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3 things about Joshua Marston’s COME SUNDAY

Posted on July 25, 2019 by robchristopher

Come Sunday [2018] 1. He flies first class. 2. “I can’t believe he turned on you like that.” “He’s been waiting for the chance for 25 years.” 3. He gently dips his hand into the river.

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3 things about Edgar Wright’s BABY DRIVER

Posted on July 24, 2019 by robchristopher

Baby Driver [2017] 1. Delicate facial scars. 2. Listening by vibration. 3. When they enter the room he’s packing up his collection of toy cars.

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3 things about Shawn Convey’s AMONG WOLVES

Posted on July 22, 2019 by robchristopher

Among Wolves [2016] 1. Massive gut, tight plaid pants. 2. A lightning storm and the clack of heels on pavement. 3. Surveying the valley where there was heavy fighting.

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For many years I’ve been captivated by the Roy stories of Barry Gifford, which use a very spare and direct prose style to trace a boy’s childhood. Unlike a lot of autobiographical fiction, they’re not sentimental at all. But what … Continue reading →

Posted on July 19, 2019 by robchristopher | Leave a comment

3 things about Judith Helfand’s COOKED: SURVIVAL BY ZIP CODE

Posted on July 17, 2019 by robchristopher

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code [2019] 1. They finally get the air conditioning they needed. 2. On the cover of the report: a snowflake. 3. A seemingly all white disaster preparedness conference. Urgent! There’s a story I sometimes tell about … Continue reading →

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3 things about Chang-dong Lee’s BURNING

Posted on July 15, 2019 by robchristopher

Burning [2018] 1. He brings up the concept of metaphor. 2. Sunset dance. 3. He caresses Faulkner’s face on the book cover.

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3 things about Luchino Visconti’s DEATH IN VENICE

Posted on July 12, 2019 by robchristopher

Death in Venice [1971] 1. Altmanesque style throughout: gliding camera moves combined with zooms. Unexpected! 2. Meticulously, the barber paints Gustav’s hair black. 3. A thorough history of the spread of cholera from Asia.

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3 things about Todd Solondz’s DARK HORSE

Posted on July 11, 2019 by robchristopher

Dark Horse [2011] 1. Walken’s withering stare. 2. “Psychiatrists are idiots! The whole profession is a joke! I know my problems better than anyone, and there’s no solution.” 3. A soggy receipt.

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3 things about Michael Haneke’s HAPPY END

Posted on July 10, 2019 by robchristopher

Happy End [2017] 1. “I just put the same tablets in his food my mom takes for her depression. Let’s see what happens.” 2. A proposition for his barber. 3. They enter the hospital room, briefly look at her, then … Continue reading →

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3 things about James Mangold’s LOGAN

Posted on July 9, 2019 by robchristopher

Logan [2017] 1. He admonishes the nurses not to view them as children. 2. Going to the bathroom. 3. A grass shroud.

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