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3 things about Byron Haskin’s ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS

Posted on August 7, 2016 by robchristopher

Robinson Crusoe on Mars [1964] 1. Stones that breathe. 2. Kelp sausages. 3. Zipper pants.

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3 things about Paul W.S. Anderson’s EVENT HORIZON

Posted on August 1, 2016 by robchristopher

Event Horizon [1997] 1. Just as he does in Until the End of the World, Sam Neill utters the words, “Claire. Claire.” That’s definitely where the similarities end. 2. In the future, we learn, spaceship logs will be stored on … Continue reading →

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3 things about Robert Zemeckis’ CONTACT

Posted on July 26, 2016 by robchristopher

Contact [1997] 1. Broken bowl of popcorn. 2. Face displacement. 3. Eighteen minutes of static.

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR

Posted on July 9, 2016 by robchristopher

Interstellar [2014] 1. “The last people to starve will be the first to suffocate.” 2. Video message color shift. 3. Massive rotating bands of distortion. 3 other things.

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3 things about Robert Wise’s STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE

Posted on June 13, 2016 by robchristopher

Star Trek: The Motion Picture [1979] 1. “Enterprise, what we got back didn’t live long. Fortunately.” 2. Expressionless face, tears on his cheek. 3. Games serve no function. 3 other things.

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3 things about Henry Levin’s JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

Posted on May 22, 2016 by robchristopher

Journey to the Center of the Earth [1959] 1. Morse code duck. 2. Shirtless Hans. 3. Red lizard, red lava.

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3 things about Kurt Neumann’s THE FLY

Posted on May 21, 2016 by robchristopher

The Fly [1958] 1. “Where’s she gone?” “Into space? A stream of cat atoms.” 2. A clear plastic evidence pouch, containing a dead fly. 3. He bends over her unconscious body, as if to kiss her.

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3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY

Posted on May 16, 2016 by robchristopher

Gravity [2013] 1. Parachute like a jellyfish. 2. A tiny flame floats away. 3. She taps the gauge and the needle descends. 3 other things.

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3 things about Richard Fleischer’s FANTASTIC VOYAGE

Posted on February 15, 2016 by robchristopher

Fantastic Voyage [1966] 1. Edmond O’Brien is hurtling towards diabetes. 2. Stripping wire with a scalpel. 3. To remove the antibodies, all the men paw at her body. 3 other things.

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3 things about Ridley Scott’s THE MARTIAN

Posted on February 11, 2016 by robchristopher

The Martian [2015] 1. How to preserve a PG-13? Creative euphemisms for ‘fuck.’ 2. Potato dipped in crushed Vicodin. 3. Whirling mass of orange ribbon.

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