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3 things about Godfrey Reggio’s NAQOYQATSI

Naqoyqatsi [2002] 1. Rosy-cheeked Reagan. 2. Soldier circle loop. 3. Cardiogram fencing match. 3 other things.

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3 things about Phil Lord & Christopher Miller’s PROJECT HAIL MARY

Project Hail Mary [2026] 1. Meryl Streep joke. 2. Heavy-handed Beatles, which is in complete contrast to “Sign of the Times.” 3. “Amaze amaze amaze.”

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3 things about Bertrand Bonello’s THE BEAST

The Beast [2023] 1. “You’re a doll, Kelly.” 2. Begging her not to open the door. 3. A strangely empty club. 3 other things.

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3 things about Mike Hodges’ FLASH GORDON

Flash Gordon [1980] 1. “Hurling your bodies into the void without the slightest inkling of who or what is out there.” 2. “How pathetic.” 3. “They armored me, girl!” 3 other things.

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3 things about Coralie Fargeat’s THE SUBSTANCE

The Substance [2024] 1. Knee-pop. 2. Snow on the sidewalk in LA? 3. The whole crew of the show studying her ass. 3 other things.

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3 things about Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN

Frankenstein [2025] 1. Descending the grotty stairs in bare feet. 2. He admits he never pondered the organ where the soul is located. 3. “Victor, you only listen when I hurt you!”

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3 things about John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE

They Live [1988] 1. Bilingual wayfinding. 2. TV programming that literally induces headaches. 3. Random administrative assistant walking around with a coffee urn.

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3 things about Christian Nyby’s THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD

The Thing from Another World [1951] 1. Deadly electric blanket. 2. She’s always ready with the coffeepot. 3. Abundant overlapping dialog, prefiguring Robert Altman by nearly 20 years. 3 other things.

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3 things about t.o.L’s TAMALA 2010: A PUNK CAT IN SPACE

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space [2002] 1. Let’s! Catty Diet! only 7 yen 2. His name, as he keeps reminding her, is Michelangelo. 3. Trying to find the toilet in the basement of the museum.

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3 things about Katsuhiro Ôtomo & Kôji Morimoto & Tensai Okamura’s MEMORIES

Memories [1995] 1. A feast that looks beautiful but is actually inedible. 2. Thick bodies, tiny heads. 3. We are never shown who the war is being fought against.

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