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3 things about Stuart Gordon’s RE-ANIMATOR

Posted on October 30, 2017 by robchristopher

Re-Animator [1985] 1. “He’s not insane. He’s dead.” 2. Dr. Hill is a cross between Fritz Weaver and John Kerry. 3. Intestine-tentacle.

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3 things about Dean Devlin’s GEOSTORM

Posted on October 27, 2017 by robchristopher

Geostorm [2017] 1. Setting the story in 2019 seems awfully optimistic. 2. Gerard Butler’s fishy accent, unconvincingly explained away using a line of dialog. 3. How did he manage to get a handgun onto the space station?! Honestly, not so … Continue reading →

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3 things about Denis Villeneuve’s BLADE RUNNER 2049

Posted on October 17, 2017 by robchristopher

Blade Runner 2049 [2017] 1. Four hands caressing the back of his neck. 2. He pours some whiskey on the floor for his dog. 3. A large dent in his thumbnail.

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s BLADE RUNNER

Posted on October 9, 2017 by robchristopher

Blade Runner [1982] 1. He lives on the 97th floor. 2. “Wake up, it’s time to die!” His frontal lobe flattens. 3. Motionless beneath the sheet. 3 other things.

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s ALIEN: COVENANT

Posted on September 6, 2017 by robchristopher

Alien: Covenant [2017] 1. How many times do we need to see the floating head? 2. Rooms of hanging papers crackling in a breeze. 3. Crane crush. Pfft.

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3 things about Terry Gilliam’s BRAZIL

Posted on July 27, 2017 by robchristopher

Brazil [1985] 1. Kurtzmann feigns a sprained hand so that he won’t have to sign the check. 2. “Have you got a 27B-6?” 3. Casket on a turntable. 3 other things.

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3 things about Steven Soderbergh’s CONTAGION

Posted on July 4, 2017 by robchristopher

Contagion [2011] 1. “We don’t need to weaponize the bird flu. The birds are doing that.” 2. A metal chest of placebos. 3. Birthday lottery. 3 other things.

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3 things about Bong Joon Ho’s OKJA

Posted on July 1, 2017 by robchristopher

Okja [2017] 1. One thing I was not expecting was John Denver. 2. He calls his wife and asks what kind of body wash they have at home. 3. “They’ll eat it if it’s cheap enough.”

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3 things about Norman Jewison’s ROLLERBALL

Posted on June 28, 2017 by robchristopher

Rollerball [1975] 1. At his party: several biracial couples, white men with black women. 2. They take a trip to a Luxury Center. He expresses a vague aspiration to get a secretary. 3. “But comfort is freedom, it always has … Continue reading →

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3 things about Andrew Marton’s CRACK IN THE WORLD

Posted on June 22, 2017 by robchristopher

Crack in the World [1965] 1. “How do you feel?” “Medium rare.” 2. Microscope/projector viewing device. 3. “A safety valve of immense proportions.”

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