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3 things about Michael Radford’s NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR

Nineteen Eighty-Four [1984] 1. Scratching out one of the faces on the gin bottle’s label. 2. Expressionless, he replies, “They got me a long time ago.” 3. When the ultimate betrayal means saying “I love you.” 3 other things.

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3 things about Andrew Patterson’s THE VAST OF NIGHT

The Vast of Night [2019] 1. They knew that even if they talked, no one would listen to them. 2. Expertly threading the tape recorder, again and again. 3. Sprinting with the baby.

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3 things about Paul Verhoeven’s STARSHIP TROOPERS

Starship Troopers [1997] 1. Rue McClanahan! 2. Cronenbergian orifice. 3. “It’s afraid!” 3 other things.

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3 things about Jack Arnold’s THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN

The Incredible Shrinking Man [1957] 1. Nuclear fallout as glitter.2. Sugar shaker.3. He can now fit through the bars of his prison.

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3 things about George Clooney’s THE MIDNIGHT SKY

The Midnight Sky [2020] 1. A second bowl of cereal. 2. “I just point.” 3. Wolf blur.

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3 things about Jonathan Frakes’ STAR TREK: INSURRECTION

Star Trek: Insurrection [1998] 1. Gilbert & Sullivan strategy. 2. The giveaway: a glitchy holodeck. 3. He has 318 days of shore leave coming to him. 3 other things.

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3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s BLADE RUNNER 2049

Blade Runner 2049 [2017] 1. Giant videoscreen shopping kiosk. 2. Dead eye retina scan. 3. Hologram Liberace. 3 other things.

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER

Blade Runner [1982] 1. He takes his noodles with him. 2. Accumulated dust and debris on the “roof” of Bryant’s office. 3. Climbing up the bookcase and through the floor. 3 other things.

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3 things about Joseph Newman’s THIS ISLAND EARTH

This Island Earth [1955] 1. Catalog with pages made of metal. 2. Pulsing neon green. 3. Cat lapping up milk while perched on a lead slab.

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3 things about Jack Arnold’s TARANTULA

Tarantula [1955] 1. “The bones just stripped clean like peeling a banana!” 2. Pools of goo. 3. Leo G. Carroll’s monstrous brow.

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