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3 things about John G. Avildsen’s JOE

Posted on April 15, 2025 by robchristopher

Joe [1970] 1. “38% of liberals are fags. That’s a fact.” 2. A special dinner for their guests: delivery from the best Chinese restaurant in Astoria. 3. $10,000 socked away that his wife doesn’t know about. Plus two lots down … Continue reading →

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3 things about Aaron Schimberg’s A DIFFERENT MAN

Posted on March 30, 2025 by robchristopher

A Different Man [2024] 1. Watching a how-to video on whistling while chopping onions. 2. The peeling as viewed in a mirror. 3. Brilliant karaoke of “I Wanna Get Next To You.”

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3 things about James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Posted on February 21, 2025 by robchristopher

A Complete Unknown [2024] 1. A live jam session on public TV. 2. “Sweetheart, you’re in the shot.” 3. Grossman and Dylan sharing a bed at the Viking Motel.

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3 things about Brady Bryson’s SIDEWAYS FOR ATTENTION

Posted on February 20, 2025 by robchristopher

Sideways for Attention [2024] 1. Facedown and motionless on her bed. 2. He declines. It’s “that Turkish shit.” 3. Carrie and Taxi Driver simultaneously.

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3 things about Azazel Jacobs’ HIS THREE DAUGHTERS

Posted on January 18, 2025 by robchristopher

His Three Daughters [2024] 1. Sometimes someone doesn’t call 9-1-1 right away. 2. A variation on Ozu’s bottle shots. 3. Even afterwards, she still goes outside to smoke up.

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3 things about Alan Arkin’s LITTLE MURDERS

Posted on November 19, 2024 by robchristopher

Little Murders [1971] 1. As he ascends the subway stairs, he crosses paths with a man bleeding from a head wound. 2. Carol deftly opens the breech. 3. “I married you because I wanted to mold you. I love the … Continue reading →

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3 things about Louis Malle’s MY DINNER WITH ANDRE

Posted on November 9, 2024 by robchristopher

My Dinner with Andre [1981] 1. References to “my girlfriend Debbie”: writer Deborah Eisenberg. 2. Borrowing Richard Avedon’s place. 3. The man in the fortune cookie factory. 3 other things.

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RIP Gary Indiana

Posted on October 24, 2024 by robchristopher

RIP Gary Indiana, the matchless novelist, essayist, and author. I was fortunate enough to have dinner with him one night in June 2022. His publisher Dan Simon set it up after I had expressed my love of his writing. Over … Continue reading →

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3 things about Slava Tsukerman’s LIQUID SKY

Posted on October 13, 2024 by robchristopher

Liquid Sky [1982] 1. “Cocteau was Cocteau before he did drugs.”2. Shrimp everything.3. Blacklight facepaint.

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3 things about Julio Torres’s PROBLEMISTA

Posted on September 28, 2024 by robchristopher

Problemista [2023] 1. Take off the pants, take off the backpack. 2. Uncooperative Slinky. 3. She accurately points out his own insistence on complication.

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