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3 things about Danny Boyle’s 28 DAYS LATER

28 Days Later [2002] 1. Their note. “Don’t wake up.” 2. Fleeing rats. 3. “I promised them women.”

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3 things about Chris Sanders’ THE WILD ROBOT

The Wild Robot [2024] 1. Wooden prosthetic leg. 2. The lodge becomes a safe haven. 3. Emerging in the spring, moss-covered.

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3 things about Gene Fowler Jr.’s I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE

I Married a Monster from Outer Space [1958] 1. An empty street at night. Lone raincoated figure staring into a toy store window. 2. The aliens are teetotalers. 3. Floating, dangling bodies in the spacecraft.

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3 things about Iain Softley’s HACKERS

Hackers [1995] 1. Pool on the roof. 2. To make a point he lifts his shirt and tweaks a nipple. 3. “I hope you don’t screw like you type.” This movie has aged like a fine can of Jolt. Matthew … Continue reading

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

Crimes of the Future [2022] 1. Purple bar in a shiny wrapper. 2. Extra ears (but they don’t function). 3. At the afterparty, the organ sits in a jar on a table. 3 other things.

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3 things about René Laloux’s GANDAHAR

Gandahar [1987] 1. Hatched by Godzilla, who thinks they’re her children. 2. An enormous pit of bodies. 3. No head. Face on his chest.

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3 things about Franklin Ritch’s THE ARTIFICE GIRL

The Artifice Girl [2022] 1. “I thought this was your web?” 2. In the corner, the top half of a mannequin, draped in plastic. 3. Reciting his passcode, he stumbles; she holds up four fingers.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s NAKED LUNCH

Naked Lunch [1991] 1. “If you look carefully at my lips, you’ll realize that I’m actually saying something else. I’m not actually telling you about the several ways I’m gradually murdering Joan.” 2. A basket of dried centipedes. 3. Sleeping … Continue reading

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3 things about Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR

Interstellar [2014] 1. Points of light pinging across the the ship. 2. Cooper never loses his farmer’s tan. 3. Timothée Chalamet becomes Casey Affleck. 3 other things.

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3 things about Terry Gilliam’s BRAZIL

Brazil [1985] 1. The restaurant staff discreetly move a foldable screen into place to shield patrons from the carnage. 2. “Don’t fight it, son. Confess quickly! If you hold out too long you could jeopardize your credit rating.” 3. Kurtzmann … Continue reading

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