Tag Archives: sci fi

3 things about Franklin Ritch’s THE ARTIFICE GIRL

Posted on April 8, 2025 by robchristopher

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

Posted on January 2, 2025 by robchristopher

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

Posted on December 27, 2024 by robchristopher

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

Posted on November 25, 2024 by robchristopher

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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3 things about Brandon Cronenberg’s POSSESSOR

Posted on October 30, 2024 by robchristopher

Possessor [2020] 1. Identifying curtains, blinds, and window coverings. 2. She wears a mask of her own melted face. 3. The bloodied child looks the dying man in the eye and says, “Pull me out.”

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3 things about Slava Tsukerman’s LIQUID SKY

Posted on October 13, 2024 by robchristopher

Liquid Sky [1982] 1. “Cocteau was Cocteau before he did drugs.”2. Shrimp everything.3. Blacklight facepaint.

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3 things about Stéphane Lafleur’s VIKING

Posted on October 6, 2024 by robchristopher

Viking [2022] 1. Every night she plays a recording of Steven snoring. 2. The waitress brings him a cup of coffee with two sugar cubes. 3. A replica of the Mars lander made out of a metal garage can.

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3 things about Julio Torres’s PROBLEMISTA

Posted on September 28, 2024 by robchristopher

Problemista [2023] 1. Take off the pants, take off the backpack. 2. Uncooperative Slinky. 3. She accurately points out his own insistence on complication.

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3 things about Coralie Fargeat’s THE SUBSTANCE

Posted on September 25, 2024 by robchristopher

The Substance [2024] 1. Multiple pupils. 2. Chicken leg. 3. Music from Vertigo.

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3 things about Jóhann Jóhannsson’s LAST AND FIRST MEN

Posted on August 25, 2024 by robchristopher

Last and First Men [2020] 1. “We cannot prevent the climate from becoming more and more deadly, even at the poles. The intervening regions have already been deserted.” 2. Fleeting glimpses of birds are the only creatures we see in … Continue reading →

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