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3 things about Radu Jude’s BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

Posted on April 21, 2024 by robchristopher

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn [2021] 1. Designer gelato shop. 2. A plant-based substitute for Xanax. 3. After the revolution eventually comes the product that trades on the positive cultural residue of the revolution.

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3 things about Wolfgang Reitherman & David Hand’s ROBIN HOOD

Posted on April 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Robin Hood [1973] 1. Trying to swallow the knot in his throat. 2. “Seize the fat one!” 3. Moneybag conveyor belt.

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3 things about John Cromwell’s CAGED

Posted on April 15, 2024 by robchristopher

Caged [1950] 1. Everything pauses as the entire ward concentrates on the sound of the passing train. Shadows of smoke on the floor. 2. Knife in the breast. 3. “If it wasn’t for men, we wouldn’t be in here.” “You … Continue reading →

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3 things about William Friedkin’s JADE

Posted on April 14, 2024 by robchristopher

Jade [1995] 1. James Horner-fied Stravinsky. 2. Reconstructed Hi8 (?) tape. 3. He reads the instructions for the pillow.

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3 things about James Cameron’s THE ABYSS

Posted on April 13, 2024 by robchristopher

The Abyss [1989] 1. She tastes it. 2. “Whatever this is, it’s major.” 3. Swinging light fixture stuck in the middle.

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3 things about Mike Leigh’s NAKED

Posted on April 12, 2024 by robchristopher

Naked [1993] 1. An enormous, barren living room with an expensive black leather sofa. 2. Only one sock. 3. “It’s toilet humor.”

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3 things about J.A. Bayona’s SOCIETY OF THE SNOW

Posted on April 9, 2024 by robchristopher

Society of the Snow [2023] 1. Plentiful cigarettes. 2. “Cry with me.” 3. Tenderly burying the remainder of their food rations.

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3 things about Raoul Walsh’s THE REVOLT OF MAMIE STOVER

Posted on April 7, 2024 by robchristopher

The Revolt of Mamie Stover [1956] 1. “Remember, sell, sell, sell. Whiskey and champagne. Smile it up, you new ladies. Smile it up. Remember, smiles means money. Smiles means money.” 2. Rum collins for two on the terrace. 3. Fleeting … Continue reading →

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3 things about Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger’s A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

Posted on April 5, 2024 by robchristopher

A Matter of Life and Death [1946] 1. He sheds his clothes as he walks along the beach. 2. The assembled files on every human being who’s ever lived resemble a vast microchip. 3. “The rights of the uncommon man … Continue reading →

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3 things about John Frankenheimer’s SECONDS

Posted on April 4, 2024 by robchristopher

Seconds [1966] 1. A special way of making the chicken with cheese so it’s crispy. 2. “Isn’t it easier to go forward when you know you can’t go back?” 3. Sitting on the linoleum floor of the sunporch during a … Continue reading →

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