toilet meet-cute. 2. The aunties give him a dubious once-over. “Come in, boy.” 3. Shuffle to “Sign Your Name.”

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3 things about Mike Nichols’s CLOSER

Posted on July 1, 2023 by robchristopher

Closer [2004] 1. “You’re taken.” “I’ve got to see you.” “Tough.” “You kissed me!” “What are you, 12?” 2. Deserted bar at the opera just before the end of the performance. 3. Jane.

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3 things about Brian G. Hutton’s ZEE AND CO.

Posted on June 27, 2023 by robchristopher

Zee and Co. [1972] 1. “There’s nothing I hate more than soulful people. She’s always a little out of breath and sees beauty in everything. Especially in shit.” 2. Margaret Leighton’s enormous wig and glasses. 3. Dumping his suitcase on … Continue reading →

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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 E. A. Dupont’s PICCADILLY

Posted on August 31, 2022 by robchristopher

Piccadilly [1929] 1. Neon sign for Gordon’s Gin: THE HEART OF A GOOD COCKTAIL. 2. The knowing look on her face as Mabel leaves the office. 3. With inebriated slowness, he butters the bread and then devours it.

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3 things about Joe Cornish’s ATTACK THE BLOCK

Posted on August 10, 2020 by robchristopher

Attack the Block [2011] 1. Ron’s weed room. 2. “Rest in Peace, doggie.” 3. Hanging off the balcony from a Union Jack.

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3 things about Ron Peck’s NIGHTHAWKS

Posted on November 17, 2019 by robchristopher

Nighthawks [1978] 1. When the guy doesn’t show, he goes to the telephone in the pub and looks through his little black book. 2. “You will call me Thursday, won’t you?” (Knowing he won’t.) 3. It’s 1 in the morning … Continue reading →

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3 things about Alfred Hitchcock’s FRENZY

Posted on February 16, 2019 by robchristopher

Frenzy [1972] 1. Potato cunnilingus. 2. The way she pronounces it “tuh-quil-uh.” 3. Beating a dead corpse.

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3 things about Woody Allen’s SCOOP

Posted on September 25, 2016 by robchristopher

Scoop [2006] 1. Random Toby Jones cameo. 2. “I never gain an ounce. My anxiety acts as aerobics.” 3. A Theodore Dreiser reference?

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3 things about Woody Allen’s MATCH POINT

Posted on April 22, 2016 by robchristopher

Match Point [2005] 1. “Say your phone number. Just say your phone number.” 2. Is that a photograph of Patricia Highsmith behind her bed? 3. Slo-mo ring toss.

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