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3 things about Alain Resnais’ JE T’AIME JE T’AIME

Posted on February 20, 2024 by robchristopher

Je t’aime je t’aime [1968] 1. “Was this your first suicide?” 2. Gas fireplace in Glasgow. 3. A very slow pulse. Loss of blood. 3 other things.

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3 things about Alice Rohrwacher’s HAPPY AS LAZZARO

Posted on February 18, 2024 by robchristopher

Happy as Lazzaro [2018] 1. Measuring a segment of plastic pipe so that it’s the same length as the cigarette dispenser. 2. “Those are wild carrots but they aren’t ripe yet.” 3. Music escaping from the church.

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3 things about Nicole Holofcener’s YOU HURT MY FEELINGS

Posted on February 17, 2024 by robchristopher

You Hurt My Feelings [2023] 1. “Shut up and keep talking!” 2. He’s disgusted by the spectacle of his parents sharing an ice cream cone. 3. She awkwardly holds the phallic light fixture at hip-level.

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3 things about Andrew Dominik’s THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

Posted on February 14, 2024 by robchristopher

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [2007] 1. Robberies planned but never executed. 2. Privy hookup. 3. He corrects the misspelling of his name.

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3 things about Terence Davies’ THE LONG DAY CLOSES

Posted on February 11, 2024 by robchristopher

The Long Day Closes [1992] 1. Watching the bricklayers. 2. “I wonder what 1956 will bring.” 3. Mystical sunset. Some kind of pinnacle. I hadn’t watched it in nearly 30 years and it’s still astonishing.

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s BRITANNIA HOSPITAL

Posted on February 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Britannia Hospital [1982] 1. Patient camouflage. 2. Laughing hysterically at a television program about the factory farming of chickens. 3. A state-of-the-art ward which sits completely empty. Due to a shortage of cleaners.

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3 things about Julie Cohen’s EVERY BODY

Posted on February 9, 2024 by robchristopher

Every Body [2023] 1. “The current was too strong.” 2. Newspaper headline: “Bathroom” Bill Dead–For Now 3. They acknowledge that their mother will never get their pronouns right.

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3 things about Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS

Posted on February 3, 2024 by robchristopher

All of Us Strangers [2023] 1. Everyone’s in the center and he’s at the edge. 2. Cum on his chest. Licking it up and moving into a kiss. 3. The Christmas tree and “You Were Always on My Mind.”

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s O LUCKY MAN!

Posted on February 2, 2024 by robchristopher

O Lucky Man! [1973] 1. She shakes her head in exasperation and sets him free. 2. The way Ralph Richardson pronounces “honey.” 3. “Remember: all that glisters is not gold.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Lindsay Anderson’s IF….

Posted on January 31, 2024 by robchristopher

if…. [1968] 1. He solemnly administers the dregs of the vodka bottle. 2. Audrey Hepburn gets one on the cheek. 3. “The thing I hate about you, Rowntree, is the way you give Coca-Cola to your scum, and your best … Continue reading →

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