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3 things about Josh Safdie’s MARTY SUPREME

Marty Supreme [2025] 1. Handcuffed wearing a towel. 2. “I’m Hitler’s worst nightmare.” 3. A stack of dirty pictures with a couple real bills on top.

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3 things about Béla Ternovszky’s CAT CITY

Cat City [1986] 1. A music video promo for the 4 Gangsters. 2. From kimono to hang-glider. 3. Double-pleated slacks on a mouse.

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3 things about Jack Conway’s LOVE CRAZY

Love Crazy [1941] 1. Willoughby, Ward Willoughby. 2. Boob spindle. 3. “I don’t know what he expects to gain by acting like an idiot.” “Isn’t he always like that?” 3 other things.

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3 things about Lynne Ramsay’s DIE MY LOVE

Die My Love [2025] 1. “I know it’s not New York, but it’s ours.” 2. Sleepwalking with a rifle. 3. An imaginary performance of “The Beast in Me.”

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3 things about Harold Clurman’s DEADLINE AT DAWN

Deadline at Dawn [1946] 1. Non compos mentis. 2. “If she cut off her head, she’d be very pretty.” 3. Too late to save his cat, his soulmate.

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3 things about Bai Gan’s RESURRECTION

Resurrection [2025] 1. Melting theatre. 2. Peeing on the Buddha. 3. Hanging upside down on New Year’s Eve, 1999.

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What I Watched in 2025: My 10 Favorite Films

BLACK BAG [2025, directed by Steven Soderbergh] THE BRUTALIST [2025, directed by Brady Corbet] HIS THREE DAUGHTERS [2023, directed by Azazel Jacobs] HOME BEFORE DARK [1958, directed by Mervyn LeRoy] I’M NO LONGER HERE [2019, directed by Luis Fernando Frías … Continue reading

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3 things about Anthony Harvey’s THE LION IN WINTER

The Lion in Winter [1968] 1. Candle clocks. 2. “The day those stout hearts band together is the day that pigs get wings.” “There’ll be pork in the treetops come morning.” 3. She encourages her to try on the crown … Continue reading

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3 things about Jeremiah S. Chechik’s NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation [1989] 1. Two old men snoring in front of the TV. 2. Desiccated turkey. 3. “Yes, it is. It’s a bit nipply out. I mean nippy out.”

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3 things about Peter Godfrey’s CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT

Christmas in Connecticut [1945] 1. Cold chicken and Chablis.2. Mushroom omelet.3. Kidneys for breakfast. 3 other things.

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